cultural observations: introverts

[@slash196]

"Introverts have the power to ruin their own day even though nothing's wrong".

[@aprenderlife]

Now I know why I'm always pissed off!

[@brianthesnail3815]

Absolutely. I told my boss exactly how much money I needed to save the country from mass death the other day. I am still right but I am too introverted to mention it again. I know he knows. It's enough to know I know he knows. I still think about it often though and wonder if I was right. Trust me, I am not joking.

[@arimaria6558]

besides the brutally honest commentary, what never fails to amaze me is the capacity of the people standing next to him as he speaks to keep a straight face. wonderful.

[@pieter490]

Because they're focussed on listening?

[@coltgar2465]

@@pieter490 Well, that should make it especially hard, because if they are listening--especially with as much effort as you are ascribing them, so much that they carry a straight face merely from their efforts--then they would be more likely to pick up on the subtleties of his humor, or the humor in its entirety, which would in return create laughter.

[@pieter490]

@@coltgar2465 that's true although the humor is subtle? Or they cut out the laughing people in the final edit

[@mangethegamer]

Not all of them can keep a straight face. You can see the smiles building up 1:03 1:35

[@coltgar2465]

@@EmperorDarthSidious66 Never did I say that audible laughter is the only response.

[@Noobazzah]

"Should I hold my arms this way, does it look weird? Be weirder to change them now, people would notice. Best to just hold perfectly still."

[@allesdurchprobiert]

😂😂😂 ❤ I can't stop laughing!

[@perttu527]

No matter the situation just put your hands in your pockets. Then they wont just idly hang on the sides looking stupid and thatll keep you from crossing them over your chest making you look very unpleasant and aggressive

[@mintermchugh8176]

Lmao don't talk about me like that! I'm figuring out where to put my hands.... just takes time to get comfy

[@idiot4always]

Just put your hands down my pants and I bet you'll feel nuts.

[@hrtdinasaurette3020]

Two pieces of information it calms me to remember - i. People can’t read my mind. ii. I’m not that important. 😊❤

[@iliketea162]

Being an overthinking introvert is like being casted as the least liked character in a low budget movie because you're a perfect fit for the role,but you're not embarrassed because at least the theater is empty

[@RoryGlynn]

Play?

[@iliketea162]

@@RoryGlynn I don't play💯

[@JordanHoldenMusic]

​@@RoryGlynn*picture theatre aka cinema

[@clvrswine]

Is part of it making un-funny comments?

[@iliketea162]

@@clvrswine yes

[@reallymakesyouthink]

I am an introvert and can confirm I'm less annoying than a loud person and less interesting than a dog.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

Introverts are like that employee who eventually decides to fly under the radar and stay on payroll rather than stress about impressing people.

[@juicedgoose]

Other way around

[@Ciprian-Amarandei]

Whoever says is more interesting than a dog, is just a big lier

[@Trottelheimer]

@@palaceofwisdom9448 They are also the ones that actually get jobs done.

[@weird-guy]

Then they call us bread without salt meaning uninteresting 😂

[@terry2295]

How is he always this accurate?

[@Blizzard0fOz93]

Because he’s a Frankie. His entire species is biologically geared towards revealing and relating the truth of a culture, just like a Canadian is instinctively focused on being nice and boring, or a Whovian is for digging into the physics of the subject matter, while occasionally getting into debates on which Doctor was better, completely ignoring that every one is portrayed and defined by their own enjoyable personality and stories. …. Or us French are towards being pretentious pricks towards most other people. (Nowhere near as bad as hipsters, but still.)

[@terry2295]

@@Blizzard0fOz93 I couldn't have asked for a better awnser to be honest. You've raised my opinion of French people but don't worry only slightly.

[@Blizzard0fOz93]

@@terry2295 eh, it’s just what I do, lol.

[@0mn1vore]

All that time spent studying psychology and sociology was not wasted.

[@terry2295]

@@0mn1vore Most definitly not.

[@DelFlo]

“They exist in a liminal space of human subjectivity” This made me laugh at first, but now I realise how accurately this describes a feeling I’ve been having lately. I’m in a burnout and have been pretty much forced to do very little for the past months, sometimes just staring at the ceiling for hours on end. It’s this feeling of loneliness combined with an extreme awareness of existence and time. Everyone and everything around you is passing by, but you are standing still just observing. It is the feeling of being outside of time, in a way. Your description finally made me understand it and allowed me to put it into words. You’re a genius Frankie! 🔥

[@navgo621]

Quite accurate indeed! I feel you, lately I've been feeling detached from almost everything and everyone, plus being exhausted. I hope you get real rest and do fine. Sending you love ❤

[@DelFlo]

@@navgo621 Thank you!! I wish you rest & peace as well. That you may be gentle with yourself. ❤️🙏

[@davidrobinson8954]

The same and have spent the last few weeks trying to work out if I’m depressed or just tired.

[@sniety13]

I thought that the ending this time would the _introverts_ running away from Frankie, not the other way round! 😄

[@DerDai]

nah, they'd fear that running away would put them in the spotlight

[@mehrenikeburg9758]

“…they’re actually doing this really rare thing called, ‘waiting their turn to speak.’” 💀💀💀

[@conkerconk3]

Some introverts are so introverted that their own brain suppresses that self-importance feeling to the point that they don't even feel it or realise they care so much about themselves, making those replays of embarrassing situations feels 100x worse, because they fail to realise that not a single random person remembers them, and anyone who did, just dismissed anything potentially awkward as 'they were just nervous'

[@lukasmadrid1945]

Lol so acurate along w/ the video

[@goldensloth7]

owww

[@TheColourAwesomer]

They might not feel it, but self-importance is the reason for failing to realise no one cares.

[@hel2727]

I'd like to see an observation video on frankie himself 😂 bro is such a gem

[@toodths]

the balance between ruthless genuine critique and funny jokes strikes a perfect balance to make people that this video can apply to actually reflect, this channel is truly unique

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

"Liminal space of human subjectivity"....lol, this guy. Get this guy a talk show.

[@perspii2808]

Is it supposed to be vague and pretentious as a joke or am I missing his point? I don’t understand it lol

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@@perspii2808 It's dry humor. Maybe that ain't your thing.

[@perspii2808]

@@dudermcdudeface3674 it is my thing, I find the video funny but I just don’t understand the meaning of that line in particular

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@@perspii2808 He's using very advanced words to describe something simple, and that's what the humor is about. "Liminal space of human subjectivity" to describe somebody being moderate and reasonable.

[@adscrypt]

"the picture of Dorian Gray" line broke me

[@pearlcharles3627]

I have never felt more called out and more validated by a video😂

[@mr.f716]

Love that hes not being chased this time but just runs away from nothing. Its not like the introverts would do something

[@savageantelope3306]

This is not a just a great fun video but completely true, insightful and genuinely really helpful and therapeutic as an autistic introvert myself, this video is perfect, and genuinely like might make me less crazy, thank Frankie for calling us out

[@thefeelcompany]

Man is on point. Our current most needed thinker.

[@auramora]

Watching your videos is affecting me. The other day I caught myself starting a monologue about "people who wear Crocs at the airport"

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Thought I'd comment because I wear crocs at the airport .

[@yamatanoorochi3149]

What about them? I might end up wearing Crocs at the airport sounds kinda funny Funnier still is that, if I were at the airport it wouldn't even be because I'm traveling, I'd be seeing someone off in crocs

[@DelFlo]

I start atleast 500 conversations with myself about these useless subjects almost every day. Most of the time they are focused on something negative too.

[@Streamfit-j2k]

​@DelFlo That sounds fun ,imma try that

[@auramora]

@@yamatanoorochi3149 "People who wear Crocs clearly prioritize comfort over preparedness, as does a society who seems not to think about the future, blinding themselves voluntarily as an escape from the harsh realities of the world". Edit: typo

[@cjyoung7372]

Wow you must be an introvert because you know exactly how it is to be an introvert

[@au.ru.]

"They're basically cute house kittens who learned how to overthink and have read The Picture of Dorian Grey" Too accurate.

[@Kati3-kat]

This is the most accurate one you've ever made in my opinion. I feel so seen that I need to hide now. Thanks!

[@joostfloot5279]

I want to cry, how did you just describe my complete character without knowing me...

[@dolandtramp5555]

"cute house kittens that learnt how to overthink" - pretty accurate

[@brianthesnail3815]

Pretty much what my wife says about me.... after 40 years. 🤔

[@chillaxTF]

Sweet, free therapy. Perhaps your most fitting video yet for your channel's namesake lol :) Merry belated xmas and happy almost new year MFTAM

[@patchso]

At last you’ve done me! And it’s spot on. (Notice that none of the introverts bother to chase you).

[@saneesann]

"set up a secret group chat to make fun of them" I always have this thought lol

[@pixpusha]

Same.

[@HealingInsideMyMind]

As a social introvert I must say, this video made me feel seen! Thank you!

[@agusti92]

I imagine you're showing your disgust, then

[@misteral1083]

That seemed oddly kind and accurate...

[@jr5993]

It's so true.

[@juicedgoose]

He was on the pull is all

[@mylifeisdinosaurthemed2883]

Thank you for making this video I’m gonna watch it every time I ruminate on a failed social interaction

[@TimPoultney]

That last point is important -- we all worry about what people think about us at any given time, but the sad, freeing reality is that nearly everyone yoy worry thinks badly of you doesn't think of you at all, except perhaps in passing or as part of a fleeting memory of their own that you'll never know. Be free, fellow sufferers of paralytic social anxiety, worriers of legend all. You are free to live your own life.

[@juicedgoose]

At the time of reading this, it was an inspiring message. Within 20 seconds the brain shaped it into a damning condemnation. It looked like a way out, but this is not an exit.

[@hel2727]

just a reminder social anxiety ≠ introversion

[@eg4441]

idk why but this advice never worked for me. the idea i'd be judged for even a second was too upsetting to me. i've gotten better because of spite, exhaustion with being anxious, adhd meds, probably turning 21, and a general realization "god i fucking hate you people none of us know shit why should i care what you think". still have more room to improve but we getting there boys

[@jr5993]

​@hel2727 yhe two go hand in hand whether you want to admit it or not. I became an introvert because of social anxiety and many others too. People aren't supposed to be alone.

[@jr5993]

​@@eg4441exposure therapy

[@RKanomaly]

I’ve been binging these for a while now since the Irish American one🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was there(literally clicking on that video) for practically every reason you mentioned and I’ve loved your videos every since! Keep gettin on em’🤣🤣

[@starseeing]

...When an introvert refuses to fill the silence with pointless noise, society labels them as rude, arrogant, or depressed -- and although an introvert can be all three of those things, they are usually just two at most.

[@Dreyno]

I’m all three. And a misanthrope to boot.

[@Banzo_]

I'm an introvert and definitely not rude. Definitely depressed. I can be arrogant in some ways, but most of the time I feel like i don't know anything and don't believe in myself. I sometimes realize that I just lack confidence and I'm actually really good at a lot of things, but lack of confidence makes me overthink too much to the point I can't function.

[@fffaaa8371]

Christ the honesty hurt, well made

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

This is scary accurate. Feeling like I'm the first person to ever think of something, replaying awkward social encounters at night, feeling important because I don't follow the herd and can forge a new path, it's all there. It also meshes really well with the Gen X mantra: I don't want to be on a team, just get out of my way and let me do it.

[@allesdurchprobiert]

If that's a gen x mantra, then I was born a few years too late. Or maybe I have gen x in me too (born 82). 👍

[@Dreyno]

I’m Gen X. My mantra is “I don’t want to be on a team, just get out of my way. No, I won’t do it either and shut the door on your way out.”

[@akawojo]

finally, my specialty is dealt with ;-) thank you for coming up with that important group of human beings!

[@jordanegger747]

People don't think introverts are annoying specifically, they think they are annoying generally. So if you're an introvert, don't worry; people don't think you're annoying; they just think your kind is annoying. Don't let anyone know you're an introvert and they'll never judge you as annoying. Crisis averted

[@The_whimsickal_artist]

The picture (portrait) of Dorian Grey 0:34 is a brilliant book. Probably my favourite book..i just thought id let everyone know.😊 Cheers

[@usernamesta3334]

We don’t care sorry

[@Mad_ADVENTURESFORLIFE]

@@usernamesta3334it’s a good book don’t be ignorant

[@usernamesta3334]

@@Mad_ADVENTURESFORLIFE I know it’s a good book I’ve read it.

[@radiscalisation6194]

your scream in the void is rockin' frankie, keep doing the work !

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

Oh god he’s finally come for me

[@Dreyno]

First they came for the Canada Goose wearers and I did not speak out because I did not wear Canada Goose.

[@dmap9342]

You forgot to mention the horror of small talk!

[@zsuzsannacircleedge8416]

I like the running gag at the end.

[@kaihimura3897]

I’m glad I’ve grown past the point of believing I’m secretly everyone’s whipping boy. Now I realize they’d have to care about the boy-in some negative fashion-to actually pay attention to him. The only time I get social attention is when I do something that inconveniences another person, no matter if I’m helping someone else; even in online spaces in which the perturbation is only a few lines of text on the screen viewed while mindlessly scrolling. I know I’m not alone in this: I wish those loud and stupid types were half as withdrawn as I am and I wish I was half as assertive as those types are. (You’re cool loud and intelligent/passionate people)

[@MrMattBarks]

To be this accurate Frankie must be one himself

[@mikewoods8565]

Not that there's anything wrong with that

[@luek1854]

Waiting for the fated episode, Cultural Observations: Frankie

[@buyanaa98]

Omg felt so called out on feeling my feelings

[@riyaisnotokay]

I haven’t left my house since September 2022 so no overthinking about awkward conversations (introvert to hermit pipeline)

[@harrypottah8889]

😢

[@jr5993]

If that's true then it explains why I barely see other introverts when I'm out.

[@Dreyno]

Move to the country. You can spend time outside and never have to talk to anyone.

[@weird-guy]

Jesus, mate you are worse than me, i go out time to time , are you Japanese or something they are extreme over there. Unfortunately I love the semi-hermit lifestyle most don’t understand it, just saving to buy a cabin jk gonna buy a pre frab house and have a paper house like the Americans😂

[@jays5002]

Agoraphobia/paralysing social anxiety isnt Introversion and im tired of people online acting like it is..

[@barry_crisp]

Thank you Frankie, you're a real one

[@johndavies4801]

Why are they outside? WHY ARE THEY OUTSIIIDE??@!!?!

[@LittleLulubee]

So unnatural 🤣

[@consywonsy]

actually i think you'll find most introverts MEANDERING PARAGRAPH

[@michaelcorleone7598]

As an introvert, he’s nailed it.

[@75hilmar]

That runaway ending gets more half hearted each time

[@willmakk]

Wow, you got two in one take, the cinematography is incredible.

[@AnthonyRochester]

I dunno, I'm an introvert and I don't think that much, I can't be bothered because I'm too tired.

[@wheezeee]

lost it at the picture of Dorian Gray🤣

[@widen_inhorizons]

This was Art

[@allesdurchprobiert]

Surprisingly accurate! 👍

[@archer4740]

At the end there i felt personally attacked

[@adelanaofficial]

Ouch...that really hurt.

[@happynameday]

BARS. I’ve been thinking about this kind of thing lately: introverts have become so glorified and aestheticized online and it’s weird

[@Reu8enofleon]

I have a lot of introverted tendencies but I can’t stand it when people make it their entire identity to excuse anything they don’t like doing. Avoiding growth, avoiding healthy forms of communication, or just being a complete asshole.

[@yanwalee2956]

Finally a part of me represented on this legendary channel. So accurate. Nameste

[@Rassalcon]

1:18 fuck! he's onto us

[@jayhpaq]

I think a compilation video of Frankie running away at the end of these pointed observations is in order.

[@stevesamplingmusic]

"rather than listen to you waffle on about how Fred Again has done more for modern culture than Banksy" this is five star cross generational sarcastic commentary. Ps. The correct answer is Mike Skinner.

[@jeffrey.p.thornton]

No one has ever felt the way I feel - until now.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

I started reading the comments but my social battery got drained.

[@amydebuitleir]

You have given my people a voice!

[@criiminalis]

i feel spoken to

[@7eis]

I waited until the video was over to comment

[@DjBaapreB]

I will think about if i should become an extrovert.

[@andikriegsloch6012]

thx for that lil therapy session

[@vincentlaw1415]

Said the introvert

[@anjalisrivastava9144]

You are exceptionally good introvert at not being an introvert.

[@Ayelet.M]

00:34 I feel personally attacked 😂

[@yusaki8064]

The *real* introverts didn’t make it into this video because they’re endless thinking about hypothetical social situations has prepared them for every way to escape strangers with cameras and microphones. Those introverts who didn’t make it into this video are the rare ones who actually got to put that plan they prepared for into action that the rest of us are constantly waiting for.

[@WunderChancellor]

I'd like to think of myself as a relatively harmless house cat who has read Wuthering Heights. Quite presumptupus on your part to think I'm an Oscar Wilde fan. 'Now will tuh be ganging???'

[@baazil]

A good advice actually

[@sarahhanley1364]

Paul Mescal reference at the end

[@Serenity7250]

That double interview made my brain glitch.

[@ehsanakbari3185]

I love your comedy but the funniest videos are the ones where you make fun of people like me. Lol!

[@saharkhalili5303]

A consumer choice. Truth

[@magueysunset]

I get a lot out of going on nature walks and doing mindfulness meditation, I use a book called 30 Days to Reduce Anxiety by Harper Daniels, it helped me relax as an introvert :)

[@yamatanoorochi3149]

On my end I'm more afraid of what damage I could do if anything about my few and far between actions had any impact on anyone at all than what others think of me, although that's also pretty prominent in my mind

[@ThaGoldsmith]

Bro never misses!

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Im an introvert but my dog tells me im awesome

[@Maidaseu]

Introversion isn't a negative thing.

[@philliphayner8357]

Yeah but your dog is more interesting than you

[@BadlydrawnBen]

@@philliphayner8357 not sure about that but she's definitely prettier

[@clvrswine]

You are a terrible speller too. *I'm, *, *.

[@BadlydrawnBen]

@@clvrswine do you feel superior now ?

[@BlankRami]

Thanks. Sometimes we all needed our asses handed to us. Do a Video on KZbinrs

[@mrSam3ooo]

I know it’s supposed to be funny but some of the observations are actually very accurate 😄

[@zsuzsannacircleedge8416]

Accuracy sometimes is funny.

[@emmyemmaem]

it's true no one thinks of themself more than honest to god homebody introverts. at best, people hardly notice them hiding in the corner, at worst, thye're annoying in their silence. and already that's more thinking about than most do.

[@gnoetv]

Thank you

[@wadball]

Thank you for critiquing the critique

[@CorvoFG]

I lived by myself and worked alone for five years. I think I just evolved into one. I find the company of others almost intolerable now.

[@jr5993]

I need to be drunk most of the time, then I love it. I go out on my own lots though and im more confident than with people.

[@CorvoFG]

@@jr5993I can tolerate people I’ve known for a while. Just have no interest in getting to know new people at all.

[@Dreyno]

I don’t think you can evolve into being an introvert. You probably just discovered it by mistake.

[@clvrswine]

@@CorvoFGThat's because you are used to them rejecting you first. Pure defense.

[@turdfergusson123abc]

This one got me to subscribe. Yeeeeesh!

[@fullgovtname]

i opened this knowing i would be read

[@1loumellor51]

Brilliant.

[@williebrown4266]

Love your videos

[@adruvail]

Spot on, mate.

[@TiManGames]

I'm so introverted I began to overthink the contents of this video while watching this video and also the content of this very comment oh no this is weird now isn't it my comment is so weird what have I done I knew I shouldn't have written that I'm going to read a book and ponder on the existence of bathroom pump systems

[@jahnavi_reads]

1000% accurate obsrevation🙃🥲

[@krishnakanthcake]

This is too good