Drive to Cayenne from the airport. French Guiana August 2016 If I remember right the cost was about 35 Euros. This video was taken with a Samsung S7 phone. I uploaded the video with no compression or editing.
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@Ynysmydwr5 жыл бұрын
Anyone driving along this road could have absolutely no doubt they were in France -- as well as in South America too, of course. The traffic signs, the surface markings, the road layouts at junctions: all are exactly the same as in metropolitan France! (Richard, I was very surprised to learn that you didn't know France drives on the right -- as does all of Europe except for the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, and Malta.)
@maten1463 жыл бұрын
France is the first country in the world that started to drive on the right and he didn't know that,....
@joeroberts24813 жыл бұрын
Much of this conversation is kind of cringeworthy.
@Agent0072027 жыл бұрын
I was born in the Caribbean and always wanted to visit French Guiana and surinam.
@vanessahercules8007 жыл бұрын
I live in french guiana its lovely and i go to suriname for vacation its lovely too
@tauceti80607 жыл бұрын
Agent007202 What about Guyana?
@Agent0072027 жыл бұрын
Guyana is also on my list.
@edwardoemiliano8018 Жыл бұрын
I live in New York but I grew up in Cayenne for 15 years. Used to play handball at AJSE and football at Red Star I also studied at Auxence Contout (Republique) and Felix eboue....I'm going back in May 2023 for the first time since I left in 2010.
@efrans2627 Жыл бұрын
Suriname look better
@cncmoh8 жыл бұрын
This is the best taxi driver i ever heard of. This guy is very knowledgeable about his country. He would be an ideal tour guide.
@RichardsWorld8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree. He gave me a good conversation. Most drivers will only say a few words and not talk much. Also in the city most people would only speak a few words in English.
@erwannleligerien37717 жыл бұрын
Richard's World, The language in French Guiana is French^^.
@RichardsWorld7 жыл бұрын
cncmoh Good thing for me he could speak English :) I met many people there that can't speak English. Some learn Spanish or Portuguese though.
@RichardsWorld7 жыл бұрын
You got me. I made a dumb reply. LOL
@user-ww7wz2gs4s6 жыл бұрын
In French Guiana, we speak French, but we can learn Portuguese since French Guiana on a border shared with Brazil, Portuguese speaking! There is a lot of Brazilians in Guyana, usually gold panners! why should all of us speak English, and why do not Americans speak French?
@Valdoy8 жыл бұрын
interesting video, the dude speak English pretty well and know a lot of stuff about his region. I'm from metropolitan France and I had always been interested of overseas regions and the video allow me to learn about them. I would like to go to French Guyana some times you can regonize you're in France by looking the licence plates and road sign however I can clearly see the living conditions are fewer there than the metropolitan by looking the old buildings. anyway great video I hope you will upload more video ;)
@RichardsWorld7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comments. French Guiana is very, very different from the neighboring countries for sure. I was surprised at how much it costs there. It seemed like European prices, but in South America. I went to New Caledonia a long time ago. They had their own currency back then though.
@andrealonso73696 жыл бұрын
French Guiana's GNI per capita is half the France's. But it's the best in South America. Live standards are similar to Uruguay's.
@flip1sba5 жыл бұрын
Can’t imagine this is France. French system and infrastructure in a Guyanese landscape. I’m sure quality of life here is better than its neighboring South American countries and even the most remote “native” villages use The Euro.
@emperor5364 жыл бұрын
Actually quite the opposite; France has practically abandoned this country so the quality of life in most South American countries are way better than here. Actually French Guiana is more of a strategic geopolitical value to France nothing more- very sad indeed.
@emperor5363 жыл бұрын
@Doffy Rob very desrespectful but i understand why. If you knew what Per Capita Income meant you would know that it has a ficticious Per capita income because its pared to France. Secondly the Human Development Index is far below European and even South American standards. Your wikipedia searches were fruitless with no undersanding of economics
@marcelomerchan95633 жыл бұрын
@@emperor536 yes, that is what I had seen in ytube 2-6-21 pandemia time. People protesting for better way of government, we are living in a corrupt and incompetent governments. Greetings from Ecuador my friend.
@emperor5363 жыл бұрын
@@marcelomerchan9563 greetings and much love to Ecuador
@mathewvanostin71183 жыл бұрын
@Doffy Rob lol gdp per capita is worthless to evaluate quality of life and how rich people are Sure in euro french guyan have more money then brazilian or colombian But you forgot the cost of life is 4 5 times more then brazil/colombia Food courts dinner that would cost 2 euros in brazil/colombia. Would cost 10 euros in french guyana
@fluidice16567 жыл бұрын
This is pretty useful. French Guiana is a part of France (and thus the EU) so it's not surprising that prices are European (or even higher because stuff needs to get imported from the continent). Unlike other South American countries FG is NOT independent and is integral part of France. I plan to travel and stay there for about 6 mo and my French is really broken. This video encouraged me to stick with the plan.
@RichardsWorld7 жыл бұрын
I think I would have enjoyed my time there much more if I could speak French. I met a lot of people there that only speak French. Improving your French will help for sure.
@fluidice16567 жыл бұрын
Working on it. Thanks.
@tauceti80607 жыл бұрын
FluidIce Is French Guiana thinking of independents?
@noefillon17495 жыл бұрын
No they didn't voted for independence but just for a little autonomy and 75% voted no. If they voted for independence it would be about 98% to stay.
@lmlmd2714 Жыл бұрын
@@RichardsWorld Yep. France is pretty monolingual compared to most European countries, and Guyane isn't the most cosmopolitan of regions by a long shot. I worked in La Réunion for a while, and while it's also a pretty far flung region, and even more cut off in some respects (being an island) it's much more cosmopolitan. That said, I'd love to live in Guyane for a while - it's a botanists dream. Guyane has the largest national park in the entire EU, and hardly anyone bothers to visit - it's such a shame.... but also, a dream come true :)
@chbl18813 жыл бұрын
that may sound silly but after watching a lot of "deadliest roads" documentaries, its quite nice to see such a beautiful road in this kind of remote environment lol
@mwolfgr017 жыл бұрын
You should visit Saint Pierre et Miquelon, which are islands off the coast of Newfoundland.
@RichardsWorld7 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, I never heard of it. It looks very interesting. I just saved it on my Google Maps as a place of interest to visit some day. Thanks.
@kzoneclips3 жыл бұрын
No hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes. This territory should be more developed, like St. Martin, Guadelope, Martinique.
@jetaddicted2 жыл бұрын
And then you’d be complaining about the rainforest having disappeared or whatever.
@gabrielbueso13076 жыл бұрын
French Guiana is a oversea department of France is located to the north of South America with Suriname and Brazil, however Why French Guiana is a Caribbean Country? Because of a culture and sports or also a music and politics, is not nearby directly of Caribbean sea, is a Caribbean region, supossedly is a last caribbean country of America
@consultoramorimrj5 жыл бұрын
*I am a Brazilian guy from Rio and i would like a lot to visit that unknown neighboring country one day!* 😃🇬🇾
@Hugo-cn9no5 жыл бұрын
🇫🇷🤝🇧🇷
@BOLPutube5 жыл бұрын
Walter Amorim France is an unknown country to you ;)
@arceniog92455 жыл бұрын
It part of france
@fablb90064 жыл бұрын
Walter Amorim funny fact, Brazil is the country with which france have our longest border !...
@djmhyde5 жыл бұрын
10:24 France not only drives on the right side of the road, they invented this...
@SuperKafooo3 жыл бұрын
Correct and before that people drove at the center of the road with their horse carriages and galloped over on-coming vehicles. And the right to gallop was set by a short game of rock-paper-scissors.
@Temfe332 жыл бұрын
You Americans are not the smartest on this planet he 😫😫 you thought that we drive on the left side in France 😫😫. I don’t know what school education you guys have in America, but i am a little bit concerned
@personofinterest68134 жыл бұрын
Why isn't France taking better care of the architecture? smh
@jetaddicted2 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? 98% rainforest->90% humidity. Good luck keeping a facade free of fungus after a year.
@Mario_With_a_D2 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see European cars with European number plates on the other side of the world
@tzenie95716 жыл бұрын
Yes Suriname so many things are free that's why we are so corrupted
@jrcmes5 жыл бұрын
T zenie - What things are free?
@adolfkaddafi7262 жыл бұрын
bardak su tarifi veriyorum; Malzemeler; 1 bardak su 1 bardak Yapılışı; 1 bardak suyu bir bardağa boşaltın afiyet olsun.
@truthreignsforever92863 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if it’s possible to move here in Cayenne? Start a little fruit stand, hypothetically, selling to tourists? Would a foreigner have difficulty relocating here to start a new life? Is a foreigner able to purchase a little cottage to live in? And pay little yearly property taxes? I’d like to visit here and see what’s up? Is it dangerous? Or are there stringent rules here?
@Diana-le7oh3 жыл бұрын
Looks a lot like Louisiana, very cool.
@sebastien49082 жыл бұрын
French Guiana is where you can be in France without going to Europe
@noelxlk10 ай бұрын
there are lots of other places where that can happen
@AnonTriple7 ай бұрын
@@noelxlk Right. La Reunion, Tahiti, Guadeloupe etc. Many places
@marinacorrea103 жыл бұрын
Si j'ai pas vu j'ai pas vu, ça change quoi? Vas montrer ton corps. Oh là là le chaffeur..
@caicyliha47888 жыл бұрын
bizarre c'est chez nous
@erwannleligerien37717 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the spaceport near Kourou during your trip ?
@RichardsWorld7 жыл бұрын
Erwann L'inconnu I unfortunately only stayed 2 days. I was in a rush to go to Brazil during the Olympics. If I go to French Guiana again I'll see the spaceport and Devils Island.
@alexzgz100 Жыл бұрын
Free Guyana , Guyana Will descolonized
@ramdas3632 жыл бұрын
"You guys drive on the right side, I thought in France they drive on the other side." CRINGE
@RichardsWorld2 жыл бұрын
Hey, that is a VERY GOOD catch there. I rented a car in the neighboring country of Suriname and they drive on the left. I've also been to the French islands in the Caribbean Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Barthélemy. They drive on the left side. In St Martin they drive on the right side, probably because the other side of the island was driving on the right side.
@jetaddicted2 жыл бұрын
Er, right driving all over France, mate, your memory is playing tricks on you; I was in FDF and St Martin in 2021: right side of the road.
@robertszirmai55234 ай бұрын
Segítség ide szeretnèk jönni élni
@2msvalkyrie5295 жыл бұрын
Sorry : looks boring !! Could be motorway anywhere in Europe .
@sanitallica7 жыл бұрын
9:53 The truck driver just went against red light! "Yeah I just drive" lol
@naturalview83498 жыл бұрын
very nice video brother ..
@RichardsWorld8 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@mscali51076 жыл бұрын
Wow, I want to go!
@adrienfristzner3512 жыл бұрын
Ville de canada
@dirkbirot21555 жыл бұрын
Hello feom Trinidad via la cali
@luisvilla7995 жыл бұрын
I wonder how easy it is to get a french citizenship here than in france
@raffael123445 жыл бұрын
Its the same thing, same laws and process
@luisvilla7995 жыл бұрын
@@raffael12344 no corruption???? Or pay for fast track process
@noefillon17495 жыл бұрын
The bureaucracy is very heavy here like in France and even sometimes worse
@luisvilla7995 жыл бұрын
Who said ima game the system i wonder where the fuck you think im from, you dont seem bright making assumptions, im asking a question
@fablb90064 жыл бұрын
It is france, so no difference with mainland France.
@basilalmasri482610 ай бұрын
Worst place ever
@a_ericjuanaprasetyo55035 жыл бұрын
Gib independent
@jetaddicted4 жыл бұрын
Lol Guyane has been French for five centuries, it will remain so.