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[@UnJadedJade]

To everyone wishing me a happy birthday, it is indeed today! 🥺🥰 thank you so much for your warmth and love. It's an honour to share snippets of my life with this corner of the internet!! 💛

[@faadiyahroojee]

Happy Birthday to you 💛 May God bless you both in this world and the hereafter. Enjoyyy 🍁

[@kathrynfakeley9039]

love you so much jade! thank you for bringing so much beauty to this world.

[@maartjekempenaar891]

Jade, gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!!🥳🥳 (for the people who don't understand Dutch: Happy Birthday!!🥳🥳)

[@dakshaini5453]

Happiest birthday jade! ❤❤ You have helped me cope one of the darkest phases I've experienced. you got me back on track, and i owe you so much! I'm so grateful that you exist! you might not even read it, but I wish you all the love and happiness this world has to offer!! You're an inspiration. My idol ❤❤❤ In India, we do a hand gesture to ensure that no evil follows you. So, here i do that! *takes balayi* ❤💖

[@gloriamolina4299]

Happy birthday Jade!!

[@abigailmolyneux541]

As a 3rd year History student... Jade THANK YOU!!!! It is so important that history is discussed and challenged and explored from the versions which we are selectively educated on. If you do anything today, look up any country in the world, pick a year, person, event etc. and do some research on the different historical perspectives on that topic. Challenge your own education!

[@veronicaphiri7432]

Abigail. Literally got goosebumps reading your comment. Exposure, curiosity and dialogue is so so so important! What a beacon of light you must be! So.much love from sunny South Africa🌱🦌

[@abigailmolyneux541]

@@veronicaphiri7432 You have no idea how much I needed to hear this today! Thank you! Sending all of the love and good vibes from the UK (slightly overcast and rainy unfortunately)!

[@Amore01.]

that’s a lovely idea! i will definitely implement this into my routine hehe :)

[@stavroula1404]

loved your comment! May I ask what’s something you’ve read recently or you heard in a uni course that intrigued you and you would recommend for someone to look up and do some research? have a lovely day :)

[@carolyn9272]

Yes!!👏

[@teenagegirl43]

Omg the cafe looks amazing like a library - so cosy

[@2105800]

I think people prefer studying home in pandemic :)

[@teenagegirl43]

@@smusiclover27I think she said she came early to film it and plus with covid people are probably studying at home

[@SamElle]

omg I want to have a place like that to study!!! I swear one of the things I miss the most about school is the library and the workspaces they had there!!! I would always choose a seat by the window and it's so nice to just see students around me also studying

[@lucie1436]

I miss this so much as well

[@SamElle]

@@lucie1436 hopefully we can return back soon!!

[@noeliavidalcampos9532]

OMG, what is the name or location of it??

[@lucie1436]

@@SamElle I REALLY hope so 🥺

[@rohanajax011]

@@noeliavidalcampos9532 Do you already know the name of the cafe?

[@teyatiana4281]

hi jade! idk if you already notice but korea have so many study cafes / room (due to very competitive nature of student there) so most of the time students / people who study for uni / civil service exam / suneung 수능 (college entrance exam) etc, will spend so many hours in these type of cafes / room, if i'm not mistaken it's called 독서실 (direct translation : reading room) it used to looks like cubicles and very quiet space, but rn so many types of 독서실 including study cafes. these was quite new to me, when i was in korea bcs these type of room really designated for study after school hours and they have unique features too! sometimes in 독서실 we could rent the cubicle by day / month and some students actually forbid themselves to use their phone and temporary give it to the 독서실 staff until the done with their study of the day and etc! well it's just a little bit TMI from me tho, your video is great like usual, jade!

[@lucia9112]

that's really cool, thank you for sharing :)

[@maartaantelo]

Hi Jade! I'm from Spain and as you may know, just like the UK, Spain has a lot of colonial history. We cover the issue in secondary education but just like a thing that happened and that made Spain "gain power" but we rarely see what effects the colonization had in the countries Spain invaded. It is something that should be addressed because some of the nationalistic ideologies see that period as a glorious one and not the massacre it was. It is very important and I think you are doing so good at pointing it out. These videos give me the nicest vibes btw!! love

[@maudhaugland5822]

When I came to the UK I was genuinely shocked that you didn't learn more about your own colonization history at school, especially because it was such a huge reason for why the WW1 happened in the first place (and the UK seems to be obsessed with that). In Norway we learned about colonization from the UK, Germany and France (mostly) for almost a month in high school, and we didn't even have anything to do with it.

[@angusdorset7816]

We do learn about it and also we have lots to get through.

[@annmendes1361]

@@angusdorset7816 what lesson do you learn about it? I didn’t hear anybody mention British colonisation when I was at school

[@elise2955]

I feel like all history courses for the different countries are made to make that country look as good as possible. Japan doesn’t learn about comfort women, I don’t think America learns about the genocide of the native Americans. Don’t forget, these history courses are ultimately decided on by the government, and to maintain nationalism and perception of course they wouldn’t want their children looking at them in a bad light. It’s sad, but logical.

[@thephenomenalself]

I learnt about it at school. It was mandatory in history, this was before GCSE too (UK btw)

[@jonathanbradshaw1959]

I decided to focus on the British Empire for my 2nd year A-Level History coursework. You can learn about it in school but the content will be mandated by the goverment. I used sources like Niall Ferguson's book on the empire which offered a different viewpoint to a textbook. My point is you have to seek it out but the information is there if you look.

[@oliviajeanallen]

Jade !! I’m currently in a hospital bed recovering from surgery I had last night and I really couldn’t of asked for more than this vid! so divine thank you

[@tayyebafaisal296]

get well soon! xx

[@strawberryyogurt7]

get well soon!!

[@aheddle1623]

Hope you are doing ok! Sending warm hugs xxxxx

[@ohafalanoldumyaniii5092]

Get well soon

[@imxn1000]

Gws 😊

[@rubylord7322]

bro you just know Jade is gonna do fucking amazing things in her life like bruh her big brain energy is off the charts!!

[@gyeongaga407]

I'm Korean, and it was great to see a different perspective on Korea. The space in your video is so beautiful!

[@shparkle9650]

your monologue about history and how's been taught to us was very powerful. I just understood that this problem is international which is depressing. I'm from Russia and I'm finishing highschool in two month so our history lessons are mainly focused on Russia in 20th century and the amount of blunt lies that we're being told is shocking. our country still has an enormous Stalin cult which is so so sooo sad and a lot of people still don't know the truth about him and the soviet government in general just because they've been taught differently. so yeah, thank you for this video!!

[@louiseludmillacoventry7651]

My family is from Russia too and Ukraine . I live in Scotland now but oh my god, the way history is taught in schools in Ukraine is SHOCKING!! Children are taught that Stepan Bandera is a hero for Ukraine. He should never be considered a hero. He aligned with the Nazis, collaborated in the Holocaust and murdered 70,000 Jews and 100,000 ethnic Poles on his own command. I’ve seen LOADS of Ukrainians now turn to Nazism and turn into horrific anti-semites and Russophobes. They all tell me that I should die bc I speak Russian and I have family from Russia. It really is frightening to see children praise people - in SCHOOLS - somebody who organised the killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. The Ukrainian government banned books bc they talked about the atrocities Ukraine committed during the Second World War, and supposedly it’s a democracy!! It’s crazy how countries hide away from their past and choose not to properly address their history. Because, in the end, every country has done something bad and horrible, and we have grown from that and are still growing, and yet if we want to stop future atrocities like those in history we HAVE to learn about them and the effect they had in history and today.

[@eveprice1209]

Happy Birthday, Jade!! I hope that you’re having a lovely day ☺️

[@Clara-nl3hg]

It’s just so relaxing listening to jade’s British accent, it’s like meditating 🧘🏼‍♀️ 😅

[@SoftTofu123]

every city should have a cafe like that. looks marvellous.

[@dominika5252]

this was like a mini film/documentary! and that intro🥰✨

[@RadhikasLife]

omg i watch your videos all the time ahh u are so underrated!!found you from a comment u made i think on moya mawhinney's channel xx

[@dominika5252]

@@RadhikasLifeaww hiii, tysm!!!xx

[@vor_ben]

Hi I am from Germany and I glad to report, that in school we talk a lot about our history

[@liv9074]

Yes, that’s true. I am also from Germany and it will be always important to taught and talking about history especially the holocaust ...

[@Clara-qt5zu]

Holocaust yes, colonial times not that much i would say...

[@vor_ben]

@@Clara-qt5zu I am in Q1 in NRW and we talk about colonialism in History, Geography and Social Science. I think we cover that topic pretty good

[@l.monkey540]

Regarding the Holocaust, yes. I mean we talked about that in the 4th grade, 10th grade and 11th. but regarding about what happened after that, we didn't really cover the gdr for example. appart from "It was bad.". I think the german educational system still has a lot of issues when it comes to teaching about our history

[@bellaforpresidentx]

@@l.monkey540 that‘s super interesting to hear because i‘m from a city in the east of germany and half of my history course in 12th grade was about the gdr! i guess since school is "ländersache", every bundesland just does its own thing..

[@gracevrogerson]

Happy Birthday Jade!! I turned 21 on Monday and it was my first birthday away from home! It felt so strange, but I still felt so much love from people around me. I hope you feel loved by your family, friends and subscribers today and enjoy yourself! xx

[@dakshaini5453]

Happiest birthday jade! ❤❤ You have helped me cope one of the darkest phases I've experienced. you got me back on track, and i owe you so much! I'm so grateful that you exist! you might not even read it, but I wish you all the love and happiness this world has to offer!! You're an inspiration. My idol ❤❤❤ In India, we do a hand gesture to ensure that no evil follows you. So, here i do that! *takes balayi* ❤💖

[@notesofkatinka4467]

Honestly, my favourite part of the video is hearing you talk about what you’ve learned about the history of Korea. Minerva sounds amazing and I love the respect and interest you have for the countries you live in!

[@walterwhite8564]

You are a wonderful example and inspiration for many students (including myself) wanting to take on higher education. Thank you for the brilliant content you've provided over the years. And Happy Birthday!

[@Storyteller_reads]

how your casual vlogs have deep meaningful messages and questions is why i live.. sending love from India

[@tina9953]

Happy birthday, Jade. You're a special human. I'm 8 years older than you, but I seek inspiration from you, fellow pisces. I hope, you had a fantastic birthday. Love from Austria

[@tonybush6156]

Korean people are always so helpful and trustworthy. Very few countries are anything like it. Hence we travel back regularly to feel how the world ‘could/should be! 🤗🇦🇺❤️🇰🇷

[@Juhaeunn]

Thank you💜

[@MrsBGeography]

It’s so nice to see you living your dream! Happy 21st birthday Jade! I hope this year is full of joy and growth and laughter and love ❤️

[@abbyking2517]

Omg so good, loved your convo about countries defining history through the winners eyes!!! Canada is very guilty of it too

[@loudelsalat]

I loved the talk about the one-sidedness of history! It’s always so inspiring and thought provoking when you share your thoughts 🙏🏼

[@rachellllhines]

So fascinating about Korean history that I had no knowledge of whatsoever. So touching and haunting that you toured the prison.

[@audreytheresseyu5507]

This is what I love most about your channel, Jade! We're talking about meaningful things that have to be talked about!

[@Elizabeth-ld3jn]

you are a ray of sunshine jade!!

[@kathrynfakeley9039]

thank you so much for making our worlds a little bit brighter. we love you so much

[@MatChrysan]

The feeling of homesickness being like rain on a window pane is such a good analogy. For me, sometimes that window swings open and the rain comes crashing directly into me, but sometimes it's just a distant pitter patter. Keeping in touch and truly diving into the connections in your physical environment is the best way to work with it, I've found. It seems like you are doing really well at that. I wish you all the comfort 💜

[@CaitzAnnie]

This video intro was so so beautiful🥺was this a quote from somewhere or just your own thoughts? And I think one of the most enriching parts of travelling and living abroad is learning all about the culture and history of the country. It really changes your perspective on day-to-day life there; increasing your curiosity in the things around you and allowing you to deeper understand how that country and it’s society came to be the way it is today. Anyway, just one of the many treasures of travelling!🥰hope you’re having an amazing time in Seoul, I would love to study there one day too!💕

[@craiglobo2165]

the fact that i can identify jack at 1:01 is something alright

[@vivigoesusa]

Listening to you talk about the way the UK shapes its perspective on history makes me glad to live in Germany. We have a horrible past, but our school system makes sure that we learn about it in depth. And when I say depth I mean THOROUGHLY. And not only the Holocaust, but also our role during the colonization. We only had a very small overseas territory but we covered the genocide of the Herero and other aspects of German colonization.

[@livw3090]

As a Brit I agree, I wish we learnt more about it because then I feel like there would be less people who glorify it. Which unfortunately still happens

[@mihirbapatwritings1234]

Jade, you talented editor. The intro had me mind blown. SO BEAUTIFUL OMG!!! wishing u a happy birthday. 🥰

[@HannahChristinaQS]

hearing you talk about how much you enjoy learning always motivates me. i'm a final year uni student and it's really easy to get overwhelmed and jaded over the process of uni- imposter syndrome is so! real! but, when I hear you talk about your experiences, it reminds me of how blessed and lucky i am to have access to education and to learn and experience the things I do. happy to see how much you're learning and growing in Seoul! xx

[@simplysimonaa]

This is a cinematic masterpiece

[@noemikramer82]

Mannnn this video makes me so nostalgic. I visited South Korea in 2019 and I've wanted to go back ever since to spend at least a month in Seoul and Gyeongju and other places. Jade if you have the time (and if it is possible within covid regulations) I definitely recommend visiting Gyeongju, it is the historical capital of South Korea and it is so beautiful! I also want to wish you a very happy birthday filled with joy and good health!! Love from Amsterdam

[@ReBcSyKeE]

The first minute of your video made me cry, I haven’t seen my family and friends for over 15 months due to corona, and I’m feeling so homesick. 💔

[@cecili13]

your style is so aesthetically pleasing

[@rosannestuart2520]

This is so wholesome and heartwarming, Jade you inspire me soo much!

[@arushisharma8762]

thank you so so so much for this video jade! what a beautiful one, and thank you for pointing out such a valid point on our UK history curriculum. you are so right, history taught nowadays is so manipulated to expose a country's better side than actually attempt to highlight some of their weaknesses too. and also, happy belated birthday!! i can't believe you are 21 (I think!) now! i hope u had a wonderful birthday, you deserve it so so much and hope u had loads of banterrr with ur mates! anyways, keep up the amazing content, and i feel so blessed to follow your journey through seoul.

[@PlanetImo]

I know what you mean about that hiding the bad history stuff. Fully agree. We can learn the most from our mistakes so we need to know what they were or we'll be condemned to repeat them.

[@RadhikasLife]

This video is so beautifully edited Jade is such an amazing human being 🥺✨🥰💌🌈🌙

[@rubydenning3284]

Always happy to see you post! You make me so inspired to work hard for my a-levels and also fell excited to explore the world!! 💗

[@TheHollyChronicle]

That intro was so beautiful :)

[@MyRutje]

I took history as an exam course in high school. My history teacher was amazing and really focused on the different sides of the story and really made us aware of what you all said in your video. I failed my history exam, which is all theory. But I learned so much from taking the course and just doing research and looking at all aspects of things.

[@aurorakyrana1920]

Thank you for your lovely vlog, absolutely loved the study building shots, so pretty! I love getting to know South-Korea a bit better through your vlogs, Thank you so so much for that, much love!

[@colombe9462]

In french high school we study the history of the colonialisation by the french empire, in particular in Algeria, and the history of decolonisation and the wars for independance. We also study the memories of WW2 and the war of Algeria, wich is nice : everyone learns how the way our history is told as political effects !

[@Lena-ww1fe]

I love rewatching your old videos :) also about the historical aspect, yes here in Germany we do learn a lot about WW2 but I feel like after all the middle ages stuff until 7th grade (which honestly noone remembers anymore), it seems like that's the only topic. I personally was also disappointed that we never learned more about the cruel history of colonialism

[@priyarajeshanepla9465]

Very well said! History textbooks lack so much information which we ought to know. Education systems needs an upgrade regularly to incorporate every perspective of history!!!

[@nadines_moments]

The intro was so cute!

[@ragh9014]

I'm glad that I'm a German person❤️ I love this country because it doesn't hide anything which makes it even greater than it already is I'm not originally from Germany but I can identify with this and I feel so proud to be German

[@VoxPopuli1235]

Yeah....Sorry I don't wanna ruin it for you or anything... but I'm also German and let me tell you apart from the Holocaust nothing in German history gets treated well in School. Germany was, right before WWI one of the 5 biggest colonial powers, and I know for a fact that neither me nor any of my friends from diffrent parts of the country learned about that in school. Neither did we lear about the various genocids comitted by Germany in its colonies. The only thing we were taught in school was about the economics of slave trade. So no, history lessons in Germany are just as racist as anywhere else in the west. Germany also paints over it's history. It's only that the Holocaust was so big, so brutal, so dark that no one coul ignore it so they have to teach about it.

[@ragh9014]

@@VoxPopuli1235 omg I didn't know about any of that 😨

[@thetimetraveller2671]

@@VoxPopuli1235 Same. We learned barely anything about German colonialism. I learned more about English colonialism, barely anything about French and Dutch colonialism, only a tiny bit about Spanish colonialism... Holocaust is also just halfway covered that well though tbh. We just generally don't have enough history lessons...

[@nalaa9618]

Ja man omg. Deutschland macht gar nichts in Geschichte. Es geht nur um Hitler😭

[@thetimetraveller2671]

@@nalaa9618 WW2 wird nur ein Jahr lang gemacht, man macht schon noch anderes

[@anurupasaha8051]

Im from india and the way jade talks about the british colonisation period makes so much sense to me. It's so powerful jade ur thoughts and u urself!!! We need to actually work towards making this world a better place xx

[@jackashley4758]

Jade you are inspirational! You inspire me to be grateful x

[@vankirby1762]

Happy birthday, Jade!!! Wishing you a wonderful birthday filled with love, joy, and happiness!

[@locketgirl8500]

Jade your videos are like a warm cup of tea on a rainy day, thank you for making such wholesome inspiring congent

[@LisaAnn164]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Ms. Jade!!!🎉🎂

[@shreyagupta3126]

Happy Birthday Jade ❤️ you're a light in this world & I wish you all the peace & good health ❤️

[@felicityhealy6813]

I feel like I can relate to your uncomfortable feeling when going to the South Korean prisons. I've just finished my A Level Nazi Germany module. We unfortunately were not able to go all the way up to The Final "Solution"/ Auschwitz but the treatment of Russian and Polish Jews really made me feel uncomfortable, which made me feel close to crying. Also when I went on my Year 9 WW1/2 trip, we walked across the Somme battlefield, visited a German cemetery with mass graves and saw loads of walls with the millions of missing soldiers. That made what I had heard or read in a textbook seem so real. Its one thing reading/hearing but seeing it in real life blows your mind away. Also the reality of North Korean concentration camps being modelled off the Nazis and the torture and deaths they carry out today as your reading this. Things like this have made me even more grateful about my relatively safe life and encourage me to be an advocate for peace and human rights to all. Also I love the fact that you mentioned the winners section. UK and USA knew about the treatment of Jews in 1941 but were unable to do anything due to them fighting the war. Take what you want from that......... Overall an excellent video!!! Love you Jade

[@tonidue9317]

Your editing style is so ridiculously beautiful! Keep it up

[@Dinordinow]

Thank you Jade. As a Sri Lankan who went to school in the UK, I always wondered why the colonial history wasn’t mentioned at all in history lessons. It was pretty sad because back home I know we discuss a lot about how British colonized our country in history lessons but it wasn’t even mentioned briefly in the UK. Thank you for seeing that as a problem. Great video as always ❤️

[@francescalis6459]

We see the effort you’re putting in to the editing Jade!!! Your creativity doesn’t go unnoticed. Love from New Zealand ❤️❤️❤️

[@m.n8880]

I really enjoyed the party which you were explaining about the policies and basically the gist of what you are studying cause it was so educating and I really recommend to dedicate a part of your channel to this kinda topics cause it will help inform many people in really simple easy way due to many of your viewers are young and uniformed about this subjects. I know it will take time but the effect would worth it I guess. ily

[@honeypotfilms6066]

your videos are genuinely so calming and I can tell u put so much effort into editing and filming!! i appreciate u sm

[@tamaravaliczko]

New level of Jade, amazing!!!

[@juligiza1712]

How wonderful and insightful and thought provoking!! Your videos have such a warm and comforting atmosphere to them! I can't wait to study abroad here

[@pacificgoldenplover]

Honestly your existence in this beautiful world adds extra sunshine and starlights and I cannot be more grateful. Happy birthday Jade and I'm sure you will have more wonderful experiences for the rest of the semester in Seoul!! Love you xx

[@mattheww1038]

Happy birthday Jade! 🎉 beautiful video as always, thank you so much for the motivation (especially since I have mock exams coming up 😂) you inspire me so much!! Have a great day! xx

[@charlottealholm993]

Im so sad that you dont live in Seoul anymore... I'm movin there for my exchange next fall and it would have been lovely to become friends cuz u seem like such a wholesum person

[@konngousia2339]

what you talked about in 11:56 is so important! There is actually a quite interesting poem called Questions from a worker who reads, by Brecht, about this issue!

[@anigrahpeer3150]

Happy Birthday Jade! Watching you grow so much since the last 2-3 years that I’ve followed you here has been wonderful. I wish you the very best for future. You really are an inspiration for all of us :))

[@xiaoberry287]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!this is so comfy and nice!

[@paridhikejriwal5367]

i just found you and i am so glad i did , i really really loved how you went into detail about everything , and how unfiltered and honest you were , love love love it .

[@hannahbridgetprice4237]

Still wanna sea a video on eating vegan in Seoul! So many people say it's impossible:(

[@noemi9985]

i imagine that vegan alternatives might be hard to find but local fruit/veg/pulses are still just as easy to get a hold of. i think the biggest challenge would be eating out with non vegans.

[@kellyy-studies-law5687]

I heard the vegan community is getting bigger in Korea (based on my Korean friends that live in Korea) but honestly considering every soup base being made from anchovies to even kimchi needing fish its going to be very very difficult.

[@rebekah1030]

Welcome to Korea 🇰🇷 I love this place, too Checkngrow (채그로) book cafe 📚💕💕

[@suheda4188]

The intro, peerrrfect. WOW! By the way "Happy birth dayyy Jade!!" Love you!! 😍

[@Gonnarockmytiara]

I felt so many different emotions while watching this video. Amazing! Thank you

[@charlotte1686]

an amazing video, jade!!! korea looks incredible, i can’t wait to go one day 🥺 it’s so crazy as im watching itaewon class so to see your view which is in the show is so surreal to see someone living there!!! 🧡🧡

[@sab8019]

this video ❤️🌟❤️ you should definitely check out the books pachinko and human acts, both are so descriptive and have unique storytelling about two lesser known things on s. korea: migrant koreans in japan and the gwanju uprising in the gwanju region. also super love the debate and discussion time yall haaaad! it got me thinking a lot more on ~justifying~ the dark past of now democratic counties like singapore and etc. the philippines is actually the first republic in asia, and these ideas influenced a lot of other people from diff cultures in asia. another book i recommend is asian place, filipino nation as it talks about the intellectual history of the philippines and its relations to other asian countries (vietnam, japan etc) 🤪 have a great week and happy birthday!

[@rimshamajeed3490]

It feels so nice to see a youtuber who is not that crazy kpop fan and just solely exploring the korean culture 👏

[@lisafireheart3940]

Happy Birthday!! Thank you for sharing part of you with us!!🦋🌍☀️

[@Alzzie13]

Hey Jade! If you're interested in learning about world histories, you will really enjoy Lee Kuan Yew's book on Singapore's journey from third world to first world!

[@ykuk1380]

But lee kuan you is a dictator, its not a matter of Singapore being the first world, Singapore is an absolute nanny state, which North korea was trying to copy it as a model.

[@michipichu]

A really good book to learn about world history and especially colonization is The Wealth and Poverty of Nations.

[@진예원-y1r]

I would say your opinion is very brave and mature, and I also recommend “brief history of humankind” , this book may answer some of your questions about ‘the story tellers’ , and etc.

[@Girlo98]

Hey Jade! Happy Birthday!🥳 Hope you’d a lovely day and I’m so happy to see you enjoying your Seoul study adventures! Referring to your point on history curriculums in school, as an Irish person, we were taught in depth about our history of 800 years under British colonial rule and the many rebellions that took place up to the final rebellion in 1916 while we tried to get Home Rule. That was then preceded by our Civil War which resulted in Independence, however, like The Korean Peninsula, resulted in a division on our island between the Republic and Northern Ireland (however the political landscapes are different of course). It’s a very interesting and tragic history at the same time, resulting in an almost extinction of the Irish language (and the majority speaking English instead of Irish as a first language on the island today) and a halving of our population through genocide and emigration during the Great Famine in the 1840s while still part of the empire. The cultural erasure that was attempted by the British on the Irish was also taught so that the cultural revival of Ireland can still continue today as there is even a sense of lost identity today (in my opinion although my generation seem to have an appetite to regain the language at least more than our parent’s) while trying to keep up with the modern Western world (there’s a lot of ‘plastic paddy’ things mainly for tourism reasons). I think that was the main goal of our curriculum to teach us our history in this way to bring about a sense of pride and Irish identity to Irish people to keep our heritage and culture alive. Also, during the Civil War, the Public Records Office, which held records of Irish people back as far as the Norman Conquests, was bombed, thus destroying the records and so learning history in this way at least preserves their memories in some way and what they would’ve lived through and experienced, even if their names are lost (though recently their have been some fantastic and successful efforts to restore some recovered records that were involved in the blast but there’s still a lot missing which is a huge pity. The restoration is very interesting though - technology, huh?). It is disappointing and insulting though when we meet British people who gaslight and make fun of Irish culture and history, such as calling Irish names ‘weird’, calling the Republic of Ireland ‘Southern Ireland’ (feels like a lack of acknowledgment that our ancestors went through all they did to not be even recognised as a republic), to name a couple. But we do understand it’s out of ignorance because it isn’t taught in school there and that’s not people’s fault - it’s systematic. But I agree with you Jade, it is mind boggling how much of an erasure there is of colonial history in the British school curriculum. I’ve an Uncle who’s English and I couldn’t believe it when he told me, but it also explained, what are perceived as micro-aggressions from an Irish perspective, aren’t necessarily intended that way and just come from a lack of knowledge about those things. If you are interested or ever bored and would like to learn more, there’s a good podcast series on Spotify about Irish history: open.spotify.com/show/2a2URhT3m5IPhb9Xp8dNWo?si=IeLEgBVaSSaEI0hzDNtrDA. 😊 I am curious though to explore outside of our colonised past and take you up on your invitation to delve more into our country’s history. I’m starting to learn more about Celtic Ireland before colonisation but will keep this aspect in mind too while doing so - thanks! Oh, and a Happy St.Patrick’s Day also☘️!❤️

[@ecRUDEpunk]

LOVE the new covid disclaimer at the outset. really great idea and i respect you so much for it. keep being an awesome content creator!

[@tanishiranjan7310]

Happy Birthday! I wish you the best for your future!

[@amalwasti2729]

Wishing you one of the happiest birthday of your life! Thank you for being so kind, inspiring, motivating and just amazing in general. You try are one of a kind. It's amazing to see how far you've come. Lots of love

[@gmmorales1000]

I get you. When I was traveling alone through Europe I was astonished about the history. But in Spain I didn't read about the colonization in America. As Peruvian I learn about it like 4 months each year at school.

[@lovepreeti.]

OMG i'm here early! okay, jade, you are an ABSOLUTE RAY OF SUNSHINE during times like these. your videos fill me with happiness to the brim, and I hope I become you some day. love you :')

[@YY-kh4dx]

Happy Bday!! Hope you spend a lovely time in Korea❤️

[@LifeofShaan]

whenever i see a new unjaded jade video in my subscription feed it literally makes my day ❤️💕 happy birthday too!! 🥳

[@nonbinarygoblinonarainbow4672]

omg jade, I just love you and your creation!! So beautiful and soothing and comfortable, but also adventurous and exciting!! What I can say about the history thing: I'm from Brazil, but I lived most of my life in Germany and I really felt a difference between them on educating shit that their people did. When I started studying about the indigenous people here in Brazil and the massice genocide that they suffered and still suffer (And this genocide happens in many ways, killing their people, bur also their culuture, their believes, their histories and so on..) Of course Germany still has a LOT of work to do to explain all the mess they caused and Brazil's history is very complicated, cause who did this to the indigenous people were the europeans, cause we're a colonised country. But who runs the country now are still the europeans... Anyway, there is just so much to talk about this and so much that I still don't know, just felt that I wanted to share this :)

[@himani12]

I’m from India and am so excited to see you in India but it’s so sad that I will be almost 10 hours away from Hyderabad 😢

[@maharajkishenkoul1804]

i live in jammu and kashmir

[@likunachitishvili9010]

Happy birthday jade 🥳🎂🎈🎈🎈 wish you all the best in the world 🎈🎈🎈 thank you for inspiring us and keeping us going every single day 🎈🎈🎈 have a wonderful rest of the day ❤️❤️

[@isisbloemsma9447]

Omg you should listen to this song called Because I Love You by Chef'Special, the first verse describes exactly what you were saying about how school/the government teach us (in my case dutch students) so little about our horrible colonial history. And besides that it is a major bop. Love your videos 😍

[@whosthatchick2988]

Jade, this video is absolutely beautiful, thank u for make it. wish you love and happiness, happy bday.

[@growupwithmay1207]

Thanks Jade for what you said about history, and as a history student I totally felt that. I am from Hong Kong, a former British colony (like loads of other places). Since the colonial times, the British government had taught us that we went from 'a barren rock' to 'a major city in Asia', the 'pearl of asia' as they call it. However, my history teacher pointed our that it really wasn't as 'barren' as the British claimed it to be. Yes, there was no major trade between Western countries and Hong Kong at that time, however, there was also trade within the city, with multiple bazaars and at least a few thousand people on there. The history that the British government taught us HKers about HK is that all the glory and development only happened because of the British. They highlighted the contribution of the British when in fact, the locals also played a part. I am NOT saying that the British didn't contribute majorly either cuz they very much did BUT it just wasn't as much as they claim to be. I never even considered this fact before my teacher mentioned it as the phrase was something that I've heard since I had any knowledge of HK history. Another additional fact is that different terms are used to describe the same event to convey different meanings. An example is the handover of HK. The British gov called it a 'handover', meaning from Br to Chn, and it is a neutral term. However, the Chinese gov called it the 'return' of HK, a much more positive term. If you are multilingual you may also go onto Wikipedia and read the page of historical events in different languages and you would see a different picture painted for different languages. I did that once for a Chinese historical event and lo and behold, the English and Chinese pages delivered very different stories with both biased to their own side.

[@tea2164]

Can I just say I loved every second of this video and every word that came out of your mouth, Jade, made perfect sense? Okay thank you bye I love this so much