Thank you for the opportunity my brother. Absolute pleasure to do this with you. 💯❤️ creating music is my passion and I’ve had many highs as lows but being apart of this has no comparison. Much love 💯❗️
You know Whalan is most active should of came their instead of willmot willmot is quiet as I’m in rehab now watching this should of went to letho flats aswell
Love how spanian is loved by all aussie communities. He is not hated but loved by all because people respect his story & his journey and how he might be a UA-camr and artist but respects the hoods and the cultures of each city. He is for sure one of the only blokes who could walk down any hood in this country and not be bothered.
Police are just a few minutes away MAX, everyone here is not hungry or starving as they have a constant check coming in from Centrelink, I wouldn’t call these places hoods at all, they are just neighbourhoods full of lazy slack Cunts who don’t wanna work
Thanks for the walkthrough of my old neighbourhood. I was a mum at 15. I now have a degree in social work to help people, and living the farm life in NZ. I am privileged.
@@SDL42 you, and people like you, need to learn that privilege isn’t inherently a bad word. Just look up the definition and try to really grasp the concept.
@@pallor_mortis according to the definition, getting an education and a job isn't a privilege, anyone can do it regardless of background in NZ. Exceptions exist, but that doesn't disprove the rule.
This breaks my heart. Our family were the very first ones in the estate back in the early '1970's. We were the first, brand new houses. I left Mt Druitt High (the name back then) and joined the RAAF in 1976. It was a great place to grow up, everyone (mostly) had pride in their homes and the area. What happened? We lived at 81 Jersey Rd., Blackett. The house is no linger there, I think it is now a library. We were one house away from the power station. It was a beautiful place to grow up, lots of bush and great friends, which I still have today. I have not been back since 1976, and I never will. Too many great memories I do not want to tarnish. Thank you for the vid.
That house (next to the power station) was taken down late 2006 and now it's the Marrin Weejali Aboriginal Corporation. (they help people get off drugs and alcohol)
Yes, I remember it back then too. It was late 70’s, early 80’s.. my cousins were wild but it was a place you could roam the bush/streets in with no dangers. Alcohol was around yes, but no drugs. It was really different back then.
Spanian has a gift. Thank you for showing and respecting the areas you visit “good” or “bad”. The joy on everyone’s faces that met you in this video was heartwarming. The impact you would’ve had on them, even for the briefest of moments will no doubt inspire them and give them something to aspire to.
I worked on a project probably 12 years ago out at Wilmot. Landscape upgrades to social housing. That was a bit of an eye opening experience at the time. Public schools looked like jails with the high fences and barbed wire. Mums with prams, kid at the front, can of beer in the left hand before 9am in the morning.....kinda felt that the kids had no hope from the begining.
That is what I thought when I saw all the little kids smiling faces. Going to grow up to be unemployed drop-kicks racing bikes and doing burn-outs in cars I don't know how they can afford. May as well stop going to school now, for all the good it will do them. No pride, no respect, no hope and no chance to be different.
I lived like this in Melbourne, and the life is so sad. I recently got the experience to live in upper middle class and I can say that the biggest thing you can do in life is get an education or business and make a way for yourself in life. These kids are truly stuck from the start.
Agree with you. And also want to thank Spanian for shedding some real light on these places and people. I also grew up living similar to this in South West Sydney in 70's/80's: Warwick Farm/ Liverpool/ Campbelltown areas, single parent mother working two jobs simultaneously, office job during the day and behind the bar at night. So I spent a lot of time wandering around the streets from a very young age with whoever else was doing the same thing, riding our BMXs and dirt bikes around (never had such wheely skills though). Although we didn't have gangs and carry handguns (in fact I had an SKS semi-auto - for hunting) like in American rap videos, the MC gangs were always around and friends and associates got involved in their teens. My mother was also dating long-term (until he suddenly vanished after a couple of years) a Colombian ex-army 'engineer' and boxer whose business back home he told us was owning a plane with his brother that they used to import 'diamonds' into the United States, whom we never saw go to work, was dripping in gold bling, had a red Ferarri (he made a point of showing it to us, I'm not making this sh** up) parked in the garage of our flats where no-one who was legit and could afford to own a red Ferrari would ever choose to live (when he couldn't drive because he lost his licence for 12 mths he just 'gave' it to one of his Colombian 'engineer' friends) always dressed in expensive open neck suits, wreaked of aftershave and worked out with weights every afternoon with his other 'engineer' mates... he was a nice guy, but no-one tell me that these places in Australia are nothing like what you see overseas because this sh*** is real and local organised crime has always had international links. Through education, I got myself out and eventually became a barrister. But the journey is not just long and hard, it is a lonely one. I've been practicing as a commercial and equity barrister (choosing not to practice criminal law and family because I'm not going to be stereotyped or pigeon-holed by my background) for almost two decades now, regularly appearing with, against and before Rhodes scholars and 'high achievers' from privileged backgrounds who take an enormous amount for granted, and I now live in one of the most privileged and conservative areas in Australia - yes, I like trees and space and I hated living in a flat overlooking the Hume Highway sucking in fumes and being woken up at night by sirens, etc. I know that many of the friends I grew up with were just as clever as many people I have known at university and mix with in my professional life, but even if the cards fall the right way and you work hard you still have to be prepared to do it largely on your own - when you tell your mates you're not coming out to steal cars or get into other trouble because you're studying, or not drinking anymore, or you find the isles of the local library more stimulating than the isles of flashing gambling machines, and you don't want to be used like a pawn by an MC gang, and you are surrounded by people (including teachers and parents) with no or low expectations of you (even the law school that now operates in Liverpool only offers criminology or policing options. What does that tell you? You're not expected to study commercial law and equity in Liverpool, just cops and robbers stuff) or they simply don't comprehend what you're trying to achieve - you have to leave all these people behind and they will resent you for it and take it personally. So yes, I agree with you, it's not entirely hopeless and you can get out through education or sport or business but if you are not internally strong enough Goggins style to go it alone on top of everything else then forget it.
@@Quodprohoc Great post but lesson of the day: paragraphs, not a wall of text. Enter button is your friend and you'll be a pretty good writer if you master pressing it.
big respect for doing these videos, I think you're probably one of the only few people in the world to be able to pull this off solo. news teams would be attacked in mt druitt if they got too invasive like they tend to, keep up the good work!
I really enjoy watching your glow up in the community. A genuine hood superstar that kids in the street follow albeit the youtube image if you play stupid games you win stupid prizes. You drive the importance of change and humility needed to inspire us as young and old and the misconceptions of people abused by systemic injustices especially here in Australia.
Your vids go off spanian because you have actual respect in the streets and it shows , big respect mate you've turned your life around and i hope you keep it solid well done.
Finally a refreshing style of videos on this platform that feels authentic and more grounded than most if not all of them, I don't feel like I'm watching a video of some dude trying to blend in where he doesn't belong or trying to play journalist. Spanian is just a natural with it... best series on UA-cam rn.
Just watched you for the first time and LOVED your video.... you're a champ mate. So much positive energy you put out and you take time to say G'day to everyone, even taking photos and stuff. You're showing these areas as one big group of friendly people and community. Big thumbs up mate, and subscribed. Doesn't matter what you've done or who you were, you're a top fella that goes around spreading good vibes.... mad respect.... cheers mate.
mate, I am brazilian but have been living on the Gold Coast for 7 years now. I randomly watched this video and it was the first time since I got here I could see a suburb that reminds me home. That's how hoodies in Sao Paulo are. That's how I grew up and how we live there and can I tell? Thats what I miss the most from home. This warm connection and respect that only hoddies have. The life rules that enable you to walk in and out in any place in the world. Aside of all problems and sad histories, these suburbs are the places that have the best people. Respect Spanian, great work and thanks for sharing this ozzy reality that I thought wouldn't exist in Australia. Shout out for all the hoodies in the world.
Trust me cara they do .. my vovó vovô and my dad came from Zona Norte Rio De Janeiro in 1973.. my vovó ended up in Housing Commission flats on Portland Crescent Maroubra … the mannerisms, behaviour and even dress of the people was almost identical to the ones back home regardless of language … of course the general scale is different, but the overall mentality is the same mano
@@snekktikhays1780 Why? Dont you know what a favella is??? Its the term used for the brazillian ghettoes. And mt Druitt doesnt resemble that at all. Not even close.
This home made documentary is phenomenal. I have worked as a Teacher in those areas, your raw content and even your own personal shock at certain things is incredibly grounding, your honest coverage is way above what you see on any mainstream TV...congratulations on this video
I'm studying social work and absolutely appreciate the community that thrives in these suburbs. More uni students need to see these kind of vids to totally understand and appreciate the work they'll be doing one day. Having been homeless twice in my lifetime, I won't claim to understand, but I can empathise the struggles people face. You're a legend, showing things as they are. Keep it up my friend!
I was a missionary in Sydney for my church in 2010. I spent about 12months living there. We would walk the streets of all of these suburbs knocking on doors and walking around until 9pm at night. The things we saw were often quite sad, but not once did I ever feel scared or in danger. Being from NZ, it felt like the areas that I grew up in. We visited mostly Polynesian families, they were always nice, but even all the randoms we would meet on the streets and in their homes would generally be respectful. We did lots of service projects to help the locals. It was a time I look back on with fond memories. Obviously, things might have changed now.
The church didn’t give a crap about the safety of their missionaries. If anyone ever mess with the missionaries in these subject areas, they would get their teeth kicked in by the poly’s. Those missionaries are the real OG’s of ghetto hood tours in every country. But they do get killed and raped every now and then.😮
Yes you hit it on the head, we're friendlier and help our neighbours. Growing up there neighbours become like family. My parent's will not leave the hood, it's their home. They always help out who they can. They are loved 😍 right back it's a respect lacking in the so called "better areas"
@@MrAshyb87 Yeah... Nahh. sort of , But .... No... Not exactly You need to have been on both ends to understand it. I still do agree that houso's are upfront, but then again...... What else have they got ? They're nothing to hide, You're broke as fuck and everyone one around you is the same. you're only way to distinguish you from others is... I'm not a Junkie, he is a Junkie, He's an alcoholic, i'm not , But.. we're all broke as fuck Even the word you use "Richie's" which isnt even your word, it's the word that a bunch of people thought up to describe ...... "Rich people" and what does that mean ? it means people richer than them by a great deal BUT THEN AGAIN, THAT'S NOT A HIGH BAR TO REACH. The problem is not..... that the bar is high to reach to get out of this life of poverty it's taht you keep getting pulled down lower and lower. and it always become harder and harder to leave the life. THESE PEOPLE COULD DO SO MUCH MORE WITH THEIR LIVES... it's really fucking sad to see this shit. Also.. You gotta compare apples with apples. You can't go from... Houso's are upfront (so... Ethics and Morals) and then switch to Richies are fucked adn hide their true self (So now.. it's financial standing) NO.... You have your arseholes in both You also have people who are well off that will let you know where you stand AND YOU KNOW WHAT....... THEY'LL LET YOU KNOW EVEN MORE... Because .... they can so it's not true what you're saying... Not completely. but when you live this life, it's something that you're taught to say . You're taught to hate the upper class You're taught shit like Fuck that dude, i'd rather be poor than be like those rich cunts any day .... THAT'S' FUCKING WRONG Money is the fucking root of all evil THAT'S ALSO FUCKING WRONG Those rich cunts in fucking Mona Vale and double bay are so fucking fake but what we have here is fucking real WELL......... TO A POINT...... it's true BUT .. TO A MUCH LARGER DEGREE THAN WHAT YOU THINK..... IT'S VERY WRONG so.. a lot of what you get taught in the hood is bullshit and you never learn different as i said.. IT'S VERY SAD I didn't grow up in Housing commission I GREW UP IN A TIME OF DSS (Department of Social Security) housing Old School, Dude, From way back mid to late 70s there is a pride here there is also a lot of sadness More sadness than pride that's for sure
Great documentary Spanian. The respect for you is warranted . You are an excellent role model. Most of these people are misunderstood and judged.They are doing the best they can and you turning up makes everyone feel worthwhile. Hope and humour. Is it possible for you to do some Aussie country towns too? Lithgow springs to mind and maybe further out West.
@@32ent70it's way better, along with the benefits and support provided. So many of the parets are just lazy af and it flows onto the kids. When I knew people like this it was always some dropkick dad amd fat ass mother sitting around smoking 24/7 and home everyday to drink. Dudes do nothing and expect change then doom their children to no opportunities. It's sad as to watch.
@@32ent70 Check google maps for Ropes Crossing, right next door to Wilmot. Million dollar houses, packed in like sardines, with backyards 5 times smaller than what is in Wilmot. You can't even call them backyards. I'd feel fucking depressed having just the responsibility to mow a patch of grass the size of a normal room. So, yeah. The poor suburbs have so much more fucking open space and trees than people shelling out millions for homes right next door. Also, Lithgow isn't that rough. Lived there for a while and spent many nights out drinking and its no worse than many other places. Though it is the only place i've ever seen a riot in a pub.
Spent years living not far from there and working there, this is a more than fair walk thru of that place. worked hard to get out of there and it was worth it. good luck to everyone out there - especially the kids and young adults.
Man you’re doing so much for these places. I grew up in a place like this and sad as it is seeing this, for some reason I had a smile on my face the whole time ✊
What you are doing is fantastic. You are showing people that they can turn their life around, like you, and they don't have to live a life of crime. Keep doing what you're doing. I love your chanel.
Man what an amazing video. Seeing this side of Aussie culture is crazy. I’ve lived a middle class life but seeing all this gives a different perspective. The slang, the streets, the dirtbikes! Fascinating stuff!
It's a dogs dinner but they like it like that put them in any decent place they turn it into shit in 2yrs it's a fact seen it here and in Birmingham UK as I'm a brumby Lad
whatever the surroundings people get into their comfort zones & regular little rituals of life & cruise...whether it be drugs or some sport or some skill or lifting weights or riding dirt bikes people focus on their interest & enjoy their life...I live in a polluted dangerous south east asian sh!thole of a city yet have a quiet cheap apartment to live in & cheap restaurants everywhere & always easy to meet tourists & have conversatrions...have abput 4 hours of thoughtless bliss in meditation each day so always have some natural ecstasy fueling my consciousness...whatever the conditions are people find ways to manage & some actually enjoy it & wouldn't have it any other way
I grew up in Bidwill Mt Druitt in the late 70’s through to early 90’s. I now live in Japan almost 30 years later and this video took me back to my youth and has made me smile. I grew up 200 meters from Chestnut Cres where most of the Bidwill footage was shot. It actually looks a lot better than what I remembered it and people always looked after each other. We used to ride old handmade lawnmower engine powered dirt bikes everywhere but it looks like the kids have more money than we did 😂
It’s nice to see even it’s a hood the. Amount of people that wanted to take pictures with you and. The people the were talking to you. And following you around while you’re having a sus of the place. Love that you’re always at different hoods in the world sussing them out and spreading awareness of the situation. Much respect brother keep it up mate
I live in Mounty and it's like that every day! I hear bikes screaming around, sirens howling, cars hooning, choppers overhead and I live in a quieter area.
@@miss3305my auntie lives there and I only heard sirens and choppers occasionally, although there was a lot of times where people said they’d run thru the house or come over to start a fight 🤷🏽♀️
Great to see a walk through of my old area, my parents moved to Blackett when I was 3yo in 1971, I grew up there and most of what you just walked through is still the same as I seen when us kids used to go exploring all the suburbs there. I got married in 2003 moved out of Sydney in 2010 (40 years a MTDruitt Boy).... The Druitt never dies in you, 2770 👍
Love seeing you bring to spotlight to the hood especially showcasing how strong the community is within these places. It’s good to know these places will always have a documented story even when the housing commission is knocked down and places like these will just be memories people talk about.
My wife grew up in Mt. Druitt; my parents-in-law have lived there (Dharruk) for about 40 years. It's a very mixed area - new South Asian migrants, established Anglo working-class families, large Christian Pacifica families, plus all the Commission areas - it's never felt overtly dangerous to us. The main shopping centre is popular and actually quite well looked after, so the "vibe" probably depends on the time of day/night and location.
Yeah cool story. fucked if im walking around the joint on a Friday night. and im 6'1 100kg and know how to throw em. these lads DGAF, because nobody GAF about them.
@@davidhester6648 When we came here my Filipino wife was scared to go out on the street... because the streets were empty! She was used to throngs of people, traffic etc. The almost deserted streets here were far more intimidating. In nearly 30 years in the 2770 postcode I have had only a handful of incidents; I had more living in Randwick.
@@davidhester6648bro, I'm 6'4", 330lb and pushing 50. Haven't been bashed since I was 10. And that was just a couple of cretins at my school. Worst I had was some 19 year old kid ask to borrow my bike. I laughed out loud and said, uh, no. No, no, no. Always is less than 100 people doing 99% of all the really obnoxious shit. That kid wasn't one of the truly bad ones, just being cheeky. Still don't leave your bike at mount druitt station. Even if shitbox bikes sit there seemingly for months 😂
Cheers for the genuine stuff once again brother. You take me through streets i grew up on and streets i'll never see all with a laugh and a fly kick, keep it goin!
The poor dogs and kids that live there break my heart 😢 Those shops were like a prision 😱 I like how Spanian will shake hands or fist bump everyone, thats respect ❤seeing kids playing in the streets is so rare now.
I believe this was the best yet . Loved how you interact with everyone. Especially the kids . Very important. . Congratulations to you on another great episode .. . Thanks for the journey ❤
I used to live in mt druitt for like 3 years and not gonna lie I loved it there. Being a tiny asian girl who didn’t grow up in Australia, I thought I’d encounter countless racism but instead everyone was soooooo friendly to me and always looked out for me. Man I miss the hood so much
What a lovely couple to give you a lift to the station. It’s not where you live its how you live. I grew up in Bellevue Hill in the East and we’ve all got money but there’s so much hate and anger and trouble based around getting more money. Better to be happy with what you’ve got.
i did pizza delivery for 3 years in these exact areas. Never once did i have a problem or an encounter. The people are generally easy going. The media definitely exaggerates how bad it is in these streets.
@@adriandevil7232 It's literally no different anywhere else in Sydney, or the country. Only last week, there was a gunman in the suburb of Strathpine in Brisbane where I work, and Brisbane is also meant to have the worst youth crime in the country (supposedly), yet, no one is saying how much of a s--thole Brisbane is. Mt Druitt is no different.
@@iwenttobunnings7868 look at mount druitt crime rate compared to northern suburbs or other areas in Sydney…it’s definitely different. Some areas are worse then others just how it is
You have a Gift my mate everyone you met along the way had a moment of hope and happiness and for a while got them out of the Hood they are in...God Bless Spanian keep doing the good work 👏
Im sure the kids & young adults are having a great time on the bikes, but man... that constant noise in my 'burb would drive me absolutely insane! Much respect to Spanian for documenting this way of life, he could certainly change many of these kids lives with the huge respect that he receives.
It does get tiring some days, especially when accompanied by the choppers and the sirens. A bigger worry is that they are out on the roads. In recent months there have been 2 incidents of these kids getting seriously injured. Kids need their fun I know, but a lot of the bikes doing the rounds are actually stolen, sad for the owners. There is a lot of open ground out here where they ride, I think there needs to be somewhere for them to go and do it legally.
@@miss3305there are plenty of tracks out bush. And plenty of proper race tracks for only 20$ entry These kids just think they are cool by riding on the street without helmets etc They’ll learn the hard way
These suburbs get such a bad wrap but in this instance I've never seen such a huge outpour of love. Keep doing what your doing. You are so loved. God bless ❤🙏🏼
Thank you spanian for showing us raw without drama or fanfare just facts i love your presentations always and you are opening up so many eyes to places i bet so many don't know exist
My brother watches your videos and i decided i would too, You are probably the best aussie UA-camr I've ever watched, I'm probably gonna watch your videos every chance i get, Keep up the work. you've made so many aussies happy from your channel, Best aussie UA-camr ever no doubt
I am French and was living in Sydney for 13 years. When I first arrived in 2011 I was looking for car and the cheapest car were around this area so I decided to do the trip from Bondi. 2 hours train later I landed in a complete different world that I didn't know existed around Sydney. The guy was selling me his car for 5k (agreed before the trip) but then told me someone else was willing to pay 6k for it so I had to pay 6k to buy the car. Ieft without the car and another 2 hours train back to Sydney. Last time I visited this area 😅 However unlike bad neighborhoods in France, all the people are friendly and respectul and have a very positive energy. I never felt unsafe and I actually enjoyed going to those areas. I actually had a lot of friends in Campeltown. Australia has a vibe and energy I will never forget and that is unmatched anywhere else.
Don’t say this!!! You’ll ruin all these wannabes “ghetto” dreams 😂😂 in a day and age where the priveldged are looked down upon & who ever goes thru the most struggle gets the glory … all these losers want Sydney to be like Chicago, when in reality it’s more like Dublin, Ireland lol
Cheers bruzz 4 posting that. I really needed 2 see the place I grew up & a part of my life that was the happiest as I moved away after living in Letho(Lethbridge pk) from 1975-2006 & 4 outsiders seeing the area they'd say it's putrid but 4 me,esp being in a dark part of my life right now, it brought comfort 2 my troubled mind & warmth 2 my❤&soul.. Bless U my brother..
mate this is your best video i feel , everyones done travel videos at this point . But i havn't seen much about Aussie life , and to see you talking your talk and walking around here is really interesting . aussie slang humour and culture is not something the rest of the world see often, Dun dun dun? what haha love it
this is awesome Spanian you really are the peoples person. really enjoyed this episode and your right you get a real sense of community in the harshest and harden of hood suburbs.
Salutes from Aotearoa New Zealand SPANIAN 💪🏼 your the man bro, Appreciate you for sharing amazing real deal content. Been following for a minit now 3 weeks to be exact and onwards love every bit man. The realest. Thank you for the vibes you share with the masses and the awsome peeps that you link up with. Won't be easy what your doing, so mad respects to you and the awsome content. Thanks man. Tautoko Much Respect!! Take care n bless from us in Aotearoa.. Mauri Ora 💚🌿🙏🏽
I delivered needle and syringes for NUAA all over South West Sydney and I can honestly say there is nowhere else in the world like it… these suburbs are fascinating for their social order but also the infrastructure that has been spent putting into trying to make the suburbs meaningful, which is why I always found it fascinating how much history is behind all the suburban planning, etc.
hahah this was awesome man, i heard most of the lingo but 'lad' isn't something i've come across in sydney and i thought this was from the uk and 'mad is something i used to say as a kid when i used to live in kingswood until i was 10 years old when i moved from kingswood back in 1993. it takes unique people to paint a picture like this to show the warmth and excitement of the area - i wasn't from mount druitt but from around the area as a kid and this brought some triggers back from in my memories like the landscape and how it feels to be in the area. congrats and im proud this type of content is being produced in sydney australia - its one of a kind and doesn't copy how anyone else does it internationally... it's how it is and feels friendly and genuine...
The reason the suburbs are all angled weirdly. Have small streets, houses on angles and random footpaths is because they were all built on a radburn design. Which made every house and townhouse opposite. The front of the house faced a footpath and the rear of the house faced the s single lane road. Which basically made everything accessible by a footpath without need g to cross the road Houses were angled slightly and footpaths ran through front (now back of the houses) which would be their front of the houses and which is why some of the back yards are huge bdcause there was public space 5-8 Crawford ave has a footpath going through the middle of houses which is an example of what it all would of been Carne way and pine cres if you look between those set of houses there's an old footpath in peoples backyard. 664 luxford road there is modern units on one side and empty land on the other. But if you go back in streetview time you can see a footpath that went under the road. You could walk from chestnut crescent to bidwill reserve/ the shops You could walk from Richardson cres to land road without having to cross a single road just using three under road tunnels. In the end it didn't work out the way the government wanted it do. People could evade the police by running or riding down those laneways selling durgs on the street was easier coz police couldn't see you do it. Around late 90s they closed majority of the laneways and re oriented the backward and front yards of majority of houses.
@@Jack.Lonnon used to do lawn Mowing for housing and there was always random footpaths to nowhere and really tiny streets. Did a little research and that's what came up. Used to do it in airds ambervale and Bradbury. Out of all the suburbs to go minto was the first to be done. You can't tell the difference anymore but some houses are much older if you look closely or go back in streetview to 2007
41 rosewood drive in Macquarie fields is a good example. The underpass and footpath is still there but is a dead end on both sides. But if you look at leopardwood place and bass reserve you can see footpaths Coming out of the backs of fences which would of connected both these places together without having to use the road
Costata and talopea place have been bulldozed since 2006 (unsure why they haven't been built on) but you can clearly see the rear laneway that would of been behind the houses
Great video Spanian. I grew up in Seven Hills 2147 then moved to Brisbane when I was 13. We didn’t go to Mt Druitt much back in the 80’s. Maybe to visit people. Just so amazed at how things have changed when I go visit Sydney.. I really love your story.. Resonates with me. Although I never served time, I was wayward as a young bloke.. Much respect to you mate
Very original and personal footage. I’m An houso from regional NSW Australia. Punching 50 years old. I missed my community so much … about 16 years ago I purchased one of our houses so I could retain the culture. I’m fortunate enough that I kept my nose clean and made it happen. Now the government are selling of regional Australia to rich people. Yes I manage the asbestos and old plumbing to this day .. but I am still here . ❤
Man what an awesome wholesome episode. I’ve been waiting for you to do Mounty since you started this series. Makes me so proud to be from here 🥰 Well done bro, please come back, and go to other areas too and come when Palms pacific is open pls 🤣 Keep up the great work and mad vibes!! 2770 all dayyy cheehoo
The term “hood” is just short for neighbourhoods, but used a slang it directly refers to poverty stricken slums in high density living arrangements. It’s a vicious circle of generation after generation seeing how the last one lived and having zero aspirations to do better.
I taught primary school students in The Druitt. Hard work but satisfying. Students were a mixed bag and there were ordinary kids as well as those with issues. Most problems seemed to be to do with violence but I never had a student attack me or abuse me. Some of these families’ lives revolved around the nearest shopping centre and some kids had never been out of their own neighbourhood.
Grew up in Mount druitt my whole life! Nothing but people and family’s living life and getting through it. Spanian getting surprised by the state of the houses was surprising, since it’s become normal to me 😅 Love the west and was a privilege to grow up in mounty 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I know the feeling. I've lived in public housing in Brisbane since 2019 and compared with my time living with my parents who lived in a relatively rich area, the people who live in public housing communities seem to have a much better sense of community and looking out for each other. There are obviously complex issues surrounding mental health, drug use etc, and the way society is structured leads to a generational need for public housing in many circumstances, but frankly even if I leave public housing and get my own place in the future, I'd rather continue to live in areas with public housing as I've enjoyed the community spirit that has come with it.
Wish I could say the same from my experience. The houso's in Mt. Pleasant [since incorporated with Cranebrook] regularly narced on neighbours to Housing, Centrelink and the cops. Taxi's and food delivery would not deliver to our street. Coppers always arrived in two car loads. Regular fights and even a few murders in the few years I lived there. Parks were littered with uncapped needles and broken glass. It really did my head in. Really felt for the good people living amongst the rabble.
I was raised in a small town of 3000. Was one of like 10 poor family who live in the public housing. We all looked after eachother while all the snob millionair familys shund us for being poor instead of tryna help. Its not racism in australia its all about the class system.
Queensland policy is that public housing is spread all around the city, so there's no public housing suburbs. It's very different to Sydney. But that's what makes Brisbane special and a hell of a lot less classist than Sydney
@@moontiger5272in QLD? Very different to my experience. The richies in my little town didn't show off their wealth outside of their properties, that used to be a death sentence (these days not so much due to southern yuppie migration). No one liked a tall poppy.
What a great vibe, I was Cabramatta for life. I love how you mates stated the word BLESSING. I lived in Mount druit for a very short time and yes all the west had little wars from the Fairfield boys through to the skegs in the northern beaches and mostly from blacktown out, back then it was Aussies against everyone eles. It's so beautiful to see the acceptance of all races as one community. We might be poor but we can be happy and make it a blessing. Great vids. Glad your doing well.
OMG I’m a grandmother & the excitement in the content was amazing you were like the pipe piper love the trail bike boys hope they stay safe .. thank you this was good.. take care ❤
Chur Spanian! Love the love and respect you get brother! The broken and the outcasts just draw to you. Keep doing your amazing work, keep smiling and sharing that love among the misfits and black sheep's of society! Mad love bruv ❤
There was a show that came out probably 6 or so years ago called struggle street that followed a few people in Mt Duritt and it’s really eye opening, definitely worth the watch
I lived at Emerton in the late 70's early 80's finished my schooling at My Druitt high, had cousins who lived at Wilmot (Costanzo's). I once rode across to Wilmot bmx track and crashed big time, broke my collorbone, broke my wrist and had bad concussion. I was knocked out when a couple of bike riders saw me stack and came across to check on me, one bloke woke me up and made sure I was ok I never got to thank him so if theres a chance hes still around I know he'd be an old bloke like me now and maybe someone might remember but thanks for the help you gave me mate. Plus I tell everyone where I spent my teenage years..... Mt Druitt
Spanian walks into the hood and becomes royalty in 10 minutes 😂 keep these coming bro! One of the best series on youtube ❤ I could watch these all day lol
Great work brother good to see the Mt Druitt most people don't see and in these communities there are a lot of hard working people grinding it out it's not all bad been there a few times keep up good work Spanian thanks for sharing uce.
A lot of Housing Commission Homes built in Western Sydney in the Seventies adopted the American "Radburn Principle" where most Houses did not face the Street and they faced different ways. They later realised this caused enormous problems with Crime Etc.
I love the sense of community out in the 'hoods'. They are only considered hoods just because there suburbs are on the outskirts of cities. Many hoods have vibrant communities, rich cultural diversity, resilient residents who take pride in their local identity. Like many comments say, ive been living where i am now and don't even know my neighbours. Its crap. Coming from Qld where i knew my whole street after one week where they came and introduced themselves. Besides typically struggling families living on the outskirts of the city in these areas, they are richer in other aspects than most of us will ever be. Whenever work has had me out in the outskirts of Sydney, people have always been kind and respectful. The people out there are real, you can have a genuine chat, and there's no pretentiousness. I wish the rest of Sydneysiders had heart and genuineness as the people out there. Love to you all. Respect. 💙
Lived there 32 years and only just moved in August. Miss it so much. There’s no community where I am now, services don’t work together. I worked in community for 6 years. It’s like family there. Love a free egg and bacon roll and coffees every Tuesday morning at Willmot Community Hub. Gotta try Western Sydney Donuts at Willmot. They’re SO SO GOOD 😊 Thanks for giving a decent perspective and not bs on with stereotypes like most people when they come in. Good man.
Should have called this one Entourage! I lived in Tregear from 1998 to 2008. Moved away for a while and came back to Letho last year. We hear the bikes, the cops, the choppers etc but so far so good! You showed me parts of the county that I have never seen in all my years here. Even Shalvey shops, I drive past on my way to work but I think I may have only been there once back in the day. The place goes through cycles, it certainly seems a lot worse than the last time I lived here. I notice there is a mix as the boys said, but they didn't mention the Indians and Middle Easterners, it's a good mix out here from all over the place.
Just an update on Letho today. Chopper doing the rounds low over the houses for about half an hour at least. In the local pages I have heard someone tried to hold up the local servo or tried to burn it down, maybe both, it is Mounty County after all! I left home and apparently while I was out the chopper was announcing they were looking for a guy in green shirt, jeans and white shoes and that we should all stay inside! Ooops. School was locked down, roads blocked off. The servo is VERY close to my home, hence the constant flyover. Just another fairly normal day out here. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love the content - I grew up in Willmot and lived there my whole childhood. There have been times were buses were no longer coming into our streets because they'd get stoned by people on the road and drivers being baused. Parks would be closed because it was lit up, our basketball court was more for people to burn things on then to actually play ball BUT overall I had the best childhood growing up. Everyone knew of everyone. Played outside with the kids until the street lights turned on. Schooling was good, fun and everyone was respectful and that was because we were strong as a community. Heck, we used to have free festivals and free dinners/groceries on Wedneday nights. Willmot will always be home haha
I've lived in Whalan since 1995. Sold my house and lived overseas for four years, then bought a house 200m away from the first one. I've brought up 6 kids here. Yes, we have everything you showed but it's not that bad; just choose your friends wisely.
Thank you for the opportunity my brother. Absolute pleasure to do this with you. 💯❤️ creating music is my passion and I’ve had many highs as lows but being apart of this has no comparison.
Much love 💯❗️
Solid lad 🔥
@@mally6168Cheers cuz
Good work bruz, mad stories
You know Whalan is most active should of came their instead of willmot willmot is quiet as I’m in rehab now watching this should of went to letho flats aswell
Mad stuff. 🔥
Love how spanian is loved by all aussie communities. He is not hated but loved by all because people respect his story & his journey and how he might be a UA-camr and artist but respects the hoods and the cultures of each city. He is for sure one of the only blokes who could walk down any hood in this country and not be bothered.
People just try to play this up about australia. These places arent dangerous. Gangs here have 0 power and inflluence
@@Sgt.chickens well said
Police are just a few minutes away MAX, everyone here is not hungry or starving as they have a constant check coming in from Centrelink, I wouldn’t call these places hoods at all, they are just neighbourhoods full of lazy slack Cunts who don’t wanna work
@@Sgt.chickens hard bro these suburbs look better than 90% of suburbs in other countries
I don't respect him, this video is a load of shit. I grew up in Willmot and this fucking tool comes along and judges everyone. GTFO.
Thanks for the walkthrough of my old neighbourhood. I was a mum at 15. I now have a degree in social work to help people, and living the farm life in NZ. I am privileged.
Good stuff
Well done! You should be proud ❤
thats not privilege, thats the fruits of your blood sweat and tears
@@SDL42 you, and people like you, need to learn that privilege isn’t inherently a bad word.
Just look up the definition and try to really grasp the concept.
@@pallor_mortis according to the definition, getting an education and a job isn't a privilege, anyone can do it regardless of background in NZ. Exceptions exist, but that doesn't disprove the rule.
This breaks my heart. Our family were the very first ones in the estate back in the early '1970's. We were the first, brand new houses. I left Mt Druitt High (the name back then) and joined the RAAF in 1976. It was a great place to grow up, everyone (mostly) had pride in their homes and the area. What happened? We lived at 81 Jersey Rd., Blackett. The house is no linger there, I think it is now a library. We were one house away from the power station. It was a beautiful place to grow up, lots of bush and great friends, which I still have today. I have not been back since 1976, and I never will. Too many great memories I do not want to tarnish. Thank you for the vid.
That is now a place to help drug and alcohol I remember that house was there as well
Quite sad actually, I lived on Carlisle Ave for years.
It wasn't too bad when I was there. Obviously degraded since then.
That house (next to the power station) was taken down late 2006 and now it's the Marrin Weejali Aboriginal Corporation. (they help people get off drugs and alcohol)
Yes, I remember it back then too. It was late 70’s, early 80’s.. my cousins were wild but it was a place you could roam the bush/streets in with no dangers. Alcohol was around yes, but no drugs. It was really different back then.
My Nan has lived on Jersey road since the 60's, you probably know my uncles..
Spanian has a gift. Thank you for showing and respecting the areas you visit “good” or “bad”. The joy on everyone’s faces that met you in this video was heartwarming. The impact you would’ve had on them, even for the briefest of moments will no doubt inspire them and give them something to aspire to.
And a thousand more UA-cam channels begin.
Joy? Ha. They would kill you for 20 dollars. So sweet and nice hey
@@greglindfield2767 you’re a glass half empty type aren’t you.
@@greglindfield2767 oh please $20, they would kill you because it would be funny to them
@@trackpadkiller6082 You make zero sense lad. This is not America 🤣 You watch to many movies mate
I worked on a project probably 12 years ago out at Wilmot. Landscape upgrades to social housing. That was a bit of an eye opening experience at the time. Public schools looked like jails with the high fences and barbed wire. Mums with prams, kid at the front, can of beer in the left hand before 9am in the morning.....kinda felt that the kids had no hope from the begining.
reality of capitalism
That is what I thought when I saw all the little kids smiling faces. Going to grow up to be unemployed drop-kicks racing bikes and doing burn-outs in cars I don't know how they can afford. May as well stop going to school now, for all the good it will do them. No pride, no respect, no hope and no chance to be different.
U never know what god can do with people for your information I used to work for docs and some of the worst kids came from rich families in double bay
some people have low iqs and mental problems-leading to no jobs centerlink ,public housing,drugs booze,this is where all they go hahahaa
@@Unknown-nf1seAmen to that.
I lived like this in Melbourne, and the life is so sad. I recently got the experience to live in upper middle class and I can say that the biggest thing you can do in life is get an education or business and make a way for yourself in life. These kids are truly stuck from the start.
Agree with you. And also want to thank Spanian for shedding some real light on these places and people. I also grew up living similar to this in South West Sydney in 70's/80's: Warwick Farm/ Liverpool/ Campbelltown areas, single parent mother working two jobs simultaneously, office job during the day and behind the bar at night. So I spent a lot of time wandering around the streets from a very young age with whoever else was doing the same thing, riding our BMXs and dirt bikes around (never had such wheely skills though). Although we didn't have gangs and carry handguns (in fact I had an SKS semi-auto - for hunting) like in American rap videos, the MC gangs were always around and friends and associates got involved in their teens. My mother was also dating long-term (until he suddenly vanished after a couple of years) a Colombian ex-army 'engineer' and boxer whose business back home he told us was owning a plane with his brother that they used to import 'diamonds' into the United States, whom we never saw go to work, was dripping in gold bling, had a red Ferarri (he made a point of showing it to us, I'm not making this sh** up) parked in the garage of our flats where no-one who was legit and could afford to own a red Ferrari would ever choose to live (when he couldn't drive because he lost his licence for 12 mths he just 'gave' it to one of his Colombian 'engineer' friends) always dressed in expensive open neck suits, wreaked of aftershave and worked out with weights every afternoon with his other 'engineer' mates... he was a nice guy, but no-one tell me that these places in Australia are nothing like what you see overseas because this sh*** is real and local organised crime has always had international links. Through education, I got myself out and eventually became a barrister. But the journey is not just long and hard, it is a lonely one. I've been practicing as a commercial and equity barrister (choosing not to practice criminal law and family because I'm not going to be stereotyped or pigeon-holed by my background) for almost two decades now, regularly appearing with, against and before Rhodes scholars and 'high achievers' from privileged backgrounds who take an enormous amount for granted, and I now live in one of the most privileged and conservative areas in Australia - yes, I like trees and space and I hated living in a flat overlooking the Hume Highway sucking in fumes and being woken up at night by sirens, etc. I know that many of the friends I grew up with were just as clever as many people I have known at university and mix with in my professional life, but even if the cards fall the right way and you work hard you still have to be prepared to do it largely on your own - when you tell your mates you're not coming out to steal cars or get into other trouble because you're studying, or not drinking anymore, or you find the isles of the local library more stimulating than the isles of flashing gambling machines, and you don't want to be used like a pawn by an MC gang, and you are surrounded by people (including teachers and parents) with no or low expectations of you (even the law school that now operates in Liverpool only offers criminology or policing options. What does that tell you? You're not expected to study commercial law and equity in Liverpool, just cops and robbers stuff) or they simply don't comprehend what you're trying to achieve - you have to leave all these people behind and they will resent you for it and take it personally. So yes, I agree with you, it's not entirely hopeless and you can get out through education or sport or business but if you are not internally strong enough Goggins style to go it alone on top of everything else then forget it.
Which suburb in Melbourne did. You used to live in
Australia is so much worse off with kids doing illegal things...where are the parents?!...they have no respect for the law
@@Quodprohoc Great post but lesson of the day: paragraphs, not a wall of text. Enter button is your friend and you'll be a pretty good writer if you master pressing it.
Melbourne “hoods” don’t look as ghetto as mt druitt tho ngl
big respect for doing these videos, I think you're probably one of the only few people in the world to be able to pull this off solo. news teams would be attacked in mt druitt if they got too invasive like they tend to, keep up the good work!
I really enjoy watching your glow up in the community. A genuine hood superstar that kids in the street follow albeit the youtube image if you play stupid games you win stupid prizes. You drive the importance of change and humility needed to inspire us as young and old and the misconceptions of people abused by systemic injustices especially here in Australia.
I love that you have a heap of the hood walking with you. Such a great thing you are doing brother.
Your vids go off spanian because you have actual respect in the streets and it shows , big respect mate you've turned your life around and i hope you keep it solid well done.
Finally a refreshing style of videos on this platform that feels authentic and more grounded than most if not all of them, I don't feel like I'm watching a video of some dude trying to blend in where he doesn't belong or trying to play journalist. Spanian is just a natural with it... best series on UA-cam rn.
Just watched you for the first time and LOVED your video.... you're a champ mate. So much positive energy you put out and you take time to say G'day to everyone, even taking photos and stuff. You're showing these areas as one big group of friendly people and community. Big thumbs up mate, and subscribed. Doesn't matter what you've done or who you were, you're a top fella that goes around spreading good vibes.... mad respect.... cheers mate.
mate, I am brazilian but have been living on the Gold Coast for 7 years now. I randomly watched this video and it was the first time since I got here I could see a suburb that reminds me home. That's how hoodies in Sao Paulo are. That's how I grew up and how we live there and can I tell? Thats what I miss the most from home. This warm connection and respect that only hoddies have. The life rules that enable you to walk in and out in any place in the world. Aside of all problems and sad histories, these suburbs are the places that have the best people. Respect Spanian, great work and thanks for sharing this ozzy reality that I thought wouldn't exist in Australia. Shout out for all the hoodies in the world.
Trust me cara they do .. my vovó vovô and my dad came from Zona Norte Rio De Janeiro in 1973.. my vovó ended up in Housing Commission flats on Portland Crescent Maroubra … the mannerisms, behaviour and even dress of the people was almost identical to the ones back home regardless of language … of course the general scale is different, but the overall mentality is the same mano
I live in Brisbane but grew up in the Druitt. Aint no place like mounty
Its not even close to brazils favellas.
@@astutik8909 you’re a weirdo
@@snekktikhays1780
Why?
Dont you know what a favella is??? Its the term used for the brazillian ghettoes.
And mt Druitt doesnt resemble that at all. Not even close.
Uncle spanian walking around like a prophet in the hoods lol
Lol
This home made documentary is phenomenal. I have worked as a Teacher in those areas, your raw content and even your own personal shock at certain things is incredibly grounding, your honest coverage is way above what you see on any mainstream TV...congratulations on this video
It’s good to see that Spanian is doing these types of videos, it just shows that this is the other side of Australia that a lot of outsiders don’t see
Always an outstanding episode. Needs a entertainment award and recognition. Thanks
This is great, it’s a real eye opener for people who have never been to areas like this
its alright
Thought it was less civilised
@@MitchellBPYao Go there after dark.
@@davidbrayshaw3529 I have, people are not so great
Most ppl like born into places of hell, this is the nicest place
I'm studying social work and absolutely appreciate the community that thrives in these suburbs. More uni students need to see these kind of vids to totally understand and appreciate the work they'll be doing one day. Having been homeless twice in my lifetime, I won't claim to understand, but I can empathise the struggles people face. You're a legend, showing things as they are. Keep it up my friend!
Bullcrap karen....
L comment @@eabeloth7035
I was a missionary in Sydney for my church in 2010. I spent about 12months living there. We would walk the streets of all of these suburbs knocking on doors and walking around until 9pm at night. The things we saw were often quite sad, but not once did I ever feel scared or in danger. Being from NZ, it felt like the areas that I grew up in. We visited mostly Polynesian families, they were always nice, but even all the randoms we would meet on the streets and in their homes would generally be respectful. We did lots of service projects to help the locals. It was a time I look back on with fond memories. Obviously, things might have changed now.
stop lying dude
@@stellviahohenheim lying about what?
@@stellviahohenheim ????? what are you on about
Invasive, unwanted and plain annoying if you were knocking on doors into the night. Cultist.
The church didn’t give a crap about the safety of their missionaries. If anyone ever mess with the missionaries in these subject areas, they would get their teeth kicked in by the poly’s.
Those missionaries are the real OG’s of ghetto hood tours in every country. But they do get killed and raped every now and then.😮
Can already tell this is gonna be a banger. Even tho Mounty gets a bad rep, I've met some really genuine people. Much nicer than the richer suburbs
They're upfront, you know where you stand. Richie's try to hide their true self to gain the upper hand and manipulate.
@@MrAshyb87yeah but most are hospitable and don't judge you
Yes you hit it on the head, we're friendlier and help our neighbours. Growing up there neighbours become like family. My parent's will not leave the hood, it's their home. They always help out who they can. They are loved 😍 right back it's a respect lacking in the so called "better areas"
100%
@@MrAshyb87
Yeah... Nahh. sort of , But .... No... Not exactly
You need to have been on both ends to understand it.
I still do agree that houso's are upfront, but then again......
What else have they got ?
They're nothing to hide, You're broke as fuck and everyone one around you is the same.
you're only way to distinguish you from others is... I'm not a Junkie, he is a Junkie,
He's an alcoholic, i'm not , But.. we're all broke as fuck
Even the word you use "Richie's"
which isnt even your word, it's the word that a bunch of people thought up to describe ......
"Rich people"
and what does that mean ?
it means people richer than them by a great deal
BUT THEN AGAIN, THAT'S NOT A HIGH BAR TO REACH.
The problem is not..... that the bar is high to reach to get out of this life of poverty
it's taht you keep getting pulled down lower and lower. and it always become harder and harder to leave the life.
THESE PEOPLE COULD DO SO MUCH MORE WITH THEIR LIVES... it's really fucking sad to see this shit.
Also.. You gotta compare apples with apples.
You can't go from... Houso's are upfront (so... Ethics and Morals)
and then switch to Richies are fucked adn hide their true self (So now.. it's financial standing)
NO....
You have your arseholes in both
You also have people who are well off that will let you know where you stand
AND YOU KNOW WHAT....... THEY'LL LET YOU KNOW EVEN MORE...
Because .... they can
so it's not true what you're saying... Not completely.
but when you live this life, it's something that you're taught to say .
You're taught to hate the upper class
You're taught shit like
Fuck that dude, i'd rather be poor than be like those rich cunts any day ....
THAT'S' FUCKING WRONG
Money is the fucking root of all evil
THAT'S ALSO FUCKING WRONG
Those rich cunts in fucking Mona Vale and double bay are so fucking fake
but what we have here is fucking real
WELL.........
TO A POINT...... it's true
BUT .. TO A MUCH LARGER DEGREE THAN WHAT YOU THINK..... IT'S VERY WRONG
so.. a lot of what you get taught in the hood is bullshit and you never learn different
as i said.. IT'S VERY SAD
I didn't grow up in Housing commission
I GREW UP IN A TIME OF DSS (Department of Social Security) housing
Old School, Dude, From way back mid to late 70s
there is a pride here
there is also a lot of sadness
More sadness than pride that's for sure
Great documentary Spanian. The respect for you is warranted . You are an excellent role model. Most of these people are misunderstood and judged.They are doing the best they can and you turning up makes everyone feel worthwhile. Hope and humour.
Is it possible for you to do some Aussie country towns too?
Lithgow springs to mind and maybe further out West.
best poor area ive ever seen tbh compared to europe-look at the space -the freedom is alot better in oz lol
@@32ent70it's way better, along with the benefits and support provided. So many of the parets are just lazy af and it flows onto the kids. When I knew people like this it was always some dropkick dad amd fat ass mother sitting around smoking 24/7 and home everyday to drink. Dudes do nothing and expect change then doom their children to no opportunities. It's sad as to watch.
@@32ent70 Check google maps for Ropes Crossing, right next door to Wilmot. Million dollar houses, packed in like sardines, with backyards 5 times smaller than what is in Wilmot. You can't even call them backyards. I'd feel fucking depressed having just the responsibility to mow a patch of grass the size of a normal room. So, yeah. The poor suburbs have so much more fucking open space and trees than people shelling out millions for homes right next door.
Also, Lithgow isn't that rough. Lived there for a while and spent many nights out drinking and its no worse than many other places. Though it is the only place i've ever seen a riot in a pub.
@@32ent70"poor" ppl can't afford bikes..and designer shoes😂
Legit!! Comical how Aussies think this is the hood. Go to Paris and see the state of their high rises , Belfast gangland or New York. @@32ent70
Spent years living not far from there and working there, this is a more than fair walk thru of that place. worked hard to get out of there and it was worth it. good luck to everyone out there - especially the kids and young adults.
Man you’re doing so much for these places. I grew up in a place like this and sad as it is seeing this, for some reason I had a smile on my face the whole time ✊
what is he doing for the place? people just watch this and shake their head at the people and the place
What you are doing is fantastic. You are showing people that they can turn their life around, like you, and they don't have to live a life of crime. Keep doing what you're doing. I love your chanel.
You're amazing bro ..you did all this with 1 decision years back . What an inspiration for people like us with a checkered past ...Legend bro .
Man what an amazing video. Seeing this side of Aussie culture is crazy. I’ve lived a middle class life but seeing all this gives a different perspective. The slang, the streets, the dirtbikes! Fascinating stuff!
It's a dogs dinner but they like it like that put them in any decent place they turn it into shit in 2yrs it's a fact seen it here and in Birmingham UK as I'm a brumby Lad
whatever the surroundings people get into their comfort zones & regular little rituals of life & cruise...whether it be drugs or some sport or some skill or lifting weights or riding dirt bikes people focus on their interest & enjoy their life...I live in a polluted dangerous south east asian sh!thole of a city yet have a quiet cheap apartment to live in & cheap restaurants everywhere & always easy to meet tourists & have conversatrions...have abput 4 hours of thoughtless bliss in meditation each day so always have some natural ecstasy fueling my consciousness...whatever the conditions are people find ways to manage & some actually enjoy it & wouldn't have it any other way
31 minutes of oxygen thieves.
@@subaquaticsolutionshuh
I grew up in Bidwill Mt Druitt in the late 70’s through to early 90’s. I now live in Japan almost 30 years later and this video took me back to my youth and has made me smile. I grew up 200 meters from Chestnut Cres where most of the Bidwill footage was shot. It actually looks a lot better than what I remembered it and people always looked after each other. We used to ride old handmade lawnmower engine powered dirt bikes everywhere but it looks like the kids have more money than we did 😂
Spot On 😊
How did u move to japan? i want to move there too
My wife is Japanese
I doubt they bought them bikes most would be stolen…brand new bike cost around 16k
@@adriandevil7232ok Adrian get back in ya box lad
It’s nice to see even it’s a hood the. Amount of people that wanted to take pictures with you and. The people the were talking to you. And following you around while you’re having a sus of the place. Love that you’re always at different hoods in the world sussing them out and spreading awareness of the situation. Much respect brother keep it up mate
I love how when word gets out that spanians in the area everyone starts playing up like it's the last day of school for the year 😂😂
I live in Mounty and it's like that every day! I hear bikes screaming around, sirens howling, cars hooning, choppers overhead and I live in a quieter area.
@@miss3305my auntie lives there and I only heard sirens and choppers occasionally, although there was a lot of times where people said they’d run thru the house or come over to start a fight 🤷🏽♀️
Great to see a walk through of my old area, my parents moved to Blackett when I was 3yo in 1971, I grew up there and most of what you just walked through is still the same as I seen when us kids used to go exploring all the suburbs there. I got married in 2003 moved out of Sydney in 2010 (40 years a MTDruitt Boy).... The Druitt never dies in you, 2770 👍
Love seeing you bring to spotlight to the hood especially showcasing how strong the community is within these places. It’s good to know these places will always have a documented story even when the housing commission is knocked down and places like these will just be memories people talk about.
Strong community? For me, it looks like a no-go zone
A strong community means nobody steals anything or gets stabbed, my musical man.
When they knock down the housing commission houses, where do the families that live there go?
@@edinak5805you wouldn’t understand obviously as it seems
@@highsodium1ntake stick to making your gaming videos bro you obviously have no idea what it is like to grow up with nothing
My wife grew up in Mt. Druitt; my parents-in-law have lived there (Dharruk) for about 40 years. It's a very mixed area - new South Asian migrants, established Anglo working-class families, large Christian Pacifica families, plus all the Commission areas - it's never felt overtly dangerous to us. The main shopping centre is popular and actually quite well looked after, so the "vibe" probably depends on the time of day/night and location.
100% safer than guildford or any of those shit holes
Yeah cool story.
fucked if im walking around the joint on a Friday night.
and im 6'1 100kg and know how to throw em.
these lads DGAF, because nobody GAF about them.
@@davidhester6648 😂
@@davidhester6648 When we came here my Filipino wife was scared to go out on the street... because the streets were empty! She was used to throngs of people, traffic etc. The almost deserted streets here were far more intimidating. In nearly 30 years in the 2770 postcode I have had only a handful of incidents; I had more living in Randwick.
@@davidhester6648bro, I'm 6'4", 330lb and pushing 50. Haven't been bashed since I was 10. And that was just a couple of cretins at my school. Worst I had was some 19 year old kid ask to borrow my bike. I laughed out loud and said, uh, no. No, no, no.
Always is less than 100 people doing 99% of all the really obnoxious shit. That kid wasn't one of the truly bad ones, just being cheeky. Still don't leave your bike at mount druitt station. Even if shitbox bikes sit there seemingly for months 😂
Cheers for the genuine stuff once again brother. You take me through streets i grew up on and streets i'll never see all with a laugh and a fly kick, keep it goin!
The poor dogs and kids that live there break my heart 😢
Those shops were like a prision 😱
I like how Spanian will shake hands or fist bump everyone, thats respect ❤seeing kids playing in the streets is so rare now.
its honestly dope see you get love from all the people. straight up bringing the community out
I believe this was the best yet .
Loved how you interact with everyone. Especially the kids .
Very important. .
Congratulations to you on another great episode .. . Thanks for the journey ❤
This series is by far my favourite thing on UA-cam at the moment.
Love ya work Span, the book was incredible by the way
I used to live in mt druitt for like 3 years and not gonna lie I loved it there. Being a tiny asian girl who didn’t grow up in Australia, I thought I’d encounter countless racism but instead everyone was soooooo friendly to me and always looked out for me. Man I miss the hood so much
What a lovely couple to give you a lift to the station.
It’s not where you live its how you live. I grew up in Bellevue Hill in the East and we’ve all got money but there’s so much hate and anger and trouble based around getting more money. Better to be happy with what you’ve got.
i did pizza delivery for 3 years in these exact areas. Never once did i have a problem or an encounter. The people are generally easy going. The media definitely exaggerates how bad it is in these streets.
Same for all of the 90s I delivered pizzas for Domino’s
To all of Mount Druitt 😊 never had an issue.
Made me street smart yeah.
Grew up in Tregear.
That’s cause no one’s out to get the delivery driver😂 look at the crime rates and the murders in these areas and you’ll understand
@@adriandevil7232 It's literally no different anywhere else in Sydney, or the country. Only last week, there was a gunman in the suburb of Strathpine in Brisbane where I work, and Brisbane is also meant to have the worst youth crime in the country (supposedly), yet, no one is saying how much of a s--thole Brisbane is. Mt Druitt is no different.
@@iwenttobunnings7868 look at mount druitt crime rate compared to northern suburbs or other areas in Sydney…it’s definitely different. Some areas are worse then others just how it is
Whats the worst area you worked in?
You have a Gift my mate everyone you met along the way had a moment of hope and happiness and for a while got them out of the Hood they are in...God Bless Spanian keep doing the good work 👏
My parents introduced me to your psge!!! Can't stop watching keep it up! Luv from th UK xx
Its cool to see all the lads look up to you. They can relate to you very easily bro. Also the lad and his mrs who gave you a lift are real ones.
Im sure the kids & young adults are having a great time on the bikes, but man... that constant noise in my 'burb would drive me absolutely insane! Much respect to Spanian for documenting this way of life, he could certainly change many of these kids lives with the huge respect that he receives.
It does get tiring some days, especially when accompanied by the choppers and the sirens. A bigger worry is that they are out on the roads. In recent months there have been 2 incidents of these kids getting seriously injured. Kids need their fun I know, but a lot of the bikes doing the rounds are actually stolen, sad for the owners. There is a lot of open ground out here where they ride, I think there needs to be somewhere for them to go and do it legally.
@@miss3305 there are places but bike's need a car and trailer, and not be hotties! So it won't ever change
@@miss3305there are plenty of tracks out bush. And plenty of proper race tracks for only 20$ entry
These kids just think they are cool by riding on the street without helmets etc
They’ll learn the hard way
Except that is the least of the worries unfortunately
@@miss3305 where do they keep these bikes? I had mine locked up but they constantly attempted flogging it.. do they keep them in their bedrooms?
These suburbs get such a bad wrap but in this instance I've never seen such a huge outpour of love. Keep doing what your doing. You are so loved. God bless ❤🙏🏼
Thank you spanian for showing us raw without drama or fanfare just facts i love your presentations always and you are opening up so many eyes to places i bet so many don't know exist
You get around, mate & it's not long before everyone knows you're about. Love how you show it how it is. The people around those parts are gold lad!
My brother watches your videos and i decided i would too, You are probably the best aussie UA-camr I've ever watched, I'm probably gonna watch your videos every chance i get, Keep up the work. you've made so many aussies happy from your channel, Best aussie UA-camr ever no doubt
I am French and was living in Sydney for 13 years. When I first arrived in 2011 I was looking for car and the cheapest car were around this area so I decided to do the trip from Bondi. 2 hours train later I landed in a complete different world that I didn't know existed around Sydney. The guy was selling me his car for 5k (agreed before the trip) but then told me someone else was willing to pay 6k for it so I had to pay 6k to buy the car. Ieft without the car and another 2 hours train back to Sydney. Last time I visited this area 😅
However unlike bad neighborhoods in France, all the people are friendly and respectul and have a very positive energy. I never felt unsafe and I actually enjoyed going to those areas. I actually had a lot of friends in Campeltown. Australia has a vibe and energy I will never forget and that is unmatched anywhere else.
Don’t say this!!! You’ll ruin all these wannabes “ghetto” dreams 😂😂 in a day and age where the priveldged are looked down upon & who ever goes thru the most struggle gets the glory … all these losers want Sydney to be like Chicago, when in reality it’s more like Dublin, Ireland lol
Thanks for sharing mate. Mt Druitt is not a dangerous area.
@@ayrefik6089it's a million times nicer than Dublin, Dublin is largely a dump
Cheers bruzz 4 posting that. I really needed 2 see the place I grew up & a part of my life that was the happiest as I moved away after living in Letho(Lethbridge pk) from 1975-2006 & 4 outsiders seeing the area they'd say it's putrid but 4 me,esp being in a dark part of my life right now, it brought comfort 2 my troubled mind & warmth 2 my❤&soul.. Bless U my brother..
I've been watching awhile and when you walk the streets of Sydney your like the pied piper keep it up Spanian
mate this is your best video i feel , everyones done travel videos at this point . But i havn't seen much about Aussie life , and to see you talking your talk and walking around here is really interesting .
aussie slang humour and culture is not something the rest of the world see often,
Dun dun dun? what haha love it
so good to see everyone outside enjoying life not stuck inside on the computer. and u can tell theres some good dudes liveing there
If that is the west, the south is completely different
You should move in next door to these good dudes. You fool
Bro Fark listening to bikes going back and forth all day, drive a man crazy 😂
Yeh bra it’s good but it probably means home isn’t a place worth hangin around too
Thanks for the laugh, most ridiculous thing I’ve read today!!
Problem is a lot of these young kids see this and think it’s glamourising this lifestyle. It’s sad that they’ve almost got no hope.
Mate I lived there I didn’t turn out bad just depends on your parents and how your raised some there don’t give a shit that’s the problem
Looks really glamours, wtf
Just kids being kids, the only difference is there's now cameras everywhere
Are you for real dude?
That was where I grew up and I can’t see glamour in ANY capacity ya moron!!
EXACLTY !! Da Hood!!! ?!? so cool NoT
this is awesome Spanian you really are the peoples person. really enjoyed this episode and your right you get a real sense of community in the harshest and harden of hood suburbs.
Salutes from Aotearoa New Zealand SPANIAN 💪🏼 your the man bro, Appreciate you for sharing amazing real deal content. Been following for a minit now 3 weeks to be exact and onwards love every bit man. The realest. Thank you for the vibes you share with the masses and the awsome peeps that you link up with. Won't be easy what your doing, so mad respects to you and the awsome content. Thanks man. Tautoko Much Respect!! Take care n bless from us in Aotearoa.. Mauri Ora 💚🌿🙏🏽
Chur brotha same here,hope he comes to our beautiful country for a hood walk lol
I delivered needle and syringes for NUAA all over South West Sydney and I can honestly say there is nowhere else in the world like it… these suburbs are fascinating for their social order but also the infrastructure that has been spent putting into trying to make the suburbs meaningful, which is why I always found it fascinating how much history is behind all the suburban planning, etc.
The username tho..😂
@@notimetodienttd1115 Yes, if you have instagram you’ll see that my username features my Pomeranians which has a following of 1k! 😛
hahah this was awesome man, i heard most of the lingo but 'lad' isn't something i've come across in sydney and i thought this was from the uk and 'mad is something i used to say as a kid when i used to live in kingswood until i was 10 years old when i moved from kingswood back in 1993. it takes unique people to paint a picture like this to show the warmth and excitement of the area - i wasn't from mount druitt but from around the area as a kid and this brought some triggers back from in my memories like the landscape and how it feels to be in the area. congrats and im proud this type of content is being produced in sydney australia - its one of a kind and doesn't copy how anyone else does it internationally... it's how it is and feels friendly and genuine...
This was a great episode!
Awesome to see how much love you got from everyone there.
The reason the suburbs are all angled weirdly. Have small streets, houses on angles and random footpaths is because they were all built on a radburn design. Which made every house and townhouse opposite. The front of the house faced a footpath and the rear of the house faced the s single lane road. Which basically made everything accessible by a footpath without need g to cross the road
Houses were angled slightly and footpaths ran through front (now back of the houses) which would be their front of the houses and which is why some of the back yards are huge bdcause there was public space
5-8 Crawford ave has a footpath going through the middle of houses which is an example of what it all would of been
Carne way and pine cres if you look between those set of houses there's an old footpath in peoples backyard.
664 luxford road there is modern units on one side and empty land on the other. But if you go back in streetview time you can see a footpath that went under the road. You could walk from chestnut crescent to bidwill reserve/ the shops
You could walk from Richardson cres to land road without having to cross a single road just using three under road tunnels.
In the end it didn't work out the way the government wanted it do. People could evade the police by running or riding down those laneways selling durgs on the street was easier coz police couldn't see you do it.
Around late 90s they closed majority of the laneways and re oriented the backward and front yards of majority of houses.
Very interesting, nice observations.
@@Jack.Lonnon used to do lawn Mowing for housing and there was always random footpaths to nowhere and really tiny streets. Did a little research and that's what came up. Used to do it in airds ambervale and Bradbury. Out of all the suburbs to go minto was the first to be done. You can't tell the difference anymore but some houses are much older if you look closely or go back in streetview to 2007
Thank for the search tag. never heard of radburn until now.
41 rosewood drive in Macquarie fields is a good example. The underpass and footpath is still there but is a dead end on both sides. But if you look at leopardwood place and bass reserve you can see footpaths Coming out of the backs of fences which would of connected both these places together without having to use the road
Costata and talopea place have been bulldozed since 2006 (unsure why they haven't been built on) but you can clearly see the rear laneway that would of been behind the houses
Been looking forward for this one, these hood videos need to be 1 hour minimum, let’s ogggg🤝🏻
You hopn to catch some action 😂
Great video Spanian. I grew up in Seven Hills 2147 then moved to Brisbane when I was 13. We didn’t go to Mt Druitt much back in the 80’s. Maybe to visit people. Just so amazed at how things have changed when I go visit Sydney.. I really love your story.. Resonates with me. Although I never served time, I was wayward as a young bloke.. Much respect to you mate
I grew up in blacktown 2148 then moved out to mounty as a young adult. No place like home i say 😶
Seven hills is middle class to upper middle class, don't act like it's a "hood"
Very original and personal footage.
I’m An houso from regional NSW Australia. Punching 50 years old.
I missed my community so much … about 16 years ago I purchased one of our houses so I could retain the culture. I’m fortunate enough that I kept my nose clean and made it happen. Now the government are selling of regional Australia to rich people.
Yes I manage the asbestos and old plumbing to this day .. but I am still here . ❤
Go to Alice Springs and show us what it's really like brother
We need a cooking/BBQ with Spanian series 🔥
Fucking great idea
@@jbailey33 I know right!
It's just like a 1950s council estate in England 🇬🇧 .
Thanks for making such interesting videos
how deadly seeing kids actually on the street out n about not on there devices
Man what an awesome wholesome episode. I’ve been waiting for you to do Mounty since you started this series. Makes me so proud to be from here 🥰
Well done bro, please come back, and go to other areas too and come when Palms pacific is open pls 🤣
Keep up the great work and mad vibes!!
2770 all dayyy cheehoo
This is how you know you’ve reached Hood status respectfully! Nothing but pure love from the hood Spanian 👏🏾
The term “hood” is just short for neighbourhoods, but used a slang it directly refers to poverty stricken slums in high density living arrangements.
It’s a vicious circle of generation after generation seeing how the last one lived and having zero aspirations to do better.
you mean the "degenerate" areas of sydney where people are tax dollar scabs for a living yeah nothing hood about junkie grubs.
@@smokin4x45 Cry me a river
I taught primary school students in The Druitt. Hard work but satisfying. Students were a mixed bag and there were ordinary kids as well as those with issues. Most problems seemed to be to do with violence but I never had a student attack me or abuse me. Some of these families’ lives revolved around the nearest shopping centre and some kids had never been out of their own neighbourhood.
Grew up in Mount druitt my whole life! Nothing but people and family’s living life and getting through it.
Spanian getting surprised by the state of the houses was surprising, since it’s become normal to me 😅
Love the west and was a privilege to grow up in mounty 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Haven't seen much Aussie exploration. Thank you for uploading this man. This was insane. Would love to go to Australian one day.
notice the australia poor parts are all houses unlike europe is all flats-
there is apartment blocks and flats in certain areas too in poor parts of australia@@32ent70
@@32ent70there are many worser parts in australia that are flats too. Actually its mostly flats
@@32ent70population and size of the countries in Europe is why they have so many flats but Australia still has a fair bit of them
Don't come to Australia unless you have money it's an over rated shit hole going same way as America....down hill.
I know the feeling. I've lived in public housing in Brisbane since 2019 and compared with my time living with my parents who lived in a relatively rich area, the people who live in public housing communities seem to have a much better sense of community and looking out for each other. There are obviously complex issues surrounding mental health, drug use etc, and the way society is structured leads to a generational need for public housing in many circumstances, but frankly even if I leave public housing and get my own place in the future, I'd rather continue to live in areas with public housing as I've enjoyed the community spirit that has come with it.
Wish I could say the same from my experience. The houso's in Mt. Pleasant [since incorporated with Cranebrook] regularly narced on neighbours to Housing, Centrelink and the cops.
Taxi's and food delivery would not deliver to our street. Coppers always arrived in two car loads.
Regular fights and even a few murders in the few years I lived there. Parks were littered with uncapped needles and broken glass.
It really did my head in. Really felt for the good people living amongst the rabble.
I was raised in a small town of 3000. Was one of like 10 poor family who live in the public housing. We all looked after eachother while all the snob millionair familys shund us for being poor instead of tryna help. Its not racism in australia its all about the class system.
Queensland policy is that public housing is spread all around the city, so there's no public housing suburbs. It's very different to Sydney. But that's what makes Brisbane special and a hell of a lot less classist than Sydney
@@moontiger5272in QLD? Very different to my experience. The richies in my little town didn't show off their wealth outside of their properties, that used to be a death sentence (these days not so much due to southern yuppie migration). No one liked a tall poppy.
Community spirit? Ha. More like Mob mentally. Gang culture against humanity.
This is the last drops of the Australian culture.
I grew up in places like this and loved it.
What a great vibe, I was Cabramatta for life. I love how you mates stated the word BLESSING. I lived in Mount druit for a very short time and yes all the west had little wars from the Fairfield boys through to the skegs in the northern beaches and mostly from blacktown out, back then it was Aussies against everyone eles. It's so beautiful to see the acceptance of all races as one community. We might be poor but we can be happy and make it a blessing. Great vids. Glad your doing well.
Some of the happiest people come from the rougher areas, makes you grateful for the simple things.
OMG I’m a grandmother & the excitement in the content was amazing you were like the pipe piper love the trail bike boys hope they stay safe .. thank you this was good.. take care ❤
Glad to see you were amused and you approve. Where not all that bad are we...
@@bosskunt no your not just making memories & they all looked happy
Chur Spanian! Love the love and respect you get brother! The broken and the outcasts just draw to you. Keep doing your amazing work, keep smiling and sharing that love among the misfits and black sheep's of society! Mad love bruv ❤
Always great seeing this stuff, as it makes you realise how lucky you are sometimes compared to others.
There was a show that came out probably 6 or so years ago called struggle street that followed a few people in Mt Duritt and it’s really eye opening, definitely worth the watch
I lived at Emerton in the late 70's early 80's finished my schooling at My Druitt high, had cousins who lived at Wilmot (Costanzo's). I once rode across to Wilmot bmx track and crashed big time, broke my collorbone, broke my wrist and had bad concussion. I was knocked out when a couple of bike riders saw me stack and came across to check on me, one bloke woke me up and made sure I was ok I never got to thank him so if theres a chance hes still around I know he'd be an old bloke like me now and maybe someone might remember but thanks for the help you gave me mate. Plus I tell everyone where I spent my teenage years..... Mt Druitt
Spanian walks into the hood and becomes royalty in 10 minutes 😂 keep these coming bro! One of the best series on youtube ❤ I could watch these all day lol
Great work brother good to see the Mt Druitt most people don't see and in these communities there are a lot of hard working people grinding it out it's not all bad been there a few times keep up good work Spanian thanks for sharing uce.
Spanian is literally David Attenbruva, who says us aussie's dont have culture?
Attenbruva 😂
"David Attenbruva".
🤣🤣🤣
That should be his next T shirt.
🤣
Love ya work Spanian! Your advice is super helpful to some of us.
its like mad max out there, good to see the kids outdoors on their rides, looks like fun
Made their day lad, nobody ever comes out that way to show love.
At least not past Parramatta
I swear Spanian doesnt stop. One second im watching him in europe in the slums, next hes a few suburbs over 😅
A lot of Housing Commission Homes built in Western Sydney in the Seventies adopted the American "Radburn Principle" where most Houses did not face the Street and they faced different ways. They later realised this caused enormous problems with Crime Etc.
Radburn works much better for golf course estates than it does for public housing estates
its a little too late but ey we knew this living thru it
Not to mention the network of walkways behind homes.
I love the sense of community out in the 'hoods'. They are only considered hoods just because there suburbs are on the outskirts of cities. Many hoods have vibrant communities, rich cultural diversity, resilient residents who take pride in their local identity. Like many comments say, ive been living where i am now and don't even know my neighbours. Its crap. Coming from Qld where i knew my whole street after one week where they came and introduced themselves. Besides typically struggling families living on the outskirts of the city in these areas, they are richer in other aspects than most of us will ever be. Whenever work has had me out in the outskirts of Sydney, people have always been kind and respectful. The people out there are real, you can have a genuine chat, and there's no pretentiousness. I wish the rest of Sydneysiders had heart and genuineness as the people out there.
Love to you all. Respect. 💙
Lived there 32 years and only just moved in August. Miss it so much. There’s no community where I am now, services don’t work together. I worked in community for 6 years. It’s like family there. Love a free egg and bacon roll and coffees every Tuesday morning at Willmot Community Hub. Gotta try Western Sydney Donuts at Willmot. They’re SO SO GOOD 😊
Thanks for giving a decent perspective and not bs on with stereotypes like most people when they come in. Good man.
Visited Mt Druitt before covid, and it was the only place I'd ever visited in Aus where people looked sad. Definitely stuck with me yrs later, so sad.
We were sad because Phil Gould's 5 year plan finally worked in the year 2020 onwards
The most raw insight we’ll ever get. Thank you Spanian
Should have called this one Entourage!
I lived in Tregear from 1998 to 2008. Moved away for a while and came back to Letho last year. We hear the bikes, the cops, the choppers etc but so far so good! You showed me parts of the county that I have never seen in all my years here. Even Shalvey shops, I drive past on my way to work but I think I may have only been there once back in the day. The place goes through cycles, it certainly seems a lot worse than the last time I lived here. I notice there is a mix as the boys said, but they didn't mention the Indians and Middle Easterners, it's a good mix out here from all over the place.
Moved to letho this year came from shalvey and my almost all my siblings houses made the cut lol
@@danielruapuna5565 haha that's cool!
Just an update on Letho today. Chopper doing the rounds low over the houses for about half an hour at least. In the local pages I have heard someone tried to hold up the local servo or tried to burn it down, maybe both, it is Mounty County after all! I left home and apparently while I was out the chopper was announcing they were looking for a guy in green shirt, jeans and white shoes and that we should all stay inside! Ooops. School was locked down, roads blocked off. The servo is VERY close to my home, hence the constant flyover. Just another fairly normal day out here. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What part of Tregear did you live at? We grew up in Shackleton Ave
Love the content - I grew up in Willmot and lived there my whole childhood. There have been times were buses were no longer coming into our streets because they'd get stoned by people on the road and drivers being baused. Parks would be closed because it was lit up, our basketball court was more for people to burn things on then to actually play ball BUT overall I had the best childhood growing up. Everyone knew of everyone. Played outside with the kids until the street lights turned on. Schooling was good, fun and everyone was respectful and that was because we were strong as a community. Heck, we used to have free festivals and free dinners/groceries on Wedneday nights.
Willmot will always be home haha
Thanks for the memories.
Lived there in the 60's and 70's when everything was brand new 😮
All I can see is a happy community and people being themselves. Thanks for the tour!
I've lived in Whalan since 1995. Sold my house and lived overseas for four years, then bought a house 200m away from the first one. I've brought up 6 kids here. Yes, we have everything you showed but it's not that bad; just choose your friends wisely.