Joining a Hippie Commune to Forgive Myself | Better Man

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  • @VICE
    @VICE  2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Catch Taji in the VICE Guide to Vegas Parts 1, 2 and 3 here: th-cam.com/play/PLDbSvEZka6GHp_AuPOpNyIErKrzkYaRKh.html

  • @mehdimakraz9058
    @mehdimakraz9058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7755

    Hi fellow humans!! I am the guy in the hat !! This is not a hippie commune. Honestly, we are just a group of friends that go camping together and play music, sing, swim and dance. Taj asked if he could join us and film his journey and we said sure. We had no idea it would turn out like this. But life does its thing as it flows and what ever needs to happen just happens. But none of us are actors or reading a script... just breathing nice nature air and being together ♡

    • @kelc-1373
      @kelc-1373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +785

      That is honestly so cool. I need a friend group like yours to just vibe with. I hope you all stay chill and safe during these crazy times.

    • @forrestcarson-austin2468
      @forrestcarson-austin2468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      Hey, I live on the island and I’d love to hang with y’all!

    • @Aryen567
      @Aryen567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +295

      @@forrestcarson-austin2468 I live in Babylon. Sadly I cannot come visit since my donkey has fallen ill a few days ago. I am deeply concerned from his health. When my donkey recovers I shall ride to the island and meet you there.

    • @kayholand_
      @kayholand_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      really nice vibe! And the video turned out cool too even thou it was on the comic side. Kudos for your group of friends, you all have amazing souls :)

    • @MrBannnaHead
      @MrBannnaHead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      You guys seem so loving. The one guy who said the thing about forgive forgive forgive, he really spoke volumes to me! Y

  • @DmanYTofficial
    @DmanYTofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5748

    This guy has carried vice for years. Give my man a big raise.

    • @friskr2508
      @friskr2508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      He really hasn't. Every reporter at vice is very good. Especially the ones that report in conflict.

    • @Annhyson
      @Annhyson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      But people hate on him too much tbh

    • @litindzto
      @litindzto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Taji 🐐

    • @BUKWulfSh0t
      @BUKWulfSh0t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ok dude stop copying other people's comments. Comments like these get old real quick and lose its True meaning.
      Be original for once.

    • @ktsven6452
      @ktsven6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How do you know how much he gets paid?

  • @Sawcon4
    @Sawcon4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1903

    These people actually seem cool as hell. I feel the way this was edited made it seem more like comedy but this actually seemed like a healing experience

    • @correctopinion4708
      @correctopinion4708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Hecker tf?

    • @toobalkain
      @toobalkain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      it's not the editing. The eyes, chico, they never lie.

    • @mannysemail95
      @mannysemail95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@correctopinion4708 🤣

    • @Coco-vm3uc
      @Coco-vm3uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ♥❄
      th-cam.com/video/mQWmryiIcxY/w-d-xo.html

    • @percy832
      @percy832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Actually, he is taking the piss. This is all that is left when you come to the conclusion that the world is insane.

  • @aaronpatrickmusic
    @aaronpatrickmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2034

    So Taji is basically trolling the whole ventriloquist community with this video, right?
    Like...."look at all the f*cks I give!"

    • @GangGang1
      @GangGang1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      I had no idea there was a ventriloquist community before watching this video lol

    • @aurora6920
      @aurora6920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Haha yeah he really doesn't care 😆

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@GangGang1 I missed it as well, he should've put himself in the thumbnail and I would've clicked it

    • @kanamekiyru
      @kanamekiyru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Even rubs it in with a naked girl on a beach with him😂

    • @Dexy83
      @Dexy83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Trolling and getting paid to do so...😂

  • @Taylor-hl2fo
    @Taylor-hl2fo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2821

    Someone get this man a back brace, he’s been carrying vice for too long

    • @henrytidholm1638
      @henrytidholm1638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      He's good but remember that there are many people behind the camera, and personally I think Sydney Lima and Oobah Butler is pretty good too. :)

    • @Taco577
      @Taco577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@henrytidholm1638 feel you, I think mostly people are just tired of vices political activism bias so they like to see taje and obviously he’s just great in general

    • @EricMichaelLP
      @EricMichaelLP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@henrytidholm1638 The three legs keeping Vice moving.

    • @bird42069
      @bird42069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      dont forget our buddy hamilton morris

    • @claudioperrone1630
      @claudioperrone1630 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bird42069 does he still work for vice?

  • @kestralbossard-kruger3088
    @kestralbossard-kruger3088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    this is like how i was raised, that chilling around a fire playing music, just makes me so nostalgic. it annoys me that people are making fun of these people in the comments, they seem so calm and welcoming and real.

    • @reggaefan2700
      @reggaefan2700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds like Damian Marley in the background. 3:44

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are normal except the naked part

    • @xmellowdrama
      @xmellowdrama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@caralho5237 being naked is normal to a lot of people

    • @ChristAcolyte
      @ChristAcolyte 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xmellowdrama Not to the majority of the civilised world, no

    • @xmellowdrama
      @xmellowdrama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ChristAcolyte that’s why I said a lot of people, because I’m well aware that there’s way too many people taught to be made uncomfortable by nudity when it’s perfectly normal 😄 and context is important also, the majority of the civilized world showers, has sex, goes swimming. All of which require full or partial nudity so 🤷‍♀️

  • @jimmyispromo
    @jimmyispromo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5551

    This just seems like a parody. The whole time.

    • @jonasabry9099
      @jonasabry9099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Like a South Park episode.

    • @_robustus_
      @_robustus_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +301

      That’s because it is.

    • @andrew20146
      @andrew20146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      I'm not sure it's a parody, but it's definitely absurdist.

    • @telequacker-9529
      @telequacker-9529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      that's cause young taji on the beat, playa! 🦆

    • @majinfatdan
      @majinfatdan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      oh thank god i thought i was the only one. it seems like hes playing a character. some kind of weak corny snowflake vibe.

  • @emeraldcelestial1058
    @emeraldcelestial1058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    'Even though the ventriloquist community would never accept me again I now know that's a part of being human'

    • @warffxfreak
      @warffxfreak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Omg that killed me hahhaha

  • @vir4193
    @vir4193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1047

    I know this guy Taj was mocking them, but you can't deny how happy and stress free they look.

    • @frebart367
      @frebart367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Still what he did was wrong

    • @christiniyoutubesux
      @christiniyoutubesux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      @@frebart367 found the ventriloquist

    • @PalCan
      @PalCan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just for laughs. I'm sure he explained after

    • @navbravic1355
      @navbravic1355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeh I wonder why a bunch of kind of dumb, very attractive 20-30 somethings hanging out and doing drugs on the beach all day every day are happy and stress free....

    • @Naturefan354
      @Naturefan354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      No he has Asperger's so he wasn't mocking them and is just weird.

  • @canezza
    @canezza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1257

    This dude is my favourite Vice reporter.

    • @shimnakt955
      @shimnakt955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of...

    • @DingDung420
      @DingDung420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hamilton morris is pretty dope too

    • @suggadeg
      @suggadeg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vice hasn’t been the same since Gavin left. When Vice was only a magazine, it was fucking bad ass. I’m also dating myself in saying that.

    • @blacklambo
      @blacklambo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Gael 😂

    • @blacklambo
      @blacklambo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps....

  • @stephenmallet6872
    @stephenmallet6872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +942

    To be honest, it actually looked like a rather nice place/experience.

    • @ichmiel1316
      @ichmiel1316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Yes i think he was making kind of to much fun of them

    • @Balancinglife
      @Balancinglife 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where is this place?

    • @lara7224
      @lara7224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yessss i really want to go honestly

    • @jessimadden1328
      @jessimadden1328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i agree, I would love to take part in it

    • @EvanTheB3AST
      @EvanTheB3AST 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      One if my friends brothers friends lives in a hippy community in Arizona and they have there own goats and chikens and a big community garden everyones super nice and its very laid back and relaxing

  • @adrianmarquez8792
    @adrianmarquez8792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    The long awkward stares taji has with the people in the videos be funny asf💀

  • @Bonelessduckfood
    @Bonelessduckfood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1216

    This guy is like a confused Ethan Klein.

    • @orlandolopez4672
      @orlandolopez4672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😣😪😂

    • @whushaw
      @whushaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Ethan had to find himself first before finding Hila 🤔

    • @enflure2792
      @enflure2792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao

    • @BUKWulfSh0t
      @BUKWulfSh0t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well looks like I need to Google Ethan Klein

    • @lumpi24242424
      @lumpi24242424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been saying that for years

  • @amsimp7636
    @amsimp7636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    The "You guys like jello?" clip will live rent-free in my head for the rest of my life

    • @nomad1286
      @nomad1286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      not Really

    • @AlexRoseGames
      @AlexRoseGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@nomad1286 probably because jello uses gelatine and they're presumably vegan

    • @reneemarshall9441
      @reneemarshall9441 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @PalCan
      @PalCan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexRoseGames and it's processed sugar 5 times over

    • @igorkreep
      @igorkreep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AlexRoseGames there's a jello made from agar agar from sea weed, so that's not a problem if you want to be vegan.

  • @briiohnnevashout7527
    @briiohnnevashout7527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +535

    It was The way Taji just dropped those airpods with “cant hear you” finesse 😂

    • @efreeze2006
      @efreeze2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      He’s the biggest TROLL😎

    • @guadalajuraan
      @guadalajuraan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      200iq play

    • @nicholasd3990
      @nicholasd3990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lmaooo other guy: "I can hear you just fine, actually better now"

  • @Cumberstache
    @Cumberstache 3 ปีที่แล้ว +845

    I love the vibe these kind of ppl have. Love, compassion, kindness, no judgement

    • @fkeita67
      @fkeita67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank you for the fire, thank you for the fire, thank you for the fire, thank you for the, fiyeeerrrr

    • @Jonahflores2800
      @Jonahflores2800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And a bunch of bullshit

    • @loganbradford2343
      @loganbradford2343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Jonahflores2800 I like the Uchiha pfp

    • @HouseJawn
      @HouseJawn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      No judgement!?! 🤣😂

    • @sultanabdulhaqiii1633
      @sultanabdulhaqiii1633 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Masada Taseti hahaha

  • @hoptanglishalive4156
    @hoptanglishalive4156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    "The ventriloquists in your life will come and go." - words to live by.

  • @ffxfighter9361
    @ffxfighter9361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I want to say this before I even start the video... This reporter is my absolute favorite. I wish he had his own channel where he produced more regular content. He is not only the most entertaining but is willing to go the further to get the full experience. Love this dude!

  • @MuayThaiSabaiSabai
    @MuayThaiSabaiSabai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1756

    I still wonder if this guy's for real or if he's being purely sarcastic. like wtf

    • @jayaraj1043
      @jayaraj1043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      If sarcasm was a man, this is whats he looks like.

    • @jant7881
      @jant7881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Taji can make anything into a parody. Him playing the recorder was hilarious.

    • @edithallma4810
      @edithallma4810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You mean like an American Louie Theroux?

    • @Juanhernandez-zx7kt
      @Juanhernandez-zx7kt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sarcastic

    • @MuayThaiSabaiSabai
      @MuayThaiSabaiSabai 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Alisa Ushakova 🙂

  • @dkemil
    @dkemil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    When you realize this whole video was just a way to piss off the ventriloquists further xD

  • @rhisnowdon211
    @rhisnowdon211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +774

    I see Taji, I click.

    • @trevorfacer8705
      @trevorfacer8705 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The colder less techy version of Edward

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you don't see Taji, you dont click, and just found out the Ventriloquist video existed

    • @kanamekiyru
      @kanamekiyru 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vice: *write that down*

  • @stephankrygier680
    @stephankrygier680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    "The ventriloquists of your life will come and go but you can always find love within". My new mantra.

  • @PsilocinSorcerer
    @PsilocinSorcerer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I love how this is all just one long, overplayed, exaggerated version of a fake apology.

    • @berran3459
      @berran3459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmfao the future of youtube apologies

  • @gasoline9456
    @gasoline9456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    I love how each of them has their own visible moment of realizing that he's fucking with them but they all just go through with the video without adressing it whatsoever

    • @fall_asleep
      @fall_asleep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      *no one fucks with the ventriloquist community and gets away with it*

    • @pjc7729
      @pjc7729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      They allowed him to troll them because hippies love and forgive everyone.

    • @davidkruse4030
      @davidkruse4030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pjc7729 I can’t stand hippies

    • @ari-xl9ry
      @ari-xl9ry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@davidkruse4030 ok and?

    • @doghorsefish9320
      @doghorsefish9320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So good 😹

  • @VICE
    @VICE  3 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    Watch more episodes of the Better Man series with Taji here: th-cam.com/play/PLDbSvEZka6GE3S_jKzqwOrTafw9QyJUUC.html

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @viktorgarcia6279
      @viktorgarcia6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yo its me again vice you already know i love you guys B minee

    • @viktorgarcia6279
      @viktorgarcia6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      wait # forgive ive been changed by thise video lol thanks betterman taji

    • @yeahok115sure
      @yeahok115sure 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You really should take testosterone.........

    • @maliknorris1397
      @maliknorris1397 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love how y’all expanded y’all brand 🙏🏽

  • @MrMoekanz
    @MrMoekanz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Taji is cool how he can be simultaneously trolling, and at the same time having a genuine connection to everybody and getting something out of his experiences.

    • @reneebarry9629
      @reneebarry9629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @babyslide
      @babyslide ปีที่แล้ว

      Like in Nathan for you

  • @rosegold973
    @rosegold973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    6:32 when he came in with the flute, I LOST IT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @suhanaahmed4960
    @suhanaahmed4960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    My parents ask why I’m not married, it’s because I’m waiting on a man like Taji *sigh*

    • @NOMbunaga
      @NOMbunaga 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Suhana, we have within in us all a Taji, feeling awkward and pulling apart the threads of society🙃🌌🏄🏻‍♂️

    • @TheBadSeed3094
      @TheBadSeed3094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He is a nice guy...not a man.

    • @DazedMMJ87
      @DazedMMJ87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL! 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @73gmiller
      @73gmiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How about we play bad tiaj and good Shana?

    • @rongike
      @rongike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TheBadSeed3094 how is he not a man? 🤔

  • @Case16710
    @Case16710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    “You are not in touch with yourself. You are not grounded with your body.”
    Next shot is Taji touching himself and putting the literal ground on his body.

  • @therandomdude7347
    @therandomdude7347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    This feels like a gta side mission💀

  • @TheBinoyVudi
    @TheBinoyVudi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    He is awkward, funny and kinda like the average joe in america these days, that's probably why people love this guy so much.

    • @rebellefleur435
      @rebellefleur435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Canada ;)

    • @los33010
      @los33010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂true . He a Certified character

    • @nasdan5000
      @nasdan5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's my favorite

    • @MillenniumEarl014
      @MillenniumEarl014 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah he is a persona for entertainment.

  • @thaninchow904
    @thaninchow904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Not going to lie, this actually got me to get over some trauma. The biggest thing is to forgive yourself. Thanks ☺️.

    • @machtnichtsseimann
      @machtnichtsseimann ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually, sincerely apologizing and seeking to make things right with the offended party is BIG. It's not all about Self. Then forgive oneself is crucial.

  • @isi111111111
    @isi111111111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Omg Coco is the coolest I remember meeting him in rainbow canada. He's a good teacher and always talk about his own rich experience of life. I hope I see him again one day

    • @clurrrr2321
      @clurrrr2321 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know where this place is? I'd love to visit

  • @nickinportland
    @nickinportland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +674

    These aren’t hippies they are just Canadians Vice

    • @Rem694u2
      @Rem694u2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      As a Canadian I can safely say these are hippies. This is not normal. loll

    • @jamescrud
      @jamescrud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Canadian here. We're not like this...unless you live in BC.

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Rem694u2 I will make u say sorry to me 50 times! ...here we go.. You offended me.

    • @simeonfalafel
      @simeonfalafel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @10:46 is the most Canadian moment of all.

    • @simeonfalafel
      @simeonfalafel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamescrud My family is from Vancouver Island and we don’t emote or touch, but that could just be our specific heritage/hangups ❄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇪

  • @Zuripanto100
    @Zuripanto100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    i personally find it amazing that he seeks forgiveness when the two ventriloquist guys were defending a racist.

  • @alexipacquin
    @alexipacquin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1042

    THIS GUY NEEDS HIS OWN CHANNEL!! The only reason I’m on vice is because of you man!

    • @fishtacos007
      @fishtacos007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Hamilton is good too.

    • @jackie31933
      @jackie31933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@W.LL1999 oh my god he really does favor Ethan Klein🤣

    • @jackie31933
      @jackie31933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tbh I just love a lot of the topics they cover. And through that, came to lovee Taji!

    • @joeba85
      @joeba85 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahah me 2

    • @peaches1535
      @peaches1535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He probably signed a contract saying he can’t start his own channel as it’d be a conflict of interest and vice may even have full rights over him and his content for years lol

  • @BuggsOp
    @BuggsOp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    5:07 the way he turned his head while still showing his smile is straight out of a cartoon

    • @mehdimakraz9058
      @mehdimakraz9058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hahaha life is a cartoon my man!!

    • @Lazyassindigo
      @Lazyassindigo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      reminds me of Mr. Burns

  • @suuunwitch
    @suuunwitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Taji and the editor needs to create their own channel man

  • @aidaofearth
    @aidaofearth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1725

    I've fantasized about running away and living this kinda life sooo many times

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      The "Real World" is rather fake in comparison...

    • @The_Google_User
      @The_Google_User 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      It's like the guy said at the start. Once you go down that road you can't stop and u don't know where ur going. I lived on a commune for a while and it was all good till it wasn't. Transient ppl, sadly, are usually like that for a reason. Homboy Cloud goes by Cloud because he's got 3 warrents. U gotta be careful and not help others when it hurts yourself

    • @BroskiRIP
      @BroskiRIP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'll join you if you want to go for it after the borders open.

    • @KintyaKins
      @KintyaKins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@BroskiRIP me too!

    • @MustyOne
      @MustyOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lets go

  • @mikolpharley6138
    @mikolpharley6138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    If Mr. Bean went on a DMT trip to heal the soul, this is exactly what it looked like.

  • @theshepherdsflame6017
    @theshepherdsflame6017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This story allows us to take control of our journey. It can be light-hearted and shallow, heavy-hearted and deep, a roaring comedy, a brain fog of confusion or a throwing up of hands with the words "c'est la vie!". I personally see and acknowledge all of it. A masterpiece!

  • @dallasdandigitalproduction393
    @dallasdandigitalproduction393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Props to the editor. His/her comedic timing is amazing . Taji is lucky to have people so skilled behind the scenes. I wish i had that talent tbh

    • @eftimohammed3193
      @eftimohammed3193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This comment right here!!!
      While taji is great, barely anybody sees what his team does in the overall projection of the video

    • @diudiamoustache7765
      @diudiamoustache7765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@eftimohammed3193 Absolutely. To be frank, the raw material for the final video is best case mediocre, but narrative, editing and music really makes this a great piece of content.

  • @mr.a2399
    @mr.a2399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    This is fucking hilarious. More stories from this guy please... I've been watching him since the strip club episode 🤣

    • @famousbowl9926
      @famousbowl9926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He has years worth of vids. They're all hilarious

    • @erendyalatorre7785
      @erendyalatorre7785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      This dude and Hamilton are the reason I'm subscribed to vice. Everything else is extra credit lol

    • @jerryjones7903
      @jerryjones7903 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @famousbowl9926
      @famousbowl9926 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@erendyalatorre7785 lol same

    • @guitarninjarick8179
      @guitarninjarick8179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Strip club episode!? U SOB, I'm in!!!

  • @tuberaider
    @tuberaider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Taji seems like he's just a young guy out to have fun, and I enjoy them greatly, but I sense that there's a genuine sad cynical vibe going on. Filming, interviewing, and learning from people with different backgrounds can be very enlightening. One can only hope he is ready to grow as a person as he continues on this road.

    • @kyliecooter5769
      @kyliecooter5769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sad and cynical vibe is literally everyone in this new age lmao. Bunch of depressed, self hating people.

    • @artistjazz
      @artistjazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      honestly if your viewpoint is that way you may want to evaluate yourself not taj. (glass half empty half full) people will project ideas and opinions onto other people as if they are true. But the truth is we may never know what his intentions are. So why not assume the best? It feels better and since we have no control over what another does or their intent why not lean to the more productive positive side? Says a lot about people's mindset...

  • @Starhopper6
    @Starhopper6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    You know you hit rock bottom, when you’re getting roasted by a ventriloquist 😂

  • @mikeholbrook4688
    @mikeholbrook4688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Why'd he cut off Koko (Coco?) while he was spoutin some real insightful thoughts?? I was entranced

    • @mrmadisonlv
      @mrmadisonlv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Same! I appreciate the “parody feel” of the vid (it’s funny) but Coco was legit...wish they don’t cut off his words.
      If anyone know where to find more of his content please let us know.🙏

    • @praiseit6848
      @praiseit6848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrmadisonlv maybe on a bumper sticker? please don't get me wrong. i really like the people in this video! they seem like good company.
      but when i hear those "self help- motivational facebook post- wisdoms" i could gag.

    • @phillytr6756
      @phillytr6756 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because that's when taji completely zoned out and then he zones back it at the end.

    • @Coco-vm3uc
      @Coco-vm3uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ♥🌎
      th-cam.com/video/caIo1UGSDgw/w-d-xo.html

    • @MC-ty9oh
      @MC-ty9oh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Coco-vm3uc you should make content too

  • @radicallychill8401
    @radicallychill8401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is my favorite video he had made so far. Holding on to a toxic situation we can't change won't do you any good. It is not easy but once you learn to release and let things go, you will feel so much more at peace.💚 much love💙

    • @AdamOBrien29
      @AdamOBrien29 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think he was genuinely traumatised lol

  • @hengloke
    @hengloke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This guy is gold. His ability to work on any topic and somehow polish the turd to comedic gold through production and editing is pure genius. I dare say he's on that Borat level talent.

  • @YooB1
    @YooB1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Vice made the right decision to hire this guy. He need his own tv show

  • @Middleearthokie
    @Middleearthokie ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who is this guy?! These are the best!! He mentioned a podcast, whats it called? I have always loved VICE but this guy is f$*¥Ing hilarious. The awkwardness is GOAT.

  • @Lyciemarie98
    @Lyciemarie98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    all jokes aside this was such a loving community of people

    • @xerone5733
      @xerone5733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      agree

    • @natalierozean5989
      @natalierozean5989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I know. I love Vice, but I always feel bad for the people he’s making a joke of. They really believe in their “thing” and are genuinely trying to help... in whatever weird way that is. Theyre sweet. They’re just being taken as a parody Oh well, they’ll self heal themselves . I can’t feel bad for everyone.

    • @beau6345
      @beau6345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@natalierozean5989 as someone who had an awakening I even laughed at it, ‘cause there’s just those awkward moments. Lol Those who haven’t woken up tend to roll their eyes or disregard it. I was one of those people, until I woke up. Life’s been a magical blast since. I’ve never been so happy.

    • @daskalospapas1883
      @daskalospapas1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@beau6345 can you explain what you exactly mean?

    • @beau6345
      @beau6345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daskalospapas1883 on what part? Waking up?

  • @tylerm0089
    @tylerm0089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    It's part schtick, part reality and all entertainment. Just don't over play the whole "awkward" concept. You guys seem to have it pretty balanced most episodes. Good stuff. Taji the man for taking all the lame comments. Something tells me he's a lot more confident in real life than on this 'show'. So it works out.

    • @jiggaman508
      @jiggaman508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah I have an image in my head of him being aware of his awkwardness in real life and being confident

  • @grantwelch9255
    @grantwelch9255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 10:49 a Canadian said the most Canadian phrase ever, repeatedly.

  • @AtLeastTryALittle
    @AtLeastTryALittle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Did anyone else notice that the guy in the tree talking about his dmt trip was just describing the ending of 2001 a space odyssey

    • @AstralDame
      @AstralDame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Dude a couple of years ago a movie theater by me was showing that movie and I took a few hits of acid and went and watched it lmao

    • @JesseSwaney
      @JesseSwaney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha!!

    • @jakweed
      @jakweed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did DMT and it was just like that end scene lol 😂

    • @AtLeastTryALittle
      @AtLeastTryALittle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Maybe it reveals more about Kubrick than we ever could have guessed.

    • @denholmpearson4346
      @denholmpearson4346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow dat guy must be liar cause it in movie

  • @user-kr2hw7zb6v
    @user-kr2hw7zb6v 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Ive continued to like this guy more and more over the years. I remember when he initially came on vice I wasn't the biggest fan, but he's grown on me haha

    • @JRTM1965
      @JRTM1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same dude

    • @stee8345
      @stee8345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I remember when he first came on people used to clown this guy like crazy haha

    • @maseerghorab8021
      @maseerghorab8021 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same I used to actually really dislike this guy but he’s coo he’s coo lol

  • @divinetime999
    @divinetime999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @ 4:55 I laughed so hard... The awkwardness and discomfort there. I'm a regular visitor of that place and in that moment I didn't feel alone. Thank you for putting yourself out there like this! I really appreciate you right now. Liked & SUBBED! 😊

  • @cgDRUMS.
    @cgDRUMS. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    This guy has already done so much more then what most would do in a life time

    • @adisbaba132
      @adisbaba132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Cuz most of us have to slave to pay for rent and food

    • @C-Handle
      @C-Handle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adisbaba132 I mean... a job is a job, a d he just happens to have to visit places as his job.

    • @adisbaba132
      @adisbaba132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      [C] yea i know im just saying that most people who never had the chance to do what he can or other Opportunities in life we would love to do

    • @ronbackal
      @ronbackal ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m sorry for that feeling.
      Yes sometimes life feels like a rote. But there are real moments of joy

  • @nolanschmitt3821
    @nolanschmitt3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I genuinely don’t know if taji is trying to play a character or not but it’s clear that the ventriloquist can’t take a joke and this hilarious video was a piece of art showing how delicate they are. TAJI IS BEST VICE REPORTER GIVE HIM A RAISE!!!

    • @reneebarry9629
      @reneebarry9629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i love how you phrased "how delicate they are." so true.

    • @zuluboy4056
      @zuluboy4056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking the same thing bro, but he definitely plays into this “slow minded” vibe cuz you can’t tell he tries to create those awkward pauses when these guys here try to talk to him..that would be annoying as hell

    • @maz2825
      @maz2825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zuluboy4056 is that not just him? Or is he putting it on? Because as soon as he started talking at the start of the video I wanted to switch it off because the way he talks is annoying the hell outta me. And the video edits are cringe 😬

  • @runajarls2421
    @runajarls2421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I understand the humor of Tajis layouts and I feel that in no way was this a mockery of your group. Jeff Dunham is a big celebrity and this may have hit him hard on social media. That being said I wish I could come over there and stay with you guys. Tajis covering of your group has reached a world wide audience and even here in Norway, this Icelander is craving the spiritual relief of a hard upbringing and stressed out nervous system. I adore all of this and I hope this episode continues to bring you the outreach to those who may get to enjoy a spiritual journey with you great group of beautiful people ✌🥰

  • @TheSpiritCarriesOn
    @TheSpiritCarriesOn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Borderline genius. Taji's comedy is definitely superior to Jeff Dunham's.

  • @dadncaleb
    @dadncaleb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I cannot describe how much I enjoyed this video and its underlying sentiment. I feel like more people should be willing to examine their feelings to better understand themselves and their shortcomings. I have recently started down a similar path of self discovery and I already feel a lot better about myself and my past mistakes. Thank you Taji, very nice video.

  • @jontalkasquan8487
    @jontalkasquan8487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The sarcasm undertones in Taji's vids are fucking hilarious. lol

  • @HarBosSar
    @HarBosSar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    *Next time on Vice:*
    "I GOT BULLIED BY HIPPIES FOR TROLLING the Ventriloquists in my forgivness video so I am doing another forgivness video with the _____..."

    • @twentytwo138
      @twentytwo138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ....with the Satanists community.

  • @bugsbunny3120
    @bugsbunny3120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    "You guys like jello?"
    "Not really"

  • @natenunes2832
    @natenunes2832 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg that fake smile at 5:06 had me dying🤣🤣

  • @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799
    @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I spent 6 weeks camped at that very beach in 2019. A truly magical place that attracts magical souls.

    • @rocktopus101
      @rocktopus101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where is this place? So beautiful!

    • @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799
      @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rocktopus101 this is Rainbow Beach at Kennedy Lk BC

    • @DCT876
      @DCT876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is there a sign up process or can anyone just visit the lake

    • @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799
      @hiwayhippygpejolicoeur6799 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Frosty Ember It is Kennedy Lake

  • @juliusgrut3430
    @juliusgrut3430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    5:05 yo that slow head turn had me dying

  • @RevanAdler
    @RevanAdler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The way Taji tries so hard to make them appear as idiots, all while appearing as a complete idiot himself, is so unnerving...

  • @supyo2123
    @supyo2123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Did not care about this video title until I saw that awkward daddy was in it.😍

  • @ryanl3812
    @ryanl3812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This guy deserves an HBO/Netflix contract

    • @BigbadJOHN303
      @BigbadJOHN303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯

    • @LION_and_the_LAMB
      @LION_and_the_LAMB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't be surprised. All left owned propaganda machines.

    • @ryanl3812
      @ryanl3812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LION_and_the_LAMB haha!

  • @hawaiinsurferx
    @hawaiinsurferx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:13 he's like "omg they bought it, passed" ~~holds back so hard from laughing

  • @ironlungs7643
    @ironlungs7643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I love how akward he is.. he needs a full hour daily show

    • @masaitube
      @masaitube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Näh.. it gets realy fast old.

    • @halleeEliisabeth
      @halleeEliisabeth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yesss

    • @jron3571
      @jron3571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He plays it up for the camera. He acts like a character from the Office.

    • @panier66
      @panier66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The people he meet are way more interesting than his fake awkwardness.

  • @bmull
    @bmull 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    It's so hard to know if he is just trolling the entire time dudes a genius

  • @skum-
    @skum- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this series is setup to make you think it's a joke, but honestly, every single one of these is an incredible piece of art.

  • @haraldkrull2549
    @haraldkrull2549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Protect Taji at all costs!!!

  • @paulmancini1495
    @paulmancini1495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    “Sorry I’m in my head right now,lemme take a sip of water” haha Tremendous! Lol

  • @christianjordan3046
    @christianjordan3046 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His awkwardness is on another level 😂

  • @TJWillis13
    @TJWillis13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This is the first video I've ever seen of Taji's. I subbed to Vice as a result. But I GENUINELY thought the ventriloquist was in on the absurdist humor of this video... Then I did research, and WTF?! Is it ACTUALLY stunning to some people that Jeff Dunham isn't Jesus and he CAN, in fact, be pretty offensive? Wow XD

  • @Cosmic7th
    @Cosmic7th 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    This guy's smile lmfao. He can't smile.

  • @Magni-Vincent
    @Magni-Vincent 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:07 - the awkward smile strikes again 😂😂😂

  • @YaleProductions
    @YaleProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The idea to use the ventriloquist podcast conflict as the hook to play-off a spiritual healing episode is journalistic genius. Would love to imagine it was thought of before they even had those guys on the podcast - elite level trolling

  • @NoahNobody
    @NoahNobody 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    So this was a touching video. It was good to see that community, as it kind of reminded me of how people can be, or what we are capable of.
    It also taught me about self forgiveness, which to me meant experiencing, instead of thinking, experiencing instead of fearing.

  • @stanhirt
    @stanhirt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:30 I was caught totally offguard,LMAO,nice cut

  • @audiobookschill5888
    @audiobookschill5888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm pretty sure I saw Russel Brand lurking somewhere in the background lol

  • @WulfgangGott
    @WulfgangGott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    roflmao a Canadian hippie's mantra is "im soory"

    • @livefreeordie1776
      @livefreeordie1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm soory aboot it.

    • @basedgodstrugglin
      @basedgodstrugglin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I wrote that they’d call me an idiot of a writer

    • @livefreeordie1776
      @livefreeordie1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah vice has gone substance free for quite awhile

    • @JWillM
      @JWillM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@livefreeordie1776 eh?

    • @livefreeordie1776
      @livefreeordie1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JWillM blame canada.... With thier flapping heads and beady eyes....

  • @nateisgreat108
    @nateisgreat108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m from Vancouver Island and I love that this is the coverage it’s getting from VICE 🤣

  • @cameronhammer8872
    @cameronhammer8872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    His anxious energy is so goddamn relatable

  • @nasdan5000
    @nasdan5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When the ventriloquist dissed him on his interview I about died

  • @KattDaddy253
    @KattDaddy253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    New favorite quote:
    "With the weight of the Ventriloquist world on my shoulders, I was worried the trauma would be too much of a distraction"

  • @AAlfredjoseph
    @AAlfredjoseph 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I don't even have to watch the video to know it's a banger with Taji in it

  • @emziebelles2531
    @emziebelles2531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    They seem like the coolest bunch of people, I’d love to spend a few days with them in that beautiful location 😍

    • @mehdimakraz9058
      @mehdimakraz9058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Do it, we love gathering, singing and dancing at his spot !!

    • @wasd3108
      @wasd3108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mehdimakraz9058 what about gangbangs

    • @M1978-p8j
      @M1978-p8j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Go for a hike anywhere in the Pacific North West by yourself or with some friends. You don’t need these flakes to prove anything to you

    • @GuitarSamurai17
      @GuitarSamurai17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then your a hippie like them!!! Jk camping in nature really does good for the soul

    • @Coco-vm3uc
      @Coco-vm3uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ♥🦅
      th-cam.com/video/zAtU4c4oW-c/w-d-xo.html

  • @IamJoeTV
    @IamJoeTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The facial expressions are too much for me, i'm dying here holy cow this is funny.

  • @uprooted1406
    @uprooted1406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    11:29 "Feels kinda like jello. You guys like jello?" lol that was so funny

  • @Jeygii
    @Jeygii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    5:06 he just realized: 'fck he's a troll, we screwed...'

    • @nmcrav7996
      @nmcrav7996 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      YES

    • @jdart4826
      @jdart4826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got the impression he was on it. It seemed scripted, maybe they agreed the awkward exchange would be funny.

  • @prinxeoo
    @prinxeoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Trust Funds or not...It never ceases to amaze me how certain people seem to thrive without the constraints of the social financial structure some of us have... I can't fathom being this carefree while being aware of the cycle of bills almost every fortnight surrounding me... More power to you!

    • @dfgccgggff7963
      @dfgccgggff7963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well there rich, that's how

    • @user-rm1lm3rt7e
      @user-rm1lm3rt7e 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dfgccgggff7963 exactly 😂😂

    • @pony3284
      @pony3284 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If ur in the USA, go to a Rainbow Gathering. Shits nuts.

    • @tomgabriel5150
      @tomgabriel5150 ปีที่แล้ว

      The rich can and do just this. They have the best of both world's here.

  • @andrewmosley2588
    @andrewmosley2588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Taji is without a doubt hands down the best reporter vice has working for them. He’s consistent, truly unbiased, and very informative. I don’t know what he gets paid but whatever it is, he needs a raise. The guy is a true gem.

  • @magdalenak9498
    @magdalenak9498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It's rare to see any piece of art or media strike such a sublime balance of earnestness, satire, discomfort, ease, artifice, and honesty. So human, so clever.

  • @TheEternalTraveller88
    @TheEternalTraveller88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This may have been one of the most beautiful ViCe Docs I’ve watched. Super powerful 🌞🤘❤️‍🔥

  • @TK-4174
    @TK-4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I thought he offended a religious group not a ventriloquist community lol