answering 100 of your questions | Q&A

[@stews9]

Emma, you should do these periodically. You're my favorite book tuber and this may be among my favorite of your vlogs. Thank you for being so open and genuine. It's appreciated and it really helps.

[@emmiereads]

that's a great idea and thank you so much!

[@aamnahere6250]

Not to sound weird but your laugh at 40:50 was so adorably wholesome that it made me smile from ear to ear. Loved the video! Stay happy and blessed, Emma!

[@caoimhescott07]

Calcifer: regally blocks camera with paw. Emma: “Oh, okay no questions at this time.” 😂😂😂

[@tree_spirits]

"Being adjusted to this way of life makes me lose a part of myself." I know this feeling.

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

Wish I could click the zoom links to my online meetings this fast🤣

[@jmsl910]

emma, would you/ have you taken medicine for anxiety? i'm debating...

[@maanya__742]

I've been secretly waiting for a qna for so long. The last one I saw was a couple years ago when I stumbled upon your channel. I got to know so much about English literature through that. Now I'm going to start university this year and I can't wait to study literature. Your channel has a lot to contribute to that. Sending you love and hugs💛💛

[@aIparica]

Didn't even notice that this was a 45-min video 'coz you're so fun to listen to. ☺️

[@jennacademia1196]

I loved your section talking about dealing win anxiety and panic attacks. I have anxiety and it manifests as picking at my skin, pores, nails, hair, basically anything I can hyper focus and pick at 😂. My new method is to say “I don’t need to do this to feel better” or “I don’t have to do this to feel better, I’m stronger than this” and it’s been helping a lot this week! I hope someone sees this and this mantra helps them :)

[@Sthemingway]

"Attention!" You're hilarious and adorable, Emma. I'm so glad you're feeling better. I can relate to waiting for temperature-hot foods to cool down before eating them.

[@chiarabertoldi7]

Omg Emma! What you just said here 17:32 resonates so much with me and I never thought about it this way. ❤️ I feel the same, if I get used to the city it would be like loosing a huge part of myself

[@peachyb6528]

10:55 I also love winter because I’m the same way where I’m almost always warm! One of the symptoms when I’m sick is that I get cold/get chills/just starts shivering!

[@AlexAnn210]

I relate so much to what you are saying about people telling you that you are calm. People always tell me I'm so calm and soft and it always makes me kind of uncomfortable. I know they mean it well, but after they say that, it feels like I can't be annoyed, sad or angry, because they have this image of me being so composed

[@jmsl910]

interesting. people think i'm an introvert. i have pretty intense social anxiety

[@ravenpotter4004]

Okay I think we're the same person 😭 I am also a book-loving introverted vegan who hates cities and wants to open an animal sanctuary one day. I feel the same way about meat and had a very similar experience with bullying and feeling powerless to do anything. It has always been first and foremost about the suffering of animals for me, and helping the earth and my health are big bonuses. Also my name is Emma too!

[@emmiereads]

hi long lost twin!!!

[@DidiAphra]

Thank you for being so real when asked how you made friends after moving to the city. I'm the same way. I think people don't talk about this enough, so thank you again.

[@jmsl910]

i relocated 4 years ago and i've made exactly one friend. she's a gem, but one friend is rough. luckily i regularly text my posse of friends who i left behind

[@zofloya]

thank you for adopting & not shopping ! there are so many cats in shelters/rescues that need loving permanent homes ! ❣️

[@Annhandle]

Emma, I really recommend Steppenwolf! It's my second Herman Hesse novel and the writing is as addictive as the first. I went out in nature, and the solitude of being there by myself + the writing in this book went hand in hand together ♡

[@villinaudasi5418]

I did not want this video to end at all😭😭.. It felt like a close friend was sharing their life anecdotes amd views with me🥺🥺... Please create more such videos Emma💜💜🌸🌸

[@智美-b5k]

Hi Emma, I’m from Japan and currently living in Toronto as an international student. I’m so happy that you love studio Ghibli and enjoy Japanese literature❤ And I relieved to hear that you don’t like Toronto since I also struggle to fit to this place.. Anyway I love watching your channel and I hope you will come to my country some day:)

[@neptuneblu1922]

Moved to Toronto two months ago. ITS SOO TOUGH TO MAKE FRIENDS 😭

[@wildfern]

I couldn’t agree more about everything you said about being vegan. Thank you for sharing, it’s so important 💚🌱 Ps I know you mentioned Kelowna, but I feel like you’d love Vancouver Island. Especially if you’re looking for trees and mountains. As long as you are okay with rain 😉

[@Bassynater2500]

So your response about if you weren’t in literature what you’d be doing, you answered about music performance!! I was super curious what instruments or music you play! I’m a piano teacher and musician and was excited to hear what you play and what music/artists you like listening to!

[@mcmoon_]

haha, thank you for answering the question about the guy you spilled water on his laptop, I loved that video and I was actually concerned😂 I hope everything keeps going well between you both~ Also, I'm curious, do you read in french?

[@homestylereads]

I went vegetarian in 7th grade, and I was horribly bullied. People would throw meat at me in the cafeteria at school, even people I thought were my friends. And then I went vegan when I turned 16, and there were so few options back then. I’m almost 24, and it’s insane how many options we have now. There were barely any meat substitutes, let alone have them taste good. Now, there’s amazing food!

[@StavrosGaredakis]

cutting Calcifer's nails solo is the greatest cat-related master skill i've seen - all 4 cats I ever had required two people for that operation

[@jmsl910]

mine bites down her nails!!

[@jamesduggan7200]

the vet told me that typically they let the owner and the owner only trim their nails, and certainly it helps if the trust relationship has been building since early kittenhood (IMO),

[@StavrosGaredakis]

@@jamesduggan7200 all 4 cats I ever had were rescues so i wouldn't know

[@jamesduggan7200]

@@StavrosGaredakis idk - I assume there's a different dynamic but really it's mostly a guess

[@camila-rubi]

I GASPED when you mentioned the guy you spilled water on his laptop still lives with you. That’s so funny I DIED watching your worst dates as books video. Glad it worked out tho 😅

[@KitAE0]

Listening to this after my eye surgery and in some pain and this is so soothing to me 😊 just this just what I needed

[@emmiereads]

ah hope your'e healing quickly and feeling so much better by now

[@KitAE0]

@@emmiereads thank you, lots better 😊

[@vasiliki1194]

I’m so glad you made this q&a, many of your answers resonated with me a lot. like about not fitting in in the city and the making friends thing. I miss nature from my daily life a lot. Also I recently moved back to my hometown cuz uni is over and it feels so weird cuz I pretty much know no one here anymore and all of my close friends live in other cities. really trying to find ways to spend time by myself but it can feel pretty isolating at times. Your videos always cheer me up. 🤍

[@HarvestLockwood]

Omgggg I also am very much helped when I'm having a panic attack by someone talking to me about the most random stuff. Just to have a calm voice talking to me is very helpful. I'll call my aunt and she'll just tell me about her day or whatever and it's so helpful.

[@shuwei9420]

Thank you for being so real with us because like, there are so many points when I felt so seen! 🥰

[@jasminesmith6361]

Folklore is my favorite Taylor album too! I'm so glad to hear you like her 🥹😅💙

[@emmiereads]

eagerly awaiting her international tour dates I am nervous lol

[@nathalie8110]

Emma I think you could really like Norway! The nature there has touched me more than anywhere else. You've got the cold, fjords, the sea and a lot more trees than in Iceland ;)

[@denisefreitas6727]

Thank you for answering these questions, Emma! It was a delight to watch this video! ❤️😊

[@lunaginebra]

This is something I’ve been wanting since I started watching you a little more than a year ago! I absolutely love your channel, Emma! It’s my favorite one ever and I enjoy every video you upload so learning more about you makes it so more special ❤

[@claaaaaara]

Emma, when you come to Brazil, make sure to go to Ouro Preto and Tiradentes, in Minas Gerais. It's much more of you vibe than São Paulo, for example

[@anitas5817]

Ditto about the cold. I love the cold, feel great in it, my energy and mood soar. I hate the heat, feel exhausted and drained, and it’s hot 8 months a year here in south Louisiana. Ugh. Also: cold pizza is heaven.

[@fae_mj]

I could actually listen to you speak all day. Also, please tell Calcifer I love him! ❤

[@emmiereads]

I will!!

[@EmyN]

"And they were roommates" 😂 you are so funny Emma I always appreciate your humor

[@idkdude969]

u are so lovely, I am so happy to have found your channel, you always make my days a little better

[@emmiereads]

I'm so glad you found your way here

[@camscornerbooks]

Needed this today. It’s like every time I have a really bad day Emma posts and I can forget my life for a bit. ❤

[@emmiereads]

[@iihdel7741]

we need a podcast girl !!

[@Pathum_Kalhara_]

YOU WERE BORN ON THE 24TH OF JULY?! Me too. 🥺❤️ And I love your videos. They bring me so much comfort. And you are so relatable.

[@oak_leaf]

House? That was a good question for me. I used to live in one from my birthday till I got married (with two short breaks). Now I live in a too little flat for my family and I appreciate it very much and, at the same time, I crave for more space. "House?" is a question I ask myself every other day.

[@homemadebygabriela]

Hi Emma, please do try martial arts! I am an extremely introverted and shy person and a year ago doing mixed martial arts was something I would never imagine myself doing! My best friend was convincing me for months to try it! I think it took him around 4 months of ordering me to try it! He wanted me to start doing it to feel strong and confident. I was so tired of him telling me to try it that one day I simply went to a Muay Thai class. My plan was to go once, then call him right after the class, cry on the phone and tell him that I’ve tried it, but it is not for me and I will never go back. Well, I did call him after the class, but all I said was that I will do this again! 😂 I then tried Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA, which I prefer to Muay Thai and have been training it for more than a year now! My best friend was correct, it has made me feel strong and confident! Plus it is a lot of fun and the best form of exercise I’ve ever done as it doesn’t really feel like I am exercising as it is just fun! 😊 I can understand why Brazilian Jiu Jitsu may seem intimidating. It certainly did to me. I thought I would never roll on the floor with random people. 😅 If you feel the same way, I would suggest starting with boxing or Muay Thai. Although, I do think that Jiu Jitsu is the best. I am sure you can find beginners classes or ladies only classes even in Toronto. Please try it. Don’t overthink it too much and just go to a class. 😊

[@hslotfan]

i love this video of you just talking , it’s very relaxing

[@hyemiyah]

you trying to cut calcifer's nails is just so wholesome and cute omg ;______;

[@kanami7323]

Hi Emma! I’m on progress of learning English at the moment and I’m collecting new vocabularies and phrases from your videos. As a both OCD and anxiety disorder survivor, touching Buddhist teachings actually helped me and healed my soul a lot. I’m studying Buddhism at uni, and practicing meditation and yoga is also helpful. Now no panic attack and even if I feel anxious I can deal with it and manage it very nicely and calmly. My book recommendations are Thich Nhat Hanh books and “When things are fall apart” from Pema Chödrön. These are extremely good. Anyway I am looking forward to watch your further videos and will have so much motivation towards my reading. Love from Japan.❤

[@yacrupni]

awwww this was so nice!!! thanks for opening up and sharing these snippets of life with us; it must take a lot of confidence. and thank you for a lovely time, it felt like chatting with a friend 💜

[@EmyN]

"One of the greatest things in life tbh, Studio Ghibli" YES! YES YES YES

[@RadioGirLF]

YES to cold food! I love when the food's been sitting for at least a few hours before I dig in.

[@hoshinojavi]

oh my god i also crave the cold because i'm ALWAYS warm, sometimes i feel physically sick and suffocated when the climate is too hot, i love winters because of that

[@hoshinojavi]

come to south americaaaa🥹 i would love to receive you in chile hahahah

[@AdrianasWonderland]

that is so sweet how you and your boyfriend got together

[@livgraciee]

Love this video!! I feel like I would watch your videos every now and then

[@marcelademarchi5610]

I love your longer videos!! ♡

[@ileanaaaaa]

I moved from Toronto to Kelowna BC and I feel it's the perfect size for me right now. There are enough coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores and things to do (a full Hospital, vets!) but with lots of nature around it... you can drive in any direction for 40 min to an hour and you find something beautiful, lakes, trees, animals (the air smells so good lol)... I love it and as much as I miss many things from Toronto I can't imagine going back now after almost 3 years in Kelowna.

[@emmiereads]

that sounds so so lovely:') maybe one day I'll make it over there!

[@asililydying]

Absolutely love the hair styling em!!

[@cainabel2009]

Wow, I just finished watching a video where an American English teacher did the same thing where she answered 100 questions about herself, and I soon as I finished watching that, a notification pops up about you, and here I am about to watch your one. The name of youtube video I have just come from is "You’ll Be Glad EVERY Day That You MASTERED These Questions!" and from a woman called Rachel.

[@r.j.williams]

whenever you get around to starting a martial art i hope you enjoy it! i do taekwondo and it's so rewarding

[@bobthecat-rh5dy]

Very interesting vlog! Most of your views and plans sound right and I am very supportive of them. Wish you all the best!

[@flannelcure]

i just want to say that i love you and you inspire me so very much 💗

[@emmiereads]

thank you so much lovely

[@anrijupiter]

You pronouncing studio Ghibli correctly made my Japanese heart really happy 😊

[@eri1193]

No because I have never been more seen than when you mentioned you let food go cold before eating it, like I don’t know why I do that either but you’re not alone 🙌

[@sophiaisabelle027]

We will support you no matter what, Emmie. God bless you.

[@saravinaspe2399]

I love this video folklore is my favorite album of all time calcifer is so cute ✨️

[@madelynmahurin8357]

I LOVE the movie Clue and have never met anyone else who did so this blessed me 😂

[@emmiereads]

truly a work of art

[@azu_rikka]

Hi, Swissie here! If you want to experience the real natural beauty of Switzerland, go to small places like Brunnen, Münster, lakes at Silvaplana, Lavertezzo... Take the Glacier Express to see further places. Just know that Swiss people are very distant and the older generation doesn't speak english well. Swiss people generally don't like speaking high german, so if you want to practice there, it might be a problem😊. If you want to do martial arts to defend yourself, do MMA with a lot of sparring and wrestling training (like BJJ and Sambo). That is the most effective! Good luck🍀!

[@princessbablaschmabladingd7451]

The secret life hack for making friends in your 20s is joining a climbing gym. I’m dead serious LOL people are always super friendly. I moved in January 2022 to a new place and had no friends until I joined a climbing gym in August. Met all my closest friends and my current boyfriend there within a few weeks!

[@d3ppy_1n_w0nderl4nd]

oh my god would've could've should've has broken me a hundred million times seriously that song is so- i cannot express myself. there are no words.

[@chuucake]

yehey! emma qna >

[@efluvial]

Thank you Emma! My cats have my heart too!💕🐈

[@laniehenry]

I love your videos :) I took French in high school. I would love to dive back in and learn more about it again.

[@martasgreatlibrary]

watching this while eating cookies and studying for an awful french linguistics exam that i have tomorrow !! love learning more about u also emma you'd absolutely die if you lived here where i live in spain.... it's march and we are hitting almost 30 degrees celsious tomorrow

[@throneofpages]

lukewarm food is so underrated i'm so happy i'm not the only one who thinks this way 😩 cold pizza? YES!!!!!

[@itsjustamy1876]

omg i love all the cat questions ...can we have a video of a day in the life of Calcifer LOL pleaseeeee

[@jamesduggan7200]

that might be nice, tho we all know it's inevitable that the cat will take over this channel sooner or later

[@emmiereads]

that is such a wholesome idea :')

[@Joy_Martin]

I like the answer "I don't [sing]… I perform" epic! 😂😂😂 coz I do, too! 😅😅😅

[@nikolaiquack8548]

I love that your answer to my tickle fight question is, that you'd just straight up turn into a banshee and scream Carolyn into submission. Did not expect it, but that answer kinda gave me life 😂

[@nettyknits]

What a fun q&a. How many of us said “Banff “ at the same time 😊 Thanks Emma. 💕

[@kasiag4274]

That part with cutting Calcifer’s nails just made me think of Monty Python’s confuse a cat in Flying Circus😹👏

[@elisazouza]

You should try cold noodles! It’s a thing in Korea which I recently found out about! And it’s so cute hearing about your relationship ❤

[@tanjimrahman2708]

You are also really funny I love your sense of humor

[@myangeljin_]

loved to know about calcifer!!! And as you like nature I'm sure you would love to visit brasil. There's a city in my state called "Bonito" and there's just so much nature to see and visit there. I'm really happy to know you're feeling better and that life is, once again, exciting to you. I'm dealing with depression for quite a long time and I'm not yet in that comfortable and healthy place, but your videos amongst many other things (like bts as well 💜) are helping me in staying in this world at least. So thank you so so so much for every video, every post, every stories and every single good you have been doing to this day, probably it wasn't very easy and I'm glad for everything you did. I truly appreciate you and your content, and I hope only good things come for you. 💜

[@JamanMosil]

I couldn't remember what I asked you, so I just pretended I asked every one of these XD This was great, thanks for sharing with us. Hurrah for the coffee and Taylor love!!

[@paulmyers9049]

cities are nice emma! if you ignore, the bustle, it can be so nice, at least i think anyway.. 😅 its like a maze! with streetlights and stuff 😊

[@EmyN]

You want to go to Brazil?? Yessssss come hereeee skip the Equatorial line if you don't like the heat though, or go during the winter

[@Literary_Baddie5838]

Hey Emma! I'm one of the first people here for the first time!! It's so exciting 🤭. Man, I don't really use IG if that's where you asked us to ask the questions, so I'm bummed about that but I'm happy regardless!

[@lumieredice485]

What is your skincare routine? Your skin looks so healthy and smooth~

[@maiko4130]

So excited to hear Japan as one of the countries you want to visit! Just be careful though, we serve many things boiling hot😅 and it’s considered good when things are hot. Of course, sushi is the exception.

[@senna0001]

"Duke Ellington playing softly in the background." same

[@annavoronetska6207]

oh my god screaming into a pillow is so accurate for depicting my toronto experience too. came here 5 months ago, can't wait to go back home

[@jmsl910]

i have that experience hourly in rural NC (usa)

[@rachaeldiviney712]

Oh I moved in June and made friends at a book club! It's only 1ce a month so less pressure, I know we have things in common, and if we get stuck we can just talk about the book. The hard part was asking to meet up, but I just said I was going to get food and did they want to join me.

[@hobbiesofamuslimgirl]

Ooof just a cool coincidence but we got same birthday!🤭 Love your video 💓

[@badtoothbeetroot]

11:36 You should definitely try ice-cold Naengmyeon

[@taliw7736]

Thanks so much for the q and a update and letting us learn a bit about you 😊 Haha found it so funny and sweet that your living with the guy that got water spilled on his laptop. 😂 ❤ I also watched Howls Moving Castle and it was my 1st Ghibli film too. Plus the book was good.

[@bellaleite3783]

I love to hear your toughts about being vegan, I super agree with you. I am not a vegan, I'm mostly vegetarian, but the fish, the eggs, the cheese and dairy related food are all products from my farm animals. My mom and dad have cows that my dad milks them and take the most care and love for them. And the eggs that I consume are from my pet hens, they are sooo cute and cuddly, and don't need a rooster to lay eggs

[@ravenpotter4004]

I so respect this! If animals are your own and producing byproducts naturally that they don't need, then that is a very different case than factory farming and animal abuse. At a sanctuary I volunteered at they used the naturally laid hen eggs to give the other animals protein when they needed it, so it can be totally ethical even from a vegan standpoint. Also jackfruit is amazing!!

[@LarissaVeloso-Planttubber]

Downtown Toronto can be really brutal... That's why I prefer living Mid Town, it still has some of the charms of small cities and tons of parks and cute houses =)

[@bilbobiller]

i started muay thai last year and its really so fun :) hope you find a martial arts class where you feel comfortable!

[@noonlemur]

never have i ever been so envious of someone's circulation

[@katietatey]

Same! I run SO COLD all the time.

[@enuna1]

You would probably love Muir Woods in California (near San Francisco)! It's a very magical place that blew my tiny mind.

[@joc3057]

if you're looking for cool places in the rockies, check out Canmore! it's about an hour out of Calgary and really close to Banff (beautiful bike ride!) and is so so beautiful. I might have a slightly biased opinion because I spent summers there with my grandparents, but def worth a visit :)

[@Amystudio]

“Do you sing in the shower?” No, I perform 😂

[@jaimeerindy4573]

I just love you Emma 💕 I love your honesty, it is so refreshing! I love how we all have our own dreams and wants and goals, I just love it

[@LibrarianofParis]

42:03 You should definitely take the plunge into martial arts! I started Krav Maga classes a year ago and they’ve changed my life! I also just started MMA classes too. Such a fun way to de-stress and feel confident!