Unbelievable Places that People Really Live

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@Sideprojects Ай бұрын

Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video! Head to keeps.com/SIMON to get a special offer. Individual results may vary

@megaflux7144 Ай бұрын

heh.. "head"

@greenockscatman Ай бұрын

it's a testament to Simon's proficiency as a content creator that he Keeps getting this sponsorship. I respect it.

@AifDaimon Ай бұрын

too lazy to put timestamps now, Simon!?

@THE-X-Force Ай бұрын

Please add chapters .. ☮

@lozeldatkm Ай бұрын

Is Simon really the best spokesperson for hair growth?

@user-em2pe3rf4h Ай бұрын

I really don't watch any of Simon's hundreds of channels for the content. Mainly I watch them to admire the shape of his skull. So,so smooth...

@animalbird9436 Ай бұрын

I watch coz his mouth looks like a hairy mott😂

@MissAlissaxX Ай бұрын

I can't tell if you're funny or a psychopath. Not gonna lie this is the kinda content I'm here for hahahaha

@oracleofdelphi4533 Ай бұрын

Don't be fooled. His brain's quite wrinkled.

@evalevy2909 Ай бұрын

This was a line in one of the Sherlock holmes novels. "I do covet your skull."

@jamess3241 Ай бұрын

The amazing part to me is how he keeps it from looking so shiny

@IamZeus1100 Ай бұрын

As some who suffers from chronic migraines , those underground houses sound amazing . No noise or light pollution so it’s cool , dark and quiet

@highendservicesbarrieont8347 Ай бұрын

Except...when the neighbors blast Led Zeppelin 😂😂😂

@GlennRestvedt Ай бұрын

THIS SHALL BE AN EXCEPTION ofcourse😊

@pauljohnstone4723 Ай бұрын

Back around 1980 I worked with a man who was born in that Siberian town. His stories about living in the coldest town in the world and the methods used to survive were only slightly less amazing than his escape from both the Russian and German armies who wanted to execute him for fighting on the wrong sides during WWII . He had no choice about which side to fight with. He eventually made his way to Australia still carrying many bullet fragments through his body, the result of being 1 of several hundred Russians who were lined up and machine gunned.

@ignitionfrn2223 Ай бұрын

0:45 - Chapter 1 - Floating villages of tonle sap, cambodia 2:05 - Mid roll ads 3:35 - Chapter 2 - Oymyakon, russia 5:20 - Chapter 3 - Coober pedy, australia 7:15 - Chapter 4 - Joyxee island 9:00 - Chapter 5 - The principality of sealand 11:50 - Chapter 6 - Hong kong shoebox apartments

@mangogo44 Ай бұрын

I was born in Russia (Novosibirsk, 3rd largest city by population, "the capital of Sibera"). I did even go outside in -42° C (most of the winter is -30-35, though). We had normal toilet and electricity and everything (it's a big city), you just have central heating (pipes with hot water coming through the walls) everywhere, so no outside toilet 😅 Pipes do burst from time to time but back then it was rare. Regarding cars it took 20-30 minutes to get the car started, we didn't have our own so I'm not sure about antifreeze and other chemicals probably used to help the process. What DOES actually happen (and that's why people in the North wear fur) is that your jacket or shoes (if vegan) will burst from the cold and crumble (literally, in pieces, only lining will be left). That's why it was fur and now becoming synthetic fur and also there're some newer fabrics as far as I understand. Regarding the people they are NOT Russian and Oymyakon is NOT a Russian word. They are Sakha (Yakut) people (they are turks, actually!) with their own language and culture. They are Russian citizens (because of imperialism) but are very different and some even can't speak Russian at all. I love their national clothing though! Religious beliefs are also pretty interesting. You should check it out Edit: mentioned measure units (Celsius) as requested

@miketech8583 Ай бұрын

I actually learned something new today, nice comment

@dereinzigwahreRichi Ай бұрын

Thanks for your insights and experiences! On YT there's so many americans using crazy units though, you should really make clear you're talking about ⁰C temperatures here, not ⁰F.

@mangogo44 Ай бұрын

@@dereinzigwahreRichijust did, thank you

@willythemailboy2 Ай бұрын

@@dereinzigwahreRichi At -40 they're the same, but presumably a Russian is using C. I've been out - briefly!- in -30 C weather while being south of Chicago, Illinois, USA. That is cold enough for me, and in fact I texted my sister that I had minus 22 reasons to be going to work that night (-22 F is -30 C). She was living in Kuwait at the time and had daytime highs in the 30s C. And yes, I have noticed that at -20 C my coat started sounding funny as it moved, but I never considered it shattering.

@hannahp1108 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, that's fascinating! I've always wanted to experience Siberia, but from the comfort of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

@claywest9528 Ай бұрын

Anyone else get the feeling that with some of these communities we are getting a glimpse of the future of humanities normal living conditions?

@justincase3230 Ай бұрын

Try not to think about it and enjoy what you have while you have it. The pandemic proved the whole damn world can be turned on it's head overnight. That things are going this smoothly so far is honestly kind of a miracle lol.

@JukaDominator Ай бұрын

Nope, not really.

@danielcronin7512 Ай бұрын

Well not the Russian part 😆

@AudraK Ай бұрын

In the cold Russian one it’s illegal to walk by a car that is not running and not check that someone is inside. Since it’s so cold that being in a car without it running will mean certain death. Most of the town lives in a complex similar to two hotels connected together with tunnels underground so you can move around the town without being in the harsh elements.

@mikesmicroworlds4566 Ай бұрын

I’m from Canada, and my boss is originally from Russia. He said the same thing to me.

@tripsaplenty1227 Ай бұрын

lol, russians don't care about others. those people leave their wounded on the battlefield.

@deniseroe5891 Ай бұрын

Saw a documentary once on these. I was fascinating.

@BURDYMAN777 Ай бұрын

@@deniseroe5891how was the documentary?

@ybing Ай бұрын

Unfortunately Hong Kong has much bigger issue now than small living space 😢

@clovermark39 Ай бұрын

Yes it’s a shame. Lived in Hong Kong for over 3 years when it was a British Colony.

@ybing Ай бұрын

@@clovermark39 i was born there and was lucky moved 20 years ago...

@stevegriffey8255 16 күн бұрын

I was born there/here in 1981. It’s cleaner, more efficient and has even better infrastructure than 20 years ago… A world city with 70% countryside that ranks amongst the best in the world in almost every category can’t be a bad thing? It tends to be the whiney little kids and youngsters that complain… Then they move to somewhere like England and realise they had it much better in HK, then they complain even more and move back! 😆🙄🤷🏻‍♂️

@stevegriffey8255 16 күн бұрын

@@clovermark39It was worse when it was a British Colony and I’m British! 😅

@mattarnold7633 Ай бұрын

I love your videos Simon, but I have to point out that you have a lot wrong in this one. I live on the coast near Sealand, and all of these structures are still there, they were not destroyed, and you can see them from the beach on a clear day. In addition, the Villages at Tong Le Sap are only submerged during the rainy season. The rest of the time, they are actually a long way from the water, we walked through them interacting with the locals last time I was there.

@THE-X-Force Ай бұрын

That floating island sounds amazing. I'm surprised more than one person hasn't done the same. I'd love to go meet that guy and learn from him.

@johnboyabz7621 Ай бұрын

It was badly damaged by a storm in 2019 and the local authorities forced him to dismantle what remained.

@THE-X-Force Ай бұрын

@@johnboyabz7621 awhhh mannnn!

@nedisahonkey Ай бұрын

People have been building floating islands throughout history. The ancient azetec capital was full of floating islands and some still exist today for instance.

@THE-X-Force Ай бұрын

@@nedisahonkey Wait .. what? Some ancient man-made Aztec "capital" islands are still floating around?

@nedisahonkey Ай бұрын

@@THE-X-Force Yes. Google Chinampa.

@Jaioftf Ай бұрын

The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance. It's obvious we are headed for inflation,it is always the poor who take the hit.

@CalderonStemper Ай бұрын

Amazing video, and thank you for your great content!! All we need is the right advice on how to invest in crypto and we will be set for life, I've made huge figures from trading regardless of the market conditions

@NateFrodahl Ай бұрын

Same here, with my current crypto portfolio made from my investments with my personal financial advisor

@CalderonStemper Ай бұрын

Yeah!!! I started with Maria Bravo in 2021 and now my life is good, something to write home about!!!! I thank God the most He alone made it possible for the opportunity to come my way 🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻

@Briley253 Ай бұрын

@@CalderonStemperThis sounds so good and I would like to be a party to this, is there any way I can speak with her?

@CalderonStemper Ай бұрын

I will leave her info below this comment

@taylorbug9 Ай бұрын

People living in these crazy conditions always leave me in awe. What strength, what ingenuity!

@stewbacca117 Ай бұрын

One of my enduring favourite pictures is one I snapped of a bunch of school girls "canuting")(canoe commuting) to school in Tonle Sap while I was drifting through on a tour. Certainly made me appreciate the shelter of a bus on my school runs as a kid. 😂 Also the most amusingly placed ATM atop a stilt building with staircases up the sides.

@castleanthrax1833 Ай бұрын

Here before the "cold pole" jokes. 😊 Edit: Coober Pedy is pronounced Coober Peedy. ✌️🇦🇺 I watched a show where a guy was describing how he "built" his home, and he was following a very nice opal vein and only stopped because he actually broke through into his neighbours home.

@animalbird9436 Ай бұрын

I took a poll on a campsite once and i found out 100 percent of people where pssed off their tent fell down😂😂

@ozza1313 Ай бұрын

Good form...was checking to see if anyone was going to help with the pronunciation 🙂🇦🇺

@52BLUE Ай бұрын

Please do a deep dive on Kowloon Walled City, Simon and co. It’s a fascinating story about a city that no longer exists.

@mangogo44 Ай бұрын

He did on one of his channels. Geographics, I think

@miahconnell23 Ай бұрын

Fortunately, there are a couple good videos about it: and that would imply that there exist longer video studies out there somewhere. And it’s within “living memory,” so for people who can speak English and Cantonese and Mandarin, it’s possible to add-on to existing knowledge by interviewing old-timers. (I love ethnography, ethnology, sociology, etc.)

@7-ten Ай бұрын

Simon says don't go bald😂😂😂

@callumreid9206 Ай бұрын

Are there just 24 hours in this guy's day?

@GlobalWalkabout Ай бұрын

Watching this while currently sitting in Coober Pedy..😂

@marklondon9004 Ай бұрын

Opal mining sounds like a peaceful life right now.

@thefisherking78 Ай бұрын

It's incredible how adaptable humans can be

@yawpitchroll Ай бұрын

Spent some time on Joyxee speaking with Richart… he’s a nice and interesting (though somewhat kookie) guy with a lot of ingenuity. Was really something to try his solar cooked brownies. M

@FlyWithFitz81 Ай бұрын

Atlantic City, NJ. Really, It's just unbelievable people live there.

@MikeYeary Ай бұрын

Oh, it must be related to Gary, Indiana. 😅

@m.e.5482 Ай бұрын

@@MikeYearyGary, Indiana is on da rise! My children live there, I live in Hammond. There is so much money being put down 2 rebuild Gary I'm looking 2 move there myself, rather than move them out.

@MikeYeary Ай бұрын

@@m.e.5482 Nice! I haven't been up through there in a long time. I'm in Lafayette, myself.

@m.e.5482 Ай бұрын

@@MikeYeary I was in lafayette Tuesday. Str8 dope fiends in a college town. Visit home soon! Its growing

@IamZeus1100 Ай бұрын

I think you mean all of Nj

@C_Sutherland Ай бұрын

$200 a month for the apartment, earning $800, ¼ of your wage. I spend, like many in the UK a ⅓ of my wage on a mortgage.

@VosperCDN Ай бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking that 1/4 of the wage for housing didn't seem a bad ratio. A one bdrm apt in the building next door to me went for 2500cad/mon, and I'm pretty sure the occupant isn't making more than 10k/mo.

@QBCPerdition Ай бұрын

That's assuming you make a livable wage. If your income is below poverty level, then comparing percentages doesn't really matter.

@brotherfranciz Ай бұрын

You're comparing rents with mortgages... Not to mention I'm sure your home is much bigger than these shoebox apartments.

@blarghmcblarghson1903 Ай бұрын

@@VosperCDN Now try living and saving up with only $600 per month. A quarter of your wage when you're earning thousands per month is _very_ different from when you're only earning hundreds.

@ericdeaton2247 Ай бұрын

If you spend that much on a mortgage, then you are not living within your means. You need to downsize and live a more sustainable, balanced financial life. You should be spending about 15% on a place to live.

@ladylove8565 Ай бұрын

Ok i might have to move to sealand or that sweet island from plastic

@LeonardGreenpaw Ай бұрын

8:00 I have had that idea for the longest time! I was always worried that it wouldnt actually work

@Anti_Woke Ай бұрын

8:58 Almost every week I sailed from the Suffolk coast out and around, or even through, Sealand. Just last year I had a few of my friends enobled as lords and ladies of the country.

@AeroGuy07 Ай бұрын

I wonder what would happen if you presented a Sealand passport at an international port of entry?

@user-rd6ii6mp1t Ай бұрын

4:43 Anyone else thing vodkasicles actually sound pretty good?

@multiyapples Ай бұрын

This places are interesting and I never knew about most of them.

@chrislewis1981 Ай бұрын

Jen you would love Spy Hard with Leslie Neilsen. Like a Naked Gun style James Bond film.

@bigp1005 Ай бұрын

I’m starting to think Simon’s trying to tell us something with his hand movements ( Gesticulate) when explaining😂😂 never seen anyone use them soooo much every vid😂😂 still love you and the vids lool

@Atomy111 Ай бұрын

Simons hands: please save me i can't narrate for 84 channels anymore

@rogerbussiii Ай бұрын

I've been to hk,, was there for 11 days like 6 years ago.. I visited what was a chanti town that was near the dock nearest to the pink dolphins.. where tourists jump onto boats and taken to see them. I have video.. it's basically people living in sheds on stilts over the water. The poor there juxtaposed to the wealthy living in oppulant towers such a short ride away was.... it's just crazy.. but no crazier than people who stay in the sewers here in vegas, while the rich inhabit the luxurious homes that span the city.. I have a vid of an old man walking a wooden bridge near the chanti town of which I also have video.. the man is dressed in nice clean clothes, while the area surrounding is decrepit.. the dichotomy there was absolutely astonishing.

@Aeonshield Ай бұрын

I know well about these but let's go, Mr. Whistles

@jenniferbreaux7385 Ай бұрын

Brilliant.

@_Buggariffic- Ай бұрын

When you think of it, there is rubbish decomposing out there that our great grandparents threw out

@highendservicesbarrieont8347 Ай бұрын

Keeps have a shine dome foormula Simon?

@rowanshole Ай бұрын

Free Sweatshop Simon!

@dxzeus Ай бұрын

Living in Hongkong is the real life version of Warhammer 40Ks hive world nightmare.

@MikeYeary Ай бұрын

Oymyakon? I'd rather live in Oyma-yakoff. Eh? Eh? I'll see myself out 😅

@krisstopher8259 Ай бұрын

Frozen vodka. Now that's cold! lol

@john4845 Ай бұрын

8:12 literal IRL Raft

@7-ten Ай бұрын

😂 Simon selling hair retention products

@_nobodyxi Ай бұрын

Im definitely spending a month in each of these places

@johnboyabz7621 Ай бұрын

Joyxee Island was badly damaged by a storm in 2019 and the local authorities forced him to dismantle what remained. Perhaps not a solution to housing problems or plastic waste?

@klaatunecktie7906 Ай бұрын

Does that floating city ever have to deal with crocs?

@JONKOSNIPES Ай бұрын

NEVER TAKE HAIR ADVICE FROM A BALD GUY

@ericwarmath1091 Ай бұрын

Simeon probably isn't bald. His hair probably makes him look like a Chia Pet or Troll Doll!😅

@NewHandle_ Ай бұрын

I'm Irish and we are literally no different to Hong Kong, property wise. Overcrowded houses too expensive to own. Well people with money do but any couple under 50k a year is fucked

@stevesmith3556 Ай бұрын

I love that you are promoting a hair loss product😂...A better one to promote over Keeps might be...."Oops! Too late"😂😅😂

@madenabyss6981 Ай бұрын

I knew Coober Pedy would be on this list.

@Jayjay-qe6um Ай бұрын

Joyxee Island looks like it came from Waterworld.

@danculea7865 Ай бұрын

4:42 Vodka ice cream!

@rhetoricalgiblets Ай бұрын

The Slumdonistani Financial Sector eyes those shoebox flats with envy.

@calebnolan4726 Ай бұрын

The delved to greedily and too deep. 😁

@annajosullivan Ай бұрын

Oh I do get so very motion sick! I can’t even swing on a swing, there are a lot of video games I can’t play, and the sickest I ever got was when I was on one of my cousin’s houseboats. I felt like I was going to die. Also I hate fish so…

@pioneercynthia1 Ай бұрын

Frozen vodka is wonderful!

@giannidcenzo Ай бұрын

Rock and roll tuna pants

@Aeonshield Ай бұрын

Dem damn deer chew in their sleep.

@alunchurcher7060 Ай бұрын

please do one on Eric the Eel the slowest ever Olympic swimmer. He even changed got the rules so it will never occur again.

@fredricclack7137 Ай бұрын

Sealand Flag?! 🧐

@Alexanderthenotsobad Ай бұрын

So next time someone complains about paying $1500 a month for a 200 sq ft. studio, tell them about Hong Kong...

@jcdisci Ай бұрын

Plastic waste. Ecologists have recently discovered a new species of microbe that eats plastic. Moreover, these were discovered thriving on several smaller plastic islands (smaller being relative) floating around the worlds oceans. The question? How do we clean-up the plastic without destroying the habitat of these new organisms? Seriously...

@LudwigVaanArthans Ай бұрын

Nature finds a way, it's what nature does when new resources are found (in this case, the resources are man made)

@reggiep75 Ай бұрын

I wonder about the little beard people who live in Factboi's facial rug.

@brianm.4243 Ай бұрын

Didn't Sealand declare war and immediately surrender afterward on some country for the sole purpose of receiving financial aid?

@zarasbazaar Ай бұрын

I call BS on the coldest town. I live in a town in the US that gets -50F or colder. Gasoline does not freeze. Vodka freezes at -10F, so that's not really a big deal. Water and waste pipes do not routinely freeze, because houses can be built in a way to protect them.

@iancouper3644 3 күн бұрын

Look up the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit

@clamsoup Ай бұрын

I'm going to need some elbow room

@jamesmarsh7367 Ай бұрын

Just think about it, think about it.

@tinaroberts5858 Ай бұрын

No, living on dirty water is not good for anyone.

@mattwalter9470 Ай бұрын

Lol Simon I live in Toronto and make 114k a year and live in only slightly better conditions than the Hong Kong shoe-boxers

@donwan2637 Ай бұрын

Yay, cambodia is the first one

@ku8721 Ай бұрын

"The bacteria that eek out an existence on nuclear control rods" Watched this whole video hoping he would explain that!

@fone9665 Ай бұрын

This was far too brief You need to devote an episode to each subject

@user-yr3om5lx2y Ай бұрын

Wouldn't it decompess and still set plastics in the ocean

@danners238 Ай бұрын

You mean "Unbelievable places WHERE people really live"

@nafisn8828 Ай бұрын

Habibi, come to Mumbai! 😂

@KrB12345 Ай бұрын

Nothing against Simon but Hong Kong doesn’t have a landlord problem they have a land problem. They have almost equal population as New York City but only built in about 1/4 the area. Hong Kong has plenty of land but everyone wants to be near Hong Kong island

@berlymahn Ай бұрын

2 requests: 1) chill out on the frantic pace of presentation. It is too hurried and makes me feel like I should have chugged a Red Bull before watching. 2) Use EQ or edit out your harried breath intake. You have great writing, video, presentation, but torpedo all of this with the rush-style presentation.

@LudwigVaanArthans Ай бұрын

1) nope; and 2) nope. Thank you for your feedback

@stax6092 Ай бұрын

Those HongKong Coffin apartments are insane. How can you justify charging someone to live in a place that's smaller than a prison cell? It's a wonder anyone lives there at all.

@jeast417 Ай бұрын

Communist hate humanity so why would they care

@jeast417 Ай бұрын

Communist hate humanity so why would they care

@shaunsheep8188 Ай бұрын

I live in HK. Space is very limited. For some people earning enough for a decent place to live is very hard.

@TheWedabest Ай бұрын

But they have democracy. Democracy! Lol

@WideLoad405 Ай бұрын

Glad we e ended on a high note.

@leemerton4008 Ай бұрын

Viewer number 1 I am I am

@7-ten Ай бұрын

🍪

@castleanthrax1833 Ай бұрын

I give a "number 2" to your "number 1."

@oracleofdelphi4533 Ай бұрын

You mean commenter number 1. I'm sure the first person was viewing the video while you went straight to the comments.

@gregmorris2022 Ай бұрын

Congrats

@Mrgunsngear Ай бұрын

🇺🇸

@ClamMan1989 Ай бұрын

Oymyakon does not come from the Russian language but the language of one of the many people ethnically cleansed by Russians.

@WilliamAppenzeller Ай бұрын

Ok, Simon, I'm a fan, but this was a mess. The minimum wage in Hong Kong is 16,000 HKD a month, or a tad over $2,000 USD a month. Where on Earth did you get your wildly inaccurate information? And yes, people are actually paid their minimum wage in Hong Kong. In fact, they have FAR fewer minimum wage violations than the US. Yeah, the shoebox apartments are crazy, thankfully I never lived in one any of the time I lived in HK. Maybe you should take the video down, visit, and do make a correction because that video contained a lot of false information.

@calebash82 Ай бұрын

Imagine if a millionaire decided to pay someone an exorbitant fee to live in a tent city for a night just for the novelty of it. " Ooooh look at me, I'm being a homeless person LMAO 💋✌️ #Blessed #RaisingAwareness #ImSoPoor" It's the financial privilege equivalent of black face.

@user-hd7mj3ce3f Ай бұрын

Hong Kong is brutal, i made it onk, less than 3 months myself. Dont recommend to anyone. Its a place to work, not to live.

@mikefitzgerald41 Ай бұрын

All I know about Hong Kong is that King Kong went there to play Ping Pong with his Ding Dong

@argo0578 Ай бұрын

I live in Norway

@animalbird9436 Ай бұрын

I'm so sorry😢😂

@JesseJoyce-cj2xg Ай бұрын

When I saw that Hong Kong was listed in your list of unbelievable places that people live, I guess I naively assumed that there would be some mention of the Chinese Communist Party’s recent betrayals of their 1997 promises to Britain to leave Hong Kong as a separate, free territory for 50 years after the UK graciously handed over control of the territory to the Chinese government… the incredibly small living spaces are nothing new, but I would choose one of those tiny coffin apartments in a free Hong Kong over forced disappearance to mainland China for saying that Xi Jinping is perhaps not your cup of tea

@TheWedabest Ай бұрын

The uk returned territory back to China that it was forced to give away! What happens when the 50 years are over!? The uk should give back the remainder of Ireland!

@venomous7321 Ай бұрын

wtf. make a whole video about sealand

@QBCPerdition Ай бұрын

He has

@venomous7321 Ай бұрын

@@QBCPerdition need that link in the description, I’m a simple man

@QBCPerdition Ай бұрын

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@ethandavidson747 Ай бұрын

Mark 8:36 KJV For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Romans 6:23 KJV For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.