Pro-Putin Rapper opens Russian Starbucks 'Replacement'

[@dwitsha]

Tsarbucks would have actually been a great name and I hate that they went with Stars Coffee

[@dickriggles942]

I would actually go to Tsarbucks, lol.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Star Wars Coffee

[@APlusRussian]

There is already a famous KZbinr from the former USSR with that name (he's a gamer) 🤷‍♀

[@Lanacat-m2t]

They don’t have enough self-irony to do that

[@eye4aneye760]

Absolutely underrated comment 🔥

[@jonaspete]

This rapper got a spirit. Send him to the frontline immediately for morale improvement.

[@KrabbyPattyOriginal]

Coffee,clothes and burgers for everyone

[@Death-999]

If he loved Russia so much he'd push everyone aside so he's first on the battlefield to protect it... But... he isn't. Curious.

[@Azraeel11]

@@Death-999 that's not how it works . Atleast for people who have some brain.

[@Death-999]

@@Azraeel11 of course its how it works, people with a brain could work that out.

[@conquistadorrocket]

@@Death-999 Yes. This!

[@nikaley]

I agree, if Starbucks suddenly left Germany I would probably not care much. McDonald‘s on the other hand … You‘ll be able to get great coffee literally everywhere here

[@maximanuel9712]

starbucks ≠ great coffee

[@yarly3180]

McDonalds ≠ great burgers

[@crunchyfrog555]

Frankly neither are remotely any good. Starbucks coffee has always been bottom of the barrel, so ANY coffee shop would easily beat it. As for McDonalds, it's not much better.

[@charlotteritchie9969]

@@crunchyfrog555 McDonald's embraces their low end crap at least. Starbucks tries to sell you it for more than independent cafes and tries to keep up a high end image lol

[@sauronsmundwinkel]

Star bucks wouldn't be worth keeping, they pay almost no taxes because star bucks Europe buys everything they sell from star bucks us so they effectively have no income.

[@kevinwilliams3694]

I need a TsarBucks. With a genuine Russian feel. Depressed rude staff, seating for serfs seating, basic coffees only and all served with a shot, vodka or paint thinner. Stores preferably situated in run down part of town.

[@Loreless]

ok what's the difference between original and russian ones?

[@daMacadamBlob]

serfs just sit on the ground

[@artista49]

lol sounds like a great business plan. Depressed rude staff should be easily found 🤣🤣

[@kevinwilliams3694]

@@daMacadamBlob So a squatting area

[@scottwillie6389]

One of the biggest coffee chains in Vietnam is called Cong Caphe. The staff all dress like Viet Cong soldiers and there is Viet Cong and Communist paraphernalia hanging on walls. Interiors are usually all wood and quite nice.

[@jlpack62]

I NEVER drink Starbucks outside of the USA because the local options are always cheaper and better. In the USA, all coffee shops are as expensive as Starbucks and it's sort of inconsequential if you end up in one when there's no other option around.

[@BOOMER-rs5qn]

That's why I personally never go to coffee shops. If I'm getting coffee away from home, I usually go to 7-11 or Circle K. Better coffee at a fraction of the price.

[@TourGuide223]

I personally think it's completely insane to pay Starbucks prices for a cup of coffee. You can make it yourself for literal pennies on the dollar comparatively.

[@jlpack62]

@@TourGuide223 Don't get me wrong. I completely agree. It's just that sometimes you are not at home and need some coffee like at the airport, or on a road trip on the Interstate, etc.

[@mimmiblu6138]

In my city there's a huge Starbucks... never been there, but I 've seen it in so many videos that it's like I've actually been there without being ripped-off with prices twice as high as in normal coffe shops.... and believe me, in Italy there are quite a few good ones.

[@Cyborg_Auto]

People love paying crazy prices for some hot flavored water. Scambucks drive thru lines are always crazy long..

[@AlextheKaijuFan]

Me: Mom, can we go see Drake? Mom: We have Drake at home. *Drake at home:*

[@bitcoinbeavis7742]

This the Russian “Special Fast Food Operation”

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I did a report on Starbucks for one of my Marketing classes last year and still cannot justify paying their prices!

[@rashone2879]

All their fancy coffee drinks are made from packed ingredients, probably a lot of fake and chemical garbage designed to make the drinks taste good. Where do those packaged mixes even come from? I haven’t bought a coffee there in years. Their prices are a joke.

[@EatMyShortsAU]

That's the power of marketing. 😆

[@Cyborg_Auto]

I'll give it to them, it's a great scam selling cups of hot flavored water for those prices..

[@Flaccid_Child1]

I did a report on Amazon last year. Not trying to one up you, though. It was genuinely fun.

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

@@Flaccid_Child1 Yeah, I plan to do one on Amazon too in the near future. One of my best friends he says, he likes math because it’s like being a detective. However, numbers don’t click with me so, I get the feeling when I do a report. For example if, I was the Marketing or HR Director what would I do? Information provided of course.

[@IggyFresh]

Russia should just copy all of the business names from GTA 5 at this point. Sprunk = Sprite, Nagasaki = Kawasaki, Up-n-Atom = In-n-Out, Taco Bomb = Taco Bell 🤣

[@vascomanteigas9433]

Clukin Bell = KFC, Burger Shot = MC Donalds...

[@Zrs3820]

Good point. Russian brand copycat names so sound a lot like the ones in the GTA universe lol.

[@FarnhamJ07]

@@Zrs3820 Right? "Tasty Period" really gets me in particular lol

[@kirillnikolaev346]

@@FarnhamJ07 it doesn't sound like that in russian plus the better translation will be "Tasty and that's it"

[@DXXMGUY2024]

I have to disappoint you. The sprite is still here (including burger king and kfc)

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

2:20 The way the girl's face visibly changed when she heard about how they "have the best country in the world" is precious. Like even she, probably one of his real fans, couldn't swallow it

[@اسكندرفكار]

To be honest there is no such thing as the best country in the World...evry country has its owne proplems

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

@@اسكندرفكار Wise words.

[@ionnanskilliorus6877]

@@اسكندرفكار Dunno Switzerland seems like the dogs balls, even their conscription good.

[@markmitchell457]

@@اسكندرفكار Some, like Russia, have more problems than others. Half the population doesn't have running water, and they have to crap in an outhouse. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it?

[@اسكندرفكار]

@@amadeosendiulo2137 thanks

[@MsMimo07]

Here in Germany in my generation Timati is quite well known because of the song "Welcome to St Tropez". It was like the number one song in the year of 2012. I always just assumed he was one of those western popstars like Usher or Taio Cruz that were also big at this time. So I was quite surprised when I learned many years later that he is actually Russian😅

[@whatever1661]

War es nicht eher 2011?

[@Maennlichkeitsbeauftragter]

@@whatever1661 könnte hinkommen. War auf jeden Fall heftiger Schmutz. Ich schäme mich fast dafür, dass ich so etwas mal gehört habe. Diesen ganzen David Guetta Müll kann man sich doch echt nur geben, wenn man 16 und besoffen ist 😁

[@m4rsianer]

Hey danke, hab ich garnicht mitbekommen. Seine Vocals im Song sind aber echt gut. Naja das wars wohl mit St. Tropez für ihn. Muss er jetzt auf der Krim abfeiern.

[@MsMimo07]

@@whatever1661 ja stimmt, ich hatte auf spotify nachgeguckt und das kommt wohl nicht ganz hin😅

[@whatever1661]

@@Maennlichkeitsbeauftragter haha es ist schon Schmutz....aber Schmutz der verdammt catchy ist

[@psxemulator]

When I've been in Saint Petersburg I've often gone to the Starbucks in the Galeria, but just because it was convenient and I knew they would speak English so I didn't have to embarrass myself with my terrible attempts to speak Russian :) But.. as I got a bit more confident I would much rather go to one of the millions of Russian coffeeshops or kiosks on literally every street in the city. Better coffee, cheaper, and maybe I'll get smiled at by a cute female barista for my absolutely terrible Russian accent :)) No one needs Starbucks, especially Russia :)

[@Nastiazik]

I'm from Russia, I run an English-language channel, where I just posted a video about propaganda in Russian schools (since I'm in school). Could you rate it?

[@peacefulquasar]

Out of curiosity, what city you living in rn?

[@psxemulator]

@@peacefulquasar I'm British, but until this year I visited Saint Petersburg a lot because I have a lot of friends there. Hope that things will be saner soon and it will be possible again

[@el_naif]

No one NEEDS Starbucks anywhere, but many people in Russia did want it, now they have to cope.

[@takethegas]

@@el_naif it’s a common thing for Asian countries to copy, lol, just like in China so it’s oka, I’m as Russian myself don’t care

[@MrRezillo]

I'm older than God, or at least old enough to remember the first MacDonald's near me here in the U.S.. My family thought it was wonderful; my dad would drive us there on a Sunday afternoon. So, I can see why the Russians went nuts for it, just as I did as a kid. Decades later: if it's late and I'm hungry and it's the only place open, yeah, I'll go there, but not tell anybody I went.

[@1love3forever]

I don't know how versed you are in Russian music, but you should do a video about Black Star as a label and how it takes advantage of its artists to make hot garbage music and how artists are somewhat forced to sign to a terrible label in order to make it in the big scene. As well as the degradation on creative thinking that artists suffer due to being in said label. Timati over all is just terrible and so is his label.

[@RadikAlice]

He's briefly touched on the label in his video about Timati himself, but damn. That's just, wow

[@Helena-mm2wc]

You do have a point, but is it worth it to give him attention out of any relevant context? Pretty much all talented artists already left his label, there's kinda no one to look at. Let him rot😌🖐🏻

[@xermai9]

Timati left black star so he no longer owns it

[@RadikAlice]

@@xermai9 🤣Tomato

[@donsknots6510]

Honestly think he was trying to piggy back off Black Star group, Mos Deff & Talib Kweli(huge tool).

[@Aadrian7]

This is why I support actually based Russian rappers like Oxxxymiron, who's not only pointed out the hypocrisy and propaganda of the Russian government but also raised money from concerts to help Ukrainian refugees. Just like him, I believe the majority of Russia is waking up, if it hasn't already, and is against this madness.

[@istaybased34]

I'm not Russian but I've been a fan of Jacques Anthony for years.

[@rimbinotan_8865]

I think Face did something similar as well. Think he moved out to Greece? cause of it

[@RadikAlice]

If Putin's Russia wasn't like the USSR under Stalin on steroids, you'd see a lot more people speaking out, because you know. As it stands, you can get "disappeared" if you do like it's fucking North Korea. I bet you most people are sick and tired of it all

[@Aadrian7]

@@RadikAlice Sad but true. We saw a glimpse of that with the #нетвойне (no to war) movement, but that got brutally crushed really fast. The only proper revolt would be one where the police takes the hint and allies with the people.

[@dhhayden]

I actually started liking Face because he did the same thing. Last month or so he did a concert in Gerogia streamed live with two other bands to raise money for Ukraine.

[@Reth_Hard]

2:18 It's always funny during these Russian speech, we always get this kind of zoom on people that are clearly cringing... lol

[@RadikAlice]

It's like the cameramen are giving a signal of "Yeah, we don't buy this shit either"

[@Iquey]

The cameramen who zoom in on people cringing are the secret whistleblowers 🤣...not the ones we want, but the ones Russia needs.

[@fiatlux8828]

4:40 that is also my issue with Starbucks in the US too. It’s too expensive for shitty coffee. I don’t like sweet coffee either so I just bought an espresso machine and pour over kit and make way better coffee at home for way less money.

[@januszkurahenowski2860]

Yep, to me sweet coffe doesn't make sense. The flavors clash and the bitterness of the coffee and the huge amount of sugar don't blend well. If you want energy and sugar why not just buy an energy drink? And if you like the taste of the coffee (not sugar and syrup) then just buy your own coffee machine, grind your coffee beans and it's going to be better than what you get at Starbucks. One of those brands that has a low quality product but somehow is seen as cool and worth the price.

[@anna_luin]

Tasty Period gets me every time 😂

[@brianholmes6392]

as a non coffee drinker, I still find this hilarious

[@The_PaleHorseman]

I lost it lol when you said "Yo fuck Starbucks they're over priced as hell!" I said there's something we all can get behind lol

[@snapnclap]

Timati: the ultimate meat rider.

[@wowcool777]

To be honest I'm loving these videos about these replacements of big brands in Russia, I hope you make more of these in the future!

[@Hiznogood]

Starbucks flopped in Sweden, there’s only 4 left now. Next after Finland, Sweden drinks the most coffee per capita in the world. So I can say, we’re pretty picky off our coffee. I haven’t eaten at McDonald or Donken as it’s called here, for almost 3 years. There’s way better an more healthy burgers places, of course they’re more expensive but hey, your body is your temple! 😉 A rapper that praises the government is a skill, no matter where or when. A real rapper speaks for the underdogs, he or she are their voice, the voice of the street. It’s like a punk band would praise the government, it’s so wrong and fake. Anyways, great video Roman! Stay strong, stay safe! I’m glad you got out of that sinking ship so you could stay true to your core.

[@therealdarklizzy]

It's kinda ironic that it flopped in Sweden, since the name 'Starbuck' comes from Old Norse 'Stohr Bokki,' which means 'Great River,' and was what the Vikings called some river in England. Starbucks flopped in the place where the name 'Starbuck' originated.

[@Helena-mm2wc]

Hey Roman, I've heard the news on bald and bankrupt being kicked out from Russia. That would be great to have him on your channel and discuss the recent events!

[@sankujamatia525]

@Jonathan Brooker Check recent one

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

For me , McDonald’s was better in the 90’s and the 2000’s. However, with exception of maybe the fries the quality of everything else went down over the years.

[@SpaceNanerz]

McDonalds in the U.S. has gone down hill since the 80s

[@Fidelio42]

@@SpaceNanerz I barely go into Mcdonalds mostly out of boredom i enjoy Subway a lot more

[@lol-ih1tl]

The US McDonald's? Because McDonald's is different in each country.

[@SpaceNanerz]

@@lol-ih1tl It started here silly

[@jeantuathail]

I am Aussie, I would contend their fries here are always a disappointment. I've had fresh chips maybe 1/30 occasions, otherwise lukewarm soggy ass hotbox chips whether they're full or empty

[@kabardinka1]

I'm shocked Roman got through an entire video without huckstering his gopnik plushie.

[@chrisanthipsoinou2818]

it was in his videos so much I started to want to buy one

[@TheTrueOnyxRose]

They’re probably sold out.

[@Aeduo]

I had considered one but it would be lost on basically anybody i know who would've seen it, and then i'd have to awkwardly explain it if asked.

[@GalinaIvanova777]

The sales campaign ended a few days ago, that's why.

[@rozi2089]

🤣🤣🤣 @ 2:46 Roman's laugh always kills me!

[@frankb1]

Thanks for posting. Good commentary as always.

[@noisykestrel]

I just remembered Timati was featured on DJ Antoine's "Welcome to Saint-Tropez". Was that song big in the US? When that song came out here in Germany and other European countries, it was super successful and went to number 1 in many countries

[@DB1Dragoon]

Nah as far as i know it wasn't on charts here

[@-whackd]

No

[@thetexanhusky]

From what I can find and from what I know, he has never had a hit here in the US or Canada. So no, it was never big over here, at all. EDIT: Yeah, typing in "welcome to saint tropez us/canadian charts" yielded no results. If it did chart in either the US or Canada, it was WELL below the top 100, so my point still stands that it was not a hit here.

[@J10Silver]

It was famous in some Latinos countries

[@اسكندرفكار]

We have heard it here in algeria...and i kinda like it

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

Thing is, since 2014, all these big western brands have been forced by the Russian government to completely localize their supply chains. So it was very easy for the local businessmen to take them with just a name change. Putin has been preparing for this for the past eight years.

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

Stars coffee? I was expecting something with a little more edge like, вкусниы кофе пиют. 'Tasty coffee drink.'

[@patrickd569]

🤣 ha ha ha, good one

[@اسكندرفكار]

That name is shity even to the russian ppl responsable of marketing

[@JanisBebritis]

Yes! Make vid on Decl! The moment You showed Decl's pic, "Pomogi Mne" started to play in my head

[@alexanderthompson1416]

It's funny, I'm in Seattle and went and got my coffee at an independent shop and thought to myself "This is overpriced, I should've gone to Starbucks across the street" (nearly $10 USD). Then in this video it's actually the opposite, and Starbucks is the overpriced one. Neat!

[@RusNad]

Damn, America is crazy. Everywhere else Starbucks is the most expensive thing you can get. There might be coffee shops that are as expensive as Starbucks, but at least it'll be the best coffee you've had in years.

[@sheevpalpatine4676]

Well I live in Bulgaria and I`ve only went to Starbucks once because I wanted to try it out back when I just started going to collage yeah it lowkey sucked

[@giovannigiorgio6406]

10$ for a coffee? Like a cup of coffee?

[@sass174]

And then you can get coffee for $1 at 7 eleven or something lol.

[@zimbu_]

That's absurd. I live in Finland and an espresso is like 3usd max. And this is an expensive country, if you go to a McDonald's it's higher prices than anywhere in the US.

[@ereini0n]

There's never been a Starbucks in my country (they couldn't handle the competition from a popular local chain), but when I'm abroad in places where the exchange rate is in my favour, I always get Starbucks frappes. It's beyond overpriced, but I just love them!

[@maximebegin1454]

''In your country''... which country?

[@crookedbraincrookedbrain9874]

@@maximebegin1454 i think is italy,we barely have it here

[@maximebegin1454]

@@crookedbraincrookedbrain9874 I doubt it 20 new starbucks are planned to open by 2023 in Rome

[@Nastiazik]

I'm from Russia, I run an English-language channel, where I just posted a video about propaganda in Russian schools (since I'm in school). Could you rate it?

[@chedder140]

@@maximebegin1454 judging from their uploaded videos and the internet, probably Israel. They attempted entry and failed horrendously so pulled out.

[@MetalBeastShred]

"... Looks like the most gas station bullshit ever." And this is why I sub to this channel. 🤣

[@Trick-Framed]

That is SO CLOSE to Starbucks that Timati is in for a lawsuit. An international IP infringement lawsuit....oooh boi...

[@evopeto00]

I always want McDonald's when catching these vids 😂

[@momelendez9691]

Same😭

[@snapnclap]

Getting a Big Mac out of spite.

[@fuuz642]

Don’t eat that crap. Eat an apple

[@thewokefindergeneral7631]

when I want to eat a Macky D, I just eat some cardboard. Texture & taste, the same.

[@Je_QzcY3mN0]

"Tasty period" is the best possible translation of "Vkus ochka" wordplay lmao

[@APlusRussian]

Roman (7:20): I don't care about Starbucks, I'm just making this video for views. People in the West sipping Starbucks: Yeah, f... Starbucks, we're here for views. #legendary

[@wokeaf1337]

Lets be honest here, the main purpose of this video was to make fun of that Timati guy for thinking he is black.

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

@@wokeaf1337 And I see nothing wrong in it 🤣

[@APlusRussian]

@@wokeaf1337 Roman ain't shy about calling celebrities out! Also, since he dabbles in rapping himself, I think he takes special pleasure in sh.tting on Timati's "lack of talent" 😂

[@cougsjohnson1]

We have a long complicated Love Hate relationship with Starbucks in Seattle.

[@APlusRussian]

@@cougsjohnson1 the definition of "it's complicated" 😅

[@hoof2001]

Could you arrange for Starbucks to leave the UK please?

[@-RunninNGunnin-]

I'm from Finland and I'm ashamed to say this but I really loved his "Welcome to St Tropez" song back in the day. I really think it was a banger 😂

[@vipeton.8927]

Don't need to be ashamed. I used to like a lot of pop rock songs in 90s. Today I know it's absolutely shit.

[@maxthelab8457]

Well I have had like 3 coffees from Starbucks in my entire life - and that was along a motorway where there no other option. The cost was totally over the top. BTW Russia has a long history of bootlegging esp' in the aviation industry - I remember 'Concordski' the supersonic airliner that was only fit to carry parcels between Moscow & Alma Ata. The TU104, TU154, TU134, IL62 allcoopies of western airliners.

[@ClarkinFlame49810]

I don't know how true this is, but yes - it's easier to take someone else's than to invest in really necessary things, and not in the third helicopter of the governor/ to withdraw to offshore and etc.🥴

[@TheTrueOnyxRose]

Actually, Starbucks in the US has opened roughly five premium coffee places in selected cities where they serve coffee cocktails. They’re not too far off the mark but…I’m kind of sure the new owners ripped off that idea too.

[@HarryToeface]

Nemesis lurking around the corner yelling STARS!!!

[@StPetersburgme]

I wonder when they are going to open in St. Petersburg. I would also go and try their coffee. I'm curious.

[@StevefromOhio1972]

Stay strong Ksenia! You don't need any coffee! I'm not a coffee drinker myself but my brothers are. They say Starbucks coffee is too strong, too expensive and has a burnt taste. Stick to the Tasty Period Lattes, ol' wait, you don't like those either.

[@StPetersburgme]

@@StevefromOhio1972 Hi!!! oh, I didn't know that. So my video in Stars Coffee will be interesting 😆 By the way they haven't opened in St. Petersburg yet.

[@syntax8689]

8:40 As a german, the "Löwenbräu" glas is really hearth warming! 😂👍

[@manolmomchilov1192]

So, basically, this guy is playing real life AdVenture Capitalist, while much of his own country dwells in the deepest dephts of poverty. Good job, Fake Drake.

[@stevemcgowen]

It pays to suck tiny Putler in Mordor…

[@tomschwarzkopf]

Haircut looks great bro!

[@Hodoss]

I’m French, never have been to a Starbucks so maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about, but to me it seems they’re trying to make coffee palatable to people who don’t like coffee but still want to pretend they drink coffee for some reason. For me a good coffee is concentrated blackness and bitterness in a tiny cup, makes your heart race and slaps you awake. If you don’t like it or it’s not the right time for it, we have other options, some tea or infusion, hot chocolate or milk. If it’s mostly cream and pumpkin spice or whatever, then it’s not coffee, just a way too rich hot beverage with a dash of coffee.

[@dylives7667]

The absolute legend is back. I was starting to wonder how long it would take for us to hear back from Timati. After McDonald's jumped ship, I thought his burger chain would be king in Russia. What happened to that?

[@eshi31]

Unfortunately, the quality of food in Black Star Burger could be better, also the prices are not as friendly as many would like, students and children can't afford it And it's not as widespread as McDonald's

[@StepokTimkrivonog]

His burger chain is closer to like a shake shack or a Hard Rock Cafe. So more expensive and “higher quality” than normal fast-food. So honestly McDonalds and black star burger were never competing to begin with, just different markets

[@dylives7667]

@@StepokTimkrivonog I just hope that someone opens a competitor to Tasty. Because their burgers, are anything but tasty. All this situation going on in Russia is absolutely mental. If I travel a year back in Russia and told people that they'll be back to The Gorbachev Days, they would had called me insane.

[@StepokTimkrivonog]

@@dylives7667 i’m a big fun of how russia burger king tastes tbh, never understood the amount of hate towards it 🤷‍♂️

[@dylives7667]

@@StepokTimkrivonog Maybe it's their quality control. Or just straight up because it isn't McDonald's.

[@selmahare]

It's funny how the things that I will occasionally get from Starbucks when I stop by are everything but the coffee lol And I am a huge coffee lover, practically addicted, but to good coffee, not to the incredibly over-priced ashtray tasting crap they sell in SB. If you go to a Starbucks in Portugal you will mostly find foreigners. Portuguese people are usually not stupid enough to pay almost 3 euros for a lousy espresso that tastes like gun powder, when they can get a proper one for 70 cents in any Portuguese café. Portugal, Italy and the Netherlands have the best coffee in Europe. These are countries where Starbucks just cannot take over the market. We know good coffee, so couldn't fall for the con even if we wanted. Their cakes are also crap. The salads and wraps are bland af. I'll tell you what tho, the egg sandwich is superb, and that, together with the coconut water and the Japanese iced tea, are really the only things that I will very much occasionally have there. But then again I can make a really great egg sandwich at home too. Russia is not missing on anything not having Starbucks.

[@bcluett1697]

Espresso that tastes like gunpowder, no wonder Americans love it.

[@selmahare]

@@bcluett1697 🤣

[@gregsmith2377]

Thanks for the great update

[@pigman3332]

I'd say having limited coffee options beats not being able to pay the heating bills or food. But maybe it's just me

[@Iquey]

THEY JUST GAVE THE SIREN A DIFFERENT HAT. IM SPITTIN' MY PUMPKIN SPICE COLDBREW RN.

[@bootlegbasquiat7552]

Alternative title: Roman having existential crisis and not understanding why he's making this video

[@hultaelit]

0:50 ahahaha that bearded dude is youtuber Jessie Cox (or OMFGCata back in the day) pulling a stupid face! Seeing that face again after 10 years really brought back some old nerd memories, holy shit

[@cannedmusic]

Are you saying that the need to order basic black coffee that tastes like tar, has been cooking for about 19 hours, is overpriced by almost 3X, and keeps you awake for 41 hours, did not finally die with Tarbucks leaving the country? Granted, their other coffees are rather good.

[@rachelbonnar]

When I was in high school living in Denmark, in 1984, I went to East Berlin with a school trip. It seemed like everything was in black and white and everything was flavorless imitations of food. Even the money was weightless and seemed fake. We had a disco with East Berlin kids, and 2 asked me to help them escape. I'm a Black American, I was completely powerless, and they knew it, they just had to try. I'm 55 and I can't forget the urgency.

[@MarioAtheonio]

9:02 Roman, you do know that coffee needs to be imported from certain very specific locations, right?

[@giovannigiorgio6406]

Coffee from Siberia is the way

[@scottwillie6389]

The main coffee producing regions are Africa, Southeastern Asia, and Latin America- all of which are part of the Russia friendly world. Indeed, there isn't a single member of world's the top ten coffee producers that is part of the "Unfriendly Nations" coalition.

[@stevemcgowen]

Coffee is like oil. It’s found in some of the worst places..

[@kerryreagan4571]

Appreciate your content and humor.

[@sergeantcoffee2641]

Stars coffee💀 Bruv timati makes a rip-off of starbucks bros back to being laughed at

[@stressica2868]

bruh I havent watched your videos in YEARS... the glow up !!!

[@marinescurazvan]

Nice video nfkrz and I love your videos

[@jakisfly]

Coomer

[@rentisme]

I saw the thumbnail and just said 'Timati!' out loud remembering the last video

[@jeffbreezee]

I was a college student near Seattle when Starbucks came out (1990ish). I thought it was too expensive then. Thank God private little coffee huts appeared!

[@sharonharris9782]

Starbucks has been around since the 70's.

[@jeffbreezee]

@@sharonharris9782 It was probably operating in certain neighborhoods in Seattle that us hicks down in Auburn never heard of. Besides, in 1979 I was only concerned about how far I could ride a wheelie on my BMX bike. Coffee was for grown ups.

[@baller84milw]

2:42 😂😂 I'm glad someone finally said it

[@TheKingOfBeans]

That’s kind of hilarious that the propaganda is even in Russian hip hop 😂

[@MustafaAli-lb8dq]

Congrats for 1 million subscribers.

[@ImperatorTom]

Am I the only one who thinks, that the kokoshnik on the logo kind of looks like an poop emoji?

[@luanasari5161]

yeah me too

[@youraveragesocialist84]

Even Black Star Coffee would’ve been a better name than just Stars Coffee, just looks like it’s missing half its name.

[@graphosxp]

2:08 "I think the Russians who are abroad should be ashamed right now" does the rapper speak of the Oligarch's scions who attend elite western European private schools? or maybe he's talking about the soldiers who invaded Ukraine? Either way I'm fine with THOSE Russians going back to Russia ;)

[@kirillnikolaev346]

tbf the translation here is kinda weird, he didn't say "russians who are abroad", he said "those who are abroad", so I'm not sure if he meant to say this about russians or just people from other countries

[@cattiethecat4896]

wth...u opened wf "receeding Hairline here" lol.😹😹

[@teresarivasugaz2313]

Good video, as always. P.S. Roman are you going to do a video about Bald's deportation from Russia?

[@sejozwak]

He got deported? Damn

[@teresarivasugaz2313]

@@sejozwak Yup, he didn't say why but they charged him with something, put him in some Siberian jail and then sent to St Petersburg, from where he crossed the border into Estonia. Go watch his last video!

[@viktorviktorski183]

@@teresarivasugaz2313 thats why I will never go to russia ever like if you pay me trillion dollar ill never go

[@scottwillie6389]

@@teresarivasugaz2313 Did you see his Baikonur Cosmodrome video? Not hard to figure out why he got kicked out. You can't sneak in to a military base, then upload the video to KZbin where it gets millions of views and expect not to have your visa canceled. Him getting kicked out of both Ukraine and Russia is kind of fitting end to his Soviet Adventuring as that is exactly what would have happened back in the Soviet days.

[@teresarivasugaz2313]

@@scottwillie6389 I have only watched a handful of his videos (and the one you mentioned is not one of them), therefore I was simply surprised by his outcome.

[@tylerhartsock4951]

dude you're a rebel. love it

[@samhouston1979]

tsar bucks would’ve been sweet

[@Lara__]

Should have been called "Coffee - y tochka!"

[@someguy1559]

I used to work at Starbucks and that place is mediocre and overpriced even by chain standards. Most local independent shops and even local chains like Pete's or Philz are much better. I prefer to make it myself the most though. Coffee's dope! You should try some local Georgian/Armenian coffee shops, I'm sure it's better than any chains and that's what I would do if I was in Tbilisi

[@Mizekslav]

imagine if there was a trade blockade of coffee on Rusia

[@ananmuadi31]

He fled to 🇺🇿 amid the mobilization lmfao...

[@garlicwithicecream4449]

Really?

[@ananmuadi31]

and to be frank, if he had a single particle of dignity and honor, he would've gone full kamikaze against all of russia for: A. Doctor's Plot, Refusniks, Rootless Cosmopolitan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast. B. Ethnic cleansing of Crimean Tatars in 1944.

[@ananmuadi31]

@@garlicwithicecream4449 yes.

[@eltsennestle998]

.....Chick at 1:08 could change my politics and coffee-hate around in a heartbeat....

[@sirswagabadha4896]

Honestly my issue with starbucks is more the atmosphere/culture it creates rather than the product. I don't even drink coffee, but everybody says it's just overpriced and mediocre anyway. Saying that somebody drinks starbucks is considered a moderate insult to many people lmao. If this dude is gonna put in the bare minimum effort to avoid copyright issues and then market it as a higher class establishment...don't care bro

[@travelmaltaculture]

In Malta Starbucks sued a company because they had vaguely similar name! Wow

[@inceltatsu9917]

This guy looks like Drake but in 144p

[@teresarivasugaz2313]

Indeed! He's the Wish version of Drake (and I don't even like Drake lol)

[@inceltatsu9917]

@@teresarivasugaz2313 lol no wonder it was Gods plan. And I don’t even like rap. 😆

[@davidhughes4089]

Their revolutionary new idea seems like a a wine bar?!

[@bcluett1697]

I'm kinda disappointed the Russian business people haven't been a little more creative. I understand the businesses are turnkey and have staff that are trained to certain food and drinks but slapping a very similar logo on a starbuck leftover is lame. There are so many vibrant colours from Russian traditional decor they could make it look really nice with a design from home. Maybe in time they'll move more away from that old branding.

[@Vidchemy]

The logo for the McD replacement reminds me of the Marriott hotel chain logo

[@Petrico94]

Even if Russia won Ukraine, even if "winning" was an option, this all looks sad. I gotta wonder even after the war how long sanctions will continue, not even an occupation of Ukraine but post war people will still not want to do business anywhere near Moscow and Europe is working to not need gas and oil from Russia. Now you're seeing a jewish "black" rapper open his pro-putin starbucks, I'm not going to comment on his bad music but this would be all kinds of gross even if an actual black man did this in the US: Copy a European brand but remake it to be american, use it to promote Trump or whatever, and not expect the entire world to just laugh at all Americans. Random question, where do Russians get their coffee? What's your nearest most convenient Columbia equivalent? And do they care about the current Ukraine situation?

[@sejozwak]

I guess russians drink coffee at home, it's eastern europe after all, everyone tries to cut corners and save anything, anyway what u said is sad, but what is sadder is how Russia gets sanctioned for same things USA does and never gets even questioned about

[@scottwillie6389]

Russia gets their coffee from same place everyone else does- Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. There isn't a single country in world's top ten coffee producers who are on Russia's "unfriendly nations list". Coffee is pretty much exclusively produced in the Global South so Russia will have no problem sourcing.

[@peacefulquasar]

Some people don't care(mostly elders and "don't give a fuck" type of people), but many care. I, as a 20 y.o. russian, can't wrap my head around it, the only way is to save the money, find a russian gf and get the fuck outta here 🥲

[@TheSlashd0t]

I was actually expecting Lenin's mug on the logo of Stars Coffee.

[@youtobebrosyt2127]

Timati : The russian drake

[@JustSomePunx1312]

I've never seen a McDonald's so packed, until I started traveling

[@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra]

As an adult person who has never even tried coffee and literally hates all the fast food - I couldn't care less about some companies leaving the country and/or being replaced by others. Nevertheless, interesting video!

[@apexhunter935]

It was only a matter of time before someone made a copy of starbucks called tzarbucks- Wait... Fuck.

[@darealkosmo]

"the design is not that bad" because the fundamentals of the design were entirely ripped off haha.

[@SobaYatai]

i'm 100% sure the "Tsarbucks" thing was from a comment "missed opportunity to name the brand Tsarbucks" lmaoooo

[@andrewfager1713]

In America a couple years ago they experimented with like 3 stores selling alcohol. It was lit tbh, luckily the city I lived in was lucky and we got the booze Starbucks.

[@ndogg20]

Chewbacca wearing a kokoshnik tiara should have been Star Coffee's logo.

[@szuzmariacsatkai3496]

"Tasty period" without the comma would be a better name huh

[@Ama-hi5kn]

Periods... Mmh. Tasty. 🤣

[@dereknelson4509]

...LOL... yeah... i have to admit i like the name "Tsarbucks" better... Thanks for the update, Roman !

[@bluesowabracprl]

Very cool logo and merch, Thank you. We just got our local Starbucks at Sainsbury’s, I love my blonde roast black americano there.

[@wokeaf1337]

3:30 What french fries? Konstantion uploaded a video about ordering at "Tasty Period" and the only response he got for potatoes was "PC says NO"

[@StevefromOhio1972]

Yea...some Tasty Period restaurants ran out of fries. LOL.