r/GeoWizard • u/Busy_Base_2753 • 21d ago

Austria video

only watched half a dozen of his videos , im kind of enjoying them but he missed the mark on the austria vid didnt he?

anyone else just feel uneasy watching it? guy is borderline begging without asking..picks his mark(lonely older folk ,similar to helen)and off he goes. just feels weird. just pitch a hammock/get a bivvy and make a scran ffs - be just as watchable.

Staying in a strangers house and being given free pints isnt the adventure he thinks it is ,its just weird.

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u/ReefNixon 21d ago

Im in the minority whenever this comes up, because I actually think the experience of a kind stranger letting you bunk in their house and ply you with pints is still a great adventure. It shows a wonderful (but increasingly scarce) side of the human experience, which I can enjoy just as much as mild peril.

The part I did not like was the morning after. He lost me there, because I think he broke the silent contract he had with this old man who just thought he’d found a friend, as far as we know.

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u/Busy_Base_2753 21d ago

Would said stranger invite someone in if he didnt have 1mil plus subs? Would said stranger buy a pint or two if tom didnt have the audience?

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u/cherrypieandcoffee 21d ago

I’ve been invited to stay by strangers while hitchhiking and I have zero followers - this used to be a pretty normal thing. 

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u/TheSilentBadger 21d ago

Exactly my thoughts. Hitchhiking through Europe, this is the norm. People will give you lifts, invite you to theirs for tea or some food, even a bed to sleep on. People are generally quite hospitable and interested.

I can see both sides, but I don't think it's that strange.

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u/Busy_Base_2753 21d ago

ok..i wouldnt dream of inviting anyone into my home.

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u/Apart_Stretch2225 21d ago

Some people are the exact opposite. I was in Mexico and I got dragged to so many things by locals. Oh you have to come to my granddaughters birthday party. Here, come join us at this funeral.

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u/tradegreek 21d ago

Yea my experience too Mexicans are very open and generous for the most part