Unbelievable Places that People Really Live

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All Comments (21)
  • @user-em2pe3rf4h
    I really don't watch any of Simon's hundreds of channels for the content. Mainly I watch them to admire the shape of his skull. So,so smooth...
  • @IamZeus1100
    As some who suffers from chronic migraines , those underground houses sound amazing . No noise or light pollution so it’s cool , dark and quiet
  • Back around 1980 I worked with a man who was born in that Siberian town. His stories about living in the coldest town in the world and the methods used to survive were only slightly less amazing than his escape from both the Russian and German armies who wanted to execute him for fighting on the wrong sides during WWII . He had no choice about which side to fight with. He eventually made his way to Australia still carrying many bullet fragments through his body, the result of being 1 of several hundred Russians who were lined up and machine gunned.
  • @ignitionfrn2223
    0:45 - Chapter 1 - Floating villages of tonle sap, cambodia 2:05 - Mid roll ads 3:35 - Chapter 2 - Oymyakon, russia 5:20 - Chapter 3 - Coober pedy, australia 7:15 - Chapter 4 - Joyxee island 9:00 - Chapter 5 - The principality of sealand 11:50 - Chapter 6 - Hong kong shoebox apartments
  • @mangogo44
    I was born in Russia (Novosibirsk, 3rd largest city by population, "the capital of Sibera"). I did even go outside in -42° C (most of the winter is -30-35, though). We had normal toilet and electricity and everything (it's a big city), you just have central heating (pipes with hot water coming through the walls) everywhere, so no outside toilet 😅 Pipes do burst from time to time but back then it was rare. Regarding cars it took 20-30 minutes to get the car started, we didn't have our own so I'm not sure about antifreeze and other chemicals probably used to help the process. What DOES actually happen (and that's why people in the North wear fur) is that your jacket or shoes (if vegan) will burst from the cold and crumble (literally, in pieces, only lining will be left). That's why it was fur and now becoming synthetic fur and also there're some newer fabrics as far as I understand. Regarding the people they are NOT Russian and Oymyakon is NOT a Russian word. They are Sakha (Yakut) people (they are turks, actually!) with their own language and culture. They are Russian citizens (because of imperialism) but are very different and some even can't speak Russian at all. I love their national clothing though! Religious beliefs are also pretty interesting. You should check it out Edit: mentioned measure units (Celsius) as requested
  • @claywest9528
    Anyone else get the feeling that with some of these communities we are getting a glimpse of the future of humanities normal living conditions?
  • @AudraK
    In the cold Russian one it’s illegal to walk by a car that is not running and not check that someone is inside. Since it’s so cold that being in a car without it running will mean certain death. Most of the town lives in a complex similar to two hotels connected together with tunnels underground so you can move around the town without being in the harsh elements.
  • @ybing
    Unfortunately Hong Kong has much bigger issue now than small living space 😢
  • @mattarnold7633
    I love your videos Simon, but I have to point out that you have a lot wrong in this one. I live on the coast near Sealand, and all of these structures are still there, they were not destroyed, and you can see them from the beach on a clear day. In addition, the Villages at Tong Le Sap are only submerged during the rainy season. The rest of the time, they are actually a long way from the water, we walked through them interacting with the locals last time I was there.
  • @THE-X-Force
    That floating island sounds amazing. I'm surprised more than one person hasn't done the same. I'd love to go meet that guy and learn from him.
  • @Jaioftf
    The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance. It's obvious we are headed for inflation,it is always the poor who take the hit.
  • @taylorbug9
    People living in these crazy conditions always leave me in awe. What strength, what ingenuity!
  • @stewbacca117
    One of my enduring favourite pictures is one I snapped of a bunch of school girls "canuting")(canoe commuting) to school in Tonle Sap while I was drifting through on a tour. Certainly made me appreciate the shelter of a bus on my school runs as a kid. 😂 Also the most amusingly placed ATM atop a stilt building with staircases up the sides.
  • Here before the "cold pole" jokes. 😊 Edit: Coober Pedy is pronounced Coober Peedy. ✌️🇦🇺 I watched a show where a guy was describing how he "built" his home, and he was following a very nice opal vein and only stopped because he actually broke through into his neighbours home.
  • @52BLUE
    Please do a deep dive on Kowloon Walled City, Simon and co. It’s a fascinating story about a city that no longer exists.
  • @7-ten
    Simon says don't go bald😂😂😂