Avoid These COUNTRIES: You Should NEVER VISIT

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  • Travel is a wonderful thing. It broadens your mind, it allows you to explore new horizons, and it can totally end up with you getting super-killed in the nastiest way possible. Yep, despite all you might hear about the awesome benefits you’ll get from going off the tourist track, the truth is that the tourist track is there for a reason: to stop starry-eyed dopes from getting killed. While it’s definitely possible for a seasoned traveler, war correspondent, or international super spy to visit all the following, we strongly suggest that you stay away.
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    10. Venezuela
    9. North Korea
    8. El Salvador
    7. Afghanistan
    6. Iraq
    5. Central African Republic (CAR)
    4. South Sudan
    3. Libya
    2. Yemen
    1. Syria
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  • @pinionman7321
    @pinionman7321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1553

    You know it's bad when north Korea is number 9

    • @tonylogan4092
      @tonylogan4092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      North Korea is very safe if you visit on a tour and mind your manners.

    • @MegaMashuuCl
      @MegaMashuuCl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Tony Logan
      Woosh???

    • @JonPITBZN
      @JonPITBZN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@tonylogan4092, you're using "mind your manners" here as a euphemism for "silently assent to the propaganda of murderous authoritarians."
      Do not use euphemisms. They are cowardice in linguistic form.

    • @matcraizy
      @matcraizy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I Don't this person tried to make this video as the top ten list.

    • @charleshamilton1488
      @charleshamilton1488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This Dude North Korea is quite nice despite what Capitalist and Imperialist propaganda has to say

  • @khaias7822
    @khaias7822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    I’m Salvadorian ... I was adopted by an amazing Working class Canadian family shortly after my birth in 2000 though and raised here 😝 seeing these videos makes me realize how lucky I got and still am to be here.

    • @dornixrex2818
      @dornixrex2818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      KHAIAS would you go back?

    • @wolvfie5083
      @wolvfie5083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I'm Canadian and I'm glad your safe and here.

    • @harleenfq375
      @harleenfq375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You are truly lucky, I live in Central America and currently saving money to move to maybe Canada, Latin America feels every day like a ticking bomb, violence has being racing and minorities get killed everyday like we mean nothing.

    • @ronneisemunoz7374
      @ronneisemunoz7374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@harleenfq375 praying for you

    • @sainehonsa
      @sainehonsa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@harleenfq375 wish you all the best,i hope you can make it

  • @OzAfrican
    @OzAfrican 5 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    I totally digged the disclaimer about not taking the content as a life long prohibition.. very responsible. Well done

    • @ryderyderyder
      @ryderyderyder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      still the title is saying "You should NEVER visit"

  • @MsTiticat
    @MsTiticat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I am Venezuelan, you completely right about it. I travel all my beautiful country (not entirely safe but through volunteers), but many haven't been so lucky.

    • @alejandrareyes8098
      @alejandrareyes8098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Es una lastima lo que está pasando en tantos países hermosos de América latina :(

    • @barbaralynnjoy3840
      @barbaralynnjoy3840 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where do you live now?

  • @504RoadTrips
    @504RoadTrips 7 ปีที่แล้ว +812

    137,000 murders per 100,000 people, huh? That's some pretty bad odds.

    • @veljkosimovic6779
      @veljkosimovic6779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      +Hammerin' Hank
      And the worst thing is when you hear it for the third time and still you doubt yourself! :)

    • @elpengagrande5301
      @elpengagrande5301 6 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      After they murder you they bring you back to life and then murder you 2 or 3 more times.

    • @veljkosimovic6779
      @veljkosimovic6779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      +Elpenga Grande
      Now that's what I call efficiency! :)

    • @maliwhite7493
      @maliwhite7493 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      137% death rate

    • @kysputnikable
      @kysputnikable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      some countries spawn times are faster

  • @uliuchu4318
    @uliuchu4318 6 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    i'm surprised somalia didn't make the list.

    • @Fiedman
      @Fiedman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I agree that's the one I was waiting for

    • @nikkodemus982
      @nikkodemus982 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      me too

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I feel the same way. I can't imagine Venezuela being worse than Somalia.

    • @Tjalve70
      @Tjalve70 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So you don't think you even need to mention Somalia, but you DO need to mention Syria?
      Isn't the point of such a list for it to actually be correct?

    • @coimbrahero
      @coimbrahero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      dont forget liberia

  • @pradyumnabanerjee3333
    @pradyumnabanerjee3333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I have visited afghanistan
    Its a nation beautified by nature, destroyed by humans

    • @Kuderer
      @Kuderer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same with bosnia (basically all of eastern europe)

    • @pradyumnabanerjee3333
      @pradyumnabanerjee3333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kuderer Yes, eastern europe suffered the most during the 20th century

    • @scheisstag
      @scheisstag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pradyumnabanerjee3333 What about Afghanistan? Edited: I mean: do you really think bosnia struggled more than Afghanistan during the whole century?

    • @Busha69
      @Busha69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@scheisstag well idk read Bosnia and Herzegovina's history.....but it's honestly pointless to compare...this is not a competition

    • @scheisstag
      @scheisstag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Busha69 You are right, this is not a competition. But comparing, thats actually what we started to do in this post. By saying "suffered the most" YT Gamer actually compared Bosnia to the rest of the world, specially to Afghanistan, since this is the country the thread starter mentioned. And for sure, this does not help the people in the region, but still its an interesting thing to do, that harms no one. And comparing means basically putting something into perspective. And thats what you do in the science of history.
      I have been recently to both countries. And just judged by the living standards BH is on another level/planet. In Afghanistan people are still dying of malnutrition and hunger. BH is on a low european level and by far not even the poorest country in europe. If I am not mistaken, than BH had only three years of war in the whole century, apart of the two world wars, which affected nearly all the countries in Europe.
      This was the war from 1992 to 1995. So three years, already 25 years, nearly one generation, ago...
      With around 100 000 casualties.
      And fought against the Serbs, a comparable small military power.
      In Afghanistan you have an ongoing hot war for 42 years. And they fought the world leading military superpowers Nr. two (russia) and Nr. one (US), in this order. And lost over a Million citizen only during the russian occupation.
      So I wouldnt say what BH experienced was a piece of cake. But saying they suffered even more than the Afghans, might be a little far fetched.

  • @graylinshowell7051
    @graylinshowell7051 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    "If it exists and it's terrible, it can be found in Syria."
    When did we send Martin Shrekli there?

    • @sluttymctits4496
      @sluttymctits4496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I definitely needed to see this comment after watching this depressing video. Thanks for making me laugh, Graylin.

    • @chriskatz2355
      @chriskatz2355 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah. Speak of the devil....and he will come....

  • @mbear1639
    @mbear1639 7 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    "Make your funeral arrangements first..." ha

    • @123Peopl
      @123Peopl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mbear1 u wot m8?

    • @matthulett
      @matthulett 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I made mine before I went in. Back in 2012.

  • @ronaldfazekas6492
    @ronaldfazekas6492 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    I cannot believe that Somalia is not in your top 10!

    • @chrisv8238
      @chrisv8238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I doubt whether you can go there anyway.

    • @mahmudshiil135
      @mahmudshiil135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well Somalia is recovering well since 2013 and their GDP overall government rebuilding and ruler area peace has drastically improved which was Highlighted by the UN early this month.
      Democracy is going on fine and every president is handing over power peacefully after election. Many tourists have started going there since 2017 and except for car bomb blasts which can happen anytime .It's relatively peace and that is going to end soon. So don't be blind and do some research.

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@mahmudshiil135 "except for car bomb blasts which can happen anytime .It's relatively peace and that is going to end soon. So don't be blind and do some research."
      Lol

    • @WeldingForJesus
      @WeldingForJesus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@planescaped A bit like Sweden. Another country not on the list.
      One could of course claim Somalia could be on the list instead of the DPRK, considering the latter is extremely safe to visit with police and security forces literally everywhere and you even have a govt guide 24/7 during your visit.

    • @moisesmeza2974
      @moisesmeza2974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or iran

  • @theballadofkobirae7431
    @theballadofkobirae7431 5 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Damn its 2019 and they were right about venezuela

    • @Shay-nu7id
      @Shay-nu7id 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was dead on ....🙏 Praying for there freedom!!

    • @gavinhillick
      @gavinhillick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well the US was already waging an economic war on Venezuela at this point and showed no signs of relenting.

    • @alejandrareyes8098
      @alejandrareyes8098 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup :(

    • @Musicreach101
      @Musicreach101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shay 1969 why?? The people are the ones to blame... not government, they only play a small part. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️👌🏻

    • @jimmym3352
      @jimmym3352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Venezuela is actually getting slightly better as they are becoming slightly less socialist and allowing private enterprise. Don't let the above post about U.S. economic war fool you- he's just a commie. The reason Venezuela is getting better is because they are allowing some capitalist enterprise. Face it commies, your economic system sucks. Stop blaming the U.S. for your failures. Now Venezuela still has a long way to go, so far only the upper classes are benefiting from private business, so far the money isn't trickling down to the poor. But that's just because the poor are still dependent on the socialist programs the country is still running (even despite some loosening of restrictions towards private business recently).

  • @robdead4550
    @robdead4550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Claim your "Most likely to slip into civil war" award Sir.

  • @soapftw96
    @soapftw96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +626

    So basically don't go to the bottom 5 if unless you are Rambo or Nathan Drake

    • @help_there_is_a_fire4989
      @help_there_is_a_fire4989 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Are you sure Nathan Drake can survive ISIS.

    • @hunterskidmore1672
      @hunterskidmore1672 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Reliable News yeah i think so

    • @soapftw96
      @soapftw96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Reliable News Nathan Drake can survive a horde of plagued bunnies, so I'm pretty sure he can survive ISIS

    • @wrighj
      @wrighj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ross kemp - "Hold my beer"

    • @danmar007
      @danmar007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or Superman.

  • @demongo2007
    @demongo2007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Somalia, anyone?
    You put Venezuela on the list, but not a "country" without a functioning government and from whose shores pirates make regular excursions to attack international shipping routes?

    • @savage7882
      @savage7882 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOOK AT ME

    • @DirtyEdon
      @DirtyEdon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      due to the fact venezula has a higher murder rate than somalia

    • @miguelteixeira6323
      @miguelteixeira6323 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have my support

    • @AdamDguitars
      @AdamDguitars 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      demongo2007 that's because Anarchy is literally safer than socialism

    • @snipingflute4346
      @snipingflute4346 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      AdamDguitars So if we were to look at Cuba at a time when it had fallen into anarchy while under Spanish rule, and compare it to when Cuba fallen under rule of Fidel Castro, what makes it better? Both seem to have been dark times.

  • @factenter6787
    @factenter6787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Always $ for bombs & guns, never for food, education, housing, medicine, agriculture, re/building, etc.

    • @kevinfoster926
      @kevinfoster926 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There's no money in peace, weapons developers sell to all countries, they don't care who dies they just want to be rich.

    • @keithrose6931
      @keithrose6931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kevinfoster926 He's not talking about the developers it's the governments . Corruption, tribal and religious hatred . And it will never change . Leave them to it we don't want to be "white saviours" after all !

    • @grunchlk
      @grunchlk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, because that's what the local governments should do rather than going to war.

  • @worthlessanduseless3384
    @worthlessanduseless3384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    As an Iranian I was sweating at this countdown 😬😅

  • @spoicydeemer985
    @spoicydeemer985 7 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    10. Venezuela: civil war
    9. North Korea: nuclear threats
    8. El Salvador: high homicide ratings
    7. Afghanistan: terrorists
    6. Iraq: terrorists
    5. Central African Republic: religion civil war
    4. South Sudan: Everything
    3. Libya: War zone
    2. Yemen: Bombings
    1. Syria: everything evil possible

    • @Gamer_2047_
      @Gamer_2047_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      All because of the USA

    • @jaymore3201
      @jaymore3201 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +soursethi17 and israel

    • @Lachausis
      @Lachausis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There's no civil war in Venezuela. It's just communism at work.

    • @d_c-fq7fb
      @d_c-fq7fb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      soursethi17 please tell me how the usa has been involved in el Salvador,Venezuela,South Sudan,and the CAR.

    • @jaymore3201
      @jaymore3201 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +dylandinosaur usa has secret method to destroy countries

  • @edon43
    @edon43 7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    This dude looks like a friend of mine , his name is Johnny Sins

    • @JeffersonSteelflexx
      @JeffersonSteelflexx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      He's my hero

    • @irj1653
      @irj1653 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And my master..

    • @harrymiller9008
      @harrymiller9008 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m his wife

    • @naples4962
      @naples4962 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What if he is johnny sins ? The man of a thousand jobs

  • @andrerodrigues402
    @andrerodrigues402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "lay down on a coffin and ask people to bury you" was the best I heard LMAO!!!

  • @digapygmy70
    @digapygmy70 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    If I got to travel back in time to the 1960s, after attempting to seduce the Beatles, I'd want to see Iraq and Iran. It's a really disappointing thought for me that I never got to see Tehran at its prime.

  • @joep3621
    @joep3621 7 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    3:44 Did you say 137,000 homicides per 100,000 people? Are they murdering ghosts now too?

  • @aarononeal9830
    @aarononeal9830 7 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    you left out Somalia

    • @briank8697
      @briank8697 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Aaron Oneal I am watching this in Afghanistan

    • @arstotzkanatthedmz4486
      @arstotzkanatthedmz4486 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aaron Oneal It's calmed down in terms of violence, it's just really poor.

    • @AdstarAPAD
      @AdstarAPAD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Somalia is bad but it is not as bad as it was 5 years ago.. It would have been on this list a few years ago certainly..

    • @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi
      @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i was gunna say america

    • @criskity
      @criskity 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You wouldn't want to visit the southern part, but Somaliland in the north is quite safe.

  • @richardmarcdenton2325
    @richardmarcdenton2325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    “...demons running amok...” how true. It’s just plain insanity.

  • @articulatethought2932
    @articulatethought2932 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Been to Afghanistan, of course that was when I was in the Army. Don't drink the water, you could end up with dysentery.

    • @yvs707
      @yvs707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same. Luckley packed enouph water on missions. Beatiful country, or it would be if it was not populated.

  • @airconditioner130
    @airconditioner130 7 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    As an iraqi when i saw the title i wondered which number my country is lol.

    • @saidmohammadzuhair2509
      @saidmohammadzuhair2509 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I'm an Afghan and I felt the same lol

    • @AFGsultanZ
      @AFGsultanZ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mohammad Masoud Yep, sad isn't it?

    • @adarshfaridkhan3361
      @adarshfaridkhan3361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      love u brother from Pakistan.

    • @saidmohammadzuhair2509
      @saidmohammadzuhair2509 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Praise the Sun! It is sad yeah, but all of us kinda got used to it now

    • @charliesanders68
      @charliesanders68 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Wrong answer. Saddam Hussein ruined it long before the USA put boots on the ground there. But go ahead and blame the USA for all the world's problems, everyone needs a scapegoat right?

  • @WLDB
    @WLDB 7 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    All countries the size of Texas apparently

    • @help_there_is_a_fire4989
      @help_there_is_a_fire4989 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Everything is smaller in Texas.

    • @mohammedalzahrani6376
      @mohammedalzahrani6376 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Libya is almost 3 times bigger.

    • @ZanOGAL
      @ZanOGAL 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      mohammed alzahrani is it as FREEDOM THOUGH?!?

    • @KnightxxArrow
      @KnightxxArrow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Africa is much bigger than you think it is.

    • @help_there_is_a_fire4989
      @help_there_is_a_fire4989 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Africa is smaller than you think it is.I won't bore you with details but in summary,the more south you are,the smaller you are.
      Edit:I said it backwards,the more north you are the smaller you are.

  • @faithrada
    @faithrada 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Don't visit here even if you absolutely have to"
    That pretty well says it all.

  • @lazarus30001
    @lazarus30001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Laying down in a coffin and yelling at people to bury you." LMFAO!!! You hit that nail on the head. ;-)

  • @MorganMR2
    @MorganMR2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Tragically Beautiful, that describes Afghanistan pretty well.
    If you only go to Kabul and Bamyan you'll probably be safe, but it'll break your heart.

    • @andrewsmith74
      @andrewsmith74 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Afghanistan hasn't always been a war-torn hellhole run by extremists. In the mid-20th century it was relatively safe.

    • @combedpubes
      @combedpubes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah the hippies used to go over there in the 60's and 70's part of the hippie trail I think

    • @specteractual1
      @specteractual1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      there is so much history there

    • @blackearl7891
      @blackearl7891 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arnold Layne yup until it was involved with geopolitics

  • @kenhelmers2603
    @kenhelmers2603 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Having lived in Sanaa, Yemen - I am saddened to hear of the destruction and ruination of it.

    • @tree3y763
      @tree3y763 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ken Helmers you lived in Sanaa Wow. Don't worry it's not destroyed just surrounded by violence

  • @takeonemusic5537
    @takeonemusic5537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    simon is...hilarious .i was belly laughing all the way......very inteligently put in a dark humouristic way...loovvved it

  • @jmanj3917
    @jmanj3917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was just reminded of how ridiculous it is that countries like North Korea Always include words like "democratic" and "republic" when they are Anything But democratic or republic institutions

  • @jaredfontaine2002
    @jaredfontaine2002 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Totally destroyed my vacation plans...

  • @danieljakubik3428
    @danieljakubik3428 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Latin American countries, Middle Eastern countries. Syria has truly earned its number one ranking as of 2017.

    • @erikaitsumi7198
      @erikaitsumi7198 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dan Jakubik not all latin american countries though just the east of latin america peru and argentina are pretty nice places and colombia is nice unless you go to the border with venezuela or to the jungle (cause of guerrilla but that conflict is ending)

    • @cynzix
      @cynzix 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Come to Uruguay, we are nice and we like those tourism $$$...

    • @n9blackout65
      @n9blackout65 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Syria Is The 2nd Most Dangerous Country . Behind Afghanistan .

  • @robinlilly761
    @robinlilly761 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    When I see the words 'Death Squads' or 'Warlords' in a country's travel brochure... I usually put it down...

    • @DecosonicDarstardlyTV
      @DecosonicDarstardlyTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you joking? that’s the selling point!
      civil warzones are my favourite - one time i went to one, and died in a mass shooting, that was fun

    • @martingrimstad4253
      @martingrimstad4253 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Toebro

    • @barbaralynnjoy3840
      @barbaralynnjoy3840 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because your weak, probably some shim from California

  • @petercamera6352
    @petercamera6352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for your advices. Thanks for this video.

  • @Zimionz
    @Zimionz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There go my plans for a bicycle tour from Syria through Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan and Libya next week.

    • @bizarreworld2510
      @bizarreworld2510 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ziim I think traveling on a tricycle will suit you

  • @BVargas78
    @BVargas78 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Never is a bit harsh. I like to think these countries will sort out their problems one day.

    • @elaineb7065
      @elaineb7065 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I prayed for anything, it would be to support this

  • @LinusFeynstein
    @LinusFeynstein 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks, this was a very nice to start my weekend. Very enchanting, indeed. Peace and salaam and shalom and Frieden.

  • @biancabianchi2223
    @biancabianchi2223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very interesting thanks for speaking so well-‼️ very well done‼️

  • @daviddyer2607
    @daviddyer2607 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I went to Venezuela about 15 years ago and found it to be a welcoming and gorgeous place and one day I would like to go back.

    • @sgtkort97
      @sgtkort97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dont, it was a whole different country back then

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @RagingRic You’re right, but there’s no telling when it may be safe again. Eventually the people will reclaim their government, communist states always fall eventually!

  • @sphynn
    @sphynn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    137,000 homicides per 100,000 people must make San Salvador a truly dangerous place (so dangerous that 37% of people were killed twice?). Perhaps they are counting zombies and vampires every time they are re-killed? Is it still counted as a homicide if they come back to life, or is it deducted from the statistics? :)

    • @Zombieguy1987
      @Zombieguy1987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No, the murderer kills themselves to make up the 37%

    • @uner1he1nfuence26
      @uner1he1nfuence26 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I am a vampire that's been 3 times ^^

    • @nelsond5361
      @nelsond5361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andrew Singley 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @myrkvir6500
      @myrkvir6500 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Probably some more illegal ailliens. Unregistered people getting killed still counts as people getting killed.

    • @Zamolxes77
      @Zamolxes77 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Illegal aliens... in a zone with 137% murder rate? Who are those, Predator yauja on The Hunt ? Or Xenomorphs ?

  • @caillinkelly2952
    @caillinkelly2952 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy the video's just found you a couple of months ago..catching up! Well done

  • @jmanj3917
    @jmanj3917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Afghanistan is full of "general nastiness galore"...Having served there and fought against the Taliban, I can say this description is spot on.

  • @farlemknight1548
    @farlemknight1548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Toptenz is right 2 years later Venezuela is in a civil war

  • @Number1Dougster
    @Number1Dougster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I think I'll stick with traveling to Florida on Wednesday.

    • @sparx180
      @sparx180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Number1Dougster Don't walk around downtown Miami at night!

    • @DecosonicDarstardlyTV
      @DecosonicDarstardlyTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i somehow think that’s worse

    • @sparx180
      @sparx180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DecosonicDarstardlyTV Avoid our country as well!

    • @AD-df5tm
      @AD-df5tm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I would rather go to Afghanistan lol.

    • @amazingsupergirl7125
      @amazingsupergirl7125 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah this list makes Florida look safe

  • @orchidorio
    @orchidorio 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the video, Simon. Thanks!

  • @gojumpintothelake
    @gojumpintothelake 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yep math is suspect. One of the top ten channels great stream well investigated excellent narration

  •  6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Let's compare the ranking in this video & the ranking in proven oil reserves
    Venezuela : 10/1
    Iraq 6/5
    South Sudan 4/24
    Libya 3/9
    Yemen 2/29
    Syria 1/31
    Better avoid sitting on oil

    • @TheMouseAvenger
      @TheMouseAvenger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The wars in the Middle East were NOT about frickin' oil!!! How many times do I have to keep reminding people of this???!!!

    • @TheMouseAvenger
      @TheMouseAvenger 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The wars in the Middle East were NOT about frickin' oil!!! How many times do I have to keep reminding people of this???!!!

    • @gavinhillick
      @gavinhillick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheMouseAvenger As many times as are necessary for you to believe it.

    • @dah8789
      @dah8789 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly m.melet, you hit the nail on the head 👍

    • @martyjohnstone8226
      @martyjohnstone8226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheMouseAvenger what were they about?

  • @lwgoinghome
    @lwgoinghome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    what's the thought process of deciding to go to N. Korea for vacation?

    • @luciferangelica
      @luciferangelica 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      didn't you hear that's what trump was there talking about, building hotels. that's probably treason since he builds hotels for a living, but whatevs, it's probably the least worst thing he's ever done

    • @karenkaneshiro9861
      @karenkaneshiro9861 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Safe, interesting, inexpensive....but you need to expect you will be watched by 'minders', and kept to an itinerary set and approved by government officials. And being alone with honest Koreans who are not afraid of their contact with you may be seriously hard to do. But, again....interesting. The Koreans will be wanting to show you their genuine pride in their homeland, if not in their leadership. Go.

    • @TheComicBookJoker
      @TheComicBookJoker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You want to try dog for the first time. Duh.

    • @vicamu541
      @vicamu541 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      free parasites obv

    • @angelas.1581
      @angelas.1581 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Pick somewhere else to go.

  • @Chris-lh5li
    @Chris-lh5li 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yemeni people are actually really nice, i have a friend who visited there and 3 families offered my friend a dinner. My friend is a traveler and has visited both north korea and syria.
    Their leaders might be scumbags but she told me the people are nice and happy people despite not having anything. It really shows how lucky we are and how wrong it is to judge a certain community just because of their leader.
    So incorrect.

    • @jacquelynsmith2351
      @jacquelynsmith2351 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      People from anywhere are usually great. It's the governments that suck

  • @jackburton5
    @jackburton5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Well as of today 12th March 2019 there is unrest and bad stuff happening in Venezuela 🇻🇪.... so his predictions on number ten were correct as of “civil war happening in near future...”
    👍🏽 thumbs up

    • @gavinhillick
      @gavinhillick 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not hard to guess what happens once the US targets a country. Not if you pay attention to history or current affairs.

  • @ace211
    @ace211 7 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    I'm watching this video in Syria.

    • @Saucyakld
      @Saucyakld 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Ace be careful

    • @montanatorice1985
      @montanatorice1985 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ace is it really like what they show on msm?

    • @ace211
      @ace211 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tineke Williams Thanks man.

    • @ace211
      @ace211 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      montanatorice1985 First of all never trust the msm it's a tool to manipulate people.
      Now what's it like here well it depends on what parts we're talking about some parts are relatively safe and people go to work and school but some parts unfortunately are completely destroyed like Aleppo and some of the northern parts of the country but in Damascus where i live life is pretty much normal besides a ton of checkpoints and a few mortar shells here and there it's pretty safe life must go on no matter what.

    • @titmaus7732
      @titmaus7732 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I hope no shells hit you buddy. Stay safe!

  • @austinpierce2866
    @austinpierce2866 7 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    Title: Countries you should avoid
    What I see: places to put on the bucket list

    • @prismstudios001
      @prismstudios001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      As in "all that's left of my carcass being brought home in a bucket?".......OK, then.

    • @brokenbridge6316
      @brokenbridge6316 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Austin Pierce---You have got to be kidding.

    • @nelsonricardo3729
      @nelsonricardo3729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      RIP Austin Pierce

    • @misterjoey3384
      @misterjoey3384 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That edge decapitated me.

    • @Ayaforshort
      @Ayaforshort 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      As in places to go when you are ready to kick the bucket?

  • @michaellawson6298
    @michaellawson6298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I've been to two of them, and they weren't that bad. Of course I had body armor, an M-4 rifle, an M9 pistol, and rode around in an armored vehicle. Oh, I also had about 130,000 of my fellow Americans backing me up with tanks, aircraft, and artillery.

  • @alexgutierrez5285
    @alexgutierrez5285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Lol I'm watching this in Syria right now

  • @moonangel2368
    @moonangel2368 7 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I visited Iraq....I survived! 🙃

    • @SollomonTheWise
      @SollomonTheWise 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      MoonAngel23 you need your own movie

    • @moonangel2368
      @moonangel2368 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Lyn Charles , Actually my trip to Lebanon needs it's own movie. I visited in the summer of 2006. In July 2006 Hozbullah declared war on Israel. I was in Beirut when the bombings happened. We fled to the arab-Christian dominated part of Lebanon called Faraya (the only place that wasn't getting bombed). So we went back to Beirut to the American embassy where the American navy/Marines took us on bus to a boat to travel to Cyprus. From there we boarded a plane from Cyprus to Germany to Philadelphia to Ohio then to Michigan. I will forever be grateful to those who rescued my mom, sister and I. But sadly I didn't get their names or a picture of them. 😢 I did however get temporary PTSD for a few months. 🤕

    • @snake5479
      @snake5479 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      can you tell us more about your iraq trip?

    • @Madridy1996
      @Madridy1996 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm from Iraq, and I'm glad you got escaped hell. How was your trip?

    • @moonangel2368
      @moonangel2368 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ali Almahdi , I already told everyone in the comments above.

  • @facelessandnameless
    @facelessandnameless 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My wife and I visited El Salvador two years ago and loved it! Haha it’s a gorgeous country. But we stayed out of the city and had a friend who knew the area.

  • @ivan7453
    @ivan7453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "...as volatile as a washing machine full of home brewed nitroglycerin..." Simon, that one rolls off the tongue ever so well. I'm impressed, mate. Well done :)

  • @Citizen-of-theworld
    @Citizen-of-theworld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want to visit El Salvador! My friend is from there and she says if you know someone you can keep safe, it’s all about knowing where to go not hang around at night

    • @barbaralynnjoy3840
      @barbaralynnjoy3840 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re white, take out life insurance so you can leave your family and friends something after you definitely die.

    • @Citizen-of-theworld
      @Citizen-of-theworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@barbaralynnjoy3840 thank you Barbara. I assume you know all about El Salvador then? 😉

    • @barbaralynnjoy3840
      @barbaralynnjoy3840 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Citizen-of-theworld Yes, I’ve been there before on a church mission trip but I decided it was a waste of time since most of them are going to Hell anyways.

  • @bobby3008bul
    @bobby3008bul 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    On the bright side - vacations in Aleppo are cheaper than ever $$$, now it's the time. lol

    • @cadenyoung9968
      @cadenyoung9968 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I bet food and basic necessities are very expensive since basic infrastructure and farmlands have been destroyed, and most everything probably has to be shipped in through war zones 😜

    • @Reddbeaver
      @Reddbeaver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whats Aleppo?

    • @GhostOfAMachine
      @GhostOfAMachine 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Reddbeaver its a strain of marijuana

    • @ladybayside7547
      @ladybayside7547 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greg MacGillivray it’s what we would most likely call a leper living in Australia

  • @Dannie-My0wnReality
    @Dannie-My0wnReality 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s absolutely horrible that this list still holds truth 2 years later. 😔

    • @carlosh4854
      @carlosh4854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It shouldn't be like that at all akon can only so much lol

  • @MrWizeazz
    @MrWizeazz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At least I got to go to Afghanistan once. It is actually a really beautiful country.

  • @heatherwood2664
    @heatherwood2664 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for an informative video; I have to say that I have never in the least considered going to any of these destinations.

  • @rollothecat2010
    @rollothecat2010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Venezuela: "the presidency seems hell bent on driving the nation into the ground". Darn it, I hate it when that happens!

    • @cluek9780
      @cluek9780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Describes Murica in 2019

    • @mitchw7118
      @mitchw7118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Describes Canada as well.

    • @seaoftranquility7228
      @seaoftranquility7228 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🍾🥂

    • @wwaitkus
      @wwaitkus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They meant the US government is trying to drive the country into the ground, right? I mean, that would be the most accurate statement.

  • @charlesdavis7087
    @charlesdavis7087 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love your work Simon. Keep it up!!!!

  • @williamwallace3057
    @williamwallace3057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i like how you just kinda skipped over the part who destroyed iraq...

    • @Mark-qh7ky
      @Mark-qh7ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      william wallace and venezuela. And DPRK. And Syria. And Libya. And Afganistan.

  • @adampowell5376
    @adampowell5376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the interesting video.

  • @lawsonconnell
    @lawsonconnell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    Do the top ten arm suppliers in the world, go on you know you want to!

    • @dr.k9769
      @dr.k9769 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Stewart Lawson USA... And Great Britain

    • @christocr
      @christocr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And then do the top ten makers of light bulbs.

    • @Fiedman
      @Fiedman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      America would be number 1

    • @porfiriodiaz4552
      @porfiriodiaz4552 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      McStain was the #1 supplier to bad guys around the world before he died.

    • @kylebrown4978
      @kylebrown4978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@porfiriodiaz4552 thats what I call my underwear.

  • @Sniperboy5551
    @Sniperboy5551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to be able to go to Afghanistan and/or Iraq some day. It’s a shame how we let Afghanistan fall after spending 20 years there, but I’m hopeful that something will change for the better in the future.

  • @torycook1215
    @torycook1215 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simon you are amazing and a Joy to view!

  • @joeycook6526
    @joeycook6526 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can add the benefit of having a firm grasp of the size of nations featured in Simon's channels to the extremely lengthy list of reasons I'm lucky to live in Texas.

  • @gumbosecondchannel
    @gumbosecondchannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you should totally do an updated version of this one just cause I'm sure its changed a bit

  • @Chef_PC
    @Chef_PC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    2017 Simon : “If there’s a country that’s more likely to tip into civil war in the near future, that country would probably be Venezuela.”
    2020 USA : “Hold my beer.”

    • @stephenbruce1548
      @stephenbruce1548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds about right....

    • @StegoAqua
      @StegoAqua 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would say at least say the country isn’t on fire, but *Looks at wildfires* Yeah...

  • @jocelyndavelaar3507
    @jocelyndavelaar3507 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @dvamateur
    @dvamateur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would add some areas of the Bronx and Brooklyn to the list.

  • @truemoyyed2093
    @truemoyyed2093 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Always I like your videos and #ThanksSimon

  • @banshees9
    @banshees9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy needs to get a grip...citing US source re Venezuela when its sanctions are causing the inflation is ludicrous

  • @kientekarladambo1877
    @kientekarladambo1877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love d commentator and u did an exxellwnt job.well done

  • @GameHammerCG
    @GameHammerCG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If a time traveller ever asks you “so, what are the late 2010s like?”, just show them this video and tell them to go to another time.

    • @DecosonicDarstardlyTV
      @DecosonicDarstardlyTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he lands in 2025 florida on a Wednesday

    • @edcamilo459
      @edcamilo459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait until we'll see the 2020's....

  • @davidhcobbald3632
    @davidhcobbald3632 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    So very sad about Syria and Iraq. Two countries with such a wealth of ancient history and culture to explore and study being blasted to a lunar landscape.
    Tragedy!! 😳😳

    • @barbaralynnjoy3840
      @barbaralynnjoy3840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, I could care less about the people but all of the history and historical buildings and artifacts that have been destroyed

  • @Thenotfunnyperson
    @Thenotfunnyperson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simon. You are my favorite internet guy.

  • @carmelitagood3384
    @carmelitagood3384 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the warnings. It is so horrible that humanity is violent especially in some places.

  • @mousaesber8855
    @mousaesber8855 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I do normally like top 10 videos in general and i get excited every time my country (syria) makes the list but sadly lately we only make it to the top worst lists and we are scoring number one most of the times 🤯

  • @andychizzle
    @andychizzle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Went to El Salvador this year. I'm very surprised it's on this list

  • @beccasimpkins2489
    @beccasimpkins2489 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for what you do, Mr. Whistler.

  • @jackgibsxxx0750
    @jackgibsxxx0750 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just under 4 yrs and I think the list is still correct.

  • @TheUnatuber
    @TheUnatuber 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Ever been to Stockton California?

    • @justinb3560
      @justinb3560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol

    • @dornixrex2818
      @dornixrex2818 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      spudnic88 lol

    • @SA-ge5cj
      @SA-ge5cj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @Cactus_Flower209
      @Cactus_Flower209 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheUnatuber yup lol

    • @Doitallgp
      @Doitallgp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stockton has the highest pit bull in front yard per 100,000 people ratio in the world

  • @thephoenix3155
    @thephoenix3155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would to love to go to Venezuela a land of beauty and incredible for hiking, beaches and cities. :(

    • @chriskatz2355
      @chriskatz2355 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hike...to hike....yah...they hike people there...

  • @jeremiahbohatkiewicz1670
    @jeremiahbohatkiewicz1670 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would be interesting to revisit this list in the near future.

  • @alanhorowitz3796
    @alanhorowitz3796 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a personal friend from the UK who, in 1992, decided to transfer to Caracas. The morning he stepped out of his hotel room for his first day of work, he was shot at. He spent a month in the hotel, not leaving once, until our company transferred him back to England.

  • @SMBXdude
    @SMBXdude 7 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    Kim Jong un probably doesn't realise his army could probably be defeated by civil war troops from the 1800's..

    • @ineffa8le00rt
      @ineffa8le00rt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SMBXdude lol

    • @legion7466
      @legion7466 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SMBXdude True haha

    • @kenben9661
      @kenben9661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      SMBXdude he does have tanks and jets so i am not so sure. No doubt he would lose to poland or western western Europe

    • @jameslegrand848
      @jameslegrand848 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      SMBXdude Taiwan could annilihate NK.

    • @argenys8
      @argenys8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      doesnt he have literally one of the largest armies though?

  • @MickeyD2012
    @MickeyD2012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Henry Rollins' Top Ten Vacation Destinations.

  • @craniusdominus8234
    @craniusdominus8234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So, watching this in January of 2019, I find the intro for number 10 eerily accurate:
    "If there was a competition for a country most likely to tip into civil war in the near future, the winner would probably be Venezuela"
    I'm not surprised, mind you. I feel more like a scientist who observes a phenomenon and notices the outcome matches the theory.

    • @gavinhillick
      @gavinhillick 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not so much a civil war as it is a US-backed attempted coup. It's not hard to tell what happens once the Yanks find a target.

  • @stokography6221
    @stokography6221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been to 7 out of 10 of these countries and want to visit the rest. People are people no matter where you go. If you visit any of these places you will be welcomed and the locals will be pleased to see you are not scared of them. Obviously be careful, don't go looking for trouble and take precautions but go with kindness and you shall be rewarded with it in return.

  • @TheLeftRbabieskillers
    @TheLeftRbabieskillers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lybia was a peaceful and wealthy country until Obama and the EU decided to bulldoze it.

  • @TheRealUnconnected
    @TheRealUnconnected 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    'these countries might be awesome in the future this is a 2017 list' number ten: Venezuela.

  • @kaljic1
    @kaljic1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of your best.

  • @dizzy4303
    @dizzy4303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I gotta add, for most normal people the list is WAY longer. Columbia, Thailand, Cambodia, Bosnia, most of Africa (Northern Africa and Egypt especially) a lot of Brazil, a lot of Mexico, and many more are very dangerous for westerners without SERIOUS cultural awareness/ situational awareness. In a lot of these places you may be seriously taken advantage of rather than straight up killed or kidnapped, but westerners without strong cultural awareness will stick out like a sore thumb in these places and may unknowingly make a target out of themselves.
    Be VERY careful and aware when you travel. A lot of first world countries contain non permissive areas where you may find yourself targeted. It's not racist or insensitive to point this out. Westerners are notorious for being unaware and trusting. Make SURE you know where you're going and what you're doing is tourist things at tourist places.