Victorian Era Couple Live Like It's The 19th Century | Extraordinary People | New York Post
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- On this episode of Extraordinary People, a quirky couple is obsessed with the Victorian era. Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman wear 1880s-inspired clothing, cook with a wood stove and live their everyday lives, in Port Townsend, Washington, as if it’s the 19th century. “I found a way to do a little bit of the time travel,” said Sarah, a writer. She and her librarian husband - who rides a penny-farthing bicycle around town - hope to inspire others to pursue their dreams, whatever they may be.
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Therapist: "You gotta stop living in the past."
Me:
**Therapist**
@@sabinalover3294If you knew what I meant who cares?
gotta go visit my *therpirst*
hahahahahaha
Hahahah this is my favourite comment so far 😂😂
When their grandparents visit, they feel like they're visiting their grandparents.
🤣😂
😂😂
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What he saaayyyyy
Hahah, brilliant
they’re probably happier than most people. what a beautiful couple.
W ⚓️
@@westaussie965 Rude.
They need to create a whole community like this. I’m sure there are others who would love to live more simply or the very least experience it.
I think they call themselves Amish lol
Like the Amish did, and since they only marry within the community, they have the highest rate of birth defects and genetic problems of any community in the world due to inbreeding? Yea sounds like another great idea.
@@RE-nv4weThe studies proves that most of amishs lives longer and have less diseases than "normal" people.
@@RE-nv4we The difference is though that with the Victorian Period, any and everyone is welcome. And also *free* to leave. And many more people might like the lifestyle. This has *nothing* to do with religion. A lifestyle and religion are *not* necessarily connected. Especially, a certain time period.
You're right I want to live like this.
Government: tries to listen in on conversations through technological devices
Them:
😂
😂
very nicely done lol
Ha ha haaaaa...
Not today CIA!
Imagine you fainted on street then this couple help you. Then you woke up in their house.
I would wake up thinking I was the next doctor who and that I time traveled
Shock
Fascinating!! I would be excited and terrified at the same time 😂
I would faint again
Bryan Arcillas i were your 1000th like :)
I do remember watching her videos before she met her husband. I even bought one of her books. It's so nice to see she's now married to someone who really is her "other half".
Ooo what's the name of her book? I'd like to pick that up
Where did you get her books?
Beard.
What’s the name of her or their TH-cam channel?? What are the titles of her books or her name??
@@sundance81677 "True Ladies and Proper Gentlemen", Sarah A Chrisman.
I love that they became a writer and librarian while also living their Victorian dream!!!
Plot twist: they’re time travellers who got stuck.
Flex 💪🏻
Plot twist: they are time travelers who came here to say how better the 1800's were
that's awesome then
prolly did
Flex 😂imagine !
Imagine finding a soul mate so specific.
Yeah I'd love that.
Right?
Lol, true.
Imagine that.
True:(
He do be looking pretty dapper tbh, people used to know how to be stylish, we lost that along the way...
Agreed and honestly i salute them! people feel like they all have to live up to some type of standard or else someone will judge i say be yourself!
Definitely. People wearing their pajamas or lounge wear out in public is so sad.
I knew I wasn't alone. 1800's ROCK!!!
These are the 1900's tho
@@gustavabensberg4260 Judging by the fashion the woman is wearing it looks like 1890s.
@@gustavabensberg4260 any knowledge of fashion and material history says this screams late 1880s-1890s
@@user-mx2nk3gc8x If i wanted to be exact then i would have been.. i didnt say "1900's" without a reason.
For white people.
Their grandchildren will be so confused looking at their old photos.
They don't have children
If i saw them on those bikes today i would be confused.
@@mycrazyfamilyid yet
Plot twist this is a prank played to fool their grandchildren
IKR
This video proves one thing: there's someone for everyone.
Not for the people who will comment "not for me though lol"
Not for me thought lol
That's not what proof is
Not sorry....stay in the present lol❄😒
Hahahahahaha
I love the message they are trying to share and their acceptance for those living in modern society along with their love for their personal, more vintage lifestyle
Not only is this amazingly cool, it's giving history due respect, which society so lacks these days. I love this ❤️
Demonizing the modern world is so cringe
These folks are so cool. The Victorian Era is so fascinating and the houses were incredible. Props for having such a unique lifestyle
I wanna dress up like that and run into one of those older style restaurants and yell “WHAT YEAR IS IT”
same heree
And, having got the answer, yell: "IT WORKED!" xD
I like the early 19th century dress. I'd love to have a dress from that era (or I mean a repro - not the real thing)!
HAHAHHHAAHA
I would love to see that lol!
the true example of “I was born in the wrong time period”
Kenzie Jones but much less bratty and more respectful.
Deku true!
My name is Makenzie Jones 😱😂
Makenzie Jones twinns
I also was born in the wrong time period . I love the clothes from the Victorian era.
I LOVE THIS! Like that couple that live like they are in the 1950s. I just love that they do what they love to do.
Laci Fay and Dane Fay
Distinguished gentleman and a distinguished lady what more can anyone want
Imagine just sitting on your porch and you see that Victorian guy on his massive bike.
I’d be jealous
Me too!
I can just imagine he would be like: "They See Me Rollin, They Hatin." That takes some serious dedication to fully live in the 19th century. I may love dressing up and re-enacting 19th century things like Civil War reenactments and Old West shootouts but I don't know if I could live in something like that 24/7.
I would check if I m awake or wonder if I ingested paint or something
LOL
Wheresmyeyebrow, I think he was a ghost.
Somewhere in 2119 a couple is being interviewed on why they like to live like its 2019 talking about how they still use iphones as a form of communication instead of telepathy
airsofttrooper08
Underrated comment
Hopefully youtube still exists and they see this comment
@@abberline5662 even if TH-cam doesn't exist they could easily retrieve data from damped data centers.
Does she lick stuff while talking
No
This is one of the most brilliant things on the Internet. What a superb couple, match made in heaven, life to boot. Fantastic!
The pure joy they give off, especially her, just made me so happy I legit got a little tear from it
These are the most normal, likeable eccentrics ever. I love them.
Danae Goliath I wonder why...
oh
"Normal" and "eccentric" are contradictory words....
Alexa Schultz Yes that’s the point! They seem like a contradiction.
you're an eccentric....
Man, their great-grandchildren are going to be thrown through a loop when they look at photos of them.
Lol!
I thought the same thing. She is 39 and I read that they decided not to have e kids.😪
If they had great grand children they'd be living in the 1980s in 2100.
Haha black and white photos too
@mysterychemistry "as they did in the 1800s" what does this even mean. unsupervised?
There should be a teenage camp like this where everyone disconnects and lives Victorian style.
Teens famously love the Victorian age.
If you two can do it, go for it! I have great respect for you both!
I have an intense historical interest in the Victorian era, but I could NEVER give up my modern conveniences!
When the wifi is down for more than an hour.
BP Cruiser underrated comment 💀
And I bet they don’t have a tv or iPhones
Lol
I'm done
Hahahaha
Him: Honey, I have a headache.
Her: Let me get my drill.
I died ^
Brandon Brandebury rip
Plague doctor time
@@Brandebury So did he...
Brandon Brandebury no, he died
Absolutely agree with the general quality one gets with antiques. Nowadays nearly everything is made to be thrown out, while old, often handmade things stand the test of time. I am really happy for these two, they just seem lovely and extremely happy together
Oh I can’t agree more while sitting and looking at my cast iron letterpresses from 1888 (I’ve got four of them and some are 400-600 lbs)
I admire them so much! I want nothing, but what they have. It's a magic they found each other so perfectly.
I can't stop thinking about how he gets off that bike..
For real doe
I was just searching for this comment, now I have to find the answer to it 😭😭😭
Ikr 🤣🤣🥴
Did you know those bikes don't have brake
😎
He probably just jumps of lol
Everyone is amazed that they're able to live like this.
I'm more amazed they found each other.
I was thinking exactly the same thing.
I'm amazed how they could afford these wonderful things.
At least it was easy to spot the other person into it.
I KNOW, RIGHT??!
That's exactly what I was thinking!
I love these type of people. The ones that aren't afraid to be how they want to be perceived and live everyday like they're in a novel. I just love them.
This puts a big smile on my face, love this couple and their unique take on life.❤
I’m glad their not creepy. They just enjoy the things of being in a time period
I am
they look cool
@Adam theyre look cool
Seokho Ha 😂😂😂
They are so cute😍
Imagine them going to the hospital and the doctors telling them they cant be treated because the cure wasnt made until 20th century
Fateless King 🤣🤣🤣🤣
True🤣🤣
Based doctor
Duval Onepiece
u mean best?
😂😂😂😂
"People have something that they really want to do deep in their hearts, but they don't because they're afraid of what anyone else will say"
Yes.
What you said, Madam.
Exactly.
My Victorian loving heart is overfilled with joy right now.
This is how I feel when my mom turns off the Wi-Fi
😂😂I can't
Same 😂😂😂😃😂😂😂
Stop. 🤣
Ik the feeling
😂😂
They should open a Victorian era bed and breakfast with full victorian era experience
You do know what Victorian means right? The Bubonic plague belongs in the 1600's!
Although most of the killers in the home are illegal and no longer made, even clothes; it would be the closest thing to the Victorian era.
MmMmmh yeah no u missed it by a couple hundred years
@@kaz1819 You mean Cholera?
Riska Dhenabayu Shrute Farms beat them to it
Just nice to see a genuinely happy couple living out their lives x
I bet hidden in the basement is a 21st century combi boiler, a dyson V15 vacuum cleaner, a dish washer and a washing machine 🤣
If she found a partner who wants to live like it's 1800, why are you still single?
Cuz I'm acearo lol
Hahahhahahaha I ask myself this everyday
Because I’m stuck in this crazy modern world. Plus I’m broken 😞
Bro why are you calling me 0ut like this?! I just came to watch a pleasant video about alternative lifestyles. I didnt come here to get dragged.
@@hasinakhalila8142 no need to feel guilty about it tbh, we all will eventually find a partner. The pandemic has made things worse so there should be no pressure to find someone at least till this is all over.
I wonder if there were people in the 1800s living like people in the 1600s
Livslushlife haha xD awesome. I didn’t think about that before.
In rural areas, probably yes. Life was unchanged for the poor until at least 1880s when mass production began .
Life wouldn't be much different between those times. Not until the industrial revolution would it change. The only things that changed were clothing and medicine. But the jobs were still the same basically. Doctor, shop owner, farmer, tailor, labor person and so on. Once the industrial revolution began, mass production and the middle class formed things changed.
Lol
Livslushlife I feel every century there will be people who live that way.
oh, they're a librarian and a writer, that's just so perfectly romantic. I bet Gabriel hopes one day they'll happen to help someone find Sarah's book :)
I recently found both of Sarah’s books and they were a delight to read ❤
This is proof that there’s someone for everyone.
Amazing couple!
I thought these 2 were gonna be batshit crazy but they’re so sweet and soft spoken I wanna hug them now 🥺
I wish I could go over for a dinner with them lol I love it!
😅 I agree
They are batshit crazy. Who lives like that when we have smart homes and self driving cars and drones and phones and everything else we have! The people in that era were excited for the future and were living it. They're wasting the time they have now to experience life today.
Annill Timothy why are you so salty? It’s not like you’re living like that- to each their own, dude 👌🏼
@@morphinetune5807 I was no trying to being salty.. I was just saying. They can do what they want.. I'm just saying I enjoy pre-heating my bed at home while I'm on my way from wherever. Why would anyone want to give that up 😳 Or not want to live like that lol
What makes this interesting to me Is how they found each other
They probably knew each other for a long time then gained the interest together.
The story in my head is they met at the library, Or in the catacombs of that clock tower building.
@@AuggieG2004 yeah but who is going to keep up this front for years to come.. or do you suspect this is all just a setup to get clicks for a story?
@@AuggieG2004 they're.... just doing this because they love it??? not everyone who does things differently does it for attention
*what 😂😂😂😂
As a man i have to say i wish we would start again to wear clothes like the old times. Looks a lot better than a lot of the stuff people wear today.
I love this man 💞💞 I wish I could go back two different centuries and experience things like this I think it's super dope ! I respect this couple of living in there truth in there comfortability
2019: victorian era couple
2219: couple playing fortnite and sharing memes
Peniel Grefalda I must be living in 2069
@@saintchelli r/whoosh
Peniel Grefalda dead
you say it like memes will end bro
Peniel Grefalda lol
She’s absolutely spot on when she said everyone has something they really wanna do but they don’t because they’re scared of other people’s opinions. 👏🏼
Jen K I agree it really touched me when she said it💯
Inspiring MUA I really respect them for being so different. It can’t be easy finding clothes from that era.
Actually, I think, from what I've heard about this couple, a lot of their clothes are actually handmade by themselves, or, more likely, by her. Now that is dedication to your craft! Lol.
Indeed.
I agree so much
This couple is blessed for each other. Awesome
I think this is pretty dope tbh. Odd but I love how they found each other. That’s what I would really want to learn about. Their love story has got to be as cute as they are
She wrote 2 books about how this all happened.
Not my cup of tea but u know what?? They’re not hurting anyone... so live and let live, right?
I wonder whether they take normal medicines instead of these nonsense ones from victorian era.
@@adyingdream4585 They certainly don't miss the nasty diseases and the abysmal sanitary conditions.
@@elizabethc18
In a lot of ways I'd reckon that Victorian sanitary conditions were better than they are now - apart from smog and soot from coal burning in very urban/industrial areas. Knowledge about germs and pathogens was emerging before the public, and homes were cleaned meticulously on a weekly basis. Compare this to today - when was the last time you dusted the top of your dresser? We're all working so many hours outside of the home, that in many way our hygienic standards today extends only to a lot of showers and hand-washing, which ends up removing the protective oils from our skin in extreme cases.
The Candid Counterbalance in the 1900 there were people who believed washing yourself would make you dirtier, and more prone to sicknesses.
@@elizabethc18 well when you don't have internet, tv and radio, you have fuckload of spare time you can fill in with something. I.e. cleaning.
They should start a little Victorian Village where people could go visit.
Looks like they're in Port Townsend, which is practically just that 😂
I'd live there
They should start a cult!
YES
There's one in the UK called Blists Hill Victorian Town. BBC has done documentaries there like "Victorian Pharmacy" and "Victorian Farm" (both on TH-cam)
I wonder how many people have seen them thinking theyre ghosts lol
This is absolutely fascinating! I love your authority to choose to live as you prefer and not as it is imposed on you. 💯
so they will never see this interview
Yeah, I guess not 🤔
wait what I don't get it
edit: wait I think I get it now
Underrated comment
@@laragonzalez5931 because they don’t have technology
Sarah has a TH-cam account
Best neighbors for sure they won't steal your Wi-Fi
Alain Sadun Just have a password
No one will steal your wifi if you have a password on it 🙄
😭😭😭 Last thing I expected.
Yea its better for your signal if they havent got wifi .
... or your TV...or your stereo...or your car. We can go on with this forever....
I hope these lovelies are still doing their own thing. Sending much love yall way ❤️
This is so adorable, I hope I find someone like they found eachother
the fact that two people with an extremely specific love and affinity to the victorian era happened to meet and be able to have a life like this..
fate is cruel to me
fire34fly they’re living in port Townsend which is a very historic area, it’s kind of a mix of 1800s to mid 1900s architect and there’s Victorian festivals there so it’s very easy to meet other people with this fascination. That’s a weird but interesting area
fire34fly I thought the same! And I can't find anyone at all. What is this fuckery
This just tells you that everything os destined.
Or maybe you are not very smart. They are obviously being paid by some research firm.
It takes time and luck but you will someday meet someone for you.
She is like right out of a painting with her rosy cheeks and nose!
I agreed! Rosacea can actually be quite pretty.
She looks lovely
Going on a hunch here but I don't think they had youtube in the victorian times
JFM thank you for saying that. I developed extreme rosacea and a butterfly rash from Lyme disease, when I used to have perfect porcelain skin. Now it’s very textured, red, and blotchy. The only thing I’ve admired about the skin change is how rosy my cheeks can look. You just made my day
That’s a symptom of alcoholism
As someone who wants to go further with Mt history bounding and to embrace my eccentric tastes, this is very encouraging. Thank you ❤
I love the style of the Victorian era!! Just so elegant and so beautiful ❤❤ im so happy they found each other 🥺❤️
They are lucky to find each other
why are you reading my comment ? Judging me for the comments I chose to read?
@@kimjong-il5781
You are a dictator what do you know about freedom and judging people ?
why are you reading my comment ? I lead a country what about you
Lol
Exactly my thoughts... Like really, what are the odds?
Gotta admit, they are a cute couple. 😊
They're adorable. I want to just hug them.
So cute 🌸
...
For Victorians, they sure are
I love that 😍
What a fantastic couple! What a fantastic era! Everything is beautiful in this video. Victorian era is where I’d love to live❤
This is so wholesome ❤️ What a cute and inspiring couple.
So she finds a dude who wants to live in victorian age and i'm single even in 21st century 😑
MissDancealot same
my first thoughts as I watched this vid XD
🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
My husband said there're very odd
Same...
This is the highest level of Hipster I’ve ever seen in my life.
They actually seem like nice people though. Hipsters, in my experience, are oxygen thieves.
Otter Green RIGHT???
Nope
😹😹😹😹
Kkkkkk
This is the most beautiful thing I've seen on youtube. I felt deep some things they said.
I applauded you!!!! I have always felt like I was born in the wrong era. The Victorian era is my era.
You are an inspiration
Imagine being their child and is asked a family photo by the school. The teacher would be like, "no, not your great-great grandparents"
So they bring in a photo of said kid standing with these two, and teacher yells at them for photoshopping a photo of their great grandparents... and then ends up profusely apologizing on parent teacher evening.
hey
They live in Port Townsend, a town of less than 10,000. I'll bet most locals are aware of them.
i hope the child put up a filter to make it look really old as well.
Victorian plot twist: Every child they have dies in infancy
Hopefully, their wallpaper isn't made from arsenic though.
Judging by her red nose.....
@@hilda-daliafulop3147 you should be more respectful i think
Surely no one is silly enough to make or supply Scheeles green anything
That's funny Becca
Looks like she has rosacea.
I love how these two found each other ❤
This makes me smile. Wish them the best
I think when they're alone they speak with an English accent. Im sure of it.
.... the victorian era wasn’t exclusive to england lol ?
Nicole T Yes it was, the Victorian Era is only exclusive to Britain and when it was under the rule of Queen Victoria.
@@MimixLight if we're talking politically, sure--but these people are using fashion and technology , which didn't exist in a vacuum exclusive to england. france dominated the fashion "industry" in the second half of the 19th century. new england was big on imitating the fashion and trends of the victorian era in england and while it's more properly known as american victorianism, in casual conversation idrc about distinguishing unless i'm talking about the specific political environment in england during the victorian era.
Nicole T But aren’t we talking about the “Victorian Era” instead of the 1800s? It’s called the Victorian Era because Queen Victoria was the ruler.
@@MimixLight yes that's why i made the distinction about politics, but victorian era fashion and technology, while Iconic, were not exclusive to england. if you say "i live/dress like im in the 1800s" a lot can come to mind--"cowboys", pioneers, etc. etc. if you say "i live/dress like im in the victorian era" that conveys the style of fashion they're using.
When people say “a match made in heaven”, this is literally that. They are so identical in their interests it’s insane. I envy them a little bit.
Maybe they're cousins. Wouldn't be out of place for the 19th century.
honestly never envy anyone, I've met a girl who fits just so well with me and I learned that I should look instead of envy
Do you have such interests
It’s whatever they want to do and I think people should take that into account or to at least respect that they are who they are and they should want they want to do and live how they want to live
Everyone’s different.
I agree! wish I can find a relationship like this 😊
Wonderful people, a heartwarming couple Are they!
Greetings from Austria.
I love old things I live every day like it’s a mix between the 1500s and the 1800s . I have a phone but that’s it nice to see others like me lol
That was cute. They are living their best joyful lives. It’s sweet. Nerdtastic.
Bee Keeper perfectly said! And “Nerdtastic” shall forevermore live in my vocabulary.☺️🤓
😄✌🏾”spaztacular” is another favorite of mine, but it didn’t apply to the video.
not ctue when you know he doesn't let her drive or vote
Cróga Utreekov 😂😂😂😂
My friend, there is absolutely nothing 'nerdy' about wanting to live in a different time.
imagine people 200 years from now living the “2020 lifestyle” aka hoarding of toilet paper
Has a bunch of ikea furniture.
"2220 News:2020 have tik tok,fortnite,worst generation ever"
I know right
@@officertenpenny6169 wOrSt gEneRatiOn eVeR
Haha
This why I love old souls.
I don’t know why, but the music at the beginning makes me nostalgic which is weird because I was in the early 2000s however, with that being said, I have mad respect for this couple. 💜💜🙏
Ok but tbh that bike looks way more fun to ride
Payaso Tatín unless you’re a minority. I can’t go back in time no thanks lol
Until you fall of it😂
They stopped producing them because of the injuries people got back in the days and they were only for males.
Humane Criminal V why
That type of bicycle is called a penny farthing because of the difference in size between the front and rear wheels.
taking “I was born in the wrong generation” to a new level
justinelikescat 😂😂😂😂😂
Jimlikesdicks I mean at least their following through than most of the people who claim they would
bro imagine living like this in a countryside cottage in england away from everyone. AHHHH i would love to sit and read little women and Shakespeare in a flounced dress with my prim china teacup by candlelight
What’s stopping you? Save up for some quality fabric. Research how to make the dresses you are interested in. Save for a yearly vacation to the country and bring your favorite books and tea. Have at it!❤
@@ryanhilliard1620 🥰😆
We ain’t gon talk about how smoothly he hopped onto that giant ferris wheel?
No?
505 I wanna know how he get down from it
Smooth AF
Tasha facts
I had to rewind that part it was so smooth
I thought they'd be annoying but dang it i'm inspired.
Maybe you should express yourself more respectful
what is dang?
Ryan shut up Ryan
Same. I thought they'd be like one of those weird couple, but they're actually sweet.
I agree . I watched this couple that was midcentry modern and they sounded controlling and paranoid. This couple are lovely and inspiring to love what you love and find positive ways of expressing ones self !
It’s cool how there’s people still out there living life like the older way.
I wish we could all go back to this
Many of us talk the dream, but they are actually living it.
Indeed. Love for them both. ❤
Beautiful! X
They woke up
The Victorian Dream
You can tell their gentle voices have been tempered by silence, which is not something the modern world easily affords.
Right? So calming...
My thoughts exactly. How much calmer and stress free they are, it's amazing
wow
They wouldn't survive at my house. We use all of the latest technology and we're very loud people😆🎉🏀🎳🏍🎶🎹🎸🎺🛠🔫🐶🐺😁
Xeph Xen Perhaps they did but decided to live this way anyways and became more optimistic and calm
They are a beautiful couple ❤ I love the Victorian aesthetic too.. It's close to my heart ..
I like the 1800's victorian clothing... women wore long dresses and guys wore suits or knickerbockers and always wore their brimmed top hats while outdoors.
Dude straight up looking like the smartest professor you've ever met.