Eastern Turkey: Kackar Mountains
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Big & Small Travel ventured into the Black Sea Region of Eastern Turkey, where we climbed up over 2,000 meters to experience life above the clouds. We made our way on a late-night bus from Batumi, Georgia, to the Turkish town of Rize, home to the famous black tea that’s proudly served at all times in nearly every corner of Turkey. From there, we headed into the small, picturesque town of Camlihemsin, where we zip-lined over raging river rapids and met our local guide who took us on a journey through the Kaçkar Mountains. We then made our way above the clouds, into the misty mountain villages of Sal and Pokut, to take in some spectacular views, enjoy local music and dancing, and have plenty more tea, of course. Follow us on one of our favorite adventures yet!
Thank you for showing that Turkiye is not ONLY İstanbul.
Of course, you are 100% correct. Turkey is one of the most beautiful and dynamic countries in that part of the world. Big and Small Travel loved it. Where are you from in Turkey?
@@BigSmallTravel im from İskenderun, the southest city, syria border. In south of Turkiye, you can eat best foods you have ever saw. Hatay, Gaziantep, Adana, Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye, these cities have fat, spicy but too much tasty foods and sweet desserts. You should try it if you come back again :))
@RİZALASKATRA What does this mean in English?
@@bugraakdemir8438 We would love to visit this part of Turkey for sure. Our current video shows Northeastern Turkey and parts of Georgia: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
@@bugraakdemir8438 Not gonna lie. south of Turkey has the best cuisine. Especially Gaziantep, Adana, etc.
I feel blessed with every province of Turkey because it has different things every time.
It is beautiful landscapes of northern Turkey. I really enjoyed your video. It is a great cultural experience Black Sea region of Turkey. We will definitely visit that area.
Thank you for watching! This was one of our favorite trips still ... this part of Turkey is incredible. As you mentioned, it is a great cultural experience and beautiful place with the Black sea. Will you visit the Kackar mountains as well? We highly recommend it.
Beautiful video you have inspired me to go here
Thank you for watching! Have you been to Turkey before? Would this be your first trip?
If you can, please watch and comment on our new video here: ua-cam.com/video/ZPRXQprJDyg/v-deo.html
Thank you for releasing footage from my hometown, Rize. Hope you enjoyed your travel and landscapes and nature of the city. And it had been (a thousand years ago) a homage for the first northern european settlers during migration of tribes era. 😊. Salute 😊👍
Our pleasure! I am happy you commented on this video. This is one of our favorite videos because everything was so spontaneous. Also, thanks for the historical info. Watch and comment on our latest video in Italy: ua-cam.com/video/jt3_YcSgL-g/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Mashallah mashallah marhaba marhaba love respect and support Turkey and it's beautiful people from Pakistan 🙂🇵🇰🇹🇷🥰😍. May Allah SWT bless Turkey and it's beautiful people from Pakistan 🙂🇵🇰🇹🇷🥰😍.
Turkey is a wonderful place to be a tourist and explore. Have you been to Turkey? Istanbul is a very special city.
Thank you guys for showing the good sides of Rize. It deserves being visited more.
You are most welcome. We have a second video featuring Rize being released very soon.
Mustafa, here is our new video showing more of Rize, so please comment and let us know what you think here: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
@@BigSmallTravel I will check it guys. Thanks again. I am looking forward for your new videos.
Its a beautiful city
Great looking place to visit!!!!
Indeed! The only part of California that seemed a little similar was the area around Mendocino or Jenner along the coast - the cloud cover is beautiful there. Hope you are well?😀
@@BigSmallTravel I love Monterey it has some great diving !!!!
@@Smithsgold Wow😯Are you diving? Neither of us have tried diving. Monterey is great for sure; wonderful seafood on Canary row.
Big Small_Travel yet I love diving I just wish the water in the pacific was warm like the Caribbean!!!!
@@Smithsgold Are you scuba diving? Deep sea diving? What exactly?
Turkey has amazing landscapes to explore. We love this country, especially Kackar Mountain Range. But we explored it in a small city car, even in high mountains and dirt roads ;)
Thank you! This was one of our favorite vidoes to record as it was so spontaneous and unpredictable. Did you stay in Rize? Where did you explore from exactly?
What a great vlog thanks
Thanks so much for watching. We will be posting our Istanbul video in the next month. Are you in Turkey?
@@BigSmallTravel yes im living turkey
Such a lovely video without trying!
Thank you very much! This part of Turkey sells itself.
Love Turkey ❤️❤️❤️
We love Turkey as well. Please subscribe because a new video with Turkey will be posted soon .... Where are you from?
Wow!
Beautiful place
This part of Turkey is magical for sure. Where are you?
Welcome 🙏🇹🇷❤️❤️
Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoy our content. Where are you from? Please watch and comment on our new video in Italy: ua-cam.com/video/ZPRXQprJDyg/v-deo.html
Thanks for sharing this and introducing such a lovely green city but Rize is not in the middle of Turkey as you showed in 0:23, it is located in the east coast of Blacksea Region
Thank you for watching. But, the map is a general travel map to Turkey as it does not Rize. The map for Rize in the video is here in the video at 2:29
Here is our other video in Rize, Turkey: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
Wow!
Thanks!
I want to come to Turkey
@@Honeykin9 Yes, Turkey is so beautiful. Where are you from? I think Turkey is one of the few open countries even now during the pandemic.
This was a great gift and a help to me writing my little book. Thank you both and God bless you amen I could use more like this for Western Turkey then Greece and islands then Malta and then Italy and perhaps Japan!
Thank you! Are you writing a book about Turkey? I am glad our video could help in some way. This part of Turkey was a real surprise in various ways.
Trabzon 💚💚🙋🇹🇷
Thanks for watching.
Awhh that’s a lovely video 🤗 Keep it up 🙂
Thank you 🤗 We are happy to hear you enjoyed the video.
Pro video! Great cinematography.
Thank you very much. Ti amo.
Great Video there, Rize seems really heaven❤️
It is! Turkey is a hidden gem especially that part of Turkey, away from the bigger cities, where you can beautiful landscapes and amazing food. Where are you from?
@@BigSmallTravel I'm from India though. These off beat areas are what holds the most beautiful views to behold. Kudos to your efforts🙏🙏
@@MUSICMANSIONWORLD Yes, Turkey is a hidden gem with so much beauty. And the food, culture, and sights will keep you captivated.
The Culture of that region combined with Grek,Georgian,Turkish and little bit Caucasian culture and we called it as Northern Black Sea region and also we called ourselves as Sons of the North , so its not in the eastern region there are 7 different region in Turkey and this region’s name is Blacksea region. Thank you for visiting my hometown if you want to come again come to Arhavi Artvin which is all green and also have a lot of beatiful valleys cya :)
Batikan, thank you for commenting. We really LOVED visiting Rize and especially Camlihemsin. How far is Arhavi Artvin from Rize? We visited this part of Turkey and really enjoyed it. We visited Georgia and we thought it was just ok, but not great. We strongly prefer the culture in Turkey because it is a good mix of many people from the region. We met some nice people as you can see here in the video at 11:23
Is Turkey open for tourists? We want to return to Turkey in the future.
@@BigSmallTravel Its not open for now because of the locked down but at 20th of may all the flights will open to abroad and from abroad, but im not sure that because it can be delayed again. By the way if its open it probably open for long term visa and the residence permit, so nothing certain because of this virus :(
@@BigSmallTravel in which part of georgia have you been?
@@BigSmallTravel artvin is not far from rize, it's next to rize
hello greetings from turkey.💖
Thank you! We really LOVED visiting this part of Turkey. Are you from Rize?
@@BigSmallTravel I live in Istanbul.
@@bhgskhhdjsjb9371 We loved Istanbul. We will post our Istanbul video in the next month. We stayed in Üsküdar when we visited Istanbul. Do you know this area of Istanbul?
awesome video!! may i know the name of the beautiful little town that is only 10 minutes walk from your hotel? (last one shown in this video). thank you!!
Thank you very much. We are happy you enjoyed our travels in this part of Turkey. The name of the hotel we stayed was Camlihemsin Tasmektep Hotel in the town of
Camlihemsin in Turkey. You can see this hotel here in the video 2:33 When are you planning to visit?
The amazing view
Yes, it is very amazing for sure. Have you been to this part of Turkey? This is such a fabulous place to visit.
Rize is really one of the unique places in the world.
Yes, it is beautiful because it is by the Black sea. Where are you from?
@@BigSmallTravel Rize 😃
@@ozcanzengin2473 We just posted a video in Rize in our channel: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
@@ozcanzengin2473 Check out the beauty and charm of Rize: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html Do you live in Rize?
@@BigSmallTravel No, i live in abroad ( Sweden) now but i visit Rize ever year on my vocations. My parents are there.
You could thank in azeri, they would understand. Good views.
Thank you for watching. What do you mean? Are you referring to Azerbaijan? We loved visiting Baku.
Ma sha Allah ❤ Azan
Thank you! We have a new video in Parma, Italy here: ua-cam.com/video/ZPRXQprJDyg/v-deo.html
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Thank you so much for watching. Where are you from?
@@BigSmallTravel Türkiye
Hello from turkey dude, I'm from rize , you will come turkey again ?
Yes, of course! We really LOVED visiting Turkey especially the Black Sea region. Are you from Rize?
@@BigSmallTravelYes, I am from Rize, also, Rize has a wonderful view and nature.
Great video! What month was that? I'm planning on going in Septmber/october do you think it should be fine?
Thank you! The video was recorded in late June, and the weather was perfect in our opinion. We think September or October would probably be okay (and less touristy, too!). But realize that, with the higher elevation, it will likely be cold, and perhaps rainy, so be sure to check weather conditions before going. Good luck!
When i was student at METU, 1985 we climbed Kaçkar MT Peak. İt was one of the most memorable experience in my life back when I was living in Turkey. Best park was base camp at 2600 m where we spent a night along a small pond. variety of seasonal flowers were so beautiful, air was so fresh and chilly. We walked on several.million years old Glacier, and really fast climb up to peak. A piece of advise, don't push for peak before acclimated to the elevation , at least 48 hours al Ng 2500-3000 meters peak was impressive, one.in a lifetime experience, above clouds and scenery was unbelievable. İ felt nauseous.die to quick climb, wind was pretty strong, cold as you would expect at that altitude in late May. One day i hope to visit area.
@@MrSkier2020 Really? You were at Kackar in 1985? That must have been beautiful. This part of Turkey is incredible.
@@BigSmallTravel Yes that was my first experience with school mounteneering team, i was lucky to be chosen to push for the summit 6 out of 60 teammates. It was life changing experience. In soon future i want to try Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa.
In Turkish thank you is teşekkür ederim, thanks is teşekkürler and also you said in Azerbaycan that they say çok sagol in Turkish it's same you can say çok ( very/really ) sağ ol ( sağ means healthy alive and ol means be so it means be good but we use that as a thank you ) and you don't need to pronounce Ğ letter it's like make longer vowels the correct Anatolian Turkish it's pronounce as saaol and I guess that word is Turkic origin so in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan they also have different version of it. /Good video / Mıhlama also called as Kuymak it has 2 names have a nice day😊
Thanks, pronouncing this word is very difficult. The Turkish word for "thank you" had Big and Small constantly making mistakes. So, there is a shorter way to say thank you?
Welcome to Rize. There are many plateaus in Rize.
Some of those; Gito, avusor, huser, amlakit, handuzu, palovit waterfall.
Thanks for watching. Are you talking about the villages in the Kackar mountains? We went to one in particular as you see here at 8:38
We have a video where we explore Rize here: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html Please watch and comment. Do you live in Rize?
@@BigSmallTravel Yes, i live in Rize. My village is on a mountain by the coast. 8:38 this is pokut plateau. Just one of the plateaus in Rize. There are many plateaus like this. I mentioned their names above.
@@aliaciktepe So, you grew up near this village in 8:38 That is a beautiful area. I loved being there. Everyone was very kind to us.
9:33 - 😀😀😀
Yes, Small saw turkeys in Turkey. Can you believe it!?
@@BigSmallTravelwoman ☕☕
Wow
Thank you! This part of Turkey is amazing. Have you been to this part of Turkey?
Yes in kastamonu inebolu
rize Georgia
Thank you for watching. As Americans, it felt like Turkey and the people there seemed pretty proud of that. Explain your comment.
VERY GOOD🖤
Thank you for watching! We have a new video in Rize in Turkey and Georgia here: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
Hi! How can I get in touch with the local guide? Would love to visit the Kackar mountains this spring.
Thank you for writing. Have you made plans already? We have some strong recommendations as to where it is best to stay.
@@BigSmallTravel No plans yet, would love any recommendations from you!
Rize, the Switzerland of Turkey.
So, it reminds me of Switzerland for sure. I get hints of Switzerland and Austria ... Perhaps the Ottoman Empire influence from history?
@@BigSmallTravel
Yes, I agree with you. But I wish you should have visited Artvin as well. Artvin can be as beautiful as Rize or even more beautiful than Rize. You should also visit Borcka Karagöl and Şavşat Karagöl.
It’s teshekur ederem ..
Nice vlog guys🌿
Yes, thank you or should we say "teshekur ederem." We primarily only speak English and have learned Italian and French at times, but Turkish is difficult to learn.
Are you from Turkey?
Nice vlog! I have to work a trip here soon!
New subbie❤
Welcome! Thanks for subscribing. You should definitely visit Turkey it is not what you would expect.
Gorgeous!!
What was that cheesy dish early on?
Great question, it could be Eylül Restaurant in Binektaş Mevkii, Ayder Yaylasi, Camlihemsin.
The cheese was amazing and so rich and satisfying. The cuisine in this part of Turkey is very unique.
Where are you located? Are you in Turkey?
@@BigSmallTravel Niice! Your video makes me want to go to that region! Hoping ro move to Greece, so that's possible. 😁
@Zeynep Ezgi Su Simsar Thank you! Looks wonderful! Hope to try it myself someday. 🤗
Turkey best europa country
Turkey is beautiful. Have you seen our Turkey and Georgia video?
Here is our last video in Turkey: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
İnanılmaz
Thank you for watching!
İNANILMAZ
Thank you for watching! We just made a video in Rize.
Hello , What is the name of the hotel that you stayed in during your trip to Çamlıhemşin? Thanks
Glad to see you liked the video.
We stayed at Camlihemsin Tasmektep Hotel in this video. Are you visiting this area soon?
Thank god! Fortunately you guys didn't visit the Ayder Plateau.It's complicated place in Çamlıhemşin i've ever seen.
What is that? We did not visit Ayder Plateau. Is this near mountain villages of Sal and Pokut?
@@BigSmallTravel Actually Sal,Pokut and Ayder aren't villages,they are plateau(it has other plateaus like Amlakit,Trovit,Palovit). Local people goes own plateau in summer times to take a breath. Ayder is the main and most famous plateau in Çamlıhemşin. Good to didn't visit there because as i say Ayder is very complicated place and can't feel the nature side of region.
@@straussv0.243 Thanks for the information. Is Ayder Plateau worth visiting?
@@BigSmallTravel I don't recommend to visit Ayder plateu but you could visit for see the situtation, you'll see a lot of buildings and kinda things.
How can we come here from Istanbul? ?
Fly to Trabzon from Istanbul to save time. From there, you need to get a bus or private transportation to Rize. Once you are in Rize then you can go to Çamlıhemşin as you see here 1:05 Have fun! You will love it.
@@BigSmallTravel thanks a lot.
@@shafaqfarooqui3939 You're welcome. I hope you can visit.
@@shafaqfarooqui3939 If you are curious, check out our new video in Azerbaijan (Turkey's brother) here: ua-cam.com/video/dRb_55xQCbA/v-deo.html And, leave a comment if you can.
ÇOK İYİİ
Check out our new video in Turkey: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
looks like switzerland
That is true or anywhere in that part of Europe nearby in France/Italy. Are you from Switzerland?
@@BigSmallTravel no from sweeden
TRABZON BALA DA HO !!!!!
Hello Osman, what does that mean? How is Trabzon? We stayed in Rize.
Hemşin Come and see our beautiful Rize and Hemşin and :D Çamlıhemşin
Thank you, we really enjoyed this part of Turkey. We really loved Çamlıhemşin and Rize very much. Where are you from? Are you from this part of Turkey?
I m from Hemşin
@@atmaca53x3 are there lazians or they left this area
@@davexorus9836 You can't see Laz people in Hemşin district but Çamlıhemşin is settlement area of Hamshen people and Laz people.They live together in Çamlıhemşin district.
@@straussv0.243 are you laz? I just can't understand why are so many armenians here, because teritorry from hopa to sinop were occupied by lazians
Merhaba frends 🙋🙋🌹🍏💚🇹🇷
Thank you! We LOVE Turkey. Where are you from?
@@BigSmallTravel i am turk ..from russia .. kavkaz dagestan
Our latest video in Turkey is in Rize, so please comment and check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/uY5nnI2dfA8/v-deo.html
This area used to be inhabited by Pontic Greeks before the population exchange.
Wow, never knew that historical detail at all. I thought there were a lot of groups within this part of Turkey of course. The area especially in the Kackar mountains was not populated enough for us to get a clear influence, but we did enjoy the copious amounts of tea in this region as you can see at 10:51
@@BigSmallTravel yeah that area is very interesting in terms of history, since it’s very mountainous and isolated. All of Pontus used to be the northern Black Sea region of turkey, it was a rich and prosperous center of the Byzantine empire and was inhabited by orthodox Christians (majority were Greek) and after the population exchange of 1923 Greeks in the region had the option of either converting to Islam or being evicted and many were kicked out of their ancestral homeland. The remaining Greeks who converted to Islam assimilated Into Turkish culture but there’s still some areas in that region that speak Pontic Greek.
Aman lazlara dikkat edin saat 12.00 sonra akıları duruyor!!
Hi! What language is this? We don't understand. Thanks for watching.
@@BigSmallTravel he is making jokes in Turkish.
@@hllays8075 Oh really? What is he saying? We always like to have a sense of humor for sure.
@@hllays8075 I just translated the joke from English. So, the Laz people are the Turkish people in the Black Sea region?
@@BigSmallTravel he says be careful to the laz people because their minds don't work after 12 o'clock. It is a joke here 😀😀. Yes they are black sea region people
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Thanks! Turkey is beautiful. Our next video is in Baku.
NOT EASTERN. BUT NORD-EASTERN !!!!!!
Yes, for sure. But, still considered Eastern? Either way, this is a beautiful part of Turkey that we loved.
@Ahmet Yükseltürk Actually for the Kaçkar Mountains i think. Where live in north of Kaçkar Mountains,they isolation of interior community and thats why they have different culture,cuisine and a lot of things.
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We love Turkey so much! And you?
@@BigSmallTravel I love it too but I moving to another country. Islamists rule the country.😐
@@erkan5829 What?
@@BigSmallTravel I love it yes 😁👍
Awesome video , Turkey is naturally one of the most beautiful countries in the world but unfortunately i have been there and the people are not as friendly and other tourism destinations i have been to , may be it is the language because they don’t understand any language other than Turkish .
What happened? We had very positive experiences with people in Turkey. Did they try to speak English? Where did you go?
You sure you were in Turkiye? 😊
These are our lands🇬🇪which were taken from us by Turkey😣❤️🩹
Thanks for the information. We do not know the history so well. Where are you from?
@@BigSmallTravel Hello, I am from Georgia. When I think about the history of our country, sometimes I think it is really a miracle that we still exist as an independent country and we are Georgians(Kartveli) but we are fighting and patriotic people. We have never been a conquering nation, we have always fought and harassed by others from all sides for centuries❤️🩹My country’s real name is Sakartvelo and we are Kartveli people🇬🇪Google Lazeti and Tao-Klarjeti, ofc if you are interested. Historically we are big country 🇬🇪with big history and culture, but we lost lots of territories and people, because of our enemies.
@@BigSmallTravel I am from Sakartvelo 🇬🇪In Turkey, there are lots of people with Kartvelian blood and roots, because of Turkey took Lazeti and Tao-Klarjeti from us. Also Trabzon province, these are historically Sakartvelo’s land🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
You guys look great, but is Eastern Turkey safe? Dangerous? Stay safe.
Thanks for watching! In our experience, this part of Eastern Turkey felt very safe - we even took local buses and shuttles and had no problems. The people here were nothing but hospitable and helpful, and we'd go back in a heartbeat. We'd highly recommend visiting this part of Turkey. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Turkey is safe expect syrian border but it's too far there anyway
@@erennyilmzz How should I know that? When I hear about this part of Turkey I am thinking of the refugee crisis and instability adjacent to Turkey. Would you visit Rize and the mountains without precaution?
@@ayangoldman5014 i got your saying but it's not this part
what you're trying to say is southeastern part of Turkey
Rize is part of black sea region and it's totally safe
@@erennyilmzz How well do you this area? Are you living in Rize? Don't get me wrong, I am enthralled with Turkey, but I have heard that you have to be extra careful in Eastern and Southeastern Turkey. The men there can be very conservative and react negatively towards foreigners especially women.
Where are the desert and camels? 😁
Well, not exactly. This part of Turkey looks more like the Pacific Northwest of the USA like Washington state or Oregon.
Where are you?
Im from Turkey i didn't see camels.Probably don't live in Turkey. You only see it in movies.😂😂😂
I am from Turkey and I've never seen camels or dessert in Turkey. Turkey is not a Arabic country.
Hmm one of these two is seriously geography challenged. They show a map from Batumi to the Black Sea Region of Turkey (0:23 of video), but the map shows a start in interior Georgia to the interior of Turkey, neither of which are near the Black Sea🤣🤣🤣
Yes, when we made the video iMovie had a tool that showed a general journey between Georgia and Turkey. However, at 2:23 you can see a specific map where we are in Turkey. We were aware of where we were located in Turkey. Thanks for watching.
At the very least, you should give some historical background information:
The name Kaçkar (from Armenian khachkar (Խաչքար) literally meaning "cross stone") may be used in various senses. It may describe the whole mountain range, including the many mountain groups, or it may just describe the Kaçkar-Kavron group with its highest peak, or just the highest peak itself. The local name of the highest peak or its mountain group Kaçkar Dağı translates to Kaçkar Mountain, and the name of the range Kaçkar Dağları translates to Kaçkar Mountains.
Normally I wouldn't say this, but it could have been yours but you missed the opportunity, you believed in the russians and the french and slaughtered the turks, the opportunity was born for us and we destroyed you and it was better I don't want to see armenia you dreamed of big armenia and it was the end of you now no one cares about agla little armenia as much as you want
¨this is Laz and not türkey ethnik
What do you mean Laz? In what part of the video are they Laz?
@@BigSmallTravel LAZ is ethnic for self its isnt türkey peopel
laz its south KAUKAUSUS peopl
@@BigSmallTravel He wants to say that from Ardeşen to Çamlıhemşin its area of Laz people, and from Çamlıhemşin and up its area of Hemşin people (first one have Georgian roots and second one have Armenian roots) You can search about Lazika or Lazistan 🌿
@@BigSmallTravelDon't believe in them.Those are Georgians who commented.
@@yeniden1155Why don’t believe in them? Lazs are ethnically Kartveli people. Rize was Sakartvelo🇬🇪but Turkey has taken these lands from us:/ Tao-Klarjeti is Sakartvelo 🇬🇪🇬🇪
You forgot to mention, might be Turkey now, but is occupied Armenian land. Even the Armenian name Kackar remained, which means Brave Rock in Armenian.
doesnt matter. it is not occupied. stop making up ridiculous definitions. we are in the 21th century and this is turkey
@@İYldz67 You will be ejected, pack up, and leave.
@@stevelopez5110 hahahahahahaa
@@stevelopez5110 30 max iq
Cry louder, cant hear you 🤡🤡🤡😆