10 Wacky Things About TURKMENISTAN

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It's been a wild several days in Turkmenistan. In my opinion, this is (by a long shot) the world's most bizarre country.
In this video, I explain the 10 strangest things that I find about Turkmen culture -- from the thousands of white-marble buildings to the shockingly empty streets, a massive fire crater in the desert that hasn't stopped burning for 50 years, and the heavy censorship of the internet.
Turkmenistan is essentially the "North Korea of Central Asia." Both the capital cities of Pyongyang and Ashgabat feel eerily similar when walking around. The only major difference is that the people of North Korea are oppressed, whereas the people of Turkmenistan seem to be warm, friendly, and hospitable.
Please share any thoughts/comments/questions about Turkmenistan and I'll be happy to answer!
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  • The city is like a solo minecraft creative world

    @mangosharky4377@mangosharky43774 жыл бұрын
    • NO! *You take your minecraft jokes ELSEWHERE!* We don't take kindly to your type 'round 'ere

      @Chxzz1@Chxzz14 жыл бұрын
    • Minus the Creepers

      @mcrfan343@mcrfan3434 жыл бұрын
    • so tru

      @twentycharacters7704@twentycharacters77044 жыл бұрын
    • 😂😂😂

      @lucasgaumondmusic@lucasgaumondmusic4 жыл бұрын
    • @@mcrfan343dude its peaceful

      @m.khaledathaaya3067@m.khaledathaaya30674 жыл бұрын
  • their president is playing tropico i swear XDDD

    @morebaklavapls3637@morebaklavapls36374 жыл бұрын
    • NEARMUSICBEATS tropico is more for dictators😂😂

      @morebaklavapls3637@morebaklavapls36374 жыл бұрын
    • More Baklava pls شكرا I love your name xd

      @tasnim569@tasnim5694 жыл бұрын
    • @More Baklava pls: Is that like a ripped off version of Jumanji ?

      @blaahblaah5100@blaahblaah51004 жыл бұрын
    • Tasnim Emam thank you ! And I'm in love with baklava 😂

      @morebaklavapls3637@morebaklavapls36374 жыл бұрын
    • blaah blaah it's a game where you play as a dictator and basically you can do whatever you want to your people 😂

      @morebaklavapls3637@morebaklavapls36374 жыл бұрын
  • Ashgabat seems like every introvert’s paradise... the entire place to yourself

    @sitamun7598@sitamun75984 жыл бұрын
    • Lmao so true

      @youdonthavetoknowmyname343@youdonthavetoknowmyname3433 жыл бұрын
    • From my personal experience, I was once ridiculed for going to a party with a book

      @jennetyazmyradova4234@jennetyazmyradova42343 жыл бұрын
    • I mean, I am an introvert

      @jennetyazmyradova4234@jennetyazmyradova42343 жыл бұрын
    • exept that its whiter than the bible belt ov america....

      @nunyanunya4147@nunyanunya41473 жыл бұрын
    • Oh,I bet the secret police are nearby, making sure nobody objects to the complete waste of money on the narcissistic president's pet, pointless projects. If you were allowed to go into the more rural areas you'd see a different world and possibly if remote and safe enough, a few choice dissident opinions.

      @paulohagan3309@paulohagan33092 жыл бұрын
  • As an Indian I can’t even dream of my city being this empty 🤪😂 It’s so awkwardly beautiful 😘

    @firdosiaparveen6893@firdosiaparveen68934 жыл бұрын
    • True ..so scary to imagine india like this 😂. ..

      @angelangel5426@angelangel54264 жыл бұрын
    • Yaar apne desh ki population agr 50 crore tk bhi hoti to yar apna desh bhi alg dikhta aaj 🙂

      @vibhavpathak1875@vibhavpathak18754 жыл бұрын
    • One side it looks beautiful Other side no freedom 😌

      @BudgetCarnivore@BudgetCarnivore4 жыл бұрын
    • @@vibhavpathak1875 what do you mean?

      @notavailable708@notavailable7083 жыл бұрын
    • @@BudgetCarnivore It's quiet and good for yoga contemplation. No crime...

      @CrazyLeiFeng@CrazyLeiFeng3 жыл бұрын
  • Imagine being black and walking through this place

    @jasonshox6861@jasonshox68614 жыл бұрын
    • Jason Shox Well, I'm from Turkmenistan and here I've seen many of them))

      @gulnarklycheva152@gulnarklycheva1524 жыл бұрын
    • Gulnar Klycheva there’s KZhead there?

      @yj9032@yj90324 жыл бұрын
    • Gulnar Klycheva who cares

      @g.l.7058@g.l.70584 жыл бұрын
    • G. L. Well, I'm sure not the toxic people like you are)

      @gulnarklycheva152@gulnarklycheva1524 жыл бұрын
    • @@gulnarklycheva152 The reason why people do not know the difference between Turkmen and Turkish is that words look like each other a lot. :) In Turkish we have only one word for all Turkic people and nations. We say Türk to any Turkic people. So some Turkish people think Turkish is used for every Turkic nation. This is another problem. :D

      @missbooklover5476@missbooklover54764 жыл бұрын
  • USA: I like guns Russia: I like Vodka Turkmenistan: I like marbles USA & Russia: ...

    @dontsubscribetothischannel8395@dontsubscribetothischannel83954 жыл бұрын
    • *horses

      @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un4 жыл бұрын
    • @@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un drew binksy said that ashgabat is simular to Pyongyang

      @Tabukium@Tabukium4 жыл бұрын
    • The ODD Cooking it’s a joke bcs most ppl have vodka known to Russians as a joke

      @burgerturtle2301@burgerturtle23014 жыл бұрын
    • @@Idk-sj8ly Okay then, thats possibly true but whats the average drinking rate over there?

      @dontsubscribetothischannel8395@dontsubscribetothischannel83954 жыл бұрын
    • @@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Kim Jong UN I'm coming in our country and brake your rules

      @flyerinsight@flyerinsight4 жыл бұрын
  • :"you cant play Minecraft in Real Life" Turkmenistan: "hold my white marble"

    @johnframboise@johnframboise3 жыл бұрын
    • They obviously installed Quark.

      @galgrunfeld9954@galgrunfeld99543 жыл бұрын
  • I have a friend from Turkmenistan. He’s very proud of their ancient history and tells me about it all the time. The flag 🇹🇲 for example features their national rugs down the left side. He also tells me about the amazing and sometimes hedonistic subcultures that exist all over the country, almost hidden in plain sight. They have ways around the censorship rules too, naturally. They are all painfully aware of the absurdity of the regime too... they have fun with it where they can. That’s what humans do, so much oppression around our beautiful home planet... we could do without it but we’ve also learned to play with it.

    @willslingwood@willslingwood3 жыл бұрын
    • How did he escape the country?

      @prankgirl9112@prankgirl9112 Жыл бұрын
    • Ask him if they are tartarians

      @chazznl8823@chazznl882311 ай бұрын
    • @@prankgirl9112 I have chatted with a Turkmen person (living in Balkanabat) in hello talk app

      @Sanandaj_geo@Sanandaj_geo9 ай бұрын
    • @@prankgirl9112Turkmenistan isn’t so oppressive it doesn’t let you leave.

      @andrewrogers3067@andrewrogers30679 ай бұрын
    • ​@@andrewrogers3067can they travel to other countries??? 😮

      @airplanes7204@airplanes72045 ай бұрын
  • Turkmenistan seems like a great place for introverts...can't wait to visit this country some day

    @ilovekandy1117@ilovekandy11174 жыл бұрын
    • ILoveKandy 111 yeah and we also have resort “Awaza” u can spend ur vocation here. It is not that expensive. Sorry for my bad english

      @Justfun-ll8fp@Justfun-ll8fp4 жыл бұрын
    • @@Justfun-ll8fp just by yourself??

      @burlhorse61@burlhorse613 жыл бұрын
    • @@burlhorse61 That is why he said ¨introverts¨

      @charleyjr.iriarte7428@charleyjr.iriarte74282 жыл бұрын
    • Don't go dude. They throw people into prison and execute them at random to prove their power and to keep citizens in fear. Don't end up like the guy who visited North Korea.

      @prankgirl9112@prankgirl9112 Жыл бұрын
    • ​@@Justfun-ll8fp Your English is not bad at all! I'm actually quite impressed.

      @Wither02@Wither0211 ай бұрын
  • Life of a Turkmen in USA I don’t live their now, but I used to. Imagine putting Iran, Russia, and Turkey all in a stew. Yea it’s beautiful with all the shiny buildings, but the government is not very kind. The president is a parodied lunatic. He was afraid that if he continued to have strong ties with Russia, Kazakhstan, and other post Soviet nations, that the U.S would invade them. So he declared neutrality and begins to only trade with China. Now food prices go up due to lack of food. People have minor protest, and he blames Russian nationalism, so he begins demoting Russian language and culture. A lot of people like me, and my mother and 4 of her 6 siblings left the Country. We went USA, one went to Britain, one went to UAE, but later moved to Turkey, and 1 moves to Russia. Now the population is dying, and the economy goes down. Now it’s most children, elderly, and people trying to leave. He bans migration, and the people hate him so much that he is leaving the country every month. Imagine living in America, but you are stripped of all freedoms. Also you’re even more poor, and the prices keep going up. Right now he provides free gas, and electricity, but soon that will be taken away. I heard from my mother that he is actually a dentist, that’s why he doesn’t know how to run a country. I still have 1 married aunt, my grandma, and my only uncle there. My uncle wants to move to the U.S, but increased strictness of the president, and U.S president makes it harder for him to get a visa. My grandma visits us every year. My mom usually pays for airplane tickets. It’s less strict for the elderly, as they can’t work, and nor can they be “spy’s”, or “terrorist.” Their are lot’s of problems in China right now with Hong Kong, and Tibet. If China’s economy falls, ours will fall even more. I hope that Uzbekistan annexes us and gives us full rights. We are ethnically Turkic like Uzbekistan, and are very naturally rich of resources. Iran looks at us with it’s hungry mouth. If Iran would annex us, we wouldn’t be able to speak Turkmen, and we wouldn’t we be able to speak Russian, nor would we be able to study Sunni Muslim. It wouldn’t be good. Even with all this bad, I am still proud to be a Turkmen. The culture is fun, the flag is beautiful, the history is complex, and the anthem is amazing. I hope a new government can come to power, restore ties to Russia, join SCO, join CSTO, and join Eurasian Union. It’s either that or, be consumed by Iran, or be destroyed by USA. There are events in the U.S that take place in Washington D.C, and Philadelphia called TASA. They aim to celebrate the immigrants in America, we go there 2 times a year to the Russian, and Turkmen events. We always have a good time. I met some of my best friends through that event. I met Sanzhar who is from Kazakhstan. I met Andrew who is born in U.S but his mom was born in Ukraine, so we can all speak Russian. I met Emily who is from U.S but her mom is from Belarus, and dad from Russia. I met many others, but those are the most significant ones. People here in U.S have treated me kindly. Although the are you a Russian spy, and the are you a middle eastern terrorist jokes get really annoying. The adults are very interested. The children think that I’m cool. I had a birthday party and invited one of my American friends. He was ok until we ate food. He looked at it horrified. It’s not even different from American food. Борщ is just purple beat soup. Плов is just rice. Пельмешки is just dumplings. Чебуреки is just a sandwich. I can’t speak Turkmen at all. I can speak Russian though. We were part of the USSR. My Russian is limited, I have bad grammar, and can’t really read or write to well. Despite all of this, I hope that we get a government change and look towards a new and brighter future. Long live Turkmen people! 🇹🇲

    @danyagha5654@danyagha56544 жыл бұрын
    • What a read!

      @Abhijeetetrx@Abhijeetetrx4 жыл бұрын
    • What are you talking about? You are not "ethnically" Iranian. TURKmen people are TURKic. Your language is turkish. I am a Turk and we have a similar language. You want to be with russia, which brainwashed you and colonized you? Look at you even you write in Russian letters. Russia is a communist country. Communist are against religion. They want to destroy Islam. Rethink what you have written.

      @lorenorzoroderpiratenjager4162@lorenorzoroderpiratenjager41624 жыл бұрын
    • Man, it took me a whole month to read this comment!

      @soumyapahuja8726@soumyapahuja87264 жыл бұрын
    • What's the name of the food again?😂😂🤣🤣

      @TechOverWatch@TechOverWatch4 жыл бұрын
    • Lorenor Zoro der Piratenjäger we are more similar to the Persians then the Turks ethnically despite the name. Even though we are ethnically Persian, you are right are culture and religion is more similar to the other Turks Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. During Soviet times we weren’t aloud to express religion in public yes, but we still studied it in our houses. Also even though I’m from Turkmenistan I currently live in the USA. There aren’t very many Turkmen immigrants in the US due to our Bashi being strict on immigration. There are a lot of Ukrainians in the US though. Most of my friends are Ukrainian so since our culture is a little similar being Russian provinces once, we were able to connect what we have in common. My grandma currently lives in Turkmenistan, and she grew up in Soviet times, so she cooked me many Russian dishes as Turkmen dishes. The most Turkmen thing she cooks me is plof, and the most Russian thing she cooks me is Borch. So I have experience with both. I guess you could sorta say that Russia had a lot influence, but it wasn’t brainwashing. Compare your self an American to someone from the UK. You are similar, that doesn’t mean they brainwashed you. I don’t see you wherein bird feathers, and living in huts like true Americans do. I see you drinking tea and living in big building. Also Russia isn’t communist anymore. Maybe you should do more research on Turkmenistan, we aren’t Turkic, in the old times, we were part of Persia. When the Persians found Turkmenistan there weren’t many people as it was a desert. The few people there were, where near the Caspian sea. Maybe you need to rethink what you said!

      @danyagha5654@danyagha56544 жыл бұрын
  • I am from Tajikistan. Neighboring country from Central Asia. During our civil war some of relatives moved to Turkmenistan as refugee. But after the war was over, they came back. They have a very good memory of the country, people and culture(we have a lot in common but still...). I personally know a few Turkmens. I have met them abroad. Very good people. I hope one day things will change. The paranoid of their president will come to an end. They will open their doors to their neighbors and other people around the world.❤️

    @ms.s.t.2269@ms.s.t.22693 жыл бұрын
    • Where do they get their money from. For all the monuments and infrastructure??

      @blahblah45624@blahblah45624 Жыл бұрын
    • ​@@blahblah45624 Gas export

      @P0WSEETr@P0WSEETr Жыл бұрын
    • @@P0WSEETr Do they have gas?

      @Cici_mimi@Cici_mimi2 ай бұрын
    • @@Cici_mimiYes, lots of it

      @mgjamesfin7011@mgjamesfin7011Ай бұрын
  • One of most most beautiful cities I’ve ever seen

    @jcrossan1351@jcrossan13514 жыл бұрын
    • Did you know that Turkmenistan also a shitplace like north korea? Their capital city is good until u see the rest of the city.

      @muhammadhisyamimaduddin2219@muhammadhisyamimaduddin22193 жыл бұрын
    • Sam McLovin ah another one of those type of countries it’s quite sad to see what the rest of the country looks like

      @jcrossan1351@jcrossan13513 жыл бұрын
    • @@jcrossan1351 yeah you're right it's kinda sad to see those country, but at least Turkmenistan doesn't have a nuclear + Turkmenistan is rich country.

      @muhammadhisyamimaduddin2219@muhammadhisyamimaduddin22193 жыл бұрын
    • Sam McLovin I went to turkmenistan. It is not a shit place. Yeah, they have an authoritarian and flashy government, but that is the only thing that is similar to North Korea. People don’t have a lot of money, but that doesn’t mean they are unhappy. They live simple and happy lives with what they have, and it is common in their culture to be content with very little. Also, living conditions are not horrible because the government is in control of the construction and city planning, and the government has massive amounts of money due to oil. This makes the living conditions as very nice. Stop lying.

      @prod.natejalo1122@prod.natejalo11223 жыл бұрын
    • @@prod.natejalo1122maybe you are talking about another country, i born in Turkmenistan and recently i havd moved from there. And people are not happy and they (we) dont live simple life

      @smackthat8827@smackthat88273 жыл бұрын
  • Drew's expression when he tries the camel milk is priceless.

    @fluffball131@fluffball1314 жыл бұрын
    • Hi prakhar

      @100cents5@100cents54 жыл бұрын
    • Jake K. 😂😂👍

      @TheCollywill@TheCollywill4 жыл бұрын
    • Imagine camel's expression when knowing Drew drinks its milk

      @bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308@bahasainggrisbersamamradi93084 жыл бұрын
    • Gallant Abbey no one cares about peta

      @joe972@joe9724 жыл бұрын
    • @@joe972 Im not even peta guy, buddy. It's just a joke 😁

      @bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308@bahasainggrisbersamamradi93084 жыл бұрын
  • Love the content. Short and sweet! Now i know why my friends from Turkmenistan keep asking me to use Skype instead of messaging over Facebook

    @AlvinRyellPrada@AlvinRyellPrada4 жыл бұрын
    • I see you everywhere! + I'm subscribed!

      @uwu_maya3631@uwu_maya36314 жыл бұрын
  • I am from Bangladesh. I like this city because it's empty 😅

    @junayedahmed1183@junayedahmed11833 жыл бұрын
    • LOOL I don't really like crowded places either

      @alessandro.calzavara@alessandro.calzavara3 жыл бұрын
    • I feel you

      @ankitadas767@ankitadas7673 жыл бұрын
    • Bangladesh can be crowded yeah 😂

      @ErnolDawnbringer@ErnolDawnbringer3 жыл бұрын
    • @@ErnolDawnbringer not whole Bangladesh. Only big cities like -Dhaka,Chittagong,Sylhet,Narayanganj etc

      @junayedahmed1183@junayedahmed11833 жыл бұрын
    • @@junayedahmed1183 yeah.

      @ErnolDawnbringer@ErnolDawnbringer3 жыл бұрын
  • Hi everyone from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan👋👋🇹🇲🇹🇲

    @selim4894@selim48944 жыл бұрын
    • Can you tell me why is it empty? Why people use that amazing wheel? Why are mosques not full 24/7?

      @AleXXtreme1012@AleXXtreme10124 жыл бұрын
    • @@AleXXtreme1012 mosques arent supposed to be full 24/7. Us muslims only pray 5 times a day. Not around the clock. Most of the time we pray at home anyways.

      @HM-hd7up@HM-hd7up4 жыл бұрын
    • @@HM-hd7up bro, I am muslim, of course I know there are five prayers, but still its sad that this amazing mosque is empty at any time :(

      @AleXXtreme1012@AleXXtreme10124 жыл бұрын
    • @@AleXXtreme1012here the weather is so hot so people mostly spend their time indoors. We usually leave our home early morning while it is cool to library

      @ogulbibikuliyewa1443@ogulbibikuliyewa14434 жыл бұрын
    • @@AleXXtreme1012city is awake till late at night. We mostly enjoy when it is cool

      @ogulbibikuliyewa1443@ogulbibikuliyewa14434 жыл бұрын
  • This city is an absolute work of art. Even the emptiness is alluring to me. If this city existed in a more accessible and open country, I’d love to live there. Breathtaking 🥰

    @HeadUnderHeels@HeadUnderHeels3 жыл бұрын
    • In the West it would be full of homeless and drug-addicted people, plus their waste.

      @petibatyo@petibatyo2 жыл бұрын
    • @@petibatyo in the east they're forced to the outskirts of the capital

      @joshuaduplaa9033@joshuaduplaa90332 жыл бұрын
    • There is a reason cities like this dont exist in open countries. It is built with cheap labor and with nothing in mind but to appease their leader. If you think that is somehow art then you should visit North Korea.

      @informant09@informant09 Жыл бұрын
    • Live where? You think those empty buildings have any floors or elevator? Even not a room.

      @8SugarRayRobinson8@8SugarRayRobinson8 Жыл бұрын
    • ​@@8SugarRayRobinson8 there are not empty you can live there but they cost expensive(I live in Tkm)

      @COOLBOY-dv1fx@COOLBOY-dv1fx6 ай бұрын
  • 4 days in Turkmenistan is not enough. You have been missing the most beautiful natural wonder. Much better than the gas crater. I am talking about the colorful Yangikala Canyon in the Balkan district, the western part of Turkmenistan

    @Mikronesien05@Mikronesien054 жыл бұрын
  • This country and Central Asia in general looks beatiful. I can't wait to visit when I grow older.

    @sebasbandera@sebasbandera3 жыл бұрын
  • 2:25 car racisim

    @Noah-pf3yv@Noah-pf3yv4 жыл бұрын
    • Racism but for cars

      @strawberrydaily3625@strawberrydaily36254 жыл бұрын
    • that aged well

      @unfried_@unfried_3 жыл бұрын
    • Оруууууууууууууууууууууу Спс

      @user-lh2fm2ud6d@user-lh2fm2ud6d3 жыл бұрын
    • carcism

      @ehe172@ehe1723 жыл бұрын
    • Black cars matter

      @masashikishimoto3336@masashikishimoto33363 жыл бұрын
  • Please make a part 2 of What can you do with 100$ in 24 hours in İstanbul, the currency changed a lot and 100$ is approximately 550 dollars now!

    @Dipyy@Dipyy4 жыл бұрын
    • td! This idiot thinks Turkey is an arab country

      @legaciestr@legaciestr4 жыл бұрын
    • As My Life Falls Apart welll it’s VERY close It’s somewhere in the middle of not and very arabic country since it has a lot of it was in the Ottoman Empire, tainting the culture to be very “Arabic”, though arabic is not spoken there they are also very Muslim so to any outsider it can be considered an Arabic country, but it’s just “pseudo-arabic” (I’m from Kuwait, next door to the beginning of “Arabic countries”)

      @kingkrispy5289@kingkrispy52894 жыл бұрын
    • As My Life Falls Apart their language has similarities to Arabic , and it’s a Muslim country which doesn’t mean it’s Arabic but it has a lot of ppl that know Arabic bcs of Islam

      @burgerturtle2301@burgerturtle23014 жыл бұрын
    • Burger Turtle that is true, when I went to turkey I was just hearing garbled Arabic lol

      @kingkrispy5289@kingkrispy52894 жыл бұрын
    • 100th Liker!

      @emxrqlds646@emxrqlds6464 жыл бұрын
  • It looks like one of those cities you build in simcity when you have the money cheat code but not the population cheat!

    @miladmzz@miladmzz4 жыл бұрын
    • Share me some cheat codes please

      @ankitadas767@ankitadas7673 жыл бұрын
  • ReWatching all drew's video this quarantine. Mabuhay

    @torogiking@torogiking3 жыл бұрын
  • I am amazed. I am a solitary person. Lot of solitude and happy people all around. It can be a nice place to imagine and write some poems 😊

    @nicetomeetyou555@nicetomeetyou5554 жыл бұрын
  • Wow, a post-Soviet, Central Asian country with a delusional dictator, crazy personality cult and a soulless capital city? Sounds like my country too. P.S. Thanks for the videos about Turkmenistan, Drew. It's a mystery country even for other Central Asians.

    @kazakhdoge1822@kazakhdoge18224 жыл бұрын
    • Are Kazakhs and Mongols the same?

      @edboss36@edboss364 жыл бұрын
    • Is there even a reason why these capital cities are completely empty?

      @niccolomainetti6202@niccolomainetti62024 жыл бұрын
    • @@niccolomainetti6202 idkkkkk

      @princesschi7689@princesschi76894 жыл бұрын
    • @@edboss36 Kazakhs belong to the Turkic ethnic group and Mongols belong to the Mongol ethnic group. Their cultures are somewhat similar however Kazakhs are Sunni Muslims that have adopted Persian culture and Mongols are largely Buddhist or shamanist and have adopted Tibetan culture. They have similarities in food, drinks, sports such as wrestling, and open countryside.

      @yaseerayub5621@yaseerayub56214 жыл бұрын
    • edboss no

      @profilepicture828@profilepicture8284 жыл бұрын
  • i'm from the philippines. i can't imagine a city THAT empty lol, but i do love the solitude of ashgabat :">

    @flyboy3110@flyboy31102 жыл бұрын
  • Their country would benefit so much from tourism, it's sad to see such a beautiful place so empty :(

    @frankenweeny8785@frankenweeny87852 жыл бұрын
  • Well down Drew - coming out sane from such a place, is in itself an achievement !

    @johannbrandstatter7419@johannbrandstatter74193 жыл бұрын
  • Hello, So wonderful to “travel “ with you, We learn a lot, so interesting, אחלה

    @danieletuvia9373@danieletuvia93734 жыл бұрын
  • Turkmenistani ladies are really pretty.

    @blaahblaah5100@blaahblaah51004 жыл бұрын
    • blaah blaah nope they are not believe me mate

      @enesorhunsahin1534@enesorhunsahin15344 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks

      @gulyaaabooob377@gulyaaabooob3774 жыл бұрын
    • Coz they're muslims :)

      @fatimatouseef6548@fatimatouseef65484 жыл бұрын
    • @@fatimatouseef6548 I'm Muslim but your answer was illogical.

      @muhammadmafaz8530@muhammadmafaz85304 жыл бұрын
    • @Somali Kid Ig they like foreign chicks lmao

      @Oneohonejewelry@Oneohonejewelry4 жыл бұрын
  • I stumbled on this channel and I want to thank you posting this content it is educational I really enjoy getting to know my brothers and sisters all across the world. I am now binge watching all your older videos to get caught up!

    @JonLondon210@JonLondon2104 жыл бұрын
  • dictator: no black cars everyone else: thas racist

    @twentycharacters7704@twentycharacters77044 жыл бұрын
    • Actually that maybe due to heat

      @diya0716@diya07163 жыл бұрын
    • Thats*

      @paulaterry9305@paulaterry93053 жыл бұрын
    • They don't allow black car because darker colours absorb more heat thus making the car overheat while white cars don't

      @icychillin5455@icychillin54553 жыл бұрын
    • @@riorio745 turkmenportal.com/tm/auto/awto you are wrong dude. Black cars probably only allowed to government workers, i would expect that from that government centered country.

      @Eren-he5dt@Eren-he5dt3 жыл бұрын
    • They would riot about it in the US

      @viovenda8922@viovenda89223 жыл бұрын
  • I wish I went to Turkmenistan🇹🇲 one day.Thanks for sharing about Turkmenistan.I am excited about your Yemen trip.Add Turkmenistan in the list of strangest countries in the world.

    @kaizk5101@kaizk51014 жыл бұрын
  • Best video content so far comparing to other ones regarding Turkmenistan. I like your personality, author. You just went to this country and this is it. You did not say who's good or bad, or judge anyone because of the political views. You just stayed positive instead. BTW, I also will go there some day, hopefully soon.

    @marceloreyes8560@marceloreyes85603 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for making this! Love it!

    @jimmeskimen@jimmeskimen4 жыл бұрын
  • Make a longer vid about this country plsss... my life is boring and sucks, and i need a fake adventure. Ty sir

    @rockybalboa1929@rockybalboa19294 жыл бұрын
  • Hi! Im visiting Turkmenistan right now! In Ashgabat today. Thankfully and surprisingly the internet is great (in the hotel lobby) and I'm actually on the KZhead app which is pretty great. Also yesterday the streets were packed! However this wasnt in the newer marble section, rather 1km away. Perhaps its just the new section of Ashgabat thats not busy? Either way ill visit today and find out. Cant wait! Ps. I bumped into your guide at the gas crater and she recommed your videos haha so 'salam!' From her.

    @DanielVanDyck@DanielVanDyck4 жыл бұрын
  • Drew is going to be the best grandpa with thousands of stories to tell!

    @abhishekpradhan98@abhishekpradhan984 жыл бұрын
  • If you wanna know more about turkmenistan and its strangeness I suggest the book 'sovietistan' by erika fatland. It got me completely hooked, and that's the reason I ended up watching this video:)

    @BarbarooTheKangaroo@BarbarooTheKangaroo3 жыл бұрын
  • You just opened my eyes, Drew. Good stuff.

    @ansonwongkh@ansonwongkh4 жыл бұрын
  • It looks beautiful. The guide also seems genuinely friendly. I like quiet places. The Turkmenbashi mosque may be a nice place to contemplate. It would also be interesting along the Caspian Sea and the mountains to the south. Maybe I’ll visit someday.

    @adm7038@adm70383 жыл бұрын
    • I am from Turkmenistan, if you have some money and dont interefere with politics it has serene tranquility of a desert, also no crime due to extreme surveillance, i guess every evil has some positive side effects

      @aqe7914@aqe79142 жыл бұрын
    • @@aqe7914 which is the best month to visit so one can spend time outdoors comfortably? October? April?

      @adm7038@adm70382 жыл бұрын
    • @@adm7038 Spring is best also summer evenings people are out, you should meet a local hospitality is deep in culture they will invite you to home etc. Autumn is also great.

      @aqe7914@aqe79142 жыл бұрын
    • @@aqe7914 it is quite interesting. Do people often travel to other countries? or many restrictions since they are heavily censored? Any pets they can have in their household?

      @Mansikkacake@Mansikkacake6 ай бұрын
  • Beautiful city and country looks very clean🌹🌹

    @jasminewadsworth6059@jasminewadsworth60594 жыл бұрын
    • Yes it's clean bcuz people not live there

      @itzz-monster6272@itzz-monster62723 жыл бұрын
    • @@itzz-monster6272 Hmmm???? A trashy lifestyle leads to a trashy city. Simple as that. Whether there are few or many. Look at Singapore. Wherever you are from, learn from us.

      @charleyjr.iriarte7428@charleyjr.iriarte74282 жыл бұрын
  • So cool! Thanks for posting this!

    @kelseybetzelberger9095@kelseybetzelberger90953 жыл бұрын
  • Great upload. Keep'em coming.

    @thomasnee270@thomasnee2704 жыл бұрын
  • I would love to travel to Turkmenistan! Can you please do a video on recommendations and tips & tricks on how to plan a trip there?

    @Spunkythephatcat@Spunkythephatcat4 жыл бұрын
    • Bring plenty of US dollars. That is the language in Turkmenistan. A totalitarian regime of corruption and bribery. Don't accidentally get yourself in trouble, you will spend the rest of your life in the worst prison on earth, no food, no sunlight and a slow death by malnutrition. There is no dipomatic apparatus to help you, you will just be gone. Maybe the international media will pick up your story for a few 24 news cycles and then your story will fade into nothingness. But, as long as you're willing to roll those dice or you are wealthy and the power wolves know you will pay your way through your visit....it will probably be a unique experience.

      @jeff0247598@jeff02475989 ай бұрын
  • *Me during my maths classes* 0:27

    @100cents5@100cents54 жыл бұрын
  • This is my favorite video. 😍 oldie but I love it. ❤️

    @Coffee240@Coffee2402 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for sharing This video I really learn alot from your cheenal 👍

    @asopol3673@asopol36733 жыл бұрын
  • 🇹🇷❤🇹🇲 Brothers

    @ramboxd2475@ramboxd24754 жыл бұрын
    • And both are dictatorships

      @mylerwilson4879@mylerwilson48793 жыл бұрын
    • Erdogan: I'm Good papa? Turkman: not u amateur Recep my son

      @luanlopes9415@luanlopes94153 жыл бұрын
  • Drew when are you going to Syria 🇸🇾 my home country. Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴

    @ashti5555@ashti55554 жыл бұрын
    • Hello there my fellow Syrian I wouldn't incourage him to come visit at the moment Will surely love him to come But Remeber he already visited Israel more than once😅 Making him getting a Visa close to impossible at the moment Such is the case for anyone who had his passport stamped in Israel😅 But you can check a channel called travelling the unkown He visited Syria once He did so again last week His new video will be ready soon And you can check his old one😄

      @alisalloum9893@alisalloum98934 жыл бұрын
    • Do you want him to be blasted or what don’t comment such foolishness.

      @erectustesticulus3191@erectustesticulus31914 жыл бұрын
    • ali hassan do you know Norwegian

      @lilottovert1787@lilottovert17874 жыл бұрын
    • @@ToumaBittar soon

      @memberjoe5219@memberjoe52194 жыл бұрын
    • ayee hva skjer G

      @hanji5700@hanji57004 жыл бұрын
  • Alright, you hooked me to subscribe by your trip report about Turkmenistan. Good vdo!

    @brucebartman9890@brucebartman98904 жыл бұрын
  • I love how u go to places, ik its the least known but the most prettiset as a turkmen girl i love how u show our country around

    @yem5462@yem5462 Жыл бұрын
  • After watching Social Dillema (Netflix), and after watching your video... I kinda think it's nice they don't use social media platforms in there.

    @AA-pe9yy@AA-pe9yy3 жыл бұрын
  • It's one of the scariest places to visit coz that whole place feels so surreal!

    @xxafthabxx9346@xxafthabxx93464 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this great video 🙏👌

    @007Yasir@007Yasir Жыл бұрын
  • Wonderful video! Thank you so much, bro! SAG BOL, DOGAN

    @turkmen8716@turkmen8716Ай бұрын
  • You should totally team up with Barby from Geography Now for a Geography Go! episode... 😉

    @metalvisionsongcontest7055@metalvisionsongcontest70554 жыл бұрын
  • Something tells me that you are never going to visit this country again....

    @funfff@funfff4 жыл бұрын
  • lovely video drew😍

    @NomanIbrahim@NomanIbrahim4 жыл бұрын
  • 5@Drew Binsky great job brother!!! u always have your own opinions about the places and always 100% spot on.

    @jhonkar5476@jhonkar54763 жыл бұрын
  • Amazing to see many exotic things here :-) Thank you for sharing. I love for their colour design of building light blue light grey and white. A good combine of colour - very interesting, alright.We who live in the West living style maybe thinking that it is too white, too clinical clean. But I like, really. No wacky at all, regarding my openion. Best wishes from Stockholm - Sweden

    @MultiOranuch@MultiOranuch2 жыл бұрын
  • Seeing this makes me wanna visit Turkmenistan. I also thanked that rap made by the leader and his grandson.

    @juliopeinado2660@juliopeinado26603 жыл бұрын
  • I am enjoying your videos.. started watching only recently and am hooked!

    @abhishri5864@abhishri58642 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for the video

    @merlstarr5349@merlstarr53492 жыл бұрын
  • Went there about ten years ago...pretty much summed it up. There are two amazing historic cities as well- Merv, founded by Alexander and expanded four times. Said to be the worlds largest city around 1000AD. And Nisa, the ancient Parthian capital.

    @garrywallace1007@garrywallace10072 жыл бұрын
  • When in doubt about the food take smaller bites and sips. Your facial expression was priceless. 😂🤣

    @promisemadepromisekept.7575@promisemadepromisekept.75754 жыл бұрын
  • one of your best videos

    @asherswing@asherswing4 жыл бұрын
  • Wow amazing .I live in Horgan the city near to caspian sea and has a long border line with Turkmenstan I have no idea how there should be .thank u for sharing experience

    @minohesam8354@minohesam83544 жыл бұрын
  • Wow amazing! The country of Turkmenistan is like a pearl in Central Asia, beautiful, clean and instagramable. Huge love, greetings and respect from Indonesia to Turkmenistan. Highly recommended country to visit. Thanks Drew for sharing. I hope your channel continues to grow.

    @srigalaberbulutangkis85@srigalaberbulutangkis852 жыл бұрын
    • No visiting to Turkmenistan is too difficult.

      @Arthur0522@Arthur05222 жыл бұрын
    • Instagramable 💀…

      @waynexl2641@waynexl2641 Жыл бұрын
  • That's it man. No traffic pollution? No horrible crowds? My bag's already packed.

    @charliebridges3584@charliebridges35844 жыл бұрын
    • lol Prospective , People are complaining But your Prospective is different I like it

      @rajababy2009@rajababy20093 жыл бұрын
  • Man I'm so jealous! I would love to travel as much as you do!

    @strykerthepsycher8412@strykerthepsycher84124 жыл бұрын
  • Looks like a beautiful and clean country . Nice video

    @larsskjelbred7822@larsskjelbred78224 жыл бұрын
  • 16 years went by until i ever heard of this country so fascinating

    @farahchowdhury6144@farahchowdhury61443 жыл бұрын
    • 44 years here. Never heard of ot

      @rawveganfruitarian7290@rawveganfruitarian72903 жыл бұрын
    • You should Google list of all countries and read the list :)

      @JeffZuccMusk@JeffZuccMusk3 жыл бұрын
  • My country is best

    @kimjoungun3015@kimjoungun30154 жыл бұрын
  • Subscribing just now! Regards from the beautiful island of Cebu, Philippines❤️

    @annilynfabillar4485@annilynfabillar44852 жыл бұрын
  • 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 great video!

    @milanaradovic@milanaradovic4 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for showing us the peculiar side of the world. ☺️

    @samratchattopadhyay3057@samratchattopadhyay30573 жыл бұрын
  • if the city is that empty take some people from Bangladesh.

    @kaunghtetsoemoe8203@kaunghtetsoemoe82033 жыл бұрын
    • From India also 😂🤣

      @Riddhi_Brahma@Riddhi_Brahma3 жыл бұрын
  • You made me want to visit. What a great place to visit during COVID😂

    @shadenelkhatib7108@shadenelkhatib71082 жыл бұрын
  • Nice work

    @subrankurbhattacharjee6198@subrankurbhattacharjee61982 жыл бұрын
  • But it looks like one of the most beautiful places!!

    @vikash.s8523@vikash.s85234 жыл бұрын
  • Damn this city has a lot of potential but sadly they didn't utilize it well because of dictatorial regime

    @tomigiyu1739@tomigiyu17393 жыл бұрын
    • thats what i always think they have oil money they could make living conditions so much better

      @anna-if8fi@anna-if8fi2 жыл бұрын
    • @@anna-if8fi it's gas money. not oil

      @loukaspappas8476@loukaspappas84762 жыл бұрын
    • @@loukaspappas8476 they have oil and gas i said oil because gas is old now

      @anna-if8fi@anna-if8fi2 жыл бұрын
  • Awesome!!!

    @billybrooks4956@billybrooks49562 жыл бұрын
  • if you’re an introvert, aesthetic and minimalist person like me, this is heaven.

    @bookwhorem@bookwhorem Жыл бұрын
  • Turkmenistan:Spends billions of Dollars on buildings Also Turkmenistan:Has slow Wi-Fi

    @iamanasianwhodoessomething4338@iamanasianwhodoessomething43384 жыл бұрын
  • Ashgabat is basically Pyongyang with a touch of islamic architetcture and marble

    @Dfathurr@Dfathurr4 жыл бұрын
  • That looks so great, I want to go!

    @XtineJohnes@XtineJohnes Жыл бұрын
  • Lovely videos🎥 .. Am a new subscriber.. Good job mate.

    @ganeshumath8@ganeshumath83 жыл бұрын
  • The best thing is that he never disables the comment section 'cause he appreciates everyone's views

    @sanjanap9881@sanjanap98814 жыл бұрын
  • Less peoples , I love it. It looks like peaceful place to live in for the introvert like me.

    @avocadozy5111@avocadozy51112 жыл бұрын
  • Its so sad to see that amount of resources wasted on unused projects

    @Carlos_Cerda_Moya@Carlos_Cerda_Moya Жыл бұрын
  • Love you I have been watch you for so long and I can’t wait for you to hit 1m subscribers

    @jigabojoe@jigabojoe4 жыл бұрын
  • 3:52 DISCO BALL! 🤣

    @evro5357@evro53574 жыл бұрын
  • i worked at the olympic village filming the "games" for tv transmission. Such a experience!! I loved that place!!! one thing i noticed and people that were with me was, almost everything that you touch "sparks" on you, even other people. why is that? ehehe

    @Zecadadega@Zecadadega3 жыл бұрын
  • I've just sbscribed ur channel. So interesting and informative. Feel like I am actually travelling around the country u r introducing whenever I watch ur content. Also I like ur subtitle, which is really helpful to understand the contents, esp to non English speakers like me. Thanks!!

    @dearmoon6418@dearmoon64183 жыл бұрын
  • love this video

    @harikwibowo1989@harikwibowo19893 жыл бұрын
  • Could u wait till the war is over in yemen🤓 it's just we care about u a lot....

    @junayedjay8822@junayedjay88224 жыл бұрын
    • bro relax yemen is safe now

      @eliasziad7864@eliasziad78644 жыл бұрын
    • Yemen is one of the most dangerous country but has very humble people but Saudi Arabia did all of the mess

      @napsmaps9701@napsmaps97014 жыл бұрын
    • @@eliasziad7864 no it’s not.

      @xavierlauzac5922@xavierlauzac59223 жыл бұрын
    • He goes to warzones. Deal with it.

      @xavierlauzac5922@xavierlauzac59223 жыл бұрын
  • Yo bro . Please also visit Canada to Inforn us something . BTW love your videos

    @handcuffed302@handcuffed3024 жыл бұрын
    • Please visit Regina in Canada

      @jahangirnahid8761@jahangirnahid87614 жыл бұрын
    • Jahangir Hussain ayee Saskatchewan

      @saifshahin3644@saifshahin36444 жыл бұрын
    • Regina,saskatchewan

      @jahangirnahid8761@jahangirnahid87614 жыл бұрын
    • @@jahangirnahid8761 Why?? Other than Waskana Park, the place is a shithole with 'hoods all over the place. Much prefer Saskatoon. Only 1 'hood there to avoid.

      @tatooguy65@tatooguy654 жыл бұрын
    • As you like it😂

      @jahangirnahid8761@jahangirnahid87614 жыл бұрын
  • Such a beautiful city.

    @Frieda3485@Frieda34854 жыл бұрын
  • Good luck drew

    @selimuislam4243@selimuislam42432 жыл бұрын
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