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i don't
drink coffee but
i have just arrived to the country of
this small country by the coast of
europe doesn't produce
any coffee but this is the country with
the highest number of coffee shops per
capita
in the world here
every corner you go to has a coffee shop
18 000 of them
one shop for 169 people and
zero of them are starbucks here
each cup costs 50 cents and for that
price
you can buy coffee for an entire
classroom without breaking the bank
no i'm gonna pay albania is a hospitable
country that has suffered from
dictatorship and poverty
for many many years if the insane amount
of
cheap tasty welcoming coffee shops don't
get you to visit
then maybe the people will that's one
minute
it's a word that doesn't mean much if
you're from outside of albania
but if you're from inside of albania
bessa
is the most important word and that word
means
honoring your word in the country of
albania
if you say you're gonna do something you
do it
if you promise or bessa to return money
you borrowed
you have to return it and honor your
work you have my besa
and even during world war ii when jews
were killed all over europe
albanians gave their besa or their
promise
to help jews and protect them and no
matter how hard it was
they did it was one of the very few
countries to do so
just ask their president i'm the
president
of albania no single jew was delivered
to the nazis
because we are the nation of mother
teresa
if there's anything we can learn from
the albanians is that if you give your
word
you keep it even if it means risking
your life
in a world full of broken promises we
could all use a little bit more bessa
in our lives that's one minute see you
tomorrow and that's my besa
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this video is about religion but i swear
to god
allah and krishna that it's not negative
see the truth is in many countries
religion can break people apart
and create an us versus them mentality
but
i am so happy to say that i found a
country where
it doesn't this is the story of the
beautiful country
of albania in this secular country
four different types of religions live
in peace
and i'm not exaggerating when i say that
you won't be able to tell
who is muslim who is christian or who is
whatever
because when you ask them what religion
they belong to
they will say it doesn't matter it
doesn't matter because religion doesn't
define
people here they are just albanians
living
together ever since i was a kid i was
taught that religion is a personal thing
between you and your god and in the
country of albania
that's exactly where religion is between
people
and their god and it's beautiful
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the guy you see next to me is one of
very few
people to do this this
yes here in the really remote
remote remote remote areas of albanians
there is a family that has found a way
to turn any kind of
leaf like this this or this into music
are you ready
they can play michael jackson
pretend to be a bird or
the police for hundreds of years
this is the only family in albania that
can do this
i learned from my grandfather every day
we see trees with
millions of leaves and think nothing of
them but this family in a village is
surrounded by
nature
have turned their surroundings into a
billion
musical instruments
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the guy you see next to me is very
interesting
here is why meet
peter hey peter doesn't talk much or
care much
he just does tattoos
unlike many his tattoo shop is a bunker
this bunker was one of many built to
protect albania at times of war
and after the government fell peter
decided to turn his bunker
into a tattoo shop in his bunker he has
no prices once you get a tattoo if he
likes you
it's free and if he doesn't it's
expensive
and he has no open hours schedule either
if you don't find me here don't look for
me because i've been gone for good
tattoos are a huge commitment and they
last forever
so if you're gonna get one then you
might as well do it here
in the middle of nowhere in northern
albania in a communist bunker
by a guy with a lot of talent and few
words
this unique memory will last forever
just like
your tattoo that's one minute see you
tomorrow
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stereotypes if you're a human like me
it sucks to be stereotyped but if you're
a country
it sucks even more colombian drugs india
poor africa dangerous this is not what i
think
this is what many people in the world
think especially in the us
we stay away from these countries
because of stereotypes
and i hate that that's why i went to
visit a country that is full of
stereotypes
the mafia civil war human trafficking
corruption
and crime this is one of the least
visited places in europe and this
is the story of albania the minute you
arrive
you can kiss your wallet goodbye not
because someone is gonna steal it but
because literally
no one will let you use it albanians are
known for being one of the most generous
people on the planet and that stereotype
is true no i'm gonna play
it's also true that in albania there is
no religious conflicts whatsoever
you can't tell who is muslim who is
christian or who is whatever
it doesn't matter for them all religions
are the same
and what's not the same is the nature
with no exaggeration no embellishment no
lies
the nature is stunning
it's just like switzerland for 10 of the
price
albania is insanely cheap where all of
this can run you 20
only but still not many people come here
because of the stereotypes
for many years albania and many other
countries
had a rough past they suffered from
dictatorship
corruption and civil war to this day
you'll find 170 000 bunkers all around
the country
built for war
to this day you'll find poverty and
crime still
but what most people forget is that in
albania and in many other places
things improve and stereotypes die
there is no more civil war or
dictatorships the bunkers are either
gone or have turned to art
corruption is in the decrease safety is
on the increase
and albania is about to join the
european union and open up to a ton more
tourists
just ask their president
i'm the president and welcome in albania
only if you let go of the outdated
stereotypes
you'll find a country like albania with
incredible nature
culture crisis and people to call
friends that you otherwise
would never ever meet
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this was not the story of albania this
was the story of many countries like
albania that are still suffering
from stereotypes the truth is the world
is changing for the better and our
perception of other countries
should change as well before you go
one last thing that video you just saw i
made
using this camera and this microphone
but
for the first time ever i'm ditching my
camera
and i'm picking up my podcasting
equipment
because yes i'm starting a podcast
it's called nostalks it's free and it's
only on spotify
and if you liked that video i think
you're gonna love the podcast
because i just wanted to make a podcast
about things that
i would listen to about topics that i
want to listen to
yes now stocks is 100 honest
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you're gonna love this podcast see you
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