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Has anyone seen this?

http://naughtynomad.com/2013/08/20/naugh...episode-1/





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Post: #2

Personally couldn't go around dressed as a Mexican Cowboy or a pirate...but if these guys get laid doing it power to them.

Post: #3

I thought it was pretty entertaining. Well done Naughty Nomad.

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(08-20-2013 11:48 AM)dk902 Wrote:  Personally couldn't go around dressed as a Mexican Cowboy or a pirate...but if these guys get laid doing it power to them.

Judging from the video, Mark has a look and personality that, in the right circumstance, that type of peacocking could work in his favor. For his friends though it looks somewhat incongruent.

Fun video, looking forward to seeing the footage from Mogadishu.

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I think it'll be a good watch.

Curious to see what NN is like in person as opposed to how I view him from his book and online info.

I've been pretty critical of him on a couple of things, maybe his video will make me look like an asshole and prove me wrong. Hopefully it does.

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@ 4:24. ...did he really just bang a conservative muslim girl? 0_o

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Ughhh I wanna bang a girl in a hijab so bad...

Great that he just nutted up and did this.

No homo but Mark is obviously a handsome guy. Makes his miracle bangs out of nowhere seem a little less surprising.

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Getting your ass out in Public in the Middle East is not too clever!

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Who is producing these shows? Is there a TV network behind him or is he just freelancing things right now?

Either way NN is much more personable than the hipster dorks who do most of the Vice shows.

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(08-20-2013 04:13 PM)Pilgrim37 Wrote:  Getting your ass out in Public in the Middle East is not too clever!

Not to sound jealous or anything but I think Mark was born with a "silver spoon" and thus one of the reasons why he succeed's. Give some of us forum members an opportunity to have disposable cash, model looks, have an Irish passport (one of the friendliest and most neutral countries in the world to travel from) and not have to work 50+ hours per week and we probably could do a great deal of stuff he did (minus the Somalia/Sudan parts). A question I asked on his forum and which no one has been able to answer is how can anyone afford to travel to NEW places 9-10 months out of a year. Obviously he has a website and a book published but that passive income can't generate more than a grand or so per month so how can that alone allow one to enjoy a lifestyle as grand as his? I bet just the air-fair and hostel/apt stay's alone gotta average mid 5 figures per year. So, does anyone know how he affords this wild lifestyle?

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First time I've seen him in a video. He certainly has the looks & personality and is a spin doctor & marketing genius (did he just say his book was #1 on Amazon?).

He seems like the total polar opposite of Roosh in personality as he comes across as a high energy party animal. Having a tight crew like his buddies is a big plus.

And the places he goes to are just straight-up exotic and adventurous. I think he rises above that guy doing the Trans-Siberian Railway series.

Post: #12

Entertaining

Post: #13

(08-20-2013 04:47 PM)BCZalgyris Wrote:  

(08-20-2013 04:13 PM)Pilgrim37 Wrote:  Getting your ass out in Public in the Middle East is not too clever!

Not to sound jealous or anything but I think Mark was born with a "silver spoon" and thus one of the reasons why he succeed's. Give some of us forum members an opportunity to have disposable cash, model looks, have an Irish passport (one of the friendliest and most neutral countries in the world to travel from) and not have to work 50+ hours per week and we probably could do a great deal of stuff he did (minus the Somalia/Sudan parts). A question I asked on his forum and which no one has been able to answer is how can anyone afford to travel to NEW places 9-10 months out of a year. Obviously he has a website and a book published but that passive income can't generate more than a grand or so per month so how can that alone allow one to enjoy a lifestyle as grand as his? I bet just the air-fair and hostel/apt stay's alone gotta average mid 5 figures per year. So, does anyone know how he affords this wild lifestyle?

I think you're way off on this, and you do sound jealous. He's answered all these questions before.

Where did you get that he travels 9-10 months a year? He takes one large trip (e.g. during summer) and a few small trips (e.g. between university semesters) every year. Most (but not all!) forum members are from the Anglosphere or Europe and can travel with as few hassles.

IIRC his parents were travelling hippies and now run a pub in Ireland. He does different things to make money: runs a poster printing company, plays gigs at a local bar, his website/book, etc. and saves up enough to go on his next trip. Not exactly "silver spoon".

If you think you're supposed to be working 50+ hours a week to do what he's doing then you're doing life wrong.

Whether you believe any or all of this is up to you, but he has made all of this information public.

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Entertaining video. His buddies look very different though from what I had in mind from reading the book.

NN lives in Dublin which has a cheap budget air transport hub to a lot of places. He has an excellent article on his website about how to get super cheap flights. I'm glad I read that one. Saved me quite a bit of money already.

I would like to see him go alone to places. Correct me if I'm wrong but he solely travels with friends which in my opinion makes a lot of things a lot easier. For example, things are safer and cheaper when with you're with two or three and it's a lot easier to psyche yourself up to go out with your buddies than to head out alone in an unknown city. I know this from traveling with a friend in Indonesia. You're always in the drinking and partying mood and one can encourage the other if you have an off night.
I don't think you can pull the pirate thing off on your own.

Not criticizing but it's a different way of traveling.

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We can all make excuses for why we aren't like Naughy Nomad.

Here's mine: I don't drink alcohol heavily. I haven't been "buzzed" in over 9 months and even when I drank hard, it was only once a week (and more commonly once a month).

If I drank more, I would meet more women.

Maybe we should start a thread: Excuses for Not Getting Laid.

The rich guys can say they have too much money and the poor guys can say they don't have enough and the fit guys can say they don't drink and the drunks can say they don't have a hot enough body to pull women.

Post: #16

If I had a permanent crew, I'd be doing EXACTLY what NN is doing! Dressing like Mexican pirates, getting drunk and high, and harassing the locals until they give up their women. I think Naughty Gonad and crew creates that "bubble" that attracts women in. Roll in a club, become the life of the party by doing your own thing, then reap the benefits. +1

Post: #17

Looks like massive fun.

Post: #18

Ha that was great! Good fun (of course it was).

Post: #19

Yeah some guys really do sound jealous here! I know that there's been a lot of hating on NN and some members don't like what he does.

Personally I think this is great and entertaining. This is also exactly what I would do if I had a similar minded crew to roll with.

Adrealine kicks, booze, crazy parties, banging local chicks, visiting exotic countries ! Who wouldn't like to be a part of that?

Thumbs up for NN! Entertaining work!

Post: #20

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Just emailed him. He did the filming and video editing himself.

I'd love to produce some videos like this but in the context of these verticals:

1. International Business (brick and mortar, import/export)

2. International Startups (tech and venture backed)

3. International Careers

4. Teaching and Debt Hacks to escape unemployment and the recession

Post: #21

Irishness tends to lend itself well to NN's style of game in a few ways -

- Drunkenness: makes you the life of the party in more reserved/sober countries
- Culture of travel: nearly every middle class Irish person in their 20s has traveled extensively during college summers in their early 20s, from emigrating themselves or by visiting emigrated friends in their mid 20s, or just from general holidays in their late 20s. Then throw in a legal minimum of 29 days a year of holiday leave, a higher than average income level (even for western Europe) and Dublins position as a low-cost flight hub. Most people I know in Dublin go to at least 4-5 foreign countries a year on average.
- Positive worldwide perception: Irish people are in a somewhat unique position being white & western European while having no colonial baggage, we're welcome nearly everywhere in the world (hence why Mossad favour faking Irish passports for their agents!). The large amount of Irish descendents in places like the U.S. only adds to this. And having English as a native language doesnt hurt.

Given these factors I wouldnt be too massively impressed with his travel/game, I know plenty of Irish guys who do similar. What is remarkable however is his business acumen - making videos, writing books, running his website. That's where I feel his achievements are most significant.

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(08-21-2013 12:44 PM)zatara Wrote:  Given these factors I wouldnt be too massively impressed with his travel/game, I know plenty of Irish guys who do similar. What is remarkable however is his business acumen - making videos, writing books, running his website. That's where I feel his achievements are most significant.

Why don't you write about your game rather than smugly assert you're not impressed with someone else's?

Post: #23

I had no idea they get down like that in Muscat of all places. Very well-produced video and I look forward to seeing more. I think he has the right look and energy for this sort of thing.

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(08-21-2013 01:43 PM)MikeCF Wrote:  Why don't you write about your game rather than smugly assert you're not impressed with someone else's?

Notice the qualifier "massively" there. Hes still doing better that 99% of the world's adult male population. It's just that his lifestyle wouldn't be quite as unusual where he's from as it might be in other parts of the world. I just thought I'd throw in my 2cents with regards to the benefits-he-was-born-with conversation as someone coming from a similar background.

I dont write about my game fulltime as I a) have a somewhat time intense job I rather enjoy, b) amn't a particularly gifted writer and c) wouldn't class my game as interesting enough to have my writing be worth reading extensively. Instead I read and post what relevant smaller things I can from time to time.

I wasn't trying to be overly negative about Mark, I do think his business acumen is stellar. And theres nothing shabby about his travel or gaming either. I'd just be more inclined to complement his business achievements over his travel/game ones as they're more out of the ordinary in his peer group.

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Whatever happened to the Travelbum guy?