Tourism Promotion FAIL!? Reacting To Vilnius’ New Advert

Tourism Promotion FAIL!? Reacting To Vilnius’ New Advert

so on April 4th go villus announced that it had released a new tourism promotion video the actual email sent out to Media organizations was this poor unknown and ex Soviet these are the stereotypes some British and German residents still have about Lithuania its capital vness and the whole Eastern European region however the city is fighting back the low expectations with the new tourism advertising campaign expectation versus reality so although I’ve thought about it before I’ve never actually made a reaction video but this seems like a great opportunity to try and it’ll be interesting to do it all without showing my face so let’s get [Music] started vness I think the odds of a random person in the UK knowing about vness is pretty low so maybe this to me feels improbable I would say it would feel more realist IC if the advert was for Lithuania more people would have heard of the country rather than the city of vness but okay let’s carry on vus you know what I instantly thought of my own neighborhood of shnipes kest when I saw this I mean not the apartment in the background but definitely the houses there’s definitely a few houses nearby that look exactly like this it’s hilarious that some dude is running away with two tires and being chased by another guy the pearl of Eastern Europe when the The Traveler arrives to vilus come on that is so fake smiling to complete strangers they are immediately Charmed I don’t know about the violence part but the Adidas tracksuits is definitely something I’ve heard of although from what people tell me it’s more of a conus thing and maybe not even like a modern conus thing but something that was popular a few years back by the joyful and welcoming at again who’s smiling to complete strangers ude of its people its cozy little streets and Rich architecture are a true photographers Paradise where the past meets the latest technology this part here is giving me total Borat Vibes although I admit that’s another cinematic work based on bad stereotypes just like every other European Capital well you can actually see this kind of thing outside Calvary Market or calvar utus and to a lesser extent Acropolis and vness has a flea market kind of thing that’s a little more organized but might sell similar items as a highly stylish city vilus is something for every kind of seral Shopper and of course hey that food actually looks decent to me it’s all about presentation and I think we can all agree that Lithuanian dishes do often feature meat and potatoes it’s vast array of gastronomic options ah pickled bananas and pizza Lithuanian Classics love it I heard that during Soviet times bananas were quite prized and cherished actually and when they suddenly became more easily accessible some people didn’t even know how to eat them I remember some Lithuanian saying that their Grandma when experiencing it for the first time ate it with a peel on like you would an apple crazy together with its Lively nightlife will blow your mind I remember waiting for a bus near the TV tower on a cold night in January and seeing something like this from the outside I mean it was probably more lively on the inside but definitely had similar Vibes in terms of lighting in the crowd so what are you waiting for come to filus and embark on an unforgettable Adventure okay this had to be filmed somewhere real so obviously that kind of place still exists and I’m sure that kind of crowd also still exists but maybe not in the center of [Music] vness ah okay here’s the reality well I can’t argue with any of this these are all great spots in the city that actually do exist yes there are lots of great food options in the city in terms of non- Lithuanian food there are some pizza places that I personally really like there’s also some usbeck and tajic stuff that to me is really tasty as well ooh hot air ballooning is a great activity to do while you’re in vness actually at the time of making this video I think it’s a little over €100 per person the hard part about it is that it’s weather dependent and so things can change at the last minute I have a video All About hotter ballooning if you want to check it out more great scenes of the [Music] city and that’s it well I thought that was a very fun and entertaining tourism promotion video I do think some stereotypes exist for a reason and the ones that you see in this video are no exception I do think you’ll see these types of scenes like not as exaggerated or extreme in little pockets of vness and definitely other parts of Lithuania I think you’ll find these kinds of scenes all across the region from Poland to bellarus to Ukraine I think if you want to see that side of Lithuania there are definitely opportunities but also the scenes featured in the second half of the video are real too and it’s all definitely something I get to enjoy on a regular basis maybe I don’t get to ride a hot air balloon as much as I would like to but I do get to see them float across the sky during the summertime and so what do you think about this video let me know by leaving a comment vilus the pearl of Eastern Europe when the traveler arrives to vilus they are immediately Charmed by the joyful and welcoming attitude of its people its cozy little streets and Rich architecture how a true photog

@GoVilnius has a new tourism advert! It’s pretty funny but has angered a lot of Lithuanians. Granted, they aren’t the target audience, and so it will be interesting to see how effective this campaign will be…

In the meantine, I thought I’d take a shot at a reaction video… so here it is!

See the full video uncut and uninterrupted here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymffRgbzLhs

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