Baghdad: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 55Visitors and locals are overwhelmingly warm toward guests, but safety worries, a last-place quality-of-life ranking, and little remote-work detail leave the verdict genuinely mixed.
- hospitality toward guests
- friendly, welcoming locals
- appreciation for visitors showing the real country
- markets and street food
- Arabic language appreciation
- safety concerns and foreign travel warnings
- low quality of living after wars
- staring at solo women
- war-damaged infrastructure
- Locals warmly welcome foreign visitors and treat them as honored guests.
- Commenters feel the media paints Iraq more dangerous than it really is.
- Quality of life is widely seen as poor, with ongoing war effects.
- Solo female travelers attract unwanted stares from local men.
- Little evidence here on internet, costs, or working remotely.
Read from 6 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Traveling to Iraq : Exploring Baghdad, The Ancient City of Babylon & Saddam Hussein's Palace
Christina Davis · 15K views · 2023
What viewers said
“No joke Iraq is the coolest country the people are seriously the coolest most nicest and loving people in the world they're angels.”
♥ 41 likes
“O meu sonho é conhecer o Iraque na minha opinião é o país mais lindo do mundo i from Brazil 🇧🇷❤️🇮🇶”
♥ 24 likes
“Welcome to Iraq.Consider Iraq your second country, and I hope you can tell them anything you need, because we love guests I hope you will do the Arabic translation 🌼🌹🇮🇶”
♥ 5 likes
“العراق بلد مضياف وعليه أهلا وسهلا بك و بكل ضيوفا الكرام نتمنى لكم إقامة سعيدة”
♥ 12 likes
“Your family thought you’re crazy 😮 ?? See what American media are telling you!!! Iraq is one of the safest places on earth .. and I live in the US btw”
♥ 8 likes
“Thank you for visiting my country, I am really grateful to you”
♥ 13 likes
“Iraq is up high on my bucket list, I really hope I can visit one day!!”
♥ 4 likes
“Welcome to Iraq 🇮🇶 ❤️❤️”
♥ 9 likes
“there is a smoothie shop owned by an iraqi in my city in fl. a group of my friends and i went there and loved it. he didnt even make us pay until after we finished our snacks, and we ate outside. so we literally grabbed a bunch of smoothies”
“Love to you from Iraq ❤”
♥ 6 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.