The Weirdest "Country" In All of Europe
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ม.ค. 2020
- 500,000 under one flag, president, set of laws and currency. Also, not a country though?
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Hey there's nothing wrong with being Transnistrian in this day and age. We should support all Transcountries. Even border fluid ones.
Border fluid? Are those the ones with borders that follow rivers that keep going out of sync due to the riverbed changing?
I think it's a transexual joke.
@@Jotari trans rights are human rights
Well it's hardly animal rights.
@@darkmage35 And you're the kind of dipshit who thinks you know better than the experts, aren't you? And you'll claim to be "standing up for science" while spewing pseudoscientific transphobic bullshit.
I might recognize them, I have to decide
Hey, they are commies comrade
Oof stop recognising contries. Your country shouldnt exist either.
its free *_NORTH KOREAN_* real estate in Transnistria
Lmao guys you know this is fake yeah 😂
@@AdditionalJargon52 what is fake? This is a very serious matter comrade! If communist countries dont recognise eachother, the Coup to reestablish the soviet union can't take place.
I have been to Transnistria, the most difficult issue was getting money out. We ran out of money a few days into our stay and none of the ATMs would accept our card. So we had to go to a Sberbank (the Russian bank), withdraw euros or Russian rubles, then go next door and convert them to transnistrian rubles
how was the rest of your stay if you don’t mind sharing
@@sam-bq7hl We took the bus from Chisinau to Tiraspol. At the 'border', there are Moldovan police but they do not check your documents because you aren't actually leaving Moldova. Then you cross the border and have to get out of the bus and give your passport to the Transnistrian border guard, who gives you a visitor visa (a small piece of paper all written in Russian). Then when you arrive in Tiraspol you have 24 hours to go to a government office to confirm your stay. After successfully navigating the bureaucracy, we looked around the city, saw the Lenin monument (we were told by a friendly enough guard that we weren't meant to take photos of the government buildings), saw the tanks and ate at a very nice, inexpensive restaurant. The next day we saw Bender fortress and went for a swim in the Dniester. Everyone we spoke to was perfectly friendly and seemed to find it amusing that this is where we'd chosen to have a holiday. If anything Transnistria actually felt marginally richer than Moldova as the roads and pavements are in better condition, the communist era housing less run down. This is presumably due to the massive Russian subsidy. There also seems to be not too much hatred between Transnistrians and Moldovans, many people travel back and forth and most citizens seem to have decent Romanian and Russian, regardless of their home language. Let me know if you have any other questions
@@JonnyVincent1 Transnistria felt marginally richer than Moldova because, Moldova pays for it's energy, gas, water, etc.. , because Transnistria is still considered as being part of Moldova, yet no tax revenue and payments go back from Tiraspol because they consider themselves a independent country with the russian army still present in Transnistria and they don't pay. So basically the people of moldova poor as they are pay for the ones in Transnistria and this brings a lot of deficit to Rep. Moldova's economy. This is one of the main reasons to why Moldova is a poor country, along side with the fact that it's Black Sea and Danube access was taken away and the fact that it has coruption issues.
@@ionutunroman7525 Thanks for telling your experience there.
Moldova: "yes, money, trade, we need some of that real badly"
Transnistria: yeet
Moldova: "no..."
Here's a 25 yo Transnistrian tour guide. Born/living in Tiraspol, learning languages by myself. Ask me questions.
Roman FanPolszy what is it like there
Hello. Respect to your country. I hope you can be fully independent some day. I believe it is easier for people when nations are independent but still work together. Love from Scotland
@@thebluefox6494 calm, too calm I would say. Friendly people especially at villages. Bad oligarchy which is the problem of all east (post USSR) Peaceful but boring for the youth so many leave. But definitely worth visiting for a few days. Cheap food/alcohol though.
Now it's way easier to get here. Smooth borders. No registration bullshit that used to be. You make it done right at the border. You can find a flight choosing between Chisinau or Odessa airport
@@bigbobey1680 "independent" for Transnistria means dependent on Russia so changes complitely nothing as it is now :)
How about links to pics and videos? What kind of food and desserts and alcohol? Show pictures of food products inside local supermarkets!
Communism died in Eastern Europe
Transnistria: *well yes, but actually no*
Communism is dead but his parafernalia is kept in life because people , especialy older peoples, are nostalgic about communism. The formers KGB officers who are in charge in Transnistria are harsh capitalists now.
@@nelu7591 Actually Communism has a new recent movement among young poeple
Actually, Transnistria is a democracy. They just have an outdated flag lol
@@matthewstuckenbruck5834 Unfortunately, yes.
@@matthewstuckenbruck5834 Socialism, usually.
Transnistria, the Drunk War took place there. Soldiers from both sides got together and had a few drinks, they really didn't want to fight
Sensible
How many people do you watxh
@Lord Polish RIGHT???
Because we are the same people, only a little more russians in Transnistria, here in Moldova it is said that that conflict was forced by foreign powers(Russia) so they could mantain their influence in this region.
“Ayy lmao these ru* i mean transnistrians aren’t that bad yknow” - some drunk moldovan soldier
Bender was once kind of a "capital" of Sweden since king Charles XII lived there and ruled the country from there for a few years
@@LarzGustafsson You could even say he was a bit of a bender.
@@KingGaming001 but he brought us Carolus Rex a glorious Sabaton album
@@LarzGustafsson Karl XII was attacked by a coalition of four powerful countries, and I wouldn't call it imperialist to defend yourself when under attack.
Tighina*
Another weird side effect of the Soviet Union.
unexpected pregnancy
@@sam-bq7hl a 26 year old abortion
more than a side effect of the precipitated disolution of it
What is that round green S logo behind your name?
@@conke7765 I'm a channel member
I've been to Transnistria, and you don't need a passport when you're from the EU. Just an ID card was enough. Pretty interesting place, and I had the feeling that Tiraspol is definitely not poorer than Chisinau.
Jasper I found it to look better taken care of. I ate at a brand new luxurious restaurant for €7 for a full meal per person
I was born in Chisinau, Moldova 😎👍
Transnistria was always a real pain in the ass to go through.
My wife has told me the horror stories of traveling to Odessa from Chisinau on a bus.
NihilistSolitude when I went by bus to Odessa, they just drove around Transnistria
I hope one day you will reconquer it
i too am born in moldova but not chisinau.
i agree that its a pain in the a$$
Oh, and I love the fact that its statehood is only recognised by three even less recognised ‘states’. Curiously, though perhaps understandably, Russia doesn’t even recognise it.
Transistria is such a clusterfuck. Russia doesn't recognize it because they have a military regiment stationed there and idk how the politics for it work, but it's better for them to not recognize it. Nobody cares about them, because they have literally nothing.
It's a bit like Taiwan for the US
@@MrTohawk Taiwan is a recognized country by most. It's just the USs stupid one China policy which makes them do this.
Olav471 actually only a handful of countries (I think less than 20) officially recognise Taiwan as an independent country. Even the UN doesn’t recognise Taiwan or the Republic of China as an independent ent country. Even though a lot of people on earth do
@@Olav471 the US has nothing to do with the one china policy.
This is the 1st channel. Change my mind.
“What is Transnistria?”
Russia: “It’s a surprise tool that will help us later”
"I see you in another video, unless I die before that. Whatever. Second channel. Don't care." - I love him.
lmaooo❤
I'm so thankful that you make these videos, keep up the good work Toycat😊
Most people forget Moldova exists... "Where is Transnistria? "
Me: looks at their flag
Soviet Anthem Intensifies
History Nerd
soyuz nacheede , my sword says salami, got tea from a yeti that lived BY A ROSE.
XDgamer27 Nice misheard
We will recognise them when they unite with Romania, along with Moldova
Romanians and Moldovans are the same. God damn those freaking Soviets for tearing us apart. We're basically the only countries left that still have the effects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
@@LarzGustafsson They will be recognised as Romanian territory, it always has been Romanian, because more than 80% of the population is Romanian
i dont really like the idea of romania and moldova uniting
both countries have pretty different culture and the language may seem the same, but moldova speaks a dialect of romania.
that is just my opinion
@@Someowne Well, by that logic then Bavaria should be independent from Germany because their culture is different, same goes for Scotland in the UK, Occitans in France and so on.
Moldavia is basically part of the same culture group as Romania, and we literally have the same culture, like there is barely any difference, mostly because Russia tried to Russify the region during the Cold War.
I don't know if you're Romanian or not, but I am and trust me, our cultures are extremely similar.
Love these kind of videos, more please!
Apart from the currency, Transnistria also has its own homebrew version of visa/mastercard called "rainbow" ( raduga ), which, surprise surprise, only works in transnistria. The credit card terminals in stores are the same visa/mastercard ones, only that have a "raduga" sticker on top of the visa/mastercard logo.
14:37 why is there a random post-munich confernce map of Europe? 😂
When I first read about Transnistria in a newspaper article on it I checked whether the newspaper had been published on April 1st. Knowing fully well that
1.) I was reading the newspaper article the day the newspaper had come out
2.) It was my birthday, which is not April 1st
3.) My birthday being in late October
No idea what my brain's problem was that day.
You really should go see Moldova! The only foreigners who go there are foreign service workers and missionaries, and they'll quite literally do a double-take if you're here just for tourism. It's a really poor country, the poorest in Europe, and haggling is pretty much a way of life over there, but they're a proud people with a strong sense of history. My brother married a Moldovan interpreter when he was doing missionary work over there, and my other brother fell in love with her bridesmaid at their wedding and THEY got married a year later, plus 5 half-Moldovan nieces and nephews, so I can kinda say I know their way of life.
Have you seen Bald and bankrupts videos from transnistria?
Anthony Haylett thanks I’ll look for the,
Yeah , Moldova looks like an absolute shithole
Mr bald an harald are the best vloggers in my personal opinion
I would like to see you in Moldova
Found out about this nation a few months ago and suddenly everyone starts talking about it, I'm glad.
Thanks for the information.
There od a polish TH-camr that had a whole series od vlogs recorded during his travel to Transnistria - it's worth checking out. He has english subs on older episodes - Channel "BezPlanu"
Thanks for making this video to teach people about Transnistria, Ive been into Transnistria for a couple years now and have wanted to teach people about it and told all my friends its history. I have a couple Transnistrian Rubles and hope to collect more valuable collectable items from Transnistria. Anyways, thanks for making this video, finally one of my favorite TH-camrs make a video on this amazing, last Soviet Republic.
When I went to the Soviet Union in the 80s, they paper clipped a registration document inside my passport, then took it away when I left. So I didn't get a cool Soviet stamp in my passport, and the only Soviet thing I was left with was a paper clip. It looks like Moldova is super cheap, so maybe worth checking out.
Transnistria has to do more with language and culture rather than with nationalism.
ibx2cat I've never watched your main channel I thought this was your main channel lol.
Looking forward for the Moldova vlog BTW 😃
definitely go to Moldova and Transnistria! i've been there last september and it was really.... interesting
You should do a information video for every country in the world
I highly recommend checking out BezPlanu's videos on Transnistria (Naddniestrze in Polish), I think all of them have English subtitles. He made the country quite well known in Poland, with help from Roman FanPolszy, who is a dude from Transnistria, who learned perfect Polish and English just for fun (almost sounds like a native in both and he's self-taught!) and now gives tours around his country to Polish tourists. Amazing channels, a lot of high quality Transnistrian content ;)
I once did a project in school where we had to promote traveling to a country. I decided to be weird and do Moldova. So I would really want you to go to Moldova. And me.
if they want to be recognised, I'll recognise them
Australia is probably one of the last places Transnistria would want recognition from. Sorry.
Edgeperor I recognize them too.
How many countries do you want in the world?
Eastern Europe: yes
@12:45 'would you allow me to share some other things with you?' umm we can't stop you toycat
thank ypu, that was quite interesting
I’ve been to Moldova and Transnistria last year, I truly loved it. If you’re interested in Soviet history, Transnistria is like an open air museum. I would highly recommend it, the people in Moldova are also very friendly
Stop telling people to go there, you moron. Is dangerous as hell there, with all those criminals, human trafficking and shit...
@@TarebossT you know the same can be said of literally every single country. Especially America. Danger is danger no matter where you are.
@@Vercur I get that, it just sounded like he was saying it’s the only place like that, didn’t mean it as like a smart ass thing sorry
@@Vercur oh fuck that’s scary.. I can see why ppl avoid it then on top of everything else
did.. did.. did you just call us moldovans that we are friendly?
Bro u should do a collab with general knowledge! You guys make similar videos
Hey ibx,
Nice video, i enjoy learning about geography now.
Just one thing; try to talk slower m8.
Don't you stress yourself that much, it gets hard to listen by time.
Maybe you'd like to take notes about specific points you will talk about and not jump from fact to fact that much.
Don't get me wrong, i enjoy getting alot of different facts, i'd just like it being more in order... :)
You will apear more professional and confident about your knowledge and content immidietly.
Good luck and for gods sake don't mind my spelling.
Can u do a video on “how to become a country” or if he’s already done that can someone plz link it to me
My grandma lives in Leuntea and my aunt in Gradinita and i never knew Transnistria was a thing before this video i-
Do a video about the Netherlands war against the water
I recomend you travel to romania as well maybe you can do a meetup.
yeah so when's that travel video coming?
I was there in Sept 2019 with a small group. I found the place charming , the people pleasant and the caviar very good. I count it as a country that I have visited
Can you do a video on Sealand?
Going to moldova would be amazing you could make a bald and bankrupt parody
Dude the hammer and sickle is epic
Bald and Bankrupt has a great video about this country, he went there.
What do you mean? Britian already takes the crown as Europe's weirdest country.
Its 130am for me right now. But TOYCAT!!!!!!
Literally spoke with my Romanian an Bulgarian friends i work with about Transnistria/Pridnestrovskaia afew months ago. An they said alot of guns, dirty money, drugs an people smuggling happens through this region, which is why it cant be found on any world map.
Found out about this country because an American band actually drove through there during a time of unrest. Crazy place.
Economics does not alone decide whether it will be independent or submerged. Most independent movements are used by foreign powers to promote interests or create threats, or even an army. Suddenly it can be "awaken" by a super power like we saw in Russia do in Eastern Ukraine or as we saw USA do with the Kurdish people in Syria. I think places like Transnistria will be nurtured in case it will become handy in the future.
as someone from moldova, transnistria is a pain in the a$$
edit: id love to see you try and survive in moldova :)))))
Thanks. Transnistria is a fascinating situation. On the bright side, of the big post-Soviet conflicts it’s probably the most likely to be resolved.
No
No way
Yes Moldova is a safe place to go to, I was there for three weeks with no major issues.
Best spot in Europe to vacation since everything dirt cheap, a full meal at a restaurant was equal to what i spend on McDonalds in the states.
Moldova is a tip, Belarus is much nicer
Andys Pizza yup
@@michaelmazilu3124 Gastrobar was my favorite location didn't really care for Andy or La Placinte
There are some Ukrainian historic figures on their currency like Shevchenko or Hmelnytsky, which has nothing to do with Transnistria
"this is a place with a weird ethnic mix of people that are really tied together by their geographical location more than anything else" don't tell the frog men
You sure this just isn't one of Dracula's schemes.
We might need a Belmont.
*eats wall chicken*
Well would you look at that, useless knowledge that I picked up in a Mr Bald video coming in handy for a video on a completely unrelated channel.
Finland is very unusual. It's the most popular Japanese fishing route in Europe.
5:55 *Papers Please music intensifies*
When you tell about in central Europe - Jopanistan, capital Huiv.
Thank you!
Andrew do a video on European football plz lad
I saw the title and thought this was going to be about the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. I’m still not entirely sure what that is after reading the Wikipedia article.
I thought it was going to be that too. For those of you who haven't heard of it, it's essentially a country with no land.
@@Jotari It's barely a country by any meaningful measure except history.
Recognized by the UN. Which is more than Transnistria can claim. Their pass ports work too I'm sure.
Of note the Pridnestrovians prefer that Pridnestrovie be called Pridnestrovie as they see calling it Transnistria to be delegitimizing.
or The Dnisterian Moldavian Democrat Republic
Moldova can't recognize Transnistria because that would cause two other seperation movement in that nation.
I have a 1000 piece Europe puzzle and it has Transnistria
Next video: toycat goes to Moldova and probably roasts everything he sees
Numa Numa Iei.
IMO Transnistria is a country they won a civil war and got there independence,the main reason nobody recognises them is because they are the last part of the soviet union that still is around.
If you zoom in on the southeast tip of Moldova on Maps you can see that its border comes within 100 feet of the Black Sea. It is just BARELY a landlocked country.
you can go by a river from moldova in the black sea i think
I don't understand how the Russian troops in Transnistria manage to get their supplies or get to and from it if (i) They are at war (quietly) with the Ukraine and (ii) going through Moldova is rubbing their noses in it. It just seems bonkers to me.
Russian planes.
Or even simply through bussinesses setup by russian oligarchs with the help of the Kremlin. It's not that hard to smuggle things anywhere in the former USSR.
At 3:00 there is a restaurant named "Mafia".
I ain't sure what Transnistria is, but you better believe that Basarabia (Moldova) is Romania
Transnistria seems like one of the most awkward but chill places (countries) in the world.
I knew you were gonna talk about Transnistria
If someone from transnistria wanted to move to another country or go on holiday, how would they do that? Can they get a passport from Moldova or are they just stuck there?
yeah they could get a passport from Moldova since Moldova believes they're still in Moldova. Transnistria probably also issues passports but obviously not many countries will accept them.
Don’t they prefer to be called Pridnestrivie or something like that. And also I thought Artskh was always called Nagorno-Karabakh. I’ve never heard it be called Artsakh
Transnistria means after Nister in Latin but in Russian it is prednistrovia
Artsakh is the "newer" name for Nagorno-Karabakh.
I would like to see Toycat in Moldova.
1st channel: minecraft for kids
Ibx2cat: mature and interested people
Minecraft isn't a game for kids friend :))
@@ibx2cat well 1st thanks for the reply. Sorry about that. You are right, I still play it once and a while too so I don't know where this comes from. But what I meant was this channel is big brain.
@@ibx2cat I have seen your first channel but mainly I watch the second. I am a huge fan though! Awesome channel! You should be getting so many more subs!
Got to Moldova toycat
I think Moldova would be a cheap place to visit.
It is
Least visited country in Europe but it is worth the visit. Lovely and charming is how I found it
Transnistria is to Moldova what Moldova is to Romania
its a long way to mukanburra!
hey toycat
Artsakh has more complicated history than you've mentioned. Just in case.
It shouldn't even exist.
Transnistria, the country which passport serves as an evidence that you can't travel. The idea successful as much as USSR economy.
While russia does not consider it a country because russia is allied with moldova, russia still exepts transnistrian passports
25th October Street? That's my birthday, I'm going 🥳
am i the only one who clicks one these having no idea what the primary channel is?
My mum has a friend from Tiraspol (Transnistria).