Military officer: Tervist! (Hello in Estonian) The crew: Tourist, yes, tourist! Cracked me up so much :D

@RadicalMusicStudio

8 жыл бұрын

+Imagine lt Positive vibes ;)

@Seegalgalguntijak

8 жыл бұрын

+Radical Music LOL, that was an inside joke for Estonians and people that speak the language! Now I get it, and it is indeed hilarious.

@jackielinde7568

8 жыл бұрын

+Radical Music It's to be expected, as there are many languages with similar sounding words, but completely different meanings. However, it did accomplish a few things the border guard would need: 1. What language does the occupants speak. 2. What do they proport as to why they're there.

@2dividedby3equals666

8 жыл бұрын

+Radical Music I actually thought that they said something like hello in Estonian, but after a few seconds I understood they were saying tourist.

@RadicalMusicStudio

8 жыл бұрын

+DC It's like a regular "hello" but slightly more polite. The informal hello is "Tere"

I love how much tension is released in their faces when Tom tells them they are Estonian, not Russian.

@vitalik38815

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Tater What's so terrifying about the Russian military?( I'm russian, lived in Estonia my whole life)

@GameFreak7744

6 жыл бұрын

Well, the crazy man in charge of the country, the annexing of bits of neighbouring countries, crackdowns on the population, well known problems with corruption and bribery, etc. probably don't leave people totally relaxed at the thought. Similar reasons to why you might feel ill at ease if stopped by, say, Turkish military.

@ashzeass7989

6 жыл бұрын

Putin is a crazy man?

@eddiemate

6 жыл бұрын

Russia is a scary country (especially in stereotypes) and they had just driven through Russia. They were probably worried that they did something wrong while driving through.

@ImDemonAlchemist

6 жыл бұрын

minewater24 Yes. He is a man that stages himself "discovering" pottery and takes pictures of himself riding horses shirtless. Even if it weren't for all the murder and human rights violations, he'd still be a crazy man by any stretch.

I love that Matt says at the 6:00 mark, "Driver's getting out." Then the man on the right side gets out. It's hard to break your mental expectation of what side the driver is on.

@DrHouse1238

4 жыл бұрын

For a moment there i was wondering if Estonia drives on the left side as well ,then i remembered they are British

@frankteng

4 жыл бұрын

I was high and when I looked away from the screen and heard the sound of the door opening I thought they were being gunned down for a sec.

@Albert_RIP

4 жыл бұрын

It’s hard to tell on camera, because the cameras sometimes mirror when you film.

@MelkisgoedvoorJan

4 жыл бұрын

@@Albert_RIP But the drivers are always in the middle of the road

@boriskalashnikov489

4 жыл бұрын

The logo on Matt's jacket is not mirrored, the driver is on the left

I can kind of imagine their dialogue - "Looks like another bunch of tourists driving through Russia for the heck of it" - "OK, give them the usual talk and make sure they don't trigger a diplomatic incident". Thanks for sharing!

@mississaugaicedogs

4 жыл бұрын

steve1978ger Also the Baltic States are incredibly paranoid over a possible Russian invasion. Hence why there is a NATO contingent (which Canada has led) in Estonia. So three dudes in a car coming through the Saartse to an area not many tourists come thru is a little suspicious

@1AxK9

4 жыл бұрын

Look at that like to reply ratio!

@zyansheep

4 жыл бұрын

@@1AxK9 I'm just going to add another one here...

@AmericanIdiot7659

4 жыл бұрын

@@zyansheep hello

@kwibloupthesomething

3 жыл бұрын

**insert reply**

The border guard said "Tervist" that means hello in Estonian and you answered "Tourists" :D Well, you could not have known that :)

@10094926

8 жыл бұрын

+JuhaVnt To be fair, answering someone saying "hello" in a foreign language by saying "tourists" is an incredibly touristy thing to do.

@rogerwilco2

8 жыл бұрын

+Calvin Hamel I've done that even when being stopped by my own country's military, on a small tropical island. They were doing some kind of NATO exercise, I was driving around in a rental car, turned a corner and was facing a full blown battle tank in the middle of the road, with soldiers jumping at me from both sides. I was legally allowed to drive there, and they were as surprised as I was.

@jerseyjacket100

8 жыл бұрын

+RogerWilco Haha wow, that must have been quite frightening.

@Agent001

7 жыл бұрын

and that is something you might not have known

@MK-ex4pb

7 жыл бұрын

JuhaVnt sounded like tourist not tervist

"They're in the boot." not the best time for that sentence.

@SimonClarkstone

8 жыл бұрын

Haha I missed that one.

@noodlesthe1st

8 жыл бұрын

Also getting out the car and opening the boot without a prompt seems risky.

@Darticus42

8 жыл бұрын

+dimapez That's a rather extreme way of saying it. If you make any sudden unexplained movements (i.e. darting to get out something from the glovebox) you _might_ get a gun pulled on you, but even that's a little extreme. Most wouldn't freak out at someone saying "My passport in the trunk/boot, let me go get it" (like Paul did) and proceeding to normally open the car door. Polite requests most always give polite responses, just don't act like an idiot and make yourself seem suspicious. And of course there are exceptions from people who love exercising their power or are just having a shitty day (which has become the stereotype these days), but in all honesty 95+% of police officers are great people who know how to do their job well.

@hobbitilius

7 жыл бұрын

"They're in the boot" "You left your passports in Russia?! Are you insane?!"

@JonatasAdoM

6 жыл бұрын

+dimapez again the exception not the rule

The boarder patrol's English was quite decent. I have seen worse in other countries. They just checked passports and gave useful advice in return.

@mattandtom

8 жыл бұрын

+OmikronPsy Yep! They were really professional and polite, and their English (like most people we met all over Estonia) was great! -- Tom

@sundhaug92

8 жыл бұрын

+OmikronPsy Wouldn't be that suprising for a soldier in a NATO country

@1337pede

8 жыл бұрын

+sundhaug92 The border guard isn't a part of the army in Estonia - they are essentially a sub-section of the interior military, same as the police force. So not really soldiers, but kinda.

@kayleighlehrman9566

5 жыл бұрын

OmikronPsy i feel like EU member state border patrol like that is trained in basic phrases in the most common languages of the EU (english, french, german, etc)

@anoncrazynonevilgooddecent7631

5 жыл бұрын

goof ass

"We're not international troublemakers." "Technically, all three of us are."

@ninjaz5736

6 жыл бұрын

I sense (yet another) video that needs to be made

@counterfit5

6 жыл бұрын

Kyshu that you know of...

The soldiers were nothing but polite, by the way: I've blurred their faces because it feels like the right thing to do! (I'm also told that Estonian Defence Force is the formal title, but that was a bit longer for the video title!)

@eksiarvamus

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt and Tom Estonian Defense Forces is the formal title, but this was the Border Guard, which in Estonia is not really part of the military, but part of the Police and Border Guard Board. And yes, they do check cars quite often in that area as there is a lot of illegal trafficking and you as foreigners were wondering around too differently so they just checked you. And the reason you have been asked why you came there is pure Soviet legacy. During the Soviet Union, there was virtually no travel abroad and many areas within Estonia were restricted as they were border zones or military zones etc. People in the countryside haven't seen many tourists and the idea of just trolling around in the countryside of a foreign country is quite alien for them as rural folk is relatively poor in Estonia. I'd be really surprised if you were actually asked the same question in Tallinn or some other major town, as these people are far more used to tourists and usually rich enough to travel abroad themselves. PS. The Saatse Boot is not a necessity anymore for the Saatse villagers as a new road was opened in 2008, which is however 15-20 km of a detour if going to Värska. PPS. Don't bribe in Estonia - most likely you get into trouble for that. Estonia really is not Ukraine and it's not even Latvia in terms of corruption. PPPS. I live in Tartu and I run by the place you made the video almost every day ;)

@jackielinde7568

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt and Tom I was surprised that when they asked if you were tourists, why you said yes instead of telling them you were a British journalist or film crew. Both answers, in certain light, are true, but I would imagine being a journalist crew in any EU member country would have certain benefits over being just tourists. (Especially since you had all of those cameras on your vehicle.) Also, did you make any arrangements with the Estonian tourist department or press corps? Being journalists (even if only to film touristy stuff), having arrangements with the Estonian Government would help with matters like this.

@MAabmets

8 жыл бұрын

+Jack Linde No no, tell them that you're KZreadrs! That would explain everything!

@joel9240

8 жыл бұрын

+Jack Linde probably just used to saying they're tourists from previous interactions in other countries that might not take so kindly to it.

@Languslangus

8 жыл бұрын

Matt and Tom​ You should come to Serbia.

"I don't like filming outside the EU" poor Tom

@soundninja99

7 жыл бұрын

It is, he's talking about britain.

@frankiesparkes3947

7 жыл бұрын

+TTate He wasn't, he was mainly talking about Ukraine. The UK is still part of the EU and will remain part until the 2+ year negotiations between the other 27 member states have ended. The UK will not be able to participate in the negotiations

@soundninja99

7 жыл бұрын

Frankie Sparkes Op is talking about the UK. that's the bloody joke. Tom doesn't live in Ukraine

@AllonsyRapunzel

4 жыл бұрын

Got 5 days left!

@ignat340

4 жыл бұрын

@@frankiesparkes3947 yeet

Ten seconds of checking Matt and Pauls passports, the remaining time trying to figure out if the age of Tom is accurate... ...the results as usual, inconclusive.

@RobGcraft

4 жыл бұрын

Walter W how old is Tom?

@walterw8223

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobGcraftEither 12 or 60 or something in-between, nobody can tell...

@tomsoki5738

4 жыл бұрын

Walter W about 10 years ago he was like 20-25 soooo

@michaelkirschner

4 жыл бұрын

Tom’s age is a calculus solution

@hendrickziegler8487

4 жыл бұрын

He once mentioned that he made some successful websites somewhen around the New Economy bubble and stood up against some British Government agency. I'd say, he is something like 1982ish

I love the nervous casualness of "that would be an act of war". Watching this made me laugh nervously. Good lord.

So that's what three blokes crapping themselves looks like.

@TheScotty124

8 жыл бұрын

+TheLordWillis You could tell in their voices they were slightly worried

@Zalied

8 жыл бұрын

+TheLordWillis constintly giving reasons they are alright isnt really calm either justifying their actions and reasoning

@TheScotty124

8 жыл бұрын

Lets be real for a moment. I think most people would shit themselves if they got pulled over by the military

@aritakalo8011

8 жыл бұрын

+seigeengine Well to be fair it's EU border guard in an EU country while them being EU citizens. So it's not UK border guard but pretty damn near close to it. Estonian border guard will treat any EU citizen as pretty much as Estonian due to EU freedom of movement treaties. Mostly the issue seems to be that the men in green garb made them forgot that they are in EU for a second. That and them first not knowing if the uniform will have Estonian flag or Russian flag. Thirdly them having been to a worse countries and fearing elaborate highway robbery

@MrPaukann

7 жыл бұрын

Scott Baines, may be for someone who had never crossed a protected land border it is, but for me, who had crossed a protected land border (Finnish-Russian) a lot, it seems normal.

Border guard: Tervist! Tom and Simon: Tourist! That was hilarious :D

@danlyle531

7 жыл бұрын

myrang3r his name is Paul

@harrytodhunter5078

6 жыл бұрын

Lemmie guess, Matt is now Garfunkle?

Oh man, I know that feeling. I had a run in with a policeman in NanChang, China when I returned from a trip to Lu Shan (once a mountain resort for high officials in the Chinese Republic and conference centre for the communists under Mao). He didn't ask for my papers, but he did want to know my name, what I was doing in China, and NanChang in particular, where I was from... turned out he just wanted to practice his English with me...

@Droooooo0

5 жыл бұрын

lmao that's awesome!

@neurofiedyamato8763

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, that's hilarious. I think a good mindset to have is that the other person isn't always out to get you. People tend to jump to the worst case scenario in their head when being pulled aside by border guards, police, or security officer. More often than not, the guy don't really care and at most just doing his job.

@ebinecksdee9872

4 жыл бұрын

Anytime is a good time to practice I guess

@d.l.232

3 жыл бұрын

@Tan SW English is a required language class.

@ktcd1172

3 жыл бұрын

I had something similar happen in Franco's Spain. The lady that I was with was freaking out because I was not bowing and scraping enough when dealing with a Guardia National. I got my wallet out, showed him my USAF Military ID (the only passport I needed at that time) and his whole aggressive attitude vanished and he could not leave fast enough. The lady wanted to know what I had done to get that kind of results. It seems that the police and guardsmen took every opportunity to hassle people, foreigners in particular.

3:37 - Tom (in a reassuring tone): "I'm assuming it's not a tourist scam, because they look like proper military officials." Matt (slightly joke-y, but also clearly unsettled): "I wouldn't wanna F*** with them"

"We did have to do some bribing in Ukraine." I wouldn't have said that in a youtube video.

@mattandtom

8 жыл бұрын

+HaniiPuppy Technically, we didn't. In practice, our guides managed to get us through the Chernobyl control point in about two minutes while busloads of tourists were being thoroughly checked, so we strongly suspect that it happened! -- Tom

@arthurhill8185

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt and Tom You mean you believe someone else bribed the guards for you, but you're not sure?

@krim7

8 жыл бұрын

+Arthur Hill Plausible deniability.

@ColdsideRamrod

8 жыл бұрын

+HaniiPuppy Would the Ukrainian authorities even care if they knew? In some countries, bribing cops who pull you over is practically an unspoken rule.

@ColdsideRamrod

8 жыл бұрын

***** Oh, yeah. Human warning labels, whose entire job is just preventing people from hurting themselves? While likely collecting cancers like Pokemon every time the wind shifts? Accepting bribes is probably the only thing that distracts them from some really terrifying existential crises.

Seems to me the soldiers were more concerned for your safety regarding the Russian border than anything else.

@rjfaber1991

8 жыл бұрын

Rightly so, with all the bastardry that Russia has been getting up to since Putin got in power...

@aritakalo8011

8 жыл бұрын

+JoQeZzZ Tourists getting detained by Russia would cause a rather nasty international political incident. Not to mention being extremely inconvenient to the tourists in question.

@rjfaber1991

8 жыл бұрын

ali uli My country? It's been quite a long while since anybody has bowed and submitted to the Netherlands, I think you'll find... We are arguably Japan's oldest Western ally, but the relationship is absolutely one between equals.

I like how Tom went "And now we go back to the park bench" after they were done, as if he already knew they were going to film that! Continuity is on point Scott (fingers signing "OK" emoji)

@arunistrying

7 жыл бұрын

Vexaton 👌👌👌👌👌👌

@adlad885

6 жыл бұрын

💯 💯 💯 💯

"Tervist!" "Tourist! :)" Hahaha xD

@oskar6130

4 жыл бұрын

Kas see on see kuulus sannu?

@mrzamorak1

3 жыл бұрын

Vittu see on see mustika mees ju 😂

@sander1645

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrzamorak1 Aa see mustika mees :D

@mrzamorak1

3 жыл бұрын

Sina oled see mustika mees kes pidi palju sisu tegema kus on sisu sannu ah? Võta kokku ennast na

@sander1645

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrzamorak1 Mina olen see mustika mees kes pidi videoid iga päev tegema aga postitab iga 8 kuu tagant ja siis kustutab video paari päeva pärast ära. Mul ei ole väga sellist tunnet et tegeleda KZread'iga nii palju enam, mul hetkel teisi asju teha :D Aga kui mingeid video ideid peaks mul tekkima siis üritan teha vb

Papers please. [Kolechian, hmm ?] You've been selected for a random check, please face the scanner.

@joujou264

8 жыл бұрын

That was pretty much how it was 30 years ago, before all of us soviet captives were freed. I wonder if Lucas Pope has ever lived in a 2nd world country, or known anyone that has, at least.

@ps3forthewinftw

8 жыл бұрын

+turarwanaa Glory To Arstotzka!

@_tyrannus

8 жыл бұрын

PC Master Race FTW Nice try. Cobrastan isn't a real country.

@_tyrannus

8 жыл бұрын

***** [Detain]

@iabervon

8 жыл бұрын

+turarwanaa I wonder how many eastern european border guards, after checking an english-speaker's passport, are tempted to say, as they're leaving, "Cause no trouble."

Greetings Tervist, Matt & Tom: What you experienced was a lawful stop/ Detention by the Eesti Piirivalve, or Estonian Border Guard, in their venue of operation. The Borderguard is a Professional paramilitary Lawenforcement organization, that in Peace Time is subordinate to the Internal Ministry, in time of War it is subordinate to the Defense Forces. I am the former Estonian Defense Forces Provost Marshal of Tallinn, during my time in the EDF, the Borderguard would be sent to Military Schooling besides their own. They do have Police Powers in Border areas and due to the sensitive area along Russian border effectively, professionally as well when needed aggressively Patrol their venue of jurisdiction to protect, the Border area. What you experienced is a common Occourance in a Border area near the sensitive Russian Border. The Estonian Government has the Responsability and Authority to act to Protect, Assist, Defend and Police, the border zone which is also the EU zone border as well.

@actuallyasriel

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, cool!

@qhilliq

7 жыл бұрын

This is how a vehicular stop should go everywhere, in america police would have had there guns out and dragged them all to the floor. Much respect to Estonia

@MrKaido93

7 жыл бұрын

az929292 Thank You for your supporting statements. We are witnessing allot of Subterfuge, Esponage, Electronic attacks, Propaganda aimed to undermining Finland, Estonia, Latvia Lithuania,Poland and our relationship amoungst NATO Allies. We will never give up in our duties. We look forward to the possibility of a time in the future of a sensible Russian Government that will live in peace and prosperity with all its neighbors. Denmark is a nice land, been there several times years ago. Much Thanks to Denmark for it's support for Estonia over the years. Best Wishes!

@az929292

7 жыл бұрын

Kaido Ojamaa Thank you very much. And long live Estonia and its people! You will always have an ally and friend in us 😊

@bowenpriyom

7 жыл бұрын

this is quite possibly the nicest exchange I have ever seen on youtube comments :P Greetings from the UK, sorry that over half of our voting population is easy scared into leaving the EU, I will miss its kind and welcoming attitude.

Checking documents is actually a normal occurrence in that area. The main problem is smuggling, mainly cheap cigarettes and alcohol from Russia to Estonia. The border patrol also wants to make sure that tourists don't cross the border either by accident or on purpose because once you cross it there is very little the Estonian authorities can do, they don't have legislation in Russia.

@that_llama_in_a_tuxedo4584

8 жыл бұрын

Why would you want to smuggle cheap alcohol into Estonia? When I went it was dirt cheap to get alcohol.

@Rauno315

8 жыл бұрын

+The_Communist_ Texan It's all about perspective. For you Estonian alcohol may be cheap, but for Estonians Russian alcohol is even cheaper.

@Bamiyanbigasf

4 жыл бұрын

Finnish alcohol is even cheaper

@mglcbenladen1005

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bamiyanbigasf Not necessarily true, I have a lot of Finnish friends who actually drive to Estonia to get cheap booze.

@philipwhiuk

4 жыл бұрын

The correct word here would be "authority" or "power", not "legislation". FYI :)

"That's why I don't like filming outside of the EU" Interesting today on the eve of the Brexit vote... We'll see how that goes.

@cool12y

7 жыл бұрын

I'm from the future, and I have bad news...

@raifthemad

7 жыл бұрын

what, the vote got overturned?

@ExEBoss

7 жыл бұрын

*+raifthemad* Wouldn’t the UK staying in the EU be good news?

@Izandaia

7 жыл бұрын

Not according to them, I would guess. For some reason.

@adamroberts8726

6 жыл бұрын

its a matter of opinion,

I like how Tom instantly said "We now return to the park bench" right at the end of the clip, as if to say "yep, we'll be talking about this on camera later"

@NotKyleChicago

9 ай бұрын

Perhaps that was added in post?

I don't know what "thank you" is in Estonian, but I do know the Estonian word for mustard is "sinep."

@Jwend392

8 жыл бұрын

Awsomiihill This reminds me of something from my youth... Back in the 90s, there was a Beavis and Butthead point and click adventure game called "Virtual Stupidity." There's a scene that takes place at a park with some tennis courts. When you give the command to look at the tennis courts beavis says "If tennis started with a p, it would be cool."

@TrisemGamesLive

8 жыл бұрын

+Jwend392 Ok

@AirZoomEst1

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you - Aitäh

@MyNameIsNidos

8 жыл бұрын

Is it because it's "penis" spelled backwards? ;)

@aeriumsoft

8 жыл бұрын

omg it does

When in St Petersburg, Russia, my friend and I were stopped by the police... after a document check and checking we had no 'narkotika' they were very considerate and offered us directions to the nearest brothels !!!

@drx3444

8 жыл бұрын

in Russia the police hate Brothels and prostitutes

@Hairysteed

6 жыл бұрын

They're probably their prime customers when they're off duty :D

@user-ft3jq5vi2l

3 жыл бұрын

@@drx3444 Iiiii wouldn't be too sure.

@TheManinBlack9054

3 жыл бұрын

I thought they'd kill you. It's Russia after all

In reference to your comment at 5:40 - Another commenter has already stated this but to reiterate, you will NOT have any issue entering Israel with a visa from Egypt or indeed any other muslim or arab countries. Having multiple stamps from Iran may attract some extra questions but will not prevent you from entering. It is in fact the contrary that will cause you issues. Having an Israeli passport stamp will prevent you from entering a range of Muslim and Arab countries. This is why Israel does not stamp your passport anymore.

@idanvegana

5 жыл бұрын

In the case of Egypt, Both countries have formal peace accords that go back to the last 70's, so no trouble even if you had an Israeli stamp(Same goes to Jordon, which signed it's peace accords around 1994)

@player-8740

3 жыл бұрын

If you are from Lebanon, and you enter israel, even as a tourist, you will be considered a spy by the governement and emprisonned without any questionning. Kinda sucks, ngl

@HeelBJC

2 жыл бұрын

@@player-8740 Absolutely false. A good friend from high school who was born in Lebanon and was/is a dual citizen with the US went on a trip with her catholic church to Israel to visit some alleged "holy sites" and had zero issues applying for a visa and going on the trip. Stop making things up. You are the definition of a fake news propagator.

@ng.tr.s.p.1254

Жыл бұрын

@@player-8740 I'm gonna need some proof for this one, chief.

Law enforcement all around the world should have a photo of Tom Scott in their office. "Do not be alarmed by this strange Englishman in unusual places. He makes educational youtube videos."

I met some Estonian airmen at an Airshow in the UK, they gave me chocolate

@eksiarvamus

8 жыл бұрын

+Tom Francis Kalev chocolate? ;)

@TheTfrules

8 жыл бұрын

eksiarvamus I honestly can't seem to remember, they were quite small and had blue wrapping.

@rjfaber1991

8 жыл бұрын

+Tom Francis The airmen were small and had blue wrapping, or the chocolate? :p :p

@teecefamilykent

4 жыл бұрын

I want chocolate!

@erufailon4723

4 жыл бұрын

someone mentioned Kalev and now I suddenly want chocolate

'I'm assuming it's not a scam, because they look military.' Well they'd be fairly rubbish scammers if they didn't.

@Smitology

Жыл бұрын

*shows up in hoodies* Hey we're the military just wanted your passports thanks

Paul looks like a cross between Matt and Tom

@biscuitsandbananas3433

8 жыл бұрын

+Liam D But shorter

@ThePongles

8 жыл бұрын

+Liam D This was discussed last video and we were told off by Matt for giving him nightmares.

@Regolith86

8 жыл бұрын

+Pongles Esquire Besides, I still maintain that he looks more like Eric Idle.

@alexisauld7781

6 жыл бұрын

He's their bastard child, created through In-lab fertilisation and incubation, then hidden away in a pocket dimension where time moves at a different rate, ALA Fire Emblem, until he reached adulthood. :P

you know there's a power dynamic when everyone starts answering in unison for emotional support

Funny thing is that the Border Patrol is saying "tervist" (it means hello in Estonian) and you guys answered "Tourists, yes".

@nikkiofthevalley

Жыл бұрын

I mean, that's a very tourist thing to do.

So um. 5 years later and this aged well.

@zombieslayer1468

Жыл бұрын

which part, brexit or ukraine

@EightThreeEight

Жыл бұрын

​@@zombieslayer1468 Both, but moreso the latter.

the fact that at the end of that video where tom says "and now back to the park bench" makes me happy because he knew exactly what would happen

Tom is me in emergency situations, I look calm and I keep everyone else calm but I am not actually calm my mind is flying, but at the same time this very factual side takes over and I do what I’ve got to do I figure everything out and will likely lie to my friends/family to keep them feeling calm.

Very well handled on all parts! Thank you for sharing, I can't imagine staying this calm in such a situation.

Got scared for a second there, when you tried to drive away when they got out of the car, but I remembered its not america, you wouldn't get shot straight away.

@RealCadde

8 жыл бұрын

+CinmarRS Exactly, it's a slav country on the border of another horribly dangerous country where being pulled over by anyone, even though they look exactly right, could just as well be robbery on the road. This is not the US, but chances are actually higher that you would get shot there than in the US. Crazy i know but it's true.

@Seegalgalguntijak

8 жыл бұрын

+Cadde I don't believe you. I think the danger of getting shot is the highest in the US of all countries. Because you can get shot even by officials, not only by thugs.

@jackielinde7568

8 жыл бұрын

+CinmarRS In the US, you would not get shot right away. Any country on either side of the former Iron Curtain, it used to be a death sentence to drive away when they stopped you. In Italy in the 1980's, when the Carabinieri (Military Police) would pull you over, they'd have a sniper 1 km up the road who would shoot the driver if the driver didn't stop. I don't know if this is still in effect, but I wouldn't push it.

@doctorpc1531

8 жыл бұрын

+Cadde All you said would be true, but then there is EU. If they shot some tourists from another EU country, especially on film, they would have some... explaining to do :P And besides, the regulations are pretty uniform across the Union, so you should be fine.

@RealCadde

8 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah you are right. Sorry, baltics. But then again, i'd say they have more in common with slavs than any other really. It all boils down to USSR influence back before the collapse. Even though Estonians and Russians "hate" eachother they are not that different from eachother.

You can't be careful enough these days, wouldn't wanna be annexed.

@rjfaber1991

8 жыл бұрын

To be fair, the very reason Russia could pull that hideous stunt on Ukraine is because Ukraine is not an EU or NATO member. Estonia is both, so Russia would literally trigger world war by illegally annexing à la Crimea any part of Estonia.

@TheGreatSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Faber It wouldn't be a world war though would it.

@johanngaiusisinwingazuluah2116

8 жыл бұрын

+The Great Steve Oh, you have no idea...

@rjfaber1991

8 жыл бұрын

The Great Steve Have you checked how big and powerful NATO is lately?

@szymongorczynski7621

8 жыл бұрын

+The Great Steve It would be World War I over again; you punched my mate so I punch you.

Why would you have your passport in the boot? You always keep it on you, helps to identify your body ...

@davishall

8 жыл бұрын

Unless you are afraid of it getting stolen. For most people, they are more afraid of losing it that dying.

@az929292

7 жыл бұрын

YeOldeGamer Yeap. Especially if the Russians attack and kill them.

@snazzybucket

6 жыл бұрын

well if someone were to kill you, why wouldnt they rifle through your pockets

@bradirv

6 жыл бұрын

I agree, don't leave it in the Saatse Boot

@taragragg400

6 жыл бұрын

Nah. They just Irwin Gooadmaned them a bit.

You guys have brought so many smiles to my face over the past few months. Thank you.

These "men in black" were probably quite worried about you because you know things can happen when you're too close to the border. One Estonian officer was abducted from the Estonian side by Russians in 2014.

So in case of a Brexit, would you discuss bribes every time the UK police pulls you over?

@Seegalgalguntijak

8 жыл бұрын

+Lukas don LOL, when they were talking about "in a weird country", I thought "hey, you aren't even back in the UK yet!"

@Drakotar

8 жыл бұрын

+Lukas don Well, the UK police would have their funding sorted :D

@KristoffDoe

8 жыл бұрын

+Lukas don Oh, well, you know... Privatised police force would have to make a profit somehow... ;)

@louisbeerreviews8964

4 жыл бұрын

Lukas don no

@Matt-kc2rp

4 жыл бұрын

It's all a reality now

You know what needs to happen for April 1st? Estonian response video. "OK, have the passports" "Hey one is employed as a KZreadr' "Oh crap, one of the was a pirate that invaded a university" "WHAT?" "He has magnet boots and walks on ceilings!" "WHAT???" "I don't know why he's here, let's just give them back their passports and hope they go away before they start a war" "Agreed"

@user-ft3jq5vi2l

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a Civ6 sketch where a Scout unit finally returns home after millenia of exploring and some of the dialogue goes "I also may have started a war with Norway" "Oh that was you?"

@amyshaw893

Жыл бұрын

colin furze has the magnet boots, he only lent them to tom for that one video

Tom looks really, really young when he's in the car there...it's like the sheer terror took 10 years off him in real time!

Wow that was a tense video. Gripping, though, and bizarrely making me want to go to Estonia even more

no "AM I BEING DETAINED?!" and arguing with them? This video was such a letdown...

@shelvacu

8 жыл бұрын

+mdszy Yes, they were being detained.

@SlimThrull

8 жыл бұрын

+mdszy You can have "fun" with the police like that, but don't try that with the military. In fact, I'd usually recommend not doing it with police unless you have a pretty good reason to.

@mxskelly

8 жыл бұрын

+SlimThrull i wouldn't even do it with a damn cop, i've got places to go ffs

@SlimThrull

8 жыл бұрын

mdszy I've used it exactly once. A cop saw me walking home from work, turned on his lights and pulled up next to me. I said the same thing I always say when this happens: "Something I can help you with officer?" He just starts going off. You can't be out here! There's a curfew! You can't walk down this road! None of these things are true. So I pleasantly asked if I was being detained. He started up again making completely baseless accusations, so I said. "It appears not. I'd like to be on my way now. Good evening." And left the area.

@mxskelly

8 жыл бұрын

+SlimThrull that sucks, I'm sorry that happened to you :(

This is brilliant. Thank you.

My hometown park bench! And by the way Tom pronounced 'Tartu' correctly and Matt did it wrong :D

You know you're British when you see no issue with immediately reaching for something concealed when asked to do so

@gnaskar

2 жыл бұрын

Nah. That's not unique to the British. That's the norm all over the planet except in some of the countries that still use the imperial system.

@TheAmericanCatholic

Жыл бұрын

@@gnaskar so Liberia and Myanmar as well?

i always love seeing a group of people get nervous. the smalltalk really gets forced then

"drivers getting out" *shows the passenger getting out.* :D I do know why you said that, Brits have that wheel on the other side.

@purplegill10

7 жыл бұрын

I think they meant "drivers" as a plural thing.

@doggosuki

6 жыл бұрын

flipped camera view thing

I like how they put titles like this on & it's never clickbait.

I also noticed tom goes a very deep red when he is nervous or scared

@Seegalgalguntijak

8 жыл бұрын

+william Booth-Clibborn He's a chameleon, trying to match the color of his shirt...

Just imagine traveling all around the world and speaking to law enforces in your native tongue. That is one unique privilege.

6:00 "Driver's getting out" That's not how it works in Estonia.

These are really nice military guys. oO

@pluransart1795

7 жыл бұрын

They were very nice British people

@Commandelicious

7 жыл бұрын

I just have to imagine these border guard guy going back home and talk to his familiy: "Olga, I met these three really nice and informed english guys today ..."

@Hairysteed

7 жыл бұрын

Olga sounds way too Russian I guess Estonian would be Kadri or Liis or Janneke

@Commandelicious

7 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: A book from the early 30s states "Olga" as a "good german name" :D

@rupsikas1950

Жыл бұрын

@@Commandelicious never seen an estonian named Olga tho…

At the beginning when they said Tartu tom was actually closer. Love the vid!

"Ukraine, obviously, but there's no trouble there."

@robinm1211

Жыл бұрын

yeah, it was sad hearing that :(

Yeah, try to bribe Estonian police or border control. You end up in jail immediately.

@osmacar5331

3 жыл бұрын

Ok so Estonia is the good eastern European country, or is it still a crap hole?

@4nim4ted

3 жыл бұрын

@@osmacar5331 we made it amongst nordics finally. Now we are better than most other countries in the world

@osmacar5331

3 жыл бұрын

@@4nim4ted ah, am glad to hear you are growing as a nation

@4nim4ted

3 жыл бұрын

@@osmacar5331 ok, but honestly. Surely not a craphole but neither one of the best. Decent one :)

@osmacar5331

3 жыл бұрын

@@4nim4ted you're making progress to not be bad, that's the key point here

I realize I'm very much behind most of you, but today I learned that Tom's style is called "full-on enthusiasm mode."

Very wholesome content, KZread recommends you did it again, you beautiful bastard

The border guys were more worried that they were Russian and then worried that they’d get disappeared by the Russians. Like: “I hope you know…that’s Russia…maybe don’t go there.”

I like how Tom said tartu and then matt corrected him wrong 😄. Love the content!

At least in what they showed, they kept it together far better than I would have.

thx for recomending me this 4 years later youtube :)))

Leaving the passport in "the boot". Come on now!! Can you get any more ironic than that?

To be fair, if Tom showed up in Central Illinois and said he was a tourist, I would also be confused and be like ".....why??" 😅

@Cheesybiscuit404

2 жыл бұрын

100% maybe ya know, lots of... agriculture...? Aka beans 🤷‍♀️😂

surprisingly tense!

it was cool that moment was captured on film. It's like off a suspense thriller film.

Tom-' This is why I don't like filming outside the EU ' From May 2019 there will be no more park bench in Britain.

Tom was not wearing that middle seatbelt properly. If you were to get into an accident, he would have been decapitated due to the lack of a secured waist belt. That little thing on the end goes into a slot on the other side to give you a lap belt. I just don't want Tom to die ☺

Tom must be the best person to go travelling with knowing what's what.

@jamesl8640

4 жыл бұрын

I mean I know what the Estonian flag is, I did a project in geography on the meaning of the flags and got quite good at knowing the flags even before knowing the countries. But if two military type men stopped the car and came walking back I'd probably have sh*t myself.

The part I loved was when Matt said "the driver is getting out" but it wasn't. Cause they don't have the driver on the right side as UK does.

The bit about giving bribes outside of the EU makes me wonder if they had a very unusual trip to Canada or Australia one time.

I know you probably came close to crapping yourself but everyone on both sides handled it perfectly.

Tom feels the pain of others trying to interact with annotations/cards. Every damn time.

guys, iam going to do this mid-april, cant wait for it!

I love it when Tom said “Also, we are in the EU.” with confidence 😍🥰

Matt didn't realize that the driver is on the left in Europe when saying "driver is getting out"

I like the insane difference between outfits, Two shirts, a hoodie, and a full winter coat.

You always start your videos laughing, which makes it a really nice beginning, but now I can't help but feel like you kinda count down like "alright let's both laugh in 3.. 2... AHAHAHA HI I'M TOM" And now I feel uncomfortable at the start of all of your park benches

@mattandtom

8 жыл бұрын

+Scuba we do make each other genuinely laugh at the beginning of each video! Ahh, the power of in-jokes -Matt

@FYIitsnotme

8 жыл бұрын

Matt and Tom Is it planned, or do you just kinda chat until you're both laughing and then go into the intro?

@casescomplete7811

4 жыл бұрын

@@FYIitsnotme yss

Military: Tervist The bois: Tourists Not suspicious at all

Gets pulled over: Tom: "We should probably monologue at this point."

5:51 ah.

@lolsoina

8 ай бұрын

Estonia supports Ukraine currently

Squat toilets are very popular in Asia. I like the sitting-up ones better.

OMG that looks terrifying. Kudos for staying so cool... I think I might have had a heart attack in that situation!

@LaynieFingers

8 жыл бұрын

Awwww, they were so nice! I still would have been massively freaked out, but that was really nice to see. Good job Estonia!

Their faces of “it’s-okay-we’re-not-gonna-die-this-is-fine” are priceless.

"We're not in Ukraine here, we are in the EU." was an... interesting statement to hear xD

Hope you enjoyed it here

4:37 “Oh that’s true yeah we did have to do some bribing in Ukraine...”

@pihlajafox

Жыл бұрын

...Tom wtf did you do?

Paul looks like a mixture of Tom and Matt

Ohh wow, you guys came to my city! How amazing! I wish I'd known about you back then so that I could have maybe come and paid my respects. (Btw I know where that bech is located, even though I live on the other side of town, Tartu is indeed that small :))

I love how there's a captions option for English and English UK, I wonder if there's any difference

Estonians and finns have a very friendly relationship. To my understanding estonians do have a lot of jokes about finns, but they are brethren nations and people both culturally and politically. Thus I am fairly sure that nobody would take offense if you said "kiitos" to an estonian. It is also quite likely that they will even understand it as well.

@psiiilo

3 жыл бұрын

Almost everyone will understand it, but most of us would be like - "dumb tourists" :D

Watching this video now is surreal. "That's why I don't like leaving the EU" Ummmm..... "I have some dodgy passport stamps... I've got Ukraine, but there's nothing really going on there" Well, you *say* that ,but...

@Shaddow798

3 ай бұрын

I mean there was already the Crimea situation

Nice touch to start Matt's explanation at exactly 10:00

"International Troublemakers" would be a fantastic band name, I call it.

Go more into "talking bribes"

@kristina80ification

8 жыл бұрын

+Detschizm no they shouldn't, could get them into trouble.

@iheardthunder

4 жыл бұрын

Never offer bribes in Estonia. We dont look kindly on corruption. At best youd get a huge fine at worst jailtime.

@shadowxxe

4 жыл бұрын

@@kristina80ification Not really since they aren't in Ukraine anymore