I Ranked Every City I’ve Been To

I Ranked Every City I’ve Been To

As somebody who comes from provincial Russia from a regular Russian family that is not rich, traveling is something that I didn’t really get to do for a long time. You see, most Russians like 70% never travel because Russia doesn’t have the most powerful passport in the world and there’s a lot of visa issues. And also, a lot of Russians simply just cannot afford it. And that was the case for me as well. The first time I traveled outside of Russia was in the year of 2018 when I was 20 years old and already made my own money from YouTube. However, looking back at it, I’ve definitely mustered up a big collection of cities that I traveled to over the years. And I thought that in today’s video would be fun to make a tier list and to rank every single major or interesting city that I’ve been to. Now, obviously, this isn’t a whole list of oldest cities I’ve ever been to in my life. It’s obviously a lot bigger, but I don’t know if you guys want to learn about the most irrelevant small cities in Russia that nobody gives a [ __ ] about. I want to rank the big important cities that I’ve been to and the cities that I thought were interesting. So without further ado, it is your boy Roman, your favorite neighborhood Russian. And let’s rank these cities. And we’re starting with a strong contender right here, Istanbul, Turkey. Now the rating that I’m going to give every city here actually is going to have three criteria. First is the tourist experience, how fun it is for traveling. Second is how livable the city is. And number three is the X factor. You know that special thing, that janessa quada, that special atmosphere that a city has. If a city is special and it has a place in my heart, then it gets the X factor. So what do I have to say about Istanbul? Quite honestly, so when it comes to Istanbul, definitely it’s a city that has a lot of that. Istanbul definitely has that X factor. It’s absolutely beautiful. I’ve been to Istanbul a billion times flying through it, but I’ve actually visited the city and had two holidays there and it’s absolutely gorgeous. The water, there’s incredibly cheap fairies that you can take from the one side of the city to the other. Incredible views, seagulls, street vendors are selling muscles. I mean, it just has that vibe. And honestly, guys, as a Russian, you know, I got to love Turkey. So, honestly, gets an A for me. A lot of cool stuff to do. Great food, great views, great night life, great shopping as well, actually. And you can also go to the Black Sea and swim in the summer. But I do have to say it’s not the most beautiful just when it comes to buildings and architecture. So, maybe that’s the reason I’m not going to give it an S. All right, fellas. Let’s move on. The next one right here, which you probably think is Dubai or something, but it is actually the Eastern European Dubai known as Batsumi, Georgia. Batsumi is the second largest city in the country of Georgia, which is a country where I live for 2 years. It is a coastal town located on the Black Sea, so it’s a resort place. And recently, it’s been getting absolutely huge amounts of investment. A lot of construction is going on there. And with the way Batsumi looks right now, people are basically calling it the Eastern European Dubai. And look, guys, I’m going to be completely honest. Batsumi has to be like a C-tier city for me. I know all my Georgian homies are probably very mad right now, but I’m sorry, but Batsumi is just way too congested. The traffic is insane. Batsumi is basically a Soviet city that has, you know, all this [ __ ] built on top of it, and the infrastructure in the roads just do not support the amount of traffic. So, while the beaches and the views are nice, getting around the city is absolute hell for cars and for pedestrians. But instead of addressing that, apparently George is building a massive copy of the Dubai Palm Islands in Batumi right now. Why are they doing this? I have no idea. So yes, Batumi is cool, but you know, it has a lot of things to improve on. And he actually have a little fridge magnet that I got in Batumi. I love Ajara. I’ve been opening bottles with this one for like 2 years now. But shout outs to Batumi, though. The place where the east and the west collide, where you see massive skyscrapers, and at the same time, you see lovely Georgian babushkas. Speaking of babushkas, by the way, I actually wanted to plug something because this right here is the babushka plushie that I just released in collaboration with makeshift. I have the one and only 24 karat gold leu. I’ve actually already released the Gopnik plush toy before that people loved. 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It’s the city of Dosstayski characters, right? It’s dark, it’s gritty, it’s got its secrets, and when it comes to tourism and livability, it’s both pretty high, I think, with some exceptions. So, look, St. Petersburg is beautiful and all. It’s the most beautiful city in Russia. No debate. It was built by Peter the Great to be like the ultimate European city. They invited all the coolest architects possible. It’s incredible, right? The river, the canals, everything. But there is a massive butt. St. Petersburg climate sucks meat. Okay, it is awful. In the winter, especially living in St. Petersburg sucks. And I live there in the winter. It’s honestly a city that I think is the most fun and beautiful for a couple of weeks in the summer and fall. That’s when it looks really beautiful and amazing. But in the winter and a lot of the times of the year, St. Petersburg, unfortunately, is the most depressing and gray city you’ll ever see in your life. But I guess that is part of the vibe though. But for me personally right now, honestly, I don’t feel right putting it in B. I’d say a A. Yeah, a tier for St. Petersburg would be fair. There’s definitely a lot of downsides to St. Petersburg with the weather being the main one and being in Russia of course, but that’s a whole another story. And the next one, guys, we have right here is actually one of the cities that inspired St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Now, I’ve actually been to Amsterdam very recently in August of this year and it was a great trip, although I didn’t really vlog it. Amsterdam, quite honestly, I have to say, yeah, I mean, it’s going to be a tier. I mean, actually, you know what I’m really thinking? No. Okay, I wanted to put it in S tier for, you know, the Zaza obviously cuz, you know, I’m a degenerate. That’s the most fun part of Amsterdam for me. But look, Amsterdam is incredibly livable. X Factor is definitely there. It’s cool for tourists. But there are some things that I found quite weird. For example, why are there no public drinking fountains in the entire city? Not a single one. And you’re walking around like dry as [ __ ] from smoking all day and you have nowhere to drink, no public toilets either. I mean, I was actually low-key pissed because I thought that the Netherlands was supposed to have good infrastructure. Not a single drinking fountain. That’s ridiculous. So, even though I was thinking of putting it in S tier, just for this reason, it goes into A tier. And also, low key, I do think that Amsterdam was a little dirtier than I expected it to be, but still pretty good. So yeah, A tier it is. I guess he’s the little magnet that I got in the Netherlands. It’s pretty nice. And I’m definitely going to come back because I was with friends who are not able to ride bikes. So I didn’t even get to ride a bike in Amsterdam, which is like the dream. So next time it is. All right, guys. The next city on our list is a wild one. But this right here is actually the Russian city of Karabash. And even from the picture here, you can probably already tell that it’s not the best city of all time. You guys might actually remember that I did a vlog with Bold and Bankrupt where we went to this city. That was many years ago by this point. But Karabash is actually a small town located in the Chileinsk region. And the reason why I decided to pick it is because it’s considered to be one of the most polluted towns in the world. I mean, it is actually ridiculous there. They have like an entire dirty yellow lake in the city. And overall, guys, I would say that from all the places that I’ve been to in Russia, it has to be one of the most depressing, if not the most depressing place. So, uh, yes, it does have the X factor of being a complete [ __ ] hole. But not good for tourism. I mean, for doc tourism, it’s good, but for livability, not good either. I mean, Karabasha is where dreams go to die. So, F tier. I would put it in S tier for being interesting, but as a city itself, it’s the worst one probably on this entire list. The next one we have is Bangkok, Thailand, which is actually the only Asian city on this entire list. Yes, I kind of barely have been to Asia, but Bangkok, I mean, what is there that hasn’t been said? It’s Bangkok. I was there when they had Legal Zaza as well that time. I don’t know what’s going on right now, but it was a fun time. I enjoyed it. I love the food. I love the people. They were really nice. The city itself is obviously insane. It’s like the most vibrant, the most cyberpunk like looking city that I’ve ever been to, right? I have never been to like Japan or South Korea yet or China, but Bangkok looks sci-fi and cyberpunk enough for me. It’s [ __ ] insane. Just how every single street has like so many levels. It’s great. Although, I would have to say that the humidity is [ __ ] awful. It is genuinely something that, you know, makes me not ever want to live in Thailand, for example, because the humidity is just something that I cannot handle. So yes, while I enjoyed Bangkok, I was sweating my ass off the entire time when I was there. So honestly, I’d say Btier. Yes, I know, guys. Maybe it’s crazy, but I’m trying to, you know, I’m not trying to just put everything in S tier. Who the [ __ ] wants to watch that? Let’s have at least some hot takes in this one. But yeah, Livability, the X Factor. I think Bangkok has it all. Next city we have is Warsaw, Poland. My beloved, I was there this year as well, very recently, and I personally really loved it. I have to say that uh it’s a little difficult. I might actually, you know, [ __ ] it. I might have to say S tier. And I’m not even trying to dick eat Poland right now you guys, but like I genuinely just enjoyed it. I think Warso has it all. Has the X factor, that Soviet goodness, the Stalin building, you know, the people there are really cool. It’s a clean, modern city. It’s a country that is developing well. Like, I don’t know what to say. Genuinely, the only problem is being close to Russia for Poland. But otherwise, yeah, Warso rocks. I loved it and actually would not mind living there. Although the shopping did suck. I spent like a whole day trying to find a pair of pants. And it turns out that the only things, you know, the only clothes that they have in Poland are for Polish twinks. So, uh, that’s a nail for me. And for Warsaw, I have this really nice magnet here that I got in the Stalin building actually, which shows the Stalin building. Duh. With a text saying Vaba at the bottom. Very beautiful. And the next one, guys, once again, we have my beloved incredible city, Bissi, Georgia. A place that I lived in for 2 years. Now the picture here is actually one of the cool Soviet buildings that you have in Bise, the Bank of Georgia building. And Georgia being a post Soviet country has a lot of this cool stuff. But the Billy is way more than just the Soviet stuff. I don’t even know where to begin, but like Bissi has just a vibe, okay? It has that X factor. Definitely, it has a vibe that no other city in the world has. There’s so much like ancient medieval [ __ ] in that city as well. You have like castles and stuff, ancient monasteries. I mean, it’s amazing. And like Georgian music, Georgian food just hits different, guys. Just hits different. So the X factor is there. The tourist experience is definitely there. Veryospitable people and everything, but there’s a massive buzz. Unfortunately, I don’t really think that Bissi is much of a livable city these days. I mean, it is livable, don’t get me wrong. Like, and I enjoyed living in it. But the thing is is that Bissi is such a crowded city. It is actually insane. I mean, in Europe, out of all the cities that I’ve been to, this is probably the most crowded city with the most traffic jams. The city is located in the valley and there’s not a lot of roads being built and the traffic is just so [ __ ] bad, man. It’s one of those things that I definitely do not miss from Bissi. But otherwise, yeah, it’s livable. It’s got cool stuff, but you definitely do feel like the city is congested and overpop populated when you’re there. So, Bissi, I got to say, is probably going to go to A tier for me. Again, I’m very biased because I lived in this place for 2 years. I have a lot of great memories, great friends, and everything. But that is what it’s going to be. And also, here is a magnet that I have from Georgia with Stalin on it. This was actually a gift from Gatsu. I didn’t even buy this one, but yeah, pretty cool. This right here is my scuffed souvenir from Georgia. Next up, we have Berlin, which I’m honestly like right now, I’m going to go B for Berlin because yes, I know a lot of people are probably very mad right now. All you Burke Hanggo going [ __ ] are pissed. Look, I’ve been to Berlin once again. I actually enjoyed it. It’s got a lot of cool stuff, a lot of amazing history, but like I’m going to be honest, like when I was there, I didn’t really get to experience any of the culture like the clubbing, the partying or anything. I was kind of having the basic tourist experience and I didn’t really go to the burrows a little bit. I kind of was staying in the city sense a lot of the time, you know, which is like the shittiest neighborhood. And like what do I have to say? It’s not beautiful. And also the food wasn’t like amazing from what I remember, but I did like it. And I do think that it’s maybe unfairly rated for me right now because I just need to visit it again and experience it again. But yeah, obviously it’s very livable. Tourists go there, you know, there’s stuff to do there. But Berlin doesn’t really have that X factor to me, you know, and I’m not being biased right now because I’m Russian. It’s just what it is. Sorry German people, but you hate Berlin anyway as well. So I don’t have to apologize, I guess. And the next one, guys, we have a big one. A big one. Lisbon, Portugal, the city that I live in right now. And what do I have to say, guys? By the way, this is hard, but I’m going to say probably a tier. And basically, to put it short, to explain it, right now, having lived in Portugal for 1 and 1/2 years, I have pretty much decided that this is the best place on earth when it comes to like the climates. Like, the weather is just so [ __ ] good here. Like, it just makes sense. This is how human beings are supposed to live. Not in [ __ ] Russia. When it’s minus30, you’re freezing your dick off. Okay, there’s the sun. Yes, you have rain sometimes in the winter. It’s annoying. But most of the time, it’s sunny. It’s beautiful. It’s warm. It feels like the summer never ends here. And the city is also beautiful. Obviously, Lisbon does have that janessiqua, the trams, the orange roofs, the water. Obviously, in my opinion, Lisbon actually has a pretty similar vibe to Istanbul. Oddly enough, in a lot of places, Lisbon low-key looks a lot like Istanbul. Obviously, it’s different though. And also, another big major plus of Lisbon is that around Lisbon, you know, the nature, the area is just incredibly beautiful. You can go to the ocean and surf and everything. I mean, guys, coming from the [ __ ] buck [ __ ] of Russia, it’s insane. The only reason I think I would give it an A instead of an S tier though is because Lisbon is struggling in some ways, there’s a big housing crisis. A lot of people cannot afford apartments here because of people like myself, you know, digital nomads moving in basically. And Lisbon does have an issue with a lot of abandoned buildings. Portugal has that issue in general. You know, the city could be upkept a little better, but also that’s the charm of it, I guess. And for Lisbon, I have this right here, this little tile of classic Portuguese as a leisure tiles. Very nice. And now guys, time has finally come for my great hometown portrayed here by the meteor of course which is the most famous thing I ever came out of our city apart from myself of course. We have the legendary city of Chilabinsk. Now Chilabinsk is going to have to be like realistically compared to a lot of the cities here. I’d say Ctier probably. The thing about Chilabinsk is that like Chilabinsk right now when I left it is a lot better than when I lived in it. Because what’s funny is that as soon as I left Chilabinsk and I moved to St. in Petersburg, they started actually like renovating the city. They built like a new embankment and [ __ ] and they actually started giving a [ __ ] Before that, when I lived in the city for 24 [ __ ] years, they didn’t do a single thing. The city was just [ __ ] rotten. Okay, but now it’s getting a little nicer and obviously [ __ ] happens doesn’t seem too bad. But again, it’s just a big depressing industrial city at the end of the day. Located in a [ __ ] of nowhere. Although we do have some beautiful nature nearby Chidabin, some mountains and lakes, but again, the pollution there is actually really, really bad. It’s not the most affluent city and a lot of the city outskirts where I grew up look like [ __ ] Just the most depressing comic blocks of all time. So, but at the same time it does have a lot of like there’s stuff going on in Chileans, right? There’s events, there’s youthful culture, there’s night life. It’s not like fully dead. So, I think it would be not fair giving it less than a C. And also guys, I have a special magnet from Chileans right here, which is actually also about the meteor that fell over the city in 2013. And it says right here, nothing wakes you up in the morning quite like a meteor. So, uh, yeah, we in Chile are very proud. Now, the next one we have is a kind of a controversial place. Dubai. Uh, I’m going to have to be honest. Dubai is going to be it’s going to go into D for Dubai for me. Once again, the thing about Dubai is is that like it’s just not really a real city in a sense. You know, it feels like a city that was made in City Skylines or like you know those like fake GTA ripoff games you have on like App Store and Android, Google Play Store with like some lowquality city made in Unity. Yeah, that’s what Dubai feels like. It’s literally one road with skyscrapers on the side and it’s like also the hottest place in the world. And you know, once again, I’ve been to Dubai. I had my fun there, I guess, but like it’s not really a city that I’m going to go back to again. It definitely has the X factor, I guess, in a sense, because it is one of the only places in the world that I like that. And for tourism, it’s cool, I guess, but for living in it, it’s just not a style of life that I want to live, right? And also, I do like to have at least a little bit of free speech. So, uh, so yeah, Dubai is really not for me. Maybe if I was more of like a Andrew Tate type fella than not like this. And the next one guys, we have another very hated city. A very controversial one. Moscow. Now guys, I got to be honest. It’s really hard not to hate quite honestly. Like guys, I’m from rural Russia from the provinces. Okay, it is my [ __ ] duty as a Russian citizen to hate on Moscow. Everybody hates Moscow. Moscow is getting all the funds from the governments. It’s the most luxury and well-off city. We in Russia basically say Mavania. Moscow is not part of Russia. It’s a whole separate country in itself, right? But even taking all of that out of the equation, right? Moscow, like I’m sorry, it’s got to be like, should I put it [ __ ] it, let’s put it in Dtier. I don’t give a [ __ ] actually. Like, it’s just it’s just not it’s just not beautiful. It really isn’t. The Soviet Union, Stalin, they destroyed the entire old [ __ ] city. The entire city is just huge rows with like 20 lanes where you have to scream to the person next to you so that they hear you. Yes, I do like, you know, the the Kremlin and, you know, the Soviet buildings, the Moscow, seven sisters, you know, the same that they have in Warsaw. Yes, it’s cool. I like that Soviet vibe. You know, if you want to look at Soviet stuff, Moscow is obviously the place to be. But like, it’s just not a beautiful city. And it’s so [ __ ] big. Life is so fast-paced there. Like, people just don’t care about each other. And I don’t know, like, it’s not for me. Sorry, Dier it is. And like, yes, Moscow obviously has the X factor. I mean, come on. It’s the capital of the evil empire of Russia, right? You have the Kremlin, the Red Square, the St. Basil’s Cathedral, all the like biggest symbols of Russia that all of us know. But again, I just don’t like it. It’s not my vibe. So, Armenia, another capital in the caucuses that I’ve been to. I actually visited Armenia with Gatsu for a 50 Cent concert. Was absolutely hilarious vlog. And uh Armenia is cool, but like I would have to say it’s definitely a spot below Bissi for me. And Bissi’s vibe is just better. Like I know people would get triggered by this, but Armenia low-key feels too much like Russia sometimes. It does. And obviously they have a rich history and everything, but in Yeravan is such like a rousified city, you almost barely feel it. But Yavan has got some cool stuff, some cool architecture. But I’m going to be honest, it’s going to be like Ctier for me. And also, I have to say, Armenia in the summer is is hell. It just gets so [ __ ] hot. I’m sorry, my Armenian homies. I don’t mean no disrespect. And when it comes to the magnet, this right here is what I have from Armenia. It’s actually a magnet of Frunzik Mukchan, who was a famous Armenian Soviet actor who was featured in movies such as Mimo, for example. So, uh, an absolute legend of Armenian and Soviet cinema right here. I got him as a nice little souvenir. All right, guys. Next up, a big one once again. Rome, Italy. Yes, I actually have been to Rome as well. I actually did not vlog there, which maybe was a mistake, but I’m going to visit it again, I guess. I mean, guys, what do I have to say? It’s [ __ ] Rome. Like, like, it’s hard to be not biased right now. Once again, cuz my name is Roman. Haha. So, I’m from Rome, right? It’s really difficult, man. I mean, I’m It’s probably going to go to A tier for me. When it comes to the X factor, the uniqueness, Rome, of course, S tier. Of course, it’s [ __ ] Rome, guys. It is actually so insane to be there and stand in front of these ancient ass buildings and just think and realize how truly old they are and how old this whole human civilization thing really is. It is insane. And it’s a city that looks like nothing else and it left a very big impression on me. Like I really loved it. But again, it has a lot of the disadvantages of a European capital and in Rome a lot of them are kind of more pronounced. I was there at the start of 2020 and the city just seemed really dirty. Like there’s a lot of trash. The smell isn’t always the best. And also, I gotta be honest, the amount of scammers in like pickpocketes around the streets and around the big attractions is a little [ __ ] ridiculous. At least back in the day, that’s what it was. And it’s also pretty crowded, I guess, these days. So, yeah, just for those reasons, I’m going to put it in a tier, not S tier. But like, yeah, it is a must visit for everybody. All the roads lead to Rome. Next one we have, guys, is a great one. Belgrade, Serbia. I’m going to be quite honest, like, well, okay, I’m going to say Btier, quite honest. Like, first of all, the X factor, Belgrade definitely has it. The Yugoslav architecture is incredible. Novi Beerrat is like one of my favorite spots to be honest. Just walking around then looking at all the crazy combi blocks they had. They’re like way crazier and more diverse than the ones we have in Russia. Like this building right here, obviously the western city gates or whatever it’s called. It’s absolutely insane in person. And the city sense also has some beautiful stuff. Some old architecture and yeah, it definitely has a vibe in my opinion. Young people in Serbia are pretty cool. I’m like a local celebrity there for some reason. I got recognized all the [ __ ] time. But again, it’s like, first of all, it’s [ __ ] hot. Also, Serbia is such a hot country in the summer. It’s actually insane. I know that it sounds ridiculous saying this from Portugal, but Portugal feels less hot than Serbia. Serbia has that insane dry heat. Okay, that Balkan heat is [ __ ] insane. And look, maybe I just haven’t discovered Belgrade enough, but I feel like it’s low-key a little boring. Like just less stuff happening there, less events compared to some other big cities in Europe, I guess. But look, I enjoy it. I enjoy Serbian food a lot as well. Pavit say is the best. Not the prettiest city. A lot of the times it has its charm, but it definitely cannot compete with like Lisbon or Rome for me. And from Serbia, I have this little magnet here saying Serbia with a crown. Very nice. Next coming up, we have Prague. Now, Prague was actually the first European city that I’ve ever went to. Uh that was 2018. It had a big impression on me, definitely. And I’d say honestly Prague for me, well, from what I remember back in the day, I’m going to say a tier quite honestly. I don’t know if Prague has changed a lot these days, but back in the day it was pretty chill. Didn’t feel too overcrowded in a sense. That’s probably different now, but yeah, it’s a beautiful city, great food, great beer, lots of stuff to do, you know, definitely has that X factor in my opinion and probably very livable. I’d probably live in Prague, quite honestly. Next up, we actually have Florence, Italy, which is also a place that I actually have been when I was in Rome. I went on like a day trip there. I actually went to Pompei and Naples as well. while I was in Naples for like 3 hours, but I barely remember anything. There was like barely any time to check out the city. But Florence, I spent like 8 hours there or something. And I mean, I guess I got to say uh probably I mean from what I from the experience that I had, I got to say S tier just because of how beautiful it is. Like I have zero idea about what living there is like, but the X factor is definitely there. Come on, guys. [ __ ] Assassin’s Creed. Assassin’s Creed 2. Enough said, right? But yeah, when I was there, I remember it being really nice, like really clean and like I don’t remember there being any scammers or pickpockers or anything annoying. Like it was nice. It was just really nice. So that is why Florence, I guess, has to be S tier for me. I don’t know, maybe I just didn’t experience it enough to even see any downsides. And next up, we have Novisad, Serbia, which is a city I actually spent a lot of time in because to move here to Portugal, I actually got my visa through Serbia and I had to spend quite a lot of time in Novvisad because I chose it because it’s a smaller city and it’s easier to get like paperwork done and stuff. But yeah, Novvisad, I’m not going to lie, has to be a tier for me. Good ass city. Like I kind of might actually like it more than Belgrade lowkey. They call Novisad like the Amsterdam of Eastern Europe or whatever because it has a lot of bike lanes and it’s really convenient to ride a bike in it. And it’s just a really cool city because it has that mix of a lot of the Yugoslav architecture and also the Austrahungarian imperial architecture and so on. And it’s pretty incredible. It’s a small city. There’s not too much to do in it, I guess. But I don’t know. I just really like the vibe. It just felt nice to be there. Although I have to say like the heat once again, the Balkan heat gets [ __ ] bad. But I don’t know, guys. Noad has a special place in my heart. very livable, very nice city. And also, guys, I just got to say one thing. Index Sandwich. Index Sandwich is great. I love it. Shout outs to Novvisat. Next up, guys, we have something that you’re probably not going to recognize, but this is actually another city in Russia. Yikatenburg. This actually a pretty large Russian city as well. Kind of like Chilabins, but even bigger. The reason why I actually put this on the list is because it’s very closely located to Chileans. It’s like 300 km away or something. And long story short, it’s basically kind of like Chilabins, but bigger and better, better maintained and so on, right? fans. I’m not going to lie, like Hikatenberg is pretty sick. Btier is definitely like and it deserves to stand next to like even Berlin and Belgrade. I’m not going to lie. Like there’s cool stuff going on in Katenber. It has a lot of culture. Pretty good-looking city. Once again, like I was actually during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. There were a lot of foreigners outside and so on. It was cool. And yeah, I think it’s a pretty livable city and so on. Not much of an X factor for me cuz once again, it’s just like Chileans but better. But yeah, that is why it deserves to be one step above my hometown, the meteor city, but obviously I prefer Chile still because that’s where my hood is. Next up, we have Valleta Maltza, which is kind of a weird one. I mean, it’s a really cool one, but I’m going to only like I’m going to only put it in C tier quite honestly because don’t get me wrong, right? I really enjoyed Malta. It was amazing. One of the most beautiful places that I’ve ever been to, but the capital of Malta Vallete is kind of like just a place that’s been taken over by tourists at this point. And like it’s not a big place. is the smallest capital in Europe and Malta just comprised of very tiny cities. It’s an island. So yeah, like it’s really beautiful. Valleta for tourists, it’s incredible, but to live there, I don’t think it’s good. The X factor is definitely there, but once again, if you just want to live there, I don’t think there’s much going on quite honestly. Again, it just feels like a place that’s beautiful, but has been fully taken over by tourists. So that is the reason why I give it the C tier. And also, it’s just small and there’s really not much to do. And here is the magnet that I got in Moza. A nice little silver nights. Drippy as hell. Next up right here, we actually have another city in Russia. Soi, which essentially is Russia’s southern resort city. It’s located on the Black Sea. You have like casinos there and stuff like that. Even though that’s low in the rest of Russia. It’s kind of like the playground for the rich in Russia right now. And it is like the best place in Russia as far as weather goes. Obviously, it’s a place that, you know, rich people go to for a winter getaway or whatever. But Soi, I’m going to be quite honest, Dier for me. Like look, I’m glad that it exists. I’m glad that you have this opportunity to go to the Black Sea in Russia and actually catch some warm vibes even in the winter because I actually went there in the winter and it was a nice change of pace. But the city itself is just like it’s kind of just a huge village and like again the traffic is bad. The layout makes zero sense in my opinion. It’s like the city planning just sucks there. But there is stuff to do I guess, but overall like it’s just not the kind of vibe I love and it just does feel like it’s just taken over by like rich Russians now. So yeah, D tier for me. And the next one, guys, here that’s pretty interesting, which you might have already noticed with the picture of Stalin right here. It is actually another city in Georgia known as Gordi. Now, I was thinking of including Koutisi, another city in Georgia, because it’s a city that I actually quite like, but I actually decided to include Gordi instead because it’s a place that gave the world Joseph Stalin. Yes, it’s Stalin’s hometown, and it’s absolutely insane because they have a Stalin museum in the city right now. They have a Stalin Park and a Stalin Avenue. And there’s even like a statue of Stalin that used to be in the city that’s like laying at some kind of landfill outside of the city now. I actually filmed all of this in my vlog where me and Gatsu actually went to Gordi. Yeah. I mean, it’s just a small Georgian town, but it is really really interesting. That is why I wanted to include it. But yeah, I’m going to have to say like probably Dier or Yeah, I guess. So, I mean, it’s actually it’s actually chill there. But like it’s just a small, not super well-developed city. But it does have character and charm because Georgia has character and charm. But you obviously cannot compete with like the big capitals of the world. But I just wanted to include it because I do think it’s fascinating. It definitely has that X factor. And here, by the way, is another one that I have as well, which I got in Gordy 2. I promise guys, I’m not like obsessed with Stalin or something, but it just so happens that I have two magnets with Stalin. It is what it is. It is what it is. It is what it is. And the next coming up, we actually have Strasburg, France. Now, a lot of you might be saying that it’s kind of a strange choice. Why did I go to Strasburg? Yes, it is the only city in France that I actually have been to. I mean, I have been to Paris. Technically, I’ve been to the airport, but I haven’t been to the city itself. The reason why I actually ended up in Strasburg of all places is because a few months ago this year as well, I was invited to the European Parliament as part of a visit of a bunch of content creators from Europe. I actually have a vlog about this as well. Not a lot of people saw it, but yeah, the whole thing took place in the European Parliament located in Strasburg. So, I actually had to fly to Paris and then take a train to Strasburg. And I spent like 3 days there. I’m going to say Strasburg is probably going to be like it’s probably going to be like a C tier for me. I’m not going to lie. I mean, it’s cool, but it’s like it’s small. Once again, there’s not much going on. And it also feels like a very kind of corporate, very kind of official city that is just filled with like, you know, businessmen and diplomats and politicians. Not much of a like a youthful vibe or like a youthful culture going on there. Maybe there is. I’m just not aware. Who knows? But yeah, it’s cool. It’s a beautiful city. Has its own vibe that Alsace region, right? It’s cool, but it didn’t really leave a mark in my heart. You know what I’m saying? Not a place that I necessarily want to go back to. Does seem chill to live in, though. And here’s the little magnet that I got at Strasburg. Pretty cute with a cathedral. Next up, we have Kov, Poland. I got to be honest, Kraco for me, uh, I liked it. Don’t get me wrong. I liked it, but compared to Warso, it’s kind of eh. I know people are going to be triggered by that, but like that’s just how I felt. Okay, Krakov is cool, but I just thought Warso was more interesting and had more stuff to check out. So, Krakov for me honestly is going to go to like C tier once again. It’s cool. Like, there’s not much to complain about quite honestly. Once again, because Poland is on their [ __ ] once again. The streets are tidy and nice. You know, it feel nice and safe on the streets and everything, but like I don’t know, it just didn’t really hit for me the same way that Warsaw did. So, no hate on people from Kov, but maybe I just need to come back there again. And for Krakov, I have probably the nicest and the coolest magnets out of all of them. Just look at that big boy right there with the castle and everything. Pretty sick. Now, the next one we have right here is Porto, Portugal, which is the second largest city in Portugal that I visited recently this year as well. This is a big rivalry here in Portugal. Which is better, Lisbon or Porto? And guys, I’m going to trigger some people once again, but I do like Lisbon right now. Porto is cool. Really beautiful, especially on the bridge there. It’s absolutely insane. I mean, it looks like once again like Assassin’s Creed looking ass view. You know what I’m saying? But I feel like I haven’t really checked out the residential parts of Porto. I don’t know like I have nothing to compare Lisbon to in a sense. I’ve only really been to the touristic areas of Porto. I did feel like, you know, everything was taken over by tourists once again and that the city felt touristy in a way. But I do think that Porto is more touristy than Lisbon even because Lisbon is just bigger like and there’s more places for tourists to spread out. In Porto, it definitely feels like tourists are everywhere. Yeah, man. I don’t know. I enjoyed Porto, but I do think it’s probably going to be like a it’s probably going to be like a B tier for me. I definitely want to go back there again and check out more of the city and the surrounding areas and stuff, but hey fellas, is a Lisb Bua as an alpha sa a Lisbon residence. I have to rep my city. But Superbok is better than Sagish. Those are the facts. And here’s the little magnet that I got in Porto. So, it’s actually a tram, which is more associated with Lisbon. So, it does make sense, but yeah, it says Porto on it. So, uh that makes it make sense, I guess. And last but not least, guys, we have Vienna, Austria. Yes, I’ve also been to Vienna only for one day, though, because this happened when I was actually in Prague on the first ever European trip that I took, first trip outside of Russia, basically. And I went to Vienna on a day trip on like a guided tour. And what’s quite funny, by the way, is that that day that we went to Vienna was the day of the LGBT pride parade there. So, that was kind of fun to see, especially coming from Russia where all this stuff is banned. That’s just what I remember the most from that day, obviously. But uh as far as I understand, they really have it like locked in as far as housing there and stuff like that. Like Austria is doing things right in that regard. And it feels like a really livable city. But again, I didn’t experience much of Vienna. But I heard this from people who have been there that it’s like so [ __ ] dead and there’s nothing to do like nowhere to potty, nowhere to go compared to like Berlin obviously or something that Vienna is just such like a it’s like a city for retired people basically, you know, for the elderly who just want a calm life. I don’t really know how true that is, but from, you know, just from what I’ve seen of Vienna so far, I’m going to I guess I’m going to give it like a B tier. But after coming from like Prague, I know it’s different, but it did kind of feel like more of the same. It’s just Central Europe. I don’t know. I haven’t seen enough of it, but from what I’ve seen, it didn’t really like leave that big of an impression on me once again. So, uh, Btier it is. B for B. And I’m sorry, guys, but this right here is my final rating of every major or interesting city that I’ve been to. I’m very very terribly sorry and I apologize if I offended anybody with my rating and I definitely did with this video, but this is just how I feel right now. At the end of the day, obviously I enjoyed all of these cities and I like what I saw there because well, I don’t usually try to go to cities that I think I would not enjoy in the first place, right? But anyway, regardless, I hope you did enjoy my ranking. Let me know down in the comments what you guys think and if you would move anything around here. All I can say is that I’m just really happy that right now I’m in a position where I can actually travel in Europe and check out more places. And that is definitely what I’m going to do in the future. And hopefully sometime in the future, I’m going to do an updated version with the new cities and countries that I’m going to visit. Thank you once again so much for watching today’s video. If your city or your country was featured on this list, shout outs to you. And if you guys did enjoy this video, then as always, please make sure to slap the like button on it. And also, if you guys would like to support me additionally, that is financially well. First of all, either buy the Babushka plushy that is available right now for limited time only or go to the link down description and buy me a coffee or become a YouTube channel member. And yeah, guys, that was it for the ultimate city ranking by no [ __ ] bangers and I’m going to see you guys in the next one. Peace.

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Timestamps
00:00 Ranking every city I’ve been to
01:21 Istanbul, Turkey
02:08 Batumi aka Eastern European Dubai
03:25 MY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
04:25 The best city in Russia
05:42 Amsterdam surprised me…
06:56 Karabash – Russia’s polluted town
07:51 Bangkok, Thailand
08:56 Warsaw – the GOAT of Eastern Europe
09:53 Tbilisi, Georgia
11:35 Berlin is mid?
12:35 Lisbon, Portugal
14:08 Chelyabinsk – my Russian hometown
15:34 Dubai is overrated
16:30 Hating on Moscow
18:08 Yerevan, Armenia
19:06 Roman rates Rome
20:20 Belgrade, Serbia
21:39 Prague, Czech Republic
22:09 Florence, Italy
23:01 Novi Sad, Serbia
24:00 Yekaterinburg, Russia
24:54 Valetta, Malta
25:46 Russia’s resort town Sochi
26:40 Gori – Stalin’s hometown
27:56 Strasbourg, France
29:07 Krakow, Poland
29:54 Porto, Portugal
31:10 Vienna, Austria
32:21 THE FINAL RANKING