a HUGE thank you to everyone educating me on the use of the word "chav", something I'm ashamed to say I've never looked into or ever realised was derogatory. If this is in your vocabulary, I recommend you research the history of this word and how it is rooted in classism. I apologise, and will no longer be using. (and as I say, keep educating me! There are no creators on pedestals here. Thankful that I get to learn and unlearn so quickly.)
You should definitely read "Chavs the Demonisation of the Working Class" by Owen Jones. It is a really important book about the history and deeply derogatory nature of the term. It is shocking how such classist language has seeped into everyday flippant comments and perpetuates a sense of snobbish hierarchy.
Thanks for the tip Gudrun, it will be completely ignored. Jones is a radical Marxist loon who's rethoric of hatred against our way of life is only worthy of mockery and scorn.
Just a PSA - don't randomly go to some guy's tent (even if you're with friends) especially when you think their high, ESPECIALLY in a different country. I work at music festivals and I get it - they're places to have fun, go on weird adventures and meet loads of new people but this whole ordeal makes me so worried that this is a 'normal thing' that people joke about. You have to be really on it at festivals bc even if you think you're a good judge of character, people really can just flip from one extreme to another and that's when things get scary. Just please please please be sensible and as Jade says - don't be "polite" or "nice", get out of there and tell as many people. as. you. can. (news travels quick at festivals and it's important to protect other people!!)
@@izzigodley8706 This. The comments saying "Oh but, that's just how people behave at ___" ain't it. He could be a hippie, an atheist, or a tri-headed alien with green-and-purple spots, for all I care. But you DO NOT violate someone else's personal space, and invite yourself into their tent unannounced.
@@izzigodley8706 YES! Safety ain't a joke, people! Sad as it sounds, young women are particularly vulnerable to being manipulated, or pressured into unsafe situations. Thank goodness Jade kept her head, and was never alone with that guy, no matter how "spiritual" or "harmless" he seemed. My alarm bells went off, the moment she had to disclaim "he wasn't creepy" and she "didn't feel unsafe". I mean, it says something, that she even had to say that? Bursting into her space unannounced, calling her "his soulmate", and telling her "the stars aligned" for them to meet? I've heard that before, and that was from the survivor of an abusive relationship. That was how the perpetrator asserted "ownership" over her (as "HIS soulmate"), and love bombed her, before they officially got together. This dude could be perfectly harmless. Or he could potentially be a predator. Either way, not ok, and glad Jade was with a friend, and kept herself safe.
@@Nancy-um9us The guy was high-key persistent and low-key creepy? For someone who was supposedly "high", he sure had his sh*t together, and managed to find out the location of Jade and Casey's tent, so he could burst in unannounced the next morning? More power to Jade for keeping things real, and reminding us to remain firm on our personal boundaries, and be safe during our travels.
This guy would have freaked me out so bad. Some mid 20s guy targeting solo travelers (which are much more vulnerable than tourists in groups) + they’re teens which makes it creepier. Also he was in their tent while they were asleep he was either super out of touch with reality or had shitty intentions.
"He didn't feel creepy" "We didn't feel unsafe" "He was oddly childish and had this etherealness about him" "He may have been high, based on how he was was talking about love and light and twin suns and the universe" "He scuffled into his tent, emerged with a stick of incense, and lit it, to cleanse our energy" "He said that the stars have aligned tonight for us, and that we were soulmates" "I woke up the next morning, and he was in our tent, and said 'Good morning, soulmate' then told me how he had been for a 5am yoga session" "As he brought me into a hug, he said 'We will meet again, Sister' " What even, Jade. I would have run. For the hills Just no. This guy sounds creepy AF, "hippie", "cleansed energy" and "aligned chakras" or not.
@@maddylewis5 Oh I have, but not to a festival though. Still not an excuse to turn up in Jade's tent uninvited, "soulmate" or not. Excuse me sir, but is it possible to align chakras, and chat about your morning yoga session, without invading someone else's personal space?
NGL my alarm bells went off the moment she had to disclaim that "he wasn't creepy", and "they didn't feel unsafe". Even having to say that, says something, no?
@@MC-ko2mx Yeah I just think that not all experiences on a gap year have to be 'ideal' and they can be scary. My alarm bells went off too, and a gut feeling doesn't make a blind bit of difference if a stranger is going around being like this.
@@isabellemay9071 No. Your gut could be screaming, and bad sh*t could still go down. Especially when you throw drugs into the mix. All well and good to say that guy was a "harmless hippie", after the fact. But things could have turned out very differently. He was persistent, he was creepy, and he tried to pull off a classic "love bomb" move with the soulmates-and-written-in-the-stars bullsh*t. He tried to get Jade alone, by claiming Casey was asleep. When they left, he stalked them back to their tent that night. The next morning, he burst in unannounced, and had to be asked to leave. Not cool.
@@MC-ko2mx Exactly, it really doesn't sound good at all. Unfortunately, there may be the conception that 'hippies' are all safe people but people are people and you never know who is safe and who isn't!
@@isabellemay9071 100% And the this-is-Byron-and-that's-how-hippies-behave narrative ain't it. Not all "hippies" are harmless. And being a "hippie" doesn't justify stalking someone back to their tent after they've left for the night. Or bursting in unannounced the next morning, while they were asleep. Or not leaving immediately, even though they were clearly alarmed. Hot tip, if your arrival is greeted by shrieks (of shock) you're not supposed to be there.
I know jade didn't get wired vibes off the guy but he went into their tent when they where sleeping. Hun (referring to all genders) if that happens to you find the security X
Honestly that 'soulmate' guy sounds like someone I unfortunately know and he is always at those festivals in Byron Bay. If it is him i'm so sorry that you had to meet him.
A lot of these (the graduate in the first story as well) are really creepy examples of men in their 20s going for teenage girls... I think you will view these differently when you are a little bit older, and I think it's not good to glorify these kinds of predatory experiences for your teenage viewers.
Also some of the most violent and traumatic experiences I and my friends have had with men have been with these "spiritual" men - just because they talk the spiritual talk doesn't mean they care about women or consent.
Love hearing about your adventures - you have a great talent for story telling and I know, from my own experience, that this stuff isn’t easy!! I’m probably speaking on behalf of many when I say thanks for the window on your world!
hey, didn't wanna be that gal but I know you're open to this kinda stuff - CHAV actually stands for council housed and violent (I didn't know about this either fro the longest time!) and so even if it has come to mean something else in our minds, its actually a bit of a slur. No worries, just wanna spread the knowledge to a community I know will care :)
Hey Jade! Lately I’ve been binge watching a lot of your old videos. I’m a huge fan and I’ve been in your channel for a very long time, since 2017. I’m still young but all of your videos have really helped me both academically and personally. I love you so much thank you for everything you have changed in my life I am so grateful😌❤️
Whenever you're telling the story, i feel completly absorbed in it, like 'omg what happens next?". Living adventures and getting excited for them at the same time through your videos❤✨
I LOVED your gap year travelling vlogs, especially the australian ones! and your story times are so interesting and i feel like we’re really learning more about what we didn’t see in the vlogs!
Can we just talk about how great she is at storytelling?? Like she describes everything so well, I would love to read something she wrote for a creative writing.
As someone who grew up on a council estate, had free school meals and couldn't even afford to go to the cinema I gotta say I didn't know chav was a bad word! I use it for the kind of teenagers I see in my hometown who litter, are generally quite rude and disrespectful etc. But thanks for the education fellow commenters! Just saying don't get mad at Jade for using it, we're all learning and that's a good thing ~
what a load of bs she clearly states in the replies to someone in this comment saying she finds the term comical why doesnt she educate herself on the roots of classism as well as BLM
@@aazeem398 a lot of people do use it as a joke? Like me and my friends used to say it in a jokey way and thus I didn't think anything of it because none of us knew?
@@hannahbridgetprice4237 but u dont have a platform that is used to educate people do u and if she is using derogatory terms then what kind of reflection would this have on her?
The last festival I went to, I met a two year old called Eli and we vibed sitting on the floor of a tiny music tent, playing with balloons. Bit of a different experience but wholesome all the same :))
Festivals are my most favorite hobby. Especially working on them for some money, food and free (backstage) entry. There is no job, that is more fun than this one. It is like holiday and travelling. work is so easy going because of the people you meet. Funny and open people they are, strong characters. Love it. So i have an unlimited amount of festival stories which keep me going until the next festivals. once me and my colleague met a guy from the jägermeister band backstage, who invited us to their show. In the evening we met up after their show and went back with them to their tourbus with some free drinks. In the middle of the night the crew of 15 people told us that they had to play another show for the VIP and press people. And if we would like to come with them. Of course we agreed :D they gave us the classic orange jägermeister shirts and some instruments to sneak into the area in front of the security guy. It worked. Damn we were inside, i thought it would be more impressive, but there weren't any famous people as far as i could see. But still we were inside. Incognito. But we didn't have a job, hanging around was no option. We decided to give out free shots, got some from the main bar. In the end we were sharing a small amount of shots with the press people during the small concert of the guys. trying to animate the audience for some party. Which was kind of successful and fun (and embarrassing) , because nobody knew us. After all we sneaked out again, got back to the bus, high on vibes, sharing some more drinks and stories with the guys of the band. That was an fantastic evening. :D Check them out on TH-cam. The Jägermeister Blaskapelle is quite fun to watch :)
After watching your gap year series last year I find these stories really interesting. It is like the behind the scenes that we never got to hear or see
Please reconsider your use of the word 'chav'. It is rooted in classist discrimination against travellers, is now commonly used to dismiss and vilify working class people and is not appropriate in any context, including describing UK festival attendees.
I actually never knew the background behind this word, thank you so much for raising! It’s always been something said comically that I never thought to look into. Will no longer be using.
@@UnJadedJade No problem! As a long-time viewer, I was surprised to hear you say it but my assumption (and hope) was that you didn't know rather than you caused intentional offence. Thank you for listening.
@@UnJadedJade comically?? how is using such a derogatory term funny?? coming from a white middle class background with the platform id expect u to be aware of these issues
56 Y i was never putting her on a pedestal? myself and others are simply making her aware of the broader social and cultural meanings of the language that she chose to use. i cannot comment on wether she intentionally made comments that demonise me and others like me, but hearing it from one of my favourite creators on this platform was upsetting, and i definitely felt a responsibility to inform her and hold her accountable. jade uses her platform to educate, and has shown how learning is a constant process - and i’m glad that people in the comments have made her (and her followers) aware of something she had never previously considered, and she can carry on and consider class based prejudice and the broader impact of it in british society.
As an Australian I can support how amazing falls fest is, I've been to 3 different falls fests' in Australia, the other great ones to go to are Splendor in the grass and Groovin' the moo!! It would have been just starting to get hot that time of year here you would've been boiling
I'm in medschool, I strongly suggest no one will take drugs at all doesn't matter the class of the drug !! Even the ones people know from the natural category are extremely potent substances and nothing u would want to mess ur brain with !
omg! i love these videos jade 🥺 yeah my older sister had a pretty bad experience while in a festival and was unfortunately spiked, she’s okay now luckily! it took a while for her to come out of it but she did in the end, again loving these raw and open minded videos like these jade! and YES we want to see more, pretty please. with a lil cherry on top? 😌
Ohh Jade, I could listen to you telling stories all day long 💛 And eventhough I am not really much of a spiritual person I'm certain your soulmate was right and the shine of your soul is beautiful ✨
Jade I am from Australia, my sister literally went to the same festival and Another festival near Byron bay and she and her girlfriends literally had the same experience with a hippie like that *in your story*
Oh what? Exactly how many hippies are there in Byron Bay, turning up unannounced in people's tents? Invasion of personal space isn't cool, IDC if it was at a festival, the hippie capital of Australia, or wherever.
Thanks for sharing! The series is very educational and super real. You are a great storyteller! I’d love to hear about your safety precautions while traveling alone/ with friends.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You
In my 'gap year', travelled from Japan to South Pacific. Funny stories I had: a local tried to cheat me in a card game; offered money to take luggage cross the border; met an UK ex-pat working as an escort; couple of draft dodgers on run from Italy; a local who took vacation time from work to show me around; a sugar cane farmer who got me to work on his farm & got me to buy everything, found out later he supported himself by meeting tourists at the beach this way, a women on way to Brunei, her colleague wrote book about it, 'Some Girls, My Life in a Harem'.
Sorry Jade - it’s a bit much to describe people at UK festivals as “chavs”. Think it would be helpful for you to look into the language you use and the class dynamics and hatred that it implies. It is a word which has been historically used in our country to demonise working class people and the stereotypes associated are harmful. Chavs by Owen Jones is a useful book on this
@Tabitha Ford no, because being "posh" describes a position of financial and social privilege, whilst "chav" has been used to describe the working class in Britain. It's punching up versus punching down.
Spiking is a really big problem!! I went on a night out with a flatmate last year, it was just us two, and her drink got spiked; I was always near her and neither of us saw the man actually put it in her drink but she definitely got spiked. Fortunately we were both ok, even though it was hard getting home (a dodgy uber driver noticed that we were both hammered and tried to get me to withdraw money from an atm, then let someone else in the car instead when my card didn't work).
@Nicky L We didn't know him which made things tricky-- we're fairly sure it was him since he was acting suspicious (talked to my friend out of nowhere, asked her if her drink was nice, and laughed A LOT when she said it wasn't strong). We did report it to the nightclub although they were completely useless, and my friend didn't want to go to the police
Did she say ‘chavs’ are at English festivals? Bit of a generalisation no? That word shouldn’t really be used due to its negative connotations and link with lower income communities.
i think you have seen the comments about 'chav' being classist, but could you please add a note in the description or something rather than just saying that you thought it was comical
bc there was a bit of a debate going on: there’s not as much awareness or conversation about classism in british media so a lot of the time people aren’t aware of the pejorative and derogatory implications of their words, and the way that they reinforce power dynamics. my comment was asking jade to look more into the term and to make it more explicit in the video e.g in the description or as a note so the video counters classism rather than reinforces it by normalising words like ‘chav’. by leaving that word in uncritically, it is endorsing classist attitudes by suggesting that this word is ok to use. by not doing so, this video remains complicit rather than taking this as an opportunity to learn and to spread education to others who might not have known about the classism behind this word in the first place :) even though there’s rarely a consensus on words like this, it’s clear from the numerous comments that this is an issue, and it’s important to be aware of the implications and stereotypes that this word perpetuates. like others, i recommend owen jones’ book on this
lgm the word chav really doesn’t enforce any classism at all, it is literally a description of a form of subculture/style people openly call themselves chavs, I really do think if you’re so concerned about issues like this you should contribute some attention to actual problems surrounding inequality, rather than devoting so much time to protesting things like this
Thank you so much for raising! As I say, I never knew the derogatory background behind this word and am ashamed that it was in my vocabulary (although somewhat grateful that I can now learn?). I added a pinned comment and note in the description.
@@maneskinnnnn7190 no, sorry, but that is just stereotyping. Chavs aren't council estate residents, I know plenty from the middle class from when I was in school, and now at university. If anything it is rude of you to put them in a box like that.
These story time videos are the same excitement level as when Pokemon used to play on TV when I was a kid! I've got my Yorkshire tea, got the hype, let's go :D edit: only festival I've ever been to there was a phone box literally next to the stage. We found it hilarious and just spent the entire time calling people from it.
I actually met my roommates (now ex roommates sadly, but the building got demolished) at a festival. It was the last day of Down The Rabbit Hole an amazing festival in the Netherlands and I just kept bumping it this guy and this group of friends, I didn't talk to him, but I just kept seeing him everywhere and he noticed me too. About two weeks go by, I'm just living my life, but also looking for a room because I was moving to a different city for my studies. so I get invited to this "hospiteer" evening and before I went there I had this feeling I was gonna see the mystery guy from the festival again. I get there and my eye I falls on one of the people living there and then I realised it was the mystery guy from the festival and the group of friends he was with also lived there. I got the room and later found out that even more of my roommates where there at the festival and that we even were at the same show only meters apart! So weird how all these random people came together in my life and even though I'm not living with them anymore a lot of them are still really good friends of mine
Idk, he sounds creepy to me? Stalking Jade and Casey the night before, so he knew where their tent was. Then bursting in unannounced the next morning while they were asleep. And continuing to hang around, even though they were visibly alarmed by his sudden appearance (both Jade and Casey screamed), until they asked him to leave.
@@ChrisBL You are going to have the best time! Every TH-camr who has done a gap year has said they have grown from it. Jade definitely has, and so has another British StudyTuber who backpacked Australia, Holly Gabrielle :)
Where I am from, Chav means someone who just does not care about their appearance and just go around being horrible. They tend to have most of their boxers hanging out and usually are violent and rude. I don’t personally know anyone who uses it as a term for a working class person. Funny how things have different meanings where you go.
nowadays isn't it just used to describe what basic is in uk. like you know chav check on tiktok it doesn't describe someone poor rather a girl who wears a shit ton of makeup that's done badly wears body con Adidas dresses and puffer jackets lol. even if it has a classist history most aren't aware of it.
Vilte Vilte “By 2005 the term had become widespread in its use as to refer to a type of anti-social, uncultured youth, who wear much flashy jewellery, white trainers, baseball caps, and sham designer clothes” a person can do that if they own a billion pound business and if they can barely afford anything. And people only started thinking it was classist because they believed it to be a stereotypical lower class person, which is ironically actual classism.
These stories are nice to reminisce but on this and the one with the grad in Europe just scream older men being predatory to young naive teenagers. No offence, but your accounts of both these stories and how you have romanticised them into a love story is worrying for your younger viewers, also you don’t seem to realise how dangerous the situation was with a stranger breaking into the tent. Surely with all the experiences you’ve had travelling you still can’t be so naive?
Well, if it was just the stranger and them in the tent, sure. But on festivals, you have thousands of people around you. If you scream for help, people will come and help you. Safety in numbers!
a HUGE thank you to everyone educating me on the use of the word "chav", something I'm ashamed to say I've never looked into or ever realised was derogatory. If this is in your vocabulary, I recommend you research the history of this word and how it is rooted in classism. I apologise, and will no longer be using. (and as I say, keep educating me! There are no creators on pedestals here. Thankful that I get to learn and unlearn so quickly.)
You live and you learn. I'll be omitting it from my vocabulary too
Hierarchy isn't relative. Don't give in to the SJW mantras.
You should definitely read "Chavs the Demonisation of the Working Class" by Owen Jones. It is a really important book about the history and deeply derogatory nature of the term. It is shocking how such classist language has seeped into everyday flippant comments and perpetuates a sense of snobbish hierarchy.
Thanks for the tip Gudrun, it will be completely ignored. Jones is a radical Marxist loon who's rethoric of hatred against our way of life is only worthy of mockery and scorn.
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”
― David Mitchell
Or your soulmate
Or Jade
Just a PSA - don't randomly go to some guy's tent (even if you're with friends) especially when you think their high, ESPECIALLY in a different country. I work at music festivals and I get it - they're places to have fun, go on weird adventures and meet loads of new people but this whole ordeal makes me so worried that this is a 'normal thing' that people joke about. You have to be really on it at festivals bc even if you think you're a good judge of character, people really can just flip from one extreme to another and that's when things get scary. Just please please please be sensible and as Jade says - don't be "polite" or "nice", get out of there and tell as many people. as. you. can. (news travels quick at festivals and it's important to protect other people!!)
A LOT of people also use "spirituality" to take advantage of people they deem to be naive too.. even if it's sub-concious/not malicious on their part.
Tysm💗
@@izzigodley8706 This.
The comments saying "Oh but, that's just how people behave at ___" ain't it.
He could be a hippie, an atheist, or a tri-headed alien with green-and-purple spots, for all I care.
But you DO NOT violate someone else's personal space, and invite yourself into their tent unannounced.
M C 100%!! All the comments literally romanticising/normalising this is so concerning....
@@izzigodley8706 YES!
Safety ain't a joke, people!
Sad as it sounds, young women are particularly vulnerable to being manipulated, or pressured into unsafe situations.
Thank goodness Jade kept her head, and was never alone with that guy, no matter how "spiritual" or "harmless" he seemed.
My alarm bells went off, the moment she had to disclaim "he wasn't creepy" and she "didn't feel unsafe".
I mean, it says something, that she even had to say that?
Bursting into her space unannounced, calling her "his soulmate", and telling her "the stars aligned" for them to meet?
I've heard that before, and that was from the survivor of an abusive relationship.
That was how the perpetrator asserted "ownership" over her (as "HIS soulmate"), and love bombed her, before they officially got together.
This dude could be perfectly harmless.
Or he could potentially be a predator.
Either way, not ok, and glad Jade was with a friend, and kept herself safe.
It is great that she is sharing the negative side of her trip too, because hardly anyone does that.
How is that negative?
@@Nancy-um9us The guy was high-key persistent and low-key creepy?
For someone who was supposedly "high", he sure had his sh*t together, and managed to find out the location of Jade and Casey's tent, so he could burst in unannounced the next morning?
More power to Jade for keeping things real, and reminding us to remain firm on our personal boundaries, and be safe during our travels.
This guy would have freaked me out so bad. Some mid 20s guy targeting solo travelers (which are much more vulnerable than tourists in groups) + they’re teens which makes it creepier. Also he was in their tent while they were asleep he was either super out of touch with reality or had shitty intentions.
at this point i’m just living vicariously through your gap year stories to replace the fact that i can’t travel this year 😭😩
innitttttttt, miss rona done messed up :(((((
we are all living the same lives 😫😭
Same. I won the same eu travel and I’ll have to use it next year 😐
Sameee
"He didn't feel creepy"
"We didn't feel unsafe"
"He was oddly childish and had this
etherealness about him"
"He may have been high, based on
how he was was talking about
love and light and twin suns and the
universe"
"He scuffled into his tent, emerged
with a stick of incense, and lit it, to
cleanse our energy"
"He said that the stars have aligned
tonight for us, and that we were
soulmates"
"I woke up the next morning, and he
was in our tent, and said 'Good
morning, soulmate' then told me how
he had been for a 5am yoga
session"
"As he brought me into a hug, he said
'We will meet again, Sister' "
What even, Jade.
I would have run.
For the hills
Just no.
This guy sounds creepy AF, "hippie", "cleansed energy" and "aligned chakras" or not.
This is peak Byron Bay. Not at all surprising 😂
@@RoseAllDayyy True dat.
He probably meant no harm, but turning up in Jade's tent the next morning was creepy AF
When she was saying that he appeared in their tent...bro I would consider calling the police on him holy shit
youve clearly never been to byron XD
@@maddylewis5 Oh I have, but not to a festival though.
Still not an excuse to turn up in Jade's tent uninvited, "soulmate" or not.
Excuse me sir, but is it possible to align chakras, and chat about your morning yoga session, without invading someone else's personal space?
Jade.... it seems like you may be looking at this through a rose tinted window. This sounds like a very scary situation
NGL my alarm bells went off the moment she had to disclaim that "he wasn't creepy", and "they didn't feel unsafe".
Even having to say that, says something, no?
@@MC-ko2mx Yeah I just think that not all experiences on a gap year have to be 'ideal' and they can be scary. My alarm bells went off too, and a gut feeling doesn't make a blind bit of difference if a stranger is going around being like this.
@@isabellemay9071 No.
Your gut could be screaming, and bad sh*t could still go down.
Especially when you throw drugs into the mix.
All well and good to say that guy was a "harmless hippie", after the fact.
But things could have turned out very differently.
He was persistent, he was creepy, and he tried to pull off a classic "love bomb" move with the soulmates-and-written-in-the-stars bullsh*t.
He tried to get Jade alone, by claiming Casey was asleep.
When they left, he stalked them back to their tent that night.
The next morning, he burst in unannounced, and had to be asked to leave.
Not cool.
@@MC-ko2mx Exactly, it really doesn't sound good at all. Unfortunately, there may be the conception that 'hippies' are all safe people but people are people and you never know who is safe and who isn't!
@@isabellemay9071 100%
And the this-is-Byron-and-that's-how-hippies-behave narrative ain't it.
Not all "hippies" are harmless.
And being a "hippie" doesn't justify stalking someone back to their tent after they've left for the night.
Or bursting in unannounced the next morning, while they were asleep.
Or not leaving immediately, even though they were clearly alarmed.
Hot tip, if your arrival is greeted by shrieks (of shock) you're not supposed to be there.
*Guy:* “Good morning soulmate”
*Me:* OMG NOOO
*Jade:* ‘He didn’t feel creepy’
*Me:* Oh no
I know jade didn't get wired vibes off the guy but he went into their tent when they where sleeping. Hun (referring to all genders) if that happens to you find the security X
*Jade:* The guy says “the stars say we’re soulmates”
*Me:* Err... That’s not creepy
I use it as a pick up line
HAPPY FT CALL ILY tell me about your festival experiences!!
OMGGG I LOVE THIS VIDEO
And the video hasn't even started
I love you jade💕😍
Big Sis Jade could you please make a review video on this website:
www.znotes.org/
For CAIE AS levels Biology resources
Please 😘😘🥺🥺
Honestly that 'soulmate' guy sounds like someone I unfortunately know and he is always at those festivals in Byron Bay. If it is him i'm so sorry that you had to meet him.
@@RenuNohbar He is the kind of guy who get's so attached to you and then will manipulate you into things. He literally will not leave you alone
A lot of these (the graduate in the first story as well) are really creepy examples of men in their 20s going for teenage girls... I think you will view these differently when you are a little bit older, and I think it's not good to glorify these kinds of predatory experiences for your teenage viewers.
Also some of the most violent and traumatic experiences I and my friends have had with men have been with these "spiritual" men - just because they talk the spiritual talk doesn't mean they care about women or consent.
True.....
the vibes in this video are *chefs kiss* a delicacy
Love hearing about your adventures - you have a great talent for story telling and I know, from my own experience, that this stuff isn’t easy!! I’m probably speaking on behalf of many when I say thanks for the window on your world!
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Who else is loving this Gap Year Series?!
hey, didn't wanna be that gal but I know you're open to this kinda stuff - CHAV actually stands for council housed and violent (I didn't know about this either fro the longest time!) and so even if it has come to mean something else in our minds, its actually a bit of a slur. No worries, just wanna spread the knowledge to a community I know will care :)
It actually comes from the Romani chavi which means child
i was about to comment about this-its such a classist term :(
It came from Chatham, it's what people used to call people from Chatham and now people say that's what it stands for
at what time did she say it?
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“My 5am morning routine on steroids” 😭😂😂😂
ThIs SeRiEs Is AmAzInG. It has definitely inspired me to travel in the future! SO EXCITING! Jade you are an enormous inspiration to so many of us!
Hey Jade! Lately I’ve been binge watching a lot of your old videos. I’m a huge fan and I’ve been in your channel for a very long time, since 2017. I’m still young but all of your videos have really helped me both academically and personally. I love you so much thank you for everything you have changed in my life I am so grateful😌❤️
Whenever you're telling the story, i feel completly absorbed in it, like 'omg what happens next?". Living adventures and getting excited for them at the same time through your videos❤✨
I LOVED your gap year travelling vlogs, especially the australian ones! and your story times are so interesting and i feel like we’re really learning more about what we didn’t see in the vlogs!
The " 'festival shaman' hitting on impressionable (not you) girls" thing is so common that it's actually a meme.
Can we just talk about how great she is at storytelling?? Like she describes everything so well, I would love to read something she wrote for a creative writing.
As someone who grew up on a council estate, had free school meals and couldn't even afford to go to the cinema I gotta say I didn't know chav was a bad word! I use it for the kind of teenagers I see in my hometown who litter, are generally quite rude and disrespectful etc. But thanks for the education fellow commenters! Just saying don't get mad at Jade for using it, we're all learning and that's a good thing ~
what a load of bs she clearly states in the replies to someone in this comment saying she finds the term comical why doesnt she educate herself on the roots of classism as well as BLM
@@aazeem398 a lot of people do use it as a joke? Like me and my friends used to say it in a jokey way and thus I didn't think anything of it because none of us knew?
@@aazeem398 she now knows it isn't a joke and I know that now too; the important thing is that now we know and will avoid using it
@@hannahbridgetprice4237 but u dont have a platform that is used to educate people do u and if she is using derogatory terms then what kind of reflection would this have on her?
@@hannahbridgetprice4237 ok all right then no need to have a go
The last festival I went to, I met a two year old called Eli and we vibed sitting on the floor of a tiny music tent, playing with balloons. Bit of a different experience but wholesome all the same :))
That sounds very chill, and very cool.
I love that so much awh!
Cuteee❤️
Festivals are my most favorite hobby. Especially working on them for some money, food and free (backstage) entry. There is no job, that is more fun than this one. It is like holiday and travelling. work is so easy going because of the people you meet. Funny and open people they are, strong characters. Love it. So i have an unlimited amount of festival stories which keep me going until the next festivals.
once me and my colleague met a guy from the jägermeister band backstage, who invited us to their show. In the evening we met up after their show and went back with them to their tourbus with some free drinks. In the middle of the night the crew of 15 people told us that they had to play another show for the VIP and press people. And if we would like to come with them. Of course we agreed :D they gave us the classic orange jägermeister shirts and some instruments to sneak into the area in front of the security guy. It worked. Damn we were inside, i thought it would be more impressive, but there weren't any famous people as far as i could see. But still we were inside. Incognito. But we didn't have a job, hanging around was no option. We decided to give out free shots, got some from the main bar. In the end we were sharing a small amount of shots with the press people during the small concert of the guys. trying to animate the audience for some party. Which was kind of successful and fun (and embarrassing) , because nobody knew us. After all we sneaked out again, got back to the bus, high on vibes, sharing some more drinks and stories with the guys of the band. That was an fantastic evening. :D
Check them out on TH-cam. The Jägermeister Blaskapelle is quite fun to watch :)
Currently watching while doing my skincare routine and it feels so much like a facetime call I love it lmao
GET THAT SKINCARE we love 😌 have a beautiful weekend! x
Not to be a negative nancy but I do not think you should be using the word “chav”. It’s a derogatory slur that demonises the working class..
Jade replied to a similar comment saying she didn’t realise the history or use of the word and will no longer be using it in the future
@@dancollins3999 Did she apologized?
@@liz-tz1el she said it was thought to be comical
a azeem Typical of the upper-middle class, not knowing the weight of the derogatory words they use against the working class.
@@Rhh26 YAAAAS
WHAT A STORY!! From "soulmate" to "sister"? Hilarious😂
After watching your gap year series last year I find these stories really interesting. It is like the behind the scenes that we never got to hear or see
Please reconsider your use of the word 'chav'. It is rooted in classist discrimination against travellers, is now commonly used to dismiss and vilify working class people and is not appropriate in any context, including describing UK festival attendees.
Sonia Leon-Alvarez thank you for saying this, i agree. really disappointed in jade for using this language considering her political alignment
I actually never knew the background behind this word, thank you so much for raising! It’s always been something said comically that I never thought to look into. Will no longer be using.
@@UnJadedJade No problem! As a long-time viewer, I was surprised to hear you say it but my assumption (and hope) was that you didn't know rather than you caused intentional offence. Thank you for listening.
@@UnJadedJade comically?? how is using such a derogatory term funny?? coming from a white middle class background with the platform id expect u to be aware of these issues
56 Y i was never putting her on a pedestal? myself and others are simply making her aware of the broader social and cultural meanings of the language that she chose to use. i cannot comment on wether she intentionally made comments that demonise me and others like me, but hearing it from one of my favourite creators on this platform was upsetting, and i definitely felt a responsibility to inform her and hold her accountable. jade uses her platform to educate, and has shown how learning is a constant process - and i’m glad that people in the comments have made her (and her followers) aware of something she had never previously considered, and she can carry on and consider class based prejudice and the broader impact of it in british society.
I could listen to you tell these stories all-day! xx
“Good morning soulmate” I died 😂😂
As an Australian I can support how amazing falls fest is, I've been to 3 different falls fests' in Australia, the other great ones to go to are Splendor in the grass and Groovin' the moo!! It would have been just starting to get hot that time of year here you would've been boiling
Jade😭 this has made my day. thank you for this quality content💓💓
I'm in medschool, I strongly suggest no one will take drugs at all doesn't matter the class of the drug !! Even the ones people know from the natural category are extremely potent substances and nothing u would want to mess ur brain with !
Many things can be classified as drugs. People just have to use their best judgement.
I keep going back and watching your travel vlogs with a new sneaky perspective . I love love this series xx
I’ve been having so many sad feels over my current cancelled travel plans but something about watching Jade’s videos soothe my soul a little.
Okay, I have my tea and snacks and ready for another instalment of this series.
I absolutely love living vicariously through your travels these are my favourite things to watch besides your travel vlogs
omg! i love these videos jade 🥺
yeah my older sister had a pretty bad experience while in a festival and was unfortunately spiked, she’s okay now luckily!
it took a while for her to come out of it but she did in the end, again loving these raw and open minded videos like these jade!
and YES we want to see more, pretty please.
with a lil cherry on top? 😌
Ohh Jade, I could listen to you telling stories all day long 💛
And eventhough I am not really much of a spiritual person I'm certain your soulmate was right and the shine of your soul is beautiful ✨
The craziest stuff happens to you honestly ily❤️✨
Honestly loving this series! living my best travel life through you right now :)
These storytimes just keep getting better I LOVEEE!!
Jade thank you for entertaining and cheering me up this not ever again quarantine. Love you ❤️
Now who needs a friend to have a chill time when you got Jade’s videos on, love you my idol 💕
*Jade:* I can see the glow of each person
*Me:* No way! I think we have the first mutant
bahahaha
unjaded jade restoring my faith in youtube one video at a time - girl seriously, you're why i started vlogging again
Jade I am from Australia, my sister literally went to the same festival and
Another festival near Byron bay and she and her girlfriends literally had the same experience with a hippie like that *in your story*
Oh what?
Exactly how many hippies are there in Byron Bay, turning up unannounced in people's tents?
Invasion of personal space isn't cool, IDC if it was at a festival, the hippie capital of Australia, or wherever.
😭😭😭😭 sorry
Thanks for sharing! The series is very educational and super real. You are a great storyteller! I’d love to hear about your safety precautions while traveling alone/ with friends.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You
In my 'gap year', travelled from Japan to South Pacific. Funny stories I had: a local tried to cheat me in a card game; offered money to take luggage cross the border; met an UK ex-pat working as an escort; couple of draft dodgers on run from Italy; a local who took vacation time from work to show me around; a sugar cane farmer who got me to work on his farm & got me to buy everything, found out later he supported himself by meeting tourists at the beach this way, a women on way to Brunei, her colleague wrote book about it, 'Some Girls, My Life in a Harem'.
I love this gap year stories series!! Your channel as a whole is great and you inspire me to make my content better!!!! :)
i've watched all your travel vlogs at least 3 times and hearing these stories just makes my day. I really wanna go backpacking one day.
Sorry Jade - it’s a bit much to describe people at UK festivals as “chavs”. Think it would be helpful for you to look into the language you use and the class dynamics and hatred that it implies. It is a word which has been historically used in our country to demonise working class people and the stereotypes associated are harmful. Chavs by Owen Jones is a useful book on this
Oh come on I'm a working glass girl from right up North and it didn't bother me at all. Stop looking to be offended by anything.
@Tabitha Ford no, because being "posh" describes a position of financial and social privilege, whilst "chav" has been used to describe the working class in Britain. It's punching up versus punching down.
@@feelmyfreshlyshavedlegs3979 just because you're not offended by the word doesn't mean it doesn't represent class snobbery lol
Omg why I haven't watched this series before? Anyways you're a great storyteller Jade
Jade you are such a funny storyteller... these videos are brilliant! But they also have serious messages and advice which is so important x
Never been so early in my life I'm excited for this one :)
Spiking is a really big problem!! I went on a night out with a flatmate last year, it was just us two, and her drink got spiked; I was always near her and neither of us saw the man actually put it in her drink but she definitely got spiked. Fortunately we were both ok, even though it was hard getting home (a dodgy uber driver noticed that we were both hammered and tried to get me to withdraw money from an atm, then let someone else in the car instead when my card didn't work).
@Nicky L We didn't know him which made things tricky-- we're fairly sure it was him since he was acting suspicious (talked to my friend out of nowhere, asked her if her drink was nice, and laughed A LOT when she said it wasn't strong). We did report it to the nightclub although they were completely useless, and my friend didn't want to go to the police
When she said *"the stars have aligned for us, its says we're soulmates"* I died🤣🤣🤣🤣 *"goodmorning soulmate"*
“Good morning soulmate” I would scream 😂😂😂
LMAO THE "GOODMORNING SOULMATE" TOOK ME
Jade, a drug dealer AHAHHAH. Literally the last person on this planet 😂😂🤦🏼♀️ love this series, they’re so funny
You're a very entertaining story teller!! I loved listening to you and would love to hear more of these :)
You're such an amazing storyteller, Jade! I could listen to you for hours 😊
Did she say ‘chavs’ are at English festivals? Bit of a generalisation no? That word shouldn’t really be used due to its negative connotations and link with lower income communities.
Indeed, she needs to educate herself
i think you have seen the comments about 'chav' being classist, but could you please add a note in the description or something rather than just saying that you thought it was comical
bc there was a bit of a debate going on: there’s not as much awareness or conversation about classism in british media so a lot of the time people aren’t aware of the pejorative and derogatory implications of their words, and the way that they reinforce power dynamics. my comment was asking jade to look more into the term and to make it more explicit in the video e.g in the description or as a note so the video counters classism rather than reinforces it by normalising words like ‘chav’. by leaving that word in uncritically, it is endorsing classist attitudes by suggesting that this word is ok to use. by not doing so, this video remains complicit rather than taking this as an opportunity to learn and to spread education to others who might not have known about the classism behind this word in the first place :) even though there’s rarely a consensus on words like this, it’s clear from the numerous comments that this is an issue, and it’s important to be aware of the implications and stereotypes that this word perpetuates. like others, i recommend owen jones’ book on this
lgm the word chav really doesn’t enforce any classism at all, it is literally a description of a form of subculture/style people openly call themselves chavs, I really do think if you’re so concerned about issues like this you should contribute some attention to actual problems surrounding inequality, rather than devoting so much time to protesting things like this
@@jasminestarbuck3383 do you know any posh/middle class chavs? Chavs are all poor working class people from council estates
Thank you so much for raising! As I say, I never knew the derogatory background behind this word and am ashamed that it was in my vocabulary (although somewhat grateful that I can now learn?). I added a pinned comment and note in the description.
@@maneskinnnnn7190 no, sorry, but that is just stereotyping. Chavs aren't council estate residents, I know plenty from the middle class from when I was in school, and now at university. If anything it is rude of you to put them in a box like that.
This is how I'm spending my gap year(watching Jade's gap year stories). :)
These story time videos are the same excitement level as when Pokemon used to play on TV when I was a kid! I've got my Yorkshire tea, got the hype, let's go :D edit: only festival I've ever been to there was a phone box literally next to the stage. We found it hilarious and just spent the entire time calling people from it.
Yorkshire tea is the best
I'm dying at that image of you, calling people from a phone box next to the stage LOL
I'm also drinking Yorkshire Tea! :)))
@@sophiejackson4748 Yorkie tea squad! :D
@@manonrochard7009 One of us, one of us!
I so can't wait till I can go back travelling again.I am binge watching all your travel videos wishing I am/ was there
wooooah we definitely didn’t encounter any of that when we were at Falls!! crazy times. loving this series Jade xx
I actually met my roommates (now ex roommates sadly, but the building got demolished) at a festival. It was the last day of Down The Rabbit Hole an amazing festival in the Netherlands and I just kept bumping it this guy and this group of friends, I didn't talk to him, but I just kept seeing him everywhere and he noticed me too.
About two weeks go by, I'm just living my life, but also looking for a room because I was moving to a different city for my studies. so I get invited to this "hospiteer" evening and before I went there I had this feeling I was gonna see the mystery guy from the festival again. I get there and my eye I falls on one of the people living there and then I realised it was the mystery guy from the festival and the group of friends he was with also lived there. I got the room and later found out that even more of my roommates where there at the festival and that we even were at the same show only meters apart!
So weird how all these random people came together in my life and even though I'm not living with them anymore a lot of them are still really good friends of mine
We need an australia romance story time !!! Love you jade xo
These gap year storytime videos are fascinating!
I love hearing about your stories and experiences- thank you for the videos Jade :)
Omg I literally love this story!! And you're such a good storyteller!! I really hope you will make another video with sum good TEA
Idk, he sounds creepy to me?
Stalking Jade and Casey the night before, so he knew where their tent was.
Then bursting in unannounced the next morning while they were asleep.
And continuing to hang around, even though they were visibly alarmed by his sudden appearance (both Jade and Casey screamed), until they asked him to leave.
YESSSSSS. I AM HERE FOR THIS SERIES. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 sitting down with a cup of tea and ready to enjoy :)
Am I the only one *suddenly questioning* whether a *gap year* is a good idea?
No, dw! U aren't the only one.
As long as you keep your wits about you, and take the necessary precautions, you will be fine.
Stay safe and have fun, is a good motto to live by.
@@MC-ko2mx Thank you - sounds like good advice!
@@ChrisBL You are going to have the best time!
Every TH-camr who has done a gap year has said they have grown from it.
Jade definitely has, and so has another British StudyTuber who backpacked Australia, Holly Gabrielle :)
@@MC-ko2mx That’s very helpful! Thank you!
Okay I love you Jade but as an economically privileged person please do not use the word "chav" or refer to people as "chavs"
asking to educate myself, what does it mean?
@@hagarfadali9229 it's a classist slur
hagar fadali chav is an acronym for council housed and violent. It’s a pretty nasty word
@@darcey7288 ahh thank you so much for clearing that up :)
It didn't originally mean that! It originally meant someone from Chatham and now it's turned into a classist slur - I agree she shouldn't be using it!
I love how happy you always seem!
I hate the word chav. it's so classist. Please read "Chavs: the demonisation of the working class"
such a problematic word
or please watch jordan theresa's video about it!!! it's so good!!
Where I am from, Chav means someone who just does not care about their appearance and just go around being horrible. They tend to have most of their boxers hanging out and usually are violent and rude. I don’t personally know anyone who uses it as a term for a working class person. Funny how things have different meanings where you go.
nowadays isn't it just used to describe what basic is in uk. like you know chav check on tiktok it doesn't describe someone poor rather a girl who wears a shit ton of makeup that's done badly wears body con Adidas dresses and puffer jackets lol. even if it has a classist history most aren't aware of it.
Vilte Vilte “By 2005 the term had become widespread in its use as to refer to a type of anti-social, uncultured youth, who wear much flashy jewellery, white trainers, baseball caps, and sham designer clothes” a person can do that if they own a billion pound business and if they can barely afford anything. And people only started thinking it was classist because they believed it to be a stereotypical lower class person, which is ironically actual classism.
LOVE this series of travel stories!❤️❤️
Your positive energy always brightens up my day 🌺
i was howling omg jade you are such a good storyteller!
These stories are nice to reminisce but on this and the one with the grad in Europe just scream older men being predatory to young naive teenagers. No offence, but your accounts of both these stories and how you have romanticised them into a love story is worrying for your younger viewers, also you don’t seem to realise how dangerous the situation was with a stranger breaking into the tent. Surely with all the experiences you’ve had travelling you still can’t be so naive?
Well, if it was just the stranger and them in the tent, sure. But on festivals, you have thousands of people around you. If you scream for help, people will come and help you. Safety in numbers!
through the whole video ive been thinking about all the great stories you are going to have for your grandchildren 🥺🥺🥺🥺
jade, these stories are WILD! you really lived your best gap year life
Omg yesssss!!! I absolutely adore this series!!!💓
Man, you just crack me up. Absolutely love your content! 😹👏
WHY IS UR LIFE SO INTERESTING
Okay we neeeed to hear these romance stories from the Australia trip omggg
We need more of these stories!
We do be loving gap yah stories. Honestly this has inspired me to considering a future gap year.
Give us the ☕☕☕!! Love this series 🙌 Keep it up! Xx
I love love love these videos soo much🥰 It's like traveling with you so nice especually during this time😊 Thank you so much Jade❤
I genuinly love this series💖
You are living da life😍😍😍
lol-ing at how you thought an incense stick was a joint😂