Wednesday 6 November, 2024

This Youtuber's poem about leaving Ireland will give all emigrants chills

Prepare to get homesick.

YOUTUBER RIYADH KHALAF left Ireland for London earlier this year.

We’ve featured some of his more humorous videos in the past, but his latest effort is more likely to give you chills than give you a laugh.

He put together this touching short film and poem about upping and leaving his life at ‘home’ to pastures new in the big city.

While he misses the familiar smell, views, hugs, and family–he’s found a new home in London.

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But hey, home will be the place you can say thirty three and a third and not be given a second glance.

Watch the full thing here:

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