The Truth about Apartment Living in Kuwait

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[@shellyortiz1977]

The apartment is not the issue is the whole fairy tale she made up like she was going on this high luxury lifestyle .just stay humble

[@SansaCooks]

Great point!

[@daintybeigli]

💯💯💯

[@TheGeekyBanana]

Yesss! If you stay humble you have no problems

[@PointsofData]

Literally said she was moving to a house. No shame in living in an apartment but why tf say that?

[@unhingedwoman]

Nothing wrong with how they are living. The problem people seem to have is that she has crapped on everyone else's living arrangements for years (all speculative low blows) but now doesn't want anyone to criticize hers. Doesn't work that way, Foodie. If he is working and paying his own way as a non-Kuwaiti resident, I give him all the credit.

[@SansaCooks]

I was curious because of how evasive she has been.

[@mimikay5421]

Well said! The apartment is perfect for a couple with no children who work / travel.

[@mimikay5421]

@@Sarahlee358 Yes!!! No counter space & no windows would drive me crazy. But, for ChanToddler, a small kitchen is ok because she doesn’t like to cook or clean. Realistically they probably had very few options with her fear of elevators, & their residency/ citizenship status. A lot of building managers won’t rent to men who aren’t Kuwaiti citizens & / or who are married to a Westerner who doesn’t have an employment contract.

[@munichperson]

There’s no toilet room in the bathroom for Chantal. Imagine her trying to clean herself with that hose up her niqab 😮😮

[@SansaCooks]

@@mimikay5421 her fear of elevators us another strange thing. She went up to Kuwait Towers easily enough by her own admission and took the elevator at the mall. It seems to come and go.

[@316lvmnoneofyourbusiness7]

I did the same thing you did - pulled up 1 bedroom studio apartments in Kuwait, rent etc. and there are a crap ton that are nicer than what Chantal is living in. This is interesting considering Chantal initially said in a video (since deleted) that Salah lived in a gorgeous 3 bedroom house. Salah is NOT the rich husband that she thought he was.

[@mimikay5421]

And… Chantal isn’t the rich influencer / sponsor Salah thought she was 😂

[@deniseconealfinal9471]

Thats the thing had she been honest and said hes not the richest man but he loves me and im gonna marry him i would have nothing to say, hell i would have even forgiven all the past comments about peoples living situation on the grounds that shes trying to change. I dont quite believe that shes changed but im just waiting for evidence before saying my piece. The thing is that she either lied about what she knew about salad, or he lied to her and she wont say.

[@yabby2000]

The 3 bedroom house is probably his parents house that he shares with them, his actual wife and their small child.

[@LottieDeLuscious]

@@yabby2000 wait what?

[@yabby2000]

@@LottieDeLuscious in an old video of his he’s in a house with pink curtains

[@hollyinhell]

The entire apartment gives me horrible anxiety. The wet toilet and lack of toilet paper troubles me.

[@ebonywilliams-dillard4550]

I swear it makes me want to cringe up into a tiny ball of stress.. it seems gross. No judgment or disrespect to anyone else's way of life.

[@SansaCooks]

In Asia, people don't bat an eye at this. I get it, though.

[@SpaceCadet45s]

Me too! If I'm staying in a country on the other side of the world I'm going to need windows to see the outside. Not just because I want to enjoy the view but because I need to be aware of my surroundings at all times. But that's just me 😐

[@ebonywilliams-dillard4550]

@@SansaCooks right I can imagine it's probably vice versa with our hygiene practices.

[@PoppySeed47]

No windows that bring in natural light would be a big no for me. Only seeing day light when you leave your flat can't be good for your mental health. To live in a flat with no functional windows I would have to really be struggling financially.

[@redhelga6957]

She is absolutely living in a work camp or low income /refugee housing. I live here and only the poorest people live this way.

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you for the clarification--can you tell us a bit more?

[@TheGuzmansforza]

About the gas setup in the kitchen. Look I'm a firefighter who lives and work in South America. Here those are the most common thing and it's virtually impossible to make that explode. Only cases are poor installation and the gas has this odor that they put on porpoise just to note any gas scape instantly. It's not dangerous at all if you use it in a responsable way. Other characteristic is that king of gas is very thin, so if some of it escape to the air, it will be very difficult to ignite, it propagate too quickly to stay in high concentration in the environment. So it's not to worry. Underground gas has many more accidents and there are more common. Sorry for my English.

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you so much for the insights! In the States, we're always told never to use gas canisters indoors. I think that's why it's so surprising to us.

[@spokenkieker2347]

Your english is okay, we all understood what you've said! And i agree, if you install it correct, all is fine

[@Cherryvelvettt]

I refuse to believe she's as happy as she wants everyone to think

[@SansaCooks]

Same. I think it's really hard for her to be excited about the living conditions.

[@FORZA0VELOCITA]

We all do !😅

[@missolesoul]

Nobody believes her. That community post about how Salah is "loves her whole body hehe". One sleeps in the bedroom and one in the living room. I bet she sleeps on the couch.

[@Teenywing]

Thanks for stating the absolute most basic of observations.

[@mermaidtails4391]

Happy people don’t obsess and perseverate on reaction channels, being an immature, emotionally stunted fat toddler

[@lindalumae]

There is nothing personal in this apartment and they have almost zero storage. Where are the books, magazines, photos, Knick-knacks, mementos etc.? He’s almost 30. Wouldn’t he have some of these things? It just feels very impersonal, cold and industrial.

[@SansaCooks]

I got the same feeling. Doesn't everyone have a cup with pens, scissors, etc. On a desk somewhere? A little stack of books?

[@lindalumae]

@@SansaCooks Exactly! All the little things!

[@CHUB.E.WALRUS]

He probably rented the place out for a couple of months and neither of them really live there. They're just living in it while she's visiting.

[@ryanthomas49]

Kuwaiti living is very similar to Indian living honestly. Back in 2016, my family and I stayed in an apartment while visiting family in India and the set up was very similar. Especially the bathroom with the 2 in 1 toilet and shower. Edit: but then again, our apartment didn't look like a prison as opposed to Salah's.

[@SansaCooks]

Interesting! Yeah, the wet room I had was on an island paradise. I imagine a shower curtain just seems extraneous to some.

[@mimikay5421]

@@SansaCooks Too bad ChanToddler’s visit to Kuwait is so sketchy & awkward. I think people would’ve liked seeing them apartment hunting together & looking at different places🤷🏻‍♀️

[@SansaCooks]

@@mimikay5421 exactly! It was the perfect opportunity to start the travel vlogging with a look at real life.

[@Sarah_Grant]

And remember, this apartment is an UPGRADE from Salah's original rooming house with shared bath and kitchen....

[@joannafreedom7111]

I read he lived with his father before she got there. He thought she would take care of him and bring him back to Canada. 1 more year and he she can sponsor him. if she qualifies.

[@estatemuffin]

THIS is the reaction channel content we've been missing! Informative and so much more interesting. Thank you 😊

[@SansaCooks]

My pleasure! Whenever she brings something up, I generally read more about it because she's not great with details. I really think people would have reacted better if she had shown stuff from Day 1.

[@PoppySeed47]

The kitchen looked like one big fire hazard. She doesn't want to show the bedroom because we will all see they don't share a bed. The snacks in the living room are hers, I don't know who she is trying to kid saying they are for guests. It must smell in there with no functional windows or ventilation and it does look kinda depressing if I'm honest. It's definitely not what chantal is used to and all the horrid comments she has made in the past about other people's homes she is definitely getting some karma here.

[@SansaCooks]

Yeah, I can't imagine not being able to open any windows to the outside.

[@justjamie1715]

That kitchen does not appear to have been a kitchen all along. The sink is so shallow and the stove thing was basically an ad on. I wonder if this place was split up from a larger apartment into 2 smaller units.

[@SansaCooks]

I think these are like bachelor apartments... never really meant for people who really cook. It's interesting!

[@deltasaves]

@@SansaCooks yep, that is what it is. I've lived in many similar set ups. You get a lot of semi prepped stuff and combine it or takeout. You generally don't have guests over and its more geared towards a place to sleep with a locked door so you feel safer than a hostel. Most people living in such places work a lot of hours and aren't there much.

[@HollyOak]

The window in the living room does have an outside view, but it opens onto an internal space for airflow. Kind of like a square building with a void in the middle. All the apartments on that side would have windows that see into other apartments. As for washer/drier in the kitchen, that's common in the UK as well.

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you for chiming in!

[@MissTee4me]

That is normal for non Kuwaitis who are stateless/ bedoons, who are marginally paid. Kuwait is the 5th richest country in the world. Kuwaitis don’t live like that, and professional foreigners don’t live like that. My parents lived in the middle East 35 years. They sure as hell didn’t live like that. There’s nothing wrong with how they live. What’s wrong is Chantal’s constant need to lie. Like saying you apologized. That did not happen at all. She is incapable of telling the truth

[@SansaCooks]

Oooh, tea! Who apologized for what?

[@MissTee4me]

@@SansaCooks I blended two hamster thoughts together. Perfectly imperfect and you. Lol. So neither apologized for anything.

[@MissTee4me]

Cat voice thank you for all you research.

[@wwondertwin]

Those gas cookers with the gas bottle aren't that weird, although in the West people generally only have such for camping purposes because gas comes from the pipe if your apartment uses gas, or your container might be placed in the basement and has a longer pipe delivering gas to the kitchen. But it's definitely the solution lower income apartments have in places like Kuwait, perhaps because it's more common in South Asia and a lot of the people who live in those apartments come from South Asia as migrant workers.

[@SansaCooks]

I just can't imagine using it indoors.

[@Sofia-ge5wu]

When I've been on holiday in Turkey the gas stove has had the bottle in the kitchen cupboard under or next to the cooker. Works well.

[@VisaruSai]

You would actually be surprised, gas cookers such as those are very, very popular and common in Japan and Korea. I think...people tend to be very uncomfortable with assets they've never used before, especially when they don't understand it. I personally don't think it's fair to talk negatively about it when others use it as a part of their normal life. What makes one uncomfortable is perfectly fine and normal for another.

[@SansaCooks]

@@VisaruSai I'm really pleased to hear from so many who have used these before! That's the type of online discussion I'm hoping to foster--people chiming in when they've seen something the rest of us haven't yet. In the States, I've only seen indoor cooking on a gas burner when it's little cans of butane.

[@VisaruSai]

@@SansaCooks honestly you're doing amazingly keeping your doors open to conversations that are thought provoking!! I love learning about other cultures and how people...idk live their lives so differently from my own! Keeps me sharp!! Lolol I hope you and yours have a wonderful 2023!

[@bettyboykin6788]

BOY she is ready to come back home. I would not have giving a tour, I would just describe it. Makes you appreciate on what you have whether it small or large. We are blessed in America and Canada to have a full bathroom. One thing her computer is in the bedroom, his in the living room. I guess she cannot use his computer and I’m sure there is a reason why she says I do not want wake up my husband all the time.

[@SansaCooks]

Those are good points!!! Didn't think of the computer placement.

[@ChoochooseU]

I appreciate your research and looking up Aimee Rebecca’s channel as well. I really wished you’d shown how Aimee Rebecca had shown that strange window to nowhere that goes between buildings up to and down to nothing…. It’s so odd. Also, Aimee as well as most female single teachers are Ina cohabiting living situation. Her footage was of her shared kitchen, shared living quarters- really the only two things that were hers alone were her bathroom and bedroom. This is what I think Chantals situation is. The multiple drinks in fridge, the foods she clearly never cooked with like pastas, the bathroom had multiple sets of shampoo conditioners- which seems odd for a couple, when none is bald. The fact that she didn’t show half the room indicates to me that it’s a closet and you’d clearly see no men’s clothing. I think salah still has his place, and comes by for visits. This is my opinions because of the current apartment- the sudden move to the apartment and none of his previous stuff in that new apartment and that all my research says that it would’ve been quite the paper work undertaking to get both her papers from Canada (months worth of work and wait time) and his papers in order as a Syrian. The fact that she was flashing these rings heavily almost immediately but never gave any more details kb her wedding day. Chantal had this as a dream goal. Finding her Arabian Prince to fall in love and marry her. She would pressure Nader to go on lives and to show any couple related content to prove how in love they were. If she finally had a man in love ab marrying her- who also is willing to be on her “show” as much as this guy has been, she’d have shown it in detail- every.single.second. Even if it was just signing papers.

[@SansaCooks]

You bring up some really good points. I wonder about how all of his stuff would fit out of view too.

[@dabbysuttons9721]

There were very heavy dumbells in the corner of the room next to the tv. I highly doubt that is foodie the one who is using them lmaoooo

[@7deadlychins]

There's nothing personal on the other side of the room other than maybe 2 beds. She just added that to make us think there is sexy time products on a nightstand 🤣

[@lolalovesme2987]

The CPAP Machine is pretty sexy!

[@7deadlychins]

@@lolalovesme2987 it was her most intimate moments with Nader!

[@SansaCooks]

Right??? She was being so coy. 😆😆😆

[@macgurrl]

Either there are two beds as you mentioned or that is where Foodie keeps are her crap in a pile which she wants us to believe that she is now a good housekeeper.

[@SansaCooks]

@@macgurrl now we know she was probably hiding the hamster cage!

[@adventuresofdixie8133]

Chantal and salad are living in a rented unit in an office building turned apartment building for Bedoons (non Kuwait citizens). Salad is an uber driver. This is my take.

[@SansaCooks]

Is that sort of building typical? I thought it was interesting when she said he did some of the work himself.

[@adventuresofdixie8133]

@@SansaCooks no clue, but it's what I've heard from others commenting on their / his living situation.

[@ceIIardoor]

I think you're right. Explains no window to the outside.

[@justasub]

How embarrassing 😂🤣😂 Did she say she cracked the shower floor drain cover by stepping on it??

[@LifeOfAnAngelMa]

Yes

[@justasub]

@@LifeOfAnAngelMa honestly? I probably could have done that too but I don't think I'd volunteer that info to the internet. Especially after breaking the scale and cracking the tile floor in the villa - all the while saying she's comfortable being the size that she is. 🙄

[@kathleenpopowich4253]

And dont forget she broke the first couch too !! They wont be getting their damage deposit back 🤣

[@SansaCooks]

She sure did. It's plastic.

[@justasub]

@@kathleenpopowich4253 oooohhhh yeah!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrissyknowsitall5170]

The place gave me serious prison vibes!!!

[@SansaCooks]

To me, it feels like a dorm.

[@LifeOfAnAngelMa]

She's absolutely miserable! She can say she isn't but her cp tell another story. Must suck to be her.

[@SansaCooks]

Her CPs have been nuts today!

[@lilacvioletpurple]

In Kuwait when it comes to apartments it’s either luxurious or below “average” but there are many really good residential buildings and duplexes. Also there is the “flat in some local’s villa” that you can rent (which most locals usually go for when they have to live on rent until they’re ready to move to their own villa). You can find out judging from her video the place is VERY cheap in rent (no judgment there) but yeah for foreigners if you’ve got good money you get good apartment or if you’re a rich foreigner or have a good paying job over there you can even live in a luxurious residential building with all the facilities like a playground, a gym, a pool, a bbq area, terrace, penthouse….etc You have to keep in mind it is a rich country with most people owning their own villas so yeah a “basic” place is not a thing there or if it was it would be kinda expensive to a western standard (or a poor local standard😅). You get either gold or whatever is below bronze idk, BUT again there are good places to find it’s not mission impossible, it’s just that the REALLY REALLY GOOD ones are super expensive in a foreigner standard, a basic apartment rent in Kuwait could give you a luxurious apartment in the U.K for example.

[@CatSharkie]

The “windows” only spark my curiosity about the building floor plan because my brain can’t transform this arrangement into any apartment/dorm I have ever encountered.

[@SansaCooks]

Imagine an interior cruise ship room that has a porthole out to the hallway. That's what I picture.

[@CatSharkie]

@@SansaCooks Perhaps. My guess is that this may have been a larger community building that has been further re-subdivided a number of times to maximize density.

[@deniseconealfinal9471]

I have lived in apartments that had windows to the comunal building stairs, in that case technically it went to the outside but I preferred it closed since plenty of people walked there

[@SansaCooks]

@@deniseconealfinal9471 interesting! I've only seen that in office buildings.

[@beautiful.monsters]

It might open to a ventilation shaft, which would be "outside but inside" like how Chantal phrased it. I have no idea if that concept is used in buildings there, but it was where my mind went when she showed the window and said that.

[@onebourbononescotch]

I couldn't live like that. Tiny windows that are always covered. I'd go nuts.

[@SansaCooks]

That's a big thing with me too.

[@ceIIardoor]

Yeah I'd have to have windows to the outside

[@candiceyoung8244]

One thing chantal has accomplished is shown me I never want to visit Kuwait ever. Not that I had a big desire before but wow. Nope from me. He he. Thank you for the video sweetie 💕🤗

[@SansaCooks]

I think it would be fun to see the desert but I'd definitely stay in a hotel or Airbnb.

[@aimeefriedman822]

You and I both. Not even a glass of wine to drown my sorrows. I consider this punishment. You know like in the Middle Ages, people made penance by hitting themselves with a strap? All for some stranger that you think is good looking and tall? She should Americanize/Canadianize HIM and improve HIS life.

[@justasub]

I forgot to say thank you for sharing this with us!!! You are so appreciated!!

[@SansaCooks]

My pleasure! I feel like there's so much missing.

[@fishiemittens]

I agree with others; her apartment is fine. It's the fact she talks so much trash about how other people live that is bringing her all the criticism.

[@SansaCooks]

That, and how defensive she is about everything.

[@mantistoboggan2676]

That UK lady freaking about the gas is pretty funny ngl.

[@SansaCooks]

She definitely doesn't mince words.

[@nancyjackson8886]

The way she talked about Salah having his own place and a great job made it sound like she was moving on up. It was paradise. I pretty sure she had no idea about anything and frankly, she does seem a bit disappointed or embarrassed by where they are living. Talk about cutting back to only the bare necessities. It will be interesting how she will feel when she gets back home. I absolutely think her marriage is temporary (mu’tah) so who knows if she will go back to Kuwait after she returns to the comforts of home.

[@SansaCooks]

I find the concept of temporary marriages very interesting. She swears that dating isn't a thing in the region, so how is Tinder okay?

[@SansaCooks]

@@Sarahlee358 I think she dreads all the judgemental comments about the apartment.

[@theclockworkpineapple]

Thank you for the examples of other apartments! It's always interesting to see different types of living spaces.

[@SansaCooks]

My pleasure--I agree! I always scrutinize the housing features when I travel, particularly internationally. We Americans are pretty spoiled when it comes to interiors.

[@bettymeow9764]

Only thing about this apartment that I don't like is it has no windows and that gives me a lot of anxiety. I would feel trapped.

[@Adventurousavacado.]

Same

[@SansaCooks]

Me too... like an interior cabin on a cruise ship.

[@Saintsand_sinners]

Yeah, same here.

[@ItsJustJessOkay]

She's not hiding over 90% of the bedroom. She showed us most of the bed, it's not a queen. That bedroom is tiny. I believe one of them is sleeping on the couch.

[@BoingBB]

Or maybe sleeping elsewhere? This place could be just for Chantal. His computer could be set up there to preserve the idea that he's living there. I didn't see any other evidence of him anywhere.

[@SansaCooks]

She said the bedroom was the biggest space in the apartment and then showed us the top of a pillow. So weird to me.

[@SansaCooks]

Yup... the studio apartment had sooo much stuff. Where did it go?

[@ItsJustJessOkay]

@@BoingBB I also thought this might be the case. In a previous stream where Flop Era keeps asking for Salah to show himself if he's really in the apartment with Chantal, he can be heard walking before a door opens and he says, "Happy now, Flop Era?" I can't remember where Chantal was sitting during this stream, so he may have stepped out of the bedroom to announce himself, or he may have come down the hall from a separate apartment and entered her front door to prove his existence.

[@SansaCooks]

@@ItsJustJessOkay I thought the same thing!!!! I remember that!

[@almo33YO]

Do they share the shower crocs? The lack of natural light makes it feel like a detention center. WHERE IS A CLOSET OR ANY INCH OF STORAGE??

[@SansaCooks]

Ewwww, shower crocs.

[@HeyyyEverybody]

Great video! Thanks for showing some other apartments!

[@SansaCooks]

My pleasure!

[@bettymeow9764]

The toilet in the bathroom/shower is no different to some of the disability and aged care places having the toilet in the shower room. I am in Australia and have worked in aged care and disability places, and many have one room for both the toilet and shower. We just dry the floors and any areas that are wet after the residents have a shower, etc. They are designed this way because it can be more of an open space for assisting people who use wheelchairs or hoists, etc. So, their bathroom they have really is not anything new to the western world.

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you for the clarification! Makes sense in an assisted living scenario for sure.

[@MissTee4me]

In Japan the toilet isn’t in with the shower, but asides from that is a big room with a floor drain. And the toilet is basically just in a closet.

[@pennypay1]

My grandmother stayed at a very nice hotel in Hollywood; her specifically requested bathroom was a wet-room setup like this one. As someone who got around with a wheelchair or a walker, she had a much easier time using the facilities and shower. By contrast, I've stayed in hotels in several Western European cities and they all had the shower stall (or tub with shower attachment) and toilet and sink in the same room like a 'typical' bathroom in the States. Only one had a bidet.

[@MRPandoraHartDR]

@@SansaCooks I'm subscribed to Finnish 'Queen of Clean' Aurikatariina and most of the Finnish apartments she has cleaned have this bathroom set up with the shower just draining into a floor drain. But they also have the washing machine in the bathroom. Whereas having it in the kitchen like it is here in Salah's apartment, is a UK thing. So to is calling the set up where a shower isn't contained by a cubicle a 'wet room' to make it sound posher than it is! LOL. (Edit) Oh and that's the gas set up we use when glamping, so yeah it does look alarming in a home, but as long as the fittings are all correct, it's going to be safe enough.

[@SansaCooks]

@@MRPandoraHartDR Thank you for chiming in!

[@flordeamapolita]

That apartment layout wouldn't be terribly out of place in Mexico with the exception of the washer and dryer. Most of the time washing machine is outside on a patio and there's no dryer. Tanks of gas are commonly use for cooking but hook up to regular gas burner stoves that have been adapted to use it. Trucks go house to house in the ranchos and make delivery of it. Combugas is a pretty popular one

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you for these insights!

[@deniseconealfinal9471]

But usually youd have the tanks gas outside, are u a mexican gorl? Because same we need to talk about this mess lol

[@SansaCooks]

@@deniseconealfinal9471 someone said it's a different kind of fuel, hopefully not as flammable as propane.

[@flordeamapolita]

@@deniseconealfinal9471 I'm a Mexican gorl and I've experienced both inside and outside. Some places can't leave the tanks outside they get stolen. In Gómez Palacio one of the houses had a tiny little room off the kitchen for the tanks because her colonia wasn't very safe Edit* But I've never seen one so close to the open flame. i should have clarified that. Or no protection between the tank a and the cooking area. I'm very concerned about that. That seems very bad especially if the tank leaks. Edit but I think she has a single burner butane stove and not combugas.

[@losiento2]

It’s an efficiency flat with a window that opens onto an air shaft. If only she were honest to begin with people wouldn’t give her such a hard time. But this is Chantal.🙄 so Rule # 1 always applies.

[@SansaCooks]

What's an air shaft--does it open to the outside somehow?

[@losiento2]

@@SansaCooks It’s a vertical shaft down through the center of a high rise apartment building or tight block of buildings meant to allow “fresh”air to “circulate” it’s technically external but surrounded by walls. Imagine the view from the worst room in an efficiency hotel or the back of a hospital. A window that opens onto a close-range view of a wall. One might be able to see sky if one were able to open said window and lean out far enough. Often down below is a “utility courtyard” with the rubbish tip and Bigger building service machines like ac/fans

[@SansaCooks]

@@losiento2 interesting! I've never seen that in real life--thank you!

[@dk237]

I noticed her bed did not have a headboard or a box spring from what I could tell. It seemed to be a single small mattress on the floor, (not to be confused with the trap house floor mattress.) Lol. Those other apartments you showed were wayy nicer imo.

[@brattybrat3101]

There didn't seem to be any female shampoos, etc, and I find all the big heavy metal doors with locks odd

[@SansaCooks]

Locking from the outside was strange to me.

[@jpfly66]

@@SansaCooks These are just old-fashioned types of locks. The lock looks the same on both sides of the door so if you want to lock your bedroom while you are inside it, then you have to use the key on the inside of the door. Then if you want to lock your bedroom while you are gone you use the key on the outside of the door.

[@losiento2]

These types of doors/ locks were common in South Asia and the Middle East when I travelled there

[@Saintsand_sinners]

​@@jpfly66 I don't understand why people think it's so strange, apart from the fact it doesn't have a good finish to it. I live in Ireland and we had locks on all the inside doors, my apartment is only 20 years old, it's no big deal. I also have a wet room but the shower is nowhere near the toilet so it doesn't get wet, also there's a slight incline on the floor to help the water drain away.

[@CHUB.E.WALRUS]

I noticed some dumbbells in the corner in one of the rooms and we know they aren't hers. She's not about the exercising life.

[@BlueIvysAssistant]

The bathroom is disgusting. I can only imagine the amount of black mold behind those walls!

[@SansaCooks]

I just can't imagine FB cleaning and drying it after every shower.

[@Infernalapathy]

Not me shocked to encounter a fellow Welsh person (the lady talking about the gas) in this weird corner of the Internet!

[@outlandishmccandlish3873]

I am unbothered by what she didn't show us in her bedroom. I'm sure if I did a tour of my home I would avoid showing people my dirty laundry basket and the drying rack where I hang my clothes to dry in my bedroom. I don't even care if she misrepresented what her living situation would be when she got to Kuwaiti because she probably went on what Salah told her and how was she to know differently. I have gotten pretty bored of Chantel's content and the reaction channels seem to be making more out of things than necessary because it is so bland and that makes me not even wat to watch the reaction channels either. I think we need a new LOL cow and put this one out to pasture.

[@SansaCooks]

Have you found anyone else I threshing enough yet? Let me know! I'm finding the Kuwait arc pretty boring too.

[@schlomo2771]

Where’s his keyboard though? I don’t believe they live together, I think she stays there alone

[@SansaCooks]

It's under the coffee table, on a shelf.

[@mantistoboggan2676]

The thought of having a toilet in the middle of my shower is beyond disgusting.

[@SansaCooks]

I hear ya.

[@middleofnowhere1313]

I mean what do you do if one of you is showering and the other needs to use the can. AWKWARD

[@SansaCooks]

@@middleofnowhere1313 oof

[@stewybagodonuts817]

@@middleofnowhere1313 and the toilet is all wet after showering. Heebee jeebees. 😂

[@ceIIardoor]

BE-YOND disgusting! Especially if it's a shared bathroom space, which is what it looks like tbh. 🤢

[@amiblueful]

Laundry facilities in the kitchen are common outside North America.

[@SansaCooks]

Yup! Makes sense, given the need for drains and venting.

[@losiento2]

I live in the us and I’ve had several homes where the laundry was in the kitchen.

[@98shon98]

I'm not sure how I ended up watching one of your videos, but it was a very good video. The comparisons included were great. Subbed.

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you! I generally do food videos but I was really curious about the apartment once the tour was put out.

[@skyeblue5669]

Chantal put her washer and dryer in the restroom/Shower.. Kind of DANGEROUS in my opinion.. Now Chantel can Shower and wash clothes at the Same time..

[@pennypay1]

Late here (I discovered your channel just now through my 'recommended', and this video offers the most helpful perspective that I've seen on Kuwaiti ex-pat apartment living!). I find it interesting that, whether dingy like Chantal's or nicer like the teacher's apt, there aren't any wall-mounted pictures or decorations. I've lived in rentals that prohibited hanging of pictures (I chose to do it it anyway, and forfeit my security deposit in order to have a homey atmosphere), but Salah nailed up shelves in the kitchen. Those are still the ugliest tiles I've seen in an apartment, and that horrible window could be covered with a nice fabric. Chantal lived in a largely unfurnished townhouse in Orleans, so she must not care about making things nicer.

[@missindie9204]

No Vagasil in that bathroom. She is definitely NOT being intimate with that dude.

[@SansaCooks]

🤭🤭🤭

[@AJHighDesert]

Thanks for the video! It was done very objectively! By the way… the grout in the bathroom tile would be one of the first things I cleaned, but that’s just my OCD Speaking! ✌🏽

[@SansaCooks]

Same here! All you need is a little vision and TikTok. 😄

[@Airedale2001]

It all just looked dirty to me .

[@livechilllife]

The fact that the table snacks is a tour and itself is hilarious to me. She just can’t help emphasizing food at every turn.

[@SansaCooks]

🤭🤭🤭

[@paltrygeist]

hate that the bedroom is lockable from the OUTSIDE... noooo thanks

[@SansaCooks]

Good point!

[@digitaldreamworks50]

There looks to be NOT one single male bathroom product!!

[@philrose7716]

You would think with such a higher standard of living the apartment would be luxurious.

[@lilacvioletpurple]

Most locals live in villas or waiting for their villas to be ready to live in and not interested or don’t have the “apartment culture” but nowadays I’m seeing many luxurious residential buildings with many facilities being advertised for (the locals or government not interested yet) but private owned residential areas are building more of those but as you can probably guess giving the rich community the rent is expensive for those. Most locals who live in rent either live in a penthouse in one of those luxurious buildings or they rent a flat in another local person owned villa. But yeah the “apartment building culture” definitely needs to be improved.

[@NuttyEllaLovesNutella]

My Kuwaiti friend tells me they're living in government funded flats for refugees (Salah is a Syrian refugee)

[@SansaCooks]

Interesting--are they allowed to bring guests in to live? I just don't understand why she didn't get an Airbnb and make a nice vacation out of it for both of them?

[@NuttyEllaLovesNutella]

@@SansaCooks she's probably only allowed now they're married 🤔 it looks better condition than alot of places..would love to see the outside of it like the entrance lol

[@B-Real-Pshh]

Thank you, always informative!

[@SansaCooks]

My pleasure!

[@isitedible7121]

The only thing that’s tripping me is that open shower. What if I got to poop? Ima just take a wet dump?

[@SansaCooks]

Yup! Unless you're really good about cleaning up after showering. The one I used in Thailand always felt wet, no matter what.

[@pennypay1]

There are few things that feel as gross to me as a 'wet' dump. The foggy bathroom mirror, the dampness in the air, something about it makes me feel unclean. If that makes any sense. I always 'go' before I shower, or wait till the bathroom has reasonably dried after my husband showers. And that's in a bathroom with a 'regular' shower set-up.

[@SansaCooks]

@@pennypay1 I get it. I really dislike showering after someone else, like when you have houseguests.

[@AussieBrit]

Okay. Who keeps ANYTHING with cheese in it unrefrigerated in a box? Who cooks indoors with either Propane OR Butane, NEITHER of which is safe to use INDOORS, particularly in a space with NO WINDOWS? I get that they are probably living within their means (a novelty for Foodles,) but honestly? I'd rather live in a tent, outside, with FRESH air and natural light. I'm not even joking, even though it's not allowed in Kuwait and I would probably be deported. Thanks, Cat for the vid. Cheers! 💖🦘

[@SansaCooks]

The indoor gas tank scares me, to be honest! I barely liked lighting our gas grill out in the yard.

[@AussieBrit]

@@SansaCooks Honestly, it's so very dangerous. I don't know what they're thinking. 🤷‍♀

[@jwoolman5]

About the shower- I doubt that long showers are done in that area of the world. Water conservation is quite serious in a desert climate. So that kind of setup may not get things as damp as people are assuming.

[@SansaCooks]

Great point--I didn't even think of that! I take waaaay too long in the shower.🤭

[@lipstickprincess1]

The front door area?!?!? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Ridiculous!!! The hamsters have better living arrangements!!!

[@SansaCooks]

That wording was definitely strange, considering she has a foyer at the villa. Who knows with her!

[@BlipsNchitz-zq7yo]

Some people are just private about their personal life, just gotta respect that. That’s it.

[@likingraccoons]

The gas in those containers is so called liquefied petroleum gas. It's not as dangerous as so called "regular gas" as in some pipe lines. It's more stable and there's a few safety systems readily installed in the containers, so it's quite impossible to blow up any by just using it the way it's supposed to be used. In order to have an accident with these type of gas containers (an explosion or something similar) there needs to be a large house fire or ammunition that hits and breaks the container.

[@SansaCooks]

Oh good! Thank you for clarifying! When an American sees a tank like that, we assume it's propane.

[@everevelyn1094]

I complain that I only have a shower and no bath tub in the place I rent. But those open bathroom showers would drive me nuts! I understand that’s normal for many people around the world and that’s fine. But I also know I’m less picky than Chantal so it HAS to drive her nuts too. Sometimes you just wanna soak in a tub! And the gas cooker is pretty common here for camping. I’m sure Salah hooked it up so it’s safe, I wouldn’t trust her doing it 😅

[@SansaCooks]

I just can't imagine her cleaning and drying the room with every shower.

[@tara-lee]

Why not just get a regular tablecloth that can be washed and reused instead of constantly throwing away plastic? Who am I kidding? She thought the washer was the dryer.🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@SansaCooks]

Right? Or just don't make a mess?

[@tara-lee]

@@SansaCooks Yeah, or that too. 😂

[@workshop3301]

Well, this reaction video is refreshing. I will subscribe if you keep it this wholesome. Also, shout out to the comment section. Very pertinent observations.

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you for checking out the channel!

[@AussieBrit]

Yay! I'm back! I had a week off from EVERYTHING and it was bliss! Popped in to check out all the stuff I missed and I'll be catching up later tonight! I hope you had a nice break too. Cheers! 💖🦘

[@SansaCooks]

Welcome back!!!

[@AussieBrit]

@@SansaCooks 😊💖

[@Andrea-nom]

I would be super uncomfortable like the teacher said. The insurance in that place must be through the roof!

[@SansaCooks]

I wonder if insurance is a big thing there...

[@kellyb3211]

In the grand scheme of things it’s an okay place to live with the exception of no natural light, could they not put something else in the windows that would at least let light through, like frosted glass, and no counter space in the kitchen, where would you prep stuff? On the living room coffee table?

[@SansaCooks]

Good point! I suppose you could chop stuff up at the coffee table... the kitchen sink is tiny and I found it interesting that she said he did a bunch of the work himself.

[@christinethemommy6094]

It’s a cute apartment and since she refurnished, it’s actually very pretty. Plus, she has a gorgeous view of the sea. She could have a very nice life with her husband if he never made anymore mistakes and she lost a bit of weight and got healthy. Only time will tell, but at least she’s trying to live normally and not all wild like before. I’m sure her husband knows how to install the gas. He’s from there after all.

[@stewybagodonuts817]

The bidet thing withhose on side? Do you stand up. Or sit and reach down and spray? Dont some bidets have the sprayer built in to the toilet bowl? I never used one and dont think i have ever seen one🤷‍♂️🤣

[@AmarilloHomey]

I'm confused too. I thought it sprayed upwards from the toilet. I need an explanation for that hose 🤣

[@SansaCooks]

You stay seated. Sometimes the bidet is a separate thing, next to the toilet.

[@Gambole]

In my family we call the sprayer on a hose a skoosher 😂. A bidet to us would be the separate ceramic, kind of toilet shaped basin with an upward facing tap thing on it.

[@somjasa]

An other reactor took a deep look into how the apartment is designed. Her conclusion was that the bathroom is a shared one. Considering how the walls are situated there is no space for that bathroom in the apartment. The bathroom floor looks very dirty in all the grouts, etc... No toothbrushes, no towels... The "kitchen" is a total hazard.

[@SansaCooks]

Innnnnteresting! That's also an awful lot of toiletries on the rack!

[@somjasa]

@@SansaCooks Yup, there are...

[@ceIIardoor]

I also thought it looked liked a shared bathroom... Gross. Toilet in the shower?!! That would be an absolute no from me.

[@mantistoboggan2676]

I rent a house and use a portable gas stove to cook on because we have an electric stove. I hate cooking on electric stovetop. Most my good cooking I bust out the fire. Its very common in places like Japan, I know.

[@SansaCooks]

Good point! Gas definitely gets hotter!

[@BoingBB]

I have a stove but never use it, apart from the ceramic hob. I bought a halogen oven instead and I love it. My stove is now just a convenient place to store saucepans, etc.

[@sherristeinbach7250]

She kept putting off apt reveal wanted to buy more stuff for apt..Month of Dec is up highest paid month on KZbin..Her views are way down on her main income channel while trying to run her secondary channel the couples channel that views haven't taken off like FB wants them to since shes actually in Kawait with Salad seems to be using religion as a theatrical arc moment.

[@SansaCooks]

Good point! There are little things lying around like the shower kit.

[@starbag6345]

Whew child!!! The ghetto, the ghetto… in the words of Nene Leakes

[@skyeblue5669]

I 100% believe that Salah DOESN'T live with Chantel.. You can tell Salah gets GROSSED out with Chantel.. So I REALLY DON'T believe he's SLEEPING or having $ex with her..

[@SansaCooks]

Their dynamic is... interesting. Did you see, he pinches her cheek the same way he did with the children?

[@skyeblue5669]

@@SansaCooks .. not to mention Salah likes to rub Chantels head . Just like rubbing a dogs head and saying "Good Boy"..🐶

[@kati-ana]

Her standard of living sure decreased for having two incomes. I guess as his own boss his 'business' isn't doing as well as she'd like us to believe. Seems a teacher lives better than a business owner and a KZbin "STAR". Huh, who knew. She. probably didn't want us to see the twin beds.

[@SansaCooks]

I wonder about the bed situation too.

[@Adventurousavacado.]

Even the way she says croissant is annoying 😂

[@BoingBB]

Same with 'bidet'. They are both French words and the emphasis should be on the first syllable, not the last. So many people get it wrong.

[@gardengorl]

Why would the lock be on the outside of the door and ever need to be locked tho?

[@SansaCooks]

People are saying it seems like a refurbished space... maybe subdivided.

[@madelynhernandez7453]

Just FYI a lot of third world countries use the same gas set up. Rarely has anyone ever died. That happens more in the states

[@SansaCooks]

Good to know, thank you! The labels on propane where I am are so dramatic, I have aways been scared to connect one to our grill.

[@teebellerina8783]

What is a “front door area” as opposed to “the front door”? It’s gives the impression that it’s a self contained flat inside a house or a shared situation. Those who live in a purpose built flat do not call their front door a front door area. It’s the front door.

[@SansaCooks]

Interesting thought!

[@sarahss2483]

To be fair those apartments are super super cheap like max a 1000 usd a month! which is below average. Let me know if you wish to see a tour for an average apartment!

[@SansaCooks]

Yes, please! Drop any links into the comments--it's so strange that she's taken this long to show us around.

[@raaaaaaarr]

Did you mean 100 USD? I can't believe this would be more expensive than an apartment in Alabama or Louisiana or other states

[@allmine853]

Shes essentially living in a closet. I guess they lied to each other

[@santiagocalatrava6488]

Gas stove + tube are common in every Asia households, even in middle to high end apartment . In high end apartment usually has 2 kitchen, dry n wet . Electric for dry kitchen stove n gas tube for wet kitchen stove ( usually maid who cook here ) because many of Asian food will taste good only if you use gas tube since it can create more massive heat . Surprise for you dear westerners, most people here think gas from.pipe is more dangerous . But i love how westerners habit to give opinion base on their limited knowledge is still exist lol

[@SansaCooks]

Thank you so much for commenting--I agree, we all have different backgrounds and ideas about what is "normal." For example, where I live, you can buy propane tanks at hardware stores or 7-11. They are always kept outside, in locked metal cages, with big signs warning you to not bring gas tanks indoors. I think Americans are taught that they are highly flammable and dangerous.

[@svamberiv7999]

I don't know if I should laugh or cry.😂 🤔 😓 This must be a horrible culture shock for her. She has surrendered her life, independence and lifestyle for WHAT? Do you think she is running towards an "Extraction from Kuwait " arc? Wouldn't that be dramatic!

[@SansaCooks]

I can't imagine how much else she's hiding from the audience.

[@BoingBB]

It will be interesting to see if she will be as keen to return to Kuwait as she says she is. Once back home I wouldn't be at all surprised if she found some excuse not to go back.

[@svamberiv7999]

@@BoingBB exactly what I expect will happen

[@malamaurer4043]

I think that the snacks were part of Chantal's house tour.

[@malamaurer4043]

Oh my goodness! I would have written so much more. I didn't think that you read comments from so long ago. ❤️🤗❤️ I love your no drama...extremely logical approach to Foodie's videos. And it's because of your channel I have tried yellow dragon fruit which is so much sweeter than pink and sweet apples. (What an unusual custard type fruit that is) I have also started to read more about life in Kuwait. It really is the port to other countries because there isn't really much going on there which I was really surprised to read about. Tourism isn't a thing. Work and religion are everything. I also found out teachers get paid a lot over there and they don't need to be certified. Probably because religion is education. It's fascinating to read about Kuwait, but in terms of Chantal... it's not the healthiest country for her to be in. Too much inside time. I was listening to another interviewer and the person they were interviewing said it's a very simple life here. There aren't too many choices so you really need to know who are as a person to make a life here. People and people's homes become your social life. It's a very socially and religiously interconnected/intertwined country. Another person said that they were good in Kuwait for three days and they needed to get out because there was really nothing for him to do there. It was also extremely heart breaking to read that pets are not considered to be a part of the family in Kuwait. My understanding is that people don't need to take care of their pets....vets are optional. It's extremely heartbreaking to hear about what they do to their dogs when they don't want them any more. It made me hug my dog even more. Why have a pet if they can't love it with their whole soul? I don't understand it. Anyway your channel is very education. It made me want to want to understand real life Kuwait even more. I hope you have a great day and weekend ahead and keep doing what you are doing. You are amazing at it ❤️🤗❤️

[@renferal5290]

And she claimed he had a nice house, great job, etc.

[@mysassybear]

Looks like we both had the same curiosities

[@SansaCooks]

Her explanations almost always leave me with more questions.

[@JoyceDawn100]

Chantal 'bullied while making fun of' FFG living in Motel 6 (& yes, that was a Motel 6 set-up for FFG: FROM THE LIVES OF FFG). HOWEVER, making fun of someone's home is low. I DO believe that FFG is quite smart about her savings AND I also believe that FFG WORKS for a better life. I do not follow FFG (I used to!). Between the choice of Chantal & FFG: I shall ALWAYS believe that FFG is wise. AND SHE ALWAYS REACHES OUT TO HER SUBSCRIBERS WHO COME TO HER! I don't follow her any longer & that is my choice.

[@likingraccoons]

Chantal said they have a huge TV in the bedroom. It looked kind of tiny to me.. not that it matters, but why lie? Always the lies...it's weird.

[@missanthrope5433]

From my own research, I’ve found out that Salah being from Syria (even tho Chantal lies about this bc it’s VERY clear from his 2011 FB that his ‘Home’ is Dara Syria) it means he IS A REFUGEE. That status can NEVER unfortunately change. Therefore the ONLY living option to him is refugee housing. If u look into this, the Kuwaiti’s will NOT even live NEAR refugees. I don’t agree with it & think it unfair however it’s just the REALITY of how these ppl r treated in Kuwait. And yes, I did extensive research. So it makes sense 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@SansaCooks]

That's very interesting, thank you! As a tourist, could Chantal not rent a 3-month Airbnb? I really wish she would clarify all this.

[@NikkiP11111]

I've been watching Amy Rebecca's videos since foodie moved there. The night she went to an illegal party soundeed scary!

[@SansaCooks]

That story was craaaaaaaazy!

[@mindyourownbusinessplease1120]

The place is pretty clean and those burners cook very well.

[@SansaCooks]

I agree, gas burners cook great. In the States, we don't have indoor gas tanks like this. Ours are outdoor propane tanks.

[@daintybeigli]

There would be much less commentary on her living conditions if she hadn’t consistently gone after those of reactors for the past few years. You reap what you sow.

[@SansaCooks]

I think the 2-month delay in showing her apartment contributed as well...

[@beybslifeintheus494]

Great job my friend

[@nowhiterefrigerators4267]

Where is Foodie’s toothbrush? Does she ever brush her teeth? I can’t wrap my head around it. I have so many questions lol.

[@SansaCooks]

Oooooh... good observation!

[@jenn8459]

She's hiding the beds 🛌 🛌 in the bedroom. No way they're sharing a bed.

[@SansaCooks]

I'm leaning toward that too.

[@almo33YO]

Apparently the air fryer didn’t make it?

[@SansaCooks]

I think it's there somewhere.

[@jmm.654]

I think it’s at Salah’s place. His keyboard too

[@BoingBB]

@@jmm.654 His keyboard was there on a lower shelf.

[@Iflie]

Mteah nothing personal on that side of the bedroom except the twin bed, I mean she showed one corner of the bed trying to convince us it's a double, haha What strikes me is how it doesn't look like anyone just moved in there. It doesn't have that "just moved" look, everything looks like someone has lived there for years except the couch maybe. So many bathroom bottles, half finished soap, the spices. Dunno, just looks different to me.