I'll say it before and again and again: These interviews are INVALUABLE in offering a glimpse into the places of the world few will ever travel. I'm so glad you take the time to do them. Just think what these will be one day perhaps 100 or more years into the future when we are all no longer here. When the idea of creating content to generate sustenance will one day seem feeble in comparison to the wealth of information you've provided. They are personal in a way larger budget documentaries cannot be. I feel privileged to be amongst the first to see them and have no doubt that the masses will catch on. Many years ago, it took one viral video if yours popping up in my feed to discover what the both of you were all about. I've never missed an episode since then and I've always been greeted with something honest, intelligent, kind and insightful (sometimes humorous). Your format always reminded me of a more personal, in-depth and internationally expanded version of Charles Kuralt's "On the Road." A side note, I watch a youtube channel of someone who provides very early footage of "talkies" from the 1930s. In that time, nearly 90 years ago, they had the foresight, with the technology of film and sound being linked, to seek out some of the oldest people they could find and talk to them about their world. These were people born in the 1840's still living in the 1930's! Those who made the films could have had no way of knowing the format they would one day find themselves on nor be able to understand the millions of people they would one day reach. The idea that the physical film camera would become a very literal port into the distant future that millions would stare back through. To me that's poetic and the true wealth of the information they provided. I view your work similarly.

@pembrokenews6744

4 жыл бұрын

Totally invaluable -- this is how the world becomes one.

I lived in Paamiut as a child about 23 years ago. Here I experienced racism firsthand. I was born in Greenland, but because my parents were Danish and I could not really speak or understand Greenlandic, I was persecuted and assaulted on an almost daily basis. It didn’t help that my school principal had told stories of past incidents where kids had killed each other, so safe to say I feared for my life and had to fight for it. In the winter I could at least use the long dark hours of the day to sneak around and hide so I wouldn’t get ganged up on. At home I would often wake up at night, disturbed by the sounds of screams and violence from our surrounding neighbors. I feel sorry for some of the children involved in these hateful acts, especially those who were victims or products of incest and domestic violence. Today I suffer from PTSD and anxiety, and often have panic attacks as a result of my experience.

@bojcio

2 жыл бұрын

Could you give us more insight into your experience and Greenland in general?

Wow !!!!! That was the best. That interview was soooo interesting. Thanks for that.

Great interview. You tend to go deeper into the cultures and customs where other cruisers seldom navigate. Thanks!

A very pleasant and knowledgeable Greenlander! Wonderful questions. Of professional quality and depth.

Helga is so articulate. Would be so interesting to have heard more of her story. Still fascinating.

@luckyleo24

3 жыл бұрын

She actually has an OnlyFans

@bojcio

2 жыл бұрын

@@luckyleo24 Now just really wanna know if its true.

@luckyleo24

2 жыл бұрын

@@bojcio I don't remember watching this video or commenting that 🤣

@bojcio

2 жыл бұрын

@@luckyleo24 🤣 well...there's still hope she actually has an Only Fans

Aloha! 🌺 I am absolutely loving your videos! I appreciate everything from the quality and sound, experiences, DIY (from food to repairs) and day-to-day life...boy could I go on with that list! I’ve started from the beginning (currently on season 3) and it’s one of the highlights of my day! Thank you for continually posting your videos and updates. I will be supporting on Patreon and hope others will too! Wishing you the very best for continued success and travels!

So informative! I want to go there now!

Such a pleasant and articulate young woman. Great interview. I learned a lot!

Absolutely one of your best episodes! Thank to you and your interesting guests for this inteview.

Great interview, thank you. I am astounded with how knowledgable the lady is on such a wide range of subjects.

@yunjiehong4649

4 жыл бұрын

Tony Page I learned a lot from this lady’s talking. Hope more deep questions are asked.

That was so educational I learned a lot thank you very much for sharing that interview

nice and interresting interview. thx from a danish guy who had spend 3 yrs in Nuuk.

So nice to learn about a country that is essentially my neighbour. I live in Canada. Thank you for this interview.

@oceanjourney6376

4 жыл бұрын

How lucky you are. I'm envious that you live in Canada!!!

Great questions, Drake. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. :) Can't wait to see you sailing again.

yep quality interview rigth there, thanks drake and crew , awesome

What a joy it was to listen to this interview to learn more about her town and country. She is an articulate and well versed person about all of the issues discussed. Well done and well worth the time to listen.

It is so great for you to share these interviews with the world... thank you

Thank you so much for this interview. Fascinating. It also felt very respectful to these people.

Fabulous. All of it. And I went and listened to both music groups. They are fantastic. Thank you for the window in.

Thank you for sharing

Delightful. She did a great job answering your questions.

What a lovely interview.

Wonderful, insightful interview! More! More! More!

one of your best interviews. She was a great one to interview. thank you

Very interesting interview, Drake. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you Drake and Monique. You ask the best question when you interview. Keep them coming.🍸Cheers.

Terrific interview...I learned lots. Thank you so much.

Thanks to everyone involved in this incredible share. It became part of today's home-school lesson.

@drakeParagon

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you'll also check out our other Greenland videos. In particular... We have another great interview with 3 Greelandic men who work at a small airport here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH18y8Fpc73XZc4.html A Greenlandic family shows us their traditional Greenlandic clothing here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZhplteQqrWYqJM.html We see a Greenlandic peat hut here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYRtz9Gjp8LIm5M.html We are taken on a tour of the bigger town of Qaqotoq, including a museum tour here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3p80tqkn8nYkaw.html

Wow you asked all the questions that I would have. Thanks, I learned so much 👍😸

Great interview! Thanks a lot for that.

Thank you for teaching me so much about Greenland! I'm searching for a boat to buy to replace my current 30' sloop and Greenland is at the top of places I'd like to sail to. Perhaps someday we'll cross paths. I think you guys are great so keep these interesting videos coming. I see you've got Atlas Shrugged on your bookshelf, really cool!

Amazing how much people around the world are alike...yes, sometimes different in good ways but very much alike. I'll echo the other comments....a well done interview. Thanks.

I imagine the Atlantic Cod collapse hurt them bad. Good one folks

so cool to learn about these small remote places! and wow the people seem so nice and down to earth!

Thanks Drake. That was another great video. :-)

Another excellent vid from " Paragon ". As usual. Hey Mo. I " liked " your comment the other day on someone else's sailing vlog.

An interesting insight into life in Greenland.

I'm from Wisconsin but want to bring my wife and kids to Greenland some day. A bucket list item for me

My neighbors are from Greenland and they have very distinct Inuit facial features its pretty cool!

We Amazigh people love the inuit people❤💙💚💛🧡

Great interview! Very interesting!

Thank you , my mothrr was adopter from this town

Very well done!

I guess the weather is milder than I thought. 15 and -15 are very nice with dry weather

❤incredible beautiful country ❤ Greenland ❤

Just playing catch up, fascinating interview as always' thanks for sharing. Andy UK

Awesome video Helga is very knowledgeable love to visit

Excellent!

Excellent interview. Would have also enjoyed knowing their thoughts on how Greenlanders can reconcile the benefits of a significant local oil industry against anthropogenic climate change given Greenland is being so directly affected. And also that few of the jobs created by oil exploration and mining are filled by locals.

Thanks a lot!

@drakeParagon

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! :)

Such a lovely, intelligent lady!

I wish KZread would give subscribers a number of votes to cast in one month, or one week, because this video is worth much, much more than the one vote/thumbs up that I can give. Your channel should get much more exposure than it does.

Very knowledgeable woman, was interesting to hear.

Very knowledgable about their own country

@drakeParagon

2 жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed this video, then please check out our other Greenland interviews here: kzread.info/head/PLOhEGypVYJG3n5p05YKkGac7F_EhOvL-p

Her english is better than Drake's =) Very good interview.

My Dad was stationed in Greenland back in the 1950's He use to talk about the people

Hi from NZ

That was a strange amount of questions and reaction on guns. Why do you act so surprised Drake?

i can't believe i watched this for the last 30 min

@drakeParagon

3 жыл бұрын

Qujanaq! :) I hope you also find our other Greenland interviews interesting. kzread.info/head/PLOhEGypVYJG3n5p05YKkGac7F_EhOvL-p - Drake

Imagine that, a country with no gun control, and little to no crime! If only the climate as a little warmer ...

In most of the US you can walk into a store and buy a rifle at age 21. Iceland and Greenland are sparcely populated and part of why they have lower crime is believe it or not. because of they have less pollution. Lead poisoning is the what I believe is the largest cause of the development of sociopathology. The DOJ and other countries done studies connecting Lea poisoning of small children to developing into a sociopaths. The frontal lobe of the brain doesn't develop properly by age 7 and is believed to the cause of sociopathology. This is why crime rates plummeted one generation a after leaded gas was no longer available in the USA. England's crime rate plummeted 5 years later because they had lead in their gas 5 years later than the USA. That's why NYC Chicago Los Angeles etc had much higher crime rates than rural areas. Less cars less exhaust pollution. Plus it cities the buildings slow winds. Wind drives pollution away. My rant is over.

@SuperJourneyer

5 жыл бұрын

It's the satellites! The government put satellites in space to control our brains (and the weather), they've turned up the dials on lunacy, dementia and sociopathy lately

The voice

Do you know of any locals offering whale safaris to cruise ship passengers in the summer?

❤💙💚💛inuit people

@drakeParagon

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Berber, I hope you will enjoy these other episodes in particular. Qujanaq! :) Our First Friend in Greenland kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZ98p7N8l7PSgKQ.html A Conversation About Greenland kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH18y8Fpc73XZc4.html Éanna is Greenlandic kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIKl3NOfZM6zn8Y.html This Is Why We Sailed to Greenland kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZhplteQqrWYqJM.html Exploring an Underground Peat Hut in Qaqortoq, Greenland kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYRtz9Gjp8LIm5M.html Greenlandic Football Championship kzread.info/dash/bejne/fYls1ZekgMaeqM4.html The Best Arctic Tour Guide kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3p80tqkn8nYkaw.html

"NANOOK" Wow! I don't understand a word but that band sounds very good.

it is sad to hear that they are hoping for more oil and mining industry ... kind av sad , but that's how humans are...

@wizardmix

5 жыл бұрын

I always find this to be an interesting dilemma. Oil certainly is unpopular, especially amongst those of us who support the idea of being better caretakers of this blue dot we inhabit. That said, I've always found a duality in the sentiment. What I mean is that most of us do not want to "drill baby drill" but most of us also drive petrol or diesel cars. Most of us travel by air, or via modes that are linked to oil. Most of us buy groceries, goods and use currier services that consume oil to get from where they originated to where they are sold. Most of us use, consume and throw away plastics which are derived from oil. So while I agree, that I do not want to see oil industries taking over pristine places like Greenland, I cannot help but look in the mirror and see myself to blame as a reluctant consumer of oil. I feel the burning of fuel (love it or despise it) has become a necessity to sustain the lives of convenience we as humans take for granted today. The international discussions I'd like to see happening would discuss the most pragmatic, practical and sensical paradigm shifts we could be enacting right now to reduce the need for oil consumption -- so that it is used only in faculties where no viable alternatives are available. If the world came together and put our scientific minds to use, I have high hopes that we may be able to discover more practical ways of storing electricity and creating it. If that were the case, oil would go the way of coal as a useful commodity.

How can someone move to Greenland

@drakeParagon

Жыл бұрын

I imagine that you would need to apply for a residence permit with customs and immigration in Denmark. A google search might have several options.

Awesome video, amazing anyone can buy a gun and yet their is very little crime

Who’s here from Conan?

@drakeParagon

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Wigglebolt, just curious...was our video posted somewhere? I'd love a link if it was. Cheers - Monique

Wanna hear a joke? What’s a Greenlander’s favorite guitar technique? Paamiuting!

Gronland =inuit 💚💙💛❤

:o)

I look just like Greenlandic people but I’m half Chinese. Are Greenlandic people considered to be white?

@haviarhafoka8745

4 жыл бұрын

They are mostly Inuit , very similar to Native Americans but do have a European influence as it is governed by Denmark

@bobsmith5441

4 жыл бұрын

No they are not considered white or European although they have been exposed to European culture through Denmark

The lady speaks English better than the vast majority of North Americans. Kudos to her !

@drakeParagon

3 жыл бұрын

We were so honoured to interview Helga. I hope you also enjoy our other Greenland interviews too! The Airport in Paamiut, Greenland | #6 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5 kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZxrudCxitfVgsY.html A Conversation About Greenland | #7 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH18y8Fpc73XZc4.html

:)

Hi hwa re you

In the early 20th century you could order a gun from a mail order catalog here in America.

But how come Denmark sends half a billion every year to Greenland?? Why and for what? And do they actually need all that money or is it a lie? Something is fishy about this.

@drakeParagon

4 жыл бұрын

Denmark pays money to Greenland and also Faroe Islands for many reasons. We talk a lot more about this in these other Greenland interviews A Conversation About Greenland kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH18y8Fpc73XZc4.html Narsaq, Greenland: Life, Language, and Tiny Homes! kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpao15d_hdHbpZs.html

Qujanaq🇬🇱

there is not pretty much population economically not possible to survive

16 years old? here is your cuete sir,,,,,

@drakeParagon

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I hope you also find our other Greenland interviews interesting. We talk a lot about hunting, and a lot of other topics. kzread.info/head/PLOhEGypVYJG3n5p05YKkGac7F_EhOvL-p - Drake

no crime, then why is he becoming a police officer? No need.

when Nordsmen settled Greenland there were 0 inuits in Greenland, they came 300 years later from Canadian island, so move those colonists out of Greenland and leave the island free from people

@BolanleJenny

3 жыл бұрын

There were definitely Inuits there already.

@saulsavelis575

3 жыл бұрын

@@BolanleJenny how do you know? no one ever saw them there before 1400 AD when Norwegians arrived and Nordsmen settled Greenland in 900 AD

@BolanleJenny

3 жыл бұрын

@@saulsavelis575 If you look up the Icelandic chronicles of Erik the red and his son Leif Erikson, it says they came in connect and fought with Inuits while living in Greenland around 1000 ce.

@BolanleJenny

3 жыл бұрын

@@saulsavelis575 They have likely lived there for 1000s of years beforehand.

@saulsavelis575

3 жыл бұрын

@@BolanleJenny sometimes wandering into some land does not make you living there

seems like interviewer is concerned about guns, gun control in a hunting society.

@drakeParagon

2 жыл бұрын

Please know that the interviewer is not judging in any way. He is only grateful and thrilled to be learning about the culture and history of Greenland from the people he's meeting while voyaging the south west coast in a small sailboat. You might find his other interview with 3 Greenlandic men interesting. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH18y8Fpc73XZc4.html

I'm not trying to be rude but their soft voices are putting me to sleep.

@drakeParagon

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you'd enjoy this Greenland interview more. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH18y8Fpc73XZc4.html

Good video except for the guns thing. Sure pushing the anti gun crap. People live sustenance lives which require a gun. Get over it

@drakeParagon

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jerry, So glad you enjoyed this interview with Helga in Paamiut. However, please don't assume that I am anti-gun, or judging anyone here. I was absolutely honoured to be able to interview such wonderful people, and spend this time in such a wonderful country. I hope you will also enjoy our other Greenland interviews. We are so proud of them all. kzread.info/head/PLOhEGypVYJG3n5p05YKkGac7F_EhOvL-p - Drake