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title: 'Brother Watches: I Moved Into the Smallest Apartments in Moscow'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=RcgU01iTTEo'
video_id: 'RcgU01iTTEo'
date: 2026-07-22
duration_sec: 1834
channel: 'Моменты Братишкина'
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# Brother Watches: I Moved Into the Smallest Apartments in Moscow

> Source: [Brother Watches: I Moved Into the Smallest Apartments in Moscow](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RcgU01iTTEo)

## Summary

This video explores the smallest apartments in Moscow, ranging from 85 square meters down to just 2 square meters. The host visits several apartments, interviewing residents about their living conditions, costs, and experiences, highlighting the extreme housing situations in the city.

### Key Points

- **Introduction to Small Apartments** [00:07] — The host mentions seeing people living in tiny spaces abroad and wonders about the smallest apartments in Moscow, setting up the exploration.
- **Average Apartment Size in Moscow** [01:05] — Official data states the average apartment size in Moscow is about 50 sq m, but apartments under 15 sq m are appearing in new developments.
- **85 sq m Apartment Visit** [01:34] — The host visits a friend with an 85 sq m apartment, considered comfortable. The friend previously lived in 10 sq m as a student.
- **25 sq m Apartment** [05:52] — A subscriber named Kolya shows his 25 sq m apartment with a loft bed and small kitchen. Rent is 55,000 rubles per month. The host finds it cozy but not the worst.
- **10 sq m Apartment in Moscow City** [10:19] — A 10 sq m apartment in Moscow City tower is shown. It has a shower, toilet, and small kitchen. The resident pays about 30,000 rubles per month and uses it for work and filming.
- **6 sq m Apartment** [15:38] — A 6 sq m apartment belonging to a TikTok blogger named Nastya. It includes a shower but no separate toilet. The host is skeptical but awards it a medal.
- **2 sq m Basement Apartment** [22:15] — A man lives in a 2 sq m basement storage room for six months. He has a computer, guitar, and books. Rent is 15,000 rubles per month. The host considers it the worst.

### Conclusion

The video reveals extreme housing conditions in Moscow, with apartments as small as 2 sq m being rented for surprisingly high prices. It highlights the trade-offs people make for location and affordability.

## Transcript

people literally living in a couple of square meters. apartment.  This is an apartment. Hello, hello.  Can you please subscribe to my Telegram.  Thank you. It's hard to name.  There is unsanitary conditions and
terrible conditions everywhere.  Well, you couldn't imagine anything worse.  And most importantly, according to the residents themselves, renting these couple of square meters costs them $500 a month.  And at that moment I thought: "What are things like in Moscow, where
so many people flock every year? How small is the housing hidden here? What kind of What kind of street is this? Oh, it's Arbatold every year. How small is the housing hidden here? And what is the minimum threshold
for living in Moscow? Today I'll show you apartments from 85 sq. m down. Okay, no spoilers, friend. Dubai combined by 2026. According to official information, the average
apartment size in Moscow is about 50 sq. m. But the market is changing, and apartments smaller than 15 sq. m. are increasingly appearing in new Moscow residential complexes. Okay.
I saw somewhere in the center of Moscow, for 30 million, a guy was selling 10 sq. m right in the center of Moscow. First of all, I went to the largest apartment from this video to
understand what is generally considered comfortable in Moscow . So let's begin  from agreed. This is Dil Blin, he wanted to show us his 85
get into my apartment, it's really. Here, somewhere, probably 2 with a we'll be visiting. I used to live in 10 square meters. Well, that was
when I was a student. Now I live in 85 m². And we can. Wow. Cool. Great. Let's do it in the kitchen. Surprisingly, they would come into his room and be like: "Like, get out!" The desired and unavailable thing in
his kitchen for the next apartments will be the table, because it takes up, well, too much space. The next guys simply won't be able to afford it. What microplastics. This is generally imba, by the way. This rice is
the most disgusting. That's true. Alina cooks rice in bags. Firstly, it's cooks rice in bags. Firstly, it's tastier, and it's somehow more or less  some kind of, you know, sticking to each other. And I like this kind of rice, you get it?
Not the dried kind, right? I mean, a little sticky. Not the kind that's all crumpled up and lying around, like here, here, here, but like this, when I pick it up with a fork, so that it takes the neighboring ones with it too. Got it,
Through the kitchen, you enter a spacious hall the size of the next few Bro, you have 17 apartments. And the curtain here and through a snaking hallway you enter one of the two bedrooms.
Well, to be honest, it's not a very good apartment. I don't like the shitty layout. Come on. And very close by is one of the two I like it better that you gave priority to the two cat toilets. And they have
Well, yeah, actually, three are needed. Honestly, Yarik goes to one of them over there. Well, there's the third one. How many at most have you had? In this apartment, how many people at a time? Six for New Year's. Now we'll check the maximum number of
Now we'll check the maximum number of people that can fit here. Come in. Wait, what's this? It's an inflatable avocado. And we'll inflate it in
each subsequent apartment. It makes it much clearer and more visual just how small the apartment in front of us is. What's going on here? It seems to me that Illion doesn't even take up, I don't know, five percent of this.
How much are you taking in a month, if it's not a secret? I've grabbed it. Let me tell you from $1,800 to $3,000. By the way, yes, we won't be coming to our guests empty-handed. Chief.
Yarik, you're crazy, how much are you paying for that apartment they showed you, it's crap. I don't know where the [ __ ] you rent these apartments. I really get really annoyed by apartments when you just have a [ __ ] hallway
connecting everything. Got it? It's exactly that long. That is, it doesn't  some kind of the rooms. Well, there's a lot of space, and this is, [ __ ], a long, narrow, obligatory corridor, where two people just can't pass each other, [ __ ], they'll bump into each other with their shoulders.
Well, that is, another 200,000. Well, [ __ ] hell. Our prize today is a gold cup. All the apartments will compete for it today, but only the smallest and most uncomfortable apartment will win. That's
uncomfortable apartment will win. That's right. And this is his new building. Got it? He has a new building. I have an apartment with a Stalin-era building, well, a panel house, yes, that's what you're talking about. There it is clear, you walk in, you have,
let's say, a kitchen to the left, a room goes straight ahead, well, like an L-shape. But here you just walk into the apartment, you have a straight corridor, like this. The kitchen is there, walk back and forth like sausages. Well, some kind of [ __ ].
Let's see who turns out to be his worthy. We're off. Oh, [ __ ], thank you. These poor Utonars are calling: "Go for a walk at Moscow State University." What walk at Moscow State University?
I have important business now. I'm watching Dilblin. precious gift in my life. Let's move on. The 25 sq. m apartment is three times Oh, guys, they're showing your apartment. Let's take a look.
I made a poll on my Telegram channel and found subscribers who agreed to show their apartments. One of them turned out to be Kalian, the owner of a luxurious 25 sq. m. And right now we're going straight to visit him to see what kind of
apartment he has. We met, got acquainted with him, and went to his apartment. Let's see if a real fight for the cup begins here. Bro, you came out with such a small apartment in such huge things
. Is this a tavern keeper or something? mu to the apartment. Let's see if a real fight for the cup starts here. Upon entering Kolya's apartment, it immediately became clear that this apartment is much smaller than the
By the way, what a scroll right there. Oh, good perfume. Hype clothes, of course. This is a trap for those who come in. Not right away. Yes, now. Yes. An improvised wardrobe.
Well, yes. A storage room with a laundry room. And this staircase of yours is not a second one. There is a second one and a toilet there too. How much do you pay per month? Well, 55.
Then we smoothly flow into the Main Room. In the summer, this is my bedroom. You can put someone here with you. They fold out. He folds out. In the winter, it gets quite cold because of this big window. The temperature
changes quite quickly if you don't heat it. When it was -20°, it would be impossible here without a fireplace. Ah, that is.  You have a kitchen here. So, you In general, all culinary masterpieces are prepared. It's just that
this apartment doesn't have a microwave. Well, basically, your kitchen size is cool in combination. Let's then go up to the second floor, let's see Damn, this place is missing, uh, 25 square meters for this T-shirt and this apartment is missing
. We need a wife and two kids to show off our success. Are you comfortable living here? Comfortable enough, if that's how you put it. so it doesn't fall. Are you comfortable living here?
Absolutely comfortable, if you take away all the should I say take away what downsides? Just lose yourself in Xbox. I think that would be the case everywhere, frankly. You probably bought this place to
play Xbox. Some kind of private hookah for two people was originally planned here. Good. So, here you  You can sleep there if you want, you can lay it out there. And . So, it turns out, you go up from the first floor
What's it called? And then you [ __ ] on your head on the first floor. heated toilet seat. [ __ ], you just [ __ ] on it [ __ ], you just [ __ ] on it a little bit. Ugh, honestly,
in short, people who put that rag on their toilet seat are just complete idiots. I have no other words, there must be a ton of bacteria in there, then have to take it off and wash it. You're just idiots. Why do that?
To pee on it, then [ __ ] on top of it. It puts it out . go wash that thing after every [ __ ]. Listen, as if you were living alone to keep warm. So buy a heated seat, shame on you. It's very comfortable.
In your opinion, what's the smallest flaw in your apartment? You need a shower on the first floor, not on the  The second one. This time the avocado wasn't so bad. And I think the second one is good. I got up, woke up, went, washed up, washed my face, and
woke up, went, washed up, washed my face, and went downstairs. Listen, 25 square meters is a pretty cozy apartment, right? I mean, it has some kind of vibe, but for one person, that is, well, no more than that.
This second floor, the crib, well, the layout for 25 square meters is pretty cool. I like it lost in the space, but there was still room to put it. You can even turn around, if need be.
Well, thank you very much for the review. We brought this trophy, but unfortunately, you won't get it because your apartment is too normal. Yeah, damn, well, damn. You take the honorable place of the apartment owner
to strive to move on. Pork stew. A real song. Why do I need this doll? Harry Potter gives out pork stew to Muggles . I'm shocked. We  We said goodbye to Kolya and moved
He was like, "I'm a Muslim, you... What are you giving me?" 25 square meters turned out to be too normal, which means our cup remains without an owner. But the next apartment, it's
only 10 square meters. And the weirdest thing is, it's in Moscow City. Well, that's when you want to say that you live in Moscow City, just to show off. It's, you know, like having a
[ __ ] BMW, some kind of beat-up, rusty, [ __ ], [ __ ] wreck. But you rusty, [ __ ], [ __ ] wreck. But you tell everyone that you drive a BMW. Get it? No one will check what kind of car you live in, so he allowed me
to drop by to visit him. We received an invitation through the reception, and they handed us a disposable card. And then there are long corridors, checks, and the most interesting thing is the elevator. To go up, you need to apply one,
some kind of one-time card to sign up for his floor. How do I get a ticket at the clinic? And you literally cut off the line to go up to the floor. Yomo,
the line to go up to the floor. Yomo, we've already gone up 27 floors, oh, Here's a guy who's just entered the city for the first time. This is still a slow elevator in Moscow. I'll keep you posted. By the way, my
We came here to film this on Holy Day. Go on Holy Day. No greetings through the parlor. I thought you weren't coming for a long time, actually. I don't have much
your entire wardrobe here? No, I also have a special closet here, underwear, sweaters, you can throw other things in there. And how like this? Well, it's been about two years now. This is the
And you also keep your things here. Yeah, right.  So that everything is at hand. Whoops, I immediately threw it on and ran. That's my pride. McDonald's towel. He foreign. Listen, you're standing here, the whole toilet is already
The guy is filming food reviews. What kind of [ __ ] freak is he? No, room left. I mean, you... No, I don't know what he's filming there. I did n't really see him, but renting this apartment, that's totally crazy.
Even three of us could fit in here. Well, maybe he was just kidding, I don't Five. Are you comfortable with this apartment? Yeah, yeah, I really like it. Yeah, he's [ __ ] kidding, I guess. He filmed
otherwise it's perfect. I mean, it's not for nothing that they film porn here. It's a little damp, of course.  It's eating away at the walls, but that's okay. And so we go out here into
Here I'm lying here, working. I've set up a table for myself. There's a kitchen, a bedroom. European-style one-room apartment, so to speak, in America. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Very popular. Look, you can't open the fridge. I mean,
I'll just put a hundred here. So here you don't understand. You can't feel it. It money here. Look at this view. Money is circulating here. Billions in every
window, just cash, cash, cash. Bitcoins made all this. These are short-term apartments. Yeah. This [ __ ] needs to be shut down. Yeah. Short-term, not short-term. They took an ordinary apartment, divided it in two, and
now they're renting it out. But this is complete crap. This is completely out of line let's say he made this out of jest, saying it's a hotel. But for what kind of people is this?  Do
exist? That's what makes it worth living here. You wake up, and you have such beauty here. Business and how they film porn. Those are need to find out the price, how much the main engine films for. So, on weekends
here, well, it's pure porn, but on weekdays it's more business. By the way, it's kind of crooked, like you have a Kiwi TV. B, that's for the 3D effect. It's also kind of crooked there. No, not like that.
Meanwhile, Misha started inflating an avocado, this time barely fitting Well, listen, this avocado is literally the size of the entire parish hall. There's a coronavocado and Minskvir in the background.
Listen. In theory.
showing us everything as it is. We want to give this cup to the worst apartment, but you won't get it, unfortunately. But second place is an honor for you. And  a bonus to you for helping us out so much, a pack for you. That's
not bad. A medal. Thank you very much. And I'll sell the medal, of course. Awesome, by the way, delicious. I really like it with bacon and cheese. 10 km is already a level. But,
unfortunately, this apartment is much better and bigger than the next apartment. How much? Six. And here, well, this is really [ __ ] awesome in Moscow. It's losing to it by a long shot, which means that the cup is still without an owner.
Come on, come on. Good luck. I wish you success and good observation. Let's you success and good observation. Let's go. The next apartment of 6 m² was very difficult to find, but thanks to the girl from the Telegram channel who responded to
she did there . And I didn't even believe her at first that she could live in such a small apartment. 6 m². That's what she needs. She has a bath there, that is, a washing machine is right there and the kitchen is in the back.
A woman needs more. Can she live in such a  small apartment. And there's no washing machine here. But she washes clothes here , washes herself, damn it. The metro is smaller than a parking space. It's like three refrigerator doors. It's
like, if I don't understand, [ __ ], in rooms like these, people write comments to me that I'm [ __ ] spoiled, that I'm out of touch with reality and that 90% of Russia lives in apartments like this . And you're [ __ ] spoiled.
Oh, how can anyone live there? I didn't wait long . And before she changed her mind, I rushed to her. I left the cameraman outside and went there alone. Probably, one can do it. There are 6 apartments there. Two people are baxi there.
After all, two people can hardly fit in 60 square meters. What can we say about three? There's What can we say about three? There's incredibly little space even in the hallway. I'm coming now. She's walking there, like, a kilometer. I don't know.
Like, I'll move over, I should say. No, I'm coming now, I'll move over now. Oh, Nastya, hi. Hi. Come in, feel free to make yourself at home, but it's better to hang out here.
Oh, I get it. Are you getting the hang of taking a shower yet? Yeah, it's a shower. [ __ ]. Hair done, lips, [ __ ] eyes, all made up. But, [ __ ], it's sitting in six square meters. But, [ __ ], it's sitting in six square meters. [ __ ] women. Do you even have any sense of how to
spend money rationally ? What the [ __ ] is this? Throw it away. Six square meters. So, [ __ ], Nastya does her hair for herself, and living in a normal, well, apartment somewhere, isn't for herself. This is my ex,
this is a blogger from TikTok. Oh, and again, it's funny Parman. You're [ __ ] sick of bloggers and staged capsules. Seriously? That's a shower right at the entrance.
square meters? Then I apologize to the woman. Well, actually, six - that's with the shower. That's without the toilet, right? toilet. Yeah. Well, I don't have a mirror. I
. Where can I put my bag in the shower? Yo, that's it. What did you expect? I told you, this is 6 square meters. Tell me, do you live here alone?
Usually, right? I had a girlfriend spend the night once. Well, they let me use the bathroom, that's spend the night once. Well, they let me use the bathroom, that's
believe it. So, there's a shower, and here's Yeah. Yeah, all your things are here. Well, plus I have a suitcase here. It's lying there. I put there, ah, what's in it right now  I don't use it. Well, it's
my work area. If I need to work, I sit here, put my laptop down, and that's it Who am I reading now? The Hobbit. I'm just learning . Tell me, is this apartment comfortable for you
Well, it's not the worst option, I'd say. It basically has everything you need for life. Is that iPhone 17 you're talking about, or what?
Yeah. What is that? I'd be interested to know laughing at? It's a [ __ ] set-up. An apartment like that . . Well, I don't believe such ki exist.
It's purely for byte. Considering the fact that this is a TikTok account, yes, I mean, it's a blogger, I bet you that it's a set-up. I mean, well, only byte is on TikTok.  So, provocation is [ __ ], so she's playing a fool here for,
30,000. Honestly, your apartment is right? I mean, finding such an apartment would probably be a matter of looking for, yeah, specifically, And that's why Dion. Yeah, right. Dion's iPhone, yeah,
and it's sitting in the closet. I'm telling you seriously, out of all the apartments we looked at today, yours deserves a place of honor. We literally have you, well, first place. Of course, it doesn't deserve a trophy,
really [ __ ] awesome, Parman. You just awesome, Parman. You just awarded all your friends medals. Legend. I'd for having five of them there. A
very honorable place. And here's another bonus for you. Seasoning for juicy chicken. And that's pretty much it. Looks like a slay. A booster comes in and [ __ ] rewards all his friends.
Yeah, I'm kidding. Yeah, right. Oh, I could use those socks with the Chinese dragon on them. Money kitchen. And the last test turns out to be this woman, well, without a kitchen. How the [ __ ] is that possible
? I don't believe it. I don't believe it. It's impossible. Apartment. Nastya, where's the channel? 8 kk subs, bro. If someone had 8 kk subs,
they'd be the richest streamer on the planet. But they don't even have that many. Kaisinat sosa. How do you do yoga? I'll do the you do yoga too? No thanks.
And while Nastya was meditating, I decided to inflate the avocado. It turned out to be predictably small in her apartment, especially compared to her previous apartments. Yep. It starts glowing.
Every little thing vibrates. I'm doing this for cryptocurrency doing this for cryptocurrency. Before the apartment, honestly, I was sure
But then, but then I looked down at my pants. Oh, okay, I'm kidding, right. A subscriber from my Telegram channel wrote to me and invited me to look at his apartment. Attention,
subscriber, by the way, some media personality will probably be here now, right? What's media personality will probably be here now, right? What's in the 2 m² basement, provided he remains incognito so no one will recognize him,
especially his family. So what you're seeing now are just random privatized the streets of Moscow we're walking along to his basement in their storage room. We're deliberately not
showing the way to his house at his request.  To be honest, at some point I began to doubt that anyone could live here at all.  To be honest, you don’t even have to live in 2 m². You can lie down on the aisle and that's it.
Now it's just unkind people who stab you with a knife. I don't even know how safe you are. You understand that it could be Come on, Mr. Twister, pee already. Here.
As you may have noticed throughout the history of this channel, I have been everywhere, done everything, and overcome so many challenges.  Because every time, better.   That's it, awesome, well done, honestly,
you're a cool guy.  Make a video.  You try very hard, really, and you shared this knowledge with everyone else. Thank you.  That's it, share it with these beautiful ones. The budget is unusual.  OK. Yes, you'll get in, damn it.  Sold the book in 5 minutes
Yes, you'll get in, damn it.  Sold the book in 5 minutes .  Minsk in 48 hours. I [ __ ] condemn. What the [ __ ] kind of name is that?  [ __ ], why do you need a
book for tourism in Belarus?  You need to come to Belarus and have a [ __ ] good time kind there. Well-meaning people will cut you with a knife. I don't even know.  spin the slots.  Well, what
else is there to do there? How is this not dangerous?  You understand that it could be absolutely anyone. But fortunately we were lucky.  Well, that is, we are not... And girls, what about girls?  I don't know what the girls are like there, to be
. They were cutting with a knife in the same way, awesome. Oh, [ __ ], now they'll put me in jail there .  I'm joking, just in case. We soon found his door number.
First of all, you'll hurt. We agreed that there would be a little.  Well, How long have you lived here? Half a year.  Here are the main clothes, that is, in a suitcase, which you can take out if necessary.  I see you had a bunch of festivities here.
to prepare.  Sometimes there is laziness.  Well, like, I have something from food that you can cook the same pasta with. Well, just in case, the pot is boiling here.   I installed the motor, connected everything, because there is a sink and everything works,
everything is fine, yes, that is, I calmly come, if you want, you took it, So we're literally in the basement, right?  How is the electrical outlet here anyway? Listen, initially, yes, when I arrived here, there was already one outlet.  Well,
yeah, that's how they took it, welded a cable to the neighbor's and that's it.  We can still Tell me, do you live here alone? We got power from a neighbor and off we went.   The entire Yes, to be honest, I would connect a welder there
and open a tire shop here, I mean for electricity. I live alone.  The only thing is, of course, there are neighbors here, that is, this is not one you know, everyone has their own story. Well, basically everyone
seems to me that only positivity helps you here .  No, actually there is some kind of va here.  That is, you are in a place of isolation from those people, where there is no , you know, Moscow bustle.  We're even [ __ ] cool.  Move somewhere to
another village or something.  I don't know, I have my own wipe.  It's not a normal wipe in the bunker, how can he sit underground, being 2 m tall, that's strong.   There were four of us who gathered here.  I was laying out the bambams.  I was a computer guy, so what do
Yes, yes, yes. How do you sit behind it?  What, the keyboard is literally lying down? Listen, actually, here's a mouse that took it.  Well, yes, it’s not super-satisfactory, but in fact, there’s a certain wai to it too.   I'm
standing at seven, somewhere around eight.  So this homeless guy has a Rolks watch. Yes, they are [ __ ] bullshits.  Here is the whole video of his acquaintances. rented a storage space for a warehouse, decided to do something there,
like stock up on all sorts of [ __ ] things, and crammed everything in there.  And he says: "Go play."  Why do you live there?  Like , I go out and there's a drunk homeless guy lying there.   Do you mind if we measure?  Yes, yes, yes, yes.  2 m.
2 m. Meter 10. How do you live here?   Yes, it's fine.  I've been living here for six months now.  And purpose. You're lying to everyone except Dilblin and the second one, it
seems.  Well, yes, yes, yes, yes.  Well, that's just it, [ __ ].  Well, I thought, to be honest , the video would really be so cool.  There's this guy on YouTube, [ __ ], a boy, a guy, uh, who actually comes to apartments in the cheapest
hotels, we watched it, [ __ ] hell, the video got so many reactions.  And, well, there’s a guy who comes there really honestly and records the order.  Full salt, dishes, ointment.  I'll have this
today after my shift. I usually buy, you know, five-liter bottles of water.  Almost went outside. And they brought all the books with them.  [ __ ], an affair with the moon.  I believe.   I brushed my teeth.  Here's a speaker for vibe.   The
guys and I are getting together one day. At a minimum, you know, read some literature. here in the silence, like, well, here it’s as if there’s nothing to do except read a book.  The entire delivery is flying towards the dust .
gets used to everything. How can you even get to such an or?   Yes. I can’t tell you, because there are also arguments and reasons there. I like that he put a stop sign, [ __ ],
somewhere in front of his house, apparently, this brick and was like: "Well, I'll hang a no-stop sign here." I won't tell you about the legality. Legal is illegal, it's only for our own people .  Skateboard, sometimes I can ride.   The
think again, the guy who has a shitty life, took with him a skateboard, a chair, a guitar, a computer and books.  This is just a clown.  [ __ ],
just a clown.  [ __ ], guys, do you want some sausages? case. Eats them raw. This is, I hope, tea on top, right? Or what is this?  Or bay leaf.  I really
hope so. By the way, I just bought a fresh one.   We'll How much do you earn per month?   It's fifteen a month, and we're right in the center, right?  Well, there is one like this. You understand that you literally live
I'm saying that there are some difficulties, so to speak.   It's trivial, even with the toilet there is a fifteen.  For fifteen rubles you can rent a room in a dorm in Moscow.
find it somewhere or at my grandma's .  Yes, yes, but the room there won't be very big, and it won't be particularly comfortable.  That is, it will be an ordinary apartment, where they will simply rent you a room.
Problem.  Well, listen, for the sake of your dream and that’s all. Anyway, Yagovich, we took an avocado with us, and we inflate it in every apartment .  With this warehouse, anything is fine.  I'll even tell you honestly, so that
reality, I'd probably rather live on the street somewhere to safer. I think you'll be a champion here. Mish, I think there won't be any room here anymore
Misha, you can pump normally. Go download it yourself.   Okay , I get it.  In short, it's swear words after swear words. It's true.  So what is this?  Well, go out.  เฮ