As someone from Moldova 🇲🇩 thank you for engaging with the people we are nicer than people think. I hope you enjoyed the trip. Best wishes to you my friend.
@@overPowerPenguin You are kind of optimistic with that 60% 😂. Sadly PSD (undercover comunism) won again cuz some dumbass people (most of the population) which know just to complain about this country didn't bother to vote. I'm sorry, sometimes I'm just too dissapointed of these people. 😔
@jennerial......He's very confident and his English will open up many doors. I'm British and travelled throughout Eastern Europe for years and found many young people with pretty good English. I don't expect it from older folks but have met a few speaking English.
dude wtf we speak english properly if u ask younger generation. A lot of people my age -around 25 talks it like in any other european country. I did manage to finish the uni in the uk . Just dont expect the same level from older people, thats it
I so appreciate your interview with the young man. The way you responded and reacted put him at ease so he felt comfortable sharing the troubles being faced in Moldova.
Those titles are meant for other Black people to acknowledge that Black people are treated differently than other people in these countries. Non Black people who lack education on racism and lack comprehension will look at it as race baiting, but these same people lack experience with racism and look at race mattering to them whether they admit it openly or not. Anti blackness is heavy around the world and the denial of this is usually out of racism.
@@YungHandz706 - Depends ..most people in these parts will stare at a black people , doesn't make it racist though. Same thing in certain countries in Africa when they see white people . From an american perspective I can see your reason in saying this but many others don't feel the same way or have the same ideology as americans in what is racist and what isn't .. simple as that . Take it or leave it :)
Never said staring was racist. That's you trying to throw subliminal to make it seem like most Black people are only talking about staring when bringing up racist treatment and no I don't think people staring is racism. Fact is White people wouldn't in general stare at a White person in White countries, but would do it likely for a Black person because of them being a different RACE. Different race,features mean different treatment, especially if you're Black btw there's multiple channel of indians showing how indian people are treated in different countries, but rarely is there any White people in the comments writing comments tying to discredit them and argue with them for doing this.
Having the privilege of not having people discriminate against you because of being Black doesn't automatically mean that there isn't people who deal with this just because you don't or too uncomfortable or ignorant to talk about it. That's very simple to comprehend.
@@YungHandz706 I am a Nigerian by the way. and what you mention of is colorism. and until you spend a lot of time with a different race, you cannot help but stereotype.
Your conversation with those young locals was very enlightening on the economy . It's great when you can talk to locals and share inside knowledge of a region.
If you go to Moldova again, it's a great place to get high quality but low price dental treatment. Highly skilled but very low salary for dentists and surgeons.
It is understand only from Your avatar😁 No good provide. For major part of Moldavian people this "low price" dental treatment is out of really possibility, because the monthly profit in budget part of financial sistem in RM is no more than 300 $...😎
@@roberthvalov4493 indeed, you are right, I work in this industry and my avatar can show it. Actually even for regular people in western european countries dental care in Moldova 🇲🇩 can also be very expensive 😳...some can't even afford the best price from Moldova.
Uhuuuu...here we are again. You met some nice guys! You've been building great content and I'm a fan of yours. Remember: don't let people dictate what you should/should not do. Believe in yourself. Cheers!
If you filmed this yesterday (Thursday the 30th) it was probably a holiday. Yesterday was Ascension and celebrated as an official holiday in many European countries. By the way, it was really nice to see you interact with local people. Please do a lot more of that! It makes the blogs more informative and richer.
Băiatul cu mâna ruptă..jos pălăria! Se vede că eşti super educat şi mega inteligent! Moldova ar trebuii să fie mândră cu tine ( ai putea pe uşor ajunge intr-o funcţie inaltă in stat) . Mult succes in viaţă şi să nu-ţi părăseşti ţara niciodată! ( salutări din partea unui român🙂)
@@DrLoren668 - Since Republic Moldova isn;t part of EU it cannot . We ,from Romania gave them lots of money for schools, hospitals,farming etc because they are like our brothers ( americans and canadians /some argue we are the same people ) but the money doesn't go to the people. Couple of years ago politicians stole 10% of GDP .. 1 billion dollars but Imagine that in any other country 10% is huge !
The cotton stuff....is from Cottonwood trees....their seed spores which shed from them each late spring....they are prevalent in the Midwest and eastern USA....other regions also...
My word, Americans grasp of communism is truly laughable. Go to these places and speak to the elder folks about their time under communist rule and on the whole they were far better off equally. How much you earn is relative to your cost of living.
So this topic requires a bit more explanation. $166/ month looks really bad. And yes it is not easy with that little money but you also have to consider that the standard of living is lower. Let's think in terms of buying power 3000MDL ($166) in terms of buying power is closer to something like $600/month while that still doesn't solve the problem $600 in the US is still not that much better, but it gives a better picture of the buying power 3000MDL is just bearly enough for food and if you have to pay rent then you are screwed.
@@kinai01 do you find it interesting and that it still looks clean and nice even though everyone's poor I've been countries where they make a lot more money but it looks much dirtier and run down?
@@thatcoolkidjoey yeah i guess it comes down to culture, it is pretty much ingrained since childhood "you don't trash your home" because that is where you came back to every night.
As I am from Moldova I can confirm that some of us speak English very well! Most of us even speak Russian (with necessary accent) and English (with American or British accent). What I want to say is that we really are underrated, but its all because of politics...
I'll just repost what I've posted about Ukraine under another video, I guess that it applies to Moldova as well, to a certain extent. As well as to other EE countries. The government is extremely corrupt and is controlled by the clans of various oligarchs, protected by the police and military. They control all of the natural resources, which they export to Europe and many other countries(the country gets no profits from this), including the forests, mostly in the Western and Southern Ukraine, despite the fact that chopping them down is supposed to be illegal. They also lend out the government land to the other countries. All of the profits, ofc, go to the pockets of the politicians. Ukraine is a modern day resource colony of the West. It's quite similar to Russia in this regard. Making business in Ukraine is quite unprofitable and the government also makes sure to tax the fuck out of the foreign companies that try to invest into Ukraine. Also, when the president Yanukovich was running away to Russia from Ukraine after revolution, he had cargo planes packed full of $$$ fly to Russia along with him. The local oligarchs also constantly move their money to West or other countries, which they move to after they loot enough. BTW, mind you, that both EU and USA may not support these people, but they definitely don't make those people's lives harder, when they move to West. Most of the corrupt Ukrainian politicians retire to Canada, USA and Israel. During the reign of president Yushchenko, Ukraine had 34 billion in foreign exchange reserves, after Poroshenko had came in, it turned into a debt of 6 billion. It's probably even bigger now. And that's only just foreign exchange reserves. The government finances are simply being stolen away in billions, ever since the very day of independence.
Well we know how they did it and who was involved the scheme was not that sophisticated but because those politicians are still in power nobody got arrested.
Its always a good sign when the natives open up and explain the situation the country is in. This is a great place to explore history. The kids are on the pulse - tomorrow's leaders I hope will change the system
This country is wonderful. Some of the most beautiful girls, the best wines, and very friendly people. Yes, this city has issues. But poverty, I wouldn't say that. It's best said, a poor country full of wealthy people. I met a beautiful girl in Chisinau, and touring the city the parks, and museums were wonderful to experience. I met her close friends and we went to some of the best restaurants, bars, and great shopping. No matter how it looks, Chisinau is better than half of the major U.S. Cities such as Balitmore, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Detroit, etc. Which also questions, "Does poverty = more crime"? In Chisinau, no..as it was one of the most safest cities in Europe.
Nice to hear that bout my town. But to be honest - there are some unsafe places and also quality of roads is much lower than anyone outside of Moldova can imagine. Also i have to say that the guy was wrong about the salaries, probably because he is too young. It's not that hard to find a job where you would get $400/month. $200 is a salary of a school teacher, street cleaner or something like that, i know it's not right, but that's how it is.
This was a great Moldova video. Finally someone walking around and engaging the locals. And, as an Arkansan, it's refreshing to see another guy from my neck of the woods going out and having these types of adventures. You're the type of foreigner I wish I could bump into and hang out with in my own adventures abroad.
@@raduorcwarrior5907 nu-i asa corupta Romania, in nici un caz. A fost la un momenta dat, dar am progresat mult fata de 90'. Inca suntem in urma fata de cum ar trebui sa fim, din pacate.
Some inaccuracies that need to be addressed. 1. Moldovan medium salary in 2019 was $399,56. However, there are big income inequalities between urban and rural areas and between industries. The medium salary is an insufficient metric for understanding the socio-economical context of Moldovan individuals. 2. Remittances are a huge part of the Moldovan economy. The official value is about 15% of GDP, while the unofficial value exceeds that number. Remittances explain how Moldovans can afford to spend more than they earn. 3. Moldova is a Constitutional Republic and is democratically governed. Most means of production are privately owned. Nothing makes Moldova communist. The kid has no idea what he's talking about. 4. A bus/trolleybus driver in Chișinău earns almost 3 times more than McDonalds employees. The 2019 starting trolleybus driver salary was 8000 MDL (double compared to McDonalds employees). The 8000 is the equivalent of 40 hours of work. However, most drivers work about 50% more than that. According to the Labour Code, additional hours are paid at a higher rate than the standard 40 hours. The drivers obtain annual salary increases and are unionised, which gets them benefits that McDonalds employees do not get. 5. Roughly a billion dollars was embezzled from several banks, including a state-owned bank. The government had to step in and cover the hole with tax payer money.
@@benaw4603 group of business men, politicians and bandits got a hold of majority share packages in a number of banks. Then they approved loans to other companies that they owned, loans which they did not have any intention to repay. In total, the loans amounted to about $1 billion. The money has not been recovered to this day.
@@benaw4603 yes. While a small minority of that group is being prosecuted, others are doing fine. Some even continue to be members of parliament, even though an international investigation established their guilt. You can see the entire story here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Moldovan_bank_fraud_scandal
Way to go Jermaine! I love me some local opinion, it helps to get some in-depth analysis and alternate view. I'm loving it. Please continue on that trajectory. I know it might be risky sometimes just conversing with total strangers but you can easily figure out normal folk. You can also meet like in public places as you have just done.
I just came from there. It's surprisingly nice. The city is much cleaner than I thought, at least in the central area where I was. It's full of beautiful houses from Imperial Russia and Inter-War Romania. Soviet buildings are either outside the center or nicely integrated. With the prices, I am seriously considering moving there.
The white cottony stuff you see blowing around in the streets is cottonwood seeds. Trees around you are cottonwood trees and each springtime they release their seeds to start new plants.
Damn that one teenage guy sounded hella smart. I adored the way he spoke so calmly and intelligently and in such a great English, it was really insightful in my opinion! Though I myself have Moldovan heritage and visit at least once a year I feel like I still learnt a lot, especially because usually I don't get to hang out with people my age (it's either old people or little kids lmao) and it was quite interesting to hear a young person's point of view concerning all the stuff going on in Moldova. Thanks to the guy and thank you for the great video, keep the good work up!
Tabitha Howlter When you visit, you should go to that park, they said something like they go there every week. So maybe young people hang out there once in awhile, or at least walk through. Maybe you could do an interview, thereby meeting and learning at same time... or at very least just talk as a visitor, because people seem to talk more to visitors that ask questions.
I'm from Moldova and when you made this video the Doctor wages were just 5000 lei / 250$ Now they are doubled but I still think that 6000$/year is really not a normal wage for doctors, I know this because my mum is a doctor.
Regarding unfinished construction, I was told that in Greece the tax code gave breaks for starting construction but essentially penalized completing construction projects
I thought the things are super bad in Ukraine, but the average wage in Kyiv is at least 600$. It is sad to hear about 166$ in Moldova . God bless you!! 😢🙏
From Moldova here, want to add some additional info to Nick's interview. 1) Regarding 1 billion euros fraud. One or two banks took a loan from the country's budget (people's money) and then offshored them into other countries, even to this day government doesn't do anything to solve this case. 2) Regarding abandoned construction sites, it's kinda the same story as in the bank fraud above. The construction firms take money from people, begin construction, then take all remaining money and leave the country before the constructions are done or change the name and begin anew. 3) The cotton thingy floating around is actually seed from plants called: Dandelion. Great video by the way.
That park where the churches in is where my wife’s family has there apartment. I go every year for a month for the past 10 years. You missed some amazing food spots there
This guy is wrong. I live in Chișinău. The average salary is about 400-450 dollar. 166 dollars we had 7-8 years ago. People has iPhone because they have more money than officially.
@Igor D 400 dolari sunt 7000 lei. Cunosc mult tineret care are așa salariu. Cei care lucrează în IT în genere și 15-30000 lei salariu. Poți să te interesezi și o să vezi că de exemplu șoferul de troleibuz are 8-12000 lei. Și dacă am spus că salariu mediu este 400-450 dolari, asta nu înseamnă că toți au cel puțin 400 dolari. Salariu mediu înseamă că cineva are mai mult, cineva mai puțin, dar în mediu se fac 400 dolari. Mai întâi informează-te și apoi scrie.
@Igor D tu trăiești în Moldova? Se pare că nu. Cunosc personal mai mulți tineri care lucrează în IT și au peste 10000 curat la mâna. Șoferul de troleibuz are 8-12000. Caută în Google mai întâi, și o să vezi că am dreptate. Asta tu duci în eroare oamenii. Nu am niciun motiv să bag aici cifre mai mari decât ceea ce știu.
@Igor D omule, cunosc oameni reali care primesc așa bani. Spune tu dar care ar fi motivul să scriu minciuni aici? Atunci cât dar primesc șoferii de troleibuz, dacă știi așa de bine? Nu demult chiar ucrainenii au recunoscut că salariile în Moldova sunt deja mai mari decât în Ucraina. Așa că termin-o. Se vede că nu locuiești în Moldova.
Oficial salariul mediu în Republica Moldova este de aproape 7000 lei moldovenești brut, adică net vreo 5000 și ceva. Astea sunt datele care se știu, acum ce bani ia fiecare voi știți.
I really enjoyed this. Interesting to have an insight into a country on the other side of Europe but from US perspective. A mix of my European and English speaking worlds (I'm from south london, UK).
That guy Nick was so honest like really resprect dude I am also from Moldova Chisinau and be like damn bro you got some nuts to say that so honestly Respect for Nick ♥
Official wages a low because people don't want to pay full taxes. The rest they get in envelopes. Though it's not much anyway, $350~$600, but it varies a lot in different jobs. An apartment for rent is $400 a month, with furniture, wash-machine, tv, high speed internet(~$15 a month).
@Jay Morgan I know nothing about British NHS. Medicine infrastructure(buildings and education system) in central/"eastern" Europe is a legacy of socialist regimes. Private clinics build their own, or rent cabinets. High prices of medication are in perception of local pensioners, which are poor in their majority(but all own apartments or houses). I think that almost everything in Britain must be more expensive. But I may be wrong.
Hi Jermaine , I know a daughter & her mother who live in Chisinau, Moldova...mother is a teacher she only makes $300. a month or less. Very poor country, they don`t own a vehicle, don`t know how to drive. There is no such thing as toasters, peanut butter or jelly...lots of things they don`t have. Their money for clothes is 3x`s higher then mine..I live in Illinois. They own their 1 room apartment, wow right!!
Nice video 👍🏼 I was just surfing on the youtube, then I found that video in recommendation. Watching this video from Boston, MA. Moldova is the country where I was born ❤️ Keep going, you just got one more subscriber 💪🏼
Thanks Jermaine ! Yes this country is little bit different from the others ! Anyhow happy travel to you my friend. [ this is your Sri Lankan friend-Suchithra ]
I respect people from Moldova alot. I see most of them don’t live as expensive lifestyles as maybe in other countries in Europe, but they’re still educated, modest and polite.. that’s the most important thing.
This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched, really good content! I like your conversations with people and your laid back curios style approach. New subscriber (and I hope to be in Moldova and Ukraine when the Canadian border opens:)
Very nice video. At 3:39 you show the National Theatre and my apartment was just to the left. The abandoned building are everywhere because of the economic collapse in 2008. I lived in Sofa and my apartment building area had 3 of them. When they built another building instead of using an abandoned one they built a new one from scratch.
As someone from Moldova 🇲🇩 thank you for engaging with the people we are nicer than people think. I hope you enjoyed the trip. Best wishes to you my friend.
Și eu sunt din Moldova
Trevell Napper why are you asking,every person is a person and should be treated politely (nu igor dodonici da,da)
@@user-rm8cs8jn3o that's kinda offensive and racist , you should just ask do you like American or something else
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I am from moldova as well but i dont think the same about the peoples
Corrupt politicians.
That's a pleonasm.
Any country has corrupt politicians.
In Romania we also have politicians like that
@@djrusicim
Ye, difference is that in Germany the corruption rate is about 10-15% while in East Europe, Romania 60%.
@@overPowerPenguin You are kind of optimistic with that 60% 😂. Sadly PSD (undercover comunism) won again cuz some dumbass people (most of the population) which know just to complain about this country didn't bother to vote. I'm sorry, sometimes I'm just too dissapointed of these people. 😔
That guy had GREAT english
@jennerial......He's very confident and his English will open up many doors. I'm British and travelled throughout Eastern Europe for years and found many young people with pretty good English. I don't expect it from older folks but have met a few speaking English.
He got an american accent, that makes me curious
dude wtf we speak english properly if u ask younger generation. A lot of people my age -around 25 talks it like in any other european country. I did manage to finish the uni in the uk . Just dont expect the same level from older people, thats it
But he talks shit .
@@HannibaL1551 what
I so appreciate your interview with the young man. The way you responded and reacted put him at ease so he felt comfortable sharing the troubles being faced in Moldova.
Yes the laid back and curious approach style really puts people at ease.
Man,it's pretty important to involve locals, you know more about the country.
Josh Swahili tutor I agree.
Most people do "being black in Ukraine , Moldova,etc titles" . Nice to see some intake without race bait titles
Those titles are meant for other Black people to acknowledge that Black people are treated differently than other people in these countries. Non Black people who lack education on racism and lack comprehension will look at it as race baiting, but these same people lack experience with racism and look at race mattering to them whether they admit it openly or not. Anti blackness is heavy around the world and the denial of this is usually out of racism.
@@YungHandz706 - Depends ..most people in these parts will stare at a black people , doesn't make it racist though. Same thing in certain countries in Africa when they see white people . From an american perspective I can see your reason in saying this but many others don't feel the same way or have the same ideology as americans in what is racist and what isn't .. simple as that . Take it or leave it :)
Never said staring was racist. That's you trying to throw subliminal to make it seem like most Black people are only talking about staring when bringing up racist treatment and no I don't think people staring is racism. Fact is White people wouldn't in general stare at a White person in White countries, but would do it likely for a Black person because of them being a different RACE. Different race,features mean different treatment, especially if you're Black btw there's multiple channel of indians showing how indian people are treated in different countries, but rarely is there any White people in the comments writing comments tying to discredit them and argue with them for doing this.
Having the privilege of not having people discriminate against you because of being Black doesn't automatically mean that there isn't people who deal with this just because you don't or too uncomfortable or ignorant to talk about it. That's very simple to comprehend.
@@YungHandz706 I am a Nigerian by the way. and what you mention of is colorism. and until you spend a lot of time with a different race, you cannot help but stereotype.
Your conversation with those young locals was very enlightening on the economy . It's great when you can talk to locals and share inside knowledge of a region.
If you go to Moldova again, it's a great place to get high quality but low price dental treatment. Highly skilled but very low salary for dentists and surgeons.
that’s true, I live in USA and for me is cheaper to go to Moldova do dental come back and still cheaper than pulling tooth out in US
Yap its true it's cheap
It is understand only from Your avatar😁 No good provide. For major part of Moldavian people this "low price" dental treatment is out of really possibility, because the monthly profit in budget part of financial sistem in RM is no more than 300 $...😎
@@roberthvalov4493 indeed, you are right, I work in this industry and my avatar can show it. Actually even for regular people in western european countries dental care in Moldova 🇲🇩 can also be very expensive 😳...some can't even afford the best price from Moldova.
Have you ever had black people who went to Moldova for dental treatment?
Uhuuuu...here we are again. You met some nice guys! You've been building great content and I'm a fan of yours. Remember: don't let people dictate what you should/should not do. Believe in yourself. Cheers!
Right on Vanessa
UhuuuAre you a Tswana. 😂😂😂😂
Nope, I am brazilian.
Vanessa Brito Wow, that’s what Tswana people say too. Uhuuu!
Interesting...I'm sure there must be some Tswana thing in me😉
If you filmed this yesterday (Thursday the 30th) it was probably a holiday. Yesterday was Ascension and celebrated as an official holiday in many European countries. By the way, it was really nice to see you interact with local people. Please do a lot more of that! It makes the blogs more informative and richer.
Jermaine is a natural at interviewing people ! He needs to do more of this in his vlogs.
I was wondering where is everyone...
Your impromptu guest were great. It's good to get insight from the locals.
Those boys are very smart
People work abroad and send the earnings back home to their families and that accounts for about third part of the country's economy.
Băiatul cu mâna ruptă..jos pălăria! Se vede că eşti super educat şi mega inteligent! Moldova ar trebuii să fie mândră cu tine ( ai putea pe uşor ajunge intr-o funcţie inaltă in stat) . Mult succes in viaţă şi să nu-ţi părăseşti ţara niciodată! ( salutări din partea unui român🙂)
@Prince Dumnezeu destul de bine! Tu? Pacat ca am vazut abia acum commul tau 🙂
😂😂
Agreed, he said what it said!
Din păcate el a decedat… RIP💔
@@sigarettydmne… din ce cauza? Tare trist :(
"$166.00..!! WOW..!! I 😯 I Don't Even Know What To Say About That..!!" 😢
if you work in construction or mcdonalds, you don't deserve more than that, but if ya got any brains you can make 500$ easy there...
I'm speechless myself. There has to be a way the EU can get the money into the hands of the people
@@JohnK004 -I disagree.. Even if you work in construciton or mcdonalds as you say , you deserve to live decent life and not go hungry ! No matter what
@@DrLoren668 - Since Republic Moldova isn;t part of EU it cannot . We ,from Romania gave them lots of money for schools, hospitals,farming etc because they are like our brothers ( americans and canadians /some argue we are the same people ) but the money doesn't go to the people. Couple of years ago politicians stole 10% of GDP .. 1 billion dollars but Imagine that in any other country 10% is huge !
@@pizdanpula223 I see. I wonder why moldova opted out. Strange
The cotton stuff....is from Cottonwood trees....their seed spores which shed from them each late spring....they are prevalent in the Midwest and eastern USA....other regions also...
It's from the poplar tree we have plenty of it in London too
Man after watching this I am grateful for my 2 jobs.
In Moldova gas is more expensive than in California, that one killed me lol
Same si in România =)))
@@trainervodkiuletz2261 sincer
I assume Communism makes everyone equally poor
Yes yes and yes
Moldova was never a communist state. It was USSR.
Lol!
And another thought, democracy is communism.
My word, Americans grasp of communism is truly laughable. Go to these places and speak to the elder folks about their time under communist rule and on the whole they were far better off equally. How much you earn is relative to your cost of living.
4:51 cum wai pan acolo tipa )))
Hai wai laso
Hai ai la pula de catedrala 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
salut
haha citestc comentariul tau si el spune asta in acelasi timp
That one guy with the arm brace was hella cute and smart lmao
Phenomenal to be enlightened by the locals who speak English well. $166.00 per month is sad.
So this topic requires a bit more explanation. $166/ month looks really bad. And yes it is not easy with that little money but you also have to consider that the standard of living is lower. Let's think in terms of buying power 3000MDL ($166) in terms of buying power is closer to something like $600/month while that still doesn't solve the problem $600 in the US is still not that much better, but it gives a better picture of the buying power 3000MDL is just bearly enough for food and if you have to pay rent then you are screwed.
In Albania is more low than that! And the food price are like in Europe!
@@kinai01 do you find it interesting and that it still looks clean and nice even though everyone's poor I've been countries where they make a lot more money but it looks much dirtier and run down?
@@thatcoolkidjoey yeah i guess it comes down to culture, it is pretty much ingrained since childhood "you don't trash your home" because that is where you came back to every night.
166$ wage are veeeeeery rare, the actual wages are about 400$ and its ok for a decent living
This young guys are cool.... and speak very good englisch and like very international 👌🏽
Mansary Pukann he’s an America daaaaa!
As I am from Moldova I can confirm that some of us speak English very well! Most of us even speak Russian (with necessary accent) and English (with American or British accent). What I want to say is that we really are underrated, but its all because of politics...
Same thing in Ukraine..money somehow just disappears
God is watching the stealers. Hasn't escaped him
I'll just repost what I've posted about Ukraine under another video, I guess that it applies to Moldova as well, to a certain extent. As well as to other EE countries.
The government is extremely corrupt and is controlled by the clans of various oligarchs, protected by the police and military. They control all of the natural resources, which they export to Europe and many other countries(the country gets no profits from this), including the forests, mostly in the Western and Southern Ukraine, despite the fact that chopping them down is supposed to be illegal. They also lend out the government land to the other countries. All of the profits, ofc, go to the pockets of the politicians. Ukraine is a modern day resource colony of the West. It's quite similar to Russia in this regard.
Making business in Ukraine is quite unprofitable and the government also makes sure to tax the fuck out of the foreign companies that try to invest into Ukraine.
Also, when the president Yanukovich was running away to Russia from Ukraine after revolution, he had cargo planes packed full of $$$ fly to Russia along with him. The local oligarchs also constantly move their money to West or other countries, which they move to after they loot enough.
BTW, mind you, that both EU and USA may not support these people, but they definitely don't make those people's lives harder, when they move to West. Most of the corrupt Ukrainian politicians retire to Canada, USA and Israel.
During the reign of president Yushchenko, Ukraine had 34 billion in foreign exchange reserves, after Poroshenko had came in, it turned into a debt of 6 billion. It's probably even bigger now. And that's only just foreign exchange reserves. The government finances are simply being stolen away in billions, ever since the very day of independence.
Same in Romania lol !
@@abanereizei204 I just read this. Wow. I understand now
Well we know how they did it and who was involved the scheme was not that sophisticated but because those politicians are still in power nobody got arrested.
Moldova may have problems but it's good to see them live normally
Its always a good sign when the natives open up and explain the situation the country is in. This is a great place to explore history. The kids are on the pulse - tomorrow's leaders I hope will change the system
This was a VERY interesting video👍
This country is wonderful. Some of the most beautiful girls, the best wines, and very friendly people. Yes, this city has issues. But poverty, I wouldn't say that. It's best said, a poor country full of wealthy people.
I met a beautiful girl in Chisinau, and touring the city the parks, and museums were wonderful to experience. I met her close friends and we went to some of the best restaurants, bars, and great shopping.
No matter how it looks, Chisinau is better than half of the major U.S. Cities such as Balitmore, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Detroit, etc. Which also questions, "Does poverty = more crime"? In Chisinau, no..as it was one of the most safest cities in Europe.
Nice to hear that bout my town. But to be honest - there are some unsafe places and also quality of roads is much lower than anyone outside of Moldova can imagine.
Also i have to say that the guy was wrong about the salaries, probably because he is too young. It's not that hard to find a job where you would get $400/month. $200 is a salary of a school teacher, street cleaner or something like that, i know it's not right, but that's how it is.
This was a great Moldova video. Finally someone walking around and engaging the locals. And, as an Arkansan, it's refreshing to see another guy from my neck of the woods going out and having these types of adventures. You're the type of foreigner I wish I could bump into and hang out with in my own adventures abroad.
I like this "segment" interview with the locals. Very interesting stuff!
Wow. Fantastic interview! Jermaine went in deep.
Wow. This is new to me -a black man walking freely and making videos and not being stopped or harassed. Thanks Moldova!
Corruption.
Lots of corruption!
Can you give me whatssap number
Try romania
@@901cali usual romania
@@raduorcwarrior5907 nu-i asa corupta Romania, in nici un caz. A fost la un momenta dat, dar am progresat mult fata de 90'.
Inca suntem in urma fata de cum ar trebui sa fim, din pacate.
I liked this video. I feel a good vibe about Moldova as well.
Thx for visiting my country❤️
Are you from moldova?
@@fahadcheikh4030 yes
@@biancachilari3175 would you mind being my friend?
I love making new friends
And specially in moldova I need hell of friends
@@fahadcheikh4030 But you are from Moldova?
@@Ion_el I am moving this november
Some inaccuracies that need to be addressed.
1. Moldovan medium salary in 2019 was $399,56. However, there are big income inequalities between urban and rural areas and between industries. The medium salary is an insufficient metric for understanding the socio-economical context of Moldovan individuals.
2. Remittances are a huge part of the Moldovan economy. The official value is about 15% of GDP, while the unofficial value exceeds that number. Remittances explain how Moldovans can afford to spend more than they earn.
3. Moldova is a Constitutional Republic and is democratically governed. Most means of production are privately owned. Nothing makes Moldova communist. The kid has no idea what he's talking about.
4. A bus/trolleybus driver in Chișinău earns almost 3 times more than McDonalds employees. The 2019 starting trolleybus driver salary was 8000 MDL (double compared to McDonalds employees). The 8000 is the equivalent of 40 hours of work. However, most drivers work about 50% more than that. According to the Labour Code, additional hours are paid at a higher rate than the standard 40 hours. The drivers obtain annual salary increases and are unionised, which gets them benefits that McDonalds employees do not get.
5. Roughly a billion dollars was embezzled from several banks, including a state-owned bank. The government had to step in and cover the hole with tax payer money.
how did it get embezzled?
@@benaw4603 group of business men, politicians and bandits got a hold of majority share packages in a number of banks. Then they approved loans to other companies that they owned, loans which they did not have any intention to repay. In total, the loans amounted to about $1 billion.
The money has not been recovered to this day.
@@cristianvelixar1385
Was it the own country's politicians?
@@benaw4603 yes. While a small minority of that group is being prosecuted, others are doing fine.
Some even continue to be members of parliament, even though an international investigation established their guilt.
You can see the entire story here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Moldovan_bank_fraud_scandal
Thanks to Jermaine, we see the beauty of Moldova and their people.
Way to go Jermaine! I love me some local opinion, it helps to get some in-depth analysis and alternate view. I'm loving it. Please continue on that trajectory. I know it might be risky sometimes just conversing with total strangers but you can easily figure out normal folk. You can also meet like in public places as you have just done.
The Youths of the world are the greatest! Teach them right and let them lead the way...
I feel like going there, It looks beautiful and people seem to be nice, and could spend some money there...
I just came from there.
It's surprisingly nice. The city is much cleaner than I thought, at least in the central area where I was. It's full of beautiful houses from Imperial Russia and Inter-War Romania. Soviet buildings are either outside the center or nicely integrated.
With the prices, I am seriously considering moving there.
Dont go there please i was born there and u have no idead how bad it is
Dont move there please its horrible
@@tatianacheltuitori i was born there too. its not that bad. calm your tits
Daniel Morozan it’s a fucking shithole
ce frumos sa vezi un american sau orice turist din tara meа🥰
Angl: how nice to see an American or any tourist in my country 🥰
The white cottony stuff you see blowing around in the streets is cottonwood seeds. Trees around you are cottonwood trees and each springtime they release their seeds to start new plants.
Great one Jermaine. Its nice to see the perspective of the locals. Its also a very beautiful country in my opinion.
Yeah buddy , i'm from Moldova too , and yea , i really hope you had a great experience! I'm happy from your positive thinking
Stay safe!❤️
Yo, yo, yo Jermaine appreciate your videos *stay Safe 👀!
Hey Dude! Welcome to Moldova) Was interesting to see it up from your perspective! Thanks for coming!
At that time poplar trees were blooming in Moldova
So INTERESTING. I prefer when you talk to and visit this kind of unfamiliar countries
Brilliant video Jermaine, thanks! 👍🏾👏🏾
Damn that one teenage guy sounded hella smart. I adored the way he spoke so calmly and intelligently and in such a great English, it was really insightful in my opinion!
Though I myself have Moldovan heritage and visit at least once a year I feel like I still learnt a lot, especially because usually I don't get to hang out with people my age (it's either old people or little kids lmao) and it was quite interesting to hear a young person's point of view concerning all the stuff going on in Moldova. Thanks to the guy and thank you for the great video, keep the good work up!
Tabitha Howlter When you visit, you should go to that park, they said something like they go there every week. So maybe young people hang out there once in awhile, or at least walk through. Maybe you could do an interview, thereby meeting and learning at same time... or at very least just talk as a visitor, because people seem to talk more to visitors that ask questions.
I'm from Moldova and when you made this video the Doctor wages were just 5000 lei / 250$ Now they are doubled but I still think that 6000$/year is really not a normal wage for doctors, I know this because my mum is a doctor.
Thanks for being there and showing us the beauty of my country!!!
the young man, died on the 3rd of January, may he rest in piece, young legend 🕊
The young guy with the cast?🤔
wow....I am surprised that I thought I am already broke but Im earning 8x the salary of a regular moldovan...
Yes!
but they pay $9/month for cellphone and unlimited data.
Yes But in your country something that costs 20 euro in Moldova is 5 euro.
@Neamtu Sebi era bine sa fie 100.000 salariul in America. Majoritatea muncesc pe 1.500 de dolari pe luna.
Regarding unfinished construction, I was told that in Greece the tax code gave breaks for starting construction but essentially penalized completing construction projects
Good for you actually seeing and experiencing the world. Everyone should travel. And I as of recently am a former Tennessean. So double grats.
I thought the things are super bad in Ukraine, but the average wage in Kyiv is at least 600$. It is sad to hear about 166$ in Moldova . God bless you!! 😢🙏
Rural Ukraine is mostly 200-300 too
average salary in md is like 300$-400$
Good videos . Good practical questions . Exactly what I would ask ppl around.
From Moldova here, want to add some additional info to Nick's interview.
1) Regarding 1 billion euros fraud. One or two banks took a loan from the country's budget (people's money) and then offshored them into other countries, even to this day government doesn't do anything to solve this case.
2) Regarding abandoned construction sites, it's kinda the same story as in the bank fraud above. The construction firms take money from people, begin construction, then take all remaining money and leave the country before the constructions are done or change the name and begin anew.
3) The cotton thingy floating around is actually seed from plants called: Dandelion.
Great video by the way.
Thanks
I hereby declare Jermaine the king of the people watchers
That park where the churches in is where my wife’s family has there apartment. I go every year for a month for the past 10 years. You missed some amazing food spots there
Ive been super into Moldova lately idk why or what happened but thanks for the video!
@@fredgarvin9262 nah why I like them has nothing to do with money
That Spuni di miliard on the backround
😂😂😂
😁😁
Authentic video. Well done Jeremaine!
People over there seem cool.
Great work mate. Very enlightening.
This guy is wrong.
I live in Chișinău. The average salary is about 400-450 dollar.
166 dollars we had 7-8 years ago.
People has iPhone because they have more money than officially.
@Igor D 400 dolari sunt 7000 lei.
Cunosc mult tineret care are așa salariu.
Cei care lucrează în IT în genere și 15-30000 lei salariu.
Poți să te interesezi și o să vezi că de exemplu șoferul de troleibuz are 8-12000 lei.
Și dacă am spus că salariu mediu este 400-450 dolari, asta nu înseamnă că toți au cel puțin 400 dolari. Salariu mediu înseamă că cineva are mai mult, cineva mai puțin, dar în mediu se fac 400 dolari.
Mai întâi informează-te și apoi scrie.
@Igor D tu trăiești în Moldova? Se pare că nu.
Cunosc personal mai mulți tineri care lucrează în IT și au peste 10000 curat la mâna.
Șoferul de troleibuz are 8-12000. Caută în Google mai întâi, și o să vezi că am dreptate.
Asta tu duci în eroare oamenii.
Nu am niciun motiv să bag aici cifre mai mari decât ceea ce știu.
@Igor D www.google.com/amp/s/noi.md/md/amp/capitala/se-ofera-un-salariu-de-8-mii-de-lei-dar-nu-are-cine-lucra
Uite aici, necredinciosule
@Igor D omule, cunosc oameni reali care primesc așa bani.
Spune tu dar care ar fi motivul să scriu minciuni aici?
Atunci cât dar primesc șoferii de troleibuz, dacă știi așa de bine?
Nu demult chiar ucrainenii au recunoscut că salariile în Moldova sunt deja mai mari decât în Ucraina.
Așa că termin-o.
Se vede că nu locuiești în Moldova.
Oficial salariul mediu în Republica Moldova este de aproape 7000 lei moldovenești brut, adică net vreo 5000 și ceva. Astea sunt datele care se știu, acum ce bani ia fiecare voi știți.
I really enjoyed this. Interesting to have an insight into a country on the other side of Europe but from US perspective. A mix of my European and English speaking worlds (I'm from south london, UK).
Hello from Moldávia 👋😀🇲🇩
Respect man, make more videos like this one with a bit of the place story
Stay safe brother
That guy Nick was so honest like really resprect dude I am also from Moldova Chisinau and be like damn bro you got some nuts to say that so honestly
Respect for Nick ♥
Official wages a low because people don't want to pay full taxes. The rest they get in envelopes. Though it's not much anyway, $350~$600, but it varies a lot in different jobs.
An apartment for rent is $400 a month, with furniture, wash-machine, tv, high speed internet(~$15 a month).
Can Moldova good for business??
@Jay Morgan Good or normal in private clinics(most healthcare in central Europe is state owned).
@Jay Morgan I know nothing about British NHS. Medicine infrastructure(buildings and education system) in central/"eastern" Europe is a legacy of socialist regimes. Private clinics build their own, or rent cabinets. High prices of medication are in perception of local pensioners, which are poor in their majority(but all own apartments or houses). I think that almost everything in Britain must be more expensive. But I may be wrong.
I saw my town from another view, it's sad. Thanks man!
3000 is the scam patrons do to avoid paying taxes. Because you can't live on 3k its impossible, the rest is payed under the table
I live in Moldova and I can say that the 3k is the middle range, someone cand have 10k every month, anyone can have 1-2k in the best way
This is the dude that does videos from San Francisco. Pretty cool!
Hi Jermaine , I know a daughter & her mother who live in Chisinau, Moldova...mother is a teacher she only makes $300. a month or less. Very poor country, they don`t own a vehicle, don`t know how to drive. There is no such thing as toasters, peanut butter or jelly...lots of things they don`t have. Their money for clothes is 3x`s higher then mine..I live in Illinois. They own their 1 room apartment, wow right!!
Nice video 👍🏼 I was just surfing on the youtube, then I found that video in recommendation. Watching this video from Boston, MA. Moldova is the country where I was born ❤️ Keep going, you just got one more subscriber 💪🏼
This is great content!
Glad to see you grow, bro! 2k subscribers back then when I subscribed your channel.
*Hello bro! welcome To Moldova! the "paradise" on planet Earth ...*
Thanks Jermaine ! Yes this country is little bit different from the others ! Anyhow happy travel to you my friend. [ this is your Sri Lankan friend-Suchithra ]
I respect people from Moldova alot. I see most of them don’t live as expensive lifestyles as maybe in other countries in Europe, but they’re still educated, modest and polite.. that’s the most important thing.
Most expensive lifestyles are more west Europe compared to East though
Interesting Tour & info from that young Man at end of video!..good goin'
Nice interview. This kid looks and sounds like he listens to rap : p
Yeah.
Well done Jermaine. Thanks. Really interesting.
that guy explained it so well.
Nice Job. Really enjoyed the video. Keep up the good work 😉
Poorest country in Europe and interesting place to explore
every place in the world is interesting to explore to be fair. thats why travelling rocks
This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched, really good content! I like your conversations with people and your laid back curios style approach. New subscriber (and I hope to be in Moldova and Ukraine when the Canadian border opens:)
Very educational video...i like
First time seeing your video. New subscriber. You're very positive I like your personality. Great video.
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Noroc
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Serios
Zdrasti
de unde tea.i luat 😂
Multă sănătate, sărbători fericite tuturor 🙏
cui i-a aparut in recomandari ?
Very nice video. At 3:39 you show the National Theatre and my apartment was just to the left. The abandoned building are everywhere because of the economic collapse in 2008. I lived in Sofa and my apartment building area had 3 of them. When they built another building instead of using an abandoned one they built a new one from scratch.
Cui i-a mai aparut la recomandate?
The cost of living goes up, while the salary remains the same- that is the main characteristic of Moldavian economy, other words- economic inflation.
А я Молдованка, тут кто-то есть?????
Estestveno
👍👍👍👍❤
Eu sunt român
Паходу много)))
Oh, my god, our country has finally been noticed 0^0