The passport homies seem like nice people and waiting in line with people who also have passport problems seems like such an unexpected yet charming and wholesome way of making friends
Despite all the shit Dom had to go through with the actual people who were supposed to help him get his passport, its heartwarming to hear how many people in the line who were being kind and helping others
Having Domics back is nice and all but between the times we gotta appreciate the work he put in for himself during his hiatus, whatever direction Domics goes in from now on we will support
1: WOW passport services suck, glad things worked out so you could do the tour... even if the story isn't done yet. 2: OH MY GOD PIKAMEE!!! I did not expect her to be a voice cameo, glad she was able to partake in this video as well as you being a freaking champ in getting this vid out before her graduation.... man I'm gonna miss her.
Finally he came back I miss the old style domics. Don't give me wrong, domics talking to his friends. Having different perspective interesting it's not the same. Like The Break-Up series I loved it, I enjoyed it he has a talent of storytelling. But when he try podcast type style? With other creators is not the same...
It’s crazy how much work you had to put in for a passport. I’m in Ireland and I can literally just apply online and it comes within like 4 days, did it a few weeks ago, was shocked how easy it was!
I have to go through the same NONSENSE as Domics to get a passport. And the amount of times I waited and waited and waited, plus the amount of swear words, anger and frustration coming out of people's mouths when they wait in the line to either fill out the form, or interview to collect the passport and collect the passport on the same day. But when I finally got mines, I was so happy that I don't have go through the same procedure again, until the next expiry date for my passport 🙄.
From the start of the video, I was praying so hard for you to get your passport on time at the end!! As a fellow Canadian myself, I feel you, my friend!
people kept telling me about the 6 month turnaround. in Australia, we do our renewals at the post office. but still there were like 10 people in line doing their passport apps. I literally helped the guy in front of me get his done and being a witness. thank god i got it done and it was quick and swift
wowwww this passport series makes me extremely grateful to live in Denmark where it literally took me maybe 2 hours of effort and a few days of waiting to get a new passport a couple years back😅 so happy you got your passport renewed in time at the end!!
Interesting. Also in Canada, I had a trip in roughly a month and a half. Made an appointment online for a few days later, got there, was in line for like a good 20 minutes, the lady asked for proof of travel which I didn’t have, so I gave her the same reasoning Dominic did. So she had me write a note saying that I was totally gonna go to this place on this date. Which uh, I lied on, because I didn’t have concrete travel plans, and I told them I was leaving in 2 weeks because I figured that’d be faster. So they gave me some papers and told me it’ll be here in 2-4 business days. Which it was. I took it and ran. My main complaint was that it was kinda expensive and the people there were really stern. I joined the wrong line once and they were pretty mean about it. But I didn’t know that it could’ve been THIS much worse LMAO 😂😂
Was not expecting Pikamee for this collab, but reasonable to get it done before her graduation. Sounds like such a nightmare to get the passport done during COVID. I think I did
THERES NO WAY I'm sitting here still reminiscing about the graduation stream, eating banana pudding all up in my feels and I get hit with a PIKAMEE DUB ON A DOMICS VIDEO. I could burst into tears rn
I love your Domics videos. I too want to animate like you, I want to become a great animator and give life to a series that has been drawing on paper or digitally for years. You really make me laugh and empathize with you. Thanks for everything you do. I discovered you Thanks to Orion
I would be absolutely DEFEATED if I had to wait in a line for 8 HOURS! The people who camped through the night are legends for that amount of comittment😂
unfortunately in Romania that is pretty common. A bit less nowadays. But going at the office at 4am just to be 3rd in line and you still had to wait 2h after opening to enter, was tradition for most of my youth.
Don't let them gaslight you! 1 month is enough time if you have all your documentation (at least in my experience). I got mine mailed within a week. That said, I'm from tinny-tiny Nova Scotia, so big difference in terms of population. Nevertheless, we respect your patience. Also, leave it to Canadians to make a community out of a line of desperate travellers, lol.
it’s super anxiety inducing but it’s crazy how they prioritize those who are the least prepared! i went traveling with a friend recently who realized she didn’t know where her passport was. she started to try making appointments everyday starting monday, but there were either none or in other states. she FINALLY got an appointment on friday, and got her passport the SAME DAY. we flew out on sunday. all done in less than a week!
You're doing such a great job, man 😭👏 Also, must have been so stessful to deal with so much passport trouble. Can't believe you're not even done with this story. Curious to see what else happened in part 3!
My sister had her passport expire around the same time as you and we needed to go to the US to see our dad. However, we realized this in JUNE and we needed to leave early JULY. And shit was still as hectic and we live in the Quebec province! I'm guessing the reason why it was so bad is because since Covid stuff were now more lenient, EVERYONE was trying to get their passports at the same time and also on the system's end they were VERY short staffed. Which created this whole half-a-year of hell for anyone trying to get passports.
Yeah I figured this would be a three parter. Governmental services are complicated for no reason. Also thank you for everything Pikamee! Wishing you well here since your channel will no longer be up 😢
Watching this passport story takes me back to 2017 when I had first started watching your content. Thank you Dominic, for still doing these. They are very entertaining.
I am glad you are posting content again! But, whenever you feel like taking another break, please do so! Your mental health is more important than stressing your brain out to create videos. I understand the struggle, the anxiety, and having high expectations for yourself, but you must take care of yourself and do whatever you think is relevant for you! I also had some rough years (stress, depression) at med school, and because of it, I couldn't draw for many years, because it felt forced to draw something for the community (Tumblr, DA, Twitter) and I lacked the inspiration at that period. But slowly, things started to settle down, and I began drawing again. Family, friends and therapy sessions helped a lot and I moved forward! I hope you seeked the help and support you needed! 🙏
Went through the same thing last summer. Got my passport the day before my trip at (likely) the same service center as you! Made a cool friend and it was nice seeing people help each other out. The system is jank as hell but the mob of frustrated people like myself that made the day-long wait bearable!
Wow, really heartwarming to see that people in the same circumstances can just be great friends in a matter of hours. Guess that's the only good takeaway from this mess.
didn't expect for pt.2 to be uploaded this early esp during ur exhausting weeks. and def did not expect pika too. as always ur unfortunate situations are entertaining but hope it gets better on ur end
A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I went to a walk in flash event for $20 tattoos, an HOUR away from where we live. Got there before opening, and ended up waiting THIRTEEN HOURS for our tattoos. Because after about 4 hours, we said “we’ve been here too long to go home”, but then we kept feeling it harder and harder. Ended up not leaving until long after midnight, almost 1am. We survived off of Taco Bell and stayed warm in the Oregon cold and rain with hot chocolate from a convenience store across the street. We also made some friends in line lol, and I will NEVER do that event again.
Absolute nightmare scenario. It was not your fault Dom! No office should ever run this inefficiently. But at the same time this rings so true. Especially when you try to call to get info and get told different things each time. Makes me think of my experience with the Department of Motor Vehicles trying to get a license. Gonna be looking out for part 3. Great work as usual and so good to see you again
Eh, should have renewed the passport at a much sooner date, kinda is his fault. BUT, the system is pretty grabage so it takes a portion of that fault too
Honestly, it would be much better if the vtuber background was plain white instead of red and yellow. I think it looks a bit odd when the plain white background changes into a different one. I think the background looks fine, it is just the switch from plain white to yellow and red makes it kinda weird. Other than that, I completely understand the whole vtuber thing and I am happy to see you upload again.
It takes about just half the day or even less to renew my passport even as a walk in from where I'm from. I cannot imagine the patience needed to go through what dom went.
Ah yes. I recall waiting in line for a graphics card for 12 hours. We got there the night before with our lawn chairs, people were playing corn hole, there was a guy doing wheelies on his motorcycle up and down the line, and at some point, a fire broke out at a nearby apartment building, so that was interesting to watch.
I really emphasize with how frustrating the process is. It’s really a hastle since there’s always misinformation being given, causing us to go from place to place, at least from my experience.
Ohmygosh. I'm so glad to have you back. I know all about passport issues. I was in a very similar situation when I got my passport the first time. The workers really be out there doing a girl dirty.
This is the standard experience in Australia and probably many other countries as well. Came in around 8AM, out by 5PM. They didn't do any ticketing last year in mid-2022, so imagine my "holy shit" moment I had when they cut off the line less than 10 people after me at 4PM. I can only imagine the anger of the other 50 or so people that came around 9AM or later, waiting for 7 hours before they are told "no, you cannot come in".
@MegaMillk_itsLit kinda, pikamee is a vtuber that's forced to graduate today(End of March) because of some twitter and reddit ppl cyber bullying her to Graduate(Retire) from streaming. We will miss our kettle
holy shit, I looked to the side for one second and suddenly I hear a familiar voice only for it to be pikamee, my eyes widened and jaw dropped, what a unexpected and cool collab
the LINES for this kind of stuff is INSANE. When you mentioned arriving in line for a walk in at the opening time I knew you were in for pain. When I was trying to get my drivers license, I would wait two hours before it opened to make sure I'd be far enough in line to make the cut off. The weather's always a beast too. Not quite sure why but whenever you go and mess with your documents the weather's always got to be the worst. It was freezing when I got there, too
dang I am really sorry this happened to you. It's so sad to see that the system works so badly, here in europe every time I've renewed my passport you just have to get an online appointment, go that day with your documents, and you get it done the same day and they give it to you immediatly, I don't know why it has to be that hard there
And now pikamee will say in our heart forever, never truely gone, never forgotten. We will always remember the adorable kettle girl who was taken from us.
I renewed my canadian passport last month and im just so sorry you and i had such polar experiences 🥺🥺🥺🥺 same situation regarding mine not being 'expired' but having travel within the 6 mo window (thankfully not flying within the same upcoming month tho!!). I'm in Calgary, looked up the agencies online, and one specific location had suuuuch glowing reviews compared to the other ones, so we absolutely went to that one even though it wasn't as close as others. my sister and i hit starbucks before we roll in around 1pm (walk-ins, no appt), get to sit inside (a fairly busy, maybe 2/3 - 3/4 full room) and i play BOTW for 20 min, then spend 20 watching the screens showing peoples' numbers (wouldve continued botw if i hadn't thought we were able to be called up but alas, nbd) before it's our turn. the process at the booth was easy, and we we're out of there in under 90 mins, bathroom break included. this is truly the way it should be for everybody and i wish it was. im so sorry lmao 🥺😔😔😔
Love that you went through the same shit at the same time in the same area 🤣 took a different route, didn’t even try for an appointment- maybe I was trying after the appointments were no longer a thing, just lined up the night before with a tent 😂 that’s because they basically told us they wouldn’t renew the passport unless it was a business day prior to travel and an “emergency” at a single location that actually also printed the passports. Took two try’s, after the first try realizing there were like 200 people ahead of me at 9 am I went to the first few people in line that actually got a ticket and asked when they got there. You wasted a lot of time going multiple times dude, you just had to camp lol be more desperate then the rest 🤷♀️ also had a part three to my passport adventures, got covid and couldn’t go anyways the day of 🙃
I had a similar issue that I had to renew my passport before going out of the country for the first time. Thankfully I didn’t have any issues when renewing my passport, and like you requested to have mine expedited. Since I still had SOME time before my flight, I was assured that I would get my new passport on time before my flight. Thankfully it arrived a week before I had to leave!
I actually paid less for my passport than the site had said, but unfortunately, you have to have every document imaginable. This was a problem because of the fact that my parents lost my birth certificate in the process of a very nasty divorce. So I had to wait a whole week after getting a copy to get it expedited. Still waiting for them to send it
Yeah all of this is making me thank the wisdom my parent's instilled in me ever, always arrive 2 hours before the opening time when it comes to important documents, really saved me multiple times now twice with my passport renewal and when I had to get my visa to go to poland 🤣
it may sound naive but it is interesting to know that the process for renewing passports can be such a nuisance even in a country like canada. here in the philippines, processing any matter that involves government offices such as applying for/renewing a driver's license, applying for government scholarship/assistance/aid, tax matters for personal or business purposes, registering to vote, and also passport renewals. i relate so much with the thing Dom mentioned about government offices being located at a mall, queuing as early as you can, only to see a long line ahead of you. fortunately we dont deal with cold weather here tho so camping outside is bearable atleast. all that hassle to line up, getting a number ticket to secure that you'll be served for the day, then the exact process itself would only take less than an hour. i experienced the same thing when i had to register as a voter. i thought this was only common in global south countries at least. to go through such a hassle is a common thing here in PH, it can be sometimes so dehumanizing lmao
