A Guyanese Family Invited Me To Their Home! (

Few would guess that in an unknown corner of South America lies a country that's majority Indian, and even has an Indian president. And no, not the "Indians" that the Europeans encountered when they arrived in the Americas, but rather Indians from the country of India. In the 1800's, in order to fill a labor shortage left after the abolition of slavery, the British brought over thousands of people from northern India to work as indentured laborers on the sugar plantations. They signed long contracts that were impossible to get out of, and in the end, very few actually returned to India. They stayed, and along with the Afro-Guyanese created one of the most unique countries in the world.
On a recent trip to Berbice in eastern Guyana, I decided to meet the community and learn a bit more.
Song credits:
Rikki Jai - I Dont Want To Live Alone
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[@babypapaya8229]

What a beautiful family and life they have built. This is what traveling is all about: connecting with the culture. Thank you for showing us

[@MS-tc2fs]

Guyanese culture is very tolerant, jovial, helpful, open, laid back, and family oriented.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

In this video you'll meet some of my favorite people from all of my travels.

[@technov1deo]

When are you going to meet Putin?

[@lg7879]

I love moments like 5:25 those edits are perfect, leaves one thinking with your delivery. Noticed it in other videos too..

[@reetac4214]

Hey nice seeing you in my hometown. That's real Guyanese hospitality right there. How lucky you are to meet with that nice Guyanese family. Enjoy your stay there Bai.. 😉😉

[@stable-shadow]

May you always fear the Stash and may you someday wrestle a Russian Bear and feed Putin too it, I dream of you riding horses shirtless, and curing covid with your tears... Much love and many years before you get the common courtesy of a proper reach around, thank you, be well, and don't bump em!

[@marvilousmccammon4380]

Eat some food add alot of pepper, rice is life buddy.

[@RISHIE25]

I’m so proud of my brother Vishal and his family for all the hospitality they show Tommy. That’s they way we were all brought up. Thank you for representing our Guyanese family. Amazing video. Thanks for showing everyone a little part of Guyana.

[@coolstorybro6076]

Much love ❤

[@certaindeath7776]

very nice hospitality from your family

[@abhinabbora6779]

Love from India❤

[@MishaElRusito]

Loving that village type vibe. Would be nice to live like this for a while, disconnect from the world.

[@SabbaticalTommy]

Definitely

[@ezragriffith6023]

i love how he talk in our guyanese accent

[@Tumadre250]

Whats stopping you?

[@javidrasheed47]

You should take a trip there, but do be careful if you go.

[@dannytemplegod9873]

Javid I'm sure there're good areas and bad like every country

[@nom5205]

hey Tommy. Glad you mentioned the "overpriced Hotels".. Guyana is trying to attract tourists, but they fail to acknowledge that their hotels are grossly overpriced. Nice to see that family/fisherman from skeldon/corentyne who invited you to fish curry dinner. Very friendly family. This is how Guyana used to be years ago. Not so anymore. So it was good to see this family so friendly. To the family..you made us proud. cheers

[@bernardwechsler4595]

@@БрандонХемиы ?????? Or nazis like you happened?

[@smoke4824]

@@БрандонХемиы I though Osama bin biden killed all of them in the cold war

[@piked261]

@@БрандонХемиы such bollocks 😂

[@raymohamed3368]

seeing he was just there, it seems that the people are still the same way

[@MS-tc2fs]

Culturally speaking, all Guyanese families are still like this within Guyana and in the diaspora.

[@sandraweekes4923]

Love this video love how my Guyanese people treated you so kindly and friendly Blessings to this family

[@amitramsingh3565]

They look like very nice family

[@winstonbachan8372]

In Guyana we are not Muslim Hindu or Christian, we are all Guyanese, one people one nation and one destiny (unity and diversity is power)💪

[@benjismith593]

They got on that young man's ass for not giving you a proper coconut 😂. This video is so valuable. Had no idea Indians were in S. America! That guy is living the dream. He has no idea. His wife is a saint!

[@lynbishop3778]

Yes we left and came abroad. And my husband was saying you wait for a vacation and rent a cottage and try to get a boat for one day to have fun. There the men fish all day they cook their own food and theyre blissfully happy with their dogs and cats and kids who cares🙅 less money but they are at peace. She cooked and is rockling in her hammock. How most the country people live😍

[@mannyali8225]

Yup! My great grandmother gave birth to my grandma on the ship from india to Guyana!

[@KS-dw9hw]

We (Fijian-Indians / Findians) also share a very similar history with our Indo-Guyanese cousins. There is large indian population in the South Pacific Island of Fiji :)

[@dungeonmaster2365]

I choose fiji for my honeymoon it is safe?

[@arunjosep1410]

What is your mother tongue brother? How many tamils are living there? Are they still speaking tamil?

[@KS-dw9hw]

@@dungeonmaster2365 Yes it's quite safe :)

[@amitexo]

So does Indo-Mauritians :)

[@susieboodoo8464]

Trinidadians share basically the same history and is very close to Guyana.

[@onetrueindian1]

That man Vishal is living the life ... What else a man could ask for ... Damn ! That's such a beautiful place to live in ..

[@brianjschumer]

I have to say, from what I see is the Guyanese people are very kind and generous. I'm sure not everyone but the overall community is nice to foreigners and in general

[@lynbishop3778]

All people are hospitable there. There's a saying you rather go hungry but make sure you feed your guest. That's how everybody does especially visitors you treat them well. Also we feed beggars etc. It's good ❤️

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

@@lynbishop3778 it's just when people come to the USA, attitude changes when foreigners come here, getting the American disgusting attitude

[@tonybaloney6656]

Another great video Tommy , I love the way you say yes to everything. Those people were so genuinely hospitable , real salt of the earth.

[@buster8454]

Really enjoyed this one reminds me that we still have kindness in the world what a lovely family 💚

[@prasshantkumaarr7103]

So much connect with Indians who live far off from the Motherland. They move away from India but India never moves away from them .

[@reetac4214]

That's right, we still have India in us. Glad our fore parents brought it with them.

[@chermainehoogbergen822]

I'm half Guyanese, half Surinamese and seeing this family just take you in like this gives me hope in these messed up times. Thank you to the family for being human and showing our purpose on this earth. Tommy please go to Suriname and show the world my beautiful country. We have the best food 🙂

[@patrickdaly1393]

Of all the places I have lived and traveled to Suriname is by far the best food. I am from Jamaica and also lived in Guyana, USA and Switzerland. Surinamese food rules supreme.

[@serialgkiller]

👌🏾🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷😋🌶🥥🍗🍦

[@stanleypokornicki2619]

It Really must be ultra good food for people to praise it so much

[@007Anukul]

I'm always very intrigued by Guyana. Watching their life, also their chutney songs make me happy. Friendly, chill people. As an Indian(the country) it's even more fascinating.

[@rusty5078]

Everyone here is united by one thing...Sabbatical 😂 Stay blessed everybody!

[@justineifenna1037]

What a beautiful family, welcoming and entertaining. The environment is really cool.

[@Maza618]

Regular watcher of all your vids. Youre an inspiration and love getting to see different parts of the world through your eyes.

[@friendlyatheist9589]

Might not be well developed place but still laid back and very calm life. They are happy and living with fullest

[@cherlenerampersaud5650]

Guyana has many different cultures many different people with one unity one love every one celebrate together with different holidays love Guyanese foods

[@mahendratapariya5637]

TOMMY, I AM FROM INDIA, very happy to see your host with honesty and politeness with Indian culture

[@andrewl4701]

you're gonna be huge bro. good luck, and keep up this genuine personALITY AND CONTENT!

[@hafeezkhan1067]

Although I left Guyana 37 years ago and never went to Berbice because I was born in Georgetown I am so Guyanese and proud of my Indian ancestry and the fact that people are still so accommodating and friendly. God Bless

[@essarroyrupchand4007]

it's time you back and visit your old country

[@melitabogor543]

By the time you read this, you're already in my country, sweet Suriname 🇸🇷😃 Welcome brother and I hope you'll enjoy your stay 👍🏽

[@serialgkiller]

🇸🇷

[@hl1599]

Nice long video Tommy. What a nice and chill environment that that family in eastern Guyana live in. They were so hospitable and sincere🙏. That horse had no chance with your Gauchos skills using your bolas. Yo, Mr. Softee in Guyana, that's what's up. The cab driver told you that you had to take your shoes off when visiting the mosque, but didn't say the same when entering the Hindu temple 😆. Lucas was very cute but looked like he wanted to bite the shit out of you since he didn't know you..lol. Awesome bike ride and family! Shazam does enough drinking for the whole family 🤣. Guyana really is a botanical paradise. Thank you for such a laid back video reminding us all that are living in a rat race that there's others who aren't. Safe travels brother and looking forward to the next one.

[@amitexo]

Thought i was the only one who noticed the "taking off shoes" discrepancy LOL

[@arianayoung7537]

Oh monkey pet I always wanted one?

[@leesenger3094]

You can pretty much rest assured, if you’re entering a non-Christian temple, shoes come off with some requiring a ceremonial washing of the feet

[@blususpect]

Yo Sabbatical thanks for showing us the West Indies 🌎!!! It’s an underrated part of the world fr!!! I’m surprised theirs so many Muslims in a South American country 🇬🇾 and the Adhan is heard!!!

[@jamaul1391]

Well don't be, our country has 6 different races, and we celebrate each other holidays and believes, regardless of race or religion

[@nonaps]

@@jamaul1391 pppff got em

[@blususpect]

@@jamaul1391 good to see co existence thrive in Guyana 🇬🇾! We need that in other places around the world.

[@calumcain2355]

@@jamaul1391 6 different races and what would they be huh ahahah

[@rudeboy2502]

Guyana recognizes Muslim, Christian and Hindu national holidays. The cuisine is a mixture of Indian, African, Chinese, Native, Portuguese and British influences.

[@susieboodoo8464]

Omg! That man treated you with such great hospitality, it is so true that those with little are the givers not the takers. Great video

[@egolayer13]

This series is single-handedly making me want to vacation in Guyana.

[@MrEffervescent]

Same here..Overall ,it seems very beautiful.

[@adameinhardt2065]

One of my favorite things about Tommy's videos is the random moments that he puts in that are delivered with no context whatsoever. Case in point, 34:50. His videos are hilarious, but also informative, educational and enriching.

[@targetlock5941]

Telling us it was all a piss take

[@alfa_romeo55yush82]

Vishal, youre the best human being EVER. Ive never ever met a family such as yours with such compassion for humanity. May your heart and life be full of riches. Your family is amazing and you my friend are the epitome of who people should aspire to become. Bless up.

[@jerryb9182]

Most people in this world are kind and nice. It is just the few in this world that make it hard for everyone else.

[@manic76]

Guyanese folks are the best bro, I’m Guyanese myself but I’ve been living in the US since I was 9. I actually live in Minnesota. Btw I’m a subscriber and I do enjoy your vlogs, I myself have a KZbin channel DA REAL CHRIS is the name of the channel.

[@essarroyrupchand4007]

do guyana a favor. highlight some of the positive areas of guyana on your channel.

[@patrickdaly1393]

Hi Tommy. You are in my favorite part of the world. Originally from Jamaica, went to college for two years in Guyana. Married a girl from Suriname and lived there for 10 years. During my stay in Suriname I went to live and study in Switzerland for another 2 years. Now living in Florida and wondering why I ever left Jamaica or Guyana or Suriname. Bad decisions on my part because my kids love those other places so much.

[@emanuelerossi789]

Sounds like an amazing life man… I’ve lived in Florida for a few years and and now I’m in nyc. Always loved FL.

[@tt55k]

Sounds like you need a move brother

[@petprincesses]

Guyanese. Welcoming people

[@MinotaurvsCyclops]

Move back sir

[@lynbishop3778]

Yes warm 12 months. Healthy. Fresh food. The best food straight out of the ocean nothing ever frozen there.

[@jeremynewhouse6530]

You come across some of the best people and places in the world. It’s refreshing to see most people are welcoming and friendly. That family treated you like they have know you for years, great video

[@Let_the_truth_be_known]

I really enjoyed your videos on Guyana, you kept it authentic, unbiased and informative. Looking forward to your other adventures. Proud Canadian Guyanese 🇨🇦 🇬🇾

[@mervynmontague1811]

Thanks for the tour 🇯🇲

[@WalkWithRooha]

yeah lets go my dear

[@mikezmiles]

You chillin with that familly was so wholesome. They were so nice offering you all types of things 😂

[@reactverse4828]

I really love how vishal treated tommy and other homeless guys. People like vishal are the most important people right now.

[@FunkyAve69]

What amazing beautiful people. Maybe everything IS going to be ok. Thanks for that-very much needed at this time.

[@David-jn4fx]

Great adventure Tommy! Looks like a really nice place with good folks. Just simple.. Loved the quick urban explore of the ships with the kids. Thanks..

[@tomjones1786]

Loved the video!!! I watched it a couple of times already. Every time i feel down on the world I need to watch it. There is still plenty of good out there.

[@Dannie-My0wnReality]

I’ve never watched your channel before but I found your videos because I just wanted to see Guyana again… I left when I was 10 and I haven’t been back since, I’m almost 30 now and I miss it so much. Guyana is a beautiful country, I hope you got to visit Kaieteur Falls it’s absolutely breath taking. It’s such a mixed country, my mum is black white and Amerindian and my father is Chinese eygptian and Portuguese so when I was a kid they would tell me I was a “cook-up rice” 🤣 I really do miss it there after living in London for almost 20years I’m pretty much British now but my mum still has her thick Guyanese accent and I absolutely love it 🤣 so thank you for giving me the chance to explore Guyana again I really appreciate it and I hope you had a blast 🖤

[@susanmcclure480]

this is so refreshing right now. thankyou.

[@micaelsalheb2334]

Seriously, watching this made me belive humanity once again

[@narayanamurthy4614]

Hi Tammy, The way Guyana Brothers treat guests, is the same as how we treat them in India. I am really Proud. ♥ From India.

[@tonybaloney6656]

The way that family had room in their heart to feed and look after an alcoholic is unheard of . Truly charitable people making the world a better place .

[@ffarmchicken]

I thought that was amazing too. A friend of mine that is poor, let’s a homeless guy sleep in his garage when it’s raining. Funny how rich people don’t do that.

[@lynbishop3778]

This is how everyone in Guyana lives. We always feed the poor or beggars or better yet visitors. Everyday when my grandmother cooked she always took out shares and let me take something to a neighbour. We had houses renting. The tenants might have the mother's working so my mom would send me with lunch for the kids. It's part of our culture, we always share. It's a Guyanese thing

[@essarroyrupchand4007]

@@lynbishop3778 Couldn't agree with you more. I grew up in the countryside, 22 miles outside of GT and that is how I remember it.Your narrative captures Guyanese general attitude.

[@lynbishop3778]

@@essarroyrupchand4007 yes and we all live that way. Everyone shared. Remember when it's Holi all Hindus bring over pera which is like fudge and sweets and persad( the guy gave the traveller this. It's called sirrni too) it's like sweet cake. And Muslims give their sweets at Eid. Guyanese people are kind. The poorest person will offer his food. Have a blessed day friend

[@cukuceral]

@@lynbishop3778 that's all we guyanese. 52 village was giving food to all the homeless and needy. No one is homeless in Guyana. He should gone to blackbush to see a little more but its alright

[@alimtanta2934]

That was a very nice gesture from you man. Give something back to his father without expecting. I would do the same. Thank you for that

[@JHLeetz]

Guyana and Suriname had many similarities. In slavery time both were Dutch colonies. Now both have a mix populations and both have a huge amount of oil. .I’am from Surinam, living in the Netherlands and I enjoy this video.

[@deodatsingh4621]

A proud guyanese watching from Canada.. can't wait to go back to visit my neighbors and friends.

[@steveaumann6335]

The family that invited you to join them for dinner are awesome people.

[@salescutprice9941]

Your journey captures the true meaning of human life and their every day lives..what I have observed is people from poorer countries are far more generous and lead a happier life .. As long they have a roof and food..

[@PhilipVlogsMD]

This was a wonderful video you had a great experience, Big Up to the Locals.

[@benallmark9671]

What amazing people ! Those are the kind of friends everybody wants.

[@rikhiT]

What I love about your tour so far in Guyana 🇬🇾 is how informed you're about the country and the people...which is amazing, as a born Guyanese/Berbician, I find you can intrigue your followers how knowledgeable you're about your destination...keep up your fantastic travels...So proud of you Tommy!!!❤💗 Hopefully, you can spend more time in Guyana 🇬🇾

[@kingvybz3299]

Wow !! Very welcoming family . So beautiful to see 🙏

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Many indentured labour Indians sent to the Caribbean were forced to leave India due to the manmade famines that the British created in India by exporting India's foodgrains for British profit and Food Security and forcing the poorest Indians to starve. Tens of millions were killed in about 3 dozen British-inflicted famines in 190 years. The British even set up Death Camps for victims of the 1877 Madras Famine which killed 7 million. Famine victims were given less starvation rations than inmates in Buchenwald for hard labour - 94% died whilst record amounts of India's foodgrains were exported - lowering prices for Westerners. Many survivors of the Madras famine were then coerced into indentured labour in the Caribbean. Tribal Indians were tricked into indentures in the Assam Tea Gardens where they were treated worse than slaves - the 'Slave Laws' allowed plantation owners to hunt down labourers who left the plantation looking to escape or complain about brutal treatment. This was in the 20th century! Many Gujratis etc. in East Africa were also forced to go and risk their lives working in the jungles building railways due to British-inflicted famines in Western India. The Lancet estimated conservatively from the 1901 Census that 19 million Indians had died through starvation n Western India during the 1890s due to the British policies creating famine.

[@oceejekwam6829]

This is worth the read, thank you.

[@MS-tc2fs]

Great write up. People aren’t aware that the British genocided this many people.

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

Thanks for your responses: I am pasting below a comment I made on the YT The Independent [owned by Russian ex-KGB oligarch's son Lord Lebedev - made a peer by Boris Johnson] Channel's video about Russian oligarchs being sanctioned. This gives a more detailed story about the British in India and a lot of British people have thanked me for revealing these facts to them: Robert Clive returned from India with his 'loot' [the Hindi word for plunder] as the richest [non-monarch] man in Europe. His East India Co. mafiosi henchmen became the new super-rich 'nobs' (from 'nawabs') and often bought up parliamentary seats - the Pitt family made their fortune looting India. Meanwhile, 1/3 of the population of Bengal Province [inc. modern Orissa and Bihar] - some 10 million died in the Great Bengal Famine of 1770 due to the rapacity of the Brits. Richard Becher [relative of William M. Thackeray] had predicted this 'Ruin of Bengal' which had been the richest province in Mughal India [which had 27% of global GDP before British occupation]. The Ruin of Bengal also led to economic crisis in Europe as dozens of banks collapsed in days as looted Indian wealth dried up for a while and Adam Smith had to delay his 'Wealth of Nations'. As research published by Columbia UP showed in 2018, the British stole some US$45 Trillion from India over two centuries which financed the Industrial Revolution and much else in Britain and its white settler colonies [see Jason Hickel's article online]. They also killed tens of millions of Indians by exporting India's foodgrains for British Food Security and profit including the setting up of Death Camps which gave less starvation rations than Buchenwald for hard labour to victims of the 1877 Madras Famine killing 7 million [whilst record amounts of exports of Indian foodgrains lowered prices for Westerners]. George Orwell wrote that 100 million Indians must be forced to starve so that the British can live the way that they do. The British also deindustrialized India which had dominated manufacturing exports in textiles. H.H. Wilson wrote in 1853 that Manchester and Paisley could not have risen, even with steam power without the systematic elimination of competition from cheaper and superior Indian handloom cottons. This included the breaking of weavers' fingers and the cutting off of thumbs of Dhaka Muslin [which cost many times the price of silk] weavers as well as tariff barriers and creating a Captive Market for British goods. Governor General William Bentinck wrote that the plains of India are bleached with the bones of her weavers. In the 1790s English experts declared Indian Wootz the best steel in the world and Sheffield copied its techniques but Indian steelmaking was stifled to suppress competition. India had been a major shipbuilder and continued to be in the early British-rule - the oldest seaworthy ship in the Royal Navy is HMS Trincomalee built in 1817 by an Indian company in Bombay of superior Indian hardwoods. But soon afterwards, British shipbuilders stopped shipbuilding competition in India. As Shashi Tharoor tells us in Inglorious Empire, Indian engineers showed that they could design and build locomotives and thus the Brits stopped such manufacturing as well. Even during the 1939-45 war [when British Empire admirer Hitler wanted to make Ukraine and Russia Germany's 'India'], the British refused US plans to make aircraft factories in India as they did not want an independent India postwar to compete. After the war the British [and the postwar USA - following George Kennan's strategy of holding Asia down as poor compared to the West ] refused to help India build a steelmill at Bhilai saying stick to your traditional raw materials! The Brits created the First World/Third World schism and tried to maintain it. It was the USSR that stepped in and helped build Bhilai. They also built India's first Institute of Technology. This - not arms sales is what led to the strong Indo-Soviet and then Indo-Russian partnership and friendship!

[@LejlaEnigma91-oy1mj]

I like your page so much ,you are an inspiration and im happy that you do what you love the most ,keep going ❤️great things are waiting for you

[@durgaprasadpandey8348]

The PPL who came from india are from eastern Uttarpradesh and from Bihar ( Bhojpuri speaking belt of our country India) even I belong from eastern Uttarpradesh and feel so happy and proud to see that our brothers and sisters have restored our Indian values and culture regardless of tough time they went through during colonial period ....

[@dreamfootball7152]

You have just opened up a history of a generation of people. Thanks for what you do

[@RedandReason]

What a great adventure for you and the boys! Guyana is known for having many rivers. There's a saying here in the Caribbean " The whole of the island of Barbados can fit into one of Guyana's rivers. If you can, go see the Kaieteur waterfall, the world's largest single drop waterfall

[@Copilot1204]

Guyana must be huge then

[@RedandReason]

@@Copilot1204 Yes, when compared to the Caribbean Islands in the lesser Antilles. You can drive around the Island of Barbados in 3/4 hours

[@sherryjackson4093]

I am so happy for you Tommy , love 💕 from Guyana South America 🇬🇾✌🏽❤️

[@jamaul1391]

You would have loved our country even more if not for the covid, we have carnivals and mashramani around this time, but due to covid we can't have them, pagwah is coming up soon, it's a Hindu holiday, in our country we celebrate everyone's holiday and believes regardless of our race or religion 😂

[@flnymadness3766]

Oh budday he not there to party educated ur self about his channel bai oww budday owww yo prappa dotish!!

[@MS-tc2fs]

Whenever the foreigners (US/UK) wants to exploit the country for the natural resources, they divide it first by ethnic group. They have been openly dividing the country the whole time in the background to extract the oil and gold deposits.

[@jamaul1391]

@@MS-tc2fs I get what you're saying, but what does this have to do with what I was saying

[@jamaul1391]

@@flnymadness3766 jumping to conclusions is a very bad thing 😂, no one was talking about partying, the goal of my comment was to promote tourism in our country, cause you know, many foreigner read the comments and many of em would like to visit, and what's better to grab attention other than holidays, you might need to go back to school and learn a thing or two in english and how not to miss interpret stuff 😂

[@flnymadness3766]

@@jamaul1391 go promote yuh muda no 1 Wana see those wack places yuh momma poke should be explored mo

[@fbi-information]

Extremely entertaining upload. Tommy keep save man! and of course everyone else out there in the world.

[@WalkWithRooha]

great advice dear friend❤️

[@Toronto324]

Wow I really enjoyed this video! Kudos to you for bringing me back to childhood memories in Berbice, Guyana.. ❤️🇬🇾

[@garthhunt7238]

This gentleman is uber cool!! What a great memory Tommy will have from the kindness of this man and his family!!

[@adrianlindo3536]

You are funny. “Now that my driver inhaled 3 bears in the span of 10 minutes I am now in a rice field” Your videos are always interesting and fun to watch.

[@pujan5911]

Brilliant showing bro show more like this ..reall Love to watch 👏👏👏👏👏 #IndiaIsEverywhere.

[@MishaElRusito]

I was just about to eat and you video came out. How convenient ;)

[@ramav87]

It is cool to learn about Guyana, and to see the hospitality of this family in particular. This place reminds me a bit of Fiji, where I grew up when I was very little. Laid back lifestyle, beaches, tropical weather, and a mix of cultures. I enjoyed this video a lot more than I thought I would. Full props to the host family Vishal and to you.

[@craigruddock3824]

That was cool, on every level. Great family there.

[@thiaguinhooitodois2211]

Really enjoy your videos man. I like the feel of the unexpected travel guide. Just going with the flow.

[@R33Z47]

Dude I love this I love when foreigners go to my country and enjoy it and also take the opportunity to show the world much love ❤️

[@kaiserg777]

It is so beautiful to see such openness and generosity

[@jasonsimmons671]

Tommy: these are the type of people that make you think everything is gonna be alright... Indeed tommy indeed 💪🏿❤️!

[@RahulRDev]

Beautiful place....really nice people...hope to visit it one day....love from India. Btw great vlog, it really felt like I was there! 🇮🇳🇬🇾💗

[@nigelgarcia6745]

I'm from Belize 🇧🇿, but lived and studied in Guyana for 2 years. I recently met the president of Guyana H.E Dr Ifraan Ali while he was here in Belize a few weeks ago. I miss my days in 🇬🇾, and ofc roti and curry 😅. Hoping to be back soon.

[@dinamush1342]

Guyanese here, glad you were able to enjoy yourself on these lands. 🇬🇾

[@talkswithvigy7860]

such wholesome content and the family is so chill and welcoming, big love from india.

[@calicoss3321]

That man and his family give reason for why things will be alright. Just like Tommy said. Good people

[@20397510]

This is a really lovely family their hospitality is amazing, Ambassadors for this wonderful country Guyana.Great show nuff raspect to the presenter & the family

[@WaltB.]

This segment was great! Thanks for sharing!

[@striker44]

"Chop that coconut good man!", "He helps around...he drink from morning to night" ...great hosts. Getting to know the Indian diaspora. Very enjoyable episode. Thank you. 👍

[@kestermusa365]

Hey Tommy I'm from 🇬🇾 your work is grate very informal I've never seen anything like this about Guyana 592🇬🇾

[@readyplayer9477]

Berbice people are the best, they treat you like family

[@trevernjones7068]

Correct

[@lynbishop3778]

I'm from Berbice. You are lucky they didn't force you to stay with them. We love hosting visitors and feeding them etc lol. So glad you met a family. I'm sure you could have stayed at them

[@essarroyrupchand4007]

@@lynbishop3778 No wonder you are so positive of Guyana. I visited a lot of places in Guyana except the Rupununni area.

[@lynbishop3778]

@@essarroyrupchand4007 I left guyana after a levels came here at 20 but saw a lot of Guyana before I left. saw Matthews ridge kaiteur falls oraneduik falls etc travelled a lot for geography. Guyana is a natural beauty yep👍

[@lynbishop3778]

You are wrong😆 we treat people better than family! You know that ☺️

[@KlasicRock]

These are cool to see. My family is from Guyana. I wasn't born there, and haven't visited, but these videos make me want to finally take a trip there. We are from many different areas, but mostly Georgetown. Thanks for sharing your videos

[@LaurenceMosca89]

I'm from Trinidad and Tobago, and this country reminds me a lot of those islands. You should visit them.

[@TheCarmolly]

I have to thank you so much for making me discover Miss Josey she is such an amazing content creator and soul❤️❤️🙏🏻

[@Balochonmove]

*That family was really awesome and I can feel you had great day.*

[@jennyrampersaud2514]

You’re an awesome guy I love your travels cool videos. Keep safe 🇬🇾👍that was an awesome Guyanese family 👍

[@oceejekwam6829]

@Tommy, there's a large Indian community in Suriname too. It struck me whilst following your series on Guyana. Guyana is equivalent to a small Brazilian state, that struck me at how humongous Brazil is. *What an amazing family. Their generosity is second to none. Whenever I return to Guyana I will checkout East Berbice. Thanks for bringing this to us.

[@triniade8832]

Cheers to that guy that brought you to the house, I’m Trinidadian and that’s hospitality….. u could believe all that Roti was for you 😂🙏🏽

[@mosesstarboy8687]

I'm a proud Guyanese I love my beautiful country

[@preciousgemqs]

*Jesus in Islam* The Islamic belief about Jesus demystifies for us who the real Jesus was. Jesus in Islam was an extraordinary individual, chosen by God as a Prophet and sent to the Jewish people. He never preached that he himself was God or the actual son of God. He was miraculously born without a father, and he performed many amazing miracles such as healing the blind and the lepers and raising the dead - all by God’s permission. Muslims believe that Jesus will return before the day of Judgement to bring justice and peace to the world. This Islamic belief about Jesus is similar to the belief of some of the early Christians. In the Quran, God addresses the Christians about Jesus in the following way: *_O People of the Book, do not commit excesses in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers and do not speak of a ‘Trinity’- stop [this], that is better for you- God is only one God, He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust. [4:171]_* Islam is not just another religion. It is the same message preached by Moses, Jesus and Abraham. Islam literally means ‘submission to God’ and it teaches us to have a direct relationship with God. It reminds us that since God created us, no one should be worshipped except God alone. It also teaches that God is nothing like a human being or like anything that we can imagine. The concept of God is summarized in the Quran as: *_“Say, He is God, the One. God-the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.” (Quran 112:1-4)_* Becoming a Muslim is not turning your back to Jesus. Rather it’s going back to the original teachings of Jesus and obeying him. To know more visit: www.islamreligion.com/articles/31/jesus-in-islam-part-1/

[@arvindgoudar1586]

very nice episode !! shows how friendly people are in such an unknown country. Nice family. You are right when you said, "life in NY is boring compared to this !!!" ..✌✌

[@steveaumann6335]

Your driver drank 3 beers in 10 minutes I say bravo🍺🍺🍺💪👍👏👏👏 he could be worthy of being called a Texan.

[@smaggich]

Beautiful life they have there...

[@deongarth333]

Lucas is a CUTIE! It makes me so envious to not explore any of the Caribbean/South American experience when it comes to animals as I never seen a kindhearted yet warm welcoming family you visited that can even have a monkey as a pet. 🙉

[@amitexo]

This Place reminds me of coastal villages in Mauritius and the same friendly hospitable people. We also are majority Indo-Mauritians with the same migration/indenture history. The only difference is perhaps the fact that we speak a French Creole at home rather than Pidgin English.

[@g.3581]

Do you speak Hindi in Mauritius like in Fiji and the Caribbean? Is there a Mauritian Hindi?

[@amitexo]

@@g.3581 a lot of people do speak or at least understands Hindi(i.e I am fluent, I learnt it from a very young age)either through education or through exposure to Bollywood. However a type of Mauritian Bhojpuri has been used and still used to a lesser extent nowadays(it is being replaced completely by Mauritian Creole which is french based). My grandmother used it when conversing with her friends of the same age and the Chinese shopkeeper in my city (Port-louis). It used to be the mother tongue of people in villages but it was always looked at as a backward way of communicating by most non-speakers. I can write at length of the similarities and differences of the Indian diaspora tbh.

[@aliciak1887]

Awesome vid. 🇬🇾