Arriving in Iraq (Not What I Expected)
It's hard to believe that I'm arriving in Iraq, truly not what I expected. Incredible to experience the culture and meet this amazing people in Baghdad and other areas. Indeed, not what I expected.
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New series starting! Very excited to explore Iraq and share everything with you. What are your thoughts on Iraq? 🇮🇶
As an Iraqi myself im Excited to see what u like and Hate about my Homeland! I want to see what u like about our Food the Most, and i wish u a Very Safe Travel in Iraq.🎉
Baghdad was a kurdish city. Bagdad in Kurdish means land of lords. Bags were lords and my family are Bags and many Kurds! If you search in Arabic there is no meaning for Bagdad and just says online city of peace which should be مدینە السلام(madina alsalam) so why don't they say madina alsalam? Because Bag dad are both Kurdish words again! Arabs, Pars/fars and Mongols/Turks stole our land, history and language. They stole everything from us Sumerians/Kurds for over a 1000 years with the help of some western countries also! Kerbela also was a kurdish city! Ker=donkey lol Kurds used donkeys to move goods around and one time the donkeys got sick and became problem so they named the place ker=donkey bela=problem. Ker is bela! Donkey is problem! Get it Kurds? Wake up please. Kerkuk anyone? Ker+kuk. There is a story behind every city name! The Arabs came up from Arabia and took our land! Also Pars/ Fars new race was made during the times Arabs moved here and Kurdish kingdoms hired these gypsy Arabs and called them Pars, pars/ parastin Fars/Persian are Kurdish words and mean protecter and protecting. Fars have no idea and they even say pars for bark. They have no idea that's where their name Pars came from! They love to say they are Aria but they don't know the real words are Ar+yan= pure being/pure flame in Kurdish. Everything about Fars/Pars is a lie! They believe Evesta belongs to pars but if you gave them the book they have no idea what the words are but Kurds can read it easily because Zertosht meaning Serdasht used to be a cities name and the people from ser dasht were called ser dashty! Their leader of course was called serdashty which became zartoshti in Parsi lol Everything Pars knows is a lie! Many Kurds were assimilated and thought they were pars/fars. Kurus is a Kurdish word and means the Boy and he was a kurdish king. But Pars have no idea what kuru even means in Frasi because again it's a Kurdish word we use everyday to say Boy! Turks are all originated from China! Look it up! I hear Turks say they are indiginous to these lands but if you look it up you'll see all Turks are originated from China! Kurds are descendents of Sumerians, the oldest civilization on Earth so does that mean Kurds are the indiginous people along with Greeks who I belive are very close relatives of Kurds. Even Armenians are from the Balkans! They killed almost 1 million kurds with the help of Russian army and took kurdish land! Assyrians are from Arabian pennensula and their language is proof to this calim, semetic languages are not originated from Masepotamia! Kurdish is new version of Sumerian and kurds are the only people who can read Sumerians tablets. Now talk to the ✋️ Here are some examples of North Kurdish language and Sumerian similarities! Both languages are the only ergative languages in middle east! Now Pars/Fars can steal our words but they can't steal our Grammer too because they don't have the brains for it lol Yes I became racist because I lived amongst Pars, Turkos and Arabs!    
@@watup3494 Kurds never got Baghdad nor Occupied it before, it was only Iraqi. And u guys are in northern Part of Iraq u delinquent.
Love the intro. Thank you for this honest video.
Iraq is beautiful country, but western terrorists distroy it for oil and geopolitics
As an American I'm ashamed of our war mongering government. I wish all of the Iraqi people the very best!
I'm proud
@@RealGunarson the devil would be proud of you for being proud.
@@RealGunarsonHilarious
1 million civilians murdered by US and allies
Thank you ❤❤
I hope peace is permanently in Iraq. No more war!
Hope so! 🙏🏼
@@AleSalvinoraa raaa raaa oillllllll
@@Tan0GamesIts the I I I Irish Republican Aaarmmyyyyyy!!!!💚🤍🇮🇪
Not gonna happen bud.
The UN made friends with Saddam but then he turned into a madman and invaded Kuwait, wage war with Iran and all sorts of human violations.
Love from India 🇮🇳 to iraq 🇮🇶
I love India really big love to all indian from iraq
Love to india from Iraq ❤❤❤
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@@lvnon1🤮🤮🤮🤮
I lived in Syria and I met many Iraqis they are so friendly and kind. By the way, their food is delicious.❤
Syria has some 🔥 in the kitchen.
I hope peace in Iraq👑❤️ its beautiful very ancient history and scientists ,regards from Greece 🇬🇷
We love Greece, brother! ❤
@@f4wnz132 thank you,the Bagdat,🇮🇶 is the diamond 💎 of the middle East, very good people,in the middle of 80s was one of the most amazing places with universities, and heavy industries,i hope the best its shame the war for all these year's for the people there,nice video man,be Safe
💘Thank you, my brother, for your beautiful comment. My country and your country share a beautiful history, especially the death of Alexander the Great in Iraq and Babylon. ❤😊
i love iraqi people they are so generous and friendly i had alot of iraqi neighbors always humble and nice people to hang around i hope they have peace for ever cheers from jordan
Indeed, great people and hope everything goes well for them! 🙏
I know a lot of Iraqis so it doesn't surprise me most are friendly people! Would love to visit Iraq one day 🇮🇶
Wait a century before visiting
Ignore the other guy. He has been sharing negative comments about Iraq in every video related to Iraq. It's almost like he's.... obsessed? You are welcome to visit any day!
@@f4wnz132 do you suffer from an inferiority complex ? you seem to be begging us to visit you ?
@f4wnz132 Thank you Appreciate it one day I will visit 👍🏼🙏🏼
welcome to Iraq 🇮🇶 ❤
As the original Mesopotamian cradle of civilization I'm glad to see Iraqis are recovering and beginning to prosper. If Iran and the US will stay out of Iraqis business and politics, they will do fine.
Dear Iraiqis, take love from Bengal delta. When Iraq was invaded and attacked by the West, I was just 5 years old then, but yet I along with my seniors of that time protested in the street against the brutality of the West. We, now, hope permanent peace and prosperity in Iraq.
thank you. nice feeling of you
wah wah! Say thank you to the west. Saved from a vile dictator and then a backwards islamic movement. Something the Iraqs could not accomplish on their own. Cope! P.S. the Bengal Delta is a shit hole. Clean it up.
LOVE from Romania to Iraq ❤️🇹🇩
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Thank you very much
Iraq loves you very much, and we have Romanians who have lived in Iraq for centuries
@@rania_ip Are you from romania
I lived in Baghdad Iraq for 2 years and i must say it felt like home. The people are friendly and amazing and i have no negative comment about Iraq, its simply beautiful
You welcome everytime
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What happened to Iraq is the single, most horrific tragedy to ever happen in the history of the world. Such unfathomable destruction, both from wars and sanctions, I'm so glad humanity found a way to prevail. Much love to the people of Iraq ❤
There’s been much worse that’s happened to other countries even in just the last 100 years. Iraqs biggest challenge right now is getting a competent, responsible, and honest government. Between its oil reserves and potential for archaeological tourism it has a ton of potential. It just needs a good and competent government to tap into this potential.
it was all because of the Westerners lying and their evil hearts
what hapened to Irak...will hapen to Iran...just bcz ,islamism...agresivity...ppl are good...we all are , irak,iran ,sirya, liban, but islamism is not good.. leds to war
@@Daniel-lh4dowhat happened to Iraq is because of America mfs?? Don't you know terrorist America killed million innocent people's in middle East including Iraq?? Read the history.. The biggest terrorist nation is America
sorry but you got It all wrong, what happened to Iraq is AMERICA@@Daniel-lh4do
As an American and a New Yorker I have had the pleasure of meeting many Iraq people. Generous, friendly, intelligent and caring people. A good representation of Iraqis. I would love to visit. 🇮🇶🇺🇸
Thank you very much
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I visited Baghdad in 2008. i couldn't go to any cultural sites because of security. I am so glad to see how much progress the city has made since then.
Theres a girl at my gym and her family is from Baghdad, Iraq and im trying to win her over, please pray for me! 🙏🙏🙏♥️
I'm an iraqi american i left Iraq when I was young boy I'm going back soon for good God bless America and Iraq
Please stay there and don’t come back.
The first video that i watch about iraq that’s actually pleasing
Glad you enjoyed it!
We are glad you loved Baghdad 💗 Thank you for sharing your experience 🤩 looking forward for another videos in Iraq💗
My pleasure 😊 What an incredible country and people! 🇮🇶
I saw you there 🤣 I actually appeared for a moment in the video walking by. Thanks for your kind words about iraq and hope to see here again ❤
Oh really? So nice! My pleasure, loved Iraq and its people! 🙏
always rooting for iraqis to striveand build their society again. the best prayer for them ameen ✌✌
Alhamdulilah Iraq 🇮🇶 ❤may allah protect and preserve your Muslim heritages, lands and families. Insha Allah I will visit one day.
Peace forever in Iraq. From Pilipinas.
Incredible video, thank you for showing the beauty of my country! I haven't been since 2014 and this video made me home sick. Also the production is top tier, keep it up!
Glad you enjoyed it and hope you can go back soon! 🙏🏼
Hey Ale I was a huge fan of your world cup series and I remember asking you to visit my country You made my day I hope you visit us again in the future
Wow thank you so much! ⚽️ 🏆 You have an incredible country 🇮🇶 and looking forward to sharing more episodes soon! 🙏🏼
I found this channel during Ale's Lebanon series and it was just amazing. I love the interaction with locals which makes these videos because showing different sites around the cities doesn't do it justice. You MUST interview and speak to the locals to get a feel about any country/city. These videos could easily be used as reference material before you travel to these places because they are that good.
Thank you for the kind comments, glad you enjoy the videos! 🙏🏼
@@AleSalvino The Iraqi women was my favorite part. She was so proud that you stated the Iraqi people were the reason behind loving the country so much. Her eyes and face lit up and she stated that your answer made her whole day. 😁
@@klwthe3rd was iraqi women
@@starskay8298 OH yes. My apologies for that. I will go back and edit the post.
@@klwthe3rd Abduls everywhere ....
Iraq is your second country, you can come whenever you want, we love all the Argentinian people 💕💕🧡🧡
thank you very much!
What about swedish people?
@@Matrixdeepstatewe love all people except america is a somewhat of a sore spot but if your respectful and have a good guide/translator then your good
@@Matrixdeepstate You are welcome anytime, thanks for helping Iraqis during the war, Scandinavian people are good people..Love Sweden❤ ❤❤❤
@@adammirage4261 i was in Iraq in January this year. Best trip I’ve done in my life and I highly recommend it to everyone. Nothing in media is true, Iraq treated me very well, insane how people can be so afraid of such a beautiful country.
Love 🇮🇶 I visit 2 years ago 6 kilos potatoes 1 dollar In philippines 1 kilo potato 2 dollars !!
Wow, such a price contrast!
@@AleSalvino Che querido Saludos desde Seattle USA
Welcome in Iraq 🇮🇶
Thank you! 🙏🏼
I'm glad someone finally loves Iraq and doesn't say it's trash and not safe. I'm an Iraqi, but I live in Europe. I was a few days ago in Iraq and it was really fun. But now I'm back and I really miss It so so much. I miss my family, the people, the places and the food. I hope I go there again next year. And you really made my day, because I also went to some of the places you went. Like the old market where you met the girl and the last place by the water. I actually went there in a boat.😢❤️🇮🇶
Glad you liked it, thank you very much for the feedback!
@@AleSalvino No, thank you for letting people see and know the truth about Iraq☺️❤️
But it is Trash and not safe. Ale was not being Honest
@@HkAs-xh9zt What are you saying! Did you even go there so that you know it isn't save!😡
@@fedekhusain2009 Go back to Iraq permanently then, why are you in Europe? Living in a country and visiting it as a tourist are completely different things. If you miss it so much and love it there, just go to Iraq.
Nice of Orlando Bloom showing you Iraq!
He was really cool, even invited us for the premiere of his next movie 🍿 ✌🏼
This episode already is looking like you can be more relaxed than the last series. Always love seeing all of the friendly people you stumble upon. That tea sounds really sweet. Still waiting to see the new patch collection. Another excellent series is ahead of us!
Thank you very much guys! Indeed, it's definitely much safer than the previous one. Really excited to share more of this incredible country! 🙏
Great video about my country .Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Estoy tan feliz de encontrar este canal. Sería tan bonito que hicieses videos en español. Me suscribí al canal
Hola! Gracias! A fin de año vamos a probar un formato mixto en unos viajes en centroamerica… a ver que sale! 😀 igual todo tiene subtítulos 🙏🏼
Iraq is very beautiful and the people are very warm and friendly.If you get to travel and see the whole country it's a great experience. Yes the bread is the BEST i think the water used makes it so good.
What a lovely woman.
Indeed
Just discovered your channel bro. U have an amazing personality. Iraqi people have the biggest hearts ❤️
Thanks man, appreciate the kind words! 🙏🏼
Beautiful coverage my friend I love the videos
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏼
Love from China ❤️
Such a great channel. You deserve more subscribers. Keep up the good work.
Thanks man, appreciate the kind words! 🙏🏼
Thank you for this video !
Glad it was helpful!!
Thank you for sharing bro! Will add this to my adventure list to visit.
Please do and welcome to the channel!
Loved the photography
Thank you for showing the positive side of Iraq
What ! It's not safe and no clean.
@@Bcovaxits safer then america yall just dont know its even safer the turkey and syria and saudi
Wow your videos are amazing. Thank you for allowing me to discover a country I would have never thought of going to visit. Just subscribed 🎉❤
Glad you like the videos and welcome to the channel! 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed your visit to Iraq Sending love and respect to you bro❤
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Just discovered the channel. Having been to many of these locations under the worst of times, it’s so good to see Iraq revived and doing well. Thanks for a great inside look, this made my day.
Welcome to Iraq. Whoever wants to visit Iraq, our house is open to him. That's how my father taught me. Honoring the guest is our duty, with our great love for everyone ❤️
great vid and bless iraq
You deserve more views i hope you will visiting Iran as well ❤
Thank you so much, hope more people can see this incredible country! Of course, at some point I'll visit Iran and make a series there!
Bravo @Ale Salvino! I love the sports diplomacy too. Good job breaking down barriers. :)
Glad you liked it, thank you! 🙏🏼
Great work
Thanks!
I love this man
Glad you like the video! 🙏
very good job man thanks. Watching your videos😊
Glad you like them!
It's so big work thank u...❤
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
Bravo Ale! Ottimo servizio! Continua cosi! porta la verità!
Grazie mille! :)
I enjoy watching the video ❤😊
Glad you liked it!
Great video, food looks good.
Thank you for your travels and what you put at risk to get this truth out. God bless you and watch over you.
I really enjoyed this video
Great video, thanks 🫶🏽🙏Curious to visit now 🤩✌🏽
12:21 the bestttt part🥹🥰🤍🤍
Amazing part indeed! 🙏🏼
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@@Hhhnrjfj what do u mean ? Is it bad to look like an Indian ?
Spent two years there. Im glad to see the city is doing well. Miss smoking hooka and drinking chi tea. Such nice people. And beautiful women too.
WOW! What a wonderful video. You sir just earned a subscriber. And Iraq just earned a new visitor. Time to pack, I guess.
Thank you very much and welcome to the channel! 🙏
may allah bless iraq with peace and prosperity
Thank you❤
You're welcome!
Nice travel vlogs ✌️
Thank you! 🙏🏼
So good to show the lovely people in Iraq. So sorry for what our corrupt government did.
12:24 Oh my god she is so beautiful
Thank you Sir
I've seen several videos of people visiting Iraq, but none are from the US. I wonder how welcoming they would be to an American after the attrocities we inflicted there? I went twice as a military member, initially thinking I was part of something good. Going back with the knowledge I have now is high on my bucket list.
They're still welcoming anyone from anywhere.. And as an answer to your question check Doug Barnard's (US citizen) videos in Iraq.. He also made a visit to Fallujah!.. Check his channel
You have a good trip to Iraq/Baghdad..This is Ali from USA..!
Welcome ❤
Thanks!
Beautiful people are always branded as strayed dogs to meet brutal fade they don't deserves😢, God will help iraq
❤❤❤❤❤ Great v log aley ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks!
Welcome to Iraq my friend .. hope you visit again soon
Thank you!
outstanding information share L7
Thank you
🐑 all beautiful!
welcome to Iraq dear
Thank you!
Great video and interesting country indeed! Planning a visit too in February/March next year. Can you recommend a reliable/knowledgeable tour guide? Cheers
I wouldn't recommend that to be honest at the meantime because there is a low-level US-Iran proxy Conflict going on that could Heat up and trust me, you don't wanna get caught in the cross fire if it does, maybe wait for 5 years till things cool down.
@@WhatAboutYou123There is nothing in Iraq and the country is safe! Yes, the country is not as good as in the past, corruption is very large, and many bad things such as the control of Iran's followers, but at least it is safe
@@mohammedkh4321 there is a reason that USA Travel Advisory classifies Iraq as Level 4: Do Not Travel. google is Iraq safe, I did and the response was ( Do not travel to Iraq due to terr*rism, kidnapping, armed conflict, civil unrest).
Doug Barnard on KZhead does tours in Iraq
@@mohammedkh4321man rockets are fired there !
God bless the Iraqi people
Welcome 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶
Thank you! 🙏🏼
the best thing abt iraq is the food
Really good food indeed! 🤤
Beautiful
Thank you
Very nice video
Thank you!
Its always amazing to see how friendly and inviting people throughout the world are. I wonder if you told them you are American, they would be so friendly?
نعم ودودون في الجميع وكل دول العالم
Do u realize ur in a place that contributed and gifted humanity so so much enjoyed and to this day ! it’s, well the “cradle of civilization” colossal inventions that changed the course of humanity frankly. the plow, irrigation, cultivation, medicine, the wheel, right there changed Homo sapiens from hunter/gatherer to “civility” Also, music, art, mathematics, law, philosophy, astronomy and and and were INVENTED here only for the “white man” of Europe expanded and utilized on an invention that was already present centuries possibly millennials prior ! My parents brought me to the US exactly half a century ago (1974) and I was a child. Still retain some vague distant images and silhouettes ! ❤ USA 🇺🇸 Greetings to all my 🇮🇶 sisters and brothers. السلام لجميع الإخوان والأخوات في العراق أم خارج العراق
أحسنت ❤
Of course you would feel safe traveling in the Middle East, you look just like one of them, you'd blend right in with no problem whatsoever.
Iraq has really Changed. Unbelievable
indeed!
I think it's just going back to normal like it used to be. They say, Iraq is more religious than Iran but Iraq are more open-minded and women have more freedom to wear or not to wear hijab.
@@mycollectoysindeed iraq is more open than iran
Nice video , and you are most welcome
Thank you!
very welcome have nice time yes they like the tea there and dont worry its safe just some dangers.
thank you!
Abeer is so cool and fun personality
Indeed! She was awesome!
Muslims are known worldwide for their hospitality ❤
I actually had a great experience in Iraq and indeed people showed me their hospitality 🙏🏼
very good video
Thank you!
What a beautiful country tarnished by war. I pray for peace and stability in Iraq.
Ale, you said you just travel with a small backpack and cannot bring larger souvenirs home, but actually, you can ask merchants to ship items for you. I have "traveled light" but had carpets, sculptures and more shipped to my home. Just remember to get a receipt and take note of the name of the shop and person that shipped your items. Thanks for this video of Iraq. It is enlightening. 😊
That's a great idea! I'm always a bit skeptical with the shipments but perhaps I should try it at least once in the future. Glad you liked the video, thank you!:)
It’s not worth it because the items dont always arrive. Its always best to carry it or dont buy it.
Wonderful Iraq 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏
Such a historic place. Destroyed by greed of oil in the guise of war. It's just sad.
Despite the crowds, the streets are so clean.
Welcome to your second country, Iraq I hope you film videos about the holy city of Karbala Likewise, Basra They are two very beautiful cities 💙💙💙
Iraq was incredible and Karbala one of my favourite places, hope you enjoyed that video too!