Romania, Village Life in Transylvania

A beautiful little documentary of village life in Gyimes, in the South Eastern Carpathians in 2018. Ancient, vernacular, small farm-houses line the stoned side roads on which horse-drawn vehicles carry logs, hay, stone and people this way and that all day long. Most people live by small-scale farming producing their own honey, cheese, bread, veg and fruit, milk and meat. Water is always from the well, pure, sparkling and cold. Cows and sheep wear bells and high above the village the mountain meadows hum with insect life while the extraordinarily rich flora remains untouched by sprays and chemicals.
Szekler people, Romania's Hungarian speaking minority live in Gyimes, which now lies within Bacau county. The history of the area and its association with Transylvania, is very complicated .... I am no historian and apologise for any errors I have made.
Enjoy the film, all taken with a little, hand-held Panasonic HC X920.

[@lifelikeweeds819]

I love this style of documentary as you didn't tap the glass at all. You just let things happen. No show, no performances. Just life. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@JennyParsons]

that's exactly what I try to show ... life as it really is. Thank you.

[@dimitarspirkoski7862]

Tezok zivot

[@ivanapucci8494]

¹​@@JennyParsons

[@Ccv-pn7jt]

До.конечна.

[@Londonechoes]

Exactly! It's perfect

[@stevecrocker6904]

my wife and I are from Sydney, Australia and in August 2018 on our way back to Australia we spent 2 weeks in lovely Romania, 8 days walking village to village and staying in local houses. A wonderful experience with warm friendly people

[@JennyParsons]

I bet you had the most wonderful time there ... friendly people and all very interesting and different.

[@edennorthyt8702]

@對不起，謝謝。 put some meat in your mouth that's isn't a a guys

[@totheva222]

Barátságos Magyarok! Erdélyt a Magyarok építették fel!

[@noelrillon2401]

This is my childhood experienced... I study in a city work in a city as call center agent... But I am not happy. My soul finding something... I decided to go to my hometown work as a teacher and every weekend I go there in our farm... Now, i am very happy... Thanks to our Creator... :)

[@adisam4116]

Noel. I have a question for you. If you lived here, what do you guys do with the pigs, sheeps, cows, horses, chickens and all the animals during the bitter winters?

[@noelrillon2401]

@@adisam4116 i think i want to sell those weak animals before the winter comes. And some of them, i wanna kill them, consume for food. The owner of that animals know the strategies already for the welfare of the animals. So why not me. I lived in a tropical country...i dont know.. Give me time to research on google... Hehehehe just kidding.

[@ammy1304]

@@adisam4116 I think they built some separate and safe warm places for their animals and stock some food for them too

[@apetreiraluca7161]

@@adisam4116 I am from Romania, so I know it is not uncommon to held animals also during winter time. :) You won't buy another cow every year. The peasants make stocks of food for the animals so they can feed them also during winter time.

[@cookingtechnique6047]

Very nice,love from Bangladesh

[@christopherzook4428]

People spend their whole lives looking for heaven, or trying to get there, and a little slice of it exists right here in this documentary. I've been to Romania and some people would criticize these people as living in poverty, or undeveloped. When really they've managed to hold on to something that we have all lost . My soul has never felt more complete than when my feet are on this land. This video captured this Essence so well. Thank you for sharing...

[@JennyParsons]

I think you understand how precious is their way of living ..... tough but beautiful.

[@ignaciomadrid5082]

I love this way of living i just live like that.

[@delilahrainelle7158]

Christopher Zook ... I agree Christopher. I have never been there, but wish I could. Perhaps one day, I can afford it. Airline tickets are just crazy. This reminds me of growing up on our family farm. I miss those wonderfully simplistic, beautiful days. Makes me cry. All of this, all of it is so very close to my own childhood. The horses, cattle, scythes, mountains, countryside. Oh, I can close my eyes and go there, even if for a little while. I want to travel the world. Maybe I’ll find someone who shares my dreams.😇

[@TrueBlueCat]

Took the dna test...and was surprised to have a little Romanian in there. I stay in N. India, in the Himalayas. This lifestyle you will also find there. Though a simple one, does not mean easy... but there sure is something magical about it.

[@FJERNSYN49]

This reminds me of when we on summer holydays visited the countryside in Norway in the 1950s. Tiny roads, few cars, cows, sheeps, horses to be seen along the road, people doing their work by hand, quiet landscape, a realy strong contrast to the life of today. How I still longing for it.

[@ladyjane6846]

Can we hear it for the great relationship the Romanians have with their horses. As a lifelong horse owner, I know it takes kindness and trust for those horses to work in harmony with the people. I went to Transylvania some years ago and witnessed all this for myself. To watch people working together with animals and each other in such beautiful nature is a joy to see.

[@JennyParsons]

I love this ... so many comment on the 'cruelty' of using horses to work without having the foggiest idea of how strong and willing horses are. They are not abused nor are they kept in luxury but they are extremely important to the families that own and work with them and hence they are well looked after ... as you understand. Some of them are fabulous, strong types, the blood lines of which should be preserved.

[@gaborszadai1992]

This is a Hungarian settlement with Hungarian language and tradition😃🇭🇺✌🏻...

[@Axu7]

@@gaborszadai1992 Hungary is now small and insignificant with economy smaller than Transylvania alone. Keep crying because you cry with no success :) Hungary will never be able to be big again. You are landlocked and very limited :) Bucharest economy alone is half of Hungary and Transylvania more than Hungary :) Also culture in Transylvania is very unique and you can claim it to be Hungarian. Its Romanian, Hungarian,German, Slavic, Gypsy mixed culture. Most Hungarians in Transylvania dont even call themselves Hungarians, only the prisoners in the so called "Szekelyland" and not even them identify as fully Hungarians but as a separate group of old Magyars

[@nevilwilson7756]

Gosh it reminds me of my Grandfather and how he worked on his small farm in Norfolk. Milked cows by hand, working with nature instead of against it. Grandmother's home made bread, cheese and butter. Preserves, fresh lemonade. Field mushrooms growing around cowpats. Fresh rabbit. The early starts to the day and early nights. 10am every morning Bible reading and prayers for family and country. Cup of tea with home made scones, butter and jam. After lunch without fail listen to the archers on the radio. No tv. No telephone. A simple life of hard work and satisfaction at the end of the day. Watching this video brought it all back to me. Thank you for taking me down memory lane.

[@ThatBeeyatch]

Beautiful memories . Good for you ❤️

[@annetteegerton6153]

Those working horses were in total harmony with the men. They knew their job All the horses were calmly doing their jobs. I loved watching this film. Thank you so much for making it.

[@JennyParsons]

So nice to hear from someone who really understands horses.

[@mariaaron7015]

Sunt mandra ca sunt romanca, tara mea e frumoasa, cu oameni primitori, simpli, cu credinta crestina in bunul Dumnezeu, fii binecuvantata tara mea, vizitati Romania!

[@robd7703]

I visited Romania in 1972 as a young man. Your video brought back many memories for me. Much has remained the same. Thank you for helping me remember my time in this beautiful country.

[@sammyflores6066]

It's nice place.simple living

[@rusvaryag6172]

My maternal grandfather was a Slavic farmer/beekeeper. Grew up with HONEY on EVERYTHING. Not the stuff from the store. The REAL STUFF. Beyond compare. Milk the same. butter, cheese, NOTHING compares. Miss it and him a lot!! Thanks for this vid. Brings back sweet memories.

[@tanchristian4264]

I am from Singapore. No natural resources here. Really enjoyed this video. Everything is so natural there. Beautiful streams & mountains, not much pollution. It is awesome! Thank you for taking this video! God bless the villagers! ♡

[@danielromero001]

I love singapore and their life standart

[@elizabethbalazs7322]

I been born in Romania what you see is nice but in real life is different ( the people are very poor, the new government destroyed everything. )

[@danielromero001]

Elizabeth Balazs i heard Romania has a lower life standart than Argentina, is that true?

[@talpatv512]

@@danielromero001 Argentina? I do not know anything about her, can you tell me more? what standards of living do they have?

[@lenulenu876]

Daniel :3 I am from Romania . I think we are much better than Argentina.Sure they are some poor areas but not bad as Argentina

[@christian2M]

Well Well Well. what a wonderful documentary. I am Romanian and I would just want to say: I was so impressed by your film. So deep, so touching, so artistic, it is like a poem for this brave people, the Szeklers, a Hungarian speaking minority. Just to know for the rest of the world: The Szeklers are a Hungarian speaking group of Hungarians (Magyars) and they lived on this place for more than 1000 years ago. They are very hard working people and personally I have a very big respect for them. Thank you very much for this documentary, it is really touched me, a Romanian who saw my country form a really interesting and artistic point of view.

[@JennyParsons]

That is the loveliest comment I have ever had. Thank you. You are very kind.

[@ivanlantos1436]

very nice film the reality, bravo. can you tell me the name of the village where you filmed? Yvan Lantos

[@emmapicara9527]

Great post and excellent English, Cristian.

[@george.de180]

Romanians live there for more than 2000 years, just saying

[@gaborszadai1992]

​@@george.de180 >>Colin McEvedy, British geographer and historian: "The Latin speaking Wallachians and Moldavians, inhabiting modern Rumania, are first mentioned at the beginning of the 14th century. Their later claim to be descendants of the Roman colonists planted there in the 2nd century AD., seems tendentious and improbable, for the Romans' withdrawal from [modern] Rumania ([in] 270) and the appearance of the Vlach states are separated by a millennium in which the country was the property of Slav and nomad and which is devoid of all evidence of Roman survival. Almost certainly the Vlachs came from the western Balkans." These words are aptly corroborated by the French historians Pierre George and Jean Tricart in their book: L’Europe Centrale: - Peuples de I’Europe centrale au XIe siicle).🇭🇺✌🏻Colin McEvedy angol földrajz- és történelemtudós szavai: “A modern Romániában lakó, a latin leánynyelvén beszélő havasföldiek (Wallachians) és moldvaiak (Moldavians) először a 14. században említtetnek. Későbbi állításuk, hogy a Kr.u.a 2. században odatelepített rómaiak utódai, célzatosnak és kevéssé hihetőnek látszik. Ugyanis, a rómaiaknak Románia földjéről (270-ben) történt visszavonulását és az oláh (Vlach) államok megjelenését évezred választja el, amelynek során e föld szláv és nomád népek birtokát képezte, és amelyből teljesen hiányzik a római továbbélés bizonyítéka. Szinte bizonyos, hogy az oláhok a Balkán nyugati részéről származtak.” McEvedy szavait illően erősíti Pierre George és Jean Tricart francia történészek műve: L’Europe Centrale - Geographie Physique et Humaine /Közép-Európa természeti és népességi földrajza (a 11. században)

[@VamshiKrishna-r6d]

The views are very beautiful. Honestly i want to spend rest of my life in there on the lap of mother Nature. Working in beautiful fields, enjoying small gathering every night and talking with people, singing, dancing❤ Love from India 🇮🇳

[@debrapaulino918]

❤👍

[@vijendralalayiroor9877]

Can i accompani with you?

[@VamshiKrishna-r6d]

@@vijendralalayiroor9877 if it happens then ofcourse you can give some company.

[@lodatuhemeini2809]

​@@VamshiKrishna-r6dbhai muje bi Mera favourite Eastern desh he romania❤

[@СвітланаФесик]

👍🩵☀️

[@nickgreenwich8649]

Such lovely, resourceful people in a beautiful country. The way humans were meant to live. Wish I could move there!

[@mj-rg9kp]

This is how we were all meant to live. The animals, nature, family, everything is beautiful and even though I’ve never had it growing up, I know in my heart that that’s what I needed when I was a child and what I need now.

[@Osmani-d8w]

This video brings me memories of my childhood in Villa Rica in Peru 🇵🇪 The best time of my life ! Hope one day I can go back and retire there Hola to Romanians beautiful place

yah most of the people in tis video speak Hungarian this part use to belong to Hungary for 1000 year but the treaty of Trianon avorded to rumania

[@totheva222]

A gyönyörű várkastélyokat láttad? Azt mind a Magyarok építették sok száz évig szépített Erdélyt!

[@milankrstevski6651]

Stories and pictures of my happy childhood when every summer I could hardly wait for the school year to end and to go to my grandparents in the countryside ... To be with cattle, work in the fields, gather hay and simply be a part of nature in the true sense of the word. From this distance I can say that this is a recipe for a happy and long life. My village is more beautiful than Paris :))))

[@JennyParsons]

such happy memories ...

[@danacruz6423]

Beautiful 🥰

[@dejavu666wampas9]

Awesome memories. For me, it was my mother’s home place, and my aunt and uncle were waiting for us to come for the summer. MANY summers, day school got out we were already packed, until the day before school started again. And weekends during the school year. Even though it was in America, Minnesota specifically, we did almost all of the things you show. Except cheese making. But we drank unpasteurized, un-homogenized milk. We could tell which cow it came from. It tasted like the individual cow’s scent. Man, wonderful memories. My Polish aunt looked just like that lady, early on in the video, carrying the two bags. That guy’s a good milker. Every kid should have the chance to grow up on the farm. Thanks for the nostalgia.

[@neytiriavatar140]

Me too

[@آبرسبيَل-ن6ز]

#منصور_السالمي 👉🎧👈#قران

[@samtheoutdoor]

When you live in peace and harmony with nature nothing goes to waste. A town so beautiful and fresh far than Dubai

[@levisdinedi5442]

Yeah, right! Try beying poor, and we will see if you have the same romantic views.

[@dvrmte]

@@levisdinedi5442 It would be terrible to be poor, ignorant, with no means to feed yourself. None of those people in this video were either of those. They own land so they're wealthy. They're Kings of their own domain. City dwellers are dependent.

[@HyennaTheOne]

@@levisdinedi5442 the only factor, on which depends who is poor and who is rich, is a rate of consumption- gdp ? And that does not count in what you produce for yourself right ? It counts in only what you BUY. Isnt it therefore more like a coefficient of dependence on the system ? So its actualy bad to have high gdp right ? ... Or is it a level of comfort ? Too much of comfort creates weak descendants. Creating more dependence on system...

[@rosariolivatinomartirdajus1480]

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[@billyjanosikova2329]

Multumiri❤️

[@poleslavus3932]

I have been there last september, and from that time Maramures will always have a special place in my heart. Greetings from Poland to all Romanians.Toate cele bune!

[@FACM.]

When I was like 3 yo and lived in my country Uruguay, I remember my family had a ranch. They had sheeps, chickens and horses, and the house they had was cool. This video made me remember all that. The rural life can be hard, but seems peaceful and pretty.

[@carlosayala6754]

I was born and raised on a farm, now I live in a big city and I’m not happy I dream every single day to go back to the farm life.

[@canadude2010]

I feel the same way Carlo, and I regret not really appreciating it at the time.

[@carlosayala6754]

cana dude I have a plan to go back, the good news is that my family still owns my grandfather farm.

[@carlosayala6754]

Yusuf Karim yes you’re right, countryside people are honest, I hate bugs too. Lol

[@grandadan]

@@carlosayala6754 Well a village at the ende in nothing different of any city garden where you can see and find bugs as well and some city houses with animals living inside an apartment makes it by far much dirty and smelly than any village house. Words of wisdom

[@mark39ful]

Well if you’re living in London and getting benefits there is no way you going back to the countryside

[@mikethemike232]

Does not need any commentary, background music, fancy drone shots. Excellent job.

[@TheSynthZone]

Creativity is good.

[@geraldmakalala6091]

Romania is some of country which is very poor

[@luciamateipopescu9965]

You are wrong.

[@vin0035]

I spent my childhood in village life. Truth is, your mind is in so much peace , no rushing , no disrespect , you are dealing things as they come , thats it. Amazing video , love the documentary. Thanks Jenny.

[@joeboudreault2226]

Lovely; thank you all. One of my maternal uncles logged the forest by horse selecting certain trees hauling them to his sleigh and then out of the forest ... the snow made it easier. My grandfather knew everything about leather and making harnesses (sometimes for dogs) and shoes and he could play the fiddle. Lovely to see these old traditions still used in some places. My village is in eastern Alberta... lots of Eusduan, Polish, and eastern European descendants here, living next to Scotch, French and English.

[@violetgruner707]

Beautiful people living in a beautiful country. They are happy with what they have and are at peace with the world. Why would you want anymore? A life well lived....

[@nis6064]

Violet Gruner good comment

[@elizabethbalazs7322]

You have to live there then probably your comment will be different . I was born there .If you live in country your life is better because you can grow your own vegetables, raise your chickens, pigs ect. for this you have to work very hard. The city life is much harder

[@472_d3]

How ignorant

[@simba22221]

@@elizabethbalazs7322 City life is much easier, you buy all you need at the supermarket, country life's not for everyone-hard work, all day long, taking care of your animals 365, 24/7---try that, you won't last a month...

[@tomkomarom]

there are people is Hungarian people

[@olaniziol3072]

I love their way of living. There’s nothing to be ashamed of. I would love to learn their skills and live surrounded by the beautiful nature.

[@highwatercircutrider]

All my grandparents and parents lived this way...rural Michigan, Polish and German Mennonite farms.

[@NotCthulhu]

@Normal As hahaha seethe, degenerate

[@patrik1684]

Me too. I hate living in a big smelly city.

[@zorekrykger2044]

You aren't tough enough for this. Dreams, dreams, silly dreams....

[@TheWalonja]

@@zorekrykger2044 its not silly and not hard in a region with good land and ppl with good morals

[@rnbrineg]

On the one hand, I'm thankful I don't have to do hard physical labor from dawn til dusk, have modern amenities, and easy access to healthcare, but modern times have stripped away the very simple, irreplaceable parts of life that makes us truly alive; being connected with nature, relying on animals and the land, feeling thankful for rain. Makes me want to cry sometimes.

[@globaloptimatarot3676]

absolutely gorgeous country! my heart will forever be in Brasov Romania!

[@Shtef1s]

I was a country boy from Serbia. My village was less remote and a bit more modern and agricultural. I remember milking cows, feeding pigs, running and playing all day outside. It was nice 90s childhood.

[@maayongaga729]

Same I was helping my dad in the farm in the Philippines they worked so hard in the farm at the same time teaching. They sent me to the U.S. Now I have 15 years to retire and want to go back to the same life in the country side. I'm glad there's still some countries like this in Europe. I thought Europe is all Modern stuff...Luv Romania. I was Miss Romania in high school during United Nations day. I never forgot the costume I wore like a Romanian lady.😊

[@Shtef1s]

I'm still visiting that place two, tree times a year. Some of my relatives are still there but that's now a very different place, dead, just few kids and old people.

[@mochissin84m84]

beautiful huh? same me .im from Mexico and life was great in a small town 2 hours from the city ..you only go to the city for shoes and clothes i say maybe 2 times a year ..use to be like that now i live in usa but sure miss those days😌 when there was no phns.and all your fun was outthere in the woods , in the river 😍

[@mondegrune6079]

Serbia . Nice country and nice people too

[@zoltanzzolt]

Transylvania Hungarian land built by Hungary and our saxon friends , Vlachs aka"romanians" were invited to live in transylvania when the mongol empire invaded europe and Hungary and poland kick them out .

[@danubebleu.9430]

Beautiful landscape, beautiful country, I like the carpates forest. Love from France ❤️🇫🇷🌹

[@juliphukan5107]

Romania,heard ,read and watched pictures of it in Geography books since childhood and so have got a warm love and curiosity for it,midddle class woman like me can't visit all the foreign countries but your effort to show us it's place and culture is award able and appreciable,..

[@josenildoferreiraassuncao8963]

why you cannot visit other places?

[@juliphukan5107]

@@josenildoferreiraassuncao8963 I have not so much money besides Indian women can't go to a place alone there are many problems,within nearby places we can go.

[@jayramjayramdesai3370]

Juli Phukan you are right Indian woman not going anywhere

[@juliphukan5107]

@@jayramjayramdesai3370 exactly

[@jayramjayramdesai3370]

Juli Phukan yeah.. i

[@Campsolo09]

I love how this video immerses us in the simple yet meaningful daily life of the villagers. The genuine connection between people and nature is inspiring. Keep up the amazing work!

[@thecsslife]

I am half Romanian but I was born and raised in the UK. I have family that live in villages very similar to this and seeing this video gives me nostalgia for when I last went, which was a few years ago.

[@chitaole8331]

Hãy thường xuyên vè thăm nơi có nhiều kỹ niệm với bạn. Thân chào từ Việt Nam xa xôi.

[@ranjithudad870]

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[@ranjithudad870]

​@@chitaole8331😂😢

[@LewisC-ss5jq]

Your mom was a mail order bride? Many Romanian gypsies in London. They beg on many corners.

[@هاشميوسف-ذ2خ]

Would you allow us to be friends? I am an Arab. I love Romania

[@petergreenwood1413]

I travelled through Transylvania for weeks with 4 other students in a beat up old van in 1966 and then with my wife in 1971, by then Ceaușescu's Romania.. Little seems to have changed, though private cars and modern lorries were a rare site then. As well as the people, the food, the flower meadows and small hay stacks there were also shepherds in traditional pristine white costumes and horse drawn vehicles in the style of tiny wild west covered wagons. I think it would on Sundays whole village would turn out in their finest and promenade up down on the village main street. I remember fantastic meals given with generosity. It is one of the most memorable, lasting and profound memories I have.

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

Little has changed. A few things, like de-industrialization. The workforce is exported to Germany, Austria, etc. Romania itself has been stagnating for decades. It's stuck in time as a satrapy which is by design. Germany imports the cheap labor and fuels its industries. The puppet states languish. EU is Imperialism by another form.

[@alundavies8402]

That is a beautiful memory of a time gone by

[@alundavies8402]

Sir

[@marianolopez2129]

I love all I see from ROMANIA .. we do the honey exactly same way you guys do .. Corn and other things.. I will love to move there .. What a beautiful country Greetings from EL SALVADOR

[@Bulletguy07]

This is a really lovely little documentary which brought back happy memories for me of Romania, one of many East European countries I toured in my camper. Best wishes from UK!

[@Varunvazhappilly]

A really happy and soothing video. I really enjoyed it. No stress, full of life, fresh air, healthy food especially that milk and cheese. All those people have innocence in their face. I love this. once again really really good !

[@nithinkb93]

Malayali

[@rustysmith3565]

@Natalia Sosa :: I hope you're right Natalia, that looks like a lot of work but i'm sure i'd rather live a basic simple life like that than this rat race i'm stuck in.

[@rustysmith3565]

@Natalia Sosa :: You should be able to chose your own wife, it's not right that your parents decide who you can marry and who you can't. I wish you the best for the rest of your life, good luck.

[@thecutegirl2580]

yes varun u r rite

[@rustysmith3565]

@Natalia Sosa :: Sorry my bad way of replying, i know it was his parents that chose his wife so i'm guessing he was [and still is] a Muslim ?. If that's the case then you're better off without him and his stupid religion. Forget him and enjoy the rest of your life.

[@busybeenature9092]

The world is so beautiful with beautiful people and flora and fauna? They are so hardworking people. Living such a simple life with limited resources, yet happy and satisfied. Wonderful!

[@GhinginHongkong]

Yes, I agree

[@mariocardabollo3631]

From your sofa.

[@hanymahmoud1481]

Iam from Egypet also love that life too much but iam working at saudi arab kingdom wait that day that go again for afarm life

[@pikiwiki]

La la la la it's a happy day

[@trainrover]

Typically d u m b townie comments littering this here thread..oh well.

[@Esfir77777]

Спасибо за удовольствие, побывать на Родине моего отца! Будучи в эмиграции - Румыния, Плоешти, в семье моих бабушки и дедушки , родился младенец, мой папа! Долго хранила метрику, из Церкви, но к сожалению , была утеряна.🙏🙌Благословений и процветания Вам!❤️

[@nicolaimeglei2382]

А вьі сами где живете,и какими судьбами?

[@rocaelgomez6616]

A beautiful, simple and yet hard lifestyle. I miss my early years living in a farm, it taught me to respect nature, and all it has to offer.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Yes but in Europe even if you do not have many acres of farmland they use even their small yards my Father was from a small village called Erd in Hungary I saw it in 89 and it's like a suburban neighborhood but every yard has fruit trees a garden maybe some chickens they are practical in use of it not a waste of just a green lawn.

[@rocaelgomez6616]

@@AnnaLVajda Thank you for sharing that experience Anna. A long time ago, I had a couple of classmates from Hungary and they also shared how their families produced their own food in their small towns.

[@xxx-not666]

Same here

[@newbleppmore7855]

im sure their lives are much easier and more satisfiying then modern life

[@svelanikolova5776]

Romania looks just as good in the country as Bulgaria next door. Beautiful I love country life

[@1986SSMONTECARLO]

You're not wrong

[@svelanikolova5776]

@@hercountrylife You are right above Bulgaria my country. We suffered 500 years through islam together. Only 1 river separates us.

[@agnieszkaolszewska6079]

Wonderful. That's what a village should look like. I live in a village in Poland and I remember this lifestyle..Would love to visit Romania one day. All the best from Poland!

[@lucassp5896]

Agnieszka: LEIA A BÍBLIA SAGRADAE CONHEÇA JESUS CRISTO COMO OSEU ÚNICO SALVADOR.

[@akschmidt2085]

Where did all the Jesus botherers suddenly spring up from? Greetings from Germany

[@Claudete5099]

@@lucassp5896 😲 vá pro canal do malacheia kkkkkkk

[@MsMuszka999]

Myślę jednak, że nasze wioski są bardziej cywilizowane.

[@СветланаК-э5ъ]

@@lucassp5896 Аминь!

[@elvirabartolome954]

Church bells ringing is such a pleasing sound to listen. What a beautiful country, Romania.

[@GhulamJilaniMalak]

It's the bell of nature

[@franktee3507]

What a beautiful and simple life...Once I heard somebody saying that simplicity is "the mother of happiness."..I completely agree with that..!!!!!

[@nandintsetsegulambayar8733]

I am happy that countryside life still exists

[@edwardbrown9220]

I love your name, is it Mongolian?

[@nandintsetsegulambayar8733]

@@edwardbrown9220 Yes. How do you know?

[@edwardbrown9220]

@@nandintsetsegulambayar8733 It was a guess, your last name reminded me of the capital Ulaanbaatar

[@nandintsetsegulambayar8733]

@@edwardbrown9220 thank u

[@kennarajora6532]

I went to Mongolia in 2015, one of the most beautiful I've ever been to. When I went there, the countryside life was still very strong.

[@swaminnathan1]

This lifestyle is called the "definition of life". God bless them...

[@alfarahtravel1131]

Swami ji saw the Cow Dung and started praying :)

[@buttercupj6208]

Yes indeed 😊👏 it's so beautiful ❤️

[@yasminemn2311]

@@alfarahtravel1131 Even you are not ok with that it is not nice to touch people's beliefs. More the contest of talking is postive and talks about the beautiful life of these persons so your comment is double out of context sorry.

[@yasminemn2311]

@akzz z I know What that person said is not right, but you can't show that by doing the same thing. You can show her/him that what was said is wrong without mentionning other relgions. Farah may be an arabic word which gives a big chance that the person is a muslim, still this person may be from another religion too.

[@yasminemn2311]

Hihi the countryside always calm and with friendly and modest people :) May Allah bless them If mom watched this, she would love the bees part a lot because she loves them and she has some here.

[@diane9247]

Oh! I'm so glad the focus was corrected some minutes into the video! Lovelydocumentary.

[@JennyParsons]

The first clips were taken through some very dirty train windows … not much I could do about that! Thanks for watching it.

[@michaelbaughman7837]

I really loved the documentary I enjoy watching because I remember farming with horses, hand milking, and everything. Takes me to my childhood home in my memory. They were good times

[@jairousparker2311]

Living in a huge American city makes me appreciate this. This has been refreshing to watch. I thought about how domesticated we urban dwellers are.

[@justbenice72]

Darren Martin The audacity to talk about where thieves are from.

[@firststeps220]

@Darren Martin Long live to BBC propaganda !!

[@deborahbrick8679]

@Darren Martin wtf is a gobby??? lol

[@ioandanielcotie9887]

Impresionant ok

[@ericthiel4053]

Out of all the places I got to visit in Europe, Romania was my favorite!!! Such awsome Forrest, people and history. Amazing place!!!

[@AlinaSwistunowa]

Me too. I love 👑 Romania 🌷 Beautiful nature 🌲🌳🌿🌾🍀☘🌱

[@gaborszadai1992]

This is a Hungarian village has been stolen by Vlachs😃🇭🇺✌🏻...

[@gaborszadai1992]

​@@AlinaSwistunowaThis is a Hungarian village has been stolen by Vlachs😃🇭🇺✌🏻...

[@gabrielK5659]

@@gaborszadai1992 Idióta vagy, fogalmad sincs! hogy Románia legyen, jóval a hun hordák megjelenése előtt 370-410 körül Pannóniában volt a Római Birodalom, de abban az időben dákok éltek Románia területén, Burebista uralkodott 82-44-ben Krisztus előtt, majd Decebalus 87-106 Krisztus előtt, valahol a 370-390-es években hívják Balamirt, majd Attilát és hunokat a Pannon-síkságon, vagyis körülbelül 500 évvel Burebista és Decebal után, tehát tedd a kezed és olvass, és miután beszélni tudsz, Erdély Románia volt, és az is marad! A magyarok megpróbálták ellopni Erdélyt! Elnézést a fordításért, ha valami nem stimmel!

[@icsf_romania]

​@@gaborszadai1992 nobody cares

[@-VND]

It was so peaceful in that setting.

[@williampalacio9980]

This kind of life, would span your life for 100 years ,,This an awesome documentary thanks a lot

[@lucypembroke8333]

If it's so "awsome", why don't you move there

[@eazycakes2593]

William Palacio my great grandmother lived her hole life like this in a small village in Romanian and she lives to 101

[@eazycakes2593]

Lucy Pembroke he said the documentary was awesome m8

[@Sugarsail1]

the vodka wouldn't.

[@lelouch1391]

in my village there's a guy +90 years he cuts with scythe and usual village work... He's like your standard "developed" country 60 years old... at 90.

[@scott6763]

One of the more pleasant videos I have seen lately....Makes me envious of a simple life, full of family and tradition..I really envy these people.....:)

[@adarsh3714]

The only video that You tube recommended to see which was worthwhile! 🇩🇪

[@mackjsm7105]

WOW!! I am Polish.. I remember as a kid we left the city and we had places like that too.. what a wonderful life.

[@gaborszadai1992]

This is a Hungarian village has been stolen by Vlachs😃🇭🇺✌🏻...

[@gigininho1974]

​@@gaborszadai1992😅😅😅

[@razvangabor2067]

@@gaborszadai1992 go cry a river 😂😂🤣

[@nallthambipaul835]

I was born and Lived in a village up to 23 years. Very beautiful life. I moved to a city and Lived there 43 years. Now I returned back to my village. But the village has changed a lot. The beauty of the village is lost due to globalization. Very sad.

[@kanwarbajsingh6226]

You say right.i so villager .punjab india.

[@trb024]

They're calling it *DEVELOPMENT*

[@mounirartists7409]

Nallthambi Paul yes I agree with you it happened like with my village more changed feeling not good when I saw that

[@princecharming7197]

How could I blame you when it's me I can't forgive

[@simsalabim6020]

@@trb024 exactly :)

[@GypsyPriest]

That was one of the best half hours of this day; thought provoking too. Thank you.

[@AnilKumarAhir2277]

O Awesome village. I am also a villager from India. These total activities are same on Indian village. I am also doing hard working . I am also a Shepard of cows and goats. Village people are so politeness and respectful as compare to city's people. I am proud to be a villager. After seeing this video I remember myself memories of my village. This village is totally match from my village in India. Like small mountains , river , green jungles , flowers, plateau land, and so many. There is only some fun to live in the village. These scenes are very beautiful and attractive. I respect and honor the villagers. I love my village. From:- Hazaribag, Jharkhand ( INDIA )

[@MYLIFEMYRULEZ]

They eat beef and u don't

[@AnilKumarAhir2277]

@@MYLIFEMYRULEZ I respect your religion . I do not want to argue on extraordinary things but you are crossing the border. I do not want any kind of murmuring in religious matters. Please respect other religions.

[@AnilKumarAhir2277]

@Abhishek Singh ji These are the people from which the whole world is troubled. In the mindset of such people only terrorism and jihad arise. They have no effect with good and bad things. These people only go on the path of terrorism. Such people are only deadly and cancerous for the whole world. I do not know how these people were born in the religion, who do not know the meaning of humanity. The whole world is troubled by such terrorists and jihadists.Its only religion is to bring Islamic terrorism and the entire world into Islamicization. Its only goal is Islamization of the whole world.

[@ashaiqnaikoo4739]

I have 2 cows, 1 holstein, 1 jersey and their 4 heifers one among the 4 has conceived before 2- 2 1/2 months ago, monsoon has come to Kashmir, Salam,

[@dharamrajpersaud1452]

Assesses SSS Sepuran is a? Thanksbse is a good thing for me to do it with the rest of and see

[@gaurishankarnandi9738]

Wow,truely it's village life like many countries,including india,bharat.i like it.good.nice.i am glad to see your video.very nice kids ,r working.lovely mother.huge woods are using

[@sandstudios3188]

I am from India ...your video is really amazing ...technically and craft wise ...I can feel I was there in that village ...the spirit and essence of village life is there in your work ....you done a fantastic job my dear

[@csredacted]

@@ismailpainedecirc9906 thats so fucking true

[@ALIRAZA-gi3lp]

@@ismailpainedecirc9906 indeed...

[@Aneesh.Asokan]

@@ismailpainedecirc9906 Like your mind!😂😁😀

[@delilahrainelle7158]

This lifestyle reminds me of my own upbringing in the mountains of Virginia... 40 years ago. It brings back such memories. Memories of tough and rugged people making their way through a tough and rugged life, but at the same time so rewarding, peaceful, and beautiful. I love the "wagon wheels!"

[@erhangultelin4986]

Hello worlds sweet

[@erhangultelin4986]

Hello

[@erhangultelin4986]

Hello

[@erhangultelin4986]

Good morning

[@GurcharanDhillon]

A lot of love and respect for our elders, who lived such a hard-rough lives to give us today's easy life style. But one thing is noticeable, they were stress free but today our lives are full of stress.

[@ivaylovalkov2649]

Watching this video takes me back to my childhood, my grandparents led the same lifestyle, in fact they are of Romanian origin. This video really brought back good memories. I really sometimes want to visit my second homeland and see up close. Greetings from Bulgaria.

[@elenarazenkova7475]

Law you. Es. Law.

[@sandraramkissoon2638]

This is amazing ! Quite simple but effective way of living . Enjoy their traditional lifestyle and the preservation of their culture . ❤

[@pisicacutecat4869]

I grew up in Romania. It's definitely a beautiful country. My parents were farmers. It's a lot of hard work. It's also not a life free of stress.

[@Noname-gh3sq]

Hey if you are tired or something you can Take rest whenever you but not if you are hired workin at some company

[@DongWang-m4n]

Do you still live there or moved away? This wood be my dream to live that kind of simple life. Breathing fresh clean air while working outside under the sun. My dream is to visit Romania one day. I am a big fan of Vlad Impaler and his Dracula legend.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Do you know how to make that bread at 06:10?

[@jameswalker9391]

@@randomvintagefilm273 How do you chew that stuff?

[@pisicacutecat4869]

@@DongWang-m4n my family and I moved to the United States in 83.

[@37Iulian]

Lovely! God blessed Romania with beautiful land and creatures, and they must make Him proud of them! Amen!

[@Soleildumon]

Апостол Павел thank you ! God bless us all !

[@sch0146]

Well, this village is populated by Hungarians...

[@Soleildumon]

@@sch0146 and your point is ? We Romanians are ok with Hungarians living in Romania !

[@sch0146]

@@Soleildumon my point is absolutely neutral. Hungarians and Romanians lived in peace for centuries in Transylvania. But unfortunetly the politics of the 20th century messed everything up.

[@sch0146]

@TuaMadre TuoPadre What do you think is the same with the villages in Hungary?

[@mftey84]

I just looooove watching this video. So peaceful . It feels like never stopping watching this. Everything is so simple ...so life...real life. Thank you very much

[@annisayfh]

I've just watched this video, and it made me feel alive again

[@sleepycobra9152]

Clean Air & Fresh healthy food No stress What a life !!!!

[@dickvarga6908]

yet so many are working throughout the EU. They need cash for taxes, school fees, medicare, to support aged family members, to buy manufactured goods. not as idylic as portrayed.

[@Pete-z6e]

Peacock For Sale , no stress, get real!

[@mandilon3373]

The stress is different there .

[@zepoloidcreative7851]

@@mandilon3373 Yes, the stress for them is simply surviving!

[@royalindianbiker]

I went to Romania about 12 years ago. Its a very beautiful country and the people were very friendly

[@HauptmannDE]

Yeah, Romanians are very nice people

[@sandorcsorba3804]

These people are hungarian speakers, Szekely's

[@KaReaper73456]

I'm very happy you think my country is beautiful

[@Ge0rGi.]

@@sandorcsorba3804 He said that he went to romania ; he never said that he went to this region

[@sandorcsorba3804]

@@Ge0rGi. But he said what he said to this video 😀 so I dont get your problem.

[@arulmozhi6952]

I am from India.. Really I love the nature of Transylvania which attracted me by its excellent picturesque landscape ..God is great.

[@rev.dn.a.j.amolik7118]

I am Indian. I love the beautiful nature of Transylvania but life is full of hard work which keeps people phisicaly fit n happy. Like to visit some day if God keeps me fit physically. God bless the happy people.

[@mrcauliflower1795]

Hey I'm also from India

[@darshanirao2510]

one horese to carry so much burden

[@govindrawat6780]

@@darshanirao2510 hii

[@whateverandy]

Wait until you find out the villagers in the video are originally from India, with first migrations occurring over 1000 years ago

[@lynnsbomb]

That was extremely peaceful to watch. Those people have a hard but fulfilling and healthy life. Thanks to them as well for sharing their lives with us.

[@Yah-Izoa-Hakaboth]

We get to see the good old days. These people rather avoid the new world and enjoy the old ways of life. Family time, no cellphones, no pollution and working hard each and every day.

[@canisequis9258]

I think Romania is a fascinating country which is why this documentary caught my attention. Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful and informative video. I really enjoyed all the closeup shots that shows little details that would often be missed. Watching your other videos next! Hope you are happy and well! :)

[@szilagyirozsa373]

Gyimes is not Romania... Gyimes is part of Transylvania... and Transylvania is not Romania... it is impossible to know where this film was made, but the farmers in Gyimes speak Hungarian.... look at the area beyond the Carpathians and you will be surprised, Romania is beyond the Carpathians, Transylvania is not Romania, only the area occupied by the Romanians...

[@nickmacinic4869]

@@szilagyirozsa373 the majority of population in transylvania is Romanian, stay mad

[@szilagyirozsa373]

@@nickmacinic4869 Erdély magyar föld,.és az is marad, a magukat románnak nevező megszállók nem maradnak örékké magyar földön ... a történelem változik, és a változás szele megérintheti Erdély status quo-ját is... stay mad...

[@Axu7]

bro the only people that are mad, are the hungarians :D Transylvania is officially recognized as Romania by 99,99% of the world. Also Hungary in now small and insignificant and with a economy smaller than Transylvania alone. So keep crying, you will never get it back. EVen if you would try it, you have no chance anymore.

[@andrescosta2992]

I wish I was there all my life & raised from start to end. God Bless 'em all. A Great Video for those who expect to have everything, when there are other priorities in life.

[@carolinesmith8024]

Greetings to my beautiful Romania ohh how I miss it it's been long long time God bless Romania the mountains rivers ppl animals and the Romanian language ...I paid you with so many tears ....

[@JennyParsons]

This sounds so sad. You must have lived somewhere in the beautiful Carpathians, which I very much want to return to. Regretfully I can’t speak Romanian but sign language with such friendly, kind people got me through. It is a very beautiful country. X

[@Wodepaya]

I WAS BORN AND RAISED FROM FARM, I LOVE THIS LIFE. MISS IT. YOUR WOODWORK IS AMAZING.

[@thomasmiller6058]

They are good, hardworking people who don't have to put up with the b**sh*t in the city and politics. I admire them.

[@marilouvaldeviesovlogs5676]

o true,nice scenery

[@thomasmiller6058]

Anoop Kariyatil Kariyatil United States

[@blocksarefun1]

@@thomasmiller6058 Instead they have no say in anything, and live under the politicians set of rules

[@mooqh]

Thomas Millie..same Philippines..hard work in farm..but nice in see the other city..of romia ❤️🌹🌹❤️❤️🌺🌺🌺

[@TheSynthZone]

word!

[@MooMooManist]

I'm originally from Romania, but have been living in Canada since I was 8 years old. Your video brought back some fond memories of this beautiful land. Thank you for filming it and uploading.

[@mdshahparan7281]

✔️✔️✔️

[@blaneycastelino8306]

Hai

[@blaneycastelino8306]

Hai ovendu

[@blaneycastelino8306]

Haw to go Romania

[@fabiandanesti1497]

@@blaneycastelino8306 and you go to Italy, but yes he must go to Romania

[@blkdeath]

Probably one of the more interesting videos I have seen on KZbin in a long while! Thanks very much for this!!

[@bingwainspiration]

Amazing rare story of life in the Gyimes! Thanks Jenny Much love from Kenya.

[@ilpezkato]

HERMOSO!!! Thanks for uploading... Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@habiblinkon2178]

yes...thanks.... villages life is really good......md.haiddrr

[@sixtoreed8810]

Im in love with this video. I felt like I came from that place. Its so beautiful and simple. Thank you for this.

[@JOSEF7011]

Oameni buni, cât de mult vă invidiez viața de acolo. Dacă aș putea, m-aș muta acolo imediat. O ai foarte frumos acolo. Deși ai o muncă grea acolo, ai acolo liniștea sufletească. Bună, Josef Republica Cehă

[@andreicorotinschii]

Очень красиво в Румынии. Я сам из Молдавии ,румыны наши соседи.

[@ivan_mujat5438]

Frate vb romana mai dai încolo de rusi ca nu vezi ce provoacă în lume

[@andreicorotinschii]

@@ivan_mujat5438 Bine.Eu oleacă ştiu limba romana.

[@fofakicranberry2107]

I love Romania!! Been there two times!! Such a wonderful country. 💋💋 from Greece

[@freebozkurt9277]

Only these hard working, busy people are not Romanians but Hungarians. You do not see this in a Romanian village.

[@ai-no3ib]

miáú brekeke those buildings were build by ethnic germans austrian, Hungary was just the little, retarded brother of Austria!

[@ai-no3ib]

Free bozkurt because you stole our land and invaded us, that’s why!

[@alphatango831]

@@freebozkurt9277 if hungarians, how come they speak romanian? lol

[@freebozkurt9277]

@@alphatango831 No they did not. They speak In Hungarian in the whole video. The first sentence in the video at 1:29 is Jo napot!. Is it in Romanian? No, this a Hungarian greeting. Only when they visit the Uz valley in the video (outside of Transylvania) at 11:05 the sheepherd guy speaks Romanian. And you can see the difference how the Romanians live, what sort of household they have. Dirt, unkempt house and animals. This is in clear contrast with the Hungarian household and estate shown in the rest of the video.

[@kafka6451]

Hardworking people, living a basic, yet happy life. Loved watching this, so thank you for uploading.

[@BartSimpson-jd2vs]

Sure....hard and happy....

[@joycehaines2055]

The way my mom and dad worked our little 10 acres. I have always enjoyed working hard with my hands. Give me a one way ticket, I love how they had such interactive village life.

[@scooterpush]

The generations of knowledge that are still being played out today. Very hard life but much better than working in a cube on a keyboard all day.

[@tennissir1986]

In almost any country - everyone is free to give up their cubicle job and take a job like this - strange comment.

[@alvinsmith1642]

Tennis Sir I, too grew upon a poor dirt farm where my dad worked long, long days to feed his family. I,l take the electricity, gas’s heat and all that goes with it ,thank you

[@mrgrumpy5116]

I don't see anyone queing up to swap places.

[@Onevisioncinema]

hello sis cool watching the video in a beautiful village

[@garyfischer4357]

@@tennissir1986 Ya? Try paying property taxes on that income.

[@mattday8208]

I travelled through Transylvania a few years ago, staying in a remote village where there were more animal-pulled vehicles than there were motor-powered ones. The region and the experience was both beautiful and enchanting.

[@januszkolczak1659]

Cofnięty zegar czasu do lat 50 Albo to prawda albo sen,!

[@samuelramos1112]

Excellent short documentary!I enjoyed every minute of it, thanks.

[@sandraramkissoon2638]

This rustic lifestyle is really a fascinating one and I can spend all day learning more about it . I admire their beasts of burden and the tasks they perform . Hope they are adequately rewarded for their awesome efforts . ❤😊

[@ashersway6518]

Even with not much being said, this docu tells all. Interesting hardworking people. Couldnt look away.

[@LuluFit]

Their simplicity of life is so endearing.

[@ShadabKhan-ic7go]

Contentment and a clean heart that's simplicity of real village life

[@ahmadsyahchaaa4601]

Ya

[@brahimalgeria9692]

Are you single

[@erhangultelin4986]

Hello worlds sweet

[@НадеждаКузнецова-я6б]

Нет ничего честнее и благороднее,чем труд на земле.

[@DuneFX]

есть еще труд в море. Труд рыбака. Чем он хуже? А труд учителя, труд лекаря, и других. Чем они хуже?

[@vichy7661]

When you work so long hours and so tired at days end you only have enough energy & time to eat & bathe, then chat face to face w/family. We've been there.

[@vichy7661]

At 4:03 we still have our scythe, great grandparents.

[@НадеждаКузнецова-я6б]

@@vichy7661 Я это вижу и понимаю.Я так живу.Моя бабушка так хлеб пекла.Привет из Сибири!

[@rosariolivatinomartirdajus1480]

Portugal deves reativar as minas de Volframio/Tungstenio agora com os embargos a Russia, a EUROPA central tera que vir comprar Volframio/Litio em Portugal que detem a maior jazida viavel da Europa🇪🇺🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 com a esploraçao racional sustentavel nas minas de VOLFRAMIO que SALAZAR conseguiu contituir em PORTUGAL a 4° maior reserva estrategica de Ouro do planeta. Desde o encerramento das minas que nao se acrescentou 1 grama as reservas estrategicas de ouro de Portugal que ainda se mantem entre as 10 maiores do mundo 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 Levantai hoje de novo, o Esplendor de PORTUGAL 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹.

[@maehay4065]

I loved watching the people who work very hard and have a simple life. Thank you for sharing this video with us 👍🎥

[@PhilLaird]

I was in Romania for 6 weeks a couple of years ago. It was the happiest time of my life.

[@williampalacio9980]

Phil Laird I believe so

[@BogdanGabrielMarinica]

Why do you say that? Just curious... What was different?

[@pocakmatador]

You must've been in Transylvania, there are less gypsies there than in the actual romania... cities are better there too, they are better because they are closer to Hungary ;)

[@simba22221]

@@pocakmatador Transylvania IS ACTUAL Romania.

[@pocakmatador]

@@simba22221 Nah thats shit, transylvania is cool

[@putrihardian7495]

the view is so beautiful...living in village so peaceful

[@Arian-hernandez-J06]

It’s beautiful!! I’m from Central America, thank you for sharing this video so peaceful, me encantó!!

[@ElzaDuplessis]

The videos are so professionally done and such a pleasure to watch. All those beauiful, compassionate and hardworking people. The beautiful scenery, the love they have for their animals. Watching these videos makes for a peaceful and uplifting start to my day. ❤ from South Africa 0800

[@JennyParsons]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the videos, which were great fun to film and edit. Many comments think the horses work too hard and are treated badly but I disagree; they look well, are incredibly strong and are highly valued as part of the family 'team'. If they didn't work they wouldn't exist. I'm going back again this summer and can't wait!

[@himu6801]

it's a beautiful village .I think village is paradise of earth. love from bangladesh

[@roosebolton8247]

ভাই,চলেন রোমানিয়া যাই।

[@towhidulislam8958]

ভাই আমারেও নিয়েন😂