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Our Reaction to Karl Pilkington's Diary on The Ricky Gervais Show. ENJOY!
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[@chaos666reigns]

Not everyone has an inner monologue, but it is absolutely a thing a lot of people have, it was fun to see the live reaction to you guys realising one of you has it and one doesn't in real time lol

[@davidprice5678]

People who don't have inner monologues are called 'NPCs'

[@SatanStan]

@Squant You can still have an internal monologue and not have to think out every thought word for word.

[@georgebaker7467]

@@SatanStan Yeah, but inner monologue helps with reading and writing.

[@davidmcmullen6485]

I am amazed not everyone has one. Mind blown

[@Writeous0ne]

that's how i come to any conclusion or make decisions, i have two voices in my head arguing the pros and cons of something and then i decide at the end lol

[@jasongriffiths3348]

100% have a voice in my head in my accent and I think in full sentences. I thought everyone did! The Queens onto something.

[@xhulio4124]

Karl is such a sweet ,humble and honest...i love his way of thinking even when ricky and steve laugh at him

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

He is all of those things, but he is also an ignoramus

[@andrewjones575]

Suzanne should join some of the conversations.

[@Davidsmith-go9oz]

Apparently only 25% of people have a narrator in their head, so that's me Carl and Mrs boomer all in that! That's why I smoke weed so I don't have to listen to myself for a while. 😂😂 ✌️

[@chi6801]

I can't believe its only 25% like how do you think without words?? and i'm with you on the weed lmao I definitely need to cut down

[@KotRFFXIV]

Saaame to basically all this😂😂😂

[@waynemorton6120]

Ditto. I get on my own nerves 😂😂

[@thatsthat2612]

I do it but I thought it was a mancunian thing

[@danrice2797]

Amen to this 🤣

[@johnmannymoo8626]

I was surprised to learn not everyone has an internal dialogue.

[@zXPeterz14]

Same, cant get my head around what it must be like to not think this way

[@chrisparti]

I'm with you, although I wasn't sure whether to type internal monologue, or dialogue, in my comment, after much deliberation. I went with monologue in the end, because I don't answer myself... well, sometimes I do 😂😂😂

[@johnmannymoo8626]

@@chrisparti I know what you mean

[@Unethical.Dodgson]

@@chrisparti Yup. Most people experience a monologue for sure. But some people, myself included, can partition two speakers in their own mind to set up a dialogue without much effort. Still. There are people who have no internal dialogue AND no imagination. I can't imagine that :D

[@chrisparti]

@Unethical.Dodgson I have many different voices in my head depending on the situation. If I am reading a biography of someone with a famous, distinct voice, I often hear the persons voice as I am reading their words... I have never mistaken an inernal voice as God talking to me, though 😀

[@joannarigby1989]

I think on actual words, and in my own voice, so I guess my accent. Apparently it’s pretty common for people to think in narration. Love Karl’s diary. There’s loads of episodes of it if you wanted to react to more

[@Sephsplaces]

I for sure have an inner voice like a narrator, it even feels like my vocal cords move. I cant speak at the same time as have the inner voice.... its also in my accent.

[@MarkmanOTW]

In response to your question about 'self narration' - I sometimes run through things in my head, and talk them through especially if I am preparing to talk about it later with someone - e.g. creating dialogue, comedy, narrative or presentation. I don't maintain a running commentary of every action as I go through my day. BTW Karl isn't 'stupid'. His 'Karl Pilkington persona' is that of a straight-talking, no-nonsense deadpan type of person. He's almost playing 'devils advocate' and providing the voice of the ordinary man, making either controversial challenges, observations, or asking questions that many do but are afraid to ask. That's why people relate to him and find him funny. He's actually applying pure logic in some situations akin to the boy in the story of 'the emperor's new clothes'. Dare I say he's accentuating his own dry way of seeing the World, but to a level where he's being a 'provocative fool' with his 'straight-faced' assertions which can sound outrageous. This type of humour is typical in parts of the UK and we get it, because it often provokes those who either take it literally or actually believe he's being totally serious. This type of humour (irony) is often lost on many Americans, whereas we in the UK grew up with it.

[@Road2Apollo]

idiot savant

[@demonliquidator]

High IQ people use intrapersonal communication because it is essential for problem solving when by oneself.

[@workouts1023]

absolutely!

[@Unethical.Dodgson]

I spent most of my life thinking everyone had the ability to have a hypothetical conversation in their own mind, design a machine by visualizing it in their own mind, playback music and movies and memories and such -- in their own minds... Then I learned that there are people who can do NONE of those things. What the feck? :D

[@thoso1973]

Not only do I sometimes have that 'inner monologue/narration'; it's sometimes in English if I watch, read or listen to something in English, though it's not my native language. 😄

[@mikkomalinen2641]

Exactly same for me.

[@Davidsmith-go9oz]

That's really interesting. Im still working on English 😂. Out of interest, do you dream in your native tongue or in English? Always wondered.

[@paulgrant5543]

@@Davidsmith-go9oz Don't get me started on dreams.....next time you dream name me a color in it

[@njones420]

@@Davidsmith-go9oz Funny, I asked a German guy this recently... He said he'd started dreaming in English recently (he's spoken fluent English for 20+ years, but only moved to the UK about a year ago)

[@louisrelf5903]

Some of my inner monologue is in an American accent even though I’m English. I guess it’s because I watch a lot of American KZbinrs and I’ve picked up the way they speak.

[@Matt_Man]

Yes do more of Karl’s diary

[@steo-red408]

fantastic reaction to karls diary, more of these please they are hilarious, the one called a day in the life of karl is on of my favorites 😆

[@peterhouston7457]

on the thinking in sentences thing sometimes you will meet people who started in one country speaking one language then move to another country where they learn the language of the new country and after a few years or a decade find that they stopped thinking in the old language and now think in the new. my parents used to train priests to go off to other countries and it seemed to be a common thing to talk about when they met up years later.

[@sliverwolf1992]

I've got the boxset of all 3 series of the Ricky Gervais show. I watch them when I need most cheering up because there is no way you can watch any of these episodes without laughing. You should definitely watch full episodes you'll love them all.

[@transponderful]

I agree the Ricky Gervais show is the best, plus you get a diary entry and monkey news in each one.

[@GunnarFreyr71909]

Ricky laughing with Warwick Davis in a frog costume is probably one of the funniest clips out there.

[@prending]

Your laugh reactions are THE BEST.. on KZbin.. I literally watch for that.. Fantastic!!! Great reaction channel x

[@LucyLockhartX]

9:20 I'm totally with The Queen on this one. I think not only whole sentences in my head, but sometimes multiple sentences to myself when I'm thinking about things, and i couldn't imagine not doing that 🤔

[@chrisparti]

Totally with you on that... I found it funny that Ricky and Steve were thinking Karl was weird because has an inner monologue, when they are in the minority on this one 😄

[@LucyLockhartX]

@@chrisparti Yes, exactly this, i totally agree. I always think to myself about things. I thought it was strange that they thought it was strange also 😁 And i can't imagine not having my thoughts in my head also, and my thoughts also match how i speak, the same as it is for Carl 😊

[@raykeogh1972]

@@chrisparti I work in FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH, a patient after having meeting with his doctors he came to me and told me how full of shit these doctors are and said everybody hears voices in their heads so ok I have 9 different ones some have less. He than began to ask me how many I have, I told him if I do it’s one but that is only asking what have got on today and at what time. He said see so you do hear voices everybody does. Er nope I hear my thoughts not exactly voices, it’s not worth saying what he said next but it was in a very angry context. I think in sentences. Since my stroke 13 years ago I know I don’t type in the sentences I think in on a keyboard and I can read it over a few times and still get it wrong but once it’s sent I can see mistakes clearly. Schizophrenics hear different to their own when you start hearing a voice you don’t recognise it’s time to put the knives away in the draw lock it and throw the key away. Just saying. Ray K UK. YNWA

[@mirr1984]

The inner monologue is something that occurs during certain types of brain activity. For example, you tend to use an inner monologue when you're curious about things. But we don't have an inner monologue for stuff like hunger because it's a neurological response. We would only experience the inner monologue when we ask ourselves 'what should we eat?' in response to the hunger. However, many people have a regular routine and don't need to ask themselves such things.

[@jarednows2]

speak for yourself. i always talk to myself on what to cook. because i love cooking.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

As someone who lives and works alone a lot, I find that I don't have an inner monologue when I haven't spoken to people in a while, but if I've spoken to people for a while, I sometimes catch myself thinking in straight sentences. I find that carpentry is easier without the monologue and writing is easier with the monologue. Also, talking to people when you haven't spoken to anyone for two weeks takes a while to get used to for me. There's a bit of start-up lag if you will. Cheers from Denmark. I really enjoy the videos.

[@giljohnston2183]

I'm in the same situation as you, but find the opposite in that the more time i spend alone, the greater the detail of my inner monologue

[@jb-nn8sk]

King and Queen Boomer have such an amazing chemistry with each other

[@AndyGuinan]

Not only do I narrate my thoughts, I second guess myself, which leads to full blown arguments with myself... Which I often lose

[@CasperLD]

I've seen a lot of reactions to this video and the thinking in sentences thing splits pretty even. I read somewhere once that people who think in story form are more prone to anxiety and are indeed smarter and more thoughtful. Who knows really though?

[@aaronmicalowe]

I internally verbalise when narrating a conversation in my head between two people. The rest of the time my thoughts are purely conceptual and have no dialogue. But if I focus on my conceptual mind at any point, it can be internally verbalised if I want to. It doesn't cost any energy but does slow things down because I think a lot quicker than I verbalise.

[@rextheroyalist6389]

For me it's the same except that intentionally summoning a voice to verbalise even brief thoughts is so mentally exhausting that literally saying it out loud is easier, so I regularly speak to myself in order to fully realise longer / more complex trains of thought

[@jamiemartin7649]

This video was a nice birthday present for me, loving these Karl reactions!

[@KingBoomer]

Happy birthday!

[@ellie1597]

Anne Frank smashing the diary down on the desk always gets me 😭

[@Jack-lk7wk]

I think in narration and until I first watched this a few years ago assumed everybody did

[@1985dafydd]

I do both, sometimes I talk to myself, sometimes out loud but a lot of the time, specially when I'm working at my computer I just think in the abstract.

[@darrenbuckley2082]

I think in narration but i am a Manc so.........

[@karlmcgowan9375]

King B, please do more of Karl's diary, or react to full episodes. I hope that we do get to see your Aquariums, i was actually thinking about getting one, i know it can get expensive but it's also a cool hobby to have.

[@KingBoomer]

If you go small with your first one and it’s freshwater, it’s not too expensive.

[@DrumsTheWord]

I also think in my accent. Sometimes you do think in words. Poor, Karl! :D

[@jamesblaser5329]

Love this I have this on dvd

[@DDoig1]

I think in whole sentences too. Thanks for uploading this.

[@Ejdfj]

Can't wait to watch this one 🤣 what a treat

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Yes I do think in narration occasionally , it's a good amusing way of passing time .The gentle observation comedy is a fine art .

[@Chris.Strange]

Yes, please make a video showing us your fish. I keep clown loaches and yoyo loaches in a community aquarium with other more common species. All is well except the substrate being moved from one side of the tank to the other by the fish doing their uppy downy dance.

[@chrisellis3797]

I have an almost constant inner monologue going on all day. I was surprised well into my 30's to find out that's not the same for everyone

[@elizabethle221]

Definitely, I have conversations in my head, in my accent. Even what the other person may respond with. Then I can choose the best words to use if this conversation were ever to happen. I need to be prepared. Thank you I love it when you look at Karl and Ricky in particular.

[@GaryWayneHill64]

Everybody thinks in full sentences, some do it consciously and some do it subconsciously. Most people do both depending on the situation, for instance, in an emergency it will tend to be subconsciously, but if you are say, cramming for an exam, or trying to answer a question in general, it will tend to be consciously, but everyone is different.

[@nadeansimmons226]

I definitely think in sentences. I assumed everyone did. There is a narration going on in my head all the time

[@calrugbyfan]

I definitely think in words, not all of the time but a lot of the time

[@adammeredith9393]

Narration: yes. In accent: on and off - sometimes it's like reading where you focus more on the words and their meaning over the sounds. All the time: absolutely...it gets a bit annoying after a while of 'listening to it' 🤣🤕

[@westleymocke9601]

Not only do I think in sentences, I carry out dialoques, all in my head!

[@johnbarnes888]

I would concur that Karl’s Diary is up there with Pepys and Frank. Ludicrously entertaining

[@jeremyryan770]

Yep voice in my head is mine in my accent with all the appropriate swear words, being an Aussie it's all of them and frequent lol

[@daneberry7217]

Your chat at the end made me think of the movie "Stranger Than Fiction". It's a fun one if you haven't already seen it! 😊

[@paulgrimwood2145]

Sometimes if I'm concentrated thinking. I often repeat it in my head as well when I lose focus. But in general day to day thinking is one word thinking.

[@jayjayb89]

Never finished the diary and just waffled for half this vid

[@stevensalmon1318]

Inner monologue people for the win

[@mikeyb8040]

Not only do I have an inner voice that narrates, My voice asks questions and then the other side of the same voice answers them.

[@stevebenwell9724]

I often have to say the thoughts out loud so I can debate with myself. Yeah I deffo have the inner thoughts in the moment.

[@ScottishDeeSideEye]

I constantly have an inner voice!!! Speak in full sentences. Always been like that. 👍

[@4Kandlez]

There's a difference between actions and thoughts, actions are done subconsciously like feeling hungry you just go and find something to eat, you don't have to have an internal debate about what to do about it, and your brain projects an image of what it craves. Making plans or decisions requires thought and this is where a thinking voice comes in handy to help you weigh up the pros and cons, maybe this is why some people are know to be good decision makers or strategists

[@dylanmurphy9389]

I definitely have internal debates on what I plan to do

[@4Kandlez]

@Squant Enlighten me, this should be entertaining, dude

[@Carrot421911]

I definitely have a voice in my head and have an inner monologue. And i do think in my accent. But once I was on holiday abroad for three weeks, and after a couple of weeks of only speaking english out loud, I started thinking in english. (I'm Norwegian, so english is not my first language)

[@christinestromberg4057]

I think in sentences, I even think in rhyme sometimes, but then I write a lot of poetry. It's just how my brain works. I also talk to myself, so the thinking is just doing that silently I suppose. That comes of living alone of course.

[@marshall5824]

It’s an internal monologue. I have one.

[@worthalook4870]

Karl is awesome, of course Ricky also and Steve. Guessing you’ve seen some of Karl before like Idiot Abroad? If not, you’ll love it. All the best from England

[@russelllapua4904]

10:34 it's like you're playing a game of chess 😅

[@davidlukey5189]

I quite often think in a northern English accent, mostly Yorkshire. I'm from southern England, Dorset.

[@johnnyenglish5976]

I think in sentences In my own accent, doesn't everybody?

[@liverpooljesus8782]

Psychology professor Russell Hurlburt estimates 30 to 50 percent of people have an inner monologue narrating their thoughts throughout the day. But if you don't have one, Hurlburt, who teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says not to worry 👍😂

[@nezkeys79]

Banter between friends is more entertaining than prime time TV lol

[@paultheretrogamer]

You guys have the best relationship

[@leboeuf05]

i can confirm that i do think in my own accent. the queen is right about the inner voice and sentences.

[@monarch-black]

Many people think in words. In anthropology / psychology, it is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis that a person's language effects how they perceive the world and think. Often times, Karl is actually talking about a concept over Ricky's head, but says it in a way that isn't clear. (And some times he is just plain nuts.)

[@danielodonnell3801]

Oh i narrate my thoughts all day everyday not like a story but what im gonna do or what im actually doing 😂

[@2heads142]

love it

[@tonywatson221]

You should show all the tanks …..i for one would love to see em lol

[@waynemorton6120]

This ⬆⬆ that would be a interesting video...and no chance of a copyright claim - result !!

[@alexc8209]

actually I write books in my head, and i often explain to an imaginary person what im doing. for example i will be making a cup of tea and ill explain to someone unseen in my head what im doing and how i do it and why i do it. I also have a thing about counting letters. I count the letters in a word and then the words in a sentence and then add all the letters in a sentence together and then if its double digits i will add the digits together and then see if it is the same number as the first word i read. i dont only count like that but that is the sort of thing that i do. I only do it with public signs though and only if im sitting down. Its annoying because my head just starts doing it even if i dont want to.

[@blackie75]

You should totally do the intro from Welcome Back Kotter for your intro :)

[@arh6624]

This is the only reaction channel i watch, dont know what it is but i cant stand the others so well done

[@Tonka-os9lt]

Now that made me laugh! Karl and you two too😂😂 if that makes sense

[@waynemorton6120]

I'm always narrating as I'm going about my day. Thought I was getting Dementia 😂🤣 but i't turns out I'm Stephen Hawkings long lost cousin ♿

[@joealyjim3029]

You keep aquariums? What do you have? I also have the inner monologue, not constantly but ill chide myself if i do something dumb or drop something

[@tobytaylor2154]

I'd love to see you fish tank setup! Massive angler here.

[@adammorey4605]

More diary please!

[@Road2Apollo]

Weird that Ricky got to 2011 without realising people have inner monologue.

[@WitchKing813]

I think in narration, I also have conversations in my head too see what the likely outcomes of a situation might be lol

[@danielbrown1550]

I am from Bolton that Karl talks about.likin ur channel

[@andrewhallam237]

When I think I perceive the sentence but nothing in my head actually says them, if it did it wouldn't be thinking, it would be listening. Thoughts are abstract, no sentence is ever said but I understand the thought in words.

[@KotRFFXIV]

Please show the aquariums!! Been meaning to sort ours out :(

[@Samson1]

I usually have an inner voice but most of the time I can shut it up if I want and if I'm concentrating on something or if I've been ill it can disappear entirely, even when I'm reading. If I'm in a creative mood I'll think in full sentences _depending_ or if I'm sleepy everything will be paraphrased. It's weird.

[@pantsedjuniorhayseed4816]

NATURE BOY WOO!

[@lesallen1557]

I think hole entire conversations in my head. In my voice

[@michaelsutton60]

I constantly talk to myself. I find it odd that strange that other people don't.

[@jonbolton3376]

I'm like Karl and the Queen i do think whole sentences, and in my accent😂

[@jerryhayes9497]

We all know that if Karl was American, he'd be a Bible literalist and a flat earther 😂🤣

[@foxloonfawn5578]

I think in narration all day everyday.

[@louispayne1291]

I read a book by Jeremy Clarkson once and I read it in his voice , like it was an audio book or something..... LOL!!! But TRUE!!!!

[@BridewellSeniorTube]

I think we are so highly evolved to handle our thoughts that there isn't voices needed or present or necessary. It's only instincts which operate thought running at such an instant high speed that voices arent actually present. The only important function of voices are only for communicating with others and not to oneself 😉

[@LOVEchristHEwasVEGAN]

What colour did you see the dress as? I saw white and gold

[@kevingallagher406]

lol this was hilarious. u can react to full episodes on youtube others have with no prob

[@carlrowland3757]

You need to check out Jason Byrne live at the Apollo Special Eye. You will love it

[@bexbugoutsurvivor]

I often wondered if anyone reads, hearing the sentence word for word in their head, or if the words are formulated conceptually. Probably why I am a slow reader, I need to sound out the sentence word for word....lol

[@LeeO_22]

To be fair I sometimes have a narrative thought, but not often. I think it’s a more creative way of thinking. P.S: King Boomer, I love your narration of your life!! 😂

[@jgreen2015]

It's called the sub-vocal voice in psychology. Everyone has it. Everyone uses it. But only for conscious thought. Though not necessarily ALWAYS for conscious thought. So: If you're just lazing about and feel peckish and subsciously get up n grab a snack there won't be a voice. You're on autopilot and barely even registering anything. My breakfast is always the same so I don't discuss what I'm going to eat But if you kinda 'notice' you're hungry and it becomes a conscious thought you may in your sub-vocal voice say "oh! I'm hungry' and when looking through cupboards to decide what to have be discussing 'hmm.. na.. maybe.. something chocolatey..aha! Yum yum yum' . Though again even the same person may speak to themselves one time and then not another the next. If you're consciously hungry and have one snack available you're more likely to think conceptually cos there's very little drain on your mental resources. You're hungry. Your getting that thing you have to eat. As opposed to having to decide from 4 or 5 snacks which would best satisfy you which requires holding and jungling information consciously in short-term working-memory. Speaking aids with retention in short term memory The one that I always do it for is mental arithmetic '20% off from 150...10% is 15, Times 2 = 30. 150 - 30 equals 120" is literally how I figured that out in my head More often then not when making decisions Both regarding that holding onto and working with information which is resource heavy for the mind And probably more often than is normal, if I'm happy and lost in my own thoughts. Like making a cheese sandwich I will just be saying/ singing "cheese cheese cheese" in my head as I slice it

[@LeeO_22]

@@jgreen2015 that was a really interesting read! I tend to do it even something bad happens! If it’s a disaster, I’ll say something like “ohh goodness me!” or “oh dear oh dear!”, sort of under reacting to the severity to play it down in my mind sort of helps me to deal with it

[@ricecakeconnoisseur]

I deffo narrate my thoughts.

[@08wolfeyes]

Queen Boomer is looking stunning, as always of course, lol! And just to note, i know i think in full sentences with my accent. I would naturally think that most people hear their own voices when thinking in their heads right? Queen Boomer clearly has her cheeky side too, i love it, lol! Although i think she's going to be in trouble for some of her cheeky comments, lol! Karl's thinking should be studied by scientists, lol! It's such a conundrum of unusual thoughts. The places his mind goes when he thinks it way out there, lol! A great video as always guys. Have a wonderful day, take care!

[@Terrahawk_]

I do narrate in my own head, but not all the time. I don't know why I do it sometimes and not all the time or none of the time, there doesn't seem to be any pattern to it. The diary was hilarious, I still remember the first time I heard it on the podcast and trying (and failing) to stop myself laughing out loud at the darts on the PSP.

[@thomashernandez8700]

This was good.

[@sifisogumede4214]

Lol I loved the reaction I'm a South African right... and I don't really think narratively about general stuff and I never really think in my accent at all hey unless its a Zulu thought or any thought about my my neighborhood, family or anything close like that but generally my thoughts are just internal reactions or in English especially the " voice in my head" that's in English but I think that's because I watch a lot of American and British stuff

[@AthanImmortal]

I go in and out of narration. I definitely don't need to think "Oh look at the time, I should see what the Mrs wants for dinner.", but if I'm problem solving something like a computer problem, I've definitely had a conversation in my head "The power's definitely hooked up. I've got the power jumper on the board, I've removed that stick of memory, so let's try the other one."