Married before 18. Life in gypsy ghetto near Afghanistan w/

​@BackpackerBen and I traveled across Uzbekistan, all the way to the Afghan border, to see the life of local gypsies. Some call them 'the most unwanted nation' in the world. There are many negative stereotypes about them. We decided to see if any of that is true in the simplest way possible - go to the gypsies and ask them.
My local guide +998900737132 (Oybek)
Мой фиксер в Узбекистане +998900737132 (Ойбек). Отличный парень, рекомендую!
Watch Ben's videos from the trip:
Dodgy road from Samarkand to Termez - • Video
Gypsy village in Samarkand - • Video
Gypsy village in Termez - • Video

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  • @juicersLULE
    @juicersLULE Жыл бұрын

    I really do hope more of your videos hit big in the KZread algorithm like the western brands one. Quality is great, attention to detail is great, but most importantly I think this kind of reporting (self funded, funded by people etc.) will one day defeat the propaganda that is present in almost every country to a varying degree. Optimistic thing to say I know, but I really do think so.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed 100%! The most important now is to build my core audience. I noticed that YT picks up videos when they reach at least 10K views. If I can pull this off every time I post something new, it’ll be much easier to reach a wider audience. So, thank you for this comment and for watching this content. Stay tuned for more 👌

  • @BackpackerBen
    @BackpackerBen Жыл бұрын

    Thanks again for inviting me to experience life here! I’m sure we will have another adventure soon 😎

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! There so many dodgy places out there we haven’t been to 😅 Thanks, man! That was an awesome trip

  • @otorinolaringologija6227
    @otorinolaringologija6227 Жыл бұрын

    I hope your channel succeeds or some network acknowledges you and grants you full autonomy to do your mini-documentaries... amazing production value

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I’m pretty happy here on YT. Just hope my audience will grow a bit faster 😁 Anyway, it was really nice to read your comment. Glad you stopped by

  • @Surila-yg2do
    @Surila-yg2do8 ай бұрын

    Amazing! Much better than some famous news channel reporting.

  • @RT-fb6ty
    @RT-fb6ty Жыл бұрын

    Accepting others for who they are, is easier with a little knowledge of their traditions and customs. Travel and exploration Vicariously through journalism such as yours opens a portal we might never have experienced. Great job.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! I have to know the context before you can judge. Love your comments!

  • @WTR86

    @WTR86

    Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the aspects of Real Reporter's videos that I enjoy most. He's very accepting, understanding, and comes off as having a very unbiased perspective. The most refreshing documentaries I've seen - and on some truly incredible topics that we rarely hear about in the western world. The world is a better place because of people like him. Keep up the great reporting!!

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WTR86 Thank you, Nathan! Really appreciate your feedback. Comments like this make me wanna keep going 💪

  • @wackyruss
    @wackyruss Жыл бұрын

    Wow! I wasn’t sure if actual Roma lived in Central Asia as the most famous groups are found primarily in Eastern Europe. Fascinating!!!! I lived in Kazakhstan and there were “gypsies” at the bazaars but everyone called them Tajiks. Maybe they too were actual Roma?

  • @SurvivalRussia
    @SurvivalRussia Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful architecture. It seems like kind of a dangerous trip. Well done!

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, Lars! Yes, Samarkand is a very beautiful place. But we ended up exploring the least attractive part of it. 😅 Yet, the people we found were fascinating

  • @princeo15
    @princeo15 Жыл бұрын

    8:56 - Looks like someone noticed some beauty there ;)

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    I know! She’s digging through trash and still looking nice 😅

  • @ufxpnv
    @ufxpnv Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy your videos. They're interesting and truthful. Something that is lacking in the media of the world for many years now.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Appreciate your feedback

  • @iShillAsics
    @iShillAsics Жыл бұрын

    Hello, so I watched basically most of your videos in the past month and they're really good, thanks for your work! Especially the videos about changes and life in Russia provides much needed deep information for me and my family (for context, we are German). Please continue to do your amazing work, It really is high quality (almost ARTE documentary like) and everything is interesting, I really appreciate the conversations with citizens. Have a good one!

  • @user-tm5em4vu7u

    @user-tm5em4vu7u

    11 ай бұрын

    Arte censors a lot! They banned 3 of my channels already, for supporting russia!!

  • @tinkmarshino
    @tinkmarshino Жыл бұрын

    My friend.. you never fail to put up a great video.. I wish I was young again I would love to accompany you to some of these places and take you to some of the hard places I went in the hay day.. The people can be dangerous but mostly are just looking to make a living and live a decent life.. You are a good soul.. I hope you have the training to keep yourself safe when and if the need arrives.. Carry on son.. be ever vigilant and show the world that the life some of us lead is truly blessed.. But that people every where deserve to be happy. Carry on!

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, my friend! Always love to read your comments! You’re right, for the most part people just try to make a living, get by… What was the most sketchy place you’ve been to?

  • @tinkmarshino

    @tinkmarshino

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RealReporter Well, I have been in some small villages in the mountains of Columbia and down in the tri-boarder area between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil.. Very bad place my friend.. Life is so hopeless in some spots it has no meaning.. But those were the old day.. Back in the 70's and such.. Today I am an old man sitting on the bench for good. Now I just watch the world go by.. I did not always do the good thing.. But I always tried to do the right thing.. You are a good man.. remember always to do the right thing.. What ever that is.. thanks again for your video's.. People need to see these things..

  • @richschwartz8004
    @richschwartz8004 Жыл бұрын

    What a educational and interesting video. Thank you. God bless and stay safe.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Rich! Glad you enjoyed it

  • @seratonin7004
    @seratonin7004 Жыл бұрын

    I had a flashback as I was watching you run to the correct train station and jump on as it left... that happened to me in Dublin! I landed in the bar car perchance, so I ended up having a great trip, chatting to some locals over a few (ok, many) regional ales 🍺 👌

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s a great story right there! How was the ale? 😁

  • @seratonin7004

    @seratonin7004

    Жыл бұрын

    @Real Reporter pretty good for a train actually, but it didn't take long for spirits to be shared too 😀 Great way to make new friends! Strangely, the best Guinness I've ever had was from a tiny pub on the Aran Islands... clean pipes and chilled fresh beer with less hops. The only Guinness I like! They also served the best chowder locally. A place full of surprises!

  • @Uzbekistan25
    @Uzbekistan25 Жыл бұрын

    Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

  • @SiegodeVila
    @SiegodeVila Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. It turned out to be a good plot

  • @vrioux
    @vrioux Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are incredible. You do such an amazing job showing a different perspective from mainstream media. Please continue doing them and I wish you more and more success!

  • @StevenCasper
    @StevenCasper Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed the video, safe travels.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Steven!

  • @10punkts15
    @10punkts15 Жыл бұрын

    Every reportage is excellent!!!! Thank you your work!

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Rita! So glad to hear that 👍

  • @mtscott1
    @mtscott1 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoying your channel. I have wondered about the Roma too. Thanks for posting.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, they’re fascinating people! Thanks for the comment 🤝

  • @turnip5359

    @turnip5359

    Жыл бұрын

    They grow up quick!! See 14 year old girls with prams smoking cigs lol

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Жыл бұрын

    Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it, Michael!

  • @suzanaslejmar6166
    @suzanaslejmar6166 Жыл бұрын

    Cool video

  • @lindapufik9845
    @lindapufik9845 Жыл бұрын

    В России цыганам дали возможность жить достойно. У цыган есть свой потрясающий театр. Цыгане артисты образованы и показывают пример остальным. Образование, вот что им нужно.

  • @simonac688.
    @simonac688. Жыл бұрын

    great reportage 👍👍

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @JesusChrist-Gives-Eternal-Life
    @JesusChrist-Gives-Eternal-Life Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Beautiful women, seem very shy and conservative. God bless you! Be safe.

  • @mourningireland4560
    @mourningireland4560 Жыл бұрын

    I can tell you in Ireland and Sweden, my Roma gypsie experiences have been exclusively terrible

  • @mourningireland4560

    @mourningireland4560

    Жыл бұрын

    And numerous

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    What happened??

  • @stephanelachance6195
    @stephanelachance6195 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a great video. That's what a real reporter should be....giving the straight facts ...of real life. I travel through your videos, thanks and take care

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @usebrain514
    @usebrain514 Жыл бұрын

    How the heck this channel is that small but content is that good

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    I keep asking the same question 😅 Tbh, I’ve gained some 10K new subscribers over the last two weeks. So, the channel is growing

  • @usebrain514

    @usebrain514

    Жыл бұрын

    @Real Reporter I think your Russia exclusive content is strong. People like to see reality of life in a country which is in war and in a lot of dispute. I wish you asked the recruits in an other video more in what they believe in. Is he really thinking he'll fight nazis? Like just ask more questions your audience is interested in and always be critical. Wish you all the best :)

  • @Uzbekistan25
    @Uzbekistan25 Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @user-hq2cf7tf4c
    @user-hq2cf7tf4c Жыл бұрын

    What is wrong with this guy subscriber count? He is creating better content than VICE and only 17k? Cmon guys subscribe and share..

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Like this comment! :)

  • @sdvc244
    @sdvc244 Жыл бұрын

    Great work Robert! Thank you, you have a knack to get to the heart of things.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Very welcome

  • @lapin46
    @lapin46 Жыл бұрын

    very nice and objective report without unnecessary bias.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @lapin46

    @lapin46

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RealReporter you’re welcome. This is how the great Peter Scholl-Latour worked. He spend decades on the ground, repeatedly visiting areas and talking to leaders and people the like showing us as the west how things are and how things develop. He was both critical and constructive. It was nice seeing something genuinely new about the world and the Roma there. Seems different from here and offers a new perspective. Europe has developed so fast they face big challenges in the west. Maybe you could use your newly made connections and visit Roma across Europe or even the across world.

  • @turnip5359
    @turnip5359 Жыл бұрын

    Wtf you two legends made a video together

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, we had a great time. Glad you liked the video 👌

  • @g-lighttravels5742
    @g-lighttravels5742 Жыл бұрын

    I’m glad I found your channel via Backpacker “the Mincer” Ben! (Just kidding Ben). Some really interesting content. I saw you filming in some of Ben’s videos but it’s great to see your actual content now.

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey man! Welcome onboard, glad you liked the video

  • @user-zp7yp4qg5l
    @user-zp7yp4qg5l Жыл бұрын

    Очень рекомендую всем, кто интересуется темой цыган посмотреть фильм-расследование Бориса Соболева «табор уходит в зону». Тогда можно будет составить свое впечатление об этом народе

  • @user-lr4ny2qd8g

    @user-lr4ny2qd8g

    Жыл бұрын

    100 % истина 👍👍👍

  • @user-yx3by4we1w
    @user-yx3by4we1w Жыл бұрын

    I think you're getting shadowed by youtube.. Outstanding quality videos, but comparing views, certain videos and subs something sketchy is going on, you should have 10x as many subscribers 🤔

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It’s been going on pretty good lately. However, YT likes my Russia/sanctions/politics videos better than my travel videos 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @user-vh5mg2ez1n
    @user-vh5mg2ez1n Жыл бұрын

    а чего вы ожидали? регион не знакомый с цивилизацией

  • @turnip5359
    @turnip5359 Жыл бұрын

    Are you a fan of Louis Theroux by chance? I like your style

  • @nmiss8005
    @nmiss800510 ай бұрын

    The gypsy said that he was engaged in construction work in the village ...

  • @mosesgoldbergshekelstien1520
    @mosesgoldbergshekelstien1520 Жыл бұрын

    should've gone along with Lord Miles

  • @devonwilliams2423
    @devonwilliams2423 Жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel through your video " How Western brands 'left' Russia " wow! Your like a Vice documentary mixed with real social interactions with the culture that reminds me of "BaldAndBankrupt" (you 1000% should check him out if you havent.) Im over 6 videos in on your page and each one of them are fantastic, your english subtitles are perfect for an American viewer like myself and the story flows fast yet paces itself to feel like im learning so much. Subrcribed and clicked the bell for sure! haha Also this sounds cliche i know but maybe consider adding a popup or notification or even you saying it somewhere in your video to subscribe, even a little bubble that has a ding with text "Dont forget to subscribe and click the bell to be the first to see our new content!" to remind your audience. I Promise you us viewers dont mind it if its not obtrusive & 99% of your audience wont do it unless asked. Anyways Thanks for your content!

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for saying all that! And I really appreciate you watching all these videos. I’ve been thinking about this notification pop up, I think it’s a good idea to add something like this. Just a small reminder P.S. I’ve watched tons of Bald’s videos, he’s a legend. It’s a shame he was banned from Russia

  • @shaunhendry4967
    @shaunhendry4967 Жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @TrackANaziMerc
    @TrackANaziMerc Жыл бұрын

    "There is no such thing as too much beating". I will test this on my girlfriend, I will let you know the outcome.

  • @madloop3217
    @madloop3217 Жыл бұрын

    Bambolaylo...

  • @alexglanz7406
    @alexglanz7406 Жыл бұрын

    In Spain, of course, Los Gitanos (gypsies) claimed to have originated the "Flamenco" -- the crying guitars and rapid dance. They came with the Mujahidin that conquered the Iberian peninsula. To survive centuries intact and throughout Eurasia they are a strong, ancient culture. Thank you for this window into their unique world -- in Uzbekistan no less!

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, Alex! Glad you enjoyed the video. You’re right, gypsies know how to have fun

  • @grandslam1998
    @grandslam1998 Жыл бұрын

    Tidy vid.

  • @diane9247
    @diane9247 Жыл бұрын

    "There has never been such a case as too much beating," says the lady mediator. Lol! That, I doubt.

  • @dedyzee
    @dedyzee Жыл бұрын

    why is this guy no longer working for RT news

  • @xzkt
    @xzkt Жыл бұрын

    I find your videos interesting and well done. I think you already have more viewers than CNN in the US! lol Phil

  • @raccoon874
    @raccoon874 Жыл бұрын

    *some of the girls with dark hair and eyes are so gorgeous*

  • @Gliese380

    @Gliese380

    Жыл бұрын

    i'm sure that for the right price you can buy a few

  • @raccoon874

    @raccoon874

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Gliese380 I have twenty American dollars

  • @Gliese380

    @Gliese380

    Жыл бұрын

    SOLD

  • @suzanaslejmar6166
    @suzanaslejmar6166 Жыл бұрын

    Strange tribe the Gypsys

  • @salsenko
    @salsenko4 ай бұрын

    Aren't they Lyuli? Roma gypsies do not consider them real gypsies. Lyuli share the same origin as gypsies, India, they left the country some centuries later though. Then, they may be considered cousina of the gypsies but not the same. Lyuli don't speak romany and have some other cultural but similar. It doesn't mean there are not roma in Uzbekistan.

  • @ThunderFarter
    @ThunderFarter Жыл бұрын

    Near Afghanistan > Uzbekistan 😅

  • @Saint696Anger
    @Saint696Anger Жыл бұрын

    $100 a day is really good over there isn't it?

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s good money, but it was $100 for a family of four ($25 per person). It wasn’t really clear in the video. Still enough to get some food & clothes

  • @sandwerlot1998
    @sandwerlot1998 Жыл бұрын

    They have bad reputation everywhere for a reason

  • @PuerteNabahos-go6fu
    @PuerteNabahos-go6fu Жыл бұрын

    Free romanistan country 🏴🌍🐺☝️

  • @FaysalAbdiqadir11
    @FaysalAbdiqadir11 Жыл бұрын

    I'm Muslim from somalia

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey there! :)

  • @daveincognito62
    @daveincognito62 Жыл бұрын

    How do you speak such good Russian?

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m Russian :)

  • @user-hp8qt6uv6c
    @user-hp8qt6uv6c Жыл бұрын

    плохой нации не бувает.но цыгане исключение))

  • @ramaswamyk3380
    @ramaswamyk3380 Жыл бұрын

    Seems no different from any other ghetto like islamic ghettos in europe or asia. Their marriage customs seem exactly like normal islamic customs

  • @barryirlandi4217
    @barryirlandi4217 Жыл бұрын

    You pervering off the women a bit too much.. I mean there was some quality on display but still

  • @MsDeathNyan
    @MsDeathNyan Жыл бұрын

    Похоже, он не понял, что на границе с афганистаном единственный способ так зарабатывать - перевозить наркотики, а о таких вещах лучше вообще не спрашивать Еще один стереотип оправдался, помимо жестокости, наглости и пр

  • @bertlbarm4374
    @bertlbarm4374 Жыл бұрын

    as i heard the story of the roma from one of their leaders, they were expelled from the west bank of the indus river by the moslems about 1000 years ago because they had kept to the torah and didn't want to become muslims, which is why they were also hated by the hindus, according to their own stories, their ancestors had been deported by the babylonians from the israeli northern kingdom and taken to the eastern end of this kingdom, i can't judge how much that corresponds to the truth, but in the "3rd reich" they became exactly like jews treated and otherwise they are still persecuted as such today

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, “the most unwanted people” as they say. Sad

  • @ex-muslimtestimonies001
    @ex-muslimtestimonies001 Жыл бұрын

    Sunan an-Nasa'i It was narrated from 'A that the M of A married her when she was 6 years old, and consummated the marriage with her when she was 9

  • @princeo15
    @princeo15 Жыл бұрын

    Just 30 more yrs fellas. India will once again rise up and will give you people an identity to be proud of. Hang on people.

  • @mehmeteminkadiroglu1994

    @mehmeteminkadiroglu1994

    Жыл бұрын

    Most gypsies genetics are no more indians

  • @1991enduro
    @1991enduro Жыл бұрын

    My wife's Slovakian gypsy I paid her dad 5 horses 3 camals 2 Billy goats for her family are eating and feeding well 😂👍alot of the women in this where Muslim and not Roma bro

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow! This just proves how much you love your wife 💪

  • @AmanKumar-we8lo
    @AmanKumar-we8lo Жыл бұрын

    Roma people are of indian origin. They were forcefully taken as slaves after we lost and this great civilization was enslaved. They have only suffered since then. I sincerely hope they could come back to their homeland once again from wherever they are today

  • @RealReporter

    @RealReporter

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @studytime2570

    @studytime2570

    11 ай бұрын

    thats not really true.

  • @studytime2570

    @studytime2570

    11 ай бұрын

    there was migration for a large period of time. They chose to migrate.