The Best Thing about Kerala is its People, Says Back2life Travel Vlogger Nicolay Timoschuck Jr

Nikolay Timoschuk Jr is an American travel vlogger, hailing from Chattanooga in Tennessee, who has visited over 10 countries so far. He was on an extended visit to Kerala recently and went viral after he posted a video of the trash and littering problem the state faced. The face of the KZbin channel Back 2 Life, and an unlikely cheerleader for the ISL team Kerala Blaster, sat down with THE WEEK for a chat.
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[@anonymousrose8594]

Really happy to see the comment box and comments from Keralites…. Nobody was angry with Niko commenting about throwing trash in the public instead everyone is accepting it as something we should correct. This shows that “God’s own country “ is not just a brand but because of our people. Our land and people are blessed ❤️❤️❤️

[@nizamudeenkd9907]

പിന്നേം പിന്നേം മലയാളി, ദൈവമേ ഇവൻമാർ ഇനി അവസാനം ഇതൊരു രാജ്യമായി പ്രക്യാപികുമോ

[@bineeshms3327]

Sathyam..😁

[@shameerfazal]

അങ്ങനെ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചാൽ നമ്മൾ രക്ഷപെട്ടു....

[@binishjosey8163]

Ith enikum thonnii 😂

[@nithinraveendran1491]

Malayaliss 💪💪💪❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ardousjanardhanan3004]

വേണ്ടി വരും

[@fazil6620]

നിർത്തി. ഇന്നത്തോടെ നിർത്തി. ഇനി മേലാൽ ഞാൻ പൊതു സ്ഥലത്ത് പ്ലാസ്റ്റിക് ഉപേക്ഷിക്കില്ല. മാപ്പ് me

[@sushijapk9415]

മാപ്പ് me😂😂😂😂😂

[@nihal6148]

ഞാനും നിർത്തി

[@safeer938]

ആഗ്രമുണ്ട് പക്ഷെ waste baskets ഇല്ലാ

[@snehajanp3210]

Yes atha

[@TheSpyCode]

ഒരു വിദേശി നമ്മുടെ നാട്ടിൽ വന്നിട്ട് ഇവിടെ മുഴുവൻ വെസ്റ്റ് കണ്ടിട്ട് അത് വൃക്തിയാക്കാൻ മുൻ കൈ എടുക്കുന്നു.. എനിക്ക് എന്തോ വല്ലാത്ത നാണക്കേട് തോന്നുന്നു. ഇനി എങ്കിലും കേരളത്തെ സ്വന്തം വീട് പോലെ കണ്ട് വൃക്തിയാക്കി ഇട്ട് കൂടെ. എന്റെ നാട്ടിൽ ഇവിടെ വേസ്റ്റ് കണ്ടാലും ഞങ്ങൾ അത് ക്ലീൻ ചെയ്യുന്നുണ്ട്. ഇതുപോലെ എല്ലാവരും തീരുമാനിച്ചാൽ തിരാവുന്ന പ്രശ്നമേ ഒള്ളു. പക്ഷെ ആർക്കും അതിന് ഒന്നും കഴിയില്ല..😓😖

[@vksshibin6087]

Well, it changed me. I carried an empty water bottle miles to dispose because the tourist place i visited had no facility to dispose safely. Thanks to nicko

[@fazilcummer]

Try carrying a metal bottle. I have been carrying a metal for last 2 years.the bottle we dispose in trash end up in land fill.

[@sujaikrishnanc9646]

Happy to hear. Good changes are always welcomed.

[@prakashnamboothiri7035]

Your comment about Trashes very good !! I am From Kerala and I Hate this habit of Keralites.... Thank you for commenting, I Hope if some one see this vlog and change their Habit!!

[@eldhosevarghese5054]

@@sunimoliyyankutty1649 please grow up dude..

[@sunimoliyyankutty1649]

@@eldhosevarghese5054 i meant to say kerala culture is the best and not worse

[@ajgamechanger8513]

Your kind of assholes should be kick out from Kerala

[@joyaljoseph853]

You have to change your mind dude bcoz i ever seen worse in tamil Nadu and Karnataka even Kerala people have mind to be clean but those people don't have

[@prakashnamboothiri7035]

@@joyaljoseph853 I travelled Almost 20 Countries. Some poor countries As well, frankly say Better Than Kerala...

[@Bigboss-kf4gu]

കേരളത്തിൽ കീഴടങ്ങിയ രണ്ടു പേര്..... നിക്കോ.. ജോസു 💓💓💓

[@apexgaming8308]

Pinne Luke damant

[@christophergonsalves2179]

കേരളത്തിൽ കീഴടങ്ങിയ കുറെ പേരുണ്ട് സഹോ അതിന്റെ കണക്ക് പറഞ്ഞാൽ തീരില്ല

[@Akhilkumarr123]

Mark weins

[@SAPIEN_SAPIEN]

Humettan

[@anlinv1650]

Luke aliyan too...💜

[@shamjithprakash804]

മലയാളികളേ ഇതിലേ ഇതിലേ.... നമ്മുടെ സ്വന്തം നിക്കോ സായിപ്പ്... Love you Niko...💕💕💕

[@deathstarresident]

Kerala is not for everyone, but the people who like Kerala, find it hard to forget and move on from. I vacation every year in Kerala, going back to cold, unfriendly Seattle is always hard. But Kerala just reminds me that it’s not everywhere. Kerala reminds me of the humanity’s incredible capacity to love and care for one another.

[@apjithin]

ആ 2 dislike മോദി അമിട്ട് എന്നിവരുടെ ആണെന്ന് പറയാൻ പറഞ്ഞു..

[@ckanasck5]

Jithin A.P 😂😂

[@najeebnasky236]

😀

[@safnafathima7680]

😀😀😀😀😀😄

[@suhail2850]

😂

[@sadiqyousif1582]

😀😀

[@joyaljoseph853]

No words to say about Niko bcoz that's much inspired in Kerala everyone heart ! You showed everyone can change everything make it right way #Lovefromkerala💓💙

[@krishnair4642]

Comment സെക്ഷൻ നിൽ 90% മലയാളികൾ ആണല്ലോ. മല്ലൂസ് ഡാ 💪💪💪

[@SAPIEN_SAPIEN]

Malayali. Da Machane

[@eldhosevarghese5054]

Hi Niko....You are a good man...lot of love from Kerala ...We are trying hard to keep our places clean but still we have to go long ahead ... Thanks for your help .

[@annieabraham1379]

I often try to put a finger on what it is about Kerala that makes mallus love Kerala, but have'nt quite been able to. Maybe its the beauty of nature all around. It keeps Keralites grounded to what is good --- love and care for those around us, whether family or strangers. Kerala is beautiful and Keralites love to keep it that way. Tourism and modern life has brought changes, but deep down mallus are nature lovers. I am 54 years now. Back when I was a little girl and visited Kerala (we lived in Bangalore ), the journey with endless paddy fields and coconut palms filled my senses, with a strange longing . And that bonding with Kerala and her people has never waned.

[@holishankadj2349]

Kerala is the most precious state in India.

[@ImranKhan-wy9xc]

Yes Kerala people's are awesome ❤

[@alenjohns9875]

Love you from Kerala..

[@sreekesh23]

6 dislikes from yogi , modi , Amit , and followers

[@user-wi2cn5fd4v]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ArjunVB666]

@@user-wi2cn5fd4v60 dislikes from mammad followers. Cause apparently they couldnt ban eating pork😂😂😂

[@dr.akashdas2725]

One of the volggers whom i respect the most... The tranquility he has shown in this interview, you can see that in every video in his channel. Usually everybody complains about the trash, but this guy took an intiative to do something about it. In one of his videos he took an initiative to clean the whole shangumugham beach in trivandrum. Such an awesome human being.. Respect brother!❤️

[@9806527720]

Man.!! Might be you are one of d reason that Kerala govt. Banned plastic.. Come often to us and have a say. Cz it matters more Dan us criticizing ourselves.. Greater wishes man..😘

[@arunleslie]

One of the best moves of recent times

[@mozgibaby7631]

We are Very friendly Peoples... We help each other... Because its owr Gods Own Country ... Love from Kerala....😍😍😍💪

[@smitha2721]

ഇവിടെ മലയാളികൾ മാത്രമേ ഉള്ളൂലേ...അല്ലെങ്കിലു० നമ്മളെ കുറിച്ച് comment ഇടാൻ നമുക്ക് വേറെ ആരുടേ० ആവശ്യമില്ല....#mallus✌

[@JSK3344]

Please ആരും വേസ്റ്റ് പബ്ലിക് place ഇല് ഇടല്ലേ please, നമ്മൾ ഓരോരുത്തരും വിചാരിച്ചാൽ മാറ്റം കൊണ്ടുവരാൻ പറ്റും

[@whitedoves6290]

U r welcome again to kerala sir ...we will make facility to travel....

[@akashmohan4927]

We met at Chennai airport back in November 2019 and he's so cool....❤️❤️❤️

[@silsilak1justukur447]

Good you visited south india. If you go north you might not be alive or your perspective will change

[@kkssd92]

Yeah and if they know he eats beef then these tourists will be lynched

[@MrSyntheticSmile]

Hello Boy, Even ‘Suspected’ beef eaters have been lynched in many North Indian rural areas.

[@suhail2850]

Holy cow

[@LeRiderOP]

@Hello Boy yeah. I could agree to that.. I personally feel each state should learn from each other & India as a whole should improve to prosperity 🇮🇳✌️

[@thejus36]

@@earthtourist North has No brain .that is why they Killing people who eat beaf..

[@jijensworld]

Hope and pray that all malayalis, including me live up to Niko's expectations. He has high regards about kerala and Keralites.

[@soby123]

Yes we love from our heart, better understanding and supporting each other. Love you Niko..

[@user-mt8tc3zi7n]

We love you Niko ♥️ Kerala

[@bekindtooneanother1239]

Let us make niko happy by not littering 😍I know we keralites can do it.. Let us say no to waste on roads🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ashokkurian6884]

At last the Kerala government has banned plastics !!!

[@arjuntt2604]

When?

[@theslyfox8525]

Banned plastic, is actually an exaggeration... U can say, that kerala banned single use plastic bags. We are miles ahead to banning plastic completely. True?!!

[@ashokkurian6884]

@@theslyfox8525 Yes !!! A good start anyway !!!

[@daredinjac2703]

Sulthan Bathery Town in Wayanad banned plastics. Please don't carry plastics.

[@sibymathew311]

You are right Neko. Thanks for your true and honest opinions. We listen and Hope this will make some change.

[@manukumaras4898]

I am Mallu .... proud to be malayali and India also

[@allualameenraw8374]

Chakare nikal ividayum athiya, kerala will be famous all over the world 💓💓🥰🥰🥰

[@mohamedafzal3913]

Wonderful Interview MAN 😁👍.... അടിപൊളി.

[@darsanaramadas9432]

We really have to something about the "Pollution"🙏✌️

[@lio12345]

Love you niko..... From malappuram

[@abhijithajikumar2347]

Thank you niko for your words 👍

[@ishelishan3435]

Loves to hear from you, thanks for these kinda nice comments, .

[@rameshkannanamkulamramakri8414]

dear brother always welcome to Kerala... you are also part of our place... spread the peace of Nature to your surrounding what you observed from Kerala

[@SAPIEN_SAPIEN]

Kerala god's own country

[@jobinjohnsey9189]

Thankyou Nikko for ur love !

[@ajazasharaf7865]

He knows our state more than its inhabitants 😅....

[@aravindmohan8326]

09:18 automatic smile on face ❤️

[@ShortsTym2016]

He is such a great person

[@prayag3707]

Lets clean our places don't throw waste to our own roads and places we need a change

[@TheSpyCode]

I already started! 👍

[@atherockingboy]

Adipolii....🤟🤙

[@positivevibes5998]

I have not thrown a single trash anywhere other than the garbage can. Hope others in India also do the same. Let's promote cleanliness like we all studied in school when we were kids. Cleanliness is next to godliness 😇

[@psykevactive9114]

He is said India is Dope.. Thats What India is all about..Peace Love & Unity...

[@rashidali6986]

Lots of love niko.....i hope this current generation will realise the situation and recover our land from pollutants....we will rebuild our behaviour of disposing plastics in open places....Thankz a lot bro....we will make it.....Don't go away from kerala....we need everyone come to our god's own country and feel the vibes....bcoz god owned the land..its for mankind....love from malappuram#India

[@jayaraj100]

Thanks for being honest man.....

[@jacobmani785]

Really great to appreciate Kerala with its little short falls,❤especially for a person coming from a refined, hygienic background.

[@karthik4150]

If everybody decided not to throw trash everywhere (the govt. should make the facility of trash boxes in almost every place) and keep our place as much clean as possible then we can make clean Kerala,which in turn will make clean India🤟🏻.

[@Jenifafzs]

Thank u for understanding mallus...as a mallu I am very happy. About the waste... Our government have to take serious action against trashing and waste management... Most of the Indians r Travellers and they follow rules in other countries bcoz the government r strict. Also most of Indians r educated but still we end up not performing well in our land. We should change... People like u and others from our land can bring that change. Hope for a better and greater kerala... India

[@zntixesports5940]

Love you man😍😍

[@shreeharisasidharan3171]

Love from #Kerala

[@athul5513]

It's very proud to hear

[@sureshr8658]

THANKS NICKO

[@vemmanr]

Its not just Kerala*... You go any place in India especially tourist or pilgrimmage locations.. The amount of filth that people leave without any care for nature, their own future generations is beyond words. Whether its Kovalam or Kashmir in picture it looks great.. But if you look down its trash all around. Here's story from my own personal experience.. In and around Kulu/Manali there are tribes who live in remote villages.. Where people usually hike. Those communities has strict rules that no visitor shall touch their temples, houses and there's also fine for doing it. But if you walk to those villages you will see trash like anything and there's absolutely ZERO fine on that littering.. * Us in Kerala being so proud about our other achievements hardly talk about these things. Does India and Kerala specifically (being the most literate & best place to live in India according in NitiAyog and its past versions) have any sort of waste management policy? May be its there in some obscure document but is the society enforcing it?

[@ravenxrgaming4672]

Waste management is something to be really considered. But many places are focusing on cleaning trash. And even are surprisingly clean though. But still filth exists.

[@ginger97863]

love from കേരള (KERALA)

[@nibinvarghese4304]

Well said bro 😍

[@Ragnar655]

മുത്തേയ്😍❤

[@sujithkvarghese5616]

Thanks for pointing out our negatives

[@navyaarts7711]

Love from kerala

[@sahad_salmi]

Thanks for posting about throwing waste at least some of them will change

[@issacwils1996]

hats off to you man

[@kunju746]

Nikooooooooo ADIPOLIIIIII 👌

[@midhunmenonevr355]

EVER BEST NIKO....❤

[@Dravidian412]

Thanks bro❤

[@ashwinsuresh2737]

Love you Niko❤️ 😍

[@legendsreehari938]

Love from kerala bro.. 😘😘🥰

[@infokites3994]

Yes brother its a very sad thing that most of us are unaware about the hazardous effect of throwing trash. We are working hard on it. Next time when you come here we will make it little bit better. God bless you

[@jintovaa]

We are sorry about the trashs..Hope u can see a Good change on your next visit to kerala..

[@aswathyappu9682]

Nickooo😍❤

[@ajil444dht]

This is the reason we like you bro:::

[@anonymousrose8594]

I think majority of mallus are concerned about the wastes in the public but it’s just that the government should start the waste disposal or management process so that people will follow.

[@sarinkavil5276]

Lov u Niko💟

[@muhammednishad7342]

Niko😍 from kerala

[@anoopaugustine4924]

All Indians are very good..God bless India

[@sibilurahmancp4572]

Proud of you

[@manuutube]

#cleankerala

[@b4sil_____795]

Nico❤❤❤

[@suhail2850]

It's time for Kerala to change..

[@rameshkannanamkulamramakri8414]

humanity is first concern in Kerala... No space for discrimination

[@mariass4827]

My dream is India 🇮🇳 being a clean Country....that’s all 💜💜💜💜

[@sheethal9673]

You might see, People are going to change thier mindset. They will.

[@alphijobin1762]

Nico...❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@user-jn1ks8dd4j]

Nico uyir😘😘😘😘😘

[@limshakk8302]

Well said

[@wweempire4020]

Back2life machaaan

[@j.jthompson7639]

" indians know how to live life" A great compliment. Yes, not withstanding how much money, one must know how to live well, yeah?

[@professor5641]

Money is last thing living a happy life with what you have is really matter 😊

[@ullasm5702]

Hai nikko.😍.......mallu from Kerala

[@mounttrackindianvillagetra539]

Nikolai is a legend

[@CropD]

മല്ലു ടാ ❤️

[@tkpraveenthoolar3020]

Niko love you miss you kerala 😀

[@shafeeqkabeer]

No more comments, we already adopted him. 💓💓💓

[@ckanasck5]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Sna620]

ഇതാടാ മലയാളി ഇങ്ങനെ പോയാൽ ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും നല്ല സ്ഥലം ആകുമല്ലോ 💚💚

[@noblemottythomas7664]

we are Keralites and we will be Keralites always,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Viva Kerala

[@beautyfullgramavaasi2974]

Nico you are not a foreigner you are a malayali... for us