Looking For A Drink In Deepest Siberia 🇷🇺

🇷🇺 What does a man have to do to get a beer around here? Well if you're in the Siberian town of Taiga then the answer is quite a lot. I searched everywhere for a beer and met legends on the way. Welcome to the towns other bloggers don't show you, where everyone is a character with a twinkle in their eye.
For you guys searching on a map for the towns I visit in this film, they are: Novosibirsk-Bolotnoe-Tomsk-Taiga-Taishet
This is part three of my journey across Siberia. Follow my Insta for trip photos @realbaldandbankrupt

[@Baldcafe]

That train guy was straight Flexing his English skills. 😂

[@corvettebob96]

He even has the British sarcasm/dry humor. I thought he was a Frenchman at first. Good for him to be knowledgeable.

[@mindblown42069]

I know right, it never occurred to me before because i'm English, but as long as its not salty its technically "fresh" XD

[@vakileoo]

Such a good conversation tbh

[@benisosa2752]

He was hella sus 😂😂😂😂

[@dgphi]

I think there is a difference between fresh water and freshwater. Also, we say drinking water or potable water. Don't mind me, I'm just thinking out loud.

[@Martin-88]

Not even 100 yards out of the train station and he's already found the local nutter 😂.

[@TodayFreedom]

Seriously impressive English from the guy on the train. Especially for a Russian- they find our grammar incredibly difficult. That guy is a serious scholar.

[@jojojoba4275]

Funny too...loved his joke (heehee!)

[@rafomic4210]

Fresh water from the toilet hahah

[@danielcastaneda4356]

What exactly do Russians find hard about the English language?

[@MrEleman]

Наши люди более лояльны к иностранцам, чем к соотечественникам. Сразу такие общительные и улыбчивые, как буд-то с пришельцем встретились.

[@solomonhelmfitte6276]

Babki davai!

[@MrEleman]

@@solomonhelmfitte6276 cyber gop stop

[@topotic3945]

Novosibirsk: 12°C London: 10°C Time to move to Siberia!

[@awsomemodels]

@ChickensNoodlesSoups Woah same thing for me it's like 32c

[@FunkSoulBrother7]

Yes but what date was this filmed?

[@soakingeggs]

don't let it fool ya, average winter temps. are -30°C x)

[@CivilExcavator]

🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@Cloxxki]

@@FunkSoulBrother7 Couple of days ago I think, maybe a week.

[@Baldcafe]

I 100% thought Anna was going to make an appearance 😂

[@sakuraa2008]

Yes, lovely couple!

[@mindblown42069]

I love your channel! I'm not bald but i am aging rapidly XD so i like to think i'm mentally preparing myself by subbing.

[@llienesrib4914]

I thought he would go visit her myself

[@canchero724]

My two favourite bald KZbinrs in one place. Worlds are colliding

[@TheExtremeCube]

Yo wadup baldcafeeeeee

[@vintagestuffguy1998]

The raw sincerity of the story and trip to the city for the teacher is a really nice story. Always something interesting around every corner on this channel

[@dougyohooglefrogtownrovers9017]

There is no teacher, what dimension do you view from?

[@kiraeh]

@@dougyohooglefrogtownrovers9017 He was talking about Anna. :)

[@dougyohooglefrogtownrovers9017]

@@kiraeh whose Anna when she's at home?

[@TomassoTariq]

When Vladimir stole the lighter I laughed my ass off

[@solomonhelmfitte6276]

lol... true dat : )

[@MAGICMUFC]

Teacher: So boys, what do you want to do when you grow up? Tom: I want to be a footballer. Steve: I want to be a doctor. Ben: I want to visit Tomsk.

[@RW4X4X3006]

Tomsk is an awesome little city. Lots of imperial architecture and good eats. Ben should have hung around for a day or two.

[@gappuma7883]

I want to become bald

[@smaug9412]

Бен одумайся

[@LOUNGELIQ]

@@RW4X4X3006 a city of more than half a million inhabitants is a little city for you?

[@Thellbro]

Don’t forget Tondi and their world famous Stone!

[@vikas776]

Thank you Teacher Anna. You made this world a better place.

[@middleagedwomanwithahandba2795]

Amazing Anna. Whoever she is.

[@pmp1337]

Bald should do a documentary searching for Anna.

[@Martina-Kosicanka]

@@pmp1337 good idea

[@czeszejko1]

Amazing what the influence of a teacher can have upon a receptive pupil

[@middleagedwomanwithahandba2795]

@@pmp1337 Yes!

[@user-gl5ui9bh3m]

So funny how he called the small town school guys "gopniks" and the true gopnik "a nice young guy"🎃

[@caracallacz]

I am very impressed by the way Ben approaches people He is friendly even with Crazy dudes or hobos. I do not speak Russian but is evident that those people in the bar meant that guy whom Ben was drinking beer with was very special :-)

[@hitriy]

When I was a kid, I had a part-time job to clean this Tomsk hotel paths from snow. Nice to see it in your video 20 years later:)

[@dasgelbevomei1]

must feel surreal for u

[@nwjerz2124]

couldn't hack full time??

[@jerryh2954]

Are you in America now, Ebrehnn? (How do you say Ebrehnn in English?)

[@ghostikrus]

@@jerryh2954 yevgeni

[@x-neimi4493]

Где он находится? Знакомое здание

[@E-Bizzy]

This guy is just ace at talking to people he's never met before.

[@rajbhattacharya4427]

1. Confidence 2. Sense of humor 3. Alcohol

[@waylonjennings8297]

Cos’ he speaks Russian language with Brit accent that’s why…. And obv all these folk wondering where is he comes from ….. and this is the key for future conversation etc

[@ryanharriss7950]

Yeah def. I couldn't do it..

[@MsMesem]

@@ryanharriss7950 Why? How on earth do you survive?

[@ryanharriss7950]

@@MsMesem lol

[@shaneh7519]

As a Texan born and raised, I grant you the title of honorary Texan

[@messo4683]

I moved from Tomsk to Australia 5 years ago and still think that my hometown is way more beautiful and what even more important, has a deep and kind soul behind severe Siberian frosts. Thank you Ben for showing it to the world!

[@vitalys5395]

Give it time. Australia is also huge and has its own beauty. Have moved from Kazakhstan 26 years ago, and that's still not enough time to see everything here yet 👌

[@solomonhelmfitte6276]

Ha, ha you should have moved to New Zealand where I am : ) But yeah Tomsk, Omsk, Chelyabinsk it's not "The West"... : )

[@lawrencedugan]

I would give up my full head of hair for this guy’s personality, language skills and joie de vivre!

[@BeHeno]

Gotta give up all your money as well

[@1nikg]

That's what he said about guy before him

[@clarenceoveur9497]

Stop making excuses and start living your life to the fullest. Ben is a nice bloke, but not more special than you are.

[@tomtremaine4452]

@Severus Agent Bald

[@TechBuRn1337]

@@clarenceoveur9497 Exactly, only difference is he's not overthinking shit and just doing it. Inspirational.

[@MisterAzizo]

Bless the train guy, how often does he probably even get the chance to speak English on his rural commute. You could tell he was genuinely happy interacting with you!

[@evgeniiartemov541]

maybe he works on different routes also.

[@MisterAzizo]

@@evgeniiartemov541 yeah most likely! But again, what are the odds of native English speakers taking a train in the middle of Siberia, I am sure there's probably a couple but for them to also happen to be there when the train guy is working seems very unlikely! I just thought it was adorable ^^

[@Ketopraks]

@@MisterAzizo not a lot but these railways usually filled up by the Japanese and Korean who wants to take the trans-Siberian journey

[@skrimper]

@@Ketopraks why do they do it

[@PureePlayer]

Helping that old lad out with a pack of smokes, little deeds like this are what make the world go around; such a selfless traveler you are, I love it. Liked and Subscribed!

[@adamplant6392]

I wanna learn Russian and travel like this dude.

[@bgjh5149]

That fresh water guy was bloody hilarious!

[@-M0LE]

Legend

[@TechnoMonkeyFarm]

The word he should learn is potable..

[@CiprianTrip]

Being a teacher myself, I can only hope that one day when I will be either very old or very gone, some former student of mine will speak of me like you spoke of Anna. Wherever she is, she would be so proud of you, Ben!

[@Martina-Kosicanka]

I wish you that ❤️

[@mindblown42069]

I guarantee, if you've been teaching for years, you have absolutely got students out there who were inspired by you and are out there doing things you'd be proud of right now.

[@DesertDweller74]

I have reconnected with my 7th grade English teacher on Facebook. He's retired and lives in Florida. Amazing, isn't it? I always check my spelling and grammar when I post because I know he sees it, lol! I'm 61 years old now.

[@bryanrobsonssocks6366]

You sound like a good person so that's assured

[@rauladrian7569]

Doamne ajuta!

[@vtkrey]

I am consistently impressed by the Russian public transportation infrastructure, all the railway stations I've seen in your videos are beautiful and unique, I wrongly assumed that such attention was only given to the Moscow metro.

[@bonazzaenrico]

You don’t even image how much I do enjoy travelling together with you through Russia from my Ipad!!

[@sledge045]

Everytime Bald puts his hand on a door handle.. will it open or will it not.. its a thrill..

[@PaulV.]

Benjamin is a literal magnet for local bums. I swear I ve seen more of them in his last few videos than in a whole year of living in Russia :)

[@mayor399999999999999]

The bums see a free drink. 😂

[@mareksbb4201]

This is a russian spy trying to convince us that there are not so many bums around

[@PaulV.]

@@mareksbb4201 I am pretty sure Putin will give me a medal for that lol

[@surfinsilver]

That sweet lady that was just happy to see someone with a nice personality had me smiling cheek to cheek!!! 😌 it’s amazing how some people get happiness from others, in this case someone that wasn’t even from her country.

[@earthgirl8917]

Oh, my! 🥰 Thank you so much for your video about Siberia, my homeland! And your Russian is sooooooo good! I'm so happy to watch it because I'm from Tomsk, a Tomichka :D By the way, it's not 'Tomachi', it's 'Tomichi', 'Tomich' for males, 'Tomichka' for females. 😊 That funny lovely woman in Novosibirsk was right about people in Novosibirsk; they are cold or colder. She might be from a town; we, people, from towns view big city people like this. But still it depends; I love Saint Petersburg culture for example. Russia is too vast and diverse to jump to quick conclusions about such differences but Siberians in general are viewed as some of the most humble and warm people. I was rolling in laugh at 19:50 😂 My Tomsk family still use those. 😂 Lenin monuments are still all over Siberia; in Tomsk central square there’s a big Lenin Monument next to a church. 😂 A friend from Netherlands sent me this video and when I saw the title contains Deepest Siberia” I thought it must be about a tourist going into Taiga forest or somewhere in Yakutia because for us, Russians, Novosibirsk, Tomsk are not the deepest Siberia; in fact, it’s the opposite, it's a developed/industrialised Siberia. Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia and Tomsk has been always called "Little Siberian Europe" due to the good number of universities and the international relations it's got. Taiga and Taishet are 'deeper' but still a bit far from the deepest. It's just interesting how perspectives differ. Again thank you for getting in real touch with the locals, and I’m sure you left a great impact on them; they’ll remember your friendliness and kindness. If more tourists like you were visiting Russia, I believe Russians would change their views of foreigners, the world and their own place in it. “What am I going to do? Stuck in Taish**. 😂 Good luck! You’l need it.

[@thekungify]

You certainly prove that communication is the key to having a great time in another country. Loving your vlogs.

[@user-dj6sk2uo8g]

Communication is the key to having a great time in general :D

[@joelen282]

Well you have to be open minded aswell, non-judgemental and flexible

[@TIBBERS250]

Seriously! How could a plain english speaker make it across Russia... be a lot of work. although if I had to choose a language to travel internationally - it'd be english or mandarin.

[@lobotomishka]

HOLY CRAP, BALD IN TAYHSET! THAT'S SURREAL. You were standing right at my grandma's flat block, if I knew you've been there I would have told my grandparents to invite you for a cup of coffee. Greetings from Irkutsk btw! Let me know if you're going towards Irkutsk right now so we could hang out and I would show you our town

[@anotherelvis]

He should make a series where he visits the viewers of his channel.

[@gxlorp]

I always like starting out in irkutsk in risk

[@ChatGPT1111]

That’s crazy. You have a beautiful country! Greetings from Melbourne, Florida, USA.

[@alexandramccarthy4648]

and they probably would invite him to spend the night and feed him dinner and breakfast, etc?

[@akimboslice9867]

Greetings from Chicago!!!

[@rayescobar8509]

May I suggest for a future presentation visit Barnaul and the Altai region. The Altai mountains are 25 times the area of Switzerland. Arguably the most beautiful place on earth. The native people are incredible. God Bless.

[@Seshihal]

О, эта родная бутылка Карачинской на столе! Так волнующе видеть BB на улицах, по которым ходишь всю жизнь! Так хочется вернуть времена, когда он мог исследовать Сибирь🥲 Спасибо, что приехал сюда! Спасибо Анне, что когда-то сподвигла человека на это!

[@jvck5567]

I'm from the UK and got a taxi recently, the driver was Russian and we bonded over how much we both loved bald's videos, we smoked in the taxi together which shouldn't be allowed and he almost came for a beer with me until he got his next job called through, such a lovely dude

[@blimolhm2790]

сейчас это время говорить по-русски, брат, давай!

[@ben-si7rr]

yeh i've met many russians and greated them through what i've learnt from bald. a man of the people!

[@inkognitou6982]

B&B is a true People's Ambassador of the World!..

[@royalhero4608]

Why can't UK/Russian political relations be like that? People the world over are the same, it's politicians who ruin things

[@BanDiGo]

@@royalhero4608 There's a lot more than politicians ruining things sadly T_T

[@bobsnow6242]

The part where he gave the guy who was clearly down on his luck 20 rubles for a pack of smokes without the guy even asking for money warmed my heart. Simple gestures of kindness like that are the world's universal language. You're the man, Bald.

[@proxanna]

go bills baby

[@gabe6475]

@@proxanna lol

[@daniilknigin8713]

He gave him a hundred FYI, which is still not enough for a cheapest 108 roubles pack (lowest possible price by law), but he had no way of knowing that since the man said 20-30 for some reason, probably misunderstood bald's question

[@Chamieiniibet]

@@daniilknigin8713 maybe he was talking of the price of a single cig?

[@axisofpeter]

@@Chamieiniibet I think so--single cigrarette

[@user-tc9sk4ei9y]

The way he speaks 'tight shit' instead of "Тайшет" is killing me

[@JohannesNikitin91]

Thai Shit

[@drhank33y]

I hear it as "Thai shit" lol

[@user-tc9sk4ei9y]

@@drhank33y "Thai shed" is also plausible =)

[@HistoryHustle]

When you were in Novosibirsk and mentioned the lovely architecture you pointed at the hotel. I stayed there during my Transsiberian trip in 2019. I liked Novosibirsk and think you'd like it too! Great video nevertheless. Love how you put a smile on everyone's faces.

[@shadysheep1984]

good je ziet je hier

[@felixianto]

That guy on a train totally stunned me with his fluent eloquent english. Odd, but he looked like regular russian alcoholic.

[@user-fx6ny9by5q]

I am a Russian English teacher and I am an alco, too:)

[@SergeyPRKL]

Hey, they get 1/3 of their salary in Vodka. In soviet times it could be 1/1.

[@ippolit23]

You can’t have both: A golden Lenin and a working hotel

[@vaporizewise9064]

Made my day. Remembers me about a Transnistria / Tiraspol hotel.

[@chukwow5738]

Teachers tend to remember their students. I really hope that Anna sees this episode.

[@goldgeologist5320]

We finally learned the origin of Bald’s Russian language and cultural spark that started it all.

[@PaulV.]

The character origin story has been unlocked! New quest is available: Find Anna the Teacher.

[@thefool1086]

The lore keeps getting deeper.

[@matko-cro-can]

As an English teacher who has taught for 23 years in four countries, I can only hope that I inspired at least one student like that. Way to go Anna!

[@matthewcandler4179]

You have such a great style of filming the real culture moments of a trip. So much fun to watch. :)

[@Corvanicus]

Man the people you meet in these videos are so friendly! I've never met people like that in my 30 years of being in Texas. Makes me want to learn Russian and travel the Siberian like you. Cheers mate. You're living the good life.

[@Akselisinitalo]

That Luton joke was beautiful 😇😂😂😂

[@Yodawes]

@@koenw met een naam zoals Koen🤪 nicee

[@thegunslinger1363]

I'm assuming Luton is in England?

[@Yodawes]

@@thegunslinger1363 yeah, it is!

[@richardm2661]

@@thegunslinger1363 correct

[@Akselisinitalo]

@@thegunslinger1363 yes, with quite a high Asian population xd

[@JESUS-LOVED-ANAL]

I swear to everything that's holy and good that this man is a natural TV presenter-watching his videos feels like I'm watching a studio made programme. Splendid.

[@ballinlissfreight8573]

Only better 😁

[@justaguy9740]

having a big tv production behind him would probably take away a lot of the charm

[@nzmy6079]

Ne Feeling the same

[@rusty81588]

I'm Texan, and I love your videos. Thanks for the trips around the world :)

[@svampebob007]

this is the first video I've ever seen of you, but watching this really reminds me of the time when me and my brother traveled around Morocco on a couple dirham. we left our comfy home in Norway and headed straight to Morocco one day, the types of people you meet is truly amazing. We were both fluent in french at the time, 17:19 this local dude really resemble a lot of the people we met, full of local knowledge, with a touch of sketch, but in the end just a stranger talking to a stranger. To this day 20 years later I will never forget the strangers that welcomed us to their home, they work, their village, even though we were a couple of teenagers walking around morocco with no destination.

[@solomonhelmfitte6276]

So true peeps are amazing... usually : ) Not much travel for any of us soon... : ) Fun times! lol

[@housinauthority5258]

I think it's time we, the viewer, gave back to Mr Bald our gratitude for his channel and use the power of the internet to help him find Anna, Russian Language teacher in Portsmouth circa 1992, so he can thank her personally! Let's help him find her!!

[@olegkrendelev]

Well, there's gotta be officical archives or employment records. I think he could obtain this information pretty easily if he wanted.

[@klemzR]

i wonder how many times Benjamin slept outside because he couldnt get a room and didnt tell us. PROPS TO YOU MY GUY

[@nikitabogdanov9447]

So heartwarming to hear my little city Bratsk being mentioned! You should definitely visit Bratsk, it's a very soviet city with many architectural places. Though nature is our real treasure, Bratsk is a hilly region with rocky cliffs and sandy beaches; overall, you'd love Bratsk. Братчани ждут тебя в гости!

[@paulr98]

What a lovely guy, genuinely nice to everyone he meets. We need more people like this

[@j-t4436]

Bald’s comments sections are some of the most positive I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Nothing like the toxic hell holes on most channels. Americans, Russians, and Brits all being friends for once 😁

[@martharetallick204]

This American heartily agrees!

[@j-t4436]

@@martharetallick204 hope you’re having a great day, from across the pond 👍🏼

[@_._._DJ_._._]

Don't forget the us Canadians!

[@Lasse-ep2hj]

and Germans!

[@AlwaysSunnyInBooTube]

Why do people in most comments sound like they're either angry or trying to anger someone else??? This is a good change of pace. Have a great day, sir.

[@ametistihiomo]

There is now a console beeping furiously in a hidden data center, telling the FSB to star looking for the Texas man who appeared out of nowhere in Siberia...

[@englishbymrsviolet1857]

These videos are one of the best moments in my everyday life.And new uploads have been always watched with a special ceremony in the evening, in bed, with a glass of whisky. And they are perfect to improve not only my English, but Russian, as well 😃

[@kill3stdayz910]

I am excited to see where you are going next! It's amazing to see your interactions with local people! I'm amazed at the similarities between peoples of different cultures. Please keep up the great job!

[@BillLowenburg]

As a a retired teacher after 37 years in the classroom, I appreciate your making the pilgrimage to Tomsk in tribute to Anna. Thanks, Baldy, and keep up the good work.

[@luisvilla799]

Thanks for being a teacher I hope you were a good one

[@MW-ty5zw]

@@luisvilla799 Why would you thank someone for doing a job which is great fun? Teaching is great fun. The job can be quite... different depending on the area you work though. Rural schools are great.

[@rialhustler]

26:32 Бэн достаточно хорошо знает Россию, если на отрицательный ответ о свободном номере переспрашивает «Совсем нет?» )

[@oa1700]

Ахахахах

[@dweee3450]

translation: Ben knows Russia well enough if a negative answer about a free room is answered by asking "Not at all?" )

[@roughnegg6615]

Мне кажется его в этой Бирюсе просто опрокинули, администратор увидела камеру и мгновенно сказала что номеров нет.

[@user-cm1uq4zk8m]

@@roughnegg6615 там персонала нет и половина унитазов не работает - на воротах была объява о наборе людей

[@user-lj8kg4jd1l]

Если баба говорит "нет", это значит "может быть".

[@Catdadonamission]

14:03 I’m so proud of him for practicing his English. He is precious.

[@AnaBanana-rf3ew]

Your content is unmatched dude. I get so hyped every time i see a new video.

[@supermassiveblackhole6559]

As a Russian, I have never imagined that I will be observing my country through a British man's videos on KZbin! Nice job Benjamin! You have been to places where 99% Russians will never visit! Keep on rolling! Great work!

[@Dan-it8mw]

Same, everyone tells me I shouldn’t go there since I have a dual citizenship and they would have me do my military time. Don’t know how true that is though!

[@Gutturalmaker]

Being a Muse fan much lad? By your nickname I mean. Or just astronomy an all that XD

[@trapbandicoot7877]

It’s the same as brits not wanting to explore England as much, there’s not much thrill exploring your own country but somewhere such as russia is such a different & interesting world in comparison, unless your small minded and ignorant it’s fascinating all the little cultural differences , it’s so much better culturally than the UK, so raw and good. I would love to do what ben’s doing but it’s not really a country you can do what he’s doing without being 60/70/80% fluent in Russian , and would take years for me to learn😂 wishing for a friend like him to travel & translate

[@Gutturalmaker]

@@trapbandicoot7877 true that but some lil places like that in UK seem to be interesting to us russian speakers so it works both directions I reckon mate

[@michaelbread5906]

My mom keeps trying to get me to go to Germany, and Sweden, but I haven't seen 90% of the USA. If I go to Europe, I want to go to Portugal, or see St. Petersberg.

[@MiaHoney]

I'm such an introvert but you make me feel like I can be more outgoing. I just love how you can talk to EVERYONE. Impressive.

[@Silphwave]

I heard he was a pickup artist in the past, so he's very skilled and confident at approaching strangers.

[@PsyMOONze]

You will have no problems talking to anyone, believe me. Especially to males, they love starlets.

[@barflordlord9273]

Did you know head and shoulders cures foot fungus?

[@pierrest-amand3354]

its because he’s so damn nonjudgmental and people feel it.

[@nomedocanal8496]

and he actually speaks in a non native language!!

[@paulonuno1973]

Such incredible videos! Thank you for sharing the experiences!

[@ihori779]

My both thumbs and big toes up! Enjoyed you video so much. Novosibirsk, actually a small town near it, was my place of abode at my childhood. it was interesting to see it again even if you've passed through so fast. But your journey is a journey of how far you may get to the east. I recall reading ones the diaries of Prince Kropotkin, a founder of the Anarchism. FYI he was a great traveler and geographer in his youth after coming out from the Pages Corps where her studied. Kropotkin also traveled to the east, exploring new sites, but at that time there were no all those comfy trains, buses and railroads, and his journey with a group of Kozaks on horsebacks lasted almost a year or even two. In winters there they had to trudge through deep snowbanks up to the bellies of their horses, and there was no chance to think about where they could get Siberian Corona beer from. I wish to bet that finally you'll reach Vladivostok. There is the Sakhalin Isle though (or Karafuto as some old Japanese sometimes call it for the trace of their memory). But I believe to get there one has to get a special pass. Anyway, Good luck, man!

[@user-xp5hc6us2i]

It's sad that you, Benjamin, are passing by such an interesting city as Omsk for the second time. We have something to see, and 250 km from Omsk, in the Omsk region, the village of Okunevo and five lakes near it is one of the places of power in the world, there are many strange and interesting events happening there. By the way, Omsk is also a millionaire, a little smaller than Novosibirsk, even if not so modern, but there is a lot of pre-revolutionary and Soviet architecture. And our people, in contrast, from Novosibirsk are more provincial, and therefore, more friendly and responsive. Please bring this comment to the top so that Ben will definitely notice it!

[@AndreiBerezin]

Не говоря уже о том, насколько Новосиб мрачнее Омска и как он перегружен автомобилями

[@ahmedmanajid]

Sounds interesting!

[@rajathrkumar9686]

the city omsk lies exactly north of the city where i live(mangalore) roughly 4600km , it always fascinating for me one day i would like to visit the city

[@pavlofromukraine]

Bald is a magnet for local freaks, amazed how good he is👌🏻👌🏻

[@rajaraja-jz4hw]

great👽video

[@dogukanozdemir2136]

Hes not a magnet for freaks, everyone is freakish in that part of world

[@myopicthunder]

@@dogukanozdemir2136 speak for yourself

[@macabremindset9553]

18:49 what an absolute legend mate #respect

[@pawelsilkin1328]

My family is from Novosibirsk and its really nice to see that you show that city. Really love it. Brings back memories !

[@imraduin]

21:49 "He's nicked her lighter, this dude is dodgy as fuck!" *Both laugh*

[@MukeshPathak-dxb]

that little prologue about your teacher Anna is truely inspiring. hope she sees this vlog and feels proud of you!

[@hm09235nd]

You know that is just a cover story for Bald's MI5 past.

[@Guildforsucks]

@@hm09235nd everyone watching this channel knows he didnt learn russian in a class he signed up for in 1992 as 16 year old. Especially since he wasnt 16 years old 1992 :p

[@is5714]

@@Guildforsucks Yeah he’d be 18 in 1992, but that was 30 years ago and you can get the ages wrong. He could’ve actually had that class in 1990

[@vegasvandough]

I love how Covid isn’t even a thing to this guy, drinking from random dudes beer…I salute you! Hahaha.

[@rafd3593]

Always interesting. What a guy! Portsmouth's finest! And it all began with those Russian lessons at the age of 16. Respect!

[@pandapapandapa]

You forgot to visit the public toilet at Taiga Station. This station is a transfer station for Tomsk residents. I don’t know how it is now, but in Soviet times it was a legendary toilet. It was famous for its terrible smell, which hurt the eyes and could faint. But if you needed to urinate, then there was no choice and you had to go to this toilet.

[@sirromja]

Why do I imagine the toilet scene from Trainspotting?

[@codychickadee5095]

Oh man passing out with your pants down and a messy rear, in that bathroom! 😟😟 Especially if you actually touch the toilet

[@Tyrfingr]

Your nickname is strangely fitting for this anecdote

[@SessyoinKiara]

Lmao

[@futureshaman83]

Hydrogen Peroxide

[@mikhailpazukhin]

Benjamin, I can't even describe how good is your content. Splendid

[@Luckyluckyverylucky]

yesss

[@scrubbs2442]

Honestly this is what KZbin is all about! It’s becoming more and more like network tv. Love the rawness and spontaneous aspect of bens content.

[@neilsaunders9309]

@@scrubbs2442 Benjamin is an outcrop of brilliance on KZbin, as is Nick Johnson in the U.S.

[@MonkeyGun77]

Mr Bald

[@Mirrodin82]

Holy crap, I LoL-ed so hard when I saw that bottlecap opener 😂 We have the same one in our kitchen. I'm from Croatia btw. Love your channel man, keep up the great work 😉

[@cookingwithcorey3346]

Glad you chose the BAM. Think I learned more during that video then any other place you went very informative

[@Mindkaiser]

I know that everybody's drooling on the idea of Anna leaving a message for Baldy in the comment section. That would be awesome! Great content mate, you're a treasure.

[@Mad.Country]

I was born in Tomsk and moved to Germany 3 years ago absolutely alone and I'm only 22 now but it feels like itwas another life before I moved. I have a smile while watching whole vid. Thank u Bald, I love your content.

[@the80sdj]

Hi, were do you live in Germany? I am from the south/west of Germany

[@HarryPotter-yh3sm]

so many people in these comments who moved from tomsk to germany, is it a common place to go?

[@skaraborgcraft]

@@HarryPotter-yh3sm Yes, easier to find work there than some other EU countries.

[@hedone13x]

@@skaraborgcraft skaraborg? Are you Swedish? I’m (:

[@cccpredarmy]

@@the80sdj moved from Moscow a while back. I'm in south west aswell :)

[@Hongaars1969]

And finally, I figured out when, where and how you learned Russian. Loving every moment of your journeys.

[@AutismTwinsUs]

What an absolute machine you are Benjamin , absolute adventuring at its best !

[@user-xx5ct5fo2j]

Bus ticket ladies probably couldn’t find UK in their software because I think it was named there as Соединенное Королевство (Soedinennoye Korolevstvo), which literally means United Kingdom, and it is official name of UK in Russia. But nobody among common people in Russia really use that name of UK, usually they refer as Velikobritania (Great Britain), or just Anglia (England), but of course there is no such country in official software.

[@AndreiBerezin]

Nailed it!

[@vilhelm4993]

Iz Londona? Prosto amerikanec, cto delat....... Germany, Deutschland, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Allemagne, Germanija, itd. Komu eto znat v Peru ili v Mali ??? Tolko choroso obrazovannym v geografii, jazykach....... Pravilno objasnili ✌️

[@whiskeyecho3523]

Anna has given millions of people an escape from their daily lives through you. I hope she hears about the impact she had! Thank you Anna!!!

[@zacatec1]

You uploaded this video on my 25th birthday so I’m glad we had a drink “together” that day! I love your videos and you’re always inspiring me to do more traveling with my lovely wife! Shout out from Arkansas, United States!!

[@stanislavl8356]

Ben's communication and russian speaking skills on another level. 16:40 he spoke with them so slangy and free so they used "Вы" in question istead of "Ты". It's like comparing Hey, mister and Hey, you, more respectful attitude you know. In one moment they realise that this bald chav can kick your ass if he hears something wrong from you. It is brilliant!

[@Dmitry_333]

when Bald in the very first video announced that he is gonna make a journey through trans-Siberian railway I thought "so pitty he is gonna miss Tomsk, since railway is going by". I was really surprised to see he is really going to visit Tomsk (it's 300km away from Novosibirsk). Such a pitty he stayed only for a single night. We'we got much to show here: old wooden houses, universities, nature. Please come back and stay for another day or two, you will never regret about that

[@ChristopherEggleton1975]

When i visited Lysva near Perm, I just assumed most people lived in the Soviet apartments in the winter and in the wooden houses in the summer. It was a fantastic journey though.

[@rogink]

When Bald said he would be going to Tomsk for personal reasons, I assumed it be the same as mine. I'm 10+ years older, but to me Tomsk is the clever engineer from the Wombles.

[@ChristopherEggleton1975]

@@rogink Yeah, nah. He went because of his Russian Language Teacher and the Journey she put him on. It's still a very nice reason. I do hope she sees that video. I suspect any teacher would be thrilled to learn that they had such an impact on their student. :D

[@Blackadder75]

I was hoping it would be Omsk, but Tomsk is nice too

[@raphaelfelicissimo2857]

I have a feeling “Siberian” is 2021’s “soviet” and I’m here for it

[@jasongeorgiades6009]

If this channel teaches you anything, it's something I think we all intuitively knew anyway, and that is, if you go around travelling alone talking to strangers, you will end up befriending every town drunk.

[@romiobaran3915]

Уважаемый Бенжамин, очень приятно было смотреть это видео, приает вам из сибири!

[@luciaralucingles3450]

It was beautiful you thanking the teacher who inspired you to have interest in what gave sense to your life. Your channal is opening the world's minds about that part of the world. I had no idea how it was.

[@amithpcr7]

I hope somehow this reaches Anna and she sees how well her student is actually doing now and her role in that is pretty big too, cause Mr.Bald's content is different cause he interacts with people in their language, that's what makes it so authentic and enjoyable to watch sitting thousands of kilometres away. I'm sure she'll be proud! :')

[@FlourescentPotato]

bald is incredibly old, she is probably dust by now sadly. :p

[@brettsh.2545]

@@FlourescentPotato No way, dude: He's not that old, and he said she was hella young.

[@antoniavie]

@@FlourescentPotato He said he was 16 in 1992, so he is 45 today. So his teacher if she was in her 20's would be around 65-75 years old now.

[@postie6690]

@@antoniavie you might wanna check that math again ;)

[@antoniavie]

@@postie6690 Damn you're right 🤦🏼‍♀️ I'm 10 years off. Excuse me Anna

[@n8wolf575]

"what are you doing here" "searching for beer" Thats literally me in every country i ever was xD

[@dougyohooglefrogtownrovers9017]

Why not women or food, did you starve, what about water? you lie like a fish merchant

[@vincentvega9983]

Story of my life. :D

[@MushkinGB]

@@dougyohooglefrogtownrovers9017 it’s pretty normal to search for local beer idiot

[@vildan716]

Какой же афигенный мужик, дай Бог тебе здоровья

[@RealWorldCarReviews]

Hugely interesting trip as always. One of the most unique travel channels on KZbin for sure 👍

[@chxnce8437]

Loved the train conductor conversation, brilliant anecdote straight from a true Siberian!

[@rich_t]

He could have just asked for a "boh uhl of wah uh."

[@zephgamez]

i can't get enough of Bald's vlogs!

[@Mrsamaj14]

WE NEED MORE

[@kissalanpojat]

It's an addiction you want

[@lruceblee7536]

In other words, I need to go out more.

[@thatguydexter620]

Just found this channel, better late than never, right? Must say i'm on a spree!

[@fdk7014]

@@kissalanpojat It's an addiction I have

[@wgpoprock]

Language teachers are some of the most important people. Such a lovely way to honour yours.

[@markobaban2261]

Bro you are a legend. Your videos are amazing, you are motivating people to travel a lot!

[@luckymanbest1]

Он прям магнит для местных фриков) Поражаюсь его способности притягивать контент)

[@TransistorLSD]

Наверное фриков больше, чем мы думаем... Просто не обращаем на них внимание.

[@1x403]

🤣😂

[@AndreiBerezin]

Он просто живёт обычной жизнью британца: трется по пивнушкам, дует пивко и пиздит с прохожими. У них этим занимаются вполне приличные граждане, а у нас - всякая шантрапа. Вот он на неё и напарывается

[@sassymenses]

@@AndreiBerezin ну да, у нас в барах приличных граждан нет... Че несет...

[@AndreiBerezin]

@@sassymenses нет конечно. Приличные люди не торчат в пивных

[@michaelking8061]

Bald giving us a made up back story. We all know he’s retired MI6

[@dpie7091]

Who says he's retired

[@paddyanglais91]

Getting those Goldeneye vibes haha

[@thebunk8588]

My name's Sink, Soviet Sink

[@babydriverx]

"I am not a spy" - Bald in Karabakh.

[@jos_t_band3912]

So what 🙂

[@esdenaze]

The content is so high quality, mindblowing. Thanks for sharing!