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00:00In the mountains of northern Thailand there is a culture that seems to come from another world.
00:06Women wearing brass rings around their necks.
00:09Many call them giraffe-necked women, but behind those rings there is a deeper story.
00:17Wow! Look at their long necks, and even though you only see gold rings,
00:22It can actually weigh up to 10 kilograms.
00:25They are like this, but I don't know if they can even move their heads from side to side, and they've had it since
00:30very small.
00:32Today we are going to discover their culture, to understand the true meaning of this tradition
00:38and to learn about the reality of these women who have sparked the world's curiosity for generations.
00:45My fellow travelers, today I greet you from My Hong Song, a mountainous region in northern Thailand.
00:51We leave very early, a 6-hour drive with curve after curve from Chiang Mai with your guide in Thailand
00:59to reach this area where a community lives that is known for maintaining one of the strangest traditions
01:06and curious people from all over Southeast Asia.
01:09And it is precisely here that the giraffe-necked women, as they are popularly known, live.
01:15So today, with the utmost respect and humility, we are going to enter your community
01:20And we're going to take a close look at how these women live and also learn the story behind it.
01:26all of this.
01:33Many tourists come to this place to take a picture with the long-necked women.
01:37But what I really want us to do in this video, and what I want you to understand, my travelers, is...
01:41The thing is, this is not so much a group of exotic women, but rather a tribe with roots in Myanmar, the neighboring country of
01:48Thailand
01:49This river here, called the Pae River, forms the border with that country.
01:54This has been a tribe, an ethnic group that has been affected by a profound migration, by adaptation
02:01And we're going to take this little boat, sail for about 30 minutes until we reach your homes.
02:15We have to sail for approximately 30 minutes to reach the community
02:20And I find it incredible that this same river, the Pae River, could take us all the way to Myanmar.
02:25a country that is currently at war and that we unfortunately cannot visit.
02:30This ethnic group that we are about to meet comes precisely from here.
02:34And something I like is that we're going to go to the real community, without filters, without posing.
02:40I've seen many photos and videos on the internet, and I'm sure you have too.
02:44which are very, very touristy places where they only smile for the tourists
02:48And here I think it's going to be a totally real experience.
03:01We are about to enter this community.
03:04Notice that right at the entrance this appears, Long Neck Village, as a long neck village.
03:10Their real name is the Karen tribe.
03:13Let's go in with great respect and see what we find.
03:18This community belongs to the Kayan people, one of the many indigenous groups
03:22that inhabit the mountains of Southeast Asia.
03:25For generations they have protected their traditions, their way of life and their cultural identity,
03:31even when history forced them to migrate and start over far from their homeland.
03:41I just arrived and I was a little nervous because I said,
03:54This is not a place that is used to receiving so many tourists and maybe.
03:58She doesn't like being filmed, the lady, even without understanding us, she greeted me with a smile.
04:04Ma'am, this is squeezing me, it's looking for me.
04:06Wow! It's incredible, look at everything they have.
04:10They're beautiful, and look at their smiles!
04:12Hello!
04:13Abataloli!
04:15Abataloli is from his language as such!
04:18And this slightly hinders even the ability to see to the sides.
04:23Little by little they get used to it.
04:24They've had them since they were very, very small, and they keep adding more and more.
04:28because the longer it is, the more beauty and respect it symbolizes.
04:32What might seem strange to many, like wearing heavy brass rings around the neck,
04:38which even limit movement, represent something completely different for them.
04:42Here, those rings symbolize delicacy, elegance, and above all, a form of cultural identity.
04:49My first impressions, to be honest, are that it's turning out to be friendlier than I imagined.
04:54Since I arrived at a long, narrow straight road, where on both sides there are different businesses with handicrafts,
05:02things like accessories, and that's really what they make a living from.
05:06Most of them seem a little shy, but somehow they smile at you and make you feel that
05:12They are not uncomfortable with his presence.
05:14I would like to get to something a little more intimate, perhaps in their homes,
05:18Even from here, walking a little way, you can see some humble little houses.
05:23But the truth is they look very clean from the outside, with little plants outside, all made of wood.
05:36Many people believe that these rings that are placed on the neck are meant to lengthen it.
05:43But what they're really doing is making it heavy, all that stuff they have here,
05:47And that weight falls on the collarbone, it goes down, the shoulders themselves go down,
05:51Because they've been wearing it since they were very young girls and they don't even take it off to sleep.
05:55Then little by little they begin to adopt that posture that makes it seem as if they have a much longer neck.
06:01I don't know if they'll get used to it, but the lady is just there, lovely and smiling.
06:05And it's something that isn't only placed on the neck, but also some on the knees and on the
06:09arms.
06:10Look, they practically live off their crafts, their goldsmithing,
06:14They have rings, bracelets, two dollars, three dollars, and that's their way of generating income.
06:20So if you come to these places, it would be great if you could support them with something.
06:23I'm going to take this little ring that cost about two and a half dollars and it's a nice souvenir.
06:40Let's say that at this moment we are leaving that first street which looks a bit more touristy
06:47and we are now entering the community.
06:49We see the girls and boys leaving their schools, walking with complete peace of mind.
06:55Suddenly they see you like, what are you doing here?
06:57And they greet you, and we'll be seeing the houses and the whole community up close.
07:02The houses are simple and quite similar to each other, built mainly of wood and raised off the ground.
07:10The streets are dirt and there are no large buildings, but everything is organized, clean and full of life.
07:16Here the rhythm is different, one that is much simpler and deeply connected with nature.
07:22Here you begin to feel real life, everyday life.
07:26People going about their normal lives, as I mentioned at the beginning of this video, without any filters.
07:32poses.
07:32For example, at the beginning, they are all standing up straight, smiling, because they know that some people are coming to see them.
07:38And here are people really going about their lives like any other day.
07:51As you can see, right now I'm below one of these houses that are built on one more level.
07:57high for several reasons.
07:58The first reason is because, as you can see, they are very close to the river, and when the river rises, well, they
08:03They are high up and protect themselves.
08:05Second, to protect themselves from poisonous animals, such as snakes, for example.
08:10They stay at higher altitudes and are therefore safer.
08:13And the third reason is because they take over all this lower part to raise animals like chickens or pigs.
08:25Bamboo cane that they cut to make a bundle, tying, tying as each leaf is joined, each leaf for the roof,
08:35roof, ceiling, roof of the house.
08:38And they are changed every three years.
08:41Wow! Durable!
08:42Yeah.
08:43Look!
08:44And we're inside their house.
08:45Oh!
08:47Say hello!
08:48Slime!
08:48Oh!
08:51Oh!
08:52Look!
08:53They let me into their house.
08:55And they smile.
08:56How wonderful that even though we don't speak the same language, through a smile, there is a language.
09:02And my guide explained how they make the roofs of different houses here by weaving bamboo.
09:07And they are resistant, even though they look like that, they keep placing them on top of the houses.
09:14Look, here she is already knitting and doing all that work that the guide had explained.
09:19He goes little by little, joining all the leaves with those bamboo sticks.
09:30Travelers, please let me into one of your homes with great respect.
09:35Guata, Loli!
09:36Everyone smiled, and in the end, the most surprising thing wasn't the long necks, but the kindness of all these people.
09:43People who, even without knowing me, let me into their homes.
09:47I feel a little sad, to be honest.
09:49Wow! But this is much better than I imagined.
09:54Where is Loli? Over there?
09:55Look, he's telling me to come in from here.
09:57Wow! The kitchen's here.
09:59Look, here are all the utensils and I'm surprised that everything is so well organized.
10:05As you saw, we entered a hallway, into the living room.
10:08This enclosed area is the kitchen.
10:10They have a gas cylinder.
10:12I swear they do everything with firewood and they even have a gas cylinder.
10:17All these pans, pots.
10:19What material is this made of?
10:20This, well, it's not Teflon.
10:23Look, I came all the way here.
10:24They even have water here.
10:26The good thing is that being so close to the river, they have water to keep everything clean.
10:30And you can cook here while it's nice and cool from outside.
10:35Now, I want to keep walking to do this whole house tour, since I have permission.
10:39I always try to keep a smile on my face when I go into these places because they don't understand.
10:46that you're saying, but they're mainly looking at your body language.
10:49Okay, and we've moved on to this part where they have a dining room with wooden tables as well.
10:55A radio for listening to music, chargers.
11:00I told them there was no electricity here, but I suppose they must at least have solar panels because I see
11:04that there are some strips.
11:06And a lovely view of the river, look, with a balcony included.
11:09It doesn't end here because the house continues; it's actually quite large.
11:14And on this side we have the room with ventilation and mattresses.
11:20I had seen some videos online where they slept on the floor, but as it has also been going little by little
11:25slowly evolving.
11:26Because they have these mattresses and look, little pillows and fans, several fans in various parts of the room.
11:33The walls are made of a type of bamboo perfectly woven between vertical and horizontal sections that divides the house, see?
11:41And the bases are the slightly thicker pieces of wood.
11:43That is to say, all things considered, they have a little bit of privacy.
11:46I don't know how many people live in this house, but as you can see, it's quite spacious compared to other houses.
11:52from tribes I have entered in other countries.
11:55And right here in what I assume is the living room, they have a kind of altar with
12:01Buddhas.
12:02I heard that many of them are Buddhists, but also that their religion as such is to believe in spirits.
12:07Spirits that save them from the sea, spirits that save them from the jungle.
12:11But as we see in this house, for example, they have many Buddhas.
12:13They even have closets, mirrors, sheets, everything neatly organized with all their blankets.
12:19I can say, my travelers, that of all the homes I have entered among the different tribes,
12:24This one is perhaps the most comfortable of all and has the most features.
12:28Here you have a variety of bags and trophies.
12:31And that day he also told me that many of them go to other countries to do cultural exchanges.
12:36Throughout the visit, I had the help of Turia in Thailand,
12:40who was accompanying me and making communication with the community much easier.
12:44This way you can better understand some details of their way of life and their traditions.
12:50Something extremely important, my travelers, is when you go to do these types of tours,
12:54Even if you have paid for a tour and a guide, try to collaborate with the community.
12:59For example, here you can see that they have different crafts and souvenirs.
13:02And by simply contributing something, you will already be supporting these ethnic groups.
13:06that have remained after so many, many years.
13:09Look, this really caught my attention because it's a little wooden frog
13:12If you grab it, it will be the real sound of the toad.
13:17Wow! Can you hear me right?
13:21I kissed the toad.
13:26You can probably see me in this video looking quite, quite sweaty.
13:29So I contributed by buying this fan that blows a lot of air and is shaped like an elephant.
13:34I'm going to sit down over here.
13:36And I also bought these bracelets.
13:38Well, you know I really like having bracelets,
13:40so for this hand that didn't have one.
13:42And I like gold too much.
13:44So this is going to accompany me.
13:46Finally, oh, these can be adjusted, see?
13:48I'm leaving with two beautiful bracelets, a ring, and a fan.
14:00As we walked along and got lost among the different little streets,
14:05I have arrived at this school where many children are playing in the park
14:09and over there too a children's playroom.
14:11But something that really caught my attention is that he asked the guide
14:14What language do they teach at this school?
14:15They are supposed to have their own language.
14:17And they tell me that here they teach Thai, but they also teach everyone to speak English.
14:22Hopefully, even as time passes, this entire new generation will continue to preserve its tradition.
14:27I'm going to walk this way and go into the school to see if they'll let me in, how
14:33They receive me.
14:34Notice that everyone inside is barefoot, and they leave their shoes here because they strongly believe in energies.
14:45Hello, look, there's the teacher at the blackboard teaching the children.
14:49It's quite noisy, like in any elementary school, and everyone is surprised to see me with the camera.
14:54What will she do here?
14:56A place, see for yourselves, look at it.
14:58Quite picturesque, colorful, clean, organized.
15:03And the children in their uniforms, I certainly didn't imagine it like this!
15:05The teacher hasn't seen me, I'd better leave, I don't want to get in trouble.
15:08But wow, so much energy and so many good vibes.
15:11Look how they're greeting each other, how cute.
15:13The children run, play and laugh like anywhere else in the world.
15:18And in moments like these, one remembers that although cultures may be different,
15:23Childhood has something universal: innocence and the simple joy of living in the moment.
15:32To be honest, I thought this ethnic group was going to live in total isolation, so to speak.
15:39with their own traditions, such as finding their food, with their planting.
15:43But as I walk further in, I see that many people have cell phones,
15:48I see that there are certain small shops where they do their grocery shopping; you can find eggs, Gators, and drinks.
15:55This place doesn't have electricity, but I see that it's a community that is, all things considered, quite organized.
16:02And something that surprises me is that, for example, at this time when all the children are leaving school,
16:06Little girls, about four years old, are walking all over this place, which I don't know how big it is.
16:11But, for example, that way there's a river with several small boats, and several little bridges.
16:16And they go off on their own, walking through all this, which I honestly don't see as being so small.
16:21Look, if I turn around a little, you can see that there are different paths.
16:32If up to this point in the video you're wondering why they're wearing them
16:37All these rings are so tall and so heavy, it's not really known for sure what they are.
16:43Some people say it's strictly for beauty, for glamour,
16:47Others say it is simply due to cultural tradition and to differentiate themselves from other ethnic groups.
16:52And previously there was a theory that it was to protect themselves from tiger attacks.
17:04These are the kinds of trips that I feel transform you, that fill your soul.
17:09that make you reflect, to be grateful for what we have.
17:13Sometimes we let ourselves be held back by so many things, and at the same time, we need to let go of prejudices and see that the world is...
17:17too big,
17:18too long and what might seem strange to you in another part of the world
17:23It can be a symbol of beauty, tradition, and culture.
17:27To share with these ethnic groups and also to see up close what they are like, how they speak, how they live,
17:32Seeing how they smile at you without knowing you, how they allow you into their homes.
17:36It definitely leaves me with a great, great lesson.
17:40These are things that are perhaps a little difficult to convey here, through the camera.
17:44But when you're here, you're very surprised to see other realities.
17:48And definitely, my fellow travelers, that's what traveling is all about: flora of the world.
17:52not only to see wonderful places, but also to learn about other cultures, other ways of life.
17:58And that's it, I hope you really enjoyed this video.
18:01And please continue to join me on this tour I'm doing in Thailand.
18:06Traveling allows us to discover amazing places, different cultures, and traditions that sometimes seem difficult to understand.
18:14But when you take the time to listen to their stories, to walk through their villages, and to look more closely
18:19beyond what we see at first glance,
18:21We understand that each culture has its own way of seeing the world.
18:25And perhaps that's one of the most beautiful things about traveling, discovering that human diversity is so much more
18:31bigger and more fascinating than we imagined.
18:35Thank you.
18:35Thank you.
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