6 Days in Albania

[Music] i don't drink coffee but i have just arrived to the country of this small country by the coast of europe doesn't produce any coffee but this is the country with the highest number of coffee shops per capita in the world here every corner you go to has a coffee shop 18 000 of them one shop for 169 people and zero of them are starbucks here each cup costs 50 cents and for that price you can buy coffee for an entire classroom without breaking the bank no i'm gonna pay albania is a hospitable country that has suffered from dictatorship and poverty for many many years if the insane amount of cheap tasty welcoming coffee shops don't get you to visit then maybe the people will that's one minute it's a word that doesn't mean much if you're from outside of albania but if you're from inside of albania bessa is the most important word and that word means honoring your word in the country of albania if you say you're gonna do something you do it if you promise or bessa to return money you borrowed you have to return it and honor your work you have my besa and even during world war ii when jews were killed all over europe albanians gave their besa or their promise to help jews and protect them and no matter how hard it was they did it was one of the very few countries to do so just ask their president i'm the president of albania no single jew was delivered to the nazis because we are the nation of mother teresa if there's anything we can learn from the albanians is that if you give your word you keep it even if it means risking your life in a world full of broken promises we could all use a little bit more bessa in our lives that's one minute see you tomorrow and that's my besa [Music] this video is about religion but i swear to god allah and krishna that it's not negative see the truth is in many countries religion can break people apart and create an us versus them mentality but i am so happy to say that i found a country where it doesn't this is the story of the beautiful country of albania in this secular country four different types of religions live in peace and i'm not exaggerating when i say that you won't be able to tell who is muslim who is christian or who is whatever because when you ask them what religion they belong to they will say it doesn't matter it doesn't matter because religion doesn't define people here they are just albanians living together ever since i was a kid i was taught that religion is a personal thing between you and your god and in the country of albania that's exactly where religion is between people and their god and it's beautiful [Music] the guy you see next to me is one of very few people to do this this yes here in the really remote remote remote remote areas of albanians there is a family that has found a way to turn any kind of leaf like this this or this into music are you ready they can play michael jackson pretend to be a bird or the police for hundreds of years this is the only family in albania that can do this i learned from my grandfather every day we see trees with millions of leaves and think nothing of them but this family in a village is surrounded by nature have turned their surroundings into a billion musical instruments [Music] the guy you see next to me is very interesting here is why meet peter hey peter doesn't talk much or care much he just does tattoos unlike many his tattoo shop is a bunker this bunker was one of many built to protect albania at times of war and after the government fell peter decided to turn his bunker into a tattoo shop in his bunker he has no prices once you get a tattoo if he likes you it's free and if he doesn't it's expensive and he has no open hours schedule either if you don't find me here don't look for me because i've been gone for good tattoos are a huge commitment and they last forever so if you're gonna get one then you might as well do it here in the middle of nowhere in northern albania in a communist bunker by a guy with a lot of talent and few words this unique memory will last forever just like your tattoo that's one minute see you tomorrow [Music] stereotypes if you're a human like me it sucks to be stereotyped but if you're a country it sucks even more colombian drugs india poor africa dangerous this is not what i think this is what many people in the world think especially in the us we stay away from these countries because of stereotypes and i hate that that's why i went to visit a country that is full of stereotypes the mafia civil war human trafficking corruption and crime this is one of the least visited places in europe and this is the story of albania the minute you arrive you can kiss your wallet goodbye not because someone is gonna steal it but because literally no one will let you use it albanians are known for being one of the most generous people on the planet and that stereotype is true no i'm gonna play it's also true that in albania there is no religious conflicts whatsoever you can't tell who is muslim who is christian or who is whatever it doesn't matter for them all religions are the same and what's not the same is the nature with no exaggeration no embellishment no lies the nature is stunning it's just like switzerland for 10 of the price albania is insanely cheap where all of this can run you 20 only but still not many people come here because of the stereotypes for many years albania and many other countries had a rough past they suffered from dictatorship corruption and civil war to this day you'll find 170 000 bunkers all around the country built for war to this day you'll find poverty and crime still but what most people forget is that in albania and in many other places things improve and stereotypes die there is no more civil war or dictatorships the bunkers are either gone or have turned to art corruption is in the decrease safety is on the increase and albania is about to join the european union and open up to a ton more tourists just ask their president i'm the president and welcome in albania only if you let go of the outdated stereotypes you'll find a country like albania with incredible nature culture crisis and people to call friends that you otherwise would never ever meet [Music] this was not the story of albania this was the story of many countries like albania that are still suffering from stereotypes the truth is the world is changing for the better and our perception of other countries should change as well before you go one last thing that video you just saw i made using this camera and this microphone but for the first time ever i'm ditching my camera and i'm picking up my podcasting equipment because yes i'm starting a podcast it's called nostalks it's free and it's only on spotify and if you liked that video i think you're gonna love the podcast because i just wanted to make a podcast about things that i would listen to about topics that i want to listen to yes now stocks is 100 honest and raw and deep and by the way it's 100 free so keep your money and give me your ears because if you like this video i think you're gonna love this podcast see you on spotify

Channel: Nas Daily

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Length: 10min 10sec (610 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 10 2020