Cow Poo, Ashrams & The Taj Mahal?! An Idiot Abroad S1E2 India (REACTION)
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In this video, we’re reacting to An Idiot Abroad - Season 1, Episode 2: India. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send a reluctant Karl Pilkington on an unforgettable journey to see the Taj Mahal. Along the way, Karl experiences the world’s largest religious festival, stays in an ashram with a living saint, and-yes-gets hands-on with cow poo. Join us as we laugh along with Karl’s unfiltered takes on this eye-opening adventure!
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@@karlfoster5129yes indeed... 😂 your username is good though.
the bald guy looks like a bald mr burns from the simpsons!!! really creepy. he wore a thong when the others didnt. hahaha
Hi, lm from the uk n love ur channel so much. Thank you. I highly recommend a channel for you to check out and would love to see you review and give opinions on. The channel is "tribal people try" there are some amazing videos of tribal people trying things they have never seen are experienced. There reactions are wonderful. My favourite one where there given a globe, its hard to believe they didn't realise the earth was actually round or there was so much water. Fantastic people..
@davesixsix thanks for this, I know it was was for the guys reacting but il check it out too 😁😎🍺
My dude Mike looked like he just witnessed a brief glimpse into the horrors of the battle of the Somme during that twisty knob & bollocks part. LMFAO
Let Lee Anderson know and he can add that to his list of things men suffer.
Brit: “load of people queuing to sit down on a bench Diana once sat on…load of nonsense”
American react: “that’s awesome, I’d love that, I’d do that”
The contrast in tourism and the different countries’ personalities right there.
British tourists care about things in the US that we don't care about.
Nobody is prepared for this india episode, im convinced Ricky hired that dude to twist his knob and bollocks just for Karl. LOL
Ive been waiting for this one 😂
Saaame!
I love that the holyman says The river Ganges is the best medicine on earth, it can heal you and its good for you. The ganges is seen as the most polluted stretch of water on earth... You couldn't get me in there for less than 100 million quid. And no dipping would be going on.. 😳
i guess it was closer to the source of the springs that feeds ganges. that's why there were no dead bodies in it (yet)😂
There are literally cooked bodies in there, and elephants doing their business in it. Jeremy Wade actually did a segment on it, where he said that because of the amount of cremated bodies in there, giant fish, including Catfish, are getting a taste for human flesh. But yeah, so cleansing.
"All cultures are equal though!"
@@TheOrlandoTrustfull "so cleansing." Catfish cleansing people's guts out, alright.
@@sickturret3587Judging by how wide the river is where they are, that's not near the source haha.
You guys are hilarious, but also very thoughtful. Can't wait for your reaction to the next one ❤
For the Holy Day scene I do appreciate that Karl ducks down so the kids can splatter him. For all his griping at least he goes along with most of it.
Yep, Karl is eternally grumpy but he isn’t cruel 😊
That was hilarious. Have you closed your mouth yet Mike. The look on your face 😂
Have been to India twice and Karl's comment is accurate: "My eyes have never been so busy." The population is just so huge and also so dense - everywhere you look there are masses of people moving, driving, talking. Elephants and cows in the street, loads of stray dogs wandering about. It's chaotic non-stop activity in all directions and it completely overwhelms the senses. I live in quite a busy town in England but the first day back after India the comparative quiet was jarring.
Going by Karls video, it seems personal space in India seems to be a foreign concept and all strangers are entertainment. Would be interested to hear your view as having experienced it.
@@sociallyferal4237 Oh you've nailed it. Imagine a place where there are literally millions of people in a homogenised culture that looks, dresses and sounds the same, and then drop some foreigners in the middle of it. Strangers are the most incredible curiosity to them. I was part of a small charity group working in a non-tourist region. A white South African, a Ghanian, a white Englishman and me, mixed white-black Brit. To them we were like ALIENS from another planet! No personal space, locals would just stare and sometimes even touch us, as if they weren't sure we were real.
One evening we visited a small village and were invited to the home of one of the community leaders. In the dying light we were sat on essentially his front porch, eating sugar cane, fruits and drinking tea - and practically the whole village came out just to watch us. Standing less than 10 feet away, men, women, children just staring at us in wonder as we ate. Like zoo animals.
Occasionally you'd hear them whisper and giggle to one another, because maybe our table manners and the way we did things was strange to them. They meant no harm and there was no sense of 'meanness' or rudeness on their part at all - we were honoured guests. But it felt weird and a bit uncomfortable just the same. Most of them had NEVER encountered anyone who wasn't like them and they were captivated by our 'difference'.
I love how welcoming they are and how kindly they treat Karl.
Mike just learnt a new party trick 😂
Can't wait for you guys to react to all of these! so good!
Greetings from Spain, I was waiting for this reaction with challenging patience 🙂 Thanks and take care! 🙂
Greetings from Spain also. I'm actually Irish just on a weeks holiday.
@@paul-o1 No Kidding Paul, I lived in Dublin for 24 years and just back to Spain for 3 years. 🙂Anyway, take care!
@@dinax51 oh good stuff. That's a long time to live in Ireland. I'm in Seville at the moment, a lovely place. Dublin isn't exactly a model city at the moment. I'm not from there myself, but have seen lots of UA-cam vids recently and not many have been positive, unfortunately.
@@paul-o1 Pity 😞 It was great when I was there. Have a good one!
@@dinax51 thanks, same to you. 👍
I’m from the UK and have been fortunate enough to travel a lot. India is a firm favourite. The people, the food, the pink palace, the Taj Mahal. I’d love to go back. The sensory overload is well worth it. I look forward to watching the rest of the series with you.
I watched all these when they first aired. But just listening to the both of your reactions makes it even better the second time around
“Having a gravestone playing sudoku” 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that had me on the floor
So wild you're watching this 14 years after I initially did! Wow, time flies. But absolutely loving your commentary and reactions, and general appreciation for our beloved Karl the Simple. It's been a blast revisiting the show after all this time with you guys so far, look forward to the rest :)
Cherish every time Karl smiles or laughs! It's awesome lol
I think that's the most shocked/disturbed I've seen you both 😂
They both seem totally unaware of the problems some cities in USA, def California of human faeces on sidewalks.
Jess has such a dirty laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Culture or not. I think it's OK to say that the guy with the arm and the guy twisting his knob is 100%, fundamentally, absolutely, so fking bonkers.
So true 💯
Definitely a Cultural thing...
In India "Bonkers" people basically live in a Circus where they can only really harm themselves.
In Woke "Bonkers" people are put in charge of teaching children.
Id say even in India, people not very familiar with the kumbh mela would be weirded out by the clips in the video or maybe I'm just too privileged and sheltered
Been really looking forward to your reaction for this episode 😂
'Yooo come with mee! This colour! This colour!' The amount of times me and my best mate have quoted that line and the 'Davram?' 'America' line is unreal. 😂
“Indian bits!”🤣 quote of the century! Mikes facial expressions were priceless!🤣🤣🤣
10:33 Look at his face when Karl says, “You’ve sold it to me.”
Genitalia on TV is not particularly rare on UK tv. It seems weird when we watch US TV and after sex scenes the people get out if bed with some underwear on. 😂
Theres literally a naked dating show on TV here in the UK 😅
Yeah, that's what I find the most amusing - how US-Americans feel uncomfortable with nudity and sex, but comfortable with guns and violence in movies (this is a generalisation, I know). Here in Northern Europe (e.g. Sweden), it's exactly the opposite. Every time she was avoiding the Indian guys' penises, I was thinking "It's just a penis!" Same thing if it was a vulva. Everybody has genitals, and they were just doing yoga. It's not like they were shoving their genitals on your face 🤣
they could be never-nudes. You know tobias on arrested development? Conversely, we have daily penis stretching on the train to work. I can now do 6 twists!
People having sex with bra's on.
People having showers with shorts on.
Etc.
Yes it's a bit hypocritical seeing that US is the biggest producer of porn in the world.
The last episode of each series is a recap, Karl Comes Home and they’re brilliant. It’s like the podcast/Ricky Gervais Show in real life but they talk about the places he’s been and stuff he’s done
Forget the guy twisting his knob into knots. Davram gives me serious "Stranger Danger" vibes.
Wow! Are you seriously trying to tell us that you’re the only person not to have tried the “walking stick” 😂😉
Yeah I won’t be asking him to babysit
yes
lol at Jess' "you're sitting here, your arm can reach that [toilet paper]" stretches arm across three-quarters of the screen thanks to OBS or whatever software clipping lol that had me in stitches! :D
22:13
The awkward "Dav Ram?" exchange is legendary haha.. "America!" "......... wot?"
Also, it's been 14 years and I still quote "so sweet of you" at least once a month.
I love watching this for the umpteenth time with you guys❤
I just went through 3 hrs of you guys, only just found you on youtube, subscribed straight away. I want to go back to Freddie Starr, after he sang Don’t with the Jordanaires, they came back out and did two more The Girl Of My Best Friend (my 2nd favourite Elvis song, Kentucky Rain being No.1 for me, Jess would know, oh please react to that) and Can’t Help Falling In Love, looked over youtube, you may have to do a double reaction to separate videos.
I also have to say, i have lived in Spain since 2004, when i saw your reaction video to the uk’s impacted adverts, i felt so hurt inside. There is so much bad out there, most of us need to be reminded now and again.
All we can do is smile with our friends and help when and where we can to help unfortunate people to learn to smile again
I have just found out Duncan Norvelle just passed away today. A huge Uk’s 80’s comedian, if you can also respect the huge talent of this guy by reacting to Duncan Norvelle At The Club, he had a stroke a few years back but still came back on stage in his wheelchair to entertain his fans. RIP
Duncan Norvelle was not huge or talented by any measure, he was a third rate outdated working mens club comic, the alternative comedy scene in the early 80's made that old fashioned stuff obsolete overnight. I'm not having a go at him but your statement was just not true.
Literally went 'He looks like a Simpsons character', word for word, at the same time as you 😂
I totally understand you and Karl I would not like that whole "Happy Holi" at all 😂😂😂
Another great reaction to An Idiot Abroad Mike and Jess. You guys along with Karl Pilkington is so funny. Look forward forward to the next episode RNTV. 😅🤣😂
Went to a Holi festival in India when backpacking. Was such an amazing experience 😁
Yes yes yes been waiting for this ❤
Your reaction with the knob and bollocks had ne crying with laughter
Love this series and mickey flannigan. My sense of humour. Love from the Uk x
Yesss, half day at work, an hour to wait until the football, perfect timing 🙏
«This would be amplified by a thousand, because...»
Try; amplified by 1,4 BILLION
😁
My kids had the Holi festival celebration at junior school for part of their religious eduction and they absolutely loved it.
What group of 8-9 year olds aren't going to love throwing powder paint at eachother and their teachers🤣 I've got a fantastic photo of his whole class all multicoloured with joyous smiles😊
YESSSSS!! We need more if not all of this! hehe
That Man He went to stay with at the end was a lovely lovely Man , salt of the Earth type .
Adding it up, I've spent nearly 6 months constantly traveling around India, and tbh it's nice if you stay somewhere a few days, but bus travel is very hard - no stops or toilets - though in fact trains can be great fun with jugglers and food sellers constantly getting on and off, and no rules - just walk across the tracks and climb on your train! Lol you have to get used to it. I understand and it's fun to see how it overwhelms people.
Your head in You're hands whilst jess explain she would find this interesting made me laugh so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm from the uk i went to India a few years ago on the way to Everest what a culture shock you feel sick, happy,bewildered and all the emotions in one it's bloody strange!
41:32 I always think Karl looks high here 😂
I have learned to love those squating toilets from my travels!
“Sort of an en suite shed” 😂
"I almost died eating an ice pop. After that I felt alive."
So deep!
Your videos make me smile. And that is something i really need at the moment, so thank you. Thank you very much.
i know alot of indians and they are indeed incredibly humble and welcoming no doubt because they have come from places like this where there is extreme poverty
Wow. Shooted in 2010...Reuploaded during COVID... And now we are watching and forming our own stereotypes in 2024...😂😂😂 Quite progressive and open minded of us though...
Probably the best episode imho. It's got all the extremes of funny, shocking, uplifting, fascinating. And Karl at his best.
The music in this series is criminally underrated
Great points made about the zest for life. India certainly is abundant in that. It even rubbed off on Karl when he stayed at the ashram, so miracles can and do happen!
I have stopped watching tv to watch your Chanel, keep up the good work and responses, Harry from Haworth. 😂😂
As a child, my late father , whom was in India in the late 50's with the RAF, always said the golden temple of Amritsar was much more impressive than the 'Taj'. Back in the day when tales of distant lands were truly magical.
With my COPD & asthma, that colour throwing would have me six feet under in no time 🚑
Loving your reactions ❤❤❤
35:00 when you book John Malkovich on Wish
😂😂😂 👏👏👏
Delhi Belly wohoooo nice work, guys - Australian cricket great Shane Warne used to take a suitcase full of just tins of baked bins when he played in India so he didn’t poo 💩 💩 😂
* beans, i meant BEANS
We used to do cow pat fuel in British rural areas.
There a bloke I watch in UA-cam he’s in the U.K. and he’s got a small plot of land and lives off grid, and he gets the horse manure and cow manure from farms near him squishes the moisture out and uses it to burn. All for free and it burns longer then wood and two little Sqare logs keeps the house warm for like 10 hours. Absolutely brilliant idea that I’d never new was possible
I wish you could drop these reactions every day!
I love watching these episodes with you two. It's been a long time since I have seen this show and rewatching it again with your reactions is a treat. Thank you! Please continue these. 💕
Hi great reaction, as always, but please can I ask that you put the subtitles on as you miss SO MUCH of Karl's "one-liners" when you're talking, thanking you from Manchester (Karl's Manc friend) UK
The powder is mainly dyed cornflour. Its proper name is gulal
That cow juice healing salve stuff. At least it's got black pepper! I'm guessing that's doing all the work.
Driving in India is definitely an experience, everyone does things wrong, it’s when they do the right thing that problems start, I’ve been to the Taj, wonderful, The toilets are an experience, wonderful country,lovely people.
Loved your reaction to this. It's often the people with least who give the most. Karl's a legend & I've watched this series so many times. 💩
I bet Jess watch this over and over and over 😂😂👍🇬🇧
Why? I doubt she's that desperate to see a bit of cock lol. Not only does she have a partner, penises aren't that great to look at mate 😅🤢
Karl should learn to take a folding commode seat with him 😂🤗❤️🏴
im English and my japanese wife says im just like karl when we travel , luv u guys reaction hope u watch them all , cant wait till u get to karl in america lol
Can’t wait for the next!
Hello my friends, I want to say that this was the best, most wonderful and most spectacular reactions from you, even I was impressed with this video, I love, love, love you all so much, so much, so much. ❤❤❤❤
Jess cracks me up she certainly loves a chuckle
It amazes me how little Americans know about the rest of the world... no disrespect intended .. but it always shocks me.
Almost as surprising as how little Americans actually know about their History.
India's simplicity shock for you guys 😂
Don't worry - it gets slightly less gross as the series continues. lol
Definitely worth watching all three seasons, especially the third. Don't want to spoil it. ;)
Peace love from England ❤
Do all of these! they are so funny
You know you nailed it with that American guy when you said he looked annoyed I don’t know if it’s still online but there was a video of the fact that daveram was pissed off with Karl and the crew I can’t seem to find it on UA-cam now but im sure it will be online somewhere
I have travelled from Alaska to Ushuaia, many countries in Africa, 35 of the 50 US states and most major US cities, most European countries, Australia, NZ and a few Asian countries. Without doubt, India was by far the most intense country of all. The overwhelming poverty (just from Mumbai airport to the city centre there must have been 100,000+ people sleeping on the pavements and gutters next to the highway), the 24/7 mayhem, the colour and chaos is full on, every moment of every day.
I've travelled a lot, and have some reflections on the squat toilets since you were very interested in that.
Firstly, physiologically, they actually are better: it's unnatural for humans to sit while defecating, it puts extra strain on our pelvic floor, leads to us having to take longer sitting on the toilet, and so on. When people use a squat toilet it literally only takes them a matter of seconds to finish their business and it's very easy on the body.
And then, secondly, on the lack of toilet paper in China: it's not nearly as important for a squat toilet. Not to put too fine a point on it, but when you're squatting you're as wide as can be, everything is out of the "line of fire", and so you don't get nearly as dirty.
All that said, and despite knowing the advantages, I have never been able to use one... It's too uncomfortable, feels too weird, and my body just won't do it!
When I was 18 I travelled to India and spent 2-months volunteering in orphanages around Pune, I cannot tell you how humbling of an experience it was. Afterwards I spent another month travelling up to the beautiful Taj - I would love to go back and experience more of the country!
I live in Scotland, and I was at school with someone called Carl. I am English originally, and despite moving when I was 5 to Scotland I still have an English accent. I commented to Carl that I find it funny that everyone else says "Carl" as "Carol", and my other friend said "Your name isn't Carol??? What?" and Carl said "No, why would my name be Carol? It's Carl" haha.
I just love the juxyaposiTion that is Karl Pilkington.
Thought of as small minded and set in his ways. I think and am open minded but still could NOT put myself through some of these experiences, and with such rdy humour and irony.
The more I see of Karl, the sweeter a person he really is and also the more attractive he becomes as man. I think so many people would love KP as a husband 🙂
BTW, I adoRe youR review and only found your channel a few days back but have been binging on your shows ever since.
I think you both must have been UK born in previous lives as you just get us, our humour and lack of vanity. Many people think the English are arrogant, but I would say we are just quiet and keep us and our family matter mainly to heart and private.
I Found youR channel whilst searching For more things American as one of my twin sons has just been married to his American fiance in LA. They have known each other since 10 years old and are now both 23 and married during the summer of 2024 🙂 I have been trying to lean more about American culture so as not to be, or appear to be, ignorant and / or rude. My new daughter in law is also of Phillipino origin so I want to research this side of her culture too. Any children they have willl then be partly American Phillipino, English, Scottish (my husbands side) and (Irish ) my granpa's side, so a lovely mix which I will not be able to wait to get my hands on 🙂
They have both started the veRy very long process for their paperwork (fro both sides). I think it so important that they have full access to both countries for their future and their childrens, but we think, initially, our son will move to LA (near San Francisco). Do you know much about this region of the country and are the people quite moderate in nature and politics?
The real thing that worries me the most is their well being and oF course this ties in with the gun culture and I have managaed to scare myself silly with seeing the LEO's body worn camera shows where so many people are legally (more so) carrying guns as norm. And we all know disaster can strike in a split second and by accisendt when handling these 😞
And then on top is the medical care (especially if haRmed by gun violence, and its cost).
I know your medical facilities look wonderful but these must come at a high price?
My DIL works as an accountant in a local City (goverment office) so I do not know if she recieves medical insurance through this for her and family and feel too rude to ask !! Would you think so?
My son is a Direcor for a Top 10 Footsie Company here in the UK for Data Analytics teams, so both in great professional jobs (especially for their ages) and my DIL's mom is looking to buy them a house. If they wanted to live in the UK we will do the same here, so they will be in a good position to pay for medical cover, but I do hear of so many horror stories regarding this aspect, and coming from a family who has been blighted with chronic illness's, this makes it one of my main concerns for when they are in the US.
My son has been as fit as a fiddle so I am hoping we may have skipped a generation with some of the hereditary illness's that my mum, sister and niece have suffered/are suffering from. Our mum passed from hers 8 years ago now and my sister is following in her footsteps but years earlier. It is so sad to see this history repeating itself 😞
So sorry for the long post and hope you are both well 🙂
Love and Best Wishes from a friend across the pond in the UK xx
I don't know what order the episodes were actually shot in, but Karl has said that India nearly caused him to have a breakdown! He was so ill and they pushed him a bit too far, to the point where he seriously considered abandoning the whole project.
Which is probably why he was given such nice accommodation by the Ganges, rather than a mud brick hut in one of the swampy areas!
My wife ( Julie ) is also a back seat driver 😂 watching Karl try to observe his surroundings on the roads is hilarious. The biggest population in the world now and a relatively small land mass . I think it’s impressive that people eel out a living in such poverty. ❤️🏴
Yes, I believe in the Ricky Gervais Show, they talk about this series and Karl says "I've only done Egypt so far". So indeed, Egypt was first and the episodes were not broadcast in order of recording. Someone correct me if that's wrong.
Yeah they were not broadcast on the order they shot them in
It was likely simply for entertainment purposes. China being a better selling point for the series than Egypt.
@@bucklberryreturns Egypt was my first. I turned over, saw it, flicked around other channels and then returned and was hooked forever ‼️
@lordcharfield Survey is now closed. Presumptive conclusion confirmed! 😂
Yeah, absolutely right, mate. Would like to know what order they actually did do them all in. If he'd havr started in China, I doubt he'd have carried on doing the rest hahaha.
Peru was genuinely the last one (apart from the recap episode) as he talks about it being the last one while he's out there on the Amazon (unless that was just for the cameras)
I've been to India many times...only bottled water for Westerners or you're definitely going to get sick. I'm pretty sure that during Holi, when he was splashed with water from a bucket multiple times, was when he caught the bug that made him ill here.
You tell me I can't wash a salad I'll be eating in a random ditch?
There are a lot of countries where people in countryside make cow dung "cakes" they dry them and then use the dried ones it as a wood to burn in stoves, to think logically cow dung is just digested grass so kinda makes sense however the rest was a bit over board and extreme I agree with Karl 😂
They don't need lines. They have a horn to communicate! 😂
Very true,in Scotland we have problems with the letter R it very rolled, so to try and say Karl very difficult without it sounding like carol., I'm assuming in America the name Karl isn't that common , so I understand why it would be difficult too
Epic content friends! QQ: Why do you both not use the in ear monitors anymore? Back to the over ears??
If nothing else, Karl is a real Trooper... :)
The festival with the coloured powders is Holi. Don't know the origin or significance but I would love to take part. It seems great childish fun. People travel to India just for it.
Love seeing the reactions to Carol 😆 🤣 🏴
Wait for season 3 , this is a fantastic show
44.00 washing after touching foods , I am the same especially with things that are moist or wet , straight away I worry over it getting in my mouth , nose or eyes . Not more than washing once mind you , 5mins 😂
It would take you month's to travel the whole of India... Would you want to, really? Great reaction guys.