Haiti reminds me of the Family Guy bit, where Godzilla rises out the sea to destroy Haiti , takes a look at the rubble before him, says “oh my god”, and slinks back into the ocean.
Those people deserve nothing from us, not even empathy. Most of those places are theocracies with no tolerance for any western value. They would conquer us if they could. I thought it was an appropriate reference. Haiti may not be a theocracy, but their culture is such garbage that they have destroyed an island paradise. I’m sorry the US gives them even one dollar in aid.
@@marioportocarrero3786 instead of waiting on a random person from the internet to answer your question, try doing some independent research and learn a few things
You know, I need to stfu and stop complaining so much. I’m lucky to live where I live. Sure, there are problems, but, when I look at places like this, it makes me realize how lucky I am. Sorry, again, for all the trouble. I need to stop posting garbage on the internet. Thanks for some much needed perspective Simon.
What is truly fascinating about some of these places is how prosperous, secure, and "normal" they once were not so long ago. It's scary how quickly a place can go from 100 to 0 with the actions of a small number of people or a random disaster.
Well, some of them happened because of American meddling. Uproot everything because it suits their interests and to hell with the consequences for the locals.
@@makavelismith Yes. I DO. How much do you know about the Soviet Union and Cuba? I've watched SEVERAL DOCUMENTARIES on them. Stop your stupid posturing. I'm not impressed.
Yes, not to discount anyone's struggles which are perfectly valid, but far too often we forget that we have an easier lot in life than many, many people.
What has happened to Damascus is so sad i went there 13 years ago I'm a history lover so i went on a vacation going to see bronze age/antiquity civilization ruins i started in Crete went from Greece through Turkey down the eastern Mediterranean coast ending in Egypt really sad seeing pictures and videos of the devastation in Damascus
On the other hand it shows that some things don’t *have* to be bad. Some absolute behemoth cities: Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, even Mumbai are not on this list. So crowding alone isn’t necessarily the issue. These cities span most continents, no no one place is uniformly good or bad. These cities span cultures, so no one culture, faith, language or region is uniquely bad at making cities.
Of course. As an Australian, I can say we have been the major destabilising interference since WW2. It isn't a secret. There are Australian government enquiries proving it. These verifiable facts shouldn't be censored.
Better ask if they need a hand getting back on their feet then, shouldn't we. And, very importantly, what THEY need and want to get going again otherwise we're about as useful as ScoMo during 19/20. We like good rugby, and that comes from good players, and good players are those who don't have to worry about Civil Unrest at home.
@@TheKrispyfort I'm in the US. I damn sure wish we had rugby here instead of the NFL. I grew to love the sport when I lived in western Europe through most of the 1980s. Those guys are bad-ass!
I live in Mumbai, I pray everyday for 2030 when the economy doubles, I love seeing videos of Chinese cities waiting to live in a place like Chongqing, now I realize... the place I took for granted probably looks like Chongqing to many people around the world
Sadly, urban planning is never an election issue. Majority of people only vote for freebies, and never demand better urban planning and more urban areas with industrial parks in our country, which is why a handful few cities like Mumbai bear the burden and become overcrowded. We need to build so many more cities, like how China did after Deng Xiaoping took over.
Really makes you put things into perspective. The city where I lived most of my life has it issues (overcrowding, bad pollution,slums) but it's also relatively safe, no blackouts, and is a thriving city in most regards. It could get so much worse.
Is it though? I've lived in Lagos for most of my life. Sure it's shitty, but the misery is not even distributed. There are rough places to live in Lagos and there are nice places too.
@@artsbyobaThe city is shabby when you can't afford to live in the wealthy area. When tourists hear about Lagos, Makoko is usually the first place that comes to mind, but many are not cognizant of the city's many wealthy areas that are out of their price range.
I also used to be an expat in Lagos. My mom still works there as a doctor for chevron. As long as you live in an enclosed compound, you’ll be fine. Banana Island and most of Leki are actually nice. Unlike Port au Prince or Kabul, Lagos has some really nice and some really really not nice places
Port Moresby is in such a beautiful setting, if it cleaned up the chaos it should be able to attract tourists to first class resorts. It’s a shame it hasn’t taken advantage of its location!
I totally agree. A number of people do go there to walk the Kokoda track. I would love PNG to become the new Bali. Unfortunately the country lacks basic infrastructure. There isn’t even a road linking PNG to Lae in the north. I know buildings such a road through the Owen Stanley Mountains would be a nightmare. But a coast road east to Milne Bay and then north west to Lae and the Indonesian border could be done.
@ That’s where gambling comes in. Legalize Casino gambling and those big corporations come in and build everything. Las Vegas was a dusty hole in the wall 100 years ago until they legalized gambling! Saipan has a big tourist industry because of gambling. It’s unfortunate the one way to get others to build stuff for poor countries. WWII tourism is big now too so a road over to Lae would be cool for those who don’t want to hike it.
Simon, i dont know who has been adding your music lately, but it's too loud. Im here to hear you, I dont need a bunch of background music trying to compete with you.
Dhaka feels like huge sewage actually. I have been there. The moment u enter in to the city, your nose feels the stinky stringent smell. It follows everywhere you go
It must be rough to live in Dhaka. Not just the daily crowding issues. But being in such a precarious location, especially during monsoon and typhoon season.
@@cashewnuttel9054Thanks, I am from Dhaka so I appreciate your comment! One small correction is Dhaka has a Muslim population, so it would be Allah instead of Jesus. But nonetheless, appreciate your comment! Have a nice day!
@@taheraalam7692 I was actually being sarcastic. Come on, Jesus is dead for nearly 2000 years. And Allah clearly hates his believers otherwise, every Muslim country would be rich and not suffering, and he would smite all his followers' enemies. As for family? Who cares.
@@cashewnuttel9054 By what do you refer as "Allah clearly hates his victims"? Let's see how Muslim countries are suffering: - North African Saharan countries (e. g. Mauritania, Sudan) are suffering because of centuries of European rule, and the newer neocolonization. - Turkey, Indonesia, Oman: Completely Fine - Syria,Lebanon, Iran, Yemen:Literal American backed Proxy wars,especially Syria. - Pakistan,Bangladesh: Minor issues - Iraq, Afghanistan: Literally invaded by the United States - Palestine: You know already - Central Asian countries: Centuries of Soviet rule. So most of these Muslim countries are in such suffering because of Christians directly attacking them (Europeans, United States and The Soviet Union) If you don't mind me asking, what religion do you follow?
If you can handle overcrowded streets from time to time then you'll be fine in most cities. Alot of stereotypes about water etc are bullshit. Pollution is a bit of a problem but at this point the people are immune to it.
Other are way worst than those. Also almost no government there. Like Pakistan and Bangladesh. BD 29 times couped , 17 times constitution changed. In PK, army run everything.
I used to walk around on my own in San Pedro Sula in 2008; against the advice of my friends. I now consider myself lucky to have survived. Yet, during one of my walks outside, several neighbours died from a drive-by. God be with them and all that are forced to survive in such a world with daily threats
I hope you know that even though San Pedro Sula and Honduras still have many problems, we have made some progress, the San Pedro Sula of 2008 is a lot different from the San Pedro Sula of today. It is sad that the progress we've made is not seen, because of videos like this one, that are stuck it the past, and have outdated information
For whatever reason, I noticed the audio being a bit harsher in this video, the ‘s’ sounds were harsher. Maybe something that can be adjusted with your mic setup?
I'm a firm believer that people in the west should spend time in a 3rd world country or a warzone. You get an incredible perspective and appreciation of life.
@@jazzcatjohn What is sickening is that Seattle city government has let it become a hellhole. It makes no sense to excuse it's rapid decline simply because somewhere else is worse.
I'm a firm believer that western champagne socialists should be provided with a one way plane ticket to Cuba to see just how well communism works in practice.
@@rtyrsson Whereas I'm aware of the problems in Seattle, I have also heard from people who have long lived there that the negative video images of the city constantly being sent around the internet are out of proportion and are far from the whole story. Do you live there?... I have also heard from longtime Seattle residents that the real problem is the absolute unaffordability of housing any more. They have said everything in sight is taken over and gentrified so that even young tech professionals can't find a one-bedroom apartment. This isn't anything the city government has done; it's our national priorities. The billionaires control everything.
Gaelic is nearly an extinct language due to colonization. Millions died during the potato blight in part because of british rule. Ask someone from Ireland if they're glad their country was subjugated by the british for hundreds of years.
What amazes me is how, despite the grinding poverty and violence of a place, people seem to just get on with life, falling in love, raising families and engaging in recreational activities like everyone else. It is a testament to how tough humans can be I guess.
It’s called natural selection. The ones who can’t handle the poverty or think they shouldn’t bring kids into it don’t reproduce. The ones that don’t care do reproduce. In the end you’re left with people who don’t care as much about the situation, at least not enough to not sentence other humans to that life
I don't understand why here in Toronto and western once great cities they are obsessed wth more and more housing for more and more and more immigrants. Democracy depends on constant population growth to keep the financial model working. But eventually cities become overcrowded and hellish. I dont want Toronto to turn into Cairo, Dhaka, Mumbai Lagos. When will we see this cant keep going on without significant reduction in life quality
If they fixed the places the immigrants came from it wouldn't get crowded. Why can't all these African countries run their land well enough to have a degree of civilisation. Gangs and wars and unbuilt or falling apart sewage systems and not building above flood plains. When you think that one of Americas cities is built on top of the old one humans are capable of fixing these problems intellectually but these places can't function and run so they come over here and wreck it. They should kick them all out and make them get their shit together and fix the 3rd world rather than come messing up our decent efforts
Democracy does NOT depend on constant population growth; CAPITALISM does. All of the cities on this list are plagued by corruption and infrastructure issues. In a healthy democracy not captured by oligarchs, these things can be managed.
There's a reason why Mumbai isn't in the video above and that's because Mumbai has made a lot of advancements in infrastructure, standard of living etc, in recent times. Even Mumbai's biggest slum Dharavi is being transformed into a mega housing project.
And here in America we cry bloody murder about grocery and gas prices as we drive our $80,000 pick ups from fast food restaurants to our 2000 sq ft homes in the suburbs.
@ That's not how it sounded. It sounded like you assumed that all Americans drive expensive pickup trucks and live in big houses, which is an insidious lie.
You forgot Norilsk Russia. Perhaps not plagued by the same violence and political instability as the rest but noted as the world’s most depressing city to live in.
The thing is, the people in these areas make these areas. It’s not all doing the worst, but it’s all contributing a little in their attitudes, what they ignore, what they prioritize that contributes to the overall culture.
I used to find myself in Guatemala City from time to time and I don't know where it ranks in terms of dangerousness but I know that my life was persistently in danger and I watched a bus get hijacked in broad daylight. The American embassy is a literal fortress with more armed guards than Fort Knox, and the American State Department strongly recommends that you do not visit for any reason whatsoever. Of course, I wandered around in a drunken stupor by myself. I always had the element of surprise in my favor because I was literally the last thing anyone would expect in that environment. I actually found a few good restaurants that were ridiculously affordable.
You mean when the US started getting involved in the region? We did overthrow their government, after all. Then, we funded everyone who would help against the Soviets, not caring if they became despots later.
@RHCole lol. Look up operation Ajax, kiddo. Then, look up the Soviet-Afgan war. Then, look up operation desert shield and storm. These are to name but a few of US operations in the region. Pre-'01.
first chapter, BOOM my country... great also 13 million people have left the country, you can find us everywhere and i say EVERYWHERE And we are hated in every place too, thank your god or whatever u believe in that you are not born as syrian, you lose the life game from the start
Mexico City may appear in good shape on the surface , but it is heading towards being an uninhabitable megacity mess. The city is actually sinking at an alarming rate. The city / region is almost entirely out of water. Unfortunately these issues will not be resolved.
@@paigeharrison3909 Well, yes, but that's because people who are prosperous and secure have no need to seek out false hope. That was the point of Marx's "opiate of the people" criticism -- he wasn't criticizing religion directly, he was criticizing the disenfranchisement that prompts people to turn to religion.
Much as I'm not a fan of sectarian religion, I'm also not a fan representing statistics that may be only indicdentially related to crises as being the cause.
@@mycosys Correleation and cause are not the same thing. And I do fault much of religion for wehat it did. I just don't accept oversimplified lum sum equations.
A few pointers to offset the idea that the Third World is all a terrible place: Botswana uses high fees on mining companies to pay for health care and education for its people, so poverty has declined there. Tanzania has also made progress since the '70s. And Cuba, whose very successful health care and educational systems inspired other nations, is a place free of gangs or militia, though it and these other nations are struggling with inflation.
Governments of these places should be straight up embarrassed for not doing shit for their own country. Like wtf is the point of even having a government if that’s what your country looks like? How embarrassing.
The point of government is to use violence against the people in the country to serve the needs of the ones running govt. “Helping the people” and things like that are what needs to be told to people who are gullible so they think govt is inherently about good.
So the question is this: Why do people that live in these cities insist you adding to the problem by having children. Why would you ever want to bring up a child in any of these cities.
Well considering yt Europe and U.S.A has a birth rate less than 2, that seems to break your argument. Its not about economic conditions its survival. Kids are essential to ones survival, since pensions and old age is considered a burden most people have no hope of seeing past 60 unless they have a male child or two looking after them in old age
I have photos of port moresby from ww2. My grandpa landed there was the 475th army airforce. Obviously it was much less populated then. He always praised the locals for helping them survive. The supply ships w food and water purification equipment never came, just boat loads of bullets which u cannot eat. Its remarkable what happens when you don't have urban planning.
Just makes you realise how lucky we are to live in an organised society where the rule of law is , for the most part, followed and respected. I walked up to Woolies today and the biggest threat to me was stepping in dog shit. Thankyou Simon, you’ve made me appreciate and love where I live, more than I did. Although, I’m in Australia 🇦🇺 and I already knew how good we have it, but seeing those places reinforces those feelings of safety and security. Well done mate. There’s gotta be more cities you could do. Are you going to do a part 2 ? Cheers mate. 🙂🇦🇺👍
The worst place is slaughter houses where animals are murdered and people who eat them are even terrible. Excluding those people who consume animals for survival.
Remember if we went back in time to medieval times, many cities then, were appalling to live in. We really should be helping these people, but whatever we the ordinary people might want to do for others, our politicians may think otherwise. We should at least hope for the best in Damascus, because the extremists who burnt a Christmas tree were arrested by the new authorities and other extreme groups are being hunted and dealt with, by them.
The only city on your list I've been to is Tripoli - lived there for about 3 months. The Italian food there was to die for. But that was in 1966, before Ghaddafi.
Many germans would disagree and say: Germany is place 1. "So much bureaucracy, so many foreigner, so many woke left-greenies, so many aggressive drivers...*sigh*"
That's #11. #12 is the basement of some random British UA-camr in the Czech Republic. At least that's what he says to himself as he gets whipped by the resident space heater.
Haiti reminds me of the Family Guy bit, where Godzilla rises out the sea to destroy Haiti , takes a look at the rubble before him, says “oh my god”, and slinks back into the ocean.
Loved that one!
Haiti splits an island with the Dominicans. Only Haiti is an absolute shithole. Not all cultures are equal.
Damn
Nothing like comparing people's lives and country to a f'n terrible cartoon.
🤡🤡
Those people deserve nothing from us, not even empathy. Most of those places are theocracies with no tolerance for any western value. They would conquer us if they could. I thought it was an appropriate reference. Haiti may not be a theocracy, but their culture is such garbage that they have destroyed an island paradise. I’m sorry the US gives them even one dollar in aid.
0:35 - Chapter 1 - Damascus (syria)
2:30 - Chapter 2 - Dhaka (bangladesh)
4:10 - Chapter 3 - Lagos (nigeria)
5:05 - Chapter 4 - Caracas (venezuela)
6:10 - Chapter 5 - Port au prince (haiti)
7:50 - Chapter 6 - Kabul (afghanistan)
9:15 - Chapter 7 - Port moresby (papua new guinea)
10:45 - Chapter 8 - Karachi (pakistan)
12:25 - Chapter 9 - Tripoli (libya)
13:40 - Chapter 10 - San pedro sula (honduras)
Thank you. 😊
The people(maybe bots) who do this are a blessing on UA-cam.
Chapter 1 - Muslims
Chapter 2 - Muslims
Chapter 3 - Africans
Chapter 4 - Socialists
Chapter 5 - Africans
Chapter 6 - Muslims
Chapter 7 - Animists
Chapter 8 - Muslims
Chapter 9 - Muslims
Chapter 10 - Socialists
What? Is there no mention of Palestine?
@@ryanm7263 No do the major destabilising foreign influence for each
The moment I saw the title, I knew my city (Dhaka) would be here. Dhaka is just, pain
Honest question - why stay?
@@marioportocarrero3786 instead of waiting on a random person from the internet to answer your question, try doing some independent research and learn a few things
@@marioportocarrero3786probably has no choice...
@@marioportocarrero3786 Honest question - are you serious?
Stay strong, my friend. Hopefully it will get better.
Yesterday I was pissed off about my bus being late. Doesn't seem like an issue now.
It’s shouldn’t have been an issue to begin with.
But its still an issue.
😂
Never was.
I’m furious your bus was late. Fucking bullshit!
You know, I need to stfu and stop complaining so much. I’m lucky to live where I live. Sure, there are problems, but, when I look at places like this, it makes me realize how lucky I am. Sorry, again, for all the trouble. I need to stop posting garbage on the internet. Thanks for some much needed perspective Simon.
If only everyone else would do the same.90% of humans have never actually fought for anything,or have in any way,even remotely difficult lives...
@@jeffdroogNO! sometimes my cellphone takes a few extra seconds to load a Google inquiry about a random subject... It's infuriating and I'm angry!!!
Very introspective and takes a lot of guts to admit this and change one’s attitude, mentality and behaviour. I wish u luck in your endeavours!
Good for you! I wish more people were so self aware and compassionate ❤
Are you from a third world country? If not, then you really thought every country in the world was better than your country?
What is truly fascinating about some of these places is how prosperous, secure, and "normal" they once were not so long ago. It's scary how quickly a place can go from 100 to 0 with the actions of a small number of people or a random disaster.
Well, some of them happened because of American meddling. Uproot everything because it suits their interests and to hell with the consequences for the locals.
It's called Socialism.
@@Quarks_Bar you've no idea what socialism is.
@@makavelismith Yes. I DO. How much do you know about the Soviet Union and Cuba? I've watched SEVERAL DOCUMENTARIES on them. Stop your stupid posturing. I'm not impressed.
@Quarks_Bar lol, typical trumpist baby, screaming in capitals. "I know everything because I watch TV waaahhh".
These episodes remind us of how good our own hell is compared to another's hell. Thank you for reminding us.
Yes, not to discount anyone's struggles which are perfectly valid, but far too often we forget that we have an easier lot in life than many, many people.
@@fugithegreat Something that certain groups of people should be reminded of here, from time to time.
How about we fix the hells rather than condemning our own better lifestyles? I'm not giving that up just to be equal to them.
@@danidavis7912?
@@Quarks_Barsocialism is the only way
What has happened to Damascus is so sad i went there 13 years ago I'm a history lover so i went on a vacation going to see bronze age/antiquity civilization ruins i started in Crete went from Greece through Turkey down the eastern Mediterranean coast ending in Egypt really sad seeing pictures and videos of the devastation in Damascus
Very good vid. We need awareness. Thank you
This video can be summed as "And this is why humans can't have nice things"
The diverse ones
@@grandtheftavocado
This.
On the other hand it shows that some things don’t *have* to be bad. Some absolute behemoth cities: Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, even Mumbai are not on this list. So crowding alone isn’t necessarily the issue.
These cities span most continents, no no one place is uniformly good or bad.
These cities span cultures, so no one culture, faith, language or region is uniquely bad at making cities.
... and I think to myself---what a wonderful world.
And that's irony of it all😂
The bizarre thing is is that Port Moresby is meant to be getting a team in the Australian National Rugby League
Of course.
As an Australian, I can say we have been the major destabilising interference since WW2.
It isn't a secret.
There are Australian government enquiries proving it.
These verifiable facts shouldn't be censored.
Not that bizarre if you understand the history
Better ask if they need a hand getting back on their feet then, shouldn't we. And, very importantly, what THEY need and want to get going again otherwise we're about as useful as ScoMo during 19/20.
We like good rugby, and that comes from good players, and good players are those who don't have to worry about Civil Unrest at home.
I was surprised by the opening drone shot of Port Moresby looking so... nice. Especially compared to a lot of the other cities.
@@TheKrispyfort I'm in the US. I damn sure wish we had rugby here instead of the NFL. I grew to love the sport when I lived in western Europe through most of the 1980s. Those guys are bad-ass!
I live in Mumbai, I pray everyday for 2030 when the economy doubles, I love seeing videos of Chinese cities waiting to live in a place like Chongqing, now I realize... the place I took for granted probably looks like Chongqing to many people around the world
Sadly, urban planning is never an election issue. Majority of people only vote for freebies, and never demand better urban planning and more urban areas with industrial parks in our country, which is why a handful few cities like Mumbai bear the burden and become overcrowded. We need to build so many more cities, like how China did after Deng Xiaoping took over.
@@abdulkhujliwal786kejriwal has made more flyovers than any previous governmenta in Delhi and increased metro lines ever than before
No mention of the open slave markets in Libya’s capital.
Well it's not white people doing it, so leftoids don't care.
Really makes you put things into perspective. The city where I lived most of my life has it issues (overcrowding, bad pollution,slums) but it's also relatively safe, no blackouts, and is a thriving city in most regards.
It could get so much worse.
So perhaps Camden NJ isn't all that bad after all.
Umm.
Jk 😜
Lmao Jerseyan here..... yeah, it is.
It ain't great, but I'd still take it over any of the cities listed here.
No, it's also African
Lived in Lagos for 3 years as an expat. Your opening shot looked like Abuja, not Lagos. Everything else is spot on.
Is it though? I've lived in Lagos for most of my life. Sure it's shitty, but the misery is not even distributed. There are rough places to live in Lagos and there are nice places too.
So another diverse African city?
@@artsbyobaThe city is shabby when you can't afford to live in the wealthy area. When tourists hear about Lagos, Makoko is usually the first place that comes to mind, but many are not cognizant of the city's many wealthy areas that are out of their price range.
I also used to be an expat in Lagos. My mom still works there as a doctor for chevron. As long as you live in an enclosed compound, you’ll be fine. Banana Island and most of Leki are actually nice. Unlike Port au Prince or Kabul, Lagos has some really nice and some really really not nice places
Y’all need to stop calling yourselves expats. Call yourselves immigrants, it isn’t a bad word
Port Moresby is in such a beautiful setting, if it cleaned up the chaos it should be able to attract tourists to first class resorts. It’s a shame it hasn’t taken advantage of its location!
I totally agree. A number of people do go there to walk the Kokoda track. I would love PNG to become the new Bali. Unfortunately the country lacks basic infrastructure. There isn’t even a road linking PNG to Lae in the north. I know buildings such a road through the Owen Stanley Mountains would be a nightmare. But a coast road east to Milne Bay and then north west to Lae and the Indonesian border could be done.
@ That’s where gambling comes in. Legalize Casino gambling and those big corporations come in and build everything. Las Vegas was a dusty hole in the wall 100 years ago until they legalized gambling! Saipan has a big tourist industry because of gambling. It’s unfortunate the one way to get others to build stuff for poor countries. WWII tourism is big now too so a road over to Lae would be cool for those who don’t want to hike it.
In order to escape the floods, you don't need Dakar, you need da boat.
Da dum tish😂
I saw the thumbnail for this and immediately thought of Dhaka and Lagos. Less obvious is Damascus. But in view of recent events it makes sense.
Damascus and Kabul were the first two that came to mind for me, alas. Along with Port au Prince.
Simon, i dont know who has been adding your music lately, but it's too loud. Im here to hear you, I dont need a bunch of background music trying to compete with you.
Totally agree
Sounds like it’s on your end.. didn’t even hear the music until I had to look for it
Maybe… dont use earbuds for everything.
It really isn't. 😂😂😂
Americans....
You been working out Simon 💪😎 keep up the great vids 👍👏
Who said guns should be banned😂
I noticed that too. 😮
He's almost grown into that head shape. It pretty much requires a solid physique to accompany it
Dhaka feels like huge sewage actually. I have been there. The moment u enter in to the city, your nose feels the stinky stringent smell. It follows everywhere you go
Hard talking video documentary. Thanks Sideprojects...a true collection of details in the report😎. Thanks for the post🗺!
It must be rough to live in Dhaka. Not just the daily crowding issues. But being in such a precarious location, especially during monsoon and typhoon season.
Yes and no. These countries are overcrowded yet they continue to expand.
@@OneVerySadPanda They maybe poor but at least they have Jesus and their families with them.
@@cashewnuttel9054Thanks, I am from Dhaka so I appreciate your comment! One small correction is Dhaka has a Muslim population, so it would be Allah instead of Jesus. But nonetheless, appreciate your comment! Have a nice day!
@@taheraalam7692 I was actually being sarcastic.
Come on, Jesus is dead for nearly 2000 years. And Allah clearly hates his believers otherwise, every Muslim country would be rich and not suffering, and he would smite all his followers' enemies.
As for family? Who cares.
@@cashewnuttel9054 By what do you refer as "Allah clearly hates his victims"? Let's see how Muslim countries are suffering:
- North African Saharan countries (e. g. Mauritania, Sudan) are suffering because of centuries of European rule, and the newer neocolonization.
- Turkey, Indonesia, Oman: Completely Fine
- Syria,Lebanon, Iran, Yemen:Literal American backed Proxy wars,especially Syria.
- Pakistan,Bangladesh: Minor issues
- Iraq, Afghanistan: Literally invaded by the United States
- Palestine: You know already
- Central Asian countries: Centuries of Soviet rule.
So most of these Muslim countries are in such suffering because of Christians directly attacking them (Europeans, United States and The Soviet Union)
If you don't mind me asking, what religion do you follow?
When a country funds a group of people in a different country... questions need to be asked. That was a perfect statement!!!😊
How the hell did South Africa escape this video
Exactly, it's become hell here.
Because these places are even worse
Better question is how did Mogadishu?
... or Palestine
I'm doing alright in jhb 💪
An excellent report, thank you. Watching this reminds me of a book, _Planet of Slums,_ by Mike Davis which I highly recommend.
This was a great video. Thanks bro.
I was in Caracas in 1982. Traveled there for dinner with our oil tanker crew. Was nice what little I saw of it.
Dhaka was the first city that came to my mind but it showed up as the second choice here.
Where in the UK was this footage 11:17 taken?
You know the US has a higher knife crime rate than the U.K. yeah?
Right beside where you live. Get it into ya
Lol Brits don't have guns
No Indian city? That's a surprise.
If you can handle overcrowded streets from time to time then you'll be fine in most cities. Alot of stereotypes about water etc are bullshit. Pollution is a bit of a problem but at this point the people are immune to it.
Other are way worst than those. Also almost no government there. Like Pakistan and Bangladesh. BD 29 times couped , 17 times constitution changed. In PK, army run everything.
Indian cities are not like this
This makes it clear that life really is about perspective
Those are low vibration places that one must avoid by any means! Nothing good comes out of those places!
@@redhat4363???
And now for another episode of Super Happy Feelgood Content Hour with Simon Whistler....
... oh no.
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Jeezus. Happy New Year to you too Simon 😳
Really puts my 45 minute commute into perspective…
I used to walk around on my own in San Pedro Sula in 2008; against the advice of my friends. I now consider myself lucky to have survived. Yet, during one of my walks outside, several neighbours died from a drive-by. God be with them and all that are forced to survive in such a world with daily threats
I hope you know that even though San Pedro Sula and Honduras still have many problems, we have made some progress, the San Pedro Sula of 2008 is a lot different from the San Pedro Sula of today. It is sad that the progress we've made is not seen, because of videos like this one, that are stuck it the past, and have outdated information
@1:51 The saying _The enemy of my enemy is my friend_ is *_wrong._* The enemy of my enemy is merely the enemy of my enemy.
No, it’s 100% correct, because as soon as that enemy is defeated, the phrase no longer applies, and the “friends” become enemies again.
For whatever reason, I noticed the audio being a bit harsher in this video, the ‘s’ sounds were harsher. Maybe something that can be adjusted with your mic setup?
I'm a firm believer that people in the west should spend time in a 3rd world country or a warzone. You get an incredible perspective and appreciation of life.
They will just stay here and destroy it with progressive ideologies.
@@jazzcatjohn What is sickening is that Seattle city government has let it become a hellhole. It makes no sense to excuse it's rapid decline simply because somewhere else is worse.
I'm a firm believer that western champagne socialists should be provided with a one way plane ticket to Cuba to see just how well communism works in practice.
@@rtyrsson Whereas I'm aware of the problems in Seattle, I have also heard from people who have long lived there that the negative video images of the city constantly being sent around the internet are out of proportion and are far from the whole story. Do you live there?... I have also heard from longtime Seattle residents that the real problem is the absolute unaffordability of housing any more. They have said everything in sight is taken over and gentrified so that even young tech professionals can't find a one-bedroom apartment. This isn't anything the city government has done; it's our national priorities. The billionaires control everything.
Warzone = Indian poop festival?
Hong Kong, Australia, Ireland and Singapore were colonised too.
4 countries that are thriving✌️
Thank you for this fact that a lot of people ignore.
"Thriving" is an odd way to put it , but its all relative.
@ yeah there are better words but I didn’t give it much thought! Maybe “thriving in comparison” with the 10 listed in the video.
Gaelic is nearly an extinct language due to colonization. Millions died during the potato blight in part because of british rule.
Ask someone from Ireland if they're glad their country was subjugated by the british for hundreds of years.
Are you familiar with Kowloon Walled City? Not all is sunshine and roses in Hong Kong either.
What amazes me is how, despite the grinding poverty and violence of a place, people seem to just get on with life, falling in love, raising families and engaging in recreational activities like everyone else. It is a testament to how tough humans can be I guess.
Only 1 billion population lives in developed countries
Rest lives in developing and underdeveloped countries
It’s called natural selection. The ones who can’t handle the poverty or think they shouldn’t bring kids into it don’t reproduce. The ones that don’t care do reproduce. In the end you’re left with people who don’t care as much about the situation, at least not enough to not sentence other humans to that life
People greatly underestimate the importance of peace and good leadership.
I don't understand why here in Toronto and western once great cities they are obsessed wth more and more housing for more and more and more immigrants. Democracy depends on constant population growth to keep the financial model working. But eventually cities become overcrowded and hellish. I dont want Toronto to turn into Cairo, Dhaka, Mumbai Lagos. When will we see this cant keep going on without significant reduction in life quality
Well Trudeau is gone. Let's see what the conservatives do when they are voted in
If they fixed the places the immigrants came from it wouldn't get crowded. Why can't all these African countries run their land well enough to have a degree of civilisation.
Gangs and wars and unbuilt or falling apart sewage systems and not building above flood plains.
When you think that one of Americas cities is built on top of the old one humans are capable of fixing these problems intellectually but these places can't function and run so they come over here and wreck it.
They should kick them all out and make them get their shit together and fix the 3rd world rather than come messing up our decent efforts
Democracy does NOT depend on constant population growth; CAPITALISM does. All of the cities on this list are plagued by corruption and infrastructure issues. In a healthy democracy not captured by oligarchs, these things can be managed.
Capitalism is like a pyramid scheme.
But it can be controlled. It just requires some discipline from the greedy rich.😮💨
There's a reason why Mumbai isn't in the video above and that's because Mumbai has made a lot of advancements in infrastructure, standard of living etc, in recent times. Even Mumbai's biggest slum Dharavi is being transformed into a mega housing project.
Seeing Damascus on this list is very sad. I remember seeing it on the news before the civil war and it seemed nice.
And here in America we cry bloody murder about grocery and gas prices as we drive our $80,000 pick ups from fast food restaurants to our 2000 sq ft homes in the suburbs.
And complain about how it is oppressive and unfair it is to have to work a forty hour week in a cushy office with health benefits and paid time off.
@@eli-bt4he Most Americans don't have any of that.
@@MatthewTheWanderer the point was that Americans, even the poorest, are blissfully unaware how privileged they are compared to so many Countries.
@ That's not how it sounded. It sounded like you assumed that all Americans drive expensive pickup trucks and live in big houses, which is an insidious lie.
Murica
Eff yeah !
My biggest flex is I’ve lived in two of these cities for years lmao
You forgot Norilsk Russia. Perhaps not plagued by the same violence and political instability as the rest but noted as the world’s most depressing city to live in.
If you’re depressed it at least means you’re alive. I’d take depression over rampant crime and lack of basic services
depressing, and we hope for the best for people who live in these areas.
The thing is, the people in these areas make these areas. It’s not all doing the worst, but it’s all contributing a little in their attitudes, what they ignore, what they prioritize that contributes to the overall culture.
@@eddiejohnson4434 true
I used to find myself in Guatemala City from time to time and I don't know where it ranks in terms of dangerousness but I know that my life was persistently in danger and I watched a bus get hijacked in broad daylight. The American embassy is a literal fortress with more armed guards than Fort Knox, and the American State Department strongly recommends that you do not visit for any reason whatsoever. Of course, I wandered around in a drunken stupor by myself. I always had the element of surprise in my favor because I was literally the last thing anyone would expect in that environment. I actually found a few good restaurants that were ridiculously affordable.
Afghanistan and iran were good places right into the 70s, well educated people, fashionable, cultured, it's so sad
You mean when the US toppled the democratically elected government? Yeah.
You mean when the US started getting involved in the region? We did overthrow their government, after all. Then, we funded everyone who would help against the Soviets, not caring if they became despots later.
@@AdamtheRed- No, you're thinking of the soviets. The US didn't invade until ~2001
It would have been chaos anyway with religion taking over. They want to live in 870 AD. 🤦
@RHCole lol. Look up operation Ajax, kiddo. Then, look up the Soviet-Afgan war. Then, look up operation desert shield and storm. These are to name but a few of US operations in the region. Pre-'01.
Can't help but think that some semblance of birth control could solve many of these issues.
Friendly suggestion: you should show us a map of where these places are.
😂 why use a atlas or go on Google Earth
Are you asking why the editor didn’t bother doing these things? Or all the individual viewers as they watched the video?
Alas, UA-cam is not a physical book
Can the editor then come to my house and cut my dinner up for me? 😂
Google Maps is your friend.
first chapter, BOOM my country... great
also 13 million people have left the country, you can find us everywhere and i say EVERYWHERE
And we are hated in every place too, thank your god or whatever u believe in that you are not born as syrian, you lose the life game from the start
Why that hate?
Mexico City may appear in good shape on the surface , but it is heading towards being an uninhabitable megacity mess.
The city is actually sinking at an alarming rate.
The city / region is almost entirely out of water.
Unfortunately these issues will not be resolved.
Thank you for the comment at the end Simon about why people leave countries like Honduras and cross into the US illegally.
City | Religious Population (%) | Percentage Representation
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Damascus, Syria | 95% | Islam: 87%, Christianity: 10%, Druze: 3%
Dhaka, Bangladesh | 99% | Islam: 90%, Hinduism: 8%, Buddhism: 1%
Lagos, Nigeria | 99% | Christianity: 50%, Islam: 48%, Traditional: 1%
Caracas, Venezuela | 98% | Roman Catholicism: 71%, Protestantism: 17%, Others: 10%
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 96% | Roman Catholicism: 55%, Protestantism: 28%, Vodou: 13%
Kabul, Afghanistan | 99.7% | Sunni Islam: 85%, Shia Islam: 14%, Others: 1%
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 99% | Christianity: 95%, Indigenous: 3%, Bahá'í: 2%
Karachi, Pakistan | 99% | Islam: 96%, Christianity: 3%, Hinduism: 1%
Tripoli, Libya | 99% | Islam: 97%, Christianity: 2%, Others: 1%
San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 98% | Roman Catholicism: 46%, Protestantism: 41%, Others: 11%
So yeah, there seems to be a pattern...
And many of the best places to live have high degrees of atheism. Hmmmm.
@@paigeharrison3909 Well, yes, but that's because people who are prosperous and secure have no need to seek out false hope. That was the point of Marx's "opiate of the people" criticism -- he wasn't criticizing religion directly, he was criticizing the disenfranchisement that prompts people to turn to religion.
Much as I'm not a fan of sectarian religion, I'm also not a fan representing statistics that may be only indicdentially related to crises as being the cause.
@@brianarbenz1329 The correlation between faith and poverty is strong, worldwide.
@@mycosys Correleation and cause are not the same thing. And I do fault much of religion for wehat it did. I just don't accept oversimplified lum sum equations.
0:31 - Sad. 😔
The cradle of humanity second only to Messoptania (Iraq)
Damascus and Syria became (through conquer) and were part of *Mesopotamia* too for a while.
Kinda just like they warned us it would be, back in the day.
Making it even more sad & wild is how many of these are capital cities: not random one offs
A few pointers to offset the idea that the Third World is all a terrible place: Botswana uses high fees on mining companies to pay for health care and education for its people, so poverty has declined there. Tanzania has also made progress since the '70s. And Cuba, whose very successful health care and educational systems inspired other nations, is a place free of gangs or militia, though it and these other nations are struggling with inflation.
Cuba is suffering from idiotic communist political and economic policies.
@@brianboye8025 Those policies were overwhelmingly beneficial for the people of Cuba, despite the State Department and Operation Mockingbird lies.
Cuba's healthcare isn't successful. They produce a lot of doctors, but they don't have medicine.
Could that be because of the US economic embargo on a nation that cares more about it's people than the interest of foreign oligarchy?@@MrRJC1991
Clearly you didn't do any research on Cuba.
3:01 it says it’s 24th how is it one of the most polluted cities if it’s 24th?
Literally so many bots omg UA-cam seriously needs to fix this
@@Chloeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee OK bot.
It's not a bug, it's a feature.
But bots come with bewbies. I'm not sure I want them to go...
Seems like something a bot would say....
😂 definitely a bot 💯💯
Would you believe Dhaka was even worse when I was a kid🤢
I’m not surprised that Portsmouth is on the list, but I wasn’t expecting it to be number one. Fair enough I suppose.
Governments of these places should be straight up embarrassed for not doing shit for their own country. Like wtf is the point of even having a government if that’s what your country looks like? How embarrassing.
The point of government is to use violence against the people in the country to serve the needs of the ones running govt.
“Helping the people” and things like that are what needs to be told to people who are gullible so they think govt is inherently about good.
So the question is this: Why do people that live in these cities insist you adding to the problem by having children. Why would you ever want to bring up a child in any of these cities.
Mostly because their god/gods told them to, as always. And because even condoms aren’t available in some of these places.
Well considering yt Europe and U.S.A has a birth rate less than 2, that seems to break your argument. Its not about economic conditions its survival. Kids are essential to ones survival, since pensions and old age is considered a burden most people have no hope of seeing past 60 unless they have a male child or two looking after them in old age
Problem with karachi is total lack of public transport
Simon's Basement is a the bottom of this list.
Either you're cropping way too tightly or your new camera sucks
I have photos of port moresby from ww2. My grandpa landed there was the 475th army airforce. Obviously it was much less populated then. He always praised the locals for helping them survive. The supply ships w food and water purification equipment never came, just boat loads of bullets which u cannot eat. Its remarkable what happens when you don't have urban planning.
Yes , I have heard some stories like that as well.
And it has been that way ever since.
Just makes you realise how lucky we are to live in an organised society where the rule of law is , for the most part, followed and respected.
I walked up to Woolies today and the biggest threat to me was stepping in dog shit. Thankyou Simon, you’ve made me appreciate and love where I live, more than I did. Although, I’m in Australia 🇦🇺 and I already knew how good we have it, but seeing those places reinforces those feelings of safety and security.
Well done mate. There’s gotta be more cities you could do. Are you going to do a
part 2 ?
Cheers mate. 🙂🇦🇺👍
@0:25. Are we talking about San Francisco?
Are we talking about George Floyd shrine in middle of Minneapolis huh how honnor a drug dealer
We're talking about your life, idiot
This is not about the fkin US good god
He said the us did its best to bomb Kabul back to the Stone Age… that was not their best lol
Each one of these places has at least one of these things in common: Religious, Political, Racial.
Well yes. But that's just people. What they have in common is people. WAY too many people doing people-y things.
I swear some of y'all are racist/classist
Simon, you are taking on AI single handedly. And winning! Another SW channel to sub to. Im in!
Glad my hometown isn't on this list!
😂 where do you live
I just hope these places become safe for the people living there.
Whenever I hear someone complaining or I feel myself feeling down, I remind myself I was born in the US and luckier than most.
If you were born in the US you are luckier than absolutely anyone that wasn't.
Oh, don't worry, our day is coming. They say they save the best for last.
Damascus has suffered far less in the Syrian Civil War than Aleppo.
The worst place is slaughter houses where animals are murdered and people who eat them are even terrible. Excluding those people who consume animals for survival.
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check simon out in his tight t shirt. he's like yeah i lift bro
Make a drinking game- Take a shot every time he says “crumbling infrastructure” and call me in the morning! 😂cheers🥂
How bad are these cities? Even Detroit didn’t make the list.
Seems fun being that ignorant.
🤡🤡🤡
Dude don't compare any developed country cities to developing or underdeveloped country cities
Detroit isnt even close to an of this
Remember if we went back in time to medieval times, many cities then, were appalling to live in.
We really should be helping these people, but whatever we the ordinary people might want to do for others, our politicians may think otherwise. We should at least hope for the best in Damascus, because the extremists who burnt a Christmas tree were arrested by the new authorities and other extreme groups are being hunted and dealt with, by them.
There's a pattern with all these cities but we aren't supposed to notice
Colonization, yes
Thousands of years of colonialism.
They would be at War because of religion anyway. It's religion, not colonization.
@@Gorilla_Jones Christianity, yes
Wow, you're so moral, so much for religious freedom
The only city on your list I've been to is Tripoli - lived there for about 3 months. The Italian food there was to die for. But that was in 1966, before Ghaddafi.
People in 1st world countries think their life sucks because they have to work and don’t always get their way.
Many germans would disagree and say: Germany is place 1.
"So much bureaucracy, so many foreigner, so many woke left-greenies, so many aggressive drivers...*sigh*"
"The world is a dangerous place to live."
-- Albert Einstein
My decaf carmel frappe with almond milk took more than three minutes but my town isn’t the worst?!?! Makes no sense.
It's important to bring these places to light, the world is far from perfect
Curious to see if My hometown of Flint, Michigan makes this list?
Well, someone tell Danny S that there are places worse than Rotherham.
That's #11. #12 is the basement of some random British UA-camr in the Czech Republic. At least that's what he says to himself as he gets whipped by the resident space heater.
'Power cuts' dude! 'Power cuts'. 'Outages' are an American abomination.
5:43 that man's magazine 😂😂 he had extended mags x2
Swearz😂😂
Gaza and those terrible places in Sudan and Congo .These places make me count my blessings
Every time someone says overpopulation isn't a problem I suggest they take a trip to Bangladesh, starting with Dhaka.
How on Earth did I come across a Simon Whistler video with no views? The gods must be smiling upon me.
He’s on 8 channels that upload daily, it’s really not that crazy
Simon been in the gym 💪🏻 I see you big bro