Spending 3 Days in The World's Strangest City
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Have you ever heard of ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN before? If not, then get ready to learn about how strange it is here in my 170th country.
I've spent the last 24 hours roaming around the capital city of Ashgabat, and IT REMINDS ME EXACTLY OF PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA in just about every way possible. Huge fancy buildings with very few people inside perfectly manicured gardens and boulevards with nobody on them and this eerie feeling that someone is watching over my shoulder 24/7. TURKMENISTAN IS WEIRD.
People had told me that Ashgabat was strange, but I had no idea to what extent it was until arriving here.... Find out everything you need to know about Turkmenistan's capital in this video!
How many of you guys actually knew about this place? Would love to see a show of hands :)
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Well done for visiting every country, it made me change my mind about some countries
What 8 likes and 1 comment
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I just found your channel, now I'm subbing! Awww, those girls at the end really liked you! So sweet. :-) What a great video this was--I can't wait to watch more, especially the ones you did in the DPRK. Thanks, and love from Molly A. Block in America!!
Less than 1% Internet access? According to wikipedia its more than 20% and I doubt it changed that fast over 1 year. Maybe its unlimited access or access to western internet but it seems like another fake information in your videos only put to match your narrative. Do your research properly, please.
I never thought I would learn Justin Bieber's middle name thanks to a KZhead video about Turkmenistan
Same
Lol. Same. I was like Drew?? Really?? Never knew that. Lol. 😅😅
Hahaa...😀
yeah, me too 😅
Same here!
Education is a large book, Foreign Affairs has large globe...it is like the city was designed in SimCity.
1:39 Ministry of Agriculture and of Education
OMG I LITERALLY WANT TO COMMENT THIS
Golly! now that you mentioned it I just realized why this all felt oddly familiar.
Straight off a computer screen, made in reality😲😲😲
Yes it is 😂
My two favourite stories about the old dictator of Turkmenistan: He banned smoking in the entire country because he wanted to quit & he handpicked his successor to be Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow (definitely spelt wrong) who was his dentist as he didn’t think his son was qualified enough to take over.
I’ve been fined by the local police officer when I smoked at their local market. I didn’t know at that time that we can’t smoke publicly. They even brought me to the police station. I’m shaking like hell at that time.
> he handpicked his successor to be Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow (definitely spelt wrong) who was his dentist as he didn’t think his son was qualified enough to take over. It's not true according to Wikipedia. He just take over the power after previous dictator is dead, in these times he was Vice-President. Long time ago he was dentist though.
@hayven adventurer Well, it's a quote :) I'm Russian speaker and I can guarantee to spell and pronounce his name perfectly right lol. In Russian it's much easier than any western language.
@pajeet patel ayo wtf. first you say cleanliness and then you say shit like “drinking urine” and “eating shit”
By the sound of it he doesn’t sound like a very evil guy just a very authoritarian cartoonish guy
My dad is Turkmen and my mom American. Their traditional Turkmen wedding lasted 7 days with like 3 days of horse racing and the sacrificing a lamb to eat its heart (my mother was vegan lol). Such a strange place mixed with such ancient culture. Awesome vid!
So what is ur religion bro?? Ur father is turkmen muslim Or Christian?
Oh your father Turkmen, wow I too turkmen and I learning English sorry for my bad dictionary thanks
@@Jarvis82727 are you living in Turkmenistan right now, are you planning to go abroad because you said you are learning english🙂
Cool, that would have made a good film or part of a documentary about the country
@@Jarvis82727 Is that Clementine in your profile picture?
Teenage girls are exactly the same in every single country
''Because they are product of the global net...'' 3:17 If less than 1% of Turkmenistan people have internet access, your comment is senseless...
Hormones and the Internet is the unholiest union ever
It is funny , teenagers ( girls ) asking him if he was German, they spotted an Ashkenazi Jew, not only that those young women were allowed to talk to a stranger in a Islamic country no one cared.
@@franktowghi736 They have an interesting form of 'state Islam', which is different from other strains of Islam. So I guess it's more ok to shake hands between men and women, and so on.
@@igorjee I agree
Jeez, streets are so empty that I thought it was shot during coronavirus quarantine.
Funny fact: Turkmenistan, alongside North Korea, has not declared one single case of Covid-19. Needless to speculate why North Korea hasn't reported anything of the like, but Turkmenistan might have also not reported any single cases for the very same reason: its dictatorship. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow has officially prohibited the use of the Turkmen world for "coronavirus". Can one really believe that there are no Covid-19 cases in that lockdown shady country?
It's hot in the afternoon, so people often go out in the evening. And we don't have quarantine and didn't have
It’s quarantine everyday in marble city 😅😅😅
Makes no difference in Turkmenistan anyway. Streets remain the same 😂
@@ktotkot1786 then why are the streets empty of cars?
I remember that this video on Turkmenistan was the first ever video I saw on drew's channel. This video ignited my passion for travelling at 11, and made me fascinated by the world we live in. Love Turkmenistan, from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹💙🇹🇲
"This video ignited my passion for travelling at 11" the video is 4 years old, that means you are only 15 😂
@@clogmonkey so? lol does being 15 mean they are not allowed to want to travel? what is up bro lol stop being weird
I was in Turkmenistan for two weeks in 2010 as a tourist. The whole city of Ashkabad seemed like a monument to the president. What I also remember was the change in scenery whilst leaving the city, from opulence to broken roads, and significantly poorer buildings and scenery as soon as you cross the edge of the city. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Turkmenistan, especially visiting the ancient sites.
Less than 1% have Internet??? Wow, that stat blew my mind
Yo
Yo
Yo mama
sounds like lies
Internet is terrible but "Less than 1% have Internet" is not true. Maybe 1% don't have internet but sad part is most websites are blocked: KZhead, Twitter, Facebook...
It almost feels like a place people's minds go to during a coma, this eerie, fancy, looking place with almost no one.
The odyssey
Aylar Allamyradova do you live in asghabat or outside of capital
That is exactly what it is! 😂
Thats cause its where a dictator measures his dick
it’s population is 1 million
Aww those kids were adorable lol it's so cool to see how kids/teenagers are all the same all over the world, it brought a smile to me, they could have easily been my nieces here in the states meeting a KZheadr, same exact response.
And so comfortable with the spoken English language. I'm convinced it's their 2nd language. Very refreshing.
I’m from Ashgabad now living in US. So cool to see you visit there! I moved when I was 10 but I don’t remember all the white however I do remember the golden statues. The president also wrote some book that we were supposed to memorize like a bible. I never did. I also never learned the language since we all spoke Russian. From my experience though the people were wonderful and our neighborhood was like a family. Oh and we all came out at night because it was so damn hot during the day. I almost got a heatstroke a couple of times. Over 100+degrees in the summer
Good 😊
How do you feel about new president? And his new rules about women
@@allenk6373 what rules?
@@raptorhacker599 basically a new president Who is an old president son Made bunch of nonsense rules for women Such as They can’t wear make up to work They can only wear specific hairstyle They cannot do any type op plastic surgery They cannot drive and sit on front seat in a car Government worker women can’t dye their hair No make up again they can’t casually hang out in public
I’m sorry to tell but right now Turkmenistan is absolute dictatorship that is demo version of North Korea
The best thing is that the old dictator thought his son wasn’t qualified to rule, so now his dentist is the new president😂
are you fucking kidding me 😂 lmaooo
Lool
He must do great dental work...
and also there is a conspiracy theory that the current dictator is just a illegitimate son of the old dictator
@@RaymondRAYCE Yeah, he did an awesome job on my root canals better than anyone before. 10/10, I would always recommend
The president of Turkmenistan seems literally like Aladdin in the dictator movie
...do you want the Aladeen news or the Aladeen news?
sdfdsf asdfasdf muppet.
Truuuu😆
@sdfdsf asdfasdf he meant Aladeen from the film the dictator u muppet
@sdfdsf asdfasdf Such a nub. He is talking about the movie dictator
Thank you. I'm quite shocked that you mentioned all this trivia but one single thing you didn't mention was the catastrophic earthquake of 1948 which completely razed the entire city and after which the city was rebuilt anew. The city is actually very unstable seismically, with micro earthquakes happening almost every day. All those buildings you saw are built with that in mind.
Finish your story roxanne.
@@commanderdueler6256 Google?
Turkmenistan is very beautiful. I am Iranian and I went there before. It has very cultured people 🇮🇷❤️🇹🇲
Yes.
Turkic countries are really beautiful indeed, I especially love Northern Cyprus
@@trikebeatstrexnodiff northern cyprus is not a country, its just recognized by turkey
@@user-lj9jy1gw4s it is a country and i'm from that country, even if only Turkey recognises it, that means the world to me. Also did you know, the flag of Southern Cyprus was designed by a Turkish but the Rum community had stolen it from us, just like they stole half of the island and many more
@@trikebeatstrexnodiff Turks stole the island from Greeks
Taj mahal- im the greatest marble structure ever built Ashgabat: hold my natural gas
Ashgabat- hold my fascism
😂😂
🍺😀
@Damian N Georgiev No shit
These comments are getting old
Turkmenistan is what North Korea would have been if they had the money
Well, I think this country still way better than NK, since no hungry people, people still can interact with tourists freely, and they still have some freedom
Imo it's like North Korea but with capitalism(?) instead of communism, and by the comments above, it seems less strict
At least the people aren't starving
Also people are allowed to leave the country
Its still authoritarian
I learned so much in 5 minutes! Can’t say I’ve ever heard much about Ashgabat apart from knowing it is the capital, but my god it’s stunning! Can imagine how eerie it was with so little company though
just found out about your channel and I'm loving it, definitely one of the best youtubers I've ever watched lately. You got a new subscriber
So the dictator banned opera and ballet but not Justin Bieber? What the hell?!
:D :D :D
That was the Old dictator This new dictator does not care And he likes to sing and show off He even has Album out So figure that.
As a dictator I'd for sure ban Justin Bitcher as my first action
He isn't noisy, apparently!😄
@@thiagoklock5064LOL
When you got that oil money, you play City skylines in real life.
Lol
It looks like a city of Asteria kzhead.info/channel/PLPPg02ZxWNiD3ZT7FxwZDVAaq5if3YgkF.html&feature=share
Gas money
u now have 666 likes
800th like your welcome :)
It's truly a city like no other but people are friendly and if you know where to go you can find beer gardens, Irish Pubs, American diner, Shopping Malls. For sure a trip to Turkmenistan is an experience one will never forget.
well turkmeniatn is a full dictatorship; where avarage citizens have no right way so ever
No visiting a dictatorship, don’t wanna sponsor them
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS DREW! thank you for showing parts of the world i will probably never get to see.
The “president” must have read 1984 and been like: “this sounds like something I could do.”
Your name and profile picture make this comment 10 times better
Yes
I am too a liam Thompson subscriber like you
He doesn't read books he writes them. In 14 years he's been in power, he wrote 53 books.
George Orwell approved 👍👍
This city is almost like every attempt to play The Sims... you built the house, add a lot of details, make it perfect... then never play with it again :D
It feels like i am a dictator while playing my sims
I always leave those s city building games when building takes days and it's boring and then I get it again in a few months and do the same I donno why hahah
No, it’s not better you fucking idiot. Move there if you really think so and find out.
All it needs to be done now is to have all the citizens drown to death after you deleted the pool's ladder
@@Envinite or delete the door in the room with a fireplace and a lot of wooden furniture :D
Soo Happy to finally learn about Turkmenistan! I hope more content from the country roles up 😄
You are absolutely right, Drew! I have been there and it is indescribable! Thanks for sharing this wonderful video!
Those girls at the end must be part of the 1% that have Internet... I wasn't expecting the one in the middle to mention Justin Bieber and throw up the Korean heart symbol with her hands. 🤔 Edit: Thanks for the comments. At this point, I'm not fully convinced of what was said in this video. It remains a foreign society to me, so I may never truly know the true statistic until I meet someone from there who can really tell me.
@NONEOFYOURBIZ Not sure. According to Drew at 3:15, he said the opposite.
impressive that even in turkomenistan people speak english way better than brazilians...
Thats wrong i am sure at least 20% use internet in Turkmenistan
@Rick Can't Trade i think you shouldn't say that. Even tho we have internet its really crappy, its only 3G prolly even less. And all the social media apps are banned we use vpn to access them for which we pay certain amount of money because government ban working vpns too. And internet/wifi is really expensive for us. Like average school teacher earn 100$ bucks and the worst home internet/wifi costs at least 5$
I am from Turkmenistan. We all have internet. We speak English. We have Insta. And I don't like Bieber. But adore Cardi, Model Emily Ratakovski and korean Blackpink
Basically North Korea but rich. 🇹🇲
No, they are quite poor. It's just the gov wasting hilarious money or some bling bling.
@@cehaem2, Well not that poor. Middle Income to Rich, I guess?
@@quiteunknown3050 They have a GDP per head of around USD 5000. Given the fact that the vast majority of it is generated by the oil and gas industries which means that the revenue goes straight into the state's pocket, the actual income of the people is really low. Even if you consider their purchasing power you are left with a country that's as poor as Albania.
Still more poor than Argentina
@@arpandastradeenglishforeig2856 , Stfu. you are talking absolute nonsense.
Seems like a nice country full of good friendly people and the architecture definitely has a beauty all its own.
Stupid country
good 'country' as in the land, the people, and the culture. But perhaps not the government itself.
Turkmenistan is what the Americans complaints of "our government is spending country money for their own shit" cranked up to 11.
This is the first video i watched from you. And this was some years ago. I like you videos. 👍
That was so freaking good dude, fascinating. Really making me wanna go see it!! - Thomas
Hello yes theory, is this ammar typing or?
Yes Theory PLEASEEE do a video on visiting this country!! 😂
Make a video in this country
Let's do it! With a stranger!:)
You don’t have to sign your comment. Edit: nvm I didn’t see who the account that commented.
this guy is one day in greenland, next thing u notice he is in Turkmenistan?! (legend) ow and congrats on 800k! 🎊🎉
3k_god_ gaming ikrrr
Sven Reuser I’m on a journey to 1million subscribers, join me and watch my content
Drew's content is so interesting and different to the other KZheadrs 🙌
Sven Reuser thanks!
I agree, well done on the 800k, shows you that hard work pays off, great content
You didn't see a lot of people on the streets because you were in a very unpopulated part of the 'new city.' The area around Teke Bazaar is always busy. It has a nice Soviet feel.
I always travel with you thanks for making it possible. 😊
Hi, native Turkmen here! Can I clarify some mistakes, please? a. We have the internet access since the beginning of the century and right now almost 99% of the youth has mobiles with internet access. - what we don't have an access is: KZhead, Facebook, Twitter I don't know, the massively used American apps (but we use VPN to get there!). We're not too positive about USA having that much influence upon us - speaking politically, otherwise, you're always welcome guys! I guess we use Indian applications, generally. And limited internet does not mean we're cut off, guys! We all know Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Selena Gomez aaand J Bieber! or whatever. Internet is not the "world", you know? b. 03:31 Saparmurat (the 1st president) was not a dictator. Not he, the parliament, or whoever had the authority, named those months because they had to keep control of the state the way the Soviets had taught us. So civilians would fear it, respect it, obey it. c. 02:22 "Streets are empty." - of course they are. The city is, or the country is, too big for 5.8 (approx.) million people scattered across the land. It's like, LA's population had a country the size of the state of California (a near approximation)! And during day it's too hot to go out :) d. 02:00 Those statues aren't creepy, haha. They're our ancestral heroes. Almost entire Turkic world respects, and loves those personages! Those heroes shaped our spirits. (well, till Russians reshaped it.) e. 02:38 That wedding hall, let me say, is almost as costy as your trip to our land! And it has endless weddings in it given people in capital are too rich. f. Yes, we're really closed towards foreign countries. But yes again, people are utterly, if not the most, hospitable you can find. g. People in the comments, Please even do not start "girls shaking hands with a boy, talking to a stranger" stuff. 90% of population has no idea what Islamic rules are (they drink alcohol, eat pork etc.) Although 100% seems to be Muslims. Well, they do believe in Allah, but the culture is a bit off what you expect to be Arabic. We have NOTHING to do with Arabs! h. 02:57 "Spasibo" is in Russian my friend. "Sag bol" would be in Turkmen (which is the only official language in TM) :) ALLOW ME SOME EDITING HERE: We have nothing to do with Arabs: I don't like it when I'm asked if we speak Arabic in our country (by westerners mostly), and personally, 80% of Arabs (from differing countries) I met are uncivilised. That's why I abhor being compared to them. Not that us Turkmen are a paragon of civilisation, but at least we're more considerate. By generalising maybe I'm being racist. Although I have Palestinian, Jordanian friends whom I love with all my heart. But after many experiences, my first impulse is to avoid Arabs. Turkmen eat pork etc: I am not saying it's a good thing by Islamic perspective. I don't and won't ever drink alcohol or eat pork because I love and follow my religion. I merely justify that Islam is utterly an individual religion, and only a heart of one, not what he eventually eats or drinks can determine it. If you don't know, it's said so in the Book. Am I a government propoganda😂? ....What if?
Dexter Diamond just curious, but what indian applications do you guys use?
thanks for the clarification!
We use VPN applications to use social links like KZhead, Facebook and others.
Yeah what are the Indian apps you use? Anyway, love from India.
@Alex Chelu no Gengis was Mongolian. Turks, Turkmens, Kazakhs, Azerbaijani (and a lot other) make up the Turkic family that which was under the same flag, Hun Empire, once.
Drew is the most badass person on Earth. He took a video of the the Turkmenistan parliament building!
BeeDee Bee hahah
Drew Binsky I’m the guy who you recently hearted my comment so please reply to my comment
BeeDee Bee How did he do it after John Oliver’s recent segment about their Bizarre President. It will probably me much more difficult now.
@@drewbinsky I'm sure you have big balls to take a vid on a parliament building and you're lucky that the military or the police didn't caught you recording
Enjoy the vid before it gets taken down
Your videos are great.. culture fascinates me.. must be fun traveling all over the world. Thank u for the content
thanks for the good content
I like how everyone wears bright colors and patterns almost like they're making up for the lack of color in their surroundings
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That's just how their traditional outfits look like
lol
Yea that's just the traditional Turkic clothing. Funny coincidence though :'D
This country seems scary until I look at the face of its people. Everyone smiles. My fear is gone.
smilling people still can be your enemy its what they think on the inside about you. plastic smiles
Outside, they are smiling but inside...
YGreater 750 these people were acting completely normal. You can’t speak for everything.
They are very nice, but incredibly guarded in what they say because someone is always listening. You ask a question in a building, you get the party line. Ask the same question in a car, you get the same answer. You ask between the car and building, you get a whispered truth.
The smiles are probably not fake. (In the rukhnama, a book written by their leader, it is said that a smile is the door to the soul or sth.)
Love you, Drew! You remind me so much of Anthony B. but even more brave.. Thank you for the entertainment!!!
Insane And Amazing I loved it ❤️💯 I Love Turkmenistan🇹🇲 Love the people of Turkmenistan from India 🧡🇮🇳💚🇹🇲
You can't even take a picture of the parliament from the car! Drew: *takes video Edit: This is literally the most likes I've ever gotten on anything. So, thank you! ♥
Living TheDash obviously !
Wth. I like and the next thing happen the number 17 to 21
He beat the system
@@drewbinsky Turkmen Government: *You weren't suppose to do that*
@@drewbinsky good idea obviously!
I'm from Kyrgyzstan, one of Turkmenistan's neighbours. And what surprises me the most is just how completely different those five Post-Soviet states in Central Asia actually developed and turned out! 30 years ago they were all just regions of the USSR and fairly similar, fast forward to the thirty years since the USSR dissolved and they are all so completely different to each other. Today I find it so hard to wrap my head around the fact they were all part of one country for so many years.
I find it somehow cool that at some point you ( a Kyrgyz ), someone from Vladivostok, someone from Riga and me ( a Bulgarian ) were part of the same country. You're right tho, so many countries that were alike before and different now! It's just cool
Ryder 6669 do you know the roots of name of bulgar ?
@@boostsportsclub Disturbing, scary?
Ryder 6669 bulgar is a name of one of the old Turkish tribe
@@boostsportsclub You mean turkic
I have to say, that capital city looks fascinating! So clean and neat, so flat and white! Looks like a fantasy place!
I was in Cheleken in 1996-8 on an oil project. Fascinating country. Flew through Ashgabat on Turkmenistan airlines to the field in the Caspian. Great, friendly people. Loved it.
Damn I live in Ashgabat but far away from those white marble buildings. There are quite many cars and some people that walk in the park near here. We can’t use any social media without vpn. But I’m kinda used to here. It’s not that bad.
@@TheToddFather1969 Yup you’re right !
@@TheToddFather1969 American social media revealed the truth and has exposed a lot of racism with body worn and camera phone video, so I like it!
As long as you live in a country where you have food and access to knowledge in some way then there’s nothing people can say to judge. North Korea on the other hand is an awful place and I feel so sorry for the 25 million citizens of that country.
@@thagrandpubah American social media makes you think you know everything, when you still bask in ignorance. It colours itself as the truth, and so long as you're made to believe it is the 'truth', you will always defend it.
I know you might get tempted, but trust me, you aren't missing anything lol amazing country you live in!
Central Asian people look beautiful. Their faces are like a mix of East Asian, European and Arab people.
True
@@chohani47 no some of them looks like arab
@@jamalaburmila6059 turkmen, uzbek, tajiks look Arab
@@chohani47 Mongols too
@@movie9600 and afghan
What an interesting country. Those three girls you met at the end of the video were so sweet and adorable. Genuinely excited when they heard you were from America 🇺🇸.
That was amazing, man. Thank you.
These people way ahead of their time. They had been enforcing social distancing and curfews a year before
Do not lie in your jokes if you are.
Entire county's population 4.5 mln. Turkistan claiming 6mln people, they can be dance when they over breeding
@@IbrahimKhan-gv6cw it is the truth. Many nations prepped for the virus a full year before. It was swept under the rug because Orange Man Bad!!
@@liquidluck711 America isn’t the center of the earth
@@Mikamichae no, but what when freedom rises in america, it lifted world wide. When america falls into tyranny, so too does the world as a whole. We may not be the center of the earth, that would be where the mantle supposedly is. But America is the centered leader every other nation looks towards for guidance. And thats pretty impressive within itself. idk if you were trying to come at me with negative intent. either way dont care. what i do care about is to see each and everyone of us find a bit of internal Peace and Love. and with that said, may you find what it is we all seek internally. until the next banter, take care rob
I am from Turkmenistan and it is such a beautiful country. It is not as bad as it may sound like in this video and more people have internet than you’d say
I m anatolian turkish 🖐
That's interesting !! but how about the government ??
Yeah, I think he's being pretty rude. I would like to visit!
We want to build Turan,what do you think 🤔
Turkmenistán is a beatiful country and you are a beatiful girl.
3:48 I'm afraid I'm going to have to diss that president.
I actually lived in Turkmenistan for my early childhood (3-4yr old) and it's actually nice :) I had internet and a nice apartment where I could see one of the landmarks from my window (I forgot which bc I was young) I haven't visited in a while bc of corona and I almost got stuck there once when I was 7 or 8
That’s awesome. I am actually Turkmen and my whole family is from there.
Basically "The dictator" in real life.
The dictator + borat
Karthik Nagarajan “alladeen mothaf*****s!”
Sacha Baron Cohen is a Zionist zombie...
oskrrr92 he’s not fully Jew, just jew-ish
Sir, you have HIV Niyazov
Oil reserved: USA: Turkmenistan needs Democracy... 🇺🇸
Turkmenistan definetly needs a new government regardless of oil.
Yeh USA will definitely "free the opressed masses" of Turkmenistan of their oil
this made me laugh...but we have no business in that part of world..regime change only benefits the makers of weapons
😂😂😂
Fuck USA 🇺🇸
Hallo Drew! I would love if you could make a video or an article on what you need in order to start making documentaries.(cameras ,video editing etc) Sure nowdays everybody can start recording with the phone .If you could go deeper on that area covering the video cuts and all this sort of stuff that would be amazing! Greetings and love from Athens,Greece
Wow amazing so beautiful!! Watching from Belize central america!!
That city looks gorgeous. But nobody lives there so it's practically a giant theme park
Alit of people live here 😩☝️
On my main channel, I make videos with subtitles in 3 languages for old folk music of different nations. You are also invited for the videos... :) kzhead.info/sun/hN5_pr1rcHprao0/bejne.html
Also no trees or park benches, so who wants to hang out there?
before electricity and water are free butcurrently already metered but the cheapest in the world
@@aylarallamyradova4798 just not in those marble buildings
I was lucky enough to visit myself in 2010. The massive gold statue with arms outstretched used to slowly turn to constantly face the sun. Our ferry from Baku, Azerbaijan to Turkmenbashi had so sit at anchor for almost 24 hours just outside the port because the President was in town. We couldn't dock while he was there. A truly crazy place.
There are no school shootings or crips or bloods shooting each other in the streets.
One thing that really fascinates me is that despite having only 1% of people having access to the internet and being the least visited country in Central Asia, the teenagers here speaks incredibly good English!!
Best video i've seen. New subscriber here
Wow, I live in Ashgabat. The city looks empty, because a lot of people live and relax in the old part of it. If you could go to the old part, you would see the real life of the city)
@@iwrotethis4712 No, you can. On my profile there is a photo pictured in the rest camp under Ashgabat.
haven't seen any video of that part.. i think this part of city is for elites to live in and for workers to work there. poor countries must learn from your country how to become economically stable. but then I wonder, are people happy in there?
Dont listen too this cross breed of Ali G and 50 cent
You mean the desert
@Y B mostly ur Muslim brother live in that sewers and trash
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Drew Binsky I have a request and a 2 questions drew. Request: After you travel every country can you make a list from best to worst countries. Question1 What will you do after you travel every country? Question 2: how much does it cost to travel every country and how hard do have to work? because my dream is to travel every country even though I’m not rich? Thank you drew if you respond.
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This was awesome. I would have love to see more interaction with the people like you did with the girls at the end. Any more footage?
Woow I only heard about this country I never knew how it look it is amazing 🤩
North Korea + GAS - Millitry power = Turkmenistan Anyway i love this werid city
+justin bieber
Rich north korea but it is peaceful moslem
Actually the military budged is bigger than North Korea's and everyone including women are conscripted XD
Nk does have a good military
@Lord Nerdecon Turkmenistan is an associate state with the CIS Union that shares military strengthlike nato, essentially Turkmenistan's is supported by Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan etc etc, every post Soviet country.... Essentially the military equivalent of the Soviet army
Guy: no picture of parliament building Drew: **takes video** Guy: *understandable, have a great day*
That's how you do it. :-) In some Egyptian tombs, cameras were forbidden. So we all took photos or shot videos with our phones.
the fatherlands
@@Petra44YT asshole
@@Petra44YT now people gonna call you a****** , change it! A******!
@@xplicitfishin but if you use video do you have the flash?
Wow! What a city! I think it's amazing. All that white marble.
Embarking on a virtual journey through your video feels like a passport stamp for the soul. 🌍✈️ Thanks for bringing the world to us, wanderlust satisfied! 🌟 #TravelGoals
Justin Bieber 😂🤣😂😂 wow, less than 1% has internet access, yet the Biebs still has a presence.
84JLane haha ikr they are everywhere!
And they fucking know Justin Bieber's middle name.
@@imAkkie5 is it weird to know our idol's middle name??
1% is not true, 80% of people have.
@@HomoDeus_TM more like 15%
such an aesthetically pleasing place but lacks the concept of that homely feeling.
Very cold city like a ghost town
The city is built for being viewed from a palace. Not for living.
n e h a my thoughts exactly
@@rumble1925 Like North Korea?
That's how all soviet/communist places are. It's all a big show.
Swear to god I can only hear jewbinsky! Great video, strange place indeed.
This is the very first video of Drew Binsky I have ever watched when I started subscribing his channel back in 2019. Still a Big Fan of your videos Drew ❤️🇲🇲
I lived and worked in Ashgabat for 2 months and what I will always remember,beside the weird things about the city are the kindness and the joy of the people!!!! I’ve made so many good friends ,they are so innocent and naive but with a good soul and very open to meet people from other countries
they do speak english in ashgabat?
@@johncena-bk3uc not really... is quite hard to find someone who knows English,but I manage to understand with them
A breath of fresh air to start my day. I'm from U.S. I point no fingers
i lived there 3 months and most people spoke English
"Innocent and naive" - isn't it a western colonial view?
Lots of love and respect To my Turkmenistan brothers and sisters from Afghanistan
спасибо
Thanks brother of my Turk-IMAN
@@lyaleamansahedova1343 Lyale imon bamy?)
Thank you so much for ur respect which is mutual .
@@slytherin1475 your welcome :)
Manshallah love Turkimanstan from 🇧🇳 🇹🇲❤️❤️🥰🌹
Where are u from?)
Fascinating 👀👍
I am from there. And everything is true in video. We cannot oppose the regime of dictatorship. If we or i would we end in prison till our death and noone can take antiregime people from there.
And if he die will there be a parliament or another dictator???
Are you in this 1% of people with internet, or you live outside the country?
@@GoliZeka i live there changing every week VPN. We use VPN
@@pingpong1465 there will be his older son new dictator. U will see
@@unknownunknown-bl2sq Oh my God it's not good what if you and do a coup against him
Those girls' pronunciation is so good though! They must have received an excellent education!
Seriously! And they talked so fast! Rarely did I find English like that in Central Asia.
There are a lot of Turkmen students studying abroad
Well they like Justin Bieber...
OMG..THOSE GIRLS ARE MY STUDENTS!
@@aygul3905 well done teacher 👍🏻 you must be proud!
wow!!! super cool! is there shopping there? why arent people walking around?
The heat would be torture and this man is fantastic at informing us
My best friend at the university was from Turkmenistan. She was very clever, well-disciplined, honest and calm person. she was so successful, and learnt Turkish automatically during our studies. and there was also another boy from Turkmenistan he was also a great person... i love my Turkmen friends, greetings from Turkey
Merhaba, hangi üniversitede okudunuz?
Kim Jong-Un: Dad can we have Ashgabat. Kim Jong-Il: We have Ashgabat at home, son. Ashgabat at home: Pyongyang
Only difference Turkmenistan is oil rich country 😂😂🙃
@@mariaw9983 with no nukes and less of an assh*le to it's neighbours
@@Adeel808sFirst of all go and read history of Turkmenistan you will know they don't need nukes because they are friends of Russia and already they have sign deal with russia to protect them in need..... You seem to be an Arab to me who is hell of jealous from Turkmenistan at least they are safe and not bombed like your all middle east countries shit holes country
@@mariaw9983 bruh,first I'm an not Arab and why the fuck you getting all worked up about a joke? 😝 weirdo
@@Adeel808s She kinda lost it there, didn't she?
Love Turkmenistan from Brazil 🇧🇷♡🇹🇲
Thx
Super interesting, thanks!
Girls in the end adorable and honest as hell XD
rumenok yes !
The one in the middle looks like she could be the president’s granddaughter
And they speak very good English too!
Yeah, really surprised me how comfortable they were speaking English. It's as if they use it everyday or have experience living in an English-speaking country.
@@thebasketballhistorian3291 I guess, language course centres. Once, I worked there
Key takeaway : No amount of architecture, luxury etc. can provide happiness if you don't have any people around you
The drive down the boulevard with ministerial buildings gave me a bizarro Vegas Strip feeling LOL
*I guess what makes a city great is people, music, food, culture, history, economy.*
What a beautiful city!... Turkmenistan!... Appreciation from Ethiopia
Ethiopia is such an ugly country
This city is like a fever dream you had when you were a kid
Is an ancient city it’s not new
@@thetzar671 ???
That's pretty relatable
@@thetzar671 There's nothing ancient about those buildings.
Very interesting. Thank you
Man I would love to go there. Ashgabat is beoutiful
I lived in Turkmenistan for 2 years from 2009 to 2011, most time spend in the west in Balkanabat. A strange country indeed, but wholly different from what is shown in this video. Ashgabat represents just as much Turkmenistan as Disney World represents America. The real Turkmenistan is found in the smaller cities, towns amd villages. Great people, a very corrupt government.
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City looks like a haven for Introverts. My kind of place! ❤
Its super safe in terms of crime, no car thefts, no shooting whatsoever
@Aliosman Şener Ne diyon sen Aliosman? Türkiyelimisin?
This is a ancient city and was a paradise
@Aliosman Şener The city is not even beautiful, it is completely inorganic and forced.
exactly
I lived there for 2 years, fantastic experiences. miss the city n Turkmen ❤️
Oh yeah? When and why?
How do you miss it they have no Internet and the city is soo dead
@@mrman9777 There are comments from Turkmens in this video itself saying there is internet access and less people are out on the streets during the day because the weather gets too hot and they go out at night. How are you not embarrassed to be tweeting this bs 🤡
@Sabzsjafarova I forgot that I made this comment lol but thanks for educating me on this