Tribal People Try Kool Aid Soft Drink
About this video
Soda in front of villagers from rural Punjab, Pakistan — that's the whole Tribal People Try recipe, and it keeps working because nothing is scripted.
What is soda?
Soft drinks: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Sprite, and the energy drinks — Red Bull, Monster, Prime. Coke and Pepsi are everywhere in Pakistan; the American flavours like root beer and Dr Pepper are not.
What to watch for
Fizz is familiar; medicinal flavours are not. Root beer and Dr Pepper are compared to cough syrup almost without fail. Energy drinks are tasted with suspicion and the caffeine warning on the can gets read aloud.
The comparison they always make
Cola with a meal is normal in Pakistan. Traditional drinks are lassi, Rooh Afza in summer and lemon shikanjvi, all of which get invoked when a fizzy drink disappoints.
This episode
Tribal People Try has covered soda 5 times; this one is number 3, and the first was "Tribal People Try RedBull for the First Time" back in October 2020. The most-watched soda episode is "Tribal People Try RedBull for the First Time" (511.7K views). The video runs about 7 minutes and went up in June 2021.
Frequently asked
Who are the people in Tribal People Try?
Villagers from rural Punjab, Pakistan. They're families from the same area, not actors, and they've been part of the channel for years.
What is soda?
Soft drinks: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Sprite, and the energy drinks — Red Bull, Monster, Prime. Coke and Pepsi are everywhere in Pakistan; the American flavours like root beer and Dr Pepper are not.
Did the tribe like the soda?
Watch to the end — nothing is scripted, and when something doesn't suit them they say so. Cola with a meal is normal in Pakistan. Traditional drinks are lassi, Rooh Afza in summer and lemon shikanjvi, all of which get invoked when a fizzy drink disappoints.
Have they tried soda before?
Yes — this is the 3rd of 5 soda videos. The first was "Tribal People Try RedBull for the First Time" in October 2020.
Where was this video filmed?
In rural Punjab, Pakistan, where the participants live. The videos are recorded in the village rather than in a studio.