Cuban Goes to IKEA For First Time | EATS SWEDISH BALLS?
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- Cuban Goes to IKEA for the first time! Yoel, a recent immigrant, has never seen a furniture store much less one like IKEA. Watch him navigate and eat Balls
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Yoel has never been to a furniture store like Ikea. In Cuba, furniture is really hard to get and expensive to even buy.
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What next adventure should we go on? All while learning English (or Spanish or German or French) with Lindoga. Use YM20 for your code!!!
French should be pretty easy to learn as a native spanish speaker... they are like 70% the same language. Not sure French would be very useful in the States though.
You have got to go to the Grand Canyon, island boy will loose his mind at the feeling of immense time and the beauty
Suggested going to a Gun Range or store. I'm honestly very curious to see your guys thoughts on firearms given most social countries dont allow the owner ship of private firearms.
How about Bass Pro Shops or Cabella's. Or to think about it, Nebraska Furniture Mart. It was started be a Jewish woman who fled the Soviet Union. Talk about freedom.
How about going to a Chinese-Asian buffet?
Take Joel to a state fair. Farm implements, animals, shows, fair rides food tents fun....
That's an excellent idea!
Tim at a Fair destruction derby or playing carnival games would be hilarious.
Deep fried Twinkies!
It seems they live in the same major city I do, which means the state fair is in town right now!
@@richardm3023 the classic funnel cake. my favorite. also, he'd have to try a chocolate-dipped slice of cheesecake. one thing I really like is freeze dried skittles
Yoel had a true American male experience! Getting dragged around on shopping adventures with your significant other is certainly a right of passage. So funny. I too was less than enthusiastic about those meatballs.
Haha although it’s funny because I’m an American male and I like furniture shopping. Oh yeah, I’m GAY. Also an architect.
But ask me about clothing shopping and I’m as straight as they come hahahaha. Ugh. 😂
Precisely. I empathize with the reaction. The first 15 minutes that you’re in an Ikea for the first time is interesting. The next hour and a half that it takes to get through the rest of the store is excruciating. “Wait, there’s more!? Lord, take me now.”
No he didn't have an American male experience. He had a universal male experience. We in South East Asia too can't figure why a women has to check out 5 different shops before heading back to the first one to get a pair of socks because it was 50 cents cheaper than at the other four.
I love Swedish meatballs if they are covered in brown gravy or barbeque sauce. Otherwise, not so good.
@@DP-zd8fr I am a woman who hates shopping!! Unless it's Christmas and I have lots of money to spend on other people. I love giving gifts to other people.
“I don’t like it but I’m going to eat it because I’m Cuban” wow that hit home, how privileged we are as Americans, and what we take for granted! Mad respect!
Would love to see you go to an Antique Mall...a really big one or even Goodwill where he can see what Americans GET RID OF!
Sure thing!!!
Yes! I also suggested this.
yes..or swapmeet - a real peoples junk swapmeet.. or a bunch of garage sales
Thrift store. I had a friend's child stay with me, from a Native American reservation. This was about 25 years ago, prices are a little higher, but still. He had no baggage. We went to a local thrift store and spent about $50, which bought pants, shirts, shoes, socks, underwear, coats, toys and even a suitcase, enough for a daily change for a week +. Enough to share with his siblings. So many options in a thrift store: furniture, kitchen ware, towels, bedding, clothes, etc.
You didn't get to the best part. The furniture comes in boxes and you have to put it together yourself. I wonder what Yoel would've thought of that. As a guy who likes tools, he might have found it interesting. As a guy who thinks their prices are too high, he would've been all "WTF?"
omg yes!! And planks that move and shift for mattress bed support!!! I had to go get nails and hammer them in place after a week. Oh but now IKEA has fixa toolbox for people to buy if you don't want to use their tiny allen wrench. I got rid of my bed a long time ago, but as a 20 something living on my own I still remember the torture and my hand hurting from putting that bed together. I seriously can't imagine the horror of putting an entire kitchen together.
They have had so many recalls from tables collapsing to dressers tipping over and have killed children. To me the stuff is cheap, flimsy and way over priced for crap that you will be lucky to get 5 years out of or less.
@@oldschool72 They had a sale some years ago and I got me a wardrobe for $22. They even furnished an iron angle to fasten the thing to the wall to prevent tipping. That was the one and only piece of furniture I got from IKEA ever. But it worked and served the purpose. Most of the stuff looks no good to me. Kitchens seem to be good.
I’d love to see Yoel’s reaction to dollar tree… even as an American I lose my mind in there 🤣 I can’t go in unsupervised for my bank accounts sake. Lol oh and 5 below… everything is 5 dollars or less and they have some great stuff too … also it would be a good example of how we have an abundance of affordable things here that I know from your videos the people of Cuba sadly don’t have access to or they have but it’s ridiculously expensive to the point that the average person can’t afford it
Those Dollar stores trick/fool you. I have spent SOOOO much money in them. It has every LITTLE THING you forgot that you needed!! 😉
I call the Dollar Tree 🌳 the $30 store 😂
I've been requesting this for a while. Hopefully they do it. Would really like to see what he thinks of Dollar Tree.
The Dollar Tree is my Target. I go in to spend $5 and end up walking out with $50 of stuff.
@@beckf1858 literally every time! Lol 😂 … that’s why I can’t go In unsupervised anymore lol
Yoel needs to go to an antiques Mall to see what TRUE furniture are like and their quality. I rather buy $400 for an antique cabinet than a $100 cabinet from IKEA. Can't beat the quality of those old handmade furniture.
agreed. I bought a coffee table at Ikea for about $40 and it lasted me 5 months, before one of the legs just fell off. I fixed it with some wood glue but it didn't last half a day. Should have used one of those meatballs instead.
@@DP-zd8fr I've bought a lot of Ikea furniture. Fits my budget. And I've had good luck with mine, for the most part. Out of 10 items, I've only had trouble with one - a drawer bottom on a chest of drawers bulged down because I put too much weighty stuff into it, and then the drawer wouldn't close all the way.
I fixed it with glue, with the help of weights pushing it in the opposite direction, and then I didn't stuff it full beyond its capacity, and it's fine.
Yeah but its not always practical or affordable to buy expensive handmade furniture. Ikeas furniture is pretty good quality wise as well.
I really wanted to give Yoel a hug when he started talking about families going furniture shopping together!💗
I'll give you a hug baby.
As someone else has suggested it would be cool to see Yoel react to some different foods from different cultures. I would personally vote for Southern BBQ, Cajun Food, Tex-Mex, and Indian. Let's see where in the world has the best food according to Yoel!
@Thomas Pickens not all cajun is spicy
Eh, Cuba has a decent cuisine tradition. They don't necessarily always have the ingredients to make what they want on any given day, but they do know how to cook.
Budan is awesome
@Thomas Pickens opps.
Thanks
Indian tacos 😋 yummy!!
Seeing his face when he wanted to leave, and she told him that was only the first part of the store is priceless. He's offically an American Man!
Yoel's English is amazing...he is doing so well. Congratulations!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
He is!!! Has me smiling lol it's coming along very well 😊
I came to say I understood Yoel's English very well. Yoel, you are doing a great job with your English pronunciation.
Good job Yoel!!.
And our English language is hard to learn. Like the old I love Lucy where Ricky was trying to say many words.. Different spelling and different meanings but sounding all the same loo😀
When Yoel asked a question in English I squealed how good he’s gotten! He can speak whatever he wants, it’s America… but his English progression made me smile. Not an easy one to learn
Take Yoel to a Cabela’s and show him people go camping and hunting for fun.
"They come to make their homes" made me tear up.
Yoel visits stores like he's going to a theme park. He is so appreciative of everything he sees and touches, taking it all in. I love it.
Yeah they need to show this to Gens Y, Z and beyond to show them what socialism is all about. Yoel and his fiancee (the woman with him IS his fiancee) came from a socialist dictatorship. The type of dictatorship the Democrats so want here.
Considering what type of culture he grew up in. What we grew up and taking for granted in will be in many ways a paradise to them. Be it furniture, foods, music. And yet there are folks who want to turn the USA into a large Cuba. To turn it into the type of hellhole Yoel and many others escaped from.
@@SuzetteKathyo soy cubano y tienes razón , nunca acepten el comunismo y no se vuelvan como cuba porque van a sufrir mucho
@@Ladisciplina-46577 I told some gal off when she tried to get me to be a part of the Democratic Socialist party about three years ago. She thought I should be in it due to me being a woman.
With Halloween coming up, I'd love to see Yoel react to a Halloween themed store. He will definitely think that Americans are crazy! I love you guys and thank you for sharing your experiences with us!
and definitely make him dress up and go trick or treating with the kids in the family!
Trick me once, I blame you. Trick me twice, I’ll treat you! Muahahah
Spirit Halloween
Take him to Diseyland better yet Disey World in Florida
1.) you are so cute in the clip with the blue dress
2.) we know Yoel’s food reactions are genuine now that we have seen him hate on the Swedish meatballs. Hahahaha
I mean, let's be real. We're talking about meatballs purchased at a furniture store. That cuisine quality bar is pretty low.
@@jonadabtheunsightly of course lol but sometimes when people are on camera they say everything is delicious to be polite, but it’s nice to see true reactions. I have had said meatballs. The thing that makes them tasty is the long journey to the cafeteria and eating them with someone you care about lol
@@jonadabtheunsightly As a Swede I can tell you that, making my GF pay for lunch is the only reason why I agree to go to IKEA with her, and I allways order a desert too.
4:30 I was just thinking, "Wow his english is totally improving". Keep it up you two!
"I want to leave now"...Yoel, I said the same thing the one and only time I went to Ikea. For such a large building, it's strangely claustrophobic. I couldn't wait to get out of there!
Ikea wants to trap customers until the exit. It is like maze.
I, too, have only been once. The one-way maze layout drove me nuts as I'd want to go back and get something, but couldn't since you couldn't go back. No comparisons with other things? Getouttahere.
Finding the exit is the hardest bit
@@timp1390 Good luck if there's a fire!
The idea of putting up such humongous stores is stupid. Nobody has the physical and mental strength to hang around for too long. If they thought the longer you stayed the more you spent, they are wrong. The longer you stayed the more tired you'd get and the quicker you want to leave. IKEA should have had a better IDEA.
I love seeing how Yoel reacts to things I take for granted, like Ikea, Home Depot, Costco, etc. Makes me feel pride in being an American, and makes me appreciate even more how privileged it is to have been born here and live here. Keep this up, and can't wait to see you take Yoel to more places, as well as try out all the wide variety of Ethnic foods in the US from our melting pot of cultures. Thank you :)
That’s one of our next videos!!! What ethnic food?
It’s why there is only American Privilege. All that other political SJW talk is nonsense. I’m brown 1st generation American from Mexican parents and I’ve always understood this.
@@YoelAndMari Well I live in NYC, so you have Chinese (real Chinese food) in Chinatown (Manhattan or Flushing), you can get classic Jewish food (I personally like Gottlieb's a lot), you have Indian food, Thai Food, Italian, Middle Eastern (not just those Hallal Carts, but in several neighborhoods you have full restaurants), Greek (lots of great Greek places in Astoria), Persian Food (Try Great Neck for that), and every single Latin American and Caribbean country as well.
I don't know what Ethnic food to try next, but just go and try them all. I would also love to see Yoel's reaction to a place like Dollar general or Amazing Savings, or other discount stores, as well as Macy's, Large Shopping Malls (if you come to NYC, try American Dream Mall in NJ or Roosevelt Field in Long Island), etc. And I hope so many other Cubans can one day experience what Yoel is experiencing.
I think one our most popular is chinese..even tho it's not real Chinese. Middle eastern? Shwarmas are legit.
@@kristee8402 which is why I said Chinatown in NYC for the real chinese food, especially the one in Flushing, Queens)
Mar....i laughed my
a*s off....WHEN YOEL SAID WHO THE HELL IS GOING TO CLIMB UP THEIR TO GET THAT
Hahaha me too. The silence was me silently laughing. Lol
@@YoelAndMari
Thank You For Sharing These VIDEOS With Me
I feel
bad and sad... when i listen Yoel talk about his / your country and how they have nothing ...
I Truly Wish That PRESIDENT Trump Could See Your VIDEOS
AND DO SOMTHING FANTASTIC TO HELP YOUR PEOPLE....
BECAUSE YOUR VIDEOS BRING EVERYTHING
TO LIGHT ...THEY TELL THE TRUTH....HE NEEDS TO SEE THEM AND ACT ON THIS SITUATION...FOR THE CUBAN PEOPLE
THIS OPPRESSION NEEDS TO STOP NOW...
I L💕VE MY COUNTRY
I WAS BLESSED TO BE BORN HERE..UTAH🇺🇸🦅
AND I WILL TAKE MY LAST BREATH DEFENDING IT....
His reactions are so bittersweet. He loves discovering what is here, and heartbroken he can’t take it all back to Cuba for family and friends.
Sporting events????
That is coming up very very soon :)
It's exciting seeing him excited for everything to choose from, but then sad seeing him sad for the Cuban people. Hoping things can change and that America always remains free.
AMEN
Yoel needs to speak at colleges and universities to fight the indoctrination of our young people about socialism and communism. Please, keep it up!
Communism and socialism are not the same thing. Cuba is communist.
@@keriezy They are exactly the same thing. The only difference is that communism is inserted by force. Socialism is inserted by vote. They both come to the same end. Misery, death, and loss of all liberties and freedom.
@@nonjones2513 Yes. Exactly the same. Something like IKEA could never exist in a state run by social democrats. Places like Sweden for instance.
Wait... What?
@@jonashansson2320 The person who started IKEA had to leave Sweden because he was taxed so heavily. If im not mistaken, he also threatened to move IKEA out of Sweden because of taxes. There is a reason why most major companies get their start in the USA.
@@mydraftable6526 Yes. A rich guy trying to avoid paying taxes. Typical communism, would never happen in a capitalist nation. At least we don't elect those guys to become our leaders. :)
But I do agree that we in Sweden, at times at least, have had to high taxes.
If you talk major companies per capita I'm far from sure that most are from the USA. If you just talk numbers, yes, probably, since USA is the biggest of the rich countries.
You need to take that man to a shooting range and let him try out some different hardware. I'm guessing that shooting guns would be an alien experience to him.
hell ya! shooting range day would be dope lol
I agree! I've had a 22 gauge rifle since I was 10 and love shooting clay disks. :) Shooting skeet would be a lot of fun.
Yes! He will LOVE it! You will too! Great idea! 😍
@@delaineyjohnson8238 isn’t “skeet” a sexual term? Like that Usher song about sweaty balls to the walls and skeet skeet etc? Hah!
@@powder-blue I have no idea since I don't listen to music that corrupts the English language with slang and hood terms. :)
Oh Mari !!! You’re Yoel’s best teacher. He is a lucky man. Greetings from Miami Beach 🏖️ 🙏🏻
I'm DYING laughing AND I'm actively TRIGGERED that someone DARED downvote this awesome video. Obviously, they are Swedish.
probably got insulted when he said communism doesnt work.
Why would a Swede downvote it? O_o;
He's an absolute innocent. The fact that he didn't understand the products on a high shelf was charming and kind of adorable and sad.
Yoel is getting really good at English. Great job man. I wish I was a rich man and I could make all your dreams come true. Watching you makes me very proud and happy to be an American. We really do have anything you could ever want.
Love the channel keep and love watching your videos.
The expression on Yoel’s face when eating the meatballs was priceless 🤣🤣
Yes it is true that the store sets up appealing, pretty "model rooms" stuffed with as many tempting products as possible to put you in the mood to buy absolutely all the objects displayed.
This is how department stores like JC Penneys, Sears, used to operate.
@@SuzetteKath I agree with you totally
I love watching him see and try all the new stuff you show him. He just gets so excited about it. Like a little kid!
😂I agree with Yoel, Swedish food is a "nah" but I ate it to be respectful. I'm so glad he's able to come to the U.S. and see how it can be but it's bittersweet as his family and the people of Cuba are still deprived.
@TheRenaissanceman65 Ahhh. Thanks for the clarification. This is even sadder. 😞
I'm sure it's better if you prepare it at home from scratch
I love watching him discover new things. It makes me smile, but then I realize how fortunate we are in this country. We have our problems here, but as a whole we are spoiled.
Yoel's English is getting so good!!!
Right?! Thanks to lingoda. It has helped him so much!!
Congratulations to Yoel for diving headfirst into his English lessons He is working so hard and so consistently.
Always so neat to see your videos pop up! Being along for the journey has made you two feel like family. I'm not well-off, but watching your videos makes me grateful for the little things that I do have. So many people do not have a roof over their heads of food to eat, and it helps to be reminded to count my blessings. Much love from the East Coast!
You are family!!! Thank you so much James we are all so blessed
You are right James. It’s humbling to watch how amazed Yoel is at somethings the we basically take for granted.
Yoel makes me feel so appreciative
thank you
Yoel has the same reaction as I do when my wife takes me to ikea 😂
haha correct reaction. IKEA is exhausting and the best place to have a spat with your partner. Fun video though and glad you did it.
It's humbling to see how he is at first like a child experiencing something new, then watching the adult Yoel absorb new realities and finally expressing respect for his fellow Cubans who don't have some of the basics of life.
Thank you so much. Thats why we do this to educate not only non-cubans but show Cubans what it couldve been
Yoel, my husband does the same thing when we hit the final lap at Ikea 😂 He's tuckered out! Now that you saw it the whole store, next time you can always skip the showroom area and go directly to the bottom level. If you know what you need.
Awesome to see Yoel learning english and experiencing everything he has never imagined.
Thank you for trying the Swedish meatballs. I have seen them but never tried them and was suspicious, but my questions are answered. I think he would be more at home with good barbecue of course! We don’t live in a perfect country, but seeing Yoel Downcast as he thinks of his people and family in Cuba Convinces me more that we live in a great country in America. Every American should watch your channel and see what really goes on under communism. Thank you
I am so impressed with how quickly Yoel is learning English. Keep up the good work Yoel!
First. I love this channel. Makes me appreciate being American.
Thank you. Many things we should constantly criticize and change but we are so blessed.
ha.."I'm gonna eat it because I am Cuban". Very nice, spoken like a person who truly comes from a place where you cannot afford to waste anything.
I would love to see Yoel reacting to the Declaration of Independence.
If they have it translated in spanish
Omgeee Yoel saying the f word is hilarious!!! How smoothly it comes out just like a regular American 🤣🤣🤣💕💕
I’d like Yoel and you experience a Country Music Outdoor Concert, Or a Rodeo!
I love that Yoel wants to take English classes. Effort to learn is always respectable. Great job, bro! 💪🏻
Thank you!! They also offer classes in multiple language
I can relate to Yoel's reaction. Been there and after awhile it feels like a walk through the airport. I've never been to the restaurant but my wife says their breakfast is pretty good.
WOW!!! He's learning to speak and read Eglish so fast!!! He is so dedicated.😀👍👍❤
I loved this video!!!! I am so proud of you Yoel for learning English, it will really change your life to become a fully fluent English speaker/reader/writer!
Thank you Luis!
Seeing his wonder at all we have shows how truly blessed we are in America. People that have never gone without forget that.
You guys are awesome and I love this channel! 100% what everyone else has said, really makes me appreciate being born and raised here despite all of our own whacky problems we face in the states. I think next we gotta fund you all to go to Disney World.
Thank you so much! We got tickets to disney and will be going soon!
I don’t usually like ad reads in the edit of the video. But I will happily watch to support this channel. Such a wholesome view of so many things I take for granted.
I am from Louisiana and have never been to a IKEA before. I feel that same as him looking confused at everything I’m seeing for the first time! Haha
IKEA is an experience. They let you in, but they won't let you out. Or at least not easily. I assume this is why the food court came about, so their customers wouldn't starve to death trying to find an exit. If you ever get the chance, definitely go, but make sure you have a few hours and bring a bottle of water. You'll need it. You go in the entrance and up the escalator, and then the 3 mazes to the exit back downstairs. And it's HUGE. Like 2 floors of Sam's Club or Costco huge. Bathrooms are by the food court.
@@newgrl Don't forget the baby/kid minder area by the front door so you can wander & shop for hours without the kids having a meltdown like dad will an hr into it, lol!
You have to go eat at a buffet next! All you can eat!! I love you guys story it make us appreciate the little things that we don’t think about that others wish they had. Thanks. It really makes us open our eyes and think differently.
Coming soon!
I've never been to Ikea either, but thanks to your video I now know I would be wasting my time going as I prefer more traditional and colonial styles of furniture and all that mid century modern atomic age stuff. :) Thanks for taking us along with you.
Ha!! That is exactly what my husband looked like the first time we went to an Ikea!! lol!! Now he just goes straight to the cafeteria and let's me take as long as I want! lol!!
They cancelled it this year but next year Yoel needs to go to Detroit Auto Show . A show for new and upcoming vehicles . Sometimes even futuristic cars ( that never get released lol )
His honest reactions. That’s what I like.
I've never actually been inside an Ikea store before, but if I ever go, I'll be sure to skip the meatballs
Every video is beautiful. "Where are you taking me? What is this place?" I feel the same way whenever my mom drags me out shopping, Yoel.
Mari, Yoel needs to taste puertorrican food. Come down with Joel this time. Blessings to you two.
@7:35 Joel is just showing everyone how he milked the cow back in Cuban 🤣😂😂😂😆
Absolutely love you two!
Wishing you the best and as always praying for the Cuban people!
❤❤
Thank you so much!!!!
THANKS 🇨🇺 ❤ 🇱🇷 HERE
Yoel is so cute! He thinks we SAVE to buy stuff!!!! How quaint!
I'm very interested to know what kind of reactions you're getting from people in Cuba. I'm sure it's hard to watch these videos there, as the gov't is trying to keep the people isolated, but I'm also sure many have a way around the internet blocks.
Yoel is my latest superhero :) he has my full support, such incredibly rare honesty
I went one time. I found it overwhelming, and I just wanted to get out. I cannot imagine seeing this from Yoel's perspective. I also agree with his reaction to the meatballs, blech.
You two give me so much gratitude. I watch your videos and it lifts my heart out of darkness. I live in Phoenix and still haven't experienced some of the things I see you two doing on your channel. When I do, it will be with a gracious heart. Thank you so much.
Wow thank you so much amor. Yes we all have to be so thankful and maybe we can meet up one day!!
I love IKEA. I go a few times a month, and I still get lost. I can’t imagine going there for the first time and not understanding the concept 😂
Haha he was very tired of it at the end
@@YoelAndMari I think that is common for all men going there, even as a Swedish person I relate to Yoels experience. I only go there because I make my GF pay for lunch, and I understand why they dont put the beds or sofas, after the resturant. It would be filled with sleeping men, on beds and sofas. It is too much inventory for just browsing, but ok if you know what you want before going there, and just make a straight line to the exit. Great video, Thank you and to Yoel.
I absolutely love watching y’all’s channel! Seeing it through Yoel’s eyes is so humbling. Also Yoel, your English is so GOOD man! I pray one day soon Cuba will prosper and I pray Yoel will be able to see that change. Praying for y’all! God Bless Y’all and y’all’s families! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
I don't even know if they have an IKEA here in Dayton. I've never been to one. I bet Yoel would really enjoy a little mom and pop furniture store even more because they have more regular furniture for the regular income people lol.
Yoel has a huge, caring heart. You got a good one girl. 😀
Love your vids. Laughed at the "Lorem Ipsum..." and "You're Headline Here" at the end. I keep sharing these to people I know that truly believe America needs true socialism. Keep up the good work.
True socialism does not exist because some "mans" greed always defeats it. What the USofA needs is not socialism but a social responsibility for all its peoples.
@@alanjjeff No, it doesn't.
@@KevinFarleyWV Really how do you see that if you propose socialism.
@@alanjjeff I'm not. Don't be that way. We don't need socialism or government nannies and I am under no social obligation for anyone other than my own family. Same for everyone.
@@KevinFarleyWV Social responsibility means insuring that all have the ability to earn money. Ensuring good health means a reduction in state assistance which you pay for. Leaving it to "I'm alright jack" means you pay more than you need too. Not socialism but social responsibility. The problem in the states is you confuse the two words.
His English is improving so fast. For someone to come up to him while he's relaxing and say "Is it really that comfortable?" and he instantly replies "Yeah. In this moment? Yeah." I was very impressed.
The UK is starting to feel like Cuba (I know it's an exaggeration). With less delivery drivers we have had limited supplies. Lots of the stuff we wanted in IKEA isn't in stock, we just had a run on fuel as some petrol stations didn't get their deliveries (the media created that mess), there is talks of Christmas having issues with stocking shops so we will probably be limited in number and range of goods.
All of this is going on whilst lots of our small home energy suppliers are going bankrupt from the restrictions on pricing they can charge customers but are having to pay higher wholesale gas prices (gas has apparently doubled in price recently. I feel for the poorer families. Especially coming into the winter months).
Are you kidding Mari? Men LOVE Ikea! All kinds of cool stuff to put together with a power drill and hex bits!
Love you guys, my family had similar life experience, we escaped the Khmer Rouge brutal regime nearly 47 years ago, we can certainly relate, I get emotional watching your videos. Do you have Patreon? I would love to support your channel in some additional way. Best wishes.
Hi!! Yes we do have Patreon. Thank you for asking. Patreon.com/yoelandmari. And regimes like what we have experienced, you and us, is always something that only we can really describe. Not many people around the world can understand fully.
@@YoelAndMari thank you for your response, will absolutely support you, please continue speaking about it, “communism does not work!”
You're one step ahead of me. I've never been to IKEA. This is actually the first time I've seen inside of one.
Dude...you're eating at a restaurant in a furniture store. It's Ikea, so you're lucky they didn't just hand you a bunch of ingredients and expect you to put it together yourself!
Lol!
You’re getting better and better at editing these, so entertaining! Thanks so much for the subtitles, they broadly increase the reach of these videos!
Thank you so much! They take me FOREVER to edit in but i think its worth it.
It's okay Yoel. I didn't like IKEA either. I went once. I did not eat the Meatballs though. I was like you- I couldn't wait to get out of there! Yoel, your English is getting really good, too. (I'm like you- I say the " F " Word. A LOT! LOL )
He is so adorable when he said "what word is this"!
I love your channel. I hope more people see it, esp the youth of Anerica who think socialism is this grand idea when in reality they have no idea how it really works. I am so happy you were both able to come here and start a life. I pray for those in Cuba that struggle daily. I hope one day it can change for them. Thank you for your heartfelt and inspiring videos. Keep it up!
I am just glad to see appreciation for America!
7:21 - "COMUNISMO NO SIRVE" 😁😁😁😁
NECESITAMOS MAS GENTE COMO YOEL EN ESTE PAIS REPUBLICANOS.
FELICIDADES AMBOS!!!
I told my friend who’s a high school Spanish teacher to recommend your channel I find y’all easy to understand and the mix of languages it’s good practice to listen
Thanks so much!!!
Yoel, your English is getting good! Keep up the good work! People in the US, even poor people (with the exception of the homeless), have no idea what it is like to have almost NOTHING. Praying for a FREE CUBA!
So proud of him!! His English is really coming along beautifully!!🥰
Yoel and mari, i am a single mom of 4 kids living of of benefits until i am able to work. Times are tough, but i apreciate everything i have because of you two.. we so easely take things for granted .. but the benefits i am able to get in my time of need are a luxury compaired to the suffering of the cuban people. Thank you for opening my eyes. God bless❤
I loved it when Yoel said he didn't like the meatballs, but he'll eat it because he's Cuban. LOL That's the way I was raised too.
I love you guys. Listening to Yoel speak English ♥️ keep the videos coming.
Love how you guys are so true to yourselves
New Yoel and Mari before the Sunday night game, sweet!
Yea!!! Maybe I should do more Sunday videos!!
As a pastry chef, I would be in heaven shopping the kitchen section!!