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@peterdore2572

Ай бұрын

Selling Shoes ONLINE??? They gotta be joking. I will make money for Vessi by giving them the Financial Advice of declaring Bankruptcy before its too late...

@MusicalRaichu

Ай бұрын

The real question is, are they Darien-proof?

@lizzeyflower

Ай бұрын

Only true fool would go there

@jennyanydots2389

Ай бұрын

My BF says those shoes gave me herpes!!

@user-lq6jv6dg4n

Ай бұрын

Dare to talk about Palastine and genocide in Palastine by ZIONIST regime IOF . They call it Israhell defence force. A totally terrorist and apartheid state's terrorist regime

I can imagine a Scottish ancestor of mine hearing about the horrors of the Darien and still thinking “anywheres better than Glasgow”

@CraigThomsonMusic

Ай бұрын

Aye glasgee

@Pacifist11921

Ай бұрын

It gets ya farther from the damn English

@bangyahead1

Ай бұрын

I would take Glasgow over Detroit any day.

@Holgerdanske688

Ай бұрын

Imagine subscribing to Simon's Places only to learn it's the tourism channel for Simon's Warographics.

@MadDragon75

Ай бұрын

I feel the same way about the MAGA crowd here, complaining about the United States.

I’m Venezuelan. I left my dying country back in 2011, and came to the US after a couple of years of living in Ecuador through the safe (but long) legal route. Hearing this makes me so happy that I left early. It’s getting increasingly harder for other Venezuelans to immigrate north legally, let alone leave the country. Hence, they are left with few options - this being one of them. I am very, very lucky.

@paigeharrison3909

Ай бұрын

Glad you made it.

@megaflux7144

Ай бұрын

get out!

@Doobert_

Ай бұрын

@@megaflux7144 Y YOU GET OUT

@anyasky1594

Ай бұрын

It's also getting harder for Venezuelans in Ecuador. Here they sadly think of them all as conmen and robbers and it's so sad

@nestortomaselli6372

Ай бұрын

@@paigeharrison3909 thank you! I love it here, especially feeling like I’m actually contributing to society by being able to get an education and working a decent job in the arts & design field (what I always wanted to do).

I am convinced you must have the record for the most channels on KZread. Seems like every week I come across a new one.

@wailingalen

Ай бұрын

Yes it's like that joke by Dave Chapelle about R.Kelly and his sextapes: "Damn, ANOTHER one? "😂

@lawrencelimburger9160

Ай бұрын

I swear hes an advanced Chatbot

@dannydetonator

Ай бұрын

I thought the same. He's an imperialist talking head.

@Beefy423

Ай бұрын

How so? ​@@dannydetonator

@chrstfer2452

Ай бұрын

​@@Beefy423 that very well might be *the* danny, a major writer for simons channels

Love how Simon found an office in the middle of the Darien just for this video, that's some dedication

@betterknownasjen

Ай бұрын

hehe

@Kaltagstar96

Ай бұрын

I mean, considering the surroundings, he probably picked it up cheap.

@thedethrocker8858

Ай бұрын

He doesn't pull the wool over my eyes!! That's obviously the Congo forest!!!

@derekd1510

Ай бұрын

Dedication and professionalism. (In Simon's inflection) ...Well done, old chap!

does simon run all of these youtube channels like a mafia boss

@briannam3140

Ай бұрын

yes that’s why he keeps the writers in the basement😂

@S.Sparrow

Ай бұрын

Yes, and he keeps his writers locked up in his basement... don't cross Simon lol

@kieronparr3403

Ай бұрын

Yeah. Some he sells on though.

@cuttinaboot

Ай бұрын

You new around here ?

@pretzelhunt

Ай бұрын

more like Martha Stewart

“Even the trees are trying to kill you” I lost it 😂

i will say as a panamanian, we would like more legal intervention to preserve the jungle we love so much.

@Pumkinseeds.

Ай бұрын

Ask the migrants to stay. Then they won’t go through the forest.

@tabitham1057

Ай бұрын

@@Pumkinseeds. or they can go another way, not through the jungle! we don’t want them. the land is already saturated with immigrants as well as natives

@OneOut1

Ай бұрын

Why aren't the migrants allowed along the roadway? Why are they forced to pass through the jungle.

@SassyyjuicyMaria

Ай бұрын

Stop the migrants, then

@Kaneomanie

Ай бұрын

Maybe building a single road and patrolling it would prevent the whole jungle being used as a road.

I’m from Panama. Nobody went into Darien (it’s a province). Also the Kuna (now Guna) have the highest incidences of albinism of any other people. They call them “moon children” and it’s very common to see them in the cities. The mola artwork of course is beautiful.

@liabowden8526

Ай бұрын

I learned that from a pirate book! (Born to Be Hanged) the pirates helped the Kuna get back their princess in order to get guidance & hopefully plunder the city she was captive in. Those dudes would have all died by the second day w/o the Kuna. A couple did anyway. If the locals tell you "don't eat that fruit", dude, *Don't Eat That Fruit!*

@MsKelly-os4kt

27 күн бұрын

From the u.s. originally? I've heard there are a lot of American immigrants there.

@tracywilkinson1820

26 күн бұрын

@@MsKelly-os4ktim from the Canal Zone. I left Panama when I was 18.

@charlesbarkley223

25 күн бұрын

​@tracywilkinson1820 and where'd you go? I imagine the US? SMH are you part of the illegal immigration that is destroying America? If you want your country to do better why don't you stay there and fix it? Why do you have to be strain on actual Americans who didn't overrun your country with illegal immigrants? Just go back and take all your family with you

@pinkace

4 күн бұрын

@@MsKelly-os4kt I'm from Panama, live in NYC now. Yes, lot's of americans retire there, our national currency is the dollar so it made things simpler. But today it's the richest nation per capita in central america, one of the wealthiest in the continent, so it isn't so much a 'retirement heaven' anymore. Too pricey to live there now.

I've sen two (well, three: Ben wasn't alone) KZreadrs cross the Darien Gap. Noraly - Itchy Boots - took sketchy boats across the Gap, and Ben - Bald and Bankrupt - took the land route. Ben had to censor out a lot because of the bodies they came across along the way.

@rubiconnn

Ай бұрын

I've heard of a group who tried to ride motorcycles through the Darien gap. A majority of the journey was just them dragging the bikes through the jungle instead of riding them.

@5831a

Ай бұрын

@@rubiconnn jeeps and land rovers did it too, back in 70s

@DrDeuteron

22 сағат бұрын

I don’t think bodies stay bodies for very long in that environment

I have a friend that moved from Cuba to Chile to save money to come to the US. His family traveled through this area and it sounded brutal. A 14 year old with the group slipped and fell of a cliff at night and they couldn't even stop. He is still having stomach issues from parasites in the water years later.

Me, a Panamanian American, learning more from Simon about Panama than I ever have. Great job!🇵🇦❤️

@pinkace

4 күн бұрын

Panameño is fine please haha. In school they taught us all about Darien, you didn't get those lessons?

@Lim3S0da

Күн бұрын

@@pinkace no, I didn't go to a very good school. The most we ever learned about is the canal of course. even in our biology class we only learned about plants lolol

We travelled into the Darien Jungle in 2016 with a group run by the New South Wales Geographic Society. From a ship, we transferred to powered local longboats, much like that shown at 2:24. We travelled up a river to the tidal limit and then walked to a village. I believe we were in the vicinity of Camaganti but they wouldn't tell us exactly. The villagers ware being studied by scientists. They were quite primitive, as we expected, till we saw the greeting party checking their appearance and hair using the cameras on their mobile phones! Yes, they were isolated but a couple of huts had solar panels on the roof, presumably to recharge the phones.

@CrabbyPattydelight

Ай бұрын

Damn their cultural values are being permeated or should I say dwindling in permission, kind of like how vinegar helps eggs peel but probably not in a good way, it is what it is, hopefully there are still tribes virgin to intervention able even supported by avoidance to live in solace

Bald and Bankrupt crossed it earlier this year, seeing how hard it would be to get to the USA.

@JeffBilkins

Ай бұрын

It was pretty scary but showed it is doable and not super deadly.

@WaddedBliss

Ай бұрын

@@JeffBilkins Yep.

@DarkSitesChannel

Ай бұрын

​@JeffBilkins Range Rover 4x4 crossed it for an advertising stunt, doing the trans American highway and the gap in 1971.

@iheartdiscgolf

Ай бұрын

@@JeffBilkins I wouldn't underestimate what you saw. If you listen to his and Timmy's post interview it was pretty sketchy. They said they definitely had people with them die, and saw multiple dead bodies. Plus they were two dudes. Imagine if you were female.

@user-ys4eh2yh7x

Ай бұрын

@DarkSitesChannel I thought it was a modified Jeep

So what you've saying is: the Darien is the best place for me to build my vault-tec shelter. Roger that.

@limhan3209

Ай бұрын

Your a sheep

@mindfortress105

Ай бұрын

Yeah, nobody will be able to reach you. Except the millions of civilian, untrained unfit people of all ages who walk through there daily on their way to illegally cross the US border

@DavidGarcia-vb7rl

Ай бұрын

Ya well check that build quality an Never open the door

@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165

Ай бұрын

Given how much it rains in the area, I really wouldn't. You can if it's built well enough to prevent/mitigate flooding and deep enough where erosion won't uncover it. But a desert would be more preferable.

@uncleartax

3 күн бұрын

@@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165seriously?

You have to admire his genuine joy talking about Vessi shoes.

One aspect that you didn't touch on is the fact that agriculture is a huge reason governments want the gap to remain. There are several livestock diseases that only exist in South America - and the gap continuing its existence means the livestock MUST be funneled into the appropriate screening facilities. So until those diseases are controlled, governments will continue to use it as one of their reasonings for NOT providing infrastructure or help for this region...

@Someone45356

Ай бұрын

if they only make one passage, it can be very tightly controlled since its the only entrance. All of the issues that politicians list for the darien to not have a road or a safe path is politiquery and Panama playing the chauvinism card. I mean just look at the panama canal which was built more than 100 years ago....

@common_c3nts

2 күн бұрын

The other reason is to stop poor people from immigrating.

nice photo of a cheeter lazing in the Darien gap. Excellent video ,very informative on a crisis that few peopkle know of.

@williamvasquez4857

Ай бұрын

Yes, it's got so much space to run and catch its prey.

@ruthohare9840

Күн бұрын

I was looking through the comments to see if anyone else had pointed that out. I mean, yes, it's a big spotty cat but it IS rather distinctive.

I've always wondered if Simon has to powder his entire head to stop the lights causing glares... 😂😂

@dianapennepacker6854

Ай бұрын

Damn. I can't link the Sponge Bob Movie gif where they show the Kings heads massive glare off his head. "Bald. Bald. Bald!"

@millzy8885

Ай бұрын

Simon!!! We need to know 😅

@toneymontgomery2964

Ай бұрын

I'm sure there's a 50 minute video ready to release explaining exactly how 😉

@alexchu3599

Ай бұрын

Just the inside of his nose

@JimAllen-Persona

Ай бұрын

@@millzy8885 But what channel does he publish it under? Megaprojects?

The shifting dot graphic overlay on your broll is super distracting. Makes it a bit difficult to watch the video.

@clantonmiller7626

Ай бұрын

Agreed

Simon, here in Panama, it rains avg 9 months of the year basically everyday ... Water will fall 'horizontally' without wind ... Yes, you have to live here to see it and live it ... Colombians, venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians have all risked their lives to cross it, paid huge amounts of money ... And yes, it is beautiful

@TheDopekitty

Ай бұрын

Why would people from islands need to go through there?

I like the Darian Frontier as you called it - makes me think, could be called the Darian Passage as well, since it seems most people simply want to get through it to somewhere else

@OneOut1

Ай бұрын

Well a gap can also be a doorway in a fence to a different pasture. So a gap is a passage.

@revwolfe

27 күн бұрын

Literally there in part to make it harder to get (and run drugs) across

I am a humble devotee of DTU and TCC ..... I am so excited to find the third channel. My day is made. I'm calling in sick to work

@valdivir80

Ай бұрын

There are so many channels beyond DTU, TCC and Places 😂

Spent six months at Fort Sherman Panama with the US Army in 1992. Most of the time in the Jungle. Humans being "on the menu' is so true! To me the scariest thing in the jungle were the Killer or Africanized Bees. They didn't play and were relentless if they swarmed. We even had a "Battle Drill" for them. Stand still and throw a smoke grenade if they attacked....I wasnt in the Darien National Forest, But the jungle I did go thru was both beautiful and treacherous if you were not careful.

@redhotmoon1656

Ай бұрын

I lived at Ft Davis in the early early to mid 80s. Spent a lot of time at Shimmy Beach on Sherman. Would love to see it all again

Fantastic video on the gap - easily one of the best I've seen

Nice work Simon and to the writers. This was really interesting to watch and I bet it took a very long time to put together. You had me wondering if it might be nice to see as a tourist at first, but it's now on the nope list.

Tough place. Was there in 89. The northern edge actually. During Just Cause, it was my job to block any attempts of the Panamanian military to escape to Columbia. We were of the opinion that if they got past us, the jungle would put paid to their attempt.

@sheldonwheaton881

Ай бұрын

No doubt! Thanks for your service.. Lost weight down there?

@Hillbilly001

Ай бұрын

@@sheldonwheaton881 LOL!!!!! About 15lbs or so. And that was from a 15 day deployment. South of the Canal is brutal. It was so humid that you didn't want to eat.

@MFobes

Ай бұрын

@@Hillbilly001god that sounds miserable. Thanks for you service and sharing your experience!

@Hillbilly001

Ай бұрын

@@MFobes At the time, I would have loved to just had miserable. LOL!!! I've been in the Arctic and that place wants to kill you, but that jungle really wanted to go three steps beyond. Cheers

@Fernando-ek8jp

Ай бұрын

​@@Hillbilly001c'mon, it's not that bad over here. I mean, sure, I'm sweating buckets from just between the minutes I get dressed and make it to the car but otherwise it's super comfortable! Just ignore the mosquitos.

I have so much respect for Bald and Bankrupt for his traversal and video on travelling the gap

I absolutely LOVE this kind of content ❤ thank you. Such a good watch!

Guess today I found out where the Jumanji Jungle is located

@Hebdomad7

Ай бұрын

Sycophants who hunt people included.

Great video! No annoying music lol. Very informative.

I'm from Panama, and it made me so happy to see my nation in the channel 🙂 As a child we were all taught the importance of preserving this rainforest. This is remarkable because they were teaching us about conservation in the late 70's, way before it was even a thought in the minds of the rest of the developed world. Yea I'm old haha 😛

How on earth are you so productive you can find time for another new KZread channel? You absolute legend!

Passing this area is like playing Oregon Trail on expert mode

Is my GPU failing or do you have weird disconcerting green grid overlays on this entire video

@20SkyWatcher09

Ай бұрын

Your computer sucks😅

@suzbone

Ай бұрын

Scrolled for ages looking for this comment

@user-wj1kg8qo3p

Ай бұрын

Simon is just a narrator no wonder some of his projects are sub par

I was in La Palma once many years ago. It felt like a modern pirate city. We continued to explore old spanish forts located on island close by. They were used to protect the gold trade back in the day.

17:51 Never would have guessed the Colombian cartels are Pittsburgh Pirates fans

@theofficialken1755

Ай бұрын

They are trying really hard to challenge Philadelphia for the worst fans

@nathangamble125

Ай бұрын

There is logic to it: "this is a Pirates hat. I am literally a pirate. Of course I should wear this"

...SIMON HOW LONG HAS THIS CHANNEL BEEN HERE??? SIMON WTF WHEN DO YOU SLEEP

Hopefully it stays lush and impenetrable for multitudes of generations.

A friend of mine that works with me crossed the gap by foot to get here in America from Venezuela, the videos and pictures he has is breathtaking to say the least let alone the stories

Simon love your videos!!!! you must never sleep

Was stationed in Panama back in 1990 we had maps of the Darien that were completely blank except for a small area in a edge because it hadn't been mapped yet.

i imagine the jungle's carnivores are pleasantly surprised at the walking buffet...

"jaguars" shows 10 second clip of a cheetah at 29.25

@MusicalRaichu

Ай бұрын

it's only leopards that don't change their spots. i guess therefore jaguars can.

@tsurah5408

Ай бұрын

Looked like a jaguar to me

@tsurah5408

Ай бұрын

Oh oops yeah I see the one you were talking about.

@tonybonnici5920

Ай бұрын

That was a Jaguar

@LemurDreamer87

Ай бұрын

Yeah, that is 100% a cheetah. The editor messed up.

One thing I've noticed from all the videos I've seen on migrants crossing the Darien Gap is how different their demography is to migrants crossing the Channel into the UK. There are many more women, children and old people trying to get to the USA. The UK migrants are mostly young men.

@brendano4196

Ай бұрын

We have imported several large cities worth of people in the last few years. The numbers are staggering.

@johnwinter7597

Ай бұрын

No I live in south Texas they are just showing you that so we feel bad but if you come here it’s hundreds of young men for just a few ladies and kids never take anything from the American media at face value. Doesn’t matter what side there on

@Lambzalot

Ай бұрын

As @johnwinter7597 stated it is a simple media manipulation tactic. You can't reject women and children at the border they're suffering, starving and uncomfortable. Europeans have a much meaner outlook on migrants and try to frame it in a far different way than our media does.

@nivision

Ай бұрын

also Texan, central albeit right on the biggest highway crossing the state. I'd counter the above poster by saying that plenty of those coming to the USA from south of it are closer to refugees than standard migrants. 😐 fleeing violence and impossible conditions to survive at this point, not just looking for opportunity. unfortunately the violence is trying to come with them.

@WaddedBliss

Ай бұрын

@@johnwinter7597 I don't watch American media. I'm talking about KZread creators.

When Land Rover launched the Range Rover in the early 70’s they crossed the Darien gap with a couple of Range Rovers and a LWB as part of the British Trans-Americas Expedition, I believe it took a long time as they had to make their own roads and equipment failed a lot and replacements had to be flown out from Solihull.

@mipmipmipmipmip

Ай бұрын

"Equipment failed a lot" well, being Range Rover they could have expected that

I'm friends with one of three guys who crossed the Darien Gap with bicycles as part of their around the world tour. He has spoken to the National Geographic Society about this years long adventure. His description of the crossing is amazing. Snakes, big cats and bandits. His story of the world tour is very little known that should be made into a documentary series and would probably make a great movie as well.

Excellent video 📹 Almost Scotland. ..the Derien is full of people.

Simon? I am a subscriber of a bunch of ur great podcasts. Just came across this channel and subbed 👍🏼 is there a “list of channels” wer I can sign up?

Darien Gap - Home to these dangerous, venomous snakes. Australia 🇦🇺 - Here…hold my beer…. 🤦‍♂️

@unsafe_at_any_speed

Ай бұрын

Did dingos eat your baby?

@mramisuzuki6962

Ай бұрын

@@unsafe_at_any_speeda dingo did eat her baby tho.

@Mikebumpful

Ай бұрын

Australians - «ONLY AUSTRALIA HAS DANGEROUS ANIMALS, GAAAHH!!!»

@panadocoughsyrup

Ай бұрын

Not Australians thinking they have the most dangerous animals lmfaooooo

@timshave5104

29 күн бұрын

This poster is a fraud. Aussies dont let anyone hold their beer

I Like the nature out the window , for the new look👍🏻

An absolutely Smashing story!

Thank you Simon for giving a voice to these folks. I have been to the end of the road in the town of Darien back in the 1990s. Back then, the locals affirmed it was impossible to get to Columbia from there. I am so sad to hear about how things are changed. The trolls commenting here really should be ashamed of themselves. The stories he is telling are about real people.

@nathangamble125

Ай бұрын

Is this a joke about Darien, Connecticut? Can't get to Col *u* mbia, not Colombia? There is no "town of Darién" apart from the one that's *in* Colombia, so obviously no-one there would say you can't get to Colombia from it, because you're there already. The town of Darién is also about 1000km away from the Darién region. You should be ashamed of yourself too.

@edwallace2828

Ай бұрын

@@nathangamble125 Ok, smarty pants, I thought it was called Darien as that is what my companions called it. But it was the town at the end of the Pan America Highway.

Well damn. That was depressing.

Great video. Really appreciate the focus on the humanity of the migrants and other travelers, and all the history and anecdotes were interesting too

Wow the pixelating shifted grid is interesting. Nice!

Would these vessi shoes make crossing the gap easier?

"Spiders" - Shows Tarantula "Scorpions" - Shows scorpion "Crocodiles" - shows crocodiles "And Jaguars" - Shows Cheetah 😂😂 3 out of 4 ain't bad

Thank you so much for not including the spiders hahaha i was so ready to skip forward 😂😂

very good and thorough video

My husband is from Panama and spent his childhood crawling through the jungles of the Darien Gap. He has seen some CRAZY things, and it has made him believe in the supernatural.

The trek across the Darién Gap is 97 kilometers long. Migrants have no choice but to travel on foot. By 2013, the coastal route on the east side of the Darién Isthmus became relatively safe, by taking a motorboat across the Gulf of Uraba from Turbo to Capurganá and then hopping the coast to Sapzurro and hiking from there to La Miel, Panama. All inland routes through the Darién remain highly dangerous.This is the only break in the Pan-American highway which stretches for some 30,000 kilometres, from Argentina to Alaska. 0:30

Entertaining as always!

Simon doing his best Blathers impression at 6:06

29:26 - That is one fast looking Jaguar... I assume Dave is picking the pictures now??

@annakeye

Ай бұрын

It's fairly typical of Simon Whistler and team's piss poor attitude towards those that show support of his many channels and the reason why I un-subbed. Now I just pick out the occasional video to watch. I've watched two this week and both have had such intentional dishonesty and/or lazy pronunciation and incorrect information in them.

@MacK-TrucK-303

Ай бұрын

@@annakeye I'm sorry you have had such a poor experience with the content of these channels. Also, you may have missed the point of a blind man mistaking a cheetah for a jaguar..... are Simon and his team perfect? no. are You perfect, probably not. is he making money for providing readily available information in video form with sounds and flashing lights? yes....

@shaneeslick

Ай бұрын

🤔Looks like it's been taking performance enhancing drugs, Damn Cheatahs

@coconutsmarties

Ай бұрын

​@@annakeyeAny examples you can give of deliberate dishonesty? Genuine question btw EDIT: Yeah, thought not. 🙄

Thank you for making this video 🇻🇪

I just found my dream job. Thanks!

I'm glad I live somewhere that I don't have to worry about everything killing me... Trees, snakes, bugs, big cats, crocodiles, the weather, and people but no one can really get away from people

@phann860

Ай бұрын

You should not try Australia then.

I try not to lose faith in humanity, but humanity seems determined to make sure that I do.

@itarry4

Ай бұрын

Oh I lost faith in humanity ages ago I just have hope still for many humans. Unfortunately as a group large enough to create sides and opportunities for power humanity takes over and anything both great and caring to horrible and degenerate is possible. The imagination of humanity, especially to hurt is unlimited.

This is just depressing 😞. But i certainly appreciate Simon telling this..

Tthe first town in continental American soil was built in the Darién region, it was called "Santa María la Antigua del Darién". The town didn't hold on for much time however, and it was abandoned. Colombia discovered the site in the 90's and today in it's site there's an archeology museum, and a laboratory where anthropologist continue their research. The tow fell because of the indian raids and the perilous geography and fauna. Today it is a natural reserve. Some politicians have promoted the project to rise a bigh elevated highway over some parts of the gap to complete the Pan-American road- but it would be an ecocide. There's also talks in Colombia to build a navigable way of several canals that could connect the Atlantic ocean with the Pacific.

Watching this at 4am. Thank you for skipping over the insects lol

Maybe if those people trying to walk the gap had Vessi''s it would make it easier?

@gennystout8952

Ай бұрын

And Simon would be the face of that promotion 😂😂😂

@brandonvolk8669

Ай бұрын

Was gonna say that butt gotta check them comments 1st

@thepretenda

Ай бұрын

Vessi promo for Darien Gap. LOL GENIUS

@alexandrealain

Ай бұрын

That’s a cheetah! lol

I’ve been through a small part of the Darian gap! It’s beautiful but terrifying

I am a medical interpreter and constantly hear about entire families walking through that jungle for 6 days straight. Some of them have been sexually assaulted and robbed by armed forces in there. It sounds like hell, everytime. At least for the ones that i hear about, they are already receiving medical help in the USA.

29:28 That's a cheetah big man. Cheers for the video though!

Sorry Simon but a few wrong comments there. The Darien expedition did not bankrupt Scotland and at the time of a forced union with England, Scottish debt was equivalent to one year's GDP. When the Act Of Union was passed Scotland was forced to accept English debt, which was a far larger sum than one year's GDP. Yes, Scotland was a poor country in relation to it's bigger neighbour but it wasn't the basket case so many claim it was.

@tonyclough9844

Ай бұрын

Eddie its no good keep trying to make out Scotland didn't bankrupt itself. Englands GDP was phenominal in the 1700s trading all over the world. And why would Scotland take on England's dept no chance, we were the richest country in the world at that time. Scotland tried to emulate us but failed.

@eddie8900

26 күн бұрын

@@tonyclough9844 Go read some history books that aren't skewed towards England. Scotland was forced to take on English debt as part of the United Kingdom and it has been thus ever since. It still goes on today.

Heard about people going through the Gap on the radio. Friggin brutal.

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@29:34 Why show footage of a cheetah when talking about jaguars? I'm not a fan of the use of AI in these videos either but, a stock image/video of a jaguar couldn't have been THAT hard to find.

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Basically, this place is full of real life Pokémon. 😂

If you could build a road through there, it would be part of the Pan American highway, aka Highway 101. In Newport Oregon, this road meets the longest road in the US, Highway 20 which goes to Boston. The Pan American Highway is the world’s longest road. It does continue south of the Darien Gap.

Imagine what it must feel like to go through the Darien, get to the US, get caught by ICE and kicked all the way back to starting point of the Darien gap.

@user-on8hn8nv5e

Ай бұрын

Umm.... To quote Biden "flood the border" no one is being turned back at the moment they are all being let in

@2dogsf-ing

Ай бұрын

How do you think they came up with the game chutes and ladders. 😅

@jamesheichel9465

Ай бұрын

They don't get kicked back by ICE if they do it legally. Of course the US is becoming like Venezuela because of illegal "immigration" so the US isn't going to be any better for much longer. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

@phann860

Ай бұрын

Except thanks to Biden that won't happen.

@dingusdingus2152

Ай бұрын

@dulio12385 imagine what it must feel like to go through the Darien, get to the u.s., and find out that you've been lied to to your whole life, that America is not the land of opportunity, that there is no employment, no affordable housing, that there are already millions of native born u.s. citizens who are destitute and homeless, that everyone despises you, and then you get caught by ice and booted back to the sorry country you came from...

So it's Catachan.

Thank you for this important talk. I have been to Darian twice. It is indeed a human rights tragedy.

I spent 3 months at the southern tip of the highway of the Americas. It was a field camp. Worst deployment ever. 😅

Wait, where the hell this channel pop out of 😂 dammit Simon, how many channels you got

@briannam3140

Ай бұрын

it’s cause he stopped working for geographics bc he didn’t own that one but he owns this one now. you won’t see him on geographics anymore

@BrandanTheBroker

Ай бұрын

@@briannam3140 ah got it

I see Simon's face on any thumbnail... I click..Simple

That Arthur Blessit character came through my small Bible Belt town in the early 70's , dragging that cross (now on bicycle wheels 😏) and pretty much tore my Southern Baptist Church asunder when he and his crew of young "Jesus Freaks" did a mini-Revival there. 13:43

Simon, the trio of cars that you showed weren't Corvairs, lol. The journey of the Corvairs through the gap was "documented" in the movie "Daring the Darrien"

There's cheetahs in Panama?? 9:25

@common_c3nts

2 күн бұрын

They eat cheetos

Weird looking jaguar at 29:34. Perhaps he’s migrated from Africa using cheetah airlines.

@Fernando-ek8jp

Ай бұрын

Everyone wants to get to America through the Gap

Anyone who hasn't seen it should look into the movie Jungle. Take place here, based on a true story of a man who survived 3 weeks lost in the Darien Gap. It's really good!

Sure others have mentioned this but a KZreadr called Bald & Bankrupt crossed the Darian & well worth a watch if intrested in the mass movement of people's through South America

Watching this makes me even more disgusted by how we currently treat and view migrants seeking asylum as a country. To go through all of this hell, with your small children in tow no less, and find out that once you reach what you assume to be safety, they don't want you either? This is heartbreaking. Anyone willing to risk this just wants freedom. They want safety. You don't soldier through this kind of journey without desperation. As the grandchild of immigrants, I pray for those who fight to make it through this kind of trek.

@kylecrawford7384

20 күн бұрын

there over 10 million illegals here it’s not our responsibility to pay for them.

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@user-or4hs7xq9u

Ай бұрын

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huh , looks like I found another Simon personality. Subscribed so hard , xo

I just looked up, out of curiosity, how many channels Simon has. According to IMDB it's 13, but this channel isn't on this list, so 14 and maybe even more What a mad lad Simon is....

I know Simon has mentioned the “Casual Geographic” channel a few times in the past, I’d love to see them collab on videos like this.