Pink Sausages And Vodka | Journey to The Provinces Of Belarus 🇧🇾

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  • Опубліковано 2 бер 2019
  • 🇧🇾 This is part two of my journey to a provincial city in Belarus. In it we have Lenin statues, vodka and a strange pink sausage made of...Well I have no idea. Join me once again on my trip to Bobruisk.
    Part One of this series: • Back To The USSR | Los...

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  • @strawberries7534
    @strawberries7534 4 роки тому +5583

    I get a feeling that this man's first word as a baby was 'soviet'

  • @liltrooper29
    @liltrooper29 3 роки тому +1666

    This guy literally travels the world and goes everywhere he wants without a single shit to give. I love it.

    • @samdrow8268
      @samdrow8268 3 роки тому +37

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 lol, wdym? Why do you think it's wrong?

    • @samdrow8268
      @samdrow8268 3 роки тому +53

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 are you from some Muslim country or a Catholic countryside? People in the West (including me) are totally fine with that, so I don't get your complaint 😆

    • @cartofipai4032
      @cartofipai4032 2 роки тому +36

      The beutiful thing is that he is enjoing every single place even if it is simple . He is able to enjoy even the sand of a desert or the stone of a camp road ... It is not nevecesary for him to be in expensive places or very special environment ( like a i dont know what expensive beach club ) . This guy love life and that is evident .

    • @cartofipai4032
      @cartofipai4032 2 роки тому +10

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 ?

    • @cartofipai4032
      @cartofipai4032 2 роки тому +11

      @@xxxyungarachnid6473 please explain to me what i did in a incorect or wrong way , and i will delete the coments . i really do not understand what is wrong

  • @zulusheksta1985
    @zulusheksta1985 3 роки тому +312

    I love the fact that as a Westerner you are so open to our post Soviet culture, enjoying visiting our countries. I see a spark in your eyes when you are in Belarus.

    • @samdrow8268
      @samdrow8268 3 роки тому +3

      That's true

    • @user-ny2dx7lz3s
      @user-ny2dx7lz3s 2 роки тому +7

      @Taiga Это Бенжамин ищет просто гопников и алкашей искал бы он инженеров и просто культурных людей нашел бы без проблем.

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 15 днів тому

      Beautiful and oft overlooked part of the world. Visiting is on my bucket list!

  • @stepanstulov9871
    @stepanstulov9871 3 роки тому +67

    21:23 Fun fact, Russian word "вокзал" comes from English "Vauxhall", a district in South London.

  • @ryanfinch9281
    @ryanfinch9281 4 роки тому +2039

    I would love to see a bald Russian dude come to my provincial English town to point out the Thatcherite architecture and walk around Poundstretcher.

    • @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293
      @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 3 роки тому +79

      That is the best idea for a channel! LOL! If you look at the average UK market town through the eyes of an ignorant but eager tourist you start noticing all sorts of super kitsch things that are so ridiculous or ugly that it's laugh-out-loud funny. You ought to do this channel, :D

    • @ryanfinch9281
      @ryanfinch9281 3 роки тому +44

      @@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 Trouble is I am already English lol, we could get Bald to fly Kolya over...

    • @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293
      @ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 3 роки тому +7

      @@ryanfinch9281 Nooo! You have to offer tours for people you have on your social media! Or if international travel is just not on the cards for the foreseeable future, how about doing this between two English people: you show me your town and I'll show you mine. Do it! It would be HILARIOUS. I'm already laughing out loud at how I would educate someone about the culture and history of my town. I heartily encourage this project, it'd be HUGE! Go Ryan, I have faith in you! Think of the merchandise too! It'd be hysterically funny.

    • @natangambit3225
      @natangambit3225 3 роки тому +7

      My dream, just not such cheap country ;)

    • @alexg8637
      @alexg8637 3 роки тому +12

      Unfortunately, most of the russian bloggers just show the downtown. They are not so educated, as Benjamin about things they show to their viewers.

  • @DJx6293
    @DJx6293 4 роки тому +3406

    This channel is the best thing I've discovered in 2020 lmao

  • @PetrusJosephus
    @PetrusJosephus 2 роки тому +56

    I was in Ukraine two months living in a monastery. Pink sausages and bread almost every second day. Buckwheat every other day. Eggs on Sunday. This brings back memories haha.

  • @devmehta4226
    @devmehta4226 Рік тому +17

    Hey bald I am from India. I am preparing for my exams. I feel very stressed after studying continuously for hours after which I watch your videos it refreshes my mind a lot. I am very grateful to you Mr Bald thanks a lot.

  • @baldandbankrupt
    @baldandbankrupt  5 років тому +1871

    Questions Answered:
    1. Where are all the people? Young people leave these small cities in search of work in larger cities. In daytime people are at work. People don't have much disposable income so don't just go out needlessly window shopping like in the West for example. Many Belarusian people have emigrated abroad too. There is a shorter life expectancy and also there was a war not long ago that killed 25% of the population. Bobruisk had it's Jewish population wiped out rapidly.
    2. The people there look so miserable there! Are they? No. Belarusian people are friendly but not for no reason. By that I mean if they don't know you they can come across as harsh and unsmiling on the street but once they know you and see you are a normal dude they are completely different and warm up and become very very hospitable and warm.See the two girls in my Indian food video. They are typical Belarusian girls. Fun and friendly. I would not travel in a region if the people were not decent and welcoming. They also don't like strangers walking up and filming them ( understandably ) so it is hard to film interactions and capture their warmth on film. When the camera is off I meet epic people who like to party, tell jokes, have a laugh.
    3. It looks so depressing! Is it? Not to me. I love the region and the people. I never feel depressed here. The weather is shit in the winter for sure. Summer is different entirely. 30c every day, blue skies, girls in short skirts. Now people are just going from home to work and trying to avoid the cold so it looks somewhat grim. In summer I will show you how it really is.
    4. It is a dictatorship! How can you film there?! I am not an election observer so don't know how free elections are but Belarus is not North Korea!! KGB do not follow you. There are clubs and casinos, people talk openly. People travel abroad freely. Internet is not restricted. People here do whatever they want just like in most other places. It's a normal place but they respect their Soviet past. Great sacrifices were made by men, women and children to defend this land and they don't want to sell it to some smooth talking foreign banker in pin striped suit.
    If you would like to know more about the country then please buy my book from Amazon: The Burning Edge by Arthur Chichester in which I travel through Belarus and share my experiences and opinions.

    • @jackg9006
      @jackg9006 5 років тому +111

      I bought and read the book and I enjoyed it. I don't know how Mr Chichester feels about you revealing so openly that you are his ghostwriter though

    • @boopsera
      @boopsera 5 років тому +4

      Just joking bald. Enjoy your stay there & post more videos please

    • @goqsane
      @goqsane 5 років тому +2

      Brother, tovarishch (notice the difference between the letter ш and щ) means comrade ;)

    • @subhashis23
      @subhashis23 5 років тому +20

      "Why you are not visiting Israel" oldest friend of india. We need to know there culture life hope you expore that country also. You have spent lots of time in russia now this time is for israel

    • @mr.kiwang
      @mr.kiwang 5 років тому +7

      Woww you are such a talented guy !!! Bro.. good work, good job.. appreciate!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @lukeysharp94
    @lukeysharp94 5 років тому +2041

    I think this guy legit is the only UA-camr I watch without skipping a second. Love your content!

    • @consbeats7894
      @consbeats7894 5 років тому +3

      4 real, me to

    • @zulukilocharlie
      @zulukilocharlie 5 років тому +3

      Me too

    • @christinaheuer7169
      @christinaheuer7169 5 років тому +2

      Lukey S same here

    • @tomasvods8348
      @tomasvods8348 5 років тому +3

      @Working for Elohim MC it definetly is not unedited

    • @margaretkearsey734
      @margaretkearsey734 5 років тому +4

      @@christinaheuer7169 yes me too- such a fun, sincere interesting guy. We get to experience all of these adventures vicariously through him.

  • @ABHISHEK0058
    @ABHISHEK0058 3 роки тому +71

    I read a lot of Russian literature and always wanted to experience Russia and through your channel I experienced it all. thank you

    • @Wasrael
      @Wasrael 2 роки тому +1

      It's shit it looks like 😂

    • @poorni4742
      @poorni4742 2 роки тому +3

      @@Wasrael no

    • @Wasrael
      @Wasrael 2 роки тому +1

      @@poorni4742 lol Russia is one of the most depressing looking countries there is 😂 no where near the standards of actual first world Western nations 😂

    • @kirillzotin1983
      @kirillzotin1983 10 місяців тому +5

      Enjoy your first World standards and be happy

    • @user-um4zg4xs9o
      @user-um4zg4xs9o 7 місяців тому

      ​@@Wasraelgo back to Mexico

  • @mik3ymomo
    @mik3ymomo 2 роки тому +33

    Love what you are doing with your channels. This is the content people crave and they don’t even know it until they find it and watch. Well done. Watching from New Jersey, USA.

  • @Saucer305
    @Saucer305 4 роки тому +570

    This man is single handedly teaching the world about other cultures thank you Bald

    • @starsnstrife
      @starsnstrife 4 роки тому +19

      up until today i never knew soviet snow existed

    • @rutrwer8220
      @rutrwer8220 4 роки тому +8

      english man conquering the world again. I bet that's how colonization actually happened.

    • @samuelpiatrovich7271
      @samuelpiatrovich7271 4 роки тому +2

      But he doesn't show the good bits, only old soviet ones XD.
      I live in Belarus, but British myself, so I know... Lol

    • @leelaural
      @leelaural 4 роки тому +6

      I find it very educational and its done in a fun way....I'm glad we get to see the smaller places and see the real people....thx Bald...

    • @Delicious_J
      @Delicious_J 4 роки тому +1

      Like because of your pfp

  • @memegames6743
    @memegames6743 4 роки тому +1317

    “I don’t know why I’m getting hard stares”
    Shakes stuffed beavers hand*

    • @ashiqn46
      @ashiqn46 3 роки тому +4

      Epic😂

    • @BltchErica
      @BltchErica 3 роки тому +30

      When he started shaking the stuffed beaver's hand and talking to it I thought exactly that. It's not exactly normal to film yourself acting like that in eastern europe

    • @bbcmotd
      @bbcmotd 3 роки тому +24

      Fun fact: it's a beaver because the city name has something to to with beavers (Bobruisk - Bobyor). Bobyor is Beaver (see the similar sound to it).

    • @dannass5
      @dannass5 3 роки тому +7

      @@BltchErica he's a troll, but a wholesome one

    • @RaptorProducts1991
      @RaptorProducts1991 3 роки тому +2

      @@bbcmotd shit, indeed - my original language is Russian and I didn't notice

  • @adisyamadasa4238
    @adisyamadasa4238 3 роки тому +20

    Thank you for showing all the places I used to hang around when I was 4. Warmed my heart man. Been living in US for 11 years now. Cheers

    • @rossib6974
      @rossib6974 Рік тому

      You are wasting your life in AngloAmerican countries chasing dream turned nightmare .It will turn on you big style Chew and throw you away without any exception ! You never safe

    • @nilnil8411
      @nilnil8411 Рік тому

      Are you Indian or Belarusian?

  • @jackb.hardtime53
    @jackb.hardtime53 3 роки тому +15

    I’ve learned so much from this channel in the past few weeks. This man needs his own television program

  • @LaserTractor
    @LaserTractor 4 роки тому +644

    The funniest part of the video is 13:12 actually.
    He wanted to say "I'm apologizing" but said "Apologize" as a request lol

    • @NichtNameee
      @NichtNameee 3 роки тому +84

      Apologize bitch?

    • @casino-x5775
      @casino-x5775 3 роки тому +5

      Easy))The y don’t understand English,so it’s no matter to blame him for that shit

    • @isitmyturntodie2787
      @isitmyturntodie2787 3 роки тому +52

      @@casino-x5775 he said it in Russian,that's the problem;D

    • @ellispiper6313
      @ellispiper6313 3 роки тому +30

      haha I guess learning Russian grammar does come in handy. Unlike his own advice from 2018

    • @natangambit3225
      @natangambit3225 3 роки тому +35

      @@ellispiper6313 Bald's russian on a pretty high level. Even if he say smthing wrong after a second he correct himself.
      But i like that moment where is he open door and tells: apogolize, bich! :D

  • @scholarlycat8180
    @scholarlycat8180 3 роки тому +413

    "Who gave you the right to film here?"
    "Who do you think you are, a policeman?"
    Rekt. Bald literally knows how to handle any situation.

    • @TruthAplomado
      @TruthAplomado Рік тому +6

      The cameraman superpower I guess. All cameramen survive

  • @dimitarilchev3918
    @dimitarilchev3918 3 роки тому +10

    This man is the best UA-camr alive! Humour, knowledge and the proper usage of the word "soviet" is exactly what we needed

  • @dalebooth4970
    @dalebooth4970 2 роки тому +11

    What fabulous videos Ben makes. His passion about these East European places shine through. I'm absolutely hooked on his travels during the past 18 mths. Give me these places over the normal tourist routes any day of the week. Thankyou B and B.

  • @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu
    @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu 5 років тому +434

    It looks like my grandma was the head decorator of the whole country! Very nice.

    • @jaywicks7434
      @jaywicks7434 5 років тому +14

      Straight up best comment ever

    • @JM-wr2fo
      @JM-wr2fo 5 років тому +12

      ahahahah priceless comment

    • @katiempojer
      @katiempojer 5 років тому +6

      Lol Eastern European grandmas love flowery curtains mine did

    • @mathildewesendonck7225
      @mathildewesendonck7225 5 років тому +2

      Minong Maniac 😂😂😂😂

    • @roddyrodrodrod
      @roddyrodrodrod 5 років тому +2

      Ha, good stuff. :D

  • @dariusz078
    @dariusz078 5 років тому +773

    There must be Soviet equivalent of Bald and bancrupt! Someone who visit Scotland and say to Scots" You English people are very friendly" hahahaha.

    • @likwidmagik
      @likwidmagik 4 роки тому +32

      That is GENIUS!!!!

    • @likwidmagik
      @likwidmagik 4 роки тому +5

      @@jdh6752 I'd watch just to hear him try to pronounce it. And I'm Canadian so I can't prounounce it, most likely. Well not from seeing it. If I heard it I could reproduce it, lol.

    • @john_gold364
      @john_gold364 4 роки тому +2

      @@jdh6752 i was in that sutiation so sorry about it

    • @rayze2394
      @rayze2394 4 роки тому +54

      His name is Hairy and Rich

    • @rayze2394
      @rayze2394 4 роки тому

      @@jdh6752 I thought because the avarage russian is bald....

  • @user-mb3bi8mb4s
    @user-mb3bi8mb4s 3 роки тому +6

    Your smile’s so miraculous. Always you’ve got so friendly face to people you talk.
    Thanks for visiting, man.

  • @1upthegreat
    @1upthegreat 3 роки тому +11

    your a Legend bruv....love peace and safety as you continue to bring culture to us stuck in the mainland. Be well brother and thank you for all you do for us.

  • @MrReeceGB
    @MrReeceGB 5 років тому +145

    Your Moldova video randomly appeared in my recommended and i'm so glad it did!

  • @joeurbreviewandcopyvids
    @joeurbreviewandcopyvids 4 роки тому +809

    I was in a coffee shop in Kyiv and they had this impressive, huge cake castle. I took a photo of it. A waiter (a kid about 20 years old) came over and said, "excuse me sir, you can't do that, it's against the law." I told him I guarantee the Ukrainian parliament wouldn't waste their time passing laws making it illegal to photograph birthday cakes. He just stood there and looked at me until I told him to go away. That was five years ago. I guess he didn't want me putting it on Facebook, after all, they might get get some customers.

    • @joeurbreviewandcopyvids
      @joeurbreviewandcopyvids 4 роки тому +203

      @@alexsh1135 Everyone was friendly. This waiter was polite. It's just that he had it in his head it was his job to stop me from taking a picture of the birthday cake, either not understanding having a photo on social media would help the business he worked in, or possibly, not wanting the work that would come with more customers. I'm not sure why. Stuff like this happened all the time in Kazakhstan. For instance I asked a worker at an upscale shop why they didn't carry one drink they used to have. She said, "we kept selling out of it, so we decided not to carry it any more."

    • @TheZombaslaya
      @TheZombaslaya 4 роки тому +22

      Joe Urbanas Yup that’s the mindset in a nutshell.

    • @user-ku7xm1qf4b
      @user-ku7xm1qf4b 4 роки тому +5

      @MySonNarkoman so American and Japanese people has same soviet mindset? Lmao

    • @cristianromanoschi6963
      @cristianromanoschi6963 4 роки тому +17

      It seems like a common thing in Eastern Europe. I live in Romania which is in European Union and full of foreign turists and expats and they still do that especially in shops and some derilict industrial sites. Part is mentality part is that they are afraid you will take a picture of a cockroach on the cake and put it on fbook.

    • @duartesimoes508
      @duartesimoes508 4 роки тому +12

      Bear in mind that in most of the shopping malls and supermarkets in Western Europe you cannot take pictures freely too. Often there is a written warning. I fail to understand the reason, though...

  • @Nate-9797
    @Nate-9797 3 роки тому +201

    Bald: all you need as a man is meat carbs and vodka.
    Me: *sipping my choccy milk* damn right

    • @RayneBubble.
      @RayneBubble. 3 роки тому +2

      ~ hell ya!!!

    • @alanbeckham9093
      @alanbeckham9093 3 роки тому +5

      Choccy milk rules!!!!

    • @lyubomirblazhev1014
      @lyubomirblazhev1014 3 роки тому +6

      Now I want Choccy milk

    • @Nate-9797
      @Nate-9797 3 роки тому +7

      @@lyubomirblazhev1014 here bro have some *pours you a glass*

    • @5.7moy
      @5.7moy 2 роки тому +4

      Never forget the Dino nuggies

  • @giln4689
    @giln4689 3 роки тому +1

    found this channel a couple days ago, ive already grown to love it. thanks Bald!!

  • @prod.tutilio4953
    @prod.tutilio4953 5 років тому +141

    You help me stay positive when I see you walking around an old Soviet town with a big smile, even on a shitty day it helps me go to bed with a better outlook on life in general. Thanks for making these out of the way travel videos bro

    • @ostwind7031
      @ostwind7031 5 років тому +1

      prod. tutilio I feel you, his video helps me today.

    • @Bialy_1
      @Bialy_1 5 років тому

      How is that Soviet town when USSR died in 1992? And historically "Babruysk was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and was an important militarily fortified border post. In the 14th century a castle was built on one of the hills near the Berezina River. "...

    • @ostwind7031
      @ostwind7031 5 років тому +2

      Biały Not much has changed since 1992 and it’s still very similar to USSR times, that’s why. So it looks very close to 1992 and obviously since 600 years not close to some Polish-Lithuanian city.

  • @ciapaty1995
    @ciapaty1995 3 роки тому +528

    "This is how people decorate their homes here in Babruysk"
    *points at regular wall clocks*
    Me: Daaaamn, those guys are crazy

  • @robinfuentes823
    @robinfuentes823 3 роки тому

    Dude I have been watching you and Harald videos throughout this holidays I never get bored I love how you have done your homework and interact with locals in they're language

  • @englishsteve1465
    @englishsteve1465 2 роки тому +8

    Wow, the shop at the start was like a time machine back to 1970's in the UK. Now I yearn for a big pottery vase with Marilyn Munroe on it ! : )

    • @alexmckee4683
      @alexmckee4683 5 місяців тому

      Better than modern shops with barely anything in them.

  • @billiondollardan
    @billiondollardan 4 роки тому +1003

    Coronavirus lockdown day who tf knows: Binge watching B&B episodes including ones I've already watched

  • @KRAFTWERK2K6
    @KRAFTWERK2K6 5 років тому +492

    12:30 Hahaha that dude in the background "oh god, he's talking into the emptiness in front of him.... how many Vodka did he have?"

    • @circle2867
      @circle2867 5 років тому +5

      he's infected, fucking run!

    • @jasonm911
      @jasonm911 5 років тому +15

      ha the waitress before too lol

    • @DJEDzTV
      @DJEDzTV 5 років тому +5

      HAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAA I'VE SPOTTED HIM TOO ))))))))))))

    • @satan1189
      @satan1189 4 роки тому +1

      Is that literally what he said

    • @maratmagomedov4139
      @maratmagomedov4139 4 роки тому

      It's not him who's talking

  • @puregreekweed
    @puregreekweed 8 місяців тому +2

    Re-watching your vids after years, hits different....

  • @allasegal128
    @allasegal128 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Mr Benjamin! Was born in Bobryisk,lived my life in Minsk, moved to USA 1994,Never regret, retired now, always thankful, like your program, wishing you everything the best, making all watchers very positive,t y.

  • @myxomatosis_
    @myxomatosis_ 4 роки тому +192

    5:51 fun fact: Bobruysk literally means "beaver town"

    • @a8s320
      @a8s320 4 роки тому +6

      How is this not a top comment hahahahah :))))

    • @user-se3zq6ww4n
      @user-se3zq6ww4n 4 роки тому +7

      Yes, it is. I waited when he would say this. But.. maybe he just didn't know the word бобёр - beaver in Russian

    • @JohnDoe-ox5ni
      @JohnDoe-ox5ni 3 роки тому +7

      Breaking news..Baldy shoots in beaver town .Hairy stuff.!

  • @carlosvitor7261
    @carlosvitor7261 5 років тому +330

    It´is hilarious how casual you are on the most awkward situations XD

    • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
      @user-xg8yy7yl1d 5 років тому +33

      He’s travelled around a lot. The awkward situations here are nothing like when he went to India and some guy followed him all around town asking for money

    • @thatonegamer5006
      @thatonegamer5006 4 роки тому +1

      So true XD

  • @thefunny5706
    @thefunny5706 3 роки тому +1

    ТЫ такой позитивный))))) приятно смотреть. You are so positive ))) very glad to watching you))

  • @dirtydogg06
    @dirtydogg06 2 роки тому

    Just discovered this channel……mr bald your personality is magnetic. You seem like a top bloke. I’ve seen alot of UA-cam channels, but yours has to be the most respectful, genuine, caring and funniest!! Keeping it real my bro🤙🏾🤙🏾

  • @ZappedCard
    @ZappedCard 5 років тому +84

    The best of both ENTERTAINMENT and EDUCATION in these videos! Keep it up Mr Bald! 🔥

    • @ZappedCard
      @ZappedCard 5 років тому +4

      @@rjames5967 Aww you're so sweet. 🤗here's a hug, you seem to really need it. 😉

    • @leo-sx34
      @leo-sx34 5 років тому +1

      Dreamy Money TV 😂

  • @Mikko_Hamalainen
    @Mikko_Hamalainen 3 роки тому +166

    This guy never stops smiling, its great!

  • @FeazzyHD
    @FeazzyHD 3 роки тому +50

    I know he probably doesn't need travel tips but you NEVER say you're traveling alone, even if you are. No matter where in the world, always say you're with friends/family.

    • @vintagestuffguy1998
      @vintagestuffguy1998 2 роки тому +7

      Maybe for safety yet, but telling people you travel alone makes people a lot more ready to invite you to join them to eat/drink/visit their houses etc. Makes for good conversation

    • @FeazzyHD
      @FeazzyHD 2 роки тому +3

      @@vintagestuffguy1998 that’s definitely up to your discretion. I personally never say anything that would make me seem more vulnerable in anyway.

    • @margkropf5541
      @margkropf5541 2 роки тому +9

      As a single woman I would hesitate to tell anyone I was alone.

    • @robinsonner5461
      @robinsonner5461 2 роки тому +4

      Bollocks. Iv been travelling for a decade nothing bad happened. Lying to every one of the million people who ask me questions about what im doing etc on the off chance someone might mug me is silly.
      But each to their own. And I am a male.

    • @FeazzyHD
      @FeazzyHD 2 роки тому +5

      @@robinsonner5461 you really said “nothing bad every happened to me” like countless bad things haven’t happened to other people while traveling alone lol. Your perspective is not a reflection of the world, I’m simply giving a general safety tip.

  • @jeremyhomann1997
    @jeremyhomann1997 2 роки тому

    Such a great look into many lovely passed on country’s I love it. Lots of value in your videos. Such underrated way of how to travel in the sense of how to be respectful to the locals to avoid the harmful side of being vulnerable while being a traveller.. coming from someone who travels often, this is how you stay safe. Take notes people. Love the content!

  • @joshsmith7812
    @joshsmith7812 3 роки тому +433

    I've been going through a bit of a rough spot at the moment, and your content has not only kept me entertained but also cheered me up, thanks mate!

    • @Ready72000
      @Ready72000 3 роки тому +26

      I hope you are doing better now.

    • @peteradams8817
      @peteradams8817 3 роки тому +17

      Hope things have picked up brother

    • @AssyrianKing209
      @AssyrianKing209 2 роки тому +7

      Stay strong Josh, wishing you all the best bro.

    • @milanov0976
      @milanov0976 2 роки тому +5

      Stay strong Josh!

    • @connielimon90
      @connielimon90 2 роки тому +1

      yes he is uplifting and amusing

  • @AntonioCostaRealEstate
    @AntonioCostaRealEstate 5 років тому +38

    Indeed you are a Britt at heart. A traveler, not a tourist , breaking bread with strangers , taking risks , going the least traveled path. I salute you chap.

    • @KarryKarryKarry
      @KarryKarryKarry 5 років тому +4

      Antonio Costa Well that’s a Victorian thing isn’t it? When I meet brits in Europe on vacation they’re all wearing sweatpants, they’re scowling at people and they treat their all-you-can-eat buffet staff as absolute dirt. Not much traveler about that behavior.. it would seem to me that such values as being polite is completely lost to these people. Maybe they just really hate being where they’re at and that’s why they behave poorly..

    • @asdkjh4370
      @asdkjh4370 5 років тому

      Britsies should stick to their paedophile driven "island" and stop polutting publlic spaces with their inbreeding

    • @blythegraham8686
      @blythegraham8686 5 років тому

      Chris G why is everyone obsessed with this 😂😂 obviously young girls were getting married at young ages in the 6th century- centuries later civilised western royalty were STILL marrying their daughters off at 10 11 12 13 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ social norms were different back then, once you hit puberty you were seen as a woman

    • @chrisg7011
      @chrisg7011 5 років тому +1

      @@blythegraham8686 funny I didn't know you got puberty at 6... also Islam is a death cult created by a war hungry paedo..no ifs or buts. It's backwards as fuck.

  • @karupoegpuhh1
    @karupoegpuhh1 2 роки тому +3

    These vlogs have kept me company while I'm having covid and being bored at home. Awesome content! So entertaining to watch. I'm from Estonia and so much of this reminds me of my own country as well. Especially the food. We eat all the same stuff here.

    • @vasya5796
      @vasya5796 Рік тому

      Whats name of song at 13:36?

  • @Dilivioofficial
    @Dilivioofficial 3 роки тому +3

    When UA-cam algorythm nails it! This kind of documentary is very nice and original. Thank you for the great content and insight of this fascinating places that you visit. TV stations should take a couple of notes and learn from your great content.

  • @_himesama
    @_himesama 5 років тому +451

    your videos really help with my anxiety, it's like a breath of fresh air watching you

    • @psyzone166
      @psyzone166 4 роки тому

      como fala linguiça rosa em ingles?

    • @Immortal__
      @Immortal__ 4 роки тому +10

      Why are you anxious? Calm down mate

    • @scimatarpictures
      @scimatarpictures 4 роки тому +6

      NEETzsche what makes it “your” anxiety?

    • @Loopisus
      @Loopisus 4 роки тому +5

      Immortal why are you depressed? Just be happy! Like I mean it’s hard to just switch it off 😕

    • @mm0901
      @mm0901 4 роки тому +1

      NEETzsche agree! Same here!

  • @klemenator
    @klemenator 5 років тому +61

    Mr Bald you should come to the Balkan, all the Croatian sun tanned booties, Slovenian Alps and wines, Serbias čevapčiči and rakija. You would absolutely love it.

    • @mattbudesa3038
      @mattbudesa3038 5 років тому +2

      That's right my friend. Croatia is absolutley breathtaking. The women 👌

    • @Dunnoahhha
      @Dunnoahhha 5 років тому +4

      Yugoslavia ✊

    • @majasam7878
      @majasam7878 5 років тому

      @Norbert Berman Considering amount of sun we got even during winter,especially on the coast...tanning creams are not necessary.

    • @phantom-xb6wv
      @phantom-xb6wv 5 років тому

      Balkans are full of scammers though

    • @klemenator
      @klemenator 5 років тому +1

      @@phantom-xb6wv nice try Karl Rock

  • @Andrew-cv8gv
    @Andrew-cv8gv Рік тому +5

    The food in eastern Europe is the best food. In Romania it's hard to find a restaurant that doesn't have good food though
    Tasty ,healthy, high quality recipes.
    P.S: that sausage goes well with mustard

  • @martinodogerty5457
    @martinodogerty5457 2 роки тому

    Fantastic! I enjoy when the video is in a format of a full adventure, start to finish.

  • @Zedza96
    @Zedza96 5 років тому +225

    I can’t help but smile while I watch your videos beginning to end

    • @qesajs
      @qesajs 5 років тому +10

      This guy is fun to watch!

    • @dawidlewicki9898
      @dawidlewicki9898 5 років тому +4

      I agree. Ive binge watched about 3 hours of his videos today.

    • @iamhoneysuckle11
      @iamhoneysuckle11 5 років тому

      Same here. Enjoyed the entire video except for the rude teens telling him about the permission to film LOL. Hello kiddo let me introduce you to 'vlogging'. 💗 from Philippines.

    • @sparkytoday8455
      @sparkytoday8455 5 років тому +2

      Me too. I’m either smiling, or laughing!

  • @epic004
    @epic004 5 років тому +52

    Keep these coming! I, myself, am also fascinated by soviet architecture, it's almost like there's something mystical and timeless attached to it.

  • @dert9253
    @dert9253 3 роки тому +5

    Блин крутой дядька спасибо за много видио про Беларусь, здоровья те и удачи!

  • @user-gc2bs9sq3w
    @user-gc2bs9sq3w 3 роки тому +4

    12:35 totally agree!!!😁
    I noticed that you always have a good mood and a good sense of humor. Now this is a rare feature ...
    Keep it up!!!
    Greetings from Ukraine!!!

  • @yakobboi6764
    @yakobboi6764 4 роки тому +211

    Bald: Just got done eating a Soviet meal in this Soviet town and now I’m going to go on a Soviet adventure

  • @TheRajnish007
    @TheRajnish007 5 років тому +81

    LMAO.....Mr. Bald karl rock is nothing in your comparison, the way you interact with people is very charming, your personality is something people will automatically get attracted to...Love from India...please come back again :-)

  • @snechkus1048
    @snechkus1048 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your videos. They keep me remembering English language with lovely accent after I had left UK.

  • @milkatrajkovska5162
    @milkatrajkovska5162 2 роки тому +1

    Another beautiful video from Bold
    Very good adventure and I’m addicted to see every video and keep doing what you doing 👍

  • @jirkaobsivac8887
    @jirkaobsivac8887 4 роки тому +137

    I just love it how every one stares at you, cause you talking in english to your camera, then you just face to them and start talking in russian:DDD

    • @kiradotee
      @kiradotee 4 роки тому +4

      Здравствуйте! 😂

  • @shahaman5694
    @shahaman5694 5 років тому +160

    You should try to come to Uzbekistan. Pleasant views, peculiar mixture of ancient cities and legacy of USSR, generous people and amazing local cuisine!
    You can freely speak Russian there as well

    • @friendlycowbot1197
      @friendlycowbot1197 4 роки тому +1

      Absolute truth

    • @hudsontoo1212
      @hudsontoo1212 4 роки тому

      Same for Americans?

    • @gaiatravels3489
      @gaiatravels3489 4 роки тому +2

      Uzbekistan is at the very top of my list of places to visit!
      Can you give me any advice for visiting?
      Is it easy to travel around and any places I should be sure to visit, other than the obvious ones
      Thank you in advance for any info you choose to share:)

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 4 роки тому

      Yaksha Mash! Zuul!

    • @rossib6974
      @rossib6974 Рік тому

      @@hudsontoo1212 , And English too ! As soon as you mention we are as we are as we suppose to be ,then you put a line between yourself and others as if there is a difference the way you were indoctrinated to think it is ! People around the World don't hate cos of your colour and place of birth and culture but otherway around cos you bring hate on yourself with yours ! Do you get it !?

  • @lenaparnell2417
    @lenaparnell2417 Рік тому +1

    I have learned so much by watching this channel. I love it & our host is the best tour guide you can get.

  • @trevatkin4869
    @trevatkin4869 Рік тому +1

    This is a brilliant channel. I'm addicted!

  • @RivieraByBuick
    @RivieraByBuick 4 роки тому +299

    13:13 mr Bald said "извинитесь", instead of "извините" which actually means "say you are sorry" not "i am sorry" LOL

    • @europeansovietunion7372
      @europeansovietunion7372 4 роки тому +74

      APOLOGIZE TO THE ENGLISHMAN! xD

    • @devrim4928
      @devrim4928 4 роки тому +24

      Maybe he meant to say that haha

    • @connerobrien1774
      @connerobrien1774 4 роки тому +3

      хороший информация. Спасибо!

    • @fullchicken4469
      @fullchicken4469 4 роки тому +8

      Lmao, true! "извинитесь" is a reflexive and/or imperative form of a verb "извините". "извините" means "(you) excuse me", whereas "извинитесь" essentially means "(you) excuse yourself" (even though it doesn't bear the same meaning as english "to excuse oneself") or, as OP already mentioned, "say you are sorry". Probably not the best way of explaining it, but I hope it'll help all those, who learn russian through mr. Bald's videos. Будьте здоровы!

    • @_yellow
      @_yellow 4 роки тому +1

      I wonder if he knows

  • @captchagod64
    @captchagod64 4 роки тому +734

    gopnik: who gave you the right to film here?
    bald: what are you, a cop?
    lmao

    • @mehmetbagcan4904
      @mehmetbagcan4904 4 роки тому +46

      You just cannot argue with that kind of answer as a gopnik. Ni chuja!

    • @consterus
      @consterus 3 роки тому +30

      Haha, he's not a gopnik. Just a boy

    • @emmett.7962
      @emmett.7962 3 роки тому +1

      @Abc Abc how lol

    • @shihtzu291
      @shihtzu291 3 роки тому +7

      @Abc Abc true I mean have you seen the state of there road's there pot holed too fuck and those horrible depressing Soviet tower blocks I mean you know things are shit out there when the kid's are jacking up Krokodil which is like 1000 times more dangerous than Heroin! I feel so blessed to be English as my country is the land of plenty the true land of the free world! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

    • @smashing523
      @smashing523 3 роки тому +8

      @@liberumdebellatorem9485 No, you're dumb. That is all.

  • @HenrikBergpianorganist
    @HenrikBergpianorganist Рік тому +3

    In Sweden outdoor fountains are turned off during winter, I assume it's the same in Belarus. They would get ruined when they freeze.

  • @DanTheCaptain
    @DanTheCaptain Рік тому +12

    Ah yes, the very first videos I watched of Mr. Bald. Like everyone I’m binging his Soviet adventures, and the latest video he put out. These videos are very informative and give us westerners an eye into the life of people in former Soviet countries. It makes me want to travel to Belarus and explore as well.

    • @spencergovier2621
      @spencergovier2621 Рік тому

      Ik im late to this comment but as an Englishman who's traveled to belarus I cannot recommend Minsk enough, hopefully in some time all the chaos in the east will settle and will be suitable for travel again

  • @DarkPsy
    @DarkPsy 5 років тому +240

    13:08 instead of apologizing you told them to apologize hahahaha

    • @booldawg
      @booldawg 5 років тому +26

      lost in translation! lol!

    • @user-kw9cu
      @user-kw9cu 5 років тому +3

      ахахах

    • @moonberries_
      @moonberries_ 5 років тому +2

      OMG yesss

    • @gontsaru
      @gontsaru 5 років тому +20

      Извинитесь!

    • @mike_bobagens
      @mike_bobagens 5 років тому +3

      ahahahaha, common mistakes a foreigner who learns russian would commit
      should he say, "извините меня"?

  • @tommybuick2209
    @tommybuick2209 5 років тому +103

    As a Russian myself I eat pink sausage and black bread quite often!! The sausage is called sardelka and the black bread is simply rye bread. Greetings from the US. Love your channel!!!

    • @ElveeKaye
      @ElveeKaye 5 років тому +1

      I like that the sausages match the floral painting.

    • @7393977
      @7393977 5 років тому +7

      You wrong about pink sausage. Its not "Sardelka", it calls "sosiska"(сосиска). Difference between them is little pieces of fat inside "sardelka" and it more juicy and bigger. The "Sosiska" does not have any piece of fat, it just tube of meatmash.

    • @ArtSkyNet
      @ArtSkyNet 4 роки тому

      Денис Не actually it's more sordelka than sosiska there:) I would stay away from such thing.

    • @thepinusnigra
      @thepinusnigra 4 роки тому +1

      Thats sosiska for sure. Sardelka is much larger but shorter and mostly browny and its covered by tiny pellicle made of pig bowel which could sounds strange/disgusting for someone but actually pretty tasty and natural.

    • @sko1beer
      @sko1beer 4 роки тому +1

      its just ham sausage

  • @mikelough5624
    @mikelough5624 3 роки тому

    The place & food look great, I'm sure the folks are too. Safe travels Ben on all your journeys ahead.

  • @christianeriksson7848
    @christianeriksson7848 2 роки тому +3

    You made my day! This is real entertainment. 😊👌👌

  • @mikegehre570
    @mikegehre570 5 років тому +11

    Outstanding narrative. It's like walking, eating, exploring with a trusted friend who knows his way round. Cheers, mate!

  • @simonruddle6511
    @simonruddle6511 5 років тому +26

    You made two great points, always tip the ladies who clean your room as they are always paid little
    and how fantastically clean the city is...……...we unfortunately have lost that, certainly in the UK.
    Great show and informative!

    • @fromchopin
      @fromchopin 5 років тому +3

      Simon Ruddle I live in Texas, USA & I try to tip at hotels here too, it’s usually poorer immigrant women who work here who need it.
      So after, I tip both the hooker & the cleaning lady.

    • @baldandbankrupt
      @baldandbankrupt  5 років тому +2

      Haha good one

    • @turnip5359
      @turnip5359 5 років тому

      I always make sure to put my rubbish in the bin and even cigarette butts, but so many people don't bother. Wonder what happened to the whole 'keep Britain tidy' thing?

    • @TheUtuber999
      @TheUtuber999 5 років тому

      @@fromchopin You're just encouraging more illegal immigration. Smh.

  • @chik9460
    @chik9460 3 роки тому +4

    Ууу, пожалуй это лучшее, что я нашла для изучения английского 🤤

  • @alexieisakova8404
    @alexieisakova8404 2 роки тому +21

    I’m from this town and I’ve never seen it from such awesome point 😂

  • @antonk.3188
    @antonk.3188 5 років тому +36

    Loving the longer videos!

  • @MrVlad12340
    @MrVlad12340 5 років тому +20

    Fun fact - Lenin Square exists in almost every city in Russia and in most of post-soviet cities too. Lenin Street is even more omnipresent.

  • @krispymac11
    @krispymac11 11 місяців тому

    18:50 that is so awesome. I have so much respect for people that I have so much love for the area they live in to literally go out & keep it super clean every day. It’s nice to see that pride.

  • @billbo2117
    @billbo2117 3 роки тому

    Top notch ,I'm addicted ,best of luck on your travels Ben 🖒

  • @ixibittherus
    @ixibittherus 4 роки тому +161

    13:10 "Izvinites"! You literally just said "Apologize for yourselves"!!! haha, like how dare you appear in my way!))

    • @pkurras
      @pkurras 3 роки тому +12

      What's wrong with that? That's the best Slav behavioral enactment. :D

    • @ismailb4334
      @ismailb4334 3 роки тому +5

      When you make a mistake but it makes you appear more local lol

    • @simeonkostov6722
      @simeonkostov6722 2 роки тому +1

      I know I'm a bit late but given the amout of vodka he drank it's not that big of a mistake xD

  • @dekartmagomedov
    @dekartmagomedov 4 роки тому +44

    I did my two years in the soviet army many years ago in those places. seems like nothing changed.

  • @vitalyk.4451
    @vitalyk.4451 3 роки тому +1

    Great content. Really like your style and how you present things. Cool.

  • @10MinutestoRouletteFortune
    @10MinutestoRouletteFortune 2 роки тому +4

    He is the first Englishman I've heard say French Fries and not chips. My Grandmother was from Belarus, Minsk and was in the salt mine gulag and escaped. Wanted to visit, but, well, looks too drab for a joyous vacation.

  • @LPVit
    @LPVit 5 років тому +344

    13:11 "Извинитесь"
    I think you meant "извините"
    "сь" is a return suffix meaning what you said to them wasn't "excuse me" but "you should apologise"

    • @TarebossT
      @TarebossT 5 років тому +75

      lol... what a sound/letter can do..

    • @DenEz_TV
      @DenEz_TV 4 роки тому +9

      Yeqh, I noticed that too. Lol

    • @amirzabirov
      @amirzabirov 4 роки тому +46

      I actually laughed when I've heard it. Surely you cant get a worse misspelling in that situating. xd

    • @yagamilight3547
      @yagamilight3547 4 роки тому

      Same mistake in Bulgarian: извинeте се

    • @ZotZotZot
      @ZotZotZot 4 роки тому +4

      Probably pizduly

  • @kokalti
    @kokalti 5 років тому +47

    13:13 You told them "Excuse you" :D

  • @kurtjohnson958
    @kurtjohnson958 2 роки тому +3

    Can't get enough of your videos. I love eastern Europe!!!!

  • @hadjesadje3345
    @hadjesadje3345 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much for touring us. We really appreciate it. ...take care always

  • @leemo432
    @leemo432 5 років тому +32

    New subscriber here from Liverpool, loving your videos, binge watched all the Russia and a load of India ones over the last few days. Great stuff Mr. Bald 😎

    • @ZacJonesYouTube
      @ZacJonesYouTube 5 років тому +2

      I’m also from Liverpool 👌🏻 Mr Bald is the mannnn

    • @leemo432
      @leemo432 5 років тому +2

      @@ZacJonesUA-cam nice one bro, yeh hes funny and makes some cool vids.

    • @tomwallhead6950
      @tomwallhead6950 5 років тому +1

      Shitty shop is by far the greastest vlogging moment in history

    • @ludwig327
      @ludwig327 5 років тому +1

      He should do a trip around Walton and kirkdale ha ha

  • @eddenoy321
    @eddenoy321 5 років тому +131

    He showed us the Lennon statue but completely forgot about the statue of McCartney.

    • @RicArmstrong
      @RicArmstrong 5 років тому +12

      I rather see the Ringo statue.

    • @JohnTaylor-pe5gf
      @JohnTaylor-pe5gf 5 років тому +7

      @@RicArmstrong They chopped poor Ringo's head off in Liverpool.

    • @EXPLOSIVEXPLOSION
      @EXPLOSIVEXPLOSION 4 роки тому

      No love for Harrison besides me?

    • @Iamtheliquor
      @Iamtheliquor 4 роки тому

      John Taylor which statue of ringo was that?

  • @jugadorJJ
    @jugadorJJ 3 роки тому +3

    Первая из 3 общаг у него за спиной при выходе из гостиница "Юбилейная" - мой родной дом) приятно вернуться домой)

  • @ronriesinger7755
    @ronriesinger7755 3 роки тому

    I always enjoy my trips to Belarus - the sites, the history, the architecture and, especially the people. Thanks for the fun video. I brought back a lot of pre-pandemic memories.

  • @Hugo-xr4rg
    @Hugo-xr4rg 4 роки тому +231

    No, don't mind me just casually rewatching all of Bald's videos during quarantine, hbu?

  • @hugofuenmayor
    @hugofuenmayor 4 роки тому +272

    How much Soviet do you want
    Bald: yes

  • @IlIllllIllIllIllIl
    @IlIllllIllIllIllIl 3 роки тому

    Finally had to subscribe after watching hours of your videos... you're my latest yt binge watch

  • @Soundbrigade
    @Soundbrigade 2 роки тому

    I’ve just started binge watching the videos hoping I starting from the very beginning and love it. Mr Bald apparently have a good knowledge of Russian/Soviet manners. And The short clips and music is perfect.

  • @deveshagarwal4335
    @deveshagarwal4335 5 років тому +65

    Dear Mr. Bald
    I really appreciate and thoroughly enjoy watching your vlogs because they are natural, raw, amusing and distinct. I wish, you have a healthy and wealthy life so you keep making vlogs with more passion in future. Jai Bhole Ki, Har Har Mahadev (Today is Maha Shiv Ratri)

    • @baldandbankrupt
      @baldandbankrupt  5 років тому +10

      Cheers mate. I appreciate the kind words

    • @nbenci9005
      @nbenci9005 5 років тому

      @Knut E. cheers to you for cheering to them!

  • @thecourier231
    @thecourier231 5 років тому +121

    I wonder if the pink sausage is the meat that Winston Smith decribes in George Orwell's 1984

    • @undertraper
      @undertraper 5 років тому +18

      I could only but eat pink sausage, we have such also in Poland. I would pick it up as a meal for the rest of my life if I had to choose one :D

    • @thecourier231
      @thecourier231 5 років тому +4

      @@undertraper So, it's more appetizing than it seems?

    • @undertraper
      @undertraper 5 років тому +12

      @@thecourier231 Its made from meat leftovers, tendons, veins and such. Made mush and put into guts. This kind of sausage are boiled only, not intended for grill or pan, they are very soft and mor or less gelatinous. Sounds disgusting but taste good :)

    • @hilmermate317
      @hilmermate317 5 років тому +2

      We have that in Hungary too, we call it " Párizsi " only the shape is different, you can make it from Poultry,Swine or cattles or mix them. You can include paprika or cheese pieces into it or both. We eat it with bread or rolls like a sandwich, perfect for breakfast or to bring into work or school. Germans and Austrians eat it too I think.

    • @Srulio
      @Srulio 5 років тому

      Remember Spam before Monty Python?

  • @6600rami
    @6600rami 2 роки тому +1

    Good one!
    I like what you said about leaving some coins for Babushkas.
    God bless you mate.

  • @reeeeee7329
    @reeeeee7329 Рік тому

    This channel is very unique and lovely. I love watching him eating food and drinking.