World's Smallest Home (Meeting a Mongolian Family) | Dhruv Rathee Vlogs

How do the nomadic people of Mongolia live their daily lives? Do they have access to mobile phones and internet technologies? How do their children go to school? We will find out the answers to all these questions in today's vlog. Because today, we will go inside their house and see. And at the same time, we will also milk some goats. Hello. The dogs here are very aggressive because they have been trained to protect them. So they can bite. This kind of wrestling is traditionally done a lot in Mongolia. Traditional wrestling. They are having fun. The traditional houses where these nomadic people live are called Gir. It is written G-E-R but its pronunciation is Gir. So now we will go to see a similar Gir up close. Wow! So colourful from inside. I had not imagined that there would be a TV and light inside. The top part of this is very special. When it rains, they close it. But when it is sunny, like it is now, they open it so that the brightness can increase inside. They have also built a temple in their small Gir. Let's see which God they are worshipping. Which God is it? Gods of nature. Yes, for the mountain, for the lake. So what's the name of the God? Chirvan. And is this Buddhism or is this Shamanism? It's Buddhism. They have told us that this bed is only for children. Parents actually sleep on the floor below. Only on this carpet. This is the central heating area. Here they burn wood for heating. The smoke comes out from here. But the whole Gir is very warm. It is still very comfortable temperature. And see, there is everything in this small Gir. This is the kitchen area. There are places for children to sleep. This is the temple area. There is a TV here. The rest of the stuff is kept here for the horse. Some of the food is kept here. People's shoes are kept here. They have used each place very well. The smallest area here. Like toothpaste and brush are kept here. And if we talk about electricity. In this modern era, they use solar panels. To generate electricity. They have also built a gym for children. Here you can see the solar panel. From which the TV is running inside. And their phone won't charge. And a dish is kept here for the TV. So wherever they go, they carry the dish and solar panel with them. In the olden days, they used to travel only on horses. In the modern era, they use motorcycles. They have also bought bicycles for the children. They also travel in cars. But they still have a nomadic lifestyle. This is actually alcohol made from milk. You can imagine, milk also converts into alcohol if it is fermented. And they also drink milk by converting it into alcohol. Traditionally. And as I said, dairy is a very common thing here. Everything is an animal product. And here, they have kept curd crackers. What is your name? Soor. How old are you? What is your age? Age, do you know? No. 10, 11, 12? They do know some English. But such good English. My name is Derm. Derm. Your name? Name? Tushk. It is very difficult to pronounce their names. I don't understand their language. They don't understand my language. So, our only means of communication is through a translator who has come with us. She can translate from Mongolian to English. So, you can see the kids. They can only say one line in English. Volleyball. You want to play volleyball? They play very well. Volleyball. You definitely don't understand the language. But when you see the ball, you know what to do. You speak English. I am from India. You know India? What is your age? 9 years, 10 years, 11, 12? Yeah. 13. I thought this guy could speak English. But not good English. It is very difficult to communicate. I thought this guy could speak English. He could only say one line. But after that, he didn't understand anything. Usually, there is a gear for a family. There are 6 kids in their family. All 6 kids and 2 parents sleep in the same gear. And as I told you, the school is 60-70 km away from here. They go to school on horseback. And the school is a boarding school. So, the kids stay in the school from September to June. They don't come back home. And since the school is on holidays, all the kids have come home. Their only source of income is dairy farming. So, let's take a look at their pets. Their goats. Many kids have a habit of staying with goats. The kid is wrestling with the goat. Now, they will teach me how to milk goats. Oh, there it is. If you think it's not enough, you try the other one. You try. You can wet your fingers like she showed you. Okay. No, no. These two. These two only. Oh. It's coming out. Damn, that's a lot of hard work, actually. Now, Yuli is trying to milk it. There's not much milk left because she milked it in the morning. A Mongolian goat can usually give 2-4 litres of milk per day. And if we talk about sheep, the Mongolian sheep usually give 0.5-2 litres of milk per day. I don't want to hurt it. No, no, no. Every single morning, they do it. You have to squeeze so hard. Yeah. It's very easy. Oh, no. No, no, no. Although these nomadic people don't need a lot of money to live their lives, the milk that comes out is sold in their towns and villages. So, they earn a little from there. But mostly, they use it for themselves. When I try to catch them, they all run away from each other. But once they are in my hands, I enjoy massaging them. I don't know, they run away from me They told me that if you hold the goat with the horns, it comes closer. No, leg. By the leg, actually. Leg? Yeah. It's that simple. You should do it from the hind leg, I think. Okay, babe. She's showing you how to do it. Look! Oh, it's very good. One gear is here. The other gear is here. And the rest is somewhere over there. It's not just a volleyball, but it's also made for basketball. And there are horses standing next to it. The scenery around here, the huge fields, the forest over there, the blue sky, it's all around. You can imagine how their daily life must be. Completely stress-free, very relaxed is their life here in Mongolia. For this Mongolian family, it was a very unexpected and exciting thing that suddenly a helicopter fell from the sky and the foreigners sitting in it said to show us their home. These people are also very excited to see us. I think the kids have seen a helicopter for the first time. Helicopter, yeah. They are so excited to see the helicopter. No, no, no, no, no. If you start hanging on it, you might fall and get hurt. Thankfully, it's written in Mongolian language that no handling. So we understood that if we break the helicopter and get stuck thousands of kilometers away from any city. These kids got the experience of sitting in a helicopter for the first time. These dogs have become so comfortable around the helicopter. We got some soft toys as a gift, so we'll give them to the kids as a thank you. We got so many soft toys that we can give each kid a gift. You want? Camera. The kid wanted a yak, so we exchanged it. The kids have already started playing with these toys. We also got some alcohol as a gift. None of us drank alcohol, so we are giving them that as a gift. They have mobile phones, so I have told them the name of the channel where they can watch this video. Although there is no internet, so whenever they go to a place where there is network coverage, then hopefully, they will be able to watch this video as well. Goodbye!