Belarus Country Life

[@98katman]

I am an American who visited Vitebsk in Sept. 2014. The people are very friendly and hospitable. Much of Belarus is unspoiled forest with considerable agricultural activity. The feeling I got was the country experiences very little tourism. Not once while walking alone even at night did I feel unsafe. One can get a good meal for about $6 U.S.D. Absolutely charming place that I plan on revisiting come spring....

[@eurodestination]

I agree that it's very unspoilt. It is however run by an autocrat who makes life for the independently minded very hard.

[@98katman]

Yes by Western standards you could even call Lukashenko a dictator. Despite this he has considerable support among some in Belarus. It is hard to judge people who have always lived under one form of oppression or another. I have the feeling that many would be hesitant of any type of change. Rather conservative people IMHO.

[@notforvideoschannel]

98katman Peoples in South Dakota more friendly I guess.

[@98katman]

Entry is a little troublesome perhaps but worth it IMHO. I would like to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg but will wait for East-West relations to thaw first. Russian and Belarus currencies took a real hit. Many blame the west and it's sanctions.

[@98katman]

People I met were friendly. Younger people seem perhaps more pro-western then those who grew up during Cold War era.

[@pabloescobarfan637]

Love from India 🇮🇳.

[@chuckroelofsphotography]

Thank you for this...my Mamochka was born in Belarus near Pinsk...we recently reunited with our family after 47 years

[@justcommenting9336]

Chuck Roelofs its Minsk blin

[@maxwellkalio9705]

Just Commenting There is a Pinsk and there is a Minsk.

[@dantekrajancic1917]

This is a beautiful country, would like visit this place. Greetings from Argentina

[@eventhorizon908]

0:33 to 5:00 are just Time Machine into my Childhood. Colossal nostalgia. Pure Tarkovsky.

[@NhiNguyen-wi1gj]

Well I'm from Vietnam Asian nation and our countrysides just like Belarus are unspoiled but it not so quite boring and over peaceful as Belarus. I can find some of scare for imagination about the life in these areas or myself have one day for experiencing living in Belarus's countryside. Minsk is very beautiful and busy completely oppose here.

[@slocad11]

Hi , thanks for posting this video. It`s interesting to see how folks view life in some parts of Belarus. When I was thinking of moving to Minsk about 1.5 years ago, I was looking for such videos online. Now, I live here and enjoy it. Part of the reason is that I earn enough money to avoid the usual stress people feel with the worsening economy. They live by exchanging currencies and finding ways to save. Still, it is stable, calm and safe overall. People don`t bat an eye when there are cops around, and the cops are pretty low-key. Very, very few traffic stops or pat-downs that` I have seen. The city is kept extraordinarily clean. I just got back from a trip to Paris and Vienna, and though I love those cities, I can`t understand how they can allow them to be so filthy - Parisian metro stations are a disaster. Here, it wouldn`t be tolerated. By the way, I am American.

[@thecolonel4299]

slocad11 yeah i grew up in minsk, i live in surrey now but i still visit twice a year so beautiful still

[@MinskGuide]

Indeed, we worship clean streets...

[@lttrhd]

The village looks so peaceful! Hard to believe there are places like that on the Earth! Thanks God!

[@Maginnifix]

Good video mate i drive from london to belarus this weekend i hope now the sun is out they are all in a better mood.

[@scacchina07]

I like this simple life...This video shows us particular aspects of the world that can be ignored by some countries where there is crisis and they think to be rich...I prefere simple life ;) Greetings from Dublin

[@nb3912]

I wish visit this beautiful country really very wonderful sightseeing there

[@wyluxazzmc]

i like belarus nice peoples and cities,castles greetings from Lithuania :)

[@Naruto99-o10]

Respect from Albania

[@wow1983]

I am so excited to visit Belarus this summer!!!

[@def9216]

Green and beatiful countriside, thanks for sharing.

[@sasaokic7058]

Прекрасно Хорошо Привет из православное Сербии !

[@rafkyjunior4145]

Beautiful forest,,i like,,nice to meet you,,from Indonesia_borneo

[@Mrbond009ful]

THX a lot for uploading this video, Now people around the world can see that my home country (Belarus) is not just a little country with little entertainment. Now people can see how beautiful this country is and how they should try to be. More people now know and love Belarus just the way I do. Thank you once more.

[@boychoboychev67]

Реклама у вас хромает. А страна, так, прекрасная. Я бьiл два раза. К сожаление всего несколко дней. Но все, что видел, понравилось. Есть вам что показать, так что постарайтесь. Вот, в Греции например, одни камни, а весь мир знает про Грецию. А у вас такая природа. А мало кто ето знает.

[@mchlbk]

Of course it's 'unspoiled' - it's a poor, underdeveloped country! :D

[@StanLehmann]

Belarus took evth from Lithuanian,Polish, mostly from Russian Empire traditions and best sides of Soviet Union, where're all still alive -this is a wonderful country!!!

[@Natalia-ix9rw]

traditions are the same though, we are all Slavs and share same cultural background 🙂

[@ijazkhanumrzokhan2858]

so beautiful video so amazing wow

[@e.r.4077]

Wonderful to find this. Thank you!

[@Rubys_Rouge]

Blue and Yellow are very present colors ^^

[@IndianPeoplesCongres]

one can sense from this unedited video that Belarus is much much better than our democratic world, where crime, cost, peace and personal safety is always a concern.

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Shreepal Singh - Sadly that seems to be the case.

[@robertberger4203]

Yes, but their president Luashenko rules the country like an old-fashioned Soviet dictator . Not a nice guy at all ! He's a tin pot dictator .

[@yurilemming4130]

Robert Berger Because Merkel, May & Trump are such great leaders & so loved in the west, get real you ziofarting because you know shit?

[@louiekiwi]

Thank you .. good honest video. I go to Belarus next year on motorcycle holiday.

[@jamilchihneh2258]

beautiful country my complements

[@grayday8089]

Thank you for inviting us into your life.

[@smallestJustice]

Great video I love it~ The upmost part of this video I like is you are ingenuously showing suburban life in Belarus that we can see the real life in Belarus. Thumbs up~~~

[@antonash2895]

thanks, man. it's good to have an unbiased, 'ethnoghrapic' kind of view at my country. enjoyed it. you, people, come, experience Belarus!

[@mathematicsphysics586]

Hello friend

[@anastasiawanjiku6835]

Watching from Nairobi Kenya. Count on me for the next video.

[@jpshorne]

with love from sweden

[@tonymak9213]

My father grew up in Belarus, ( I think), he identified as Polish, when I used to ask where, he replied " Wilna ". An ID paper I have of his, states his birthplace as Druja. I would love to visit, and see where he came from, I know very little because he didn't speak much about it, I think it was obviously painful for him, since he was taken away by the Russians to a work camp, never to see his family again. I see on a comment here, a Belarus national drink is Zabrouka, I think we were given a taste as children at Christmas time, I believe it was a cherry brandy, I was probably only about ten at the time !

[@MinskGuide]

There is no specific national drink, people in Belarus used to brew a lot of stuff for centuries.

[@scacchina07]

Lovely sweet cat ;) I love cats ;)

[@CornerTalker]

Thanks for this insight into Belarus. I felt like it'd been there. I also felt that in some ways it wasn't so different from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, my homeland.

[@latengocomoburro]

With the difference that Michigan is in the free world, Belarus is a corrupt Russian satellite with a ruthless dictator.

[@СтепанБогдан-р3г]

latengocomoburro А ты за всех здесь не чеши !!! Я Беларус и мнение твое не разделяю !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@СтепанБогдан-р3г]

Не желаю обжираться булками с котлетами !, понимая то что где-то умирают от голода,воин,нищеты !!! Только для того что-бы я жрал вдоволь....! Фу такими быть ! Для счастья много не надо ! Не нравится? так не кто к нам не зовет ! Жри свои булки ! Сами в ад собрались и нас за собой тяните !!! Без нас !!!!!! И на счет свободного мира и зомби, я бы тоже поспорил..............

[@Sam1996Guido]

Грубый очень. Автоматом входишь в 700-тысячную группу русских Беларуси. Фу таким быть!

[@Sam1996Guido]

Я же говорю. Домой не собираетесь)) ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B2_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8

[@worldtravelsouthafrica6994]

Beautiful video my friend..i am visiting in july

[@pashedmotatos]

wowwwww, look at those beautiful trees.

[@mubasharashraf7024]

Nice dear good moring how are you

[@nadeemkhan5687]

I LOVE Belarus so neat and clean people are very friendly. If you go Belarus must visit MIR and Nazarvesh castles other then Minsk.

[@jordanlukach]

This is on the top of my list. I really want to experience the unspoiled and un-NATO Europe.

[@mchlbk]

Of course it's 'unspoiled' - it's a poor, underdeveloped country! :D

[@helenawithrugbyball2797]

@@mchlbk would you stop commenting that on every comment about the unspoiled nature

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

Where have you visited so far?

[@LTUGang]

The only thing what protects Europe from looking like Donbas is NATO. The more Americans are in Europe the safer this region is.

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

@@LTUGang You have been watching too much tv. Russia have no intention of invading Europe! For what reason?

[@xza5687]

it's the same here in poland, its poor but beautiful :)

[@unknown-jr3xe]

Szłok *Poland isn’t poor*

[@xoundboy]

Thanks for uploading this - it's really nice to see what it's like out in the Belarusian sticks...but what I want to know is how on earth did a Brit get invited to a wedding in Belarus?

[@mamatalu]

Hi !! Thank you for uploading this. While you were there, did you have cellphone and more importantly Internet connection?

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

What’s great too about Belarus is that as well as being in the countryside, it is also not far from the city.

[@ganapatihegde1024]

Awesome Belarus! Would love to visit it.

[@pragati224]

Which village is rhat

[@toxicze]

Were the people speaking Russian or Belarusian in the countryside? Thank You.

[@Msaorigami]

Belarus looks so green, beautiful and unspoiled. :)

[@mchlbk]

Of course it's 'unspoiled' - it's a poor, underdeveloped country! :D

[@unknown-jr3xe]

mchlbk *where do you live then?*

[@yurilemming4130]

mchlbk I don't think they will let you in to see,

[@HHH-so9ro]

The best thing that catches my eye is Babushka while she's cooking.

[@101Restoration]

What part of Belarus did the country wedding take place?

[@alipoiuy102]

Pure beauty

[@TheDzenie]

The only COUNTRY I wish to settle in. otherwise I am so happy in my own country.

[@boredpandatv1214]

F Zain Psyche That's Christian country !!!

[@Wottan007]

Belarús is a quiet and peaceful country .Everybody live a modest but decent life. Healthcares are free for everybody., University studies are free to all, provided one pass the appropriate entrance exams.Yes Belarús is ( with Kazakhstán and Azerbaiján ) the closest ally to Russia . Belarús girls are amongst the most beautiful human beings In this planet and boys also !

[@shelbyorphanage9199]

My favorite, a cold plunge

[@dinukafonseka7084]

i love countryside 😙😍

[@aleksandrskruze6599]

Wow belarus looks very similiar to my country latvia, especially the villages with the old wooden houses and everything. Greetings from latvia, my belarusian friends! Привет из латвии!

[@yurilemming4130]

Aleksandrs Krūze So why does your PM consider Russians her enemy & sides with the Ukrop nazis?

[@aleksandrskruze6599]

@@yurilemming4130 Because we hate Russians, we always did and always will. Belarusians and their culture are different from Russians, that's a fact and we know it. Lukashenko is trying to make Belarus more Russified though. If this continues, then there will be nothing of Belarus left, it will be practicality a part of Russia.

[@yurilemming4130]

Aleksandrs Krūze My mother came from a village 40km from Russian border, the people on the other side were exactly the same yet Latvians seem to have a genetic hate gene, thank you for explaining that so Russians have to be prepared to finish Latvians as they can never be good neighbours.

[@aleksandrskruze6599]

@@yurilemming4130 Russians are also very hateful. They always have been. Just look at the war footage in Ukraine, the way the Russian treat the Ukrainians. Or look at old footage from the chechen wars. Russians were always hateful, so don't blame this on us.

[@yurilemming4130]

Aleksandrs Krūze If Russians were hateful Germany, latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania would not exist, no one would be alive, who invaded Russia & caused 28 million deaths for no reason yet there was no repercussion. the hate is entirely you & your zionazi western pigs I defy you to show one example of Russians being hateful or threatening anyone. How did Russians treat Ukrainians when most are Russians, there was no divided country before 2014

[@Patriotpak1947]

Pakistan Loves Belarus

[@worldtravelsouthafrica6994]

Did u ever been there

[@A7X062388]

Pakistan loves nothing but their own

[@farhadkabir6877]

Fuck you

[@eurodestination]

@mamatalu Cellphone yes, mobile internet, no, but that situation may well have changed by now.

[@ahoe401]

Very long and straight highways

[@mdruhulalom9710]

সুপার best

[@GrandPrixKings]

@lttrhd I would like to go here with my friends someday. It is so beautiful. We would bring our dirtbikes, and ride through the countryside and trees, ripping through the hills and having the most fun. Then we would make a fire, eat bbq and have party-time! :-)

[@shelbyorphanage9199]

Do y'all have Walmart?

[@MinskGuide]

No, Western chains are not coming any soon)

[@HHH-so9ro]

Are credit cards active in Belarus?

[@eurodestination]

Many thanks my friend

[@eurodestination]

@RustamMinsk Thanks for that. I'll remember.

[@ernesto9180]

@ 07:33 Goodness me, a telly from the 1980s... Using an outhouse? No, thank you, not quite eager to embrace another countryside tradition. I'm saying this because it looks like after eating you wouldn't have another choice but going farther into the beautiful backyard, with a flashlight, if it's dark :)

[@MinskGuide]

Don't be ridiculous, Belarusian countryside is full of modern pissers. Any adequate farm stay is equipped with one.

[@scacchina07]

Att the end they say Na Zdrowie like in polish

[@todaytrip6149]

ഗുഡ്

[@yaakov4041]

Interesting. Well edited video.

[@scacchina07]

I know. I am not irish. I am in Ireland because of work. In Italy I was unemployed though I am graduated. My granma told me that at Mussolini's times there was no freedom in thinking and expression :(. Yes. The irish fought to get freedom, many centuries. Only in 1922 they got. indipendence. I have some friends from Belarus and I know how is the situation :(. Have u been to Ireland?

[@justcommenting9336]

scacchina07 I don't like Ireland the language is hard because I'm eastern European and the kids there are strange and I live there uhhh.

[@amorim-logilogi780]

Павага і любоў да прыгожай Расіі

[@jpshorne]

I miss Belarus

[@scacchina07]

The cat wants sausages :D

[@eurodestination]

@xoundboy I get around my friend...

[@shahiduzzamanfoysal6932]

i love this community

[@templeofflesh7310]

ive had her sausages OMG they are world class!!!

[@supersonicsid5930]

That was 10 years ago and I bet it hasn’t changed at all, not like London unfortunately .

[@skhochay]

so looks like you an American went to see how people in Belarus live - what do you think that missing from life and you are missing?

[@eurodestination]

I am from Wales. Life in the country is remarkably similar wherever you live.

[@someonewhosupportukraine]

I live in Lithuania (including EU countries) but are frequent in the west, and when you go to Poland or the Czech Republic, I see the same thing, and Belarus, as well as the villages seem to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. So villages east Eiropas the same everywhere, but in another language

[@DialainRu]

+ Сергей Khochay Беларусь неоднородна есть и умирающие деревни а есть оченб красивые не хуже чем в Германии. И мне кажется это так в любой стране мира

[@skhochay]

nu da

[@justcommenting9336]

Sergey Khochay Hu Da

[@everlopez2240]

Es tan parecido a la vida en Pueblos de México

[@pilcherdavid77]

... cool ...

[@eurodestination]

@toxicze Mostly Russian with a strong Belarusian accent

[@yccp3]

I want Belarus

[@MrGermanBrazil]

I would like to live in Minsk, anyone who lives there right now?

[@LTUGang]

very poor life... I couldn't do that

[@GeorginaLaraBooth]

Hehe, ok next vacation to Belarus.

[@freedomfighter7699]

belarus is sovereign. poland blocking the border is a defiance to the situation. by law they must facilitate. dont b like russia waiting for orders. protect ur sovereignity.

[@draceadanadrian]

Looks like the romanian country side. Only cleaner. :)))))

[@grechgrech1473]

i think he is trying to do something in 3:23

[@shelbyorphanage9199]

I hope y'all have Amazon.

[@MinskGuide]

Yes and no, many suppliers won't ship to Belarus. There are similar services which are not too bad.

[@matildawolfram4687]

Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!

[@Nikiton95]

я ржал

[@BananaSlug911]

Literally the same in every post-soviet state.

[@mchlbk]

Of course they're 'unspoiled' - they are poor, underdeveloped countries! :D

[@eurodestination]

Kostakovitch

[@shelbyorphanage9199]

Cars?

[@MinskGuide]

One shouldn't approach a beehive farm like that) And it's Belarus / Belarusian today, no longer with the double "s".

[@Venox300]

i don't think so :)

[@charles9655]

выдатная краіна

[@omega4chimp]

Build everything in Europe next to the ocean.

[@deutscherprotestant6047]

Also here 2020 because of the ongoing Covid insanity hasn't grapped Belarus?