How to Hitchhike Across America: Thumbs Up Season 1 (Part 1/5)

The trip begins: David Choe hitchhikes his way across these United States by (other people's) trains, cars, and boats.
Hosted by David Choe | Originally released in 2010 at vice.com
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[@droppedspaghetti8005]

He's like that uncle that your mom doesn't want you hanging around with because he's "a bad influence".

[@dwarfsview]

Everyone in your life teaches you how to get through life, only some teach you how to live

[@weirdpeopleonearth69]

@@dwarfsview bruh

[@dwarfsview]

@@weirdpeopleonearth69 my man it's a hard life lesson but it's true, find someone in your life that's content with your life your left nothing in the end so make it

[@california7926]

Taig O'Grady where’s the Xanax and percs

[@dmb8690]

@@california7926 where are they indeed

[@janetscofield7740]

I am now disabled and in a nursing home. Back in the day, 1970's, it was perfectly normal to hitchhike. We never jumped trains just stuck out our thumb and went. Usually had about 2 bucks in our pocket. I lived out in the country. All I had to do is walk to the paved road and I was on my way. Sometimes it was just to get to town, sometimes it was to see America. That is how I saw the Grand Canyon. We traveled the whole western USA. We thought it was a blast, met amazing people, they fed us, kept us in smokes, gave us a place to crash and were all around great company, really good, open hearted people wherever we went. The further south you went the more open and friendly the were. As a very pretty teenaged girl I was frequently asked if I wanted to have sex. The answer no way never a problem and always respected. Road with a little of truckers, they really took good care of us, even finding us rides when they hit the end of their run. They were always just happy for the company. A really great bunch of guys, a lot of family men. Even though we were all having fun they would seriously try to talk us into going home and to stop hitching. Rode with a lot of average Joes, and some Janes. We went camping with some who were on vacation. We had people offer to drive us home to Oklahoma even though it was several states out of their way. Most people we met were very concerned for our welfare. I thank God for a Mother who prayed for me every day. We spent our summers this way. Then we grew up a little and got on with the business of life. Found out about Ted Bundy, the serial killer of young women. He was operating in the states we were hitching in the same time we were there. My school pictures of the time looked just like every one of his victims. Then heard about the truck driver that had a torture chamber in the sleeper of his truck. He picked up young hitchhikers and chained them up in there. He would keep them as a sex slave until he murdered them and dumped their bodies and got a new one. His time line matched where we were a couple of times. Some of girls he admitted to killing bodies were never found. Probably Jane Does buried in some podunk county that could never identify them. I gave my kids a pretty free reign. The stipulation was I had to know where they were and who they were with. If plans changed just call and let me know. If you were going to be more than 5 min late just call me. If you couldn't get home call me, I will come get you no questions asked. When cell phones first came out, the big ones that you carried in a bag, both my teenagers had one. Out of my own 3 and their various friends that lived with us I only had one night of not knowing where my daughter was and she called at 5AM for me to come get her. I knew who she was with by where she was. She admitted years later that I had been right, she was drunk and passed out at their home. My son always told his friends that lived with us "just call, it isn't worth her having the police, the sheriff and the National Guard out doing a house to house search for you". Nothing bad ever happened to any of them, although they came home kind of drunk I never said anything. They came home or I knew whose house they were at. They knew I would check with the parents. I never let them know about my adventures and I thank God I was still around the have them and raise them, not in a grave with Jane Doe on it.

[@MrPrius-fy1sc]

thanks janet for your story

[@jbelli1296]

I wish I lived in the 70s lots of weed and fun time

[@miniruck]

Love this story. Thanks for sharing Janet : )

[@yaboi6006]

Thank you for sharing your story

[@divyanshchalgotra2681]

You had a nice childhood

[@Dyll87]

Love revisiting this masterpiece even after 12 years. Total legends.

[@stagger9660]

"i almost only got raped twice" "hopefully that wont happen again"

[@fdhadi]

he said ( *I only almost got raped* ) NOT ( *I almost only got raped* )

[@bloblablah7409]

A male saying "I almost only got raped twice" You hear that #meetoo movement? You hear that Gillette? You hear that Hollywood? Fuck toxic modern-day feminism.

[@kalanyou3275]

Rape threats work!

[@touchofgrey5762]

You watched the video too!!?????

[@AcidBoy1805]

@@ipissed you're a migrant

[@SuperCutiepie1012]

The experienced train hopper seems really chill

[@djvalkyrie007]

the stuff was too dank.

[@merrittpalmer4349]

for sure

[@kloudnine2832]

Lets all do it, I am planning a trip to Maine...close to the Canada Border!!

[@bentalkz7507]

lol so the hippie is a comi ?

[@slugcereal8647]

train hopping is a lot of squatting in a bush for extensive periods and getting various types of weird bug bites that'll do some wack shit too you or weird stds.

[@alisajacobs2015]

I hitched across the USA and I'm a 110 lb girl. California to Maine on a budget I saved up working for minimum wage as a cashier. People scolded me constantly and thought I was insane, but I never ran into a situation I couldn't handle. I am much more afraid of dying having never lived than I am of dying young. I miss sleeping under the stars. I can't wait to get back out there again.

[@new06enc]

Humble brag

[@germantennesseean8438]

Oh Im glad you are safe. Im not concerned about dying doing this - more to get raped

[@jayageertsen619]

David chow

[@alien_invation371]

Live bro u only got this one life live it till u drop dead lol🤞🏻

[@alien_invation371]

Sounds awesome I’m also a small girl, I wanna try this when I turn 18 and establish a small group of cool friends

[@illsuive]

If you're gonna do this keep $20 bucks in your shoe for emergencies, bring a screw driver or a knife, a life straw is also a cheap and worthy investment, beans and rice are cheap and filling as is bread. Bring some clean socks and something weatherproof. Remember, it's all about the journey. Don't be stupid and eat wild edibles and get poisoned. Safe Travels

[@toxicDeFish]

Illusive. question: why wouldn't you just bring a real knife?

[@skypeon1]

classifies as a gun, a screwdriver is a screwdriver

[@practicalintuition4030]

Dude, shut the fuck up.

[@him1648]

Thats cheating

[@matts5247]

De Ficc io because what is scarier? A guy pulling a knife or a dirty bum hopping out of a Bush with his pupils covering his entire eyes, covered in his own feces but reeking of vomit, urine and that bearded crazy is yelling at you in unintelligible slurs wielding....a fucking screwdriver

[@mcdonaldsquandaviousjunior1049]

We need to respect the camer man who just Traveled with them

[@teethgrinder83]

I know, that producer/cameraman got none of the glory and all the hardship lol

[@janmunske6240]

Jacinto is the man

[@chimbyyy]

I come back to watch this atleast once a year, and man have times changed. I admire this piece of art mostly because the life lessons learned just watching, are worth a lifetime. It may sound cliché but it will make sense one day.

[@lukascarver3469]

always my go-to when i have nothing else to do, it never gets old

[@alanc7772]

So do I! This is probably my favorite series on YT!

[@juarasatulombaindie2anseja97]

Isaac

[@freelancefreespirit5997]

Bums are dying. Be careful. Watch out for snakes.

[@walkingmonument]

Mst3k reference??!!

[@giznot]

Sage advice from the shaman of Burger Den

[@garyhost1830]

4:32 read it as he said it

[@clus1692]

And stuff

[@hankh.6058]

greatest quote. its like a second chance at life

[@Oblivisci........]

I’m 35 now. When I was in my early 20s I dropped out of college and hitch hiked/ hopped around North America. Started in Denver, hit the west coast in Arcata CA, went north to Vancouver, switched and headed south alllll the way to La Paz, Baja, Mexico, went back up north across the border, through the 4 corners, and finally back home to Denver. Truly one of my greatest experiences in life. To anyone reading this and struggling: I hope the best for you! If it’s no longer fun and games and partying: it’s time to get (mostly) clean and settle down. Much love! ❤️

[@arknark]

Rock on brother (or sister)

[@foaloal]

Just watched this guy on the Joe Rogan podcast today, didn't realize I'd already seen him in this series because he looks so different now. Makes a ton of sense though

[@bigbirdloc8819]

Lol yea I noticed him but not really. Like I just said to myself “I knew an Asian dude who drifted” lol and it was him.

[@user-te9wu4kw3x]

@@bigbirdloc8819 bro why are you so racist

[@user-te9wu4kw3x]

@@bigbirdloc8819 it does not matter that he is asian

[@bigbirdloc8819]

@@user-te9wu4kw3x I didn’t say anything racist your dumb lmao.

[@nedtheproducer5777]

david choe is literally the luckiest man ever. every time he goes to a casino in this series he wins hundreds/thousands, and he once did some art for the first facebook headquarters and asked for stock in facebook instead of payment, and he is now a millionaire.

[@unbekannter6443]

wym stock in facebook

[@andrer7075]

Unbekannter he bought a part of the company

[@gregv8690]

Unbekannter You’ve never heard of stocks??

[@gregv8690]

Unbekannter 🤡

[@teun7923]

@@unbekannter6443 He got some of them Stonks

[@hisanchowdhury5271]

WHAT ABOUT THE CAMERA MAN LOL

[@clort123]

Ssshhhh it's vice, they don't have camera guys, they hold the cameras up by sheer cool

[@abuba6boo6]

I wanna contact vice any clue how

[@toddjamison4308]

THANK U!!!!!

[@toddjamison4308]

@@abuba6boo6 www.vice.com

[@losangeleslakers1650]

It was Dave's older brother.

[@dwen8746]

This video just screams 2012... i dont know what it is but the camera has that nostalgic feel to it. And the way he narrates without that fake-ass youtuber voice everyone has now today. This is definitely a monument in youtube history.

[@LachlanPhil]

I think it was filmed in the early 2000s

[@ninjaempire9093]

YEAh this is 2004

[@pbyt3869]

@@ninjaempire9093 No this is 2007

[@anthonywandowicz8084]

Your all dumb. This is after Katrina 2006. So it's 2008

[@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe]

This is Vice, obviously it’s not going to have the fake KZbinr voice. Vice is not even primarily a KZbin channel. KZbinrs in 2012 definitely used fake KZbinr voices, it was just a little different.

[@isuckatbass2552]

This gives me so much nostalgia growing up in the early 2000s i love watching this when times are rough it juat brings me back and makes me happy

[@foxsden12]

dude me too

[@RoseBuergermeier]

Same here

[@jonedbob8851]

Hitchhiking is all about getting drunk in the woods and not getting murdered by tweakers.

[@justinlalugski2083]

People: You can't film yourself hopping trains, breaking into abandoned buildings, and spray painting shit and post it online.. Vice 2010: Hold my Beer

[@Psychology_529]

They probably (or hopefully) signed some legal immunity documentation to protect themselves from lawsuits post publishing

[@SHAZ_ILLYORK]

And busting guns

[@rolux4853]

@@Psychology_529 how would you get something like this? And why would the government even hand such a document out? If people could get free passes on crimes just documentary reasons, where would you draw the line? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against such a thing, but again at which crime do you draw the line and who gets to decide such things?

[@Psychology_529]

@@rolux4853 Those are great questions and ones I do not have definitive answers for. My previous comment was referring and questioning whether or not the show directors obtained some form of 'legal documentation'. Perhaps the skits may have been 'stunts' or 'planned' scenes so the producers knew what to expect, informed the relevant institutions/initial investors and thus avoided legal action. Whether or not they did this, I have no idea but I appreciate the time and effort the entire crew put into this series - it's very entertaining!

[@resmur8095]

@@rolux4853 vice probably contacted the train operator and already has an agreement between them, I mean they're bringing a literal professional cameramen with them and not just recording on their iphone

[@liamgloryosyoung3601]

DON'T LET THIS BEAUTIFUL SUB-CULTURE DIE OUT. PLEASE!!!

[@pianoaround]

agreed! Its an incredible experience and lifestyle. despite all the negative things about it.

[@cacophonyeffects2823]

Hope it does so I’ll see less people

[@guccicody3647]

It will, and rightfully so. It really is incredibly stupid to put yourself at the whims of a stranger especially nowadays..

[@rosettastone785]

me and my buddy are going when I turn 18

[@Issohaj]

@@rosettastone785 Same bruv

[@mikesunny6560]

Why would you destroy the little house that gave u and others shelter?

[@vacomments]

Mike Sunny because theyre cool? Because they are just amazing? Sigh

[@djantiwar]

because satan!!

[@MrMrsregor]

that is what *shitbags* do

[@Dicknballz52]

Who gives a shit about a hobo shack lol, get a fucking job.

[@JohnKrankota]

Take only pictures, leave only footprints

[@dazingdramamine7438]

I had a friend who hitchhiked from Wisconsin to Louisiana and back twice, he spent some time in jail on his way down the second time and everyone thought he was dead. He then hitchhiked from Wisconsin to west Virginia almost freezing to death in the process but he met his wife out there and had a kid it's admirable but he still doesn't recommend it.

[@big3ye378]

Vice used to be way better than it is now

[@mrpoop608]

Big 3ye it's gotten worse

[@oppressedindividual5615]

VG GB true

[@nodisrespect9052]

Yeup I used to watch this shit all the time. Yet occasionally I'll come back to see the good videos.

[@chrisrose4769]

2 years later and it's still relevant

[@touchofgrey5762]

Go fuck yourself

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

Too cool man. Meeting random strangers, riding boxcars, gun carrying, graffiti spraying and gambling too. Adventure American style...

[@CLOVERCITYY15]

Ya till u get s job n grow the fuck up

[@Stampey2]

Bridget May apparently you don't know shit about American history.

[@JustSomeLint]

@@bridgetmay8452 what's the difference?

[@nutty232]

Jonathan B all done with a touch of Asia

[@Runner8617]

When I was a child, I grew up next to railroad tracks and always day dreamed about train hopping and traveling to distant places all by myself.

[@jahmalonbethel1307]

You could do it right now there nothing stopping yiu.

[@liamcohen1358]

Jahmalon Bethel probably a lot to stop him

[@electronbeing5473]

....so did you?

[@Igor-fc6ed]

This is how you enjoy life. try it before you get old.

[@paulmares9815]

This does not look enjoyable to me at all though

[@TheFlexorcist]

Be careful of sketchy people that hang around the tracks though

[@bullracing1]

Better doing something I love ffs.

[@alien_invation371]

Wen I turn 18 I’m going for it

[@thatonellamawhoissoobsesse8138]

@@alien_invation371 when you turn 18, the police won't take you home, they'll jail/fine you :l

[@tipsycat27]

I came over from England to hitchhike America by myself for 3 months. Being a 22 year old girl, everyone thought I was crazy. I've done it all across Europe and America has to be the safest country I've experienced. Then again, I was focusing on the Western half and avoiding cities and large towns. I was living out of a tent and rationed food, and it was incredible. Americans are lucky to have everything in one country- more should take to travelling by thumb.

[@natpound77]

How long ago did you do this? I'm from England too and would like to hitchhike America. Do you think it would be too difficult for a lad?

[@tipsycat27]

i got back 2 months ago. You should- but only if you're ready for it. There's a very good chance of danger but it should be easier if you're a guy.

[@dirtyypantaloons57]

trequartista I did it once, I got mugged for all my food. So if you do go bring a bud

[@liamgloryosyoung3601]

trequartista I wanna hitchhike, I know it's probably a lot different from how it is portrayed in movies and books but I still admire that sub-culture. my goal though is to hitchhike russia (sibiria) I really would like to try that once.

[@liamgloryosyoung3601]

how often do u hitchhike? any good tips or space for a group

[@NickWright]

Dude sleeps in a nice bed with a hat on lol

[@justkeepitoriginal]

How to hitchhike in America. 1.) dress nice 2.) don't act weird 3.) carry a camera and record everything (Craigslist Joe) Goodluck!

[@nbd88811]

justkeepitoriginal ok but carrying around an expensive camera is gonna get you mugged

[@silverlgt9038]

@Jaime AlonzoUnited states of America... Or America for short

[@silverlgt9038]

@Jaime Alonzo North America and South America are continents dummy, You can call USA America for short.

[@obscured9414]

@Jaime Alonzo r u not educated ? Since when does America only get called USA? It's also America . Where the hell r u from ..,?

[@silverlgt9038]

@Jaime Alonzo Ok fucking yoda, I just asked my history teacher if the USA can be referred to as America. And guess what? You sure can.

[@backpack1975]

I spent two years hitchiking around america when I was 18-19. beware, better be ready to eat out of dumpsters, fight off crackhead hobos, and dodge cops, other than that it was awesome......

[@ShammyLadoo]

how was it?

[@jimmypage1969]

Simple option is to take some money with you

[@practicalintuition4030]

What the fuck, that doesn't sound awesome at all.

[@JosephDeLosSantos-t3m]

Pizza Parade it is if you’re a daredevil

[@slugcereal8647]

me an my friend ethan hopped trains everywhere for a couple years doing graffiti in train yards and other cities. some fool tried to steal my bike from me while i was riding it one time. fosholy gnarly shit. sleeping in ditchs and squatting in bushes for days. had some gnarly times though, and id say it was worth it 100%

[@doubletrouble5026]

This is when Vice peaked

[@Reptillianone]

in 2006 a friend and I hitchhiked from New Jersey (I-78) to LA. The experience you get from hitchhiking is embodied in this show - you meet tons of good and interesting people. And yes, you hitchhike just like that. You should give it a try.

[@chrisli3295]

back when vice was savage

[@adamxcix1620]

*Spray paints private property* "Christ is a big part of my life"

[@alien_invation371]

Adam Diaz LMFAO

[@Terbyn]

Jesus didn't care about private property.

[@noname-by3qz]

Diaz ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@liamcohen1358]

Better then fighting a cop in Korea ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@SwingingPythons]

Private parts on private property

[@jonbbaca5580]

One of the cooler Vice series I've ever seen. Well done boys. I'd love to meet the mother who let their son ride rails across the country with their crazy uncle. And then broadcast it to the whole world haha!

[@TomSmith-dp9zb]

crazy how vice used to put out documentaries like this, now they just make documentaries to convince aging hipsters that venezuela is bad or whatever.

[@neonblack211]

Jesus christ... immediately after hearing his jokes about sexual abuse and the grunge scene I know this is going to be intense.... instantly hooked.. he's a sick graff artist too

[@centralcal6604]

dude seems like a funny guy but I wouldn't trust him at all

[@nickadz5490]

Ikr

[@R3VO7UTION]

its the funny ones you gotta watch 00

[@cacervantes68]

@Cody Sagget dudes worth 330 million

[@katerinenunez9021]

Cody Sagget whats his name?

[@LeGoat_23]

Katerine Nunez David choe

[@KennyMcCormick99]

This is about the close and best as you can get to getting out exploring and living your life as an adventure! It makes it even cooler because he chooses to be poor during his trip but he's worth about 200 million dollars! 👍THUMBS-UP!👍

[@midgetarmy1921]

dude you will not believe this, i found that car while freight hopping it was crazy

[@aia1331]

are you still hitch hiking and riding trains?

[@tnixx10]

Midget Army which one!?

[@solomontheadventurer6709]

Watching this makes me want to hitchhike...I'll see you guys in a year and see if I do it. David Choe, The Hero.

[@plantmanstudios]

Same here. I'm very tempted to hitch hike across the USA. I've hitch hiked twice in my life.

[@oldironsides4107]

It will be a lot different without a suit and camera crew.

[@beerpigs9764]

So did u do it?

[@allyrichards9207]

💀

[@Brain_cellulose]

The year id done boy did u hitchhike

[@liftedlegend710]

I love revisiting this this shit need to be in theaters I miss the old late 90s to 2010 Vice vibes Chicago looks just like a character you'd see in a journey like this

[@mikeyk1280]

Don't destroy, someone could use the shelter. come on guys.

[@buttmuncher8024]

ok boomer

[@pipn9090]

ok boomer

[@nutty232]

Ok boomer

[@alcapoontangmooseinthepoos2310]

Ok boomer

[@MrKane101111]

Also got pissed off. Dumb thing to do.

[@echaggen]

I wanna do this so fucking bad.

[@ModestCasanovaa]

lets go man

[@Josesandersjourneys]

Im a experienced hitchhiker I dont train hop I do travel with a dog

[@Josesandersjourneys]

Im heading west next week

[@ModestCasanovaa]

someone meet me in ky

[@ModestCasanovaa]

please, i'm ready to go, and can provide great music

[@ABBas94677]

David choe is now worth 300 million let that sink in.

[@issacf4416]

It doesn’t matter what he’s worth.. he still jumped the train and took the journey.

[@antonnig4288]

After four months, today I decided to talk to my crush and long story short I got rejected. All I felt like doing was watching this again.

[@frysco5927]

Hope ur doing better now bro

[@nywherebuthere]

The only vice series I can actually sit and watch

[@karenboswell8617]

I hitched (alone) 7,000 miles in the US five years ago, and I hitched 2200 miles last year (2013). I am 68 and a woman. It was GREAT fun, but it's also a lot of work (constant vigilance).

[@joemiller947]

What was the route?

[@xxsupersaiyansuttonxx3634]

Actually the railroad was built by the chinese and irish, most railroads didnt use slaves or freed blacks because they cost to much. The Irish and Chinese just so happen to be flooding the country at the time and would work for cheaper then anyone. My family moved here from dublin and i had family that worked on the railroads....the Irish and Chinese were not treated well needless to say.

[@jayw729]

Yeah watch the tv show Hell on Wheels. Awesome show. Some slave but mostly Irish and the poor from NY

[@xxsupersaiyansuttonxx3634]

Jay W fucking great show, of n my top ten tv shows ever probably. Anson Mount is such an underrated actor.

[@tai5370]

And they deported a lot of Chinese people cuz Americans were racist against them smh

[@paullayfield]

Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, wait not them or them

[@oblivionzzzmike]

Wow..It’s been 7 years till these were posted on KZbin already! And 13 years from the original production

[@rsohlich1]

Damn I could tell this was around 2006/2007. My prime

[@TheBudgeteers]

You guys fucking rock!!! we just hitchhiked across south east Asia, couch-surfing and doing whatever we could to save cash! Check it out it was a blast! The Budgeteers!!!!

[@goldenpooper4326]

You think it would be safe now to hitchhike in asia? (obviously not during covid but after)

[@SpaceThieff]

@@goldenpooper4326 I think it could probably be safe bring a friend, or if you wanna go alone you might get robbed by a group of kids so be armed with a blade, because they don’t care over there. Keep to yourself don’t trust anyone you meet, because if they see a American white dude there gonna know you don’t know anything that goes on there. Good luck keep safe.

[@vladislavno]

@@goldenpooper4326 there is no after

[@joeflood9687]

one of the best internet road trip documentaries of all time. possibly the best

[@stevend481]

Anyone here from Joe Rogan??

[@electronbeing5473]

Yeah he seemed more cool there

[@mv3380]

Yup

[@colbygill533]

Lol this is 14 years ago

[@xenochrist5301]

Well he is bipolar

[@moretrash4you]

Me

[@iantotheh]

If you like this series I highly recommend the documentary American Nomads which can also be found on YT. I never binge watch anything but I watched this entire series! Best thing I've found on YT in years. What took me so long? I feel like this first season represents the last years of the late 80s to the 2000s America. A simpler time, people were laid back, weren't glued to their phones, generally open and adventurous, and everything felt possible. Halcyon days.

[@grapeape2381]

Are you talking about Richard Grant’s? Or Freeload: America’s train riding nomads?

[@FloydofOz]

I just watched David Choe in lion form on Joe Rogan. It took me a few minutes to remember where I’d seen him before. This was one of my favorite series from the golden age of Vice. He’s a bold dude.

[@giovannidelucci4551]

I actually did this for the last two years. Got off the road 4 days ago and this series is gonna be so interesting.

[@spiderman5187]

Harry & Choe national treasures

[@MickeyPet]

5:38 Why destroy a house that was good enough to shelter you, but then damaging it on purpose so it would not be able to shelter someone else well? The true American way of doing things, eh? Selfish

[@jellybelly5504]

Mickey Pet thought the same thing they were out doors and that little shack gave them cover, why destroy it?

[@Dookiemunche]

Mickey Pet Because fuck you that's why

[@MrCpolzin]

Karma will fuck you with that attitude Mr mosby.Good luck with that.

[@Dookiemunche]

MrCpolzin I hope so

[@glossygloss472]

Shut your goofy Canadian ass up.

[@OfflineEz]

“There’s no money people do the job they where meant for” Me: isn’t that communism

[@durransalah6928]

They were meant for as in want to do rather than need

[@obscured9414]

Lollll

[@patrickburke8644]

Star Trek isn't communist but the societies are post-scarcity so people aren't enslaved by menial labor for the sake of ensuring reasonable living standards. There is still private property but technology has progressed enough for universally sufficient living conditions.

[@fionnagrant6636]

So do have a problem with the things the guy actually said about his fantasy of a Star Trek Utopia? Or do just have a problem because you associate those two things with the word communist?

[@DirtBikes_MathGarden]

Fionna McCormick who said he has a problem with it at all?

[@wordless1617]

Bruh the camera mans dedication he went all this way just to record and never say a word. respect ✊🏿

[@Blue-gl7hw]

I'm sure this is fun as a multimillionaire but not so much as an average joe.

[@macspartan2371]

you dont need to be rich to do this.

[@macspartan2371]

its not about the money. it is a lifestyle.

[@gregpphoto]

Hahah dude, Im as broke as they come and I love hitchhiking! I sleep under bridges, in the woods, wherever I can safely lay my head.

[@Blue-gl7hw]

Yeah, of course anybody could do this shit but Choe has a huge safety net if something goes wrong. I know he kind of did this sort of thing when he was younger so maybe, i just don't have the patience to deal with the bullshit that could come when hitchhiking.

[@malinko35]

Greg Petliski you sound fucking homeless

[@jesusantonioochoa4950]

Can’t believe this was 10 years ago and now he’s on Beef. Love this guys story

[@tobij.9667]

That whole “excuse not to pick someone up rant” was hilarious because he just started and ended an argument entirely on his own😂😂

[@njack3331]

how do they keep their camera charged

[@nev12345678910]

Alex laird solar charger

[@kallie9229]

Money. He’s worth like 100 million. They’re probably just tossing the batteries out the train car.

[@backtoback2800]

@@kallie9229 but this was filmed in 2006 or 2007 he wasnt that rich yet

[@elementel2699]

It's really not that hard to find an outlet in the USA.

[@bobsnob3073]

The non meme answer is he has a studio production camera (by mid 2000s standards) the batteries generally had long life times (up to several days on some of them) if he brought atleast 2 spare batteries then he was set for well over a week of continuous filming.

[@darkpinkstars3655]

“I used to love god but now I’m a gambler” good luck with that one

[@nicholaswingate5645]

David Choe is incredibly rich.

[@vladislavno]

His luck seems fine

[@vyoufinder]

Another one figured it out. Good for him.

[@legodbrez4202]

watched this as a kid, found David again in a cooking show with my girlfriend. Made me reminisce about this series

[@benjaminburns4412]

ive binged watched this seris like 5 times

[@billnythehighestguy690]

Where was the camera man sitting if it was real then?

[@Metal9040]

billny thehighestguy With them.. Idiot.

[@Max-ip1gw]

Series

[@teethgrinder83]

I know, it's one of the few series I'll come back to and watch over on YT-always makes me smile lol

[@telepathy90]

This was a prime time in vice history

[@carlbrown3906]

I miss the road sometimes

[@Oblivisci........]

Me three

[@Tomooseyo]

They seriously need to make more episodes of this series. Best thing on vice!

[@juancarmona694]

This is like the 3rd time im going to watch these videos, David Choe's commentary is awesome and perfect side kick.

[@Ironman829]

The UFC fighter is BJ Penn. Not only was I supposed to be at that fight, but a good friend of mine was helping out cornering another fighter and took my ticket and hotel room at Mandalay Bay. The fucking Army made me miss so many things in my life and this was one of them.

[@midbaconator]

"I'm gonna sleep till 2007...or just play a 2 hour drum solo" These guys are great!

[@viksword8686]

Had me laughing too lmao

[@elliotsemonsky7945]

Are we just not gonna talk about how he’s wearing a suit?

[@DK-hn8ye]

i watch these sometimes to remind me of a time

[@TheEarlSpliffShow]

Me too man life just keeps movin along

[@tonyordonez5570]

The stories this man will have when he's old will last generations and that's rad

[@par4ll4x15]

Destroying that house, wasn't a great move.

[@yurippp634]

Happy 4th of July to every American. I'm proud to say that I was an immigrant in the US for 7 years. Despite all the negative stereotypes Americans receive, Americans are the most hospitable, compassionate, and intelligent people I've had the honor of meeting. I lived in a suburban area in a red state and I was much more well-received there as an immigrant than where I live now in western Europe. This documentary shows how beautiful the US is with all its variations in landscape, climate, and regional cultures. I've been to 23 countries, I've lived in Singapore, I've been to Switzerland, and I currently live in Norway. I am convinced that the US is the only country in the world where the pros outweigh the cons. Billions of people would do anything to set foot in the US let alone be born and raised there, I hope Americans don't take that for granted. Have a great 4th of July.

[@Lilshow673]

I like how the camera guy just let him leave the hotel room with all the money lmao “It’s for the internet”

[@TheRealJay33]

“Bums are dying, Be careful, Watch out for snakes”

[@jacobroberts1928]

He’s a high roller and train hopping. What a legend.

[@grimkidd4664]

Who else binged this after JRE podcast

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

I was thumbing from Montgomery, had my guitar on my back. When a stranger stopped beside me in an antique Cadillac, He was dressed like 1950 half drunk and hollow eyed... he said its a long walk to Nashville would you like a ride son. I sat down in the front seat of that ol Cadillac, and them sad old songs comin out of them speaker was solid country gold. And then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale when he ask me for a light. And I knew there was something strange about this ride... He said drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing... can you play them toons can you moan them blues can you bend them guitar strings. Drifter can you make folks feel what you feel inside... because if you're big star bound let me warn you its a long hard ride.

[@cambelldouglas7185]

Damn good song

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

@@cambelldouglas7185 i know i stumbled on this video and this guy is named David Choe similar to David Allan Coe talking about hitch hicking so it just started playing in my head lol

[@KeyDyer]

I watch this once a year to feel free ❤

[@Alberturkey54]

Everybody who likes this series I would almost certainly get along with. Anybody who doesn't like this series is most likely stuck up.

[@UtterUnit]

The creator of Spongebob was born in my home town

[@UtterUnit]

jutubaeh ...but did he create Spongebob?

[@CLOVERCITYY15]

Shut up lance

[@UtterUnit]

Clover Jetz k

[@misscrabtree8433]

jutubaeh a

Everyone needs to watch this whole series its AMAZING. Btw David Choe is like a 100+ MILLIONAIRE!!! VICE is the shit and so is this doc

[@CryptoX-kr3wu]

This was recorded a year after David Choe became multi-millionaire from his Facebook gamble.

[@JingleJoe]

5:30 aw man don't destroy the house a little bit :( hobos gotta live somewhere!

[@bradwelljackson6385]

I agree. What was the point in destroying the house?

[@alakazam1232]

The Experienced train hopper guy is pretty much the archetype of person that I would like to be in life.

[@zionshalom50]

I was so young when I seen this I didn't realize how awesome he is

[@ceobigspoon]

I still come back to watch these David is amazing

[@ceobigspoon]

Been 5 months and I’m back watching this set again! Vice send me on a hitch hiking trip no balls!!

[@philipfriis]

I remember when I first saw this series it was in 2014. I know that it's way later than when it came out but it wasn't aired on TV here in Denmark so how could I've seen in any other way. But when I saw this series, I instantly rewatched it. I was - and still am - going through high school/college (it's different here in Denmark) with no idea of what I wanna do after school in terms of education and life in general - that was until I saw this. I mean, it wasn't like I said: "I wanna be a fucking dentist now", no, I still didn't/don't know excactly what I wanna do (but who does that?) , but I learned, after watching this, what the purpose of what I was going to do was going to be; *Do what YOU want, and not what ANYBODY ELSE says you should. Don't be afraid to fail doing what you wanna do - because failure is inevitably, and everything will work out in the end, and you will be fine.* So yeah, I basically learned that I needed to start *living* and I have followed - and will continue to follow - that purpose ever since. I will leave you with this Wim Hof qoute: "I do not fear death; I fear to not live fully."

[@Tuxy79]

When Vice was Vice.

[@alexu4992]

Harry is such a great sidekick haha

[@chrischambliss654]

Holy shit this guy makes me so happy for no reason

[@Oscar-lu4ot]

A bygone era, take me back please

[@Neptune8]

Ten years ago , vice used to put out quality content and actual independent journalism

[@dylandorman8327]

“So here we are in beautiful lost wages” 😂

[@fjallabrjotur]

This will be the 3rd time I've watched the whole ThumbsUp series over the span of 7 years. Best series on KZbin EVER. This whole series is a MASTER PIECE!

[@komerwest9520]

All good till you start trashing stuff. Not cool at all

[@daleziegler1678]

komer west you mean trashing trash? You’re an idiot.

[@devinkhoury4490]

nah i agree that was a nice squat. he could've respected it a little more

[@matthewmeador9565]

I noticed that and it pissed me off. If you’re going to trespass at least be respectful

[@KeikoKeepSmiling]

Exactly, it would have been an okay space for a homeless person to sleep.