I think some comments can explain why foreigners should be restricted from entering Tibet. There are too few ordinary tourists like Tommy, and too many people like those comments try to provoke political conflicts. - - I didn't expect this comment to receive so much attention, so I want to say a few more words. My college roommate was a Tibetan from Lhasa. I learned about the terrorist attacks in Tibet in 2008 from him, which was far worse than what I saw on TV. Since then, the government has restricted foreigners from entering Tibet in order to stop terrorist infiltration. However, as you can see, foreigners like Tommy can still travel in Tibet. Although I can feel that his political views are not consistent with those of the Chinese government (to some extent, even the opposite), he treats all people equally and friendly. He does not aggressively "preach", trying to impose his views on others, or inciting others to hurt others. I think such foreign travelers will be welcomed throughout China, at least I really like Tommy. Although I may not agree with some of his political tendencies, I can feel his friendliness and kindness, which is enough. Everyone has their own political views, and there is no need to force consensus. The most important thing is harmony and friendliness.
When the grim reality of a group of oppressed people become labelled as “provoking political conflict” and the Western superpowers and totalitarian CCP government are complicit- that is when fearless change makers needs to rise up- similar to the Tiananmen Square demonstrators. We will last longer than the CCP and that is a promise.
No. They are keyboard warriors. Most of them are cowards in real life. They don't have the balls to stir up trouble. There are also plenty of travelers like Tommy, I meet them all the time and there should never be an excuse to restrict access to a country.
For me this was a short but unique and rare looksee into the real Tibet in the current era. I applaud your friendly and honest approach towards everyone. Your dauntless efforts are greatly appreciated. Thank you !
What a phenomenal series. Thank you so much for you taking us on your journey. As an American, I feel grateful to have you as an Ambassador to all the wonderful people you come across. Safe travels.
I’m a chinese, i’m glad to see your video .I’ve been to some places of tibet but not lhasa, I hope all the people over the world can feel the beaty of tibet, to see how people live in tibet. Here is a funny thing from my college about Tibetan. A tibetan student quietly and slowly tells to his roommate at the first day:" it costs a yak for one year college tuition（at least 20,000 yuan), and I need to study hard" The han student feels sorry for his family's lost, and wants to treat him to dinner because he thinks a yak must very important and expensive to his family. During the dinner, the han student suddenly asks: How many yaks do you have? The tibetan student think a while: About 150 the han student slaps the table：you treat next time！！
@@tenzingjimbabhutia6264 Tibet's per capita GDP is more than four times that of India, exceeding US$8,000, but Tibet's geographical location is ten times worse than India's. Tibet’s per capita transfer income from the central government is close to US$10,000
Great to revisit Tibet with you in this video. Thank you. My last time was 20 years ago. Things have changed, physically and many things are unchanged. May all beings be happy.
In 2017 June I visited Tibet. Our group consisted touristd from different countries. A French girl, A Israeli girl who had served in the army for 2 years, A Italian women, 2 guys form Ukraine, One Srilanman guy, A retired British air force Aeronautical engineer snd a British young man. We gatherd at Lhasa coming from different places. I traveled from Shanghai all the way to Lhasa by train. It was 15 days trip. We are accompanied by a english speaking Tibetan guide and a Tibetan driver. The tour included Lhasa, Sigatse, Namco the biggest lake in Tibet, Mount Everest base Camp, Man Sarovar Holy Lake and Kailash Holy Mountain. We had 3 day hiking around Mount Kailash. The retired British Army aeronautical engineer couldn't make the hiking because of his poor health. All of us enjoyed the trip tremendously. We saw the progress with our own eyes. We visited many Buddhist monasteries. Saw Tibetan practicing their religion. Saw them wearing Tibetan dresses and talking in their own Language.
There are so many vloggers on china... but i somehow enjoyed your laid back nature. The way you present the whole experience is very impressive actually, moreover the way you respond to the locals is very sweet and positive. Thanks a lot...!
Since it's quiet and peaceful, please don't disturb them! Maybe restricting more tourists is the best way. Because many foreigners don't know the local customs, just like many people don't know the direction in which the "转经筒" rotates.
The China episodes are so interesting. I hope you would do them again sometime. I really enjoy watching those as I’m currently learning mandarin as well
Tommy your smile when you said Tibet has the loveliest grannys made me smile too and tears just came out of my eyes unexpectedly... As a Manchu Chinese I've always been fascinated by the diverse culture we have across the nation and I so do hope the preseverance of ethnic cultures will gain more attention. Living in the US for a long time I feel quite sad that I have never been able to actually visit more places back home, especially truly culturally unique places like Tibet. Seeing you interacting with locals lovingly and peacefully, trying to learn their language with another non-native language you learned, exactly like how I imagined the future world would be when I was young, caught my emotions unguard. Watching this video after an entire day of being forced to consume madness on the internet makes me want to pick up meditation again. Thank you so much for the content brother.
Ah, perfect timing for my weekly youtube session! Love your videos. I used to travel for several years myself, and your videos inspire me to do it again some day.
Hey Tommy, My name is Noah. I'm from the south east. I have been watching you for a while now. One of the first videos I watched you in you were in the slums in Africa out on the water I forget which episode it was. It was a good episode it showed your character and I really like how your attitude is and how comfortable you are around anybody I look up to that because that's the way that I am and there are very few people that are real like this you are one of the only people that I can say I truly believe without a doubt in my heart that you have no racist bone or thought in your body AKA mind. You love everybody! You want to explore the world and explore different cultures and beat you people and learn new things and have new experiences and explore your spiritual side and you are not for no religion, you see the world in a similar way as I do and I'm sure there are others like me who filled the same or a similar way. Anyway you have my full respect sir love your videos love what you do you're doing what I would give anything in the world to do but I am not even half as intelligent as you. year quickness to learn a new language is mind-boggling in my personal opinion. There's no way my mind could just learn a new language as quick as you do and then you keep it it seems like and it's so easy for you to figure out what someone is saying even if you don't really know that language. Kudos to you my friend. 👍
@@musical_lolu4811 there are websites and channels dedicated to exposing all the crazy stuff, getting an unbiased view on the actual people instead of the system can be refreshing:)
Thanks Tommy. Seems like I haven't seen a video from you in a while. Now there are a few available. As always you provide great entertainment. I find your videos actually uplifting.
So sad your tour is almost over, love every second of it. Your minimal (often nonverbal) critique of places is very diplomatic and keeps the videos entertaining. You let the natives and pictures speak for themselves. It also gives your "rambling" more meaning (like the tibetan rivers) that, hopefully, people take a closer look.
@SabbaticalTommy I hope you persuade the Tibetans to become independent so they can contain the Chinese government and make it easier for the United States to defeat China
hm what I wrote was for Tibetans not for all of the China videos. I mean they were friendly too, but as soon as he said meigyu ren they went 100% racist fucks. So nah its not the Chinese government. Its Tibetan culture and the right amount of buddhism.@@blardymunggas6884
Who is open? The people on the bus are still being careful with what they say, be very weary of all the things people say in public, no one can truly 'speak out'
Can you explain to me the ethnic composition of Tibet (just the region which regime under the people's republic of China)? I'm curious because your comment makes me feel like you know a lot about this:) @@tsetendorgya2840
Tommy is an honest American, a simple American with no dark side in his heart. However, Tommy is not a qualified Westerner. Regarding Tibet's infrastructure, you can't just speak out in such a matter-of-fact way. It makes Westerners very unhappy; for anything about China, you have to find out its evil, and if there really isn’t one, create one yourself; for example, the standard Western way of talking about high-speed roads should be like this: In order to suppress the Tibetan people quickly and efficiently, the Chinese government built the high-altitude highway at all costs.You'd better stay there and take a picture of a police car or a military vehicle on the road. If you combine this picture with the previous one and the gloomy weather, wow, it's a standard Western video program.I feel sorry for you to lose such a good opportunity. By the way, the boy on the bus said that he went to school in Chengdu, so the school spoke Chinese. Just like an Indian going to Harvard, he obviously couldn't expect the professors to teach in Indian.
如果有更多像您这样的Vlogger，我相信不同国家的人之间可以更容易消除误解和隔阂，非常感谢！ If there are more Vloggers like you, I believe that misunderstandings and barriers between people from different countries can be more easily eliminated. Thank you very much!
I've been to Lakdak and Nepal several times. Tourists/trekkers/foreigners also need permission to be able to get into some areas. Tibet always on my to-go list. Great content!! Thanks
@@AmitKumar-fx2kyIndia was not actually the name of a country before the British colonized it, and the South Asian subcontinent had never been truly unified in its thousands of years of civilized history. In other words, before the British came to the South Asian subcontinent, India was just a geographical term, not the name of a country.
8:21 What a sweet interaction🥰. This is what traveling is all about out for me, having these small interactions are typically what stays in my mind for many years.
You should have taken a land cruiser from lhasa to kathmandu with a tour group. Its how you get to see the rest of the country and meet some of the rural people. Its a brutal journey but worth it.
It's heartwarming to see people trying to talk in each other's languages even most of times it's just simple greetings. Communication saves relations, even between civilizations.
@@VS-gr1oi it's still better than how the american slaughtered 95% of the native americans, stole their lands, tried to whitified them and then give them a piece of land in the middle of nowhere and call it indian reservation. yet to begin with, they are not even "indians". to top it off, don't get me started with what happened in hawaii
This tour has been a great peek into Tibet. I was fortunate to go on a very similar tour during a break period while studying abroad in China and I absolutely loved it. The Tibetan people are so incredibly warm and hospitable. I've been wanting to return since.
Especially Westerners, including the Japanese, who like to subvert the regime of other countries and engage in color revolutions or peaceful evolution in other countries, must be more vigilant! 🙄
Would give anything if I was half that intelligent. People like Tommy are people that I would want to hang around because the intelligent people of the world know that whatever you want to be in life the best way to pursue that is to surround yourself with people that are either already in that profession or people that are striving for the same exact thing, AKA like-minded people. ✌️
When people ask you where you are going, instead of saying "我不知道，” you can say "随便逛逛“ (sui bian guang guang) which means "taking a stroll" or "just walk around." Nice video. It's always nice to see the place in person instead of hearing what others say about the place. Tibet is definitely unique and getting beyond the surface isn't easy.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 All westerners support separatists. They have no emotional attachment to the concept of a unified China that Chinese people have. Of course, if he were faced with Puerto Ricans or Hawaiians agitating for freedom and sovereignty, or heck Texas, then we are more likely to see his real feelings about separatists.
In the old days, Welsh kids were punished for speaking in Welsh in the classroom. While Welsh is now studied in school, the damage is already done. A whole generation made to feel ashamed of their own language. It was worse in Ireland where now only a small percentage are truly fluent in Irish.
In fact in Tibet, even if u are a han Chinese kid, u have to learn Tibet in school, imagine if a English kid move to wales and he have to learn welsh or he'll fale the school
This is a lie. The kids are losing their mother tongue. The conversation with the teen on the bus who studies in Chengdu is one example. The boarding school system will destroy their language and identity within a couple generations.
My uncle visited Tibet and told me a true story that a German tour group made some locals hold up a banner reading "Free Tibet". That caused the poor Tibetian who was unable to read the banner get arrested and god knows what interrogation they went through. It made me very angry and upset about the actions by these westerners. For every 10,000 good foreigners, there could be one, harbouring ill will, not towards Tibetians, but anything CCP does. And probably more among them who are unhappy about CCP for what they hear on western media, subconsciously keeping an eye out for issues to pick on with China. Im not sure if you can imagine, people exist who are self righteous and holier than thou that would try to put opinions into the minds of pure, carefree people who just wants to mind their own lives. I would keep an eye on foreigners since there is an active one sided propaganda against the country. You would do the same if someone is trying to intervene and "save" your people from your govt. too. Why is china so restrictive you asked. Tibet is a hotspot of a target for propaganda after all. I can sense even in your video, you held back from saying too many good things about china in fear of backlash. Sorry if that is your environment. So indeed, my uncle's said his sim card was tapped, and his tour was very restricted. How he knew, he was interviewed by cops about the word bomb, mentioned, but its taken out of context and has been clarified. He is all fine, believe it or not, they are very respectful towards tourists even during interrogation. Felt utterly restrictive, but he understands the paranoia. He's not putting all the blame on the Chinese govt., he puts half the blame on the aggressive western propaganda that is trying to sway the local's minds. Every country has skeletons in their closets. I wish America and their allies will stop trying to pick on only the bad things, talking shit about china, its so racist and hypocritical. I wish more westerners will spend more time enjoying asia and china, I see this place as the future. Its thriving, extremely safe, friendly and people are living good lives. Western countries are going through the painful process of cutting off from china, i find that self mutilating and it is affecting people living in west more than in china, I know because i live in one. I hope more people will take step back, put things into perspective, visit other countries and learn that people everywhere just wants to live their lives normally It is not what the politicians and state media propaganda try to portray.
So let me get this straight.. a tibetan was arrested and interrogated by the police for just holding a sign saying Free Tibet? Please remind me who the bad guy is in this story
@@jeez8136 the foreigner for giving the Tibetan a sign that they couldn't read / translate, and got penalised for it unjustly. The Tibetan probably just wanted to live their life worry-free
@@cloudbasedbear are we just going to gloss over that holding a sign saying free tibet is punishable in the first place? So what if a foreigner made him hold a sign, that is never something someone should be going to jail for. Tibet is ruled by a totalitarian chinesw government that doesn't respect several international humas rights laws and they know it. Before you jump in and trying protecting poor little PRC from "western propaganda" this is coming from a tibetan with connections inside tibet.
There were quite some battles there near Gyantse when the British army tried to conquer Tibet back in 1904. That palace/fortress there around 11:50 was actually stormed in a siege. Many Tibetans died as a result of this expedition and they were left with unfavourable trade arrangements and a large debt. An unconvenient truth for The West in their attempts to critcize China for their occupation of Tibet. Two wrongs dont make a right though, so not being pro-China here or whatever, just sometimes dont like it when Western media show this "holier than thou" attitude now and then.
British invasion caused between 5000-8000 Tibetan lives. Chinese invasion caused 1.2 million Tibetan death, 6000 monasteries destroyed. So there's no comparison.
The US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada did not exist when Tibet became part of China! China does have a sin, and that is the invention of gunpowder. China should probably apologize to the indigenous people of Africa, America and Australia!
@@tashidhondup1956 There is no evidence for your lies, but there are videos on TH-cam, where girls are skinned into drums and girls' bones are made into magic tools. In the past, 90% of slaves in Xizang served 10% of the nobility. Your avatar indicates that you are a skinned person, and your lies are not as good as the actual skin of a girl.
Greetings from Western Australia. I'm going to Shanghai next year and then I'm taking the train to Tibet. I can't wait to go. I love your vids. Stay safe.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Of course, they don't have the structure to monitor each single tourist 24/7.. they only have checkpoints throughout the main parts of the region. And he was not alone, but accompanying his tour group, he just made a minor detour from them, no big deal. You can't visit Tibet like you can visit Paris and walk wherever you want alone by 90 days without any goverment NPC bothering you.
That’s quite a video u made there .I was just cruising though the TH-cam videos and your video got my attention . Really liked the way you presented ❤ simple yet a strong and brave one
Thank you for the tour. Enjoyed it. Younger generation in most places of the world do lose touch a bit, and a bit of their parents' tradition, as I have also not been practising some of my culture. When I was young living in a close-knit extended family, tradition and rituals during festivals were strictly followed and performed. I guess with development and modernisation, extended family becoming smaller unit, rituals become formality and less strictly followed. I do hope Tibetans do not lose their traditions and cultures. Influences from outside - I was and am probably influenced by the American and British culture through watching a lot of TV series in the 70's - 90's - make me think that is the modern way. Traditions and ritual are old fashion. Of course, now I am old, I regret that I have lost my culture and my identity. Though I do not practise my tradition, I take comfort in knowing about my culture and traditions.
There’s a painful reason why foreigners are still in a controlled state to visit Tibet/Xizang. During the old days, Tibet is a free place for foreigners to go. Some of the bad ass came in and created a lot of chaos.
Thank you. I will look for them. It just never occurred to me before. I'm interested in many, many things and had to work three jobs until I retired. I have time now.@@patrickwilson2475
Tommy your videos are always incredible. I would love to travel to China just like you, but I’m sure I won’t live up to your language standards. This video was especially good everything about it. Great job great capture.
No need Chinese language, promise you can get anywhere you want without any obstacle in China, Chinese people are most warmheart and friendly over the world
There was no need of permit to visit Tibet before 2008. Unfortunately some governments kept sending agents and extremely biased “journalists”. Therefore the permit process was put in place.
Long time subscriber, just like to say I really enjoy your videos, you're quite unique in as much as you research the history, and don't judge and and in most cases have a good command of the local language, which is especially unique for an American, and adds so much to the content with the interactions with the local folks. so good for you, look forward to your videos 👍🤔
I really enjoyed your videos cause you showed us many different location of Tibet. I am from Tibet and I have been in Newyork in recently and it was amazing too. So you are from Newyork and you have seen other wonderful view of Tibet landscape.
I think Tommy's view is generally objective. Let's talk a bit more about the permit. As a Chinese, if I remembered it correctly, there was not such a permit thing in the first place, until some so-called "reporters" or "journalists" filmed their footage and deliberately edited in a way to cater to western audience, even had to twist the facts and made up some stories, then the government has to make sure that all coming foreign visitors are coming purely for a travel, not anything else.
It's strange that I "travel" in Tibet/Xizang on youtube firstly as a Chinese haha. Glad to see that ppl in there is kind just like ppl in my home. Thank you!
I loved how you showed specially the very local side of tibet and it’s people and your short interactions with them. N I loved your explanations over every corner you went. 👍
I mean the brutal massacre and exile of Tibetans had been long past that now, so obviously it'll be very different and look different than what the western media talks about because it talked about during china brutal merciless dictatorship that forcefully invade and annexed Tibet from helpless and harmless Tibetans😢
@khasidailyfact6371 There was a group backed by the US who tried to lead an independence movement. They were armed and violent. The army was called in to suppress this attempted regime change. When the IRA tried the same thing in Belfast, the British army and tanks rolled in and maintained order. Did you protest against that? Tibet has been part of China for over a thousand years, and the unrest fermented when foreign power tried to drive a wedge between the locals and the government. The US just passed another bill for 1.6 billion dollars to "promote democracy" around the world and to teach media on how to "counter" China. So, the allegations of oppression, slave labour, and child labour will continue. These lies are almost comical. There is no labour shortage in this country of 1.4 billion, and the cotton farms have been using machine harvesting for decades. If there is even a shred of evidence of slave or child labour it would be parade in the Western media every day for years. That's what the 1.6 billion dollars are for.
Just to be fair. The fact that he's a foreigner and he's in Lahsa, a big mordern city in Tibet, probably create a different experience compared to say if he's in remote villages there. However, that's still real interaction with Tibetans and it shows a different side of Tibet than the one commonly depicted by West Media.
According to western media, Tibetans have no freedom and everyone is forced to be Chinese and Tibetan culture is being destroyed everyday so they need to be freed from the control of the CCP. But looking at the current state of Tibet, if they were never absorbed into China, I would imagine Tibet would be far worse. They couldn't build any lasting infrastructure in Africa given decades, they wouldn't be able to do crap for Tibet as well.
Thank you for sharing Tibet to the world as a foreigner, it’s a huge meaningful thing. We’re welcome people all of the world come to China, to see the real China, including the real Tibet
I used to be an exchange student in central Tibet, and I had one of the most unique, fantastic experiences there. I still remember the friendly local student and the impressive snow mountain behind the school that I exchanged to. I got to talk to the local students and learn Tibetan culture, and I noticed the shift of young Tibetans from more traditional to popular Chinese pop and fashion culture. People were very faithful and friendly, and the most exciting thing for me was picking fossils by the snow mountains and eating lunch in the middle of nowhere in Tibet since we were driving across the part of Tibet with zero modern infrastructure. ( The ladies had to hide behind the car for the bathroom bc we stopped in the middle of nowhere with miles and miles of edgeless flat grassland ) The wild animals were also a sign to see in Tibet, and my Tibet classmates also almost got us in trouble by offering us the decorated skulls of a dangerous species before I left (I took a regular Yak skull one instead of the 20 years in jail one at the end). It was indeed one of the most unique and meaningful trips for me.
@@nathan_408yup. They did that in Hong Kong too, first starting with language by imposing Mandarin on official documents and news channeled. Lose the language and you lose the cultural identity associated with it. An additional note, China markets infrastructure as a way of uplifting the Tibetans to prove they’re better in a colonial mentality. However the Tibetans had let go of materialism and physical aspects of reality thousands of years ago, they seek instead the immaterial and metaphysical aspects of reality. The Kaifeng Jew who fucked China starting during the Ming and now rule China via the CCP attack and suppress the Vajrayana from being practiced and so the Tibetan Buddhists are dissatisfied despite having the infrastructure amenities other peoples globally want. Tibetans want their teachers back.
@@NarasimhaDiyasena So what do you think about the Kingdom of Savoy promoting Tuscan breeding to unify Italy, Prussia promoting Standard German to unify Germany, England & Wales, Castile & Spain .......? If you know history, you can see the strong connection between Chinese, Tibetans, and Cantonese in terms of blood, language, history. BTW, I have been to Tibet where there are many people who are free to study Buddhism for the whole life with specially established Buddhist schools. From the first time the central government in Beijing governed Tibet 800 years ago, it has been administering it with specialized religious administrations and with local self-governing organizations. The emphasis on identity politics, the creation of a narrow nationalism, and the practice of self-determination of peoples is emphasizing differences and exacerbating contradictions, as in the case of the Balkans and the Levant. Today's concept of "China/Zhonghua" was created in the modern era, in contrast to the Ottoman and Turkic examples, by promoting the concept of a multi-ethnic state from the narrower "Han/Sino" mono-ethnicity of the past, a new national identity that includes the idea of a multi-ethnic state in a symbiotic relationship. This new national identity includes the idea of the symbiosis of multinational states. In government-established schools, Uighurs and Mongolians are learning Mandarin along with their own cultural history in Uighur and Mongolian. If you have a chance, please go there and see for yourself, as this TH-camr did, and get in touch with real people to learn the facts.
My wife is half Filipina, half Chinese. She's currently in the Philippines helping her parents, and it's the same way there. Filipinos treat Americans better than their own people. They hold Americans, and I'm sure other foreigners to a higher standard. When my wife and her brother were pulled over, the Filipino cop was being a prick, so she called me and put the phone on speaker. When he came back from his car, he heard her talking to me in English and immediately changed his attitude. He said, "Have a nice day," and left instead of giving them a ticket like he said he was going to do. She has gotten out of many problems by calling me. When I go there next summer I'm sure I'll be treated well while there like I was in many countries I've been to.
@@sabik6979 Chinese treats foreigners better than locals out of courtesy and hope that they enjoy your stay but not to say they treat locals badly. In America and Australia, 2 places that i have experience with, they treat us Chinese like shit, not all but many.
Do you mean that the media would have to do things like deny that the Dalai Lama exists, or that they would have to report on him in a purely negative way (like Chinese media )?
@@csm6701I think vivi's point is, people from the westen should look at Chia's Xizang/Tibet in a constructive way. Denying China having Tibet means the cost of Tibean and Chinese lives in a huge number, and any other similar perspectives are also dangerous to the stability and prosperous Tibet and the rest part of China. So be positive to the status of quo is the requirement of the Chinese government.
@@csm6701 dalai lama thinks all tibet culture area is tibet(by religion, but overlaps with han people areas), CCP thinks tibetan plateau area is tibet, the contradiction is irreconcilable.
Dude, I'm glad to see you travel to Tibet! Last year, our family 👨👩👧👦 drove around Tibet. It was a wonderful trip! I suggest you go to the Ali area to see all kinds of lakes, Mount Everest and Shenshangang Rinpoqi!
I grow up in China. When I was in High school, I had two Tibetan classmates. They are very nice and they only speak Tibetan to each other. They told me their education fees are paid by the government, their accommodations are paid by the government. They studied in Shanghai during junior school, and came to Chengdu for high school. They have so many privileges than Han people in China. And their house back in Tibet are built by the government, I was very amazed and somehow felt unfair. Because my Han parents worked their ass off to provide me everything. But now I understand and I think it has to be done this way, and now, they work in the fashion industry in Shanghai as fashion designers translating the Tibetan culture into Han people’s everyday wear. Isn’t it amazing things turned out this way? I’m merely sharing my knowledge as a native Chinese regarding how Tibetan people I met are treated as I grow up. I know shit happened in 2008 but I simply hope the media could be more fair and stop stirring things up on social media to cause riot again in Tibet like how Trump is using Twitter to stir America up. We lived in peace before, and the riot forced government to take drastic measures that even made the media go wild again somehow.
Your Chinese is fantastic, and it proves to be the most useful tool - - and the little Tibetan you speak too is great to see. But man, it's cool to see Tibet and the interactions with locals you were able to see
This video especially touched my heart. I felt such a warm smile the whole way thru Tibet, especially the glacier❣️ How in the hell could you tolerate it in just a t- shirt?!? Why didn’t you buy a jacket or hoodie while you were there? Thank you very much. I have a special place in my heart for the Tibetans. Your way with people is very sweet. Speaking Chinese from English is amazing in itself to me(!) & honors them. Good on you. With Love & Gratitude ✨💖✨
Tashi delek my brother my name is Dorjee. I was born in Tibet but right now I am in America I am really enjoy watching your video. Thank you so much. I hope one day I will see you in Tibet.God bless you.
Thanks Tommy from all the Tibetan’s living abroad. We’ve only heard of Tibet from our Grand parents and to witness it through your lens had been great treat to our eyes. We feel seen and we miss out home so much more than ever.
@@ckjl7704 mandarin is mandatory is schools no one is allowed to speak tibetan its a slow strategy to make them chinese and destroy Tibetan sentiments and most monks are Han chinese not real tibetan
Restrictions on foreign visitors? Of course. Because most westerners will sneak into Tibet with their prejudice and biasness to do bad things, doing their every bit to destroy China's effort for a better Tibet for the people. You are probably the very few that can put a positive spin on your trip to Tibet. Thank you for what you did.
There are restrictions everywhere in Tibet since 1959 because China occupied Tibet. Tibetan are not happy with Chinese intrusion into Tibet and they will keep on fighting for INDEPENDENCE from generation to generations. Free tibet. Chinese eat insects and dogs but tibetans are buddhist.
Many western media sneaked into Tibet and made fake happening in a peaceful Tibet. Their objective is to smear China peaceful rise. China is doing a good job for Tibet, now with good infrastructure like train, road, and allowing freedom to practice Buddhism.
Many western media sneaked into Tibet and made fake happening in a peaceful Tibet. Their objective is to smear China peaceful rise. China is doing a good job for Tibet, now with good infrastructure like train, road, and allowing freedom to practice Buddhism.
Hi, I like your video, and you're being frank and genuinely. However, I must correct you on a few of your comments:1. China didn't conquer Tibet in 1950s, as Tibet was part of China since the Yuan Dynasty for about 700 years. Britain and India wanted to separate Tibet from China in the early 20th century, but they failed. 2. So you don't say you don't know how to bearing back the knife you bought to China, as you were still in China. What you're supposed to say is you don't know how you're gonna bring the knife back to the city before you came to Tibet, or bring it aboard a plane. Learn more Asian and Chinese history before making comments like that. And I hope you're not one of those westerners full of prejudice and ignorance. Other than that, I enjoy watching you and other foreigners touring around China and appreciate your thoughts and opinions. Keep up the good work. Bo from Chicago.
Your videos are great. You are a blogger who takes deep photos of the lives of people at the bottom. Unlike other bloggers who only shoot skyscrapers, beautiful shopping malls, high-speed high-speed rails, etc., your works are great.
Urban landscapes are not necessarily bad content. That’s a reflection of an ever changing city in a country foreign guests visit. Everyone has its own tastes and preference
I went to a Catholic grade school in Wisconsin and Teddy the traffic guy who supervised the mothers picking up their children from the parking lot, would always say, watch out kids women drivers!
Great video. Next time you've got a chance to visit Tibet, don't stick to Lhasa - pay a visit to Ngari, Xigaze or Nyingchi. Gorgeous places. You'll love the landscapes there.
Hey Tommy, At 16:45, you inquired to a granny and a young person. The granny was providing an explanation to the young guy, suggesting that the statue might be either Guru Rinpoche or Buddha, because the statue might be covered with a cloth, similar to a Khata.
The unique feeling you mentioned in the video is an unfortunate life for the locals. The primitive houses had poor living sanitation and few people leds to poor economic. Lack of education and obsession with religion lead to had no capacity of earning money. You may prefer to go back 50 years ago to see a more ‘unique’ living environment, but no one among the locals wants to go back 50 years ago.
lo; I love that bit when you turned to camera and said well "I said the Tibetan people were nice,I didn't say they weren't sexist.." lol...I guess the bad female driver trope is an international thing!! Could you find some Tibetan feminists please
Loved this, somewhere I will never get to, so I am travelling with you & enjoying it so much. I travelled a lot when I was younger but never went to the East or the Middle east, Africa etc so THANK YOU for your time & sharing your adventures, only thing I wont have is a souvenir lol
Incredible, if you are done with your China travels for now I gotta say it was great. You're the only long-form video TH-camr where I watch every minute. I never thought I would want to visit China outside of maybe Hong Kong, but now I really do! Tibet most of all!
Apart from Hong Kong and Tibet, there are many beautiful places in China. It requires you to witness them personally, to see with your eyes, rather than relying on some Western media.
Hope you enjoyed the brief tour of Tibet. I think I have one more video from China and that's a wrap -- see you in the next one.
Look forward to the next one Tommy 🏴
Thanks for these videos. Keep em coming
Hi Tommy, does Yabba-Dabba Do, come from Tabet?
What's the next destination?
I guess it will be Xinjiang
I think some comments can explain why foreigners should be restricted from entering Tibet. There are too few ordinary tourists like Tommy, and too many people like those comments try to provoke political conflicts.
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I didn't expect this comment to receive so much attention, so I want to say a few more words.
My college roommate was a Tibetan from Lhasa. I learned about the terrorist attacks in Tibet in 2008 from him, which was far worse than what I saw on TV. Since then, the government has restricted foreigners from entering Tibet in order to stop terrorist infiltration.
However, as you can see, foreigners like Tommy can still travel in Tibet. Although I can feel that his political views are not consistent with those of the Chinese government (to some extent, even the opposite), he treats all people equally and friendly. He does not aggressively "preach", trying to impose his views on others, or inciting others to hurt others.
I think such foreign travelers will be welcomed throughout China, at least I really like Tommy. Although I may not agree with some of his political tendencies, I can feel his friendliness and kindness, which is enough.
Everyone has their own political views, and there is no need to force consensus. The most important thing is harmony and friendliness.
When the grim reality of a group of oppressed people become labelled as “provoking political conflict” and the Western superpowers and totalitarian CCP government are complicit- that is when fearless change makers needs to rise up- similar to the Tiananmen Square demonstrators. We will last longer than the CCP and that is a promise.
@@sunmatralready using the term Xizang as ur ccp boss has directed you to .
“Provoke Political conflicts” it’s literally an occupied country with it’s culture being erased. People are upset for a reason.
No. They are keyboard warriors. Most of them are cowards in real life. They don't have the balls to stir up trouble. There are also plenty of travelers like Tommy, I meet them all the time and there should never be an excuse to restrict access to a country.
@@Droghba I don't think you know the difference between Xizang'西藏' and Tibet'吐蕃'.
Thanks for making this video. My wife is tibetan and she really enjoyed seeing you explore.
Brother you made me cry from tears of joy . I like how you captured everything without saying much .
been lived in Australia for a decade as a Tibetan, thank you for introducing my home place to the world, thank you
欢迎你回来看看❤❤❤
@user-lz1sn8mz3r发一条几块钱?
@user-lz1sn8mz3r 信达赖的都是从事恐怖主义活动的
@@John-cj8ld你和他一样没文化😂
@@John-cj8ld 李洪志大师天天喝可乐，还熬夜玩牌你怎么看？
For me this was a short but unique and rare looksee into the real Tibet in the current era. I applaud your friendly and honest approach towards everyone. Your dauntless efforts are greatly appreciated. Thank you !
Loved this!
Actually it's Tibet People are friendly to foreigner. If Chinese people go to USA with poor English, that's brave to meet unfriendly people
@@Fu-2-Dai Friendship is the origin of Thanksgiving Day. The Tibetans fought an anti-colonial war against the British who occupied India.🥺
Oh , such CCP dog
What a phenomenal series. Thank you so much for you taking us on your journey. As an American, I feel grateful to have you as an Ambassador to all the wonderful people you come across. Safe travels.
1st thing to do as a human and as an American is give the land back to the native Americans. Please go back to where you immigrated from.
I've been to Tibet, there are lots of very nice and frendly people. Thank you for your video!
I’m a chinese, i’m glad to see your video .I’ve been to some places of tibet but not lhasa, I hope all the people over the world can feel the beaty of tibet, to see how people live in tibet.
Here is a funny thing from my college about Tibetan.
A tibetan student quietly and slowly tells to his roommate at the first day:" it costs a yak for one year college tuition（at least 20,000 yuan), and I need to study hard"
The han student feels sorry for his family's lost, and wants to treat him to dinner because he thinks a yak must very important and expensive to his family.
During the dinner, the han student suddenly asks: How many yaks do you have?
The tibetan student think a while: About
150
the han student slaps the table：you treat next time！！
Haha... that is funny! So he is from a multi-millionaire family, even just counting the yaks...
Haha, this is how Intrinsic impressions and poor information works！
At least he didn't lie..thats good. But how many of them have 150 yaks.?
At least he didn't lie..thats good. But how many of them have 150 yaks.?
@@tenzingjimbabhutia6264 Tibet's per capita GDP is more than four times that of India, exceeding US$8,000, but Tibet's geographical location is ten times worse than India's. Tibet’s per capita transfer income from the central government is close to US$10,000
Great to revisit Tibet with you in this video. Thank you. My last time was 20 years ago. Things have changed, physically and many things are unchanged. May all beings be happy.
In 2017 June I visited Tibet. Our group consisted touristd from different countries. A French girl, A Israeli girl who had served in the army for 2 years, A Italian women, 2 guys form Ukraine, One Srilanman guy, A retired British air force Aeronautical engineer snd a British young man. We gatherd at Lhasa coming from different places. I traveled from Shanghai all the way to Lhasa by train. It was 15 days trip. We are accompanied by a english speaking Tibetan guide and a Tibetan driver. The tour included Lhasa, Sigatse, Namco the biggest lake in Tibet, Mount Everest base Camp, Man Sarovar Holy Lake and Kailash Holy Mountain. We had 3 day hiking around Mount Kailash. The retired British Army aeronautical engineer couldn't make the hiking because of his poor health. All of us enjoyed the trip tremendously. We saw the progress with our own eyes. We visited many Buddhist monasteries. Saw Tibetan practicing their religion. Saw them wearing Tibetan dresses and talking in their own Language.
There are so many vloggers on china... but i somehow enjoyed your laid back nature. The way you present the whole experience is very impressive actually, moreover the way you respond to the locals is very sweet and positive. Thanks a lot...!
Check “Little Chinese everywhere” she also create good vlogs
Feels like a completely different world in Tibet. Very quiet and peaceful environment.
No, it's not.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165of the three, Bhutan probably has the best living standards.
Since it's quiet and peaceful, please don't disturb them!
Maybe restricting more tourists is the best way.
Because many foreigners don't know the local customs, just like many people don't know the direction in which the "转经筒" rotates.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 For your conclusion, I can only say that you have never been to these two places.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Bhutan GDP per capita: $3266, Tibet GDP per capita: $8348
Why do foreigners need a permission before visiting Tibet？ I think you should ask CIA and MI6 instead of asking Chinese government.
Why do we need permission to visit Area 52 in the United States?
这简单的视频得到极多的评论与观看，应该是在台湾油管的管理者们的推荐。不简单
Relax he is just saying too much money and check points so it’s not fun . No big deal
"We speak more chinese in the daily life"= a sign that China is gradually making Tibet a new colony
😅
Because Chinese authorities are yrsting Tibet like a colony.😅
The China episodes are so interesting. I hope you would do them again sometime. I really enjoy watching those as I’m currently learning mandarin as well
Tommy your smile when you said Tibet has the loveliest grannys made me smile too and tears just came out of my eyes unexpectedly... As a Manchu Chinese I've always been fascinated by the diverse culture we have across the nation and I so do hope the preseverance of ethnic cultures will gain more attention. Living in the US for a long time I feel quite sad that I have never been able to actually visit more places back home, especially truly culturally unique places like Tibet. Seeing you interacting with locals lovingly and peacefully, trying to learn their language with another non-native language you learned, exactly like how I imagined the future world would be when I was young, caught my emotions unguard. Watching this video after an entire day of being forced to consume madness on the internet makes me want to pick up meditation again. Thank you so much for the content brother.
我班上也有满族人，现在他们基本上和东北文化融合了
Ah, perfect timing for my weekly youtube session! Love your videos. I used to travel for several years myself, and your videos inspire me to do it again some day.
whats your session look like ? id love to have more informative videos and channels like this to watch.
@@dylangregg8370 TravelwithChris is a good travel channel.
You just watch TH-cam once a week?
Hey Tommy,
My name is Noah. I'm from the south east. I have been watching you for a while now. One of the first videos I watched you in you were in the slums in Africa out on the water I forget which episode it was. It was a good episode it showed your character and I really like how your attitude is and how comfortable you are around anybody I look up to that because that's the way that I am and there are very few people that are real like this you are one of the only people that I can say I truly believe without a doubt in my heart that you have no racist bone or thought in your body AKA mind. You love everybody! You want to explore the world and explore different cultures and beat you people and learn new things and have new experiences and explore your spiritual side and you are not for no religion, you see the world in a similar way as I do and I'm sure there are others like me who filled the same or a similar way. Anyway you have my full respect sir love your videos love what you do you're doing what I would give anything in the world to do but I am not even half as intelligent as you. year quickness to learn a new language is mind-boggling in my personal opinion. There's no way my mind could just learn a new language as quick as you do and then you keep it it seems like and it's so easy for you to figure out what someone is saying even if you don't really know that language. Kudos to you my friend. 👍
Thanks Noah
it's amazing how unbiased you are it's not normal from that part of the world, keep up the good work and take care
It's easy if you don't give a f.
@@musical_lolu4811 there are websites and channels dedicated to exposing all the crazy stuff, getting an unbiased view on the actual people instead of the system can be refreshing:)
Thanks Tommy. Seems like I haven't seen a video from you in a while. Now there are a few available. As always you provide great entertainment. I find your videos actually uplifting.
So sad your tour is almost over, love every second of it. Your minimal (often nonverbal) critique of places is very diplomatic and keeps the videos entertaining. You let the natives and pictures speak for themselves. It also gives your "rambling" more meaning (like the tibetan rivers) that, hopefully, people take a closer look.
如果你喜欢慢生活可以选择西藏。但我怕高原反应。
TASHI delek . Such a beautiful video. Thanks you so much .
@SabbaticalTommy I hope you persuade the Tibetans to become independent so they can contain the Chinese government and make it easier for the United States to defeat China
10 Minutes into the video and Im so astonished bout how welcoming, open and friendly these nice people are. So nice to see this really warms my heart.
hm what I wrote was for Tibetans not for all of the China videos. I mean they were friendly too, but as soon as he said meigyu ren they went 100% racist fucks. So nah its not the Chinese government. Its Tibetan culture and the right amount of buddhism.@@blardymunggas6884
it’s the same across all of rural china 👍
Who is open? The people on the bus are still being careful with what they say, be very weary of all the things people say in public, no one can truly 'speak out'
@@adamproctor9315 Speak out what? Political nonsense like 'Sleepy Joe out, Maga Trump back'?😆
@@adamproctor9315Typical American mindset
Chinese and China is more than my expectation! Nice people decent and helpful. I have Great Honor for them . Thank you for the tour.
Not Chinese, they were Tibetans, original residents, Chinese just occupied Tibet since 1959
Can you explain to me the ethnic composition of Tibet (just the region which regime under the people's republic of China)? I'm curious because your comment makes me feel like you know a lot about this:) @@tsetendorgya2840
@@tsetendorgya2840most people in tibet are Han chinese and tibetans are also chinese
@@happyliferay据第七次人口普查显示西藏9成是藏族人，汉族人口大概1成，这在西藏政府官网上可以查到
Chinese freeed TIbet from fuedal slavery/miserie,its a historical fact so before you get all emotional you need to learn to think@@tsetendorgya2840
Wow, the people there really do seem to be genuinely super friendly!
Of course they are friendly they want you to spend money. It's about tourism that how they make their money.
@@chickaboomboom2726have you been there or are you just chatting shit from an anonymous TH-cam account?
@@The_Reality_Filterthe latter.
We are a very friendly country in China
@@chickaboomboom2726seems like you had never met one nice people in your life because of your arrogance
I have met people claiming to be Tibetan, you are fortunate to have met real Tibetans. A lucky man .
Tommy is an honest American, a simple American with no dark side in his heart. However, Tommy is not a qualified Westerner.
Regarding Tibet's infrastructure, you can't just speak out in such a matter-of-fact way. It makes Westerners very unhappy;
for anything about China, you have to find out its evil, and if there really isn’t one, create one yourself; for example, the standard Western way of talking about high-speed roads should be like this: In order to suppress the Tibetan people quickly and efficiently, the Chinese government built the high-altitude highway at all costs.You'd better stay there and take a picture of a police car or a military vehicle on the road. If you combine this picture with the previous one and the gloomy weather, wow, it's a standard Western video program.I feel sorry for you to lose such a good opportunity.
By the way, the boy on the bus said that he went to school in Chengdu, so the school spoke Chinese. Just like an Indian going to Harvard, he obviously couldn't expect the professors to teach in Indian.
It’s obviously Indianese.
如果有更多像您这样的Vlogger，我相信不同国家的人之间可以更容易消除误解和隔阂，非常感谢！
If there are more Vloggers like you, I believe that misunderstandings and barriers between people from different countries can be more easily eliminated. Thank you very much!
应该把乱吹西藏怎么没有人权的人送到解放前的西藏让他们提验一下 ‘人权’ ，看看解放前西藏的阿姐鼓或类似的
I've been to Lakdak and Nepal several times. Tourists/trekkers/foreigners also need permission to be able to get into some areas. Tibet always on my to-go list. Great content!! Thanks
Ladakh is part of Tibet
@@TsungmeyTibet is a part of India💯💯🔥🔥😎😎😎👿👿😈👿😈🔥🔥💪💪💪
@@AmitKumar-fx2kyIndia was not actually the name of a country before the British colonized it, and the South Asian subcontinent had never been truly unified in its thousands of years of civilized history. In other words, before the British came to the South Asian subcontinent, India was just a geographical term, not the name of a country.
shut up wumao@@Tsungmey
@@yilizhang2175 Cope, it is now, and has been unified several times by several kingdoms and empires
8:21 What a sweet interaction🥰. This is what traveling is all about out for me, having these small interactions are typically what stays in my mind for many years.
You should have taken a land cruiser from lhasa to kathmandu with a tour group. Its how you get to see the rest of the country and meet some of the rural people. Its a brutal journey but worth it.
Yes! I did that almost 15 years ago. Amazing journey. Especially spending the night ar the little monastery near Everest basecamp. Absolutely magical.
I don't know if he can, since he's supposed to be tagged to a tour group. Maybe the paper work would be very difficult to do.
Ok
@@ageoflove1980I did it as well.... magical...this video brought me do many memories I hope did it to you too
@@chinaman1 You believe this propagandist a@hole?
It's heartwarming to see people trying to talk in each other's languages even most of times it's just simple greetings. Communication saves relations, even between civilizations.
After they have hanified Tibet, and destroyed all Tibetan insignia, sure
@@VS-gr1oi it's still better than how the american slaughtered 95% of the native americans, stole their lands, tried to whitified them and then give them a piece of land in the middle of nowhere and call it indian reservation. yet to begin with, they are not even "indians". to top it off, don't get me started with what happened in hawaii
This tour has been a great peek into Tibet. I was fortunate to go on a very similar tour during a break period while studying abroad in China and I absolutely loved it. The Tibetan people are so incredibly warm and hospitable. I've been wanting to return since.
I’m engineer working in Tibet, I’m glad that you enjoy your trip in Tibet.😊😊
我在西藏待了超過18年，如果你跟我一樣經歷過2008年的暴亂。你就會明白爲什麽需要限制某些人進入西藏。
當年的事情，太恐怖了。
Especially Westerners, including the Japanese, who like to subvert the regime of other countries and engage in color revolutions or peaceful evolution in other countries, must be more vigilant! 🙄
The only person that can read this that is reading these comments is Tommy.
Lol 🤣 but more than likely true.
Would give anything if I was half that intelligent. People like Tommy are people that I would want to hang around because the intelligent people of the world know that whatever you want to be in life the best way to pursue that is to surround yourself with people that are either already in that profession or people that are striving for the same exact thing, AKA like-minded people.
✌️
Free Hawaii and New Mexico! God damn yanks!
他是洋五毛，允许去西藏的。
This was great. Your frustration is understandable, yet you handled your visit well. Thanks for giving us the tour.
When people ask you where you are going, instead of saying "我不知道，” you can say "随便逛逛“ (sui bian guang guang) which means "taking a stroll" or "just walk around." Nice video. It's always nice to see the place in person instead of hearing what others say about the place. Tibet is definitely unique and getting beyond the surface isn't easy.
兄弟你也是国内的吗
@@PeterSzeto-es6em brainwashed idiot
@@PeterSzeto-es6em His stance is not really relevant here. He doesn't want to politicise things, we should give him the same respect.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 All westerners support separatists. They have no emotional attachment to the concept of a unified China that Chinese people have. Of course, if he were faced with Puerto Ricans or Hawaiians agitating for freedom and sovereignty, or heck Texas, then we are more likely to see his real feelings about separatists.
Good point, in Chinese saying “I don’t know” implies that you may be lost and need help. But “just looking/walking around” is the better answer.
thank you brother made me feel like I'm in Tibet! hope you get more chances to explore our beautiful Tibet
Thanks for uploading and sharing us this wonderful video. I love Tibet
That was Amazing Tommy very interesting Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for taking me along in your adventures of Tibet.
the language situation in Tibet is much better than it was in Walse
In the old days, Welsh kids were punished for speaking in Welsh in the classroom. While Welsh is now studied in school, the damage is already done. A whole generation made to feel ashamed of their own language. It was worse in Ireland where now only a small percentage are truly fluent in Irish.
In fact in Tibet, even if u are a han Chinese kid, u have to learn Tibet in school, imagine if a English kid move to wales and he have to learn welsh or he'll fale the school
This is a lie. The kids are losing their mother tongue. The conversation with the teen on the bus who studies in Chengdu is one example. The boarding school system will destroy their language and identity within a couple generations.
My uncle visited Tibet and told me a true story that a German tour group made some locals hold up a banner reading "Free Tibet". That caused the poor Tibetian who was unable to read the banner get arrested and god knows what interrogation they went through.
It made me very angry and upset about the actions by these westerners.
For every 10,000 good foreigners, there could be one, harbouring ill will, not towards Tibetians, but anything CCP does. And probably more among them who are unhappy about CCP for what they hear on western media, subconsciously keeping an eye out for issues to pick on with China.
Im not sure if you can imagine, people exist who are self righteous and holier than thou that would try to put opinions into the minds of pure, carefree people who just wants to mind their own lives.
I would keep an eye on foreigners since there is an active one sided propaganda against the country. You would do the same if someone is trying to intervene and "save" your people from your govt. too.
Why is china so restrictive you asked. Tibet is a hotspot of a target for propaganda after all.
I can sense even in your video, you held back from saying too many good things about china in fear of backlash. Sorry if that is your environment.
So indeed, my uncle's said his sim card was tapped, and his tour was very restricted. How he knew, he was interviewed by cops about the word bomb, mentioned, but its taken out of context and has been clarified. He is all fine, believe it or not, they are very respectful towards tourists even during interrogation.
Felt utterly restrictive, but he understands the paranoia. He's not putting all the blame on the Chinese govt., he puts half the blame on the aggressive western propaganda that is trying to sway the local's minds.
Every country has skeletons in their closets. I wish America and their allies will stop trying to pick on only the bad things, talking shit about china, its so racist and hypocritical.
I wish more westerners will spend more time enjoying asia and china, I see this place as the future. Its thriving, extremely safe, friendly and people are living good lives.
Western countries are going through the painful process of cutting off from china, i find that self mutilating and it is affecting people living in west more than in china, I know because i live in one.
I hope more people will take step back, put things into perspective, visit other countries and learn that people everywhere just wants to live their lives normally
It is not what the politicians and state media propaganda try to portray.
Why? Are you for Tibet independence? If so, you are expected to sacrifice your life for your cause!
So let me get this straight.. a tibetan was arrested and interrogated by the police for just holding a sign saying Free Tibet? Please remind me who the bad guy is in this story
@@jeez8136 the foreigner for giving the Tibetan a sign that they couldn't read / translate, and got penalised for it unjustly. The Tibetan probably just wanted to live their life worry-free
@@cloudbasedbear are we just going to gloss over that holding a sign saying free tibet is punishable in the first place? So what if a foreigner made him hold a sign, that is never something someone should be going to jail for. Tibet is ruled by a totalitarian chinesw government that doesn't respect several international humas rights laws and they know it.
Before you jump in and trying protecting poor little PRC from "western propaganda" this is coming from a tibetan with connections inside tibet.
As a Chinese, I really appreciate Sabbatical's video. It's real and immersed. It doesn't praise or criticize deliberately, just feels and shares.
But the title is subtle and reflect on his understanding, or lack of it.
I think his political views are quite obvious…
@@cxy-s5k 他讲布达拉宫历史时完全把Tibet和China独立开来说的，在许多视频里偶尔会有subtle的神情和欲言又止的断句……怎么说呢，大哥深度游拍摄相对客观真实，且我相信他对中国有不一样的感情，但还是免不了带了一些西方色彩
There were quite some battles there near Gyantse when the British army tried to conquer Tibet back in 1904. That palace/fortress there around 11:50 was actually stormed in a siege. Many Tibetans died as a result of this expedition and they were left with unfavourable trade arrangements and a large debt. An unconvenient truth for The West in their attempts to critcize China for their occupation of Tibet. Two wrongs dont make a right though, so not being pro-China here or whatever, just sometimes dont like it when Western media show this "holier than thou" attitude now and then.
@@yapyapyap2805 "Tibet is part of China as Scotland is part of the uk"
Im not sure that comparison goes the way you seem to hope it would. :D
@@rcbrascan White people in the eastern hemisphere debate that everyday because they have nothing better to do.
British invasion caused between 5000-8000 Tibetan lives.
Chinese invasion caused 1.2 million Tibetan death, 6000 monasteries destroyed. So there's no comparison.
The US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada did not exist when Tibet became part of China! China does have a sin, and that is the invention of gunpowder. China should probably apologize to the indigenous people of Africa, America and Australia!
@@tashidhondup1956 There is no evidence for your lies, but there are videos on TH-cam, where girls are skinned into drums and girls' bones are made into magic tools. In the past, 90% of slaves in Xizang served 10% of the nobility. Your avatar indicates that you are a skinned person, and your lies are not as good as the actual skin of a girl.
Great Video, Tibet is always amazing, People are wonderful!!!!
People are oppressed and face harsh racism as a way of life
Yep! I know, coz I m Tibetan. 😂
@@MikAnimalBullshit
I love my hometown
no no no，you don,t know tibet.there is no discrimination.tibetese and chinese are famly.You can see this in the video.
Greetings from Western Australia. I'm going to Shanghai next year and then I'm taking the train to Tibet. I can't wait to go. I love your vids. Stay safe.
Smart move, I think that is the better route to visit Tibet freely, first visiting the main western chinese cities, and go to Tibet from there.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Of course, they don't have the structure to monitor each single tourist 24/7.. they only have checkpoints throughout the main parts of the region. And he was not alone, but accompanying his tour group, he just made a minor detour from them, no big deal. You can't visit Tibet like you can visit Paris and walk wherever you want alone by 90 days without any goverment NPC bothering you.
good speech in the end of video, goog job dude, you are an honest international friend. you used your camera to record the real Tibet.
That’s quite a video u made there .I was just cruising though the TH-cam videos and your video got my attention . Really liked the way you presented ❤ simple yet a strong and brave one
Thank you for the tour. Enjoyed it. Younger generation in most places of the world do lose touch a bit, and a bit of their parents' tradition, as I have also not been practising some of my culture. When I was young living in a close-knit extended family, tradition and rituals during festivals were strictly followed and performed. I guess with development and modernisation, extended family becoming smaller unit, rituals become formality and less strictly followed. I do hope Tibetans do not lose their traditions and cultures.
Influences from outside - I was and am probably influenced by the American and British culture through watching a lot of TV series in the 70's - 90's - make me think that is the modern way. Traditions and ritual are old fashion. Of course, now I am old, I regret that I have lost my culture and my identity. Though I do not practise my tradition, I take comfort in knowing about my culture and traditions.
There’s a painful reason why foreigners are still in a controlled state to visit Tibet/Xizang. During the old days, Tibet is a free place for foreigners to go. Some of the bad ass came in and created a lot of chaos.
This is extremely interesting. I have seen almost nothing of Tibet before. Thank you for taking us there.
Thank you. I will look for them. It just never occurred to me before. I'm interested in many, many things and had to work three jobs until I retired. I have time now.@@patrickwilson2475
@@patrickwilson2475 Exactly. Somehow some people are simply ignorant of the search tool on YT.
@@patrickwilson2475doesn't mean everyone searches for it
Tommy your videos are always incredible. I would love to travel to China just like you, but I’m sure I won’t live up to your language standards. This video was especially good everything about it. Great job great capture.
No need Chinese language, promise you can get anywhere you want without any obstacle in China, Chinese people are most warmheart and friendly over the world
If you go to the city like shanghai. You don't need to worry because people can speak some simple English words.
Absolutely cool! Thanks for sharing the simplicity of your travels... greetings from Palm Springs, CA.
There was no need of permit to visit Tibet before 2008. Unfortunately some governments kept sending agents and extremely biased “journalists”. Therefore the permit process was put in place.
Long time subscriber, just like to say I really enjoy your videos, you're quite unique in as much as you research the history, and don't judge and and in most cases have a good command of the local language, which is especially unique for an American, and adds so much to the content with the interactions with the local folks. so good for you, look forward to your videos
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Thanks my friend
@@SabbaticalTommy hope u visit tibet again in the future!
I really enjoyed your videos cause you showed us many different location of Tibet. I am from Tibet and I have been in Newyork in recently and it was amazing too. So you are from Newyork and you have seen other wonderful view of Tibet landscape.
I think Tommy's view is generally objective. Let's talk a bit more about the permit. As a Chinese, if I remembered it correctly, there was not such a permit thing in the first place, until some so-called "reporters" or "journalists" filmed their footage and deliberately edited in a way to cater to western audience, even had to twist the facts and made up some stories, then the government has to make sure that all coming foreign visitors are coming purely for a travel, not anything else.
When I visited we did have to show our passport and our permission to be there when crossing towns. This tracks. 😁
A great compilation of clips. I really enjoyed it, the spontaneity of the whole thing, your impression as an American. It is very good.
It's strange that I "travel" in Tibet/Xizang on youtube firstly as a Chinese haha. Glad to see that ppl in there is kind just like ppl in my home. Thank you!
i think you've mistaken... china does not need outside approval for the good works they've done to their own people.... that's a very colonial mindset
I loved how you showed specially the very local side of tibet and it’s people and your short interactions with them. N I loved your explanations over every corner you went. 👍
Any foreigner that visits Tibet will find it very different from what Western media has portrayed. You can say the same thing for any city in China.
I mean the brutal massacre and exile of Tibetans had been long past that now, so obviously it'll be very different and look different than what the western media talks about because it talked about during china brutal merciless dictatorship that forcefully invade and annexed Tibet from helpless and harmless Tibetans😢
@khasidailyfact6371 There was a group backed by the US who tried to lead an independence movement. They were armed and violent. The army was called in to suppress this attempted regime change. When the IRA tried the same thing in Belfast, the British army and tanks rolled in and maintained order. Did you protest against that? Tibet has been part of China for over a thousand years, and the unrest fermented when foreign power tried to drive a wedge between the locals and the government. The US just passed another bill for 1.6 billion dollars to "promote democracy" around the world and to teach media on how to "counter" China. So, the allegations of oppression, slave labour, and child labour will continue. These lies are almost comical. There is no labour shortage in this country of 1.4 billion, and the cotton farms have been using machine harvesting for decades. If there is even a shred of evidence of slave or child labour it would be parade in the Western media every day for years. That's what the 1.6 billion dollars are for.
Hey man. What you have given us is of infinite worth. ❤
Man you were like a celebrity on that bus 🤩 And wow that scenery ... pretty amazing stuff
Just to be fair. The fact that he's a foreigner and he's in Lahsa, a big mordern city in Tibet, probably create a different experience compared to say if he's in remote villages there. However, that's still real interaction with Tibetans and it shows a different side of Tibet than the one commonly depicted by West Media.
According to western media, Tibetans have no freedom and everyone is forced to be Chinese and Tibetan culture is being destroyed everyday so they need to be freed from the control of the CCP. But looking at the current state of Tibet, if they were never absorbed into China, I would imagine Tibet would be far worse. They couldn't build any lasting infrastructure in Africa given decades, they wouldn't be able to do crap for Tibet as well.
Thank you for sharing Tibet to the world as a foreigner, it’s a huge meaningful thing. We’re welcome people all of the world come to China, to see the real China, including the real Tibet
Real China???? Taiwanese are laughing at you guys.
I used to be an exchange student in central Tibet, and I had one of the most unique, fantastic experiences there. I still remember the friendly local student and the impressive snow mountain behind the school that I exchanged to. I got to talk to the local students and learn Tibetan culture, and I noticed the shift of young Tibetans from more traditional to popular Chinese pop and fashion culture. People were very faithful and friendly, and the most exciting thing for me was picking fossils by the snow mountains and eating lunch in the middle of nowhere in Tibet since we were driving across the part of Tibet with zero modern infrastructure. ( The ladies had to hide behind the car for the bathroom bc we stopped in the middle of nowhere with miles and miles of edgeless flat grassland ) The wild animals were also a sign to see in Tibet, and my Tibet classmates also almost got us in trouble by offering us the decorated skulls of a dangerous species before I left (I took a regular Yak skull one instead of the 20 years in jail one at the end). It was indeed one of the most unique and meaningful trips for me.
this shift is called colonization.
@@nathan_408 China was colonized by Nike and KFC, and so were they.
@@nathan_408yup. They did that in Hong Kong too, first starting with language by imposing Mandarin on official documents and news channeled. Lose the language and you lose the cultural identity associated with it.
An additional note, China markets infrastructure as a way of uplifting the Tibetans to prove they’re better in a colonial mentality. However the Tibetans had let go of materialism and physical aspects of reality thousands of years ago, they seek instead the immaterial and metaphysical aspects of reality. The Kaifeng Jew who fucked China starting during the Ming and now rule China via the CCP attack and suppress the Vajrayana from being practiced and so the Tibetan Buddhists are dissatisfied despite having the infrastructure amenities other peoples globally want. Tibetans want their teachers back.
@@NarasimhaDiyasena So what do you think about the Kingdom of Savoy promoting Tuscan breeding to unify Italy, Prussia promoting Standard German to unify Germany, England & Wales, Castile & Spain .......?
If you know history, you can see the strong connection between Chinese, Tibetans, and Cantonese in terms of blood, language, history. BTW, I have been to Tibet where there are many people who are free to study Buddhism for the whole life with specially established Buddhist schools. From the first time the central government in Beijing governed Tibet 800 years ago, it has been administering it with specialized religious administrations and with local self-governing organizations.
The emphasis on identity politics, the creation of a narrow nationalism, and the practice of self-determination of peoples is emphasizing differences and exacerbating contradictions, as in the case of the Balkans and the Levant. Today's concept of "China/Zhonghua" was created in the modern era, in contrast to the Ottoman and Turkic examples, by promoting the concept of a multi-ethnic state from the narrower "Han/Sino" mono-ethnicity of the past, a new national identity that includes the idea of a multi-ethnic state in a symbiotic relationship. This new national identity includes the idea of the symbiosis of multinational states. In government-established schools, Uighurs and Mongolians are learning Mandarin along with their own cultural history in Uighur and Mongolian. If you have a chance, please go there and see for yourself, as this TH-camr did, and get in touch with real people to learn the facts.
@@NarasimhaDiyasena Dude, this is how history made.
Thanks Tommy! I enjoy watching your travels and chats with the locals. It is nice to bridge gaps in cultures.
Well one thing is certain, Chinese regardless of ethinicity treats Americans 10x better than most Americans treat Chinese.
My wife is half Filipina, half Chinese. She's currently in the Philippines helping her parents, and it's the same way there. Filipinos treat Americans better than their own people. They hold Americans, and I'm sure other foreigners to a higher standard. When my wife and her brother were pulled over, the Filipino cop was being a prick, so she called me and put the phone on speaker. When he came back from his car, he heard her talking to me in English and immediately changed his attitude. He said, "Have a nice day," and left instead of giving them a ticket like he said he was going to do. She has gotten out of many problems by calling me. When I go there next summer I'm sure I'll be treated well while there like I was in many countries I've been to.
@@sabik6979 Chinese treats foreigners better than locals out of courtesy and hope that they enjoy your stay but not to say they treat locals badly. In America and Australia, 2 places that i have experience with, they treat us Chinese like shit, not all but many.
Most Americans are Jewish, what do you expect
Good job Tommy. Thanks for sharing. I would love to see Tibet someday.🫡🤓
if one day western main media can report the truth without their specific filter, then the restriction to foreigner will be no more needed
Do you mean that the media would have to do things like deny that the Dalai Lama exists, or that they would have to report on him in a purely negative way (like Chinese media )?
The western media don't give a sh*t about the Catalan independence movement, but talk too much about Tibetan independence. @@csm6701
@@csm6701I think vivi's point is, people from the westen should look at Chia's Xizang/Tibet in a constructive way.
Denying China having Tibet means the cost of Tibean and Chinese lives in a huge number, and any other similar perspectives are also dangerous to the stability and prosperous Tibet and the rest part of China. So be positive to the status of quo is the requirement of the Chinese government.
@@ulyssis I'm sorry but that is a non-answer to my question. It is a specific question.
@@csm6701 dalai lama thinks all tibet culture area is tibet(by religion, but overlaps with han people areas), CCP thinks tibetan plateau area is tibet, the contradiction is irreconcilable.
Dude, I'm glad to see you travel to Tibet! Last year, our family 👨👩👧👦 drove around Tibet. It was a wonderful trip! I suggest you go to the Ali area to see all kinds of lakes, Mount Everest and Shenshangang Rinpoqi!
Ngari in Tibetan... Ali in chinese..Chinese are invaders.. they can't pronounce Tibetan place names properly.. 😂😂😂
@@JJJHypnosis求求了，别瞎说了😂
不懂就闭嘴好吗@@JJJHypnosis
And tell you rChinese people no to disturb them around prayer place like monasteries n learn to respect it...n tibet was never part of China,,,,
@@NgawangTashi-mv8od can't you type in the correct words? Did you graduated from primary school?
I grow up in China. When I was in High school, I had two Tibetan classmates. They are very nice and they only speak Tibetan to each other. They told me their education fees are paid by the government, their accommodations are paid by the government. They studied in Shanghai during junior school, and came to Chengdu for high school. They have so many privileges than Han people in China. And their house back in Tibet are built by the government, I was very amazed and somehow felt unfair. Because my Han parents worked their ass off to provide me everything. But now I understand and I think it has to be done this way, and now, they work in the fashion industry in Shanghai as fashion designers translating the Tibetan culture into Han people’s everyday wear. Isn’t it amazing things turned out this way? I’m merely sharing my knowledge as a native Chinese regarding how Tibetan people I met are treated as I grow up. I know shit happened in 2008 but I simply hope the media could be more fair and stop stirring things up on social media to cause riot again in Tibet like how Trump is using Twitter to stir America up. We lived in peace before, and the riot forced government to take drastic measures that even made the media go wild again somehow.
Thank you for the cute story. You’re a great speaker for your lovely government 🫶🏾🤭
是的，中国的少数民族有太多的特权，汉族只能养一个孩子，而少数民族可随便养呢
@@coconut2212 brainwashed a**h*le ,keep believe what you believe
@@yuemeili1368hi 开放三胎了呢 您要是愿意 请尽情的生～
@@Barji-r4y 是啊，这还用你说吗😂
Well, you wear short sleeves even with this cold weather. I am very proud of you. Thanks for sharing your experience in Tibet.💯💯💯💯💯
Your Chinese is fantastic, and it proves to be the most useful tool - - and the little Tibetan you speak too is great to see. But man, it's cool to see Tibet and the interactions with locals you were able to see
This video especially touched my heart. I felt such a warm smile the whole way thru Tibet, especially the glacier❣️
How in the hell could you tolerate it in just a
t- shirt?!? Why didn’t you buy a jacket or hoodie while you were there?
Thank you very much. I have a special place in my heart for the Tibetans. Your way with people is very sweet. Speaking Chinese from English is amazing in itself to me(!) & honors them. Good on you.
With Love & Gratitude
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Another fascinating video Tommy. Please keep them coming.
Tashi delek my brother my name is Dorjee. I was born in Tibet but right now I am in America I am really enjoy watching your video. Thank you so much. I hope one day I will see you in Tibet.God bless you.
Support china or free tibet?
Most impressed how quick you pick up Chinese and able to even converse ❤❤❤
Tommy lived in China for several years.
Your videos are so spontaneous, which makes them quite unique 👍👍👍
Thanks Tommy from all the Tibetan’s living abroad. We’ve only heard of Tibet from our Grand parents and to witness it through your lens had been great treat to our eyes. We feel seen and we miss out home so much more than ever.
come back and see what tibet is real like
Just go visit someday. Of course don’t go if you’re actively advocating for Tibetan independence or something 😂
Tibet is nothing without Tibetan language its like uk without English
@@MissionUtopia__ Did you watch this video? The language is still there
@@ckjl7704 mandarin is mandatory is schools no one is allowed to speak tibetan its a slow strategy to make them chinese and destroy Tibetan sentiments and most monks are Han chinese not real tibetan
That scene on the bus when you're talking to those young people, that's the kind of thing I like to see. It's so real!
I love your videos dude! Your a positive influence and now im am getting back into learning new languages starting with Español thanks dude
Darn I wish there was more footage from Tibet!!! You have become my go to travel blogger!!!
Restrictions on foreign visitors? Of course. Because most westerners will sneak into Tibet with their prejudice and biasness to do bad things, doing their every bit to destroy China's effort for a better Tibet for the people. You are probably the very few that can put a positive spin on your trip to Tibet. Thank you for what you did.
There are restrictions everywhere in Tibet since 1959 because China occupied Tibet. Tibetan are not happy with Chinese intrusion into Tibet and they will keep on fighting for INDEPENDENCE from generation to generations. Free tibet. Chinese eat insects and dogs but tibetans are buddhist.
I'm sincerely interested in what you mean. What kind of bad things would other foreigners do?
Even I am interested to know what kind of bad things!!! And also what are China's "effort" for better Tibet ??? Can u list some and enlighten us all .
Many western media sneaked into Tibet and made fake happening in a peaceful Tibet. Their objective is to smear China peaceful rise. China is doing a good job for Tibet, now with good infrastructure like train, road, and allowing freedom to practice Buddhism.
Many western media sneaked into Tibet and made fake happening in a peaceful Tibet. Their objective is to smear China peaceful rise. China is doing a good job for Tibet, now with good infrastructure like train, road, and allowing freedom to practice Buddhism.
Hi, I like your video, and you're being frank and genuinely. However, I must correct you on a few of your comments:1. China didn't conquer Tibet in 1950s, as Tibet was part of China since the Yuan Dynasty for about 700 years. Britain and India wanted to separate Tibet from China in the early 20th century, but they failed. 2. So you don't say you don't know how to bearing back the knife you bought to China, as you were still in China. What you're supposed to say is you don't know how you're gonna bring the knife back to the city before you came to Tibet, or bring it aboard a plane. Learn more Asian and Chinese history before making comments like that. And I hope you're not one of those westerners full of prejudice and ignorance. Other than that, I enjoy watching you and other foreigners touring around China and appreciate your thoughts and opinions. Keep up the good work. Bo from Chicago.
Your videos are great. You are a blogger who takes deep photos of the lives of people at the bottom. Unlike other bloggers who only shoot skyscrapers, beautiful shopping malls, high-speed high-speed rails, etc., your works are great.
Urban landscapes are not necessarily bad content. That’s a reflection of an ever changing city in a country foreign guests visit.
Everyone has its own tastes and preference
I enjoyed your video. Thank you for your incredible content.
I went to a Catholic grade school in Wisconsin and Teddy the traffic guy who supervised the mothers picking up their children from the parking lot, would always say, watch out kids women drivers!
Stereotypes are typically based on truth. My mom was in a crash once. She was sleepy. As far as I know, my dad never did similar.
Great video. Next time you've got a chance to visit Tibet, don't stick to Lhasa - pay a visit to Ngari, Xigaze or Nyingchi. Gorgeous places. You'll love the landscapes there.
He did go to other places…
Watching your video reminds me of traveling to Tibet
It's so beautiful!
Must come once in life!
Hey Tommy,
At 16:45, you inquired to a granny and a young person. The granny was providing an explanation to the young guy, suggesting that the statue might be either Guru Rinpoche or Buddha, because the statue might be covered with a cloth, similar to a Khata.
Thanks for the added info
My pleasure! Wishing you more success and health :) @@SabbaticalTommy
The unique feeling you mentioned in the video is an unfortunate life for the locals. The primitive houses had poor living sanitation and few people leds to poor economic. Lack of education and obsession with religion lead to had no capacity of earning money. You may prefer to go back 50 years ago to see a more ‘unique’ living environment, but no one among the locals wants to go back 50 years ago.
To go back to the backward corrupt, feudal and superstitious days prior to 1960 would be so horrible.
Mmmm…
The locals in America and Australia were nearly wiped out.
i really appreciate your videos about China. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
lo; I love that bit when you turned to camera and said well "I said the Tibetan people were nice,I didn't say they weren't sexist.." lol...I guess the bad female driver trope is an international thing!!
Could you find some Tibetan feminists please
There's a stereotype in the West that women aren't good at parking a car especially reverse gear
Loved this, somewhere I will never get to, so I am travelling with you & enjoying it so much. I travelled a lot when I was younger but never went to the East or the Middle east, Africa etc so THANK YOU for your time & sharing your adventures, only thing I wont have is a souvenir lol
Incredible, if you are done with your China travels for now I gotta say it was great. You're the only long-form video TH-camr where I watch every minute. I never thought I would want to visit China outside of maybe Hong Kong, but now I really do! Tibet most of all!
Keep warm. It's very serious to catch a cold in tibet. It's always right to wear the same clothes as local people.
Apart from Hong Kong and Tibet, there are many beautiful places in China. It requires you to witness them personally, to see with your eyes, rather than relying on some Western media.
Eh, Tommy, I appreciate you sharing your experiences with me. Helping me in a difficult time.
Peace brings prosperity.
Anyone who propagates conflict is not a good human being.
Well done bro.
Peace …..🦞