$1000 USD Street Shave in Kabul, Afghanistan
this is the city of Kabul with a population of roughly 6 million people it's a pretty impressive City and this is the flag Hill this is Infamous to be a Taliban hangout area the Taliban are part of the paston tribe the paston people are famous for being the most hospitable people in the world which is ironic because that's not what you think of when you're thinking of the Taliban they are extremely hospitable I've experienced that in Pakistan and I'm experiencing it here and they're very devoted to their tribe uh much like the other tribes in Afghanistan how are you um oh he's the boss boss no bad that's bad uh what's this my photo take my photo I want one photo one photo okay be a I don't know what you're saying we're taking a photo oh Ze oh they' got competition who do I go you or you I said I okay okay I pay now the boss man's getting paid today how are you going to give me that turn off my camera he's trying to turn off my camera don't oh for me yeah for guys hey calm down calm down come with me come with me Jesus these kids are more aggressive than the Taliban they one second I get change for this one what's that one 20 yeah there you go can you ask him like uh what what they want to do when they're old he funny do tell him he needs to study hard then he needs money thank you okay okay f f yeah he likes being on camera good very good fu fu you Jesus I don't think he knows what he's saying anyway nice to meet you guys so you're probably wondering what life is like as a tourist in the most dangerous country in the world well it's super interesting we're getting stopped by checkpoints all the time security checkpoints with like the most intense security I've ever seen multiple times a day they check your passport sometimes they ask you a qu few questions never had any problems so far but it's just very intense they've always got guns they're always like staring at you and yeah just like when you're walking around so many Taliban walking around with AK-47s like on their shoulders and like M16s like really Advanced weapons as well and then they've got like huge 4x4s that they roll around in and they've got like seven of them in the car hanging off the side of the car it's just so wild I've never experienced anywhere like it and I don't think I ever will so if you're wondering how you get Afghani since this a closed currency you can't get it in any other country apart from Afghanistan this is how you get it on the streets there's a man sitting above the sewage line and you give him the dollars and he gives you the fresh Afghani thank you so much nice to meet you have a good day just I want to count oh yeah sure should always count it I'm very careless okay yeah 15,000 okay thank you okay bye way there we go we're going to be taking a picture with a 50-year-old camera let's go in to his house hello oh wow so yeah ladies and gentlemen you before the iPhone before for any kind of camera this is how you used to take photos there we go that's the camera right there oh he's got a lot yeah this is the old and this is the new wow so he doesn't even press any buttons or anything all he does is remov this and then I just smile wow it's like magic wow that is so cool thank you I got invited in to look at his book whil they pray and of course we are in Afghanistan if we don't have chai he wants to show me his pictures oh wow wow oh very handsome can you ask him what's the secret to growing a a great beard that's the process yeah that's you oh he was in the Afghan uh Army against the Soviets yeah he was the um soldier with the government but also that time mujahidin was fight against the Russia the Soviet yes yeah but they involved with the Afghanistan government not the mujah okay yeah he's very proud of his work this is his grandson yeah grandson he's the next famous photographer yeah Ma he's like that's me that's me y y y oh my God I not expecting that I thought he done I thought that was the finished product but wow I'm so happy with that thank you so much thank you wow what's his favorite thing about Afghanistan so he he was a soldier and then he started the photography feels like a little bit in some places like I've been transported back in time just the way people dress and some of the business activities like people still using the wheelbarrows like this man here to kind of Transport items around is so interesting to see um but in terms of like my experience here everyone's been so kind to me everyone's been hospitable as I was expecting it's kind of now that I've been to Pakistan and places like that you kind of know and expect the hospitality but it's on a different level we've made it to the jewelry area I'm looking to get some jewelry I've always wanted to say I have some jewelry from Afghanistan so we're g to give it a go Alum how are you how are you I'm good I'm good Al uh I'm looking for some jewelry is it okay to film in here it's good can with okay how are you Boss you're the boss man you're going to give me you're going to give me The Afghani price yeah Afghani I'm I'm from Afghanistan okay wow you got some crazy jewelry here we got earrings rings you like Afghan always like the big the big Rings like you got the big ring there I like the small R these are real big oh my God it's huge we've been given tea That's to help us stay in the shop so we we buy more things I guess I'll get this one well actually depending on the price it doesn't matter what's the price brother for that one yeah for you good price $20 $20 you want to pay ,500 you're too kind you're too kind pay $20 I'll pay I'll pay $20 because you're are a good man he's a very good man this one cuz he watches my videos yeah I have seen you a lot of work than you brother your videos you're very kind especially and you had some Barber also yeah and also the massage that was fantastic in Pakistan yeah well if you want to be my guest it doesn't matter okay so it's free yeah you can get it no don't thank you brother nice to meet you let's have a look inside I'll finish my chai in there okay you can get your TR out okay the best thing to do in Afghanistan is to get the pomeg Gran juice Alum good good good I get a three three pomegranate three three three three nahim nice to meet you you're welcome thank you it's like on the side of a road actually on the side of a roundabout not not on the side of a road and uh interestingly it's I understand a funny Place they've also got a car repair shop on the roundabout or you can kind of pump up your tires here so you can do double pop up your tires and get a pomegranate juice also Afghanistan is the only place I've seen where people just walk like look at this guy he just walking in the middle of traffic and there's no there's no Lanes here you just do what you want there's also like a guy selling popcorn he's allowed to use the roundabout see look at this guy here he's just walking crazy salum it's an interesting place F how much uh kimat kimat Ash chust can J for okay there we go we're conversing wow I'm proud of myself can I have a go can I can I go I pull let's see how hard is I've always wondered how you do this oh it's quite hard yes he's very strong you need for more power yeah I know tell him he's strong I can't do it wow let me let me see how he does it and he cleans the even cleans the glasses for us so like this is actually very hygienic can you ask him how many he sells in a day average thank you so much T oh Tak I'm saying T how how many times have I said that today I've said that loads today all right cheers guys oo so is it the same in Kabul or different um a little sweeter here I think it's similar yeah why they they they're different pomegranates because it comes from uh from Kar so sweet oh the the couple ones are from kaha these ones are from mazah from masar yeah okay keep it it do it's like $220 because you're working hard okay thank you brother nice to meet you have a good day yes I gave him $20 like obviously not not a huge amount for me but like that will make his day probably I think probably he makes around that in the day I'm in Afghanistan and I'm going to get a shave I can get a chave can you tell him all off finish see okay all right n n n m m mad nice to meet you as you can see we're on the on the side of a highway for got to ask how much is as chust as chust 50 that's 50 cents we've also asked for the blade to be clean it's very important here you get a clean blade I guess he doesn't very often do a clean shave because in Afghanistan you're supposed to grow the beers so this is going to be interesting can you ask him if he does the clean shave very often how many years has he been doing the barber all right I'm going to be quiet now you ask how much he ears in one day not much yeah that's like $3 doing a good job so far his hand's shaking quite bad though it's a bit worrying here we go he's into the mustache now here we go here goes nothing be careful mammed very good yeah his hand shaking look crazy I think he has a parking or something that's really unfortunate but yeah it's just like working hard on the highway probably had a tough life lived through 40 Years of conflict doesn't complain about it just gets on with his job people are staring from the uh from the windows of their cars Finishing Touches wow thank you be hugging oh he's doing the back of my head I've never had this before this is new hello thank you so much there we go zast yeah I think it's the first time they've ever seen someone clean shave thank you so much very kind can you ask him like does he have family and stuff 10 wow and how many hours is he working here okay so typical and he said he gets like four customers a day I'm not sure that that means he make $2 but that's pretty crazy so now I'm going to get a haircut at a different place okay good can I get a haircut oh wow I can pay what I want okay it's free I'm joking I'm joking I'm joking um can you do like they head massage also okay just go look at that okay now show my M these are his tools he's got the the mirror that's a triangle he's got one pair of scissors one one uh razor and some Russian some Russian bag this is Russian wow maybe he's a secret spy from Russia likes that one are you a spy oh he just nodded he's a spy he's Infidel I think the Taliban should get him just just a small amount off the side nothing off the top nothing this is the first time I've ever been a little bit nervous to get my haircut because usually I can show them a picture and they've got some kind of training this guy's clearly had no training but I should put my trust in him you know he's got experience all right well this is things I do for YouTube views hey muhamed you ready you ready be a bin there there Taliban surrounding us which you guys can't see in the camera la ah yeah yeah yeah oh massage time yeah there's T Buton um got to be very careful with by filming but they're watching us they're like why the [ __ ] is he getting a haircut there oh very good very good wow wow he's amazing this is the best massage I've ever had jokes oh my God the excitement the exhilaration wow good that was the worst massage in history but barle he doesn't do that very often bless him he's trying his hardest very good very good uh could he could he slip a little bit no no no no uhoh I'm nervous he's going near the hairline be careful Muhammad precious hair I'm losing it wow zeast Ze Ze it's good um yeah yeah yeah what's he doing now oh can you ask him uh how is the life in Afghanistan so he earns $1 to $2 a day apparently which actually that's what also what the other guy said that's absolutely crazy thank you we tell him we'll come back and pay me okay so basically I had this idea where I'm going to give away $11,000 there's obviously 1 2 3 4 five barers here I don't want to just give it to one Barber I want to give it spread it equally it's the fair thing to do so we going to figure out how to do this without causing any arguments so I'm going to ask my tour guide to do it for me basically but yeah we're going to give them $1,000 this is one of the biggest giveaways I've ever done and um I wouldn't be able to do it without the sponsors from my videos and because you guys click on the sponsors this is allowing me to do it so thank you and if you want to support me you can either click on the sponsor which is free or you can send me super thanks money via super thanks I really appreciate it it means I'm able to give money to these people I'm not like a charity where I take half the money from my employees I give it I spread it equally these people are earning $1 to $2 a day and I'm about to give them $1,000 so he wants 2,000 feel like a drug dealer with all this money as soon as we get the money out that's when everyone starts coming over I got you this is for all for himig yeah it is uh 33,000 okay only for him 33,000 yes it's $500 now everyone come over and they've suddenly got disabilities this is where it gets a little bit annoying you going to do this quick for this guy oh sorry sorry I'll give him 500 I'm trying to explain that I uh I give it to people who are hardworking and give me an honest price not to people who are Beggars all of this that's um 30 something thousand, is $500 for you because you are working hard and you are honest man give me the honest price and uh give it give it to your spend it on your family take a day off and enjoy it okay I'm I'm stuck in a between a hot rock and a hard place here cuz now I'm getting i' I've got no I've got I'm say that like if they were you know maybe like they could he could share it with a little just a small amount with each other both yeah okay we pay one for him okay he's very good man okay yeah yeah yeah thank you wow see he just gets the money out straight away and he's willing to share it I was not expecting that usually in in like some of these places they take the money and they just run and they don't give it to anyone else okay all right we're getting out of here before [ __ ] gets a little bit real just as we're leaving like tons of people are just coming over saying what about him give money to him give me to him it's just like really overwhelming and hard but this is life here it's just tough and desperate okay all right let's just get out of here and thank you so much to Muhammad Jan for filming that like all of that was possible he found the barber he arranged the money yeah it is a big money for them especially for the two uh Barbers we paid 33,000 to each of them uh which they cannot collect this money for the whole year yeah yeah it's a big money for them and also we did uh 2,000 for each other the the other Barbers yeah that they didn't do any they didn't cut any hair yeah they didn't work just for helping them yeah yeah it's a it's a tough one to like try and figure out who deserves what it's hard especially when you're stuck with hundreds of people asking you do this do this showing you like their missing limbs so it's tough I appreciate I hope you guys appreciate that um maybe I didn't do it equally between everyone and I didn't give it to this person and this person but it's in the moment it's so so hard you got a million things going on in your head and I'm just trying to get a haircut
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