Koreans React To American PSAs That You Can Never Watch In Korea | Y

[@hazy-daizy]

I rarely cry in general, but I cry every single time I see that girl crying in the bathroom. The actress did a wonderful job in her performance. That PSA always stuck with me.

[@languid-4535]

I’ve never been IN a school shooting but we’ve had lockdowns and I’ve had to send that message to my mom you don’t know if it will be your last just “I love you” most American school children can probably relate to that feeling seeing as we watched so many PSA’s and it happened way too often.

[@yourlocalgrande]

​@@languid-4535 My middle school got 3-4 threats at the end of the year.. I'm scared for this year but.. at least nothing happens and I hope nothing will :(

[@wydbro-bp1nq]

@Fauch2ouch So what if they cried? not everyone is a heartless prick like you and to alot of people that psa hits close to home you gronk

[@_KATT_]

@Fauch2ouch you don't have to be unempathetic asshole some people react differently to the PSA's

[@AlCatSplat]

@Fauch2ouch bro has no emotions

[@ayanoaishi8489]

PSA’s may be scary but that’s what leaves an impression. The fact that these things can actually happen like school shootings and doing drugs and I’m glad that PSA’s are here to raise awareness of it.

[@raidenDIC]

ayano out here eating and leaving no crumbs

[@gijones8799]

ironic to see ayano be the one saying this

[@raidenDIC]

@@gijones8799 it’s a miracle 😱

[@postalpie]

Thank you Ayano, very cool

[@EnderPanReigns]

Thank u Ayano Aishi from hit indie game yandere simulator

[@dubulvr]

I remember how terrifying it was being on lockdown while a gunman was in my high school. That trauma sits with you, but it’s 1000 times worse for people who have lost someone or have been wounded.

[@bowie1968]

right? I was able to get away from the shooting I was caught in but it was still like the only thing I could think about for weeks, it was mid exams too I couldn't think straight at all, I can't imagine what its like for the people who were running out of the buildings or even saw it happen or had family pass. hope you're ok and I hope everyone suffering/who has suffered bc of gun violence is ok :(

[@dubulvr]

@@bowie1968 I hope you’re okay, thank you for sharing your story🫶🏾🥺

[@boobies8998]

A school shooting happened like 30 minutes from my school and everyone was scared to go to school afterwards, there were people threatening to make it a trend of all the schools around us, the paranoia doesn’t ever go away, even going into college it’s still always there

[@youraveragehistorian578]

What shooting was it?

[@youraveragehistorian578]

@@bowie1968what shooting was it

[@Toomuchlaffing]

the Sandy Hook Back to School will always get me. i'll always remember watching it thinking "oh another school supplies commercial" until it got darker and more shocking. :(

[@nakynie463]

Fr I always tear up

[@Basil111-]

ITS GIVES ME CHILLS and what really upsets me is that ppl bring weapons and a gun to my school like students should not be able to bring stuff to school and my school does nothing about it

[@outrohersaidgayrights413]

the part that gets me is the sandy hook parents had to watch & approve it before it was broadcast. they chose to relive the unimaginable pain of thinking abt their babies last moments just to help the public care abt dead kids. its all so fucked up.

[@katrollins9833]

@@Basil111- where do you go to school? Like what state?

[@katrollins9833]

@@Basil111- ?

[@wolfieisacat13]

It’s almost calming to see how mortified they are. Like, you’d never have to look at glass walls and think “these wouldn’t stop a shooter” and that just be normal.

[@mochirira]

no bc that was my exact thought back in freshman year in like 2018 (aka FOURTEEN) when i transferred to a new school it was the middle of the year and i was getting being toured around the school by a teacher, and i remember my first thought was “that cafeteria is surrounded by glass, if someone came in with a gun while i was in there, i would be dead.” i had escape plans for every class too…

[@wolfieisacat13]

@@mochirira oh geez

[@v4nillatwilight]

When I moved my sophomore year the school I moved too was super pretty with lots of natural lighting but all I could think about was how we were not safe if anything happened. I couldn’t wait until I graduated because I was paranoid almost every day

[@anope9053]

i remember planning escape routes in my head when i was in school about how to drop out of buildings without getting caught or injured, where i'd go, all that stuff we're fucked man

[@eviewalters9245]

We have a communal school for specialized class courses, like agriculture and graphic design. My graphic design glass is at the front of the school, and the doors and walls are glass. There would be no escaping, even if you were in the back behind all the other tables and computers, because the only door to another room nearby is at the front of the room. And it's super easy to just get in if you can fake an id, they don't even have pictures on them

[@na3rial]

It’s fascinating to me how they didn’t realize the Back To School Essentials was about a school shooting until they were told at the end… Whereas every single American probably figured it out as soon as we saw the kid running through the hallway… I hope one day Americans can expect schools to be places of peace, not mass shootings

[@DimityPockets]

Honestly, I completely agree with this. Im actually an American graduate of homeschooling (former public schooler), and even I recognized that it was a shooting as the kid began to run down the hall. Personally, I’ve only ever experienced a shooting while going to get pizza with my family. It wasn’t targeted towards civilians though, our guess was that it was two rival gangs. My big brother and I huddled behind a car wheel while my dad tossed my little brother over us and then flattened himself to shield us as the shots rang out overhead. Around 15 minutes after the first shots were fired, we were inside eating pizza as if nothing had happened. It’s certainly a scary reality over here, even for homeschoolers.

[@Nameless-ny8nk]

I'm from latin america and I also didn't notice until the very end what that PSA was about the first time I saw it

[@TheGreatOne-gw7xh]

Americans bring it upon themselves.

[@Currentlyprocrastinating37]

When I first saw that one, it was in an actual ad slot, so I really thought it was an ad until that scene with the jacket tying the doors. This was honestly such an effective PSA, the misdirection at the beginning was smart, and the actors were great.

[@TheDarkLasombra]

School shootings are incredibly rare for how many people are in the US.

[@yarg8906]

as someone who grew up in america and went to highschool during the peak of shootings, can confirm we watched these PSAs and had shooter drills as often as fire drills. the fire drills were congruent with shooter drills (dont leave classrooms if the fire alarm goes off until the office makes an announcement to over loud speakers. this way, a shooter couldnt pull the drill to gather everyone in one place). i was legitimately worried about there being a shooting at my school before i graduated. luckily covid took that fear away since school moved online for the last bit of my highschool edit: someone corrected my "pique to peak" but i cant find their comment. fixed it, thanks! i write a lot of these comments a little high so forgive any grammar or spelling errors i may make lol, i try my best. that one usually irks me so im disappointed in myself for missing it

[@philosophymf]

There was one time in the beginning of my sophomore year, there was a kid walking with his hoodie up and earbuds in, he couldnt hear the person trying to talk to him, he was in the color guard so he had one of those fake gun things on him and someone thought he was going to shoot up the school so they reported it and the whole school went into lockdown for a good hour to two hours. Most terrifying part of my HS experience, until a teacher saw it was someone in the color guard then everyone started making memes about it.

[@languid-4535]

This year my senior year of high school we had a lot of times where we went on a lockdown and luckily it was just some kid spreading a lie. They said there was an active shooter at a nearby shopping center, so they said we are on a secure perimeter, they kept updating us until they officially said it was a lock down and they weren’t joking. But my special Ed teachers one of the most understanding and caring people I know, continued to have us work I was terrified I remember that awful moment of having to text my mom “I love you” before telling her what was going on. Earlier in the year there was a stupid stunt someone pulled by blowing up a toilet (literally) with pure sodium (I think that’s the chemical (?) they used) so it exploded with contact of water. The next day the BEGINNING of the day there was a bomb threat and I had a sub that day and you know what she did? She left I don’t know where she went but she left us there. They didn’t tell us it was a bomb but they said to “start the evacuation procedures we will all meet up at the baseball field” a lot of us not understanding but afraid and some who speculated it was a bomb threat since that’s also way to common here. Anyway I remember going out and being terrified, hugging my friend we didn’t have a teacher, we had to follow the class in front of us. Sitting in that field texting my parents seeing the news helicopter go over, it was awful. The incident with the “shooter” happened really soon after that.

[@noxsings-rm2ii]

Same, I was so afraid of someone shooting up my high school, but luckily at the end of 11th grade Covid lockdown happened😅

[@brix-rb9dg]

@philosophymf Color guard guns don’t look realist at all. How did someone mistake it for the real thing 😭💀

[@D1LF-L0V3R]

I remember a year or 2 ago when I was a sophomore my school was threatened. Someone said they was going to come and shoot it up but my school didn’t take it seriously. So the word spread around school and everyone started to leave. I left too.

[@Peachyycakess0]

Wow. That one with the bird, the drug PSA gave me goosebumps. As an addict of almost a decade now, that is exactly what drug addiction is like. Everything is warm & colorful, until you don't have it anymore. The cycle gets so aggressive & painful to not only you but those around you. I can't believe I've never seen that before but I'm glad I saw it today bc it can be used as inspiration to stay sober.

[@D44K11]

Wishing you the best

[@Peachyycakess0]

​@@D44K11thank you. Having a hard time tonight, however looking at this video actually helps. I'm so happy I found this. In a way, I want to protect that bird & help it, then I realize that I am that bird. So I'm trying to help myself.

[@aerwyna7324]

yes and its like the more you rely on it the darker the world seems without it

[@prystanski]

@@Peachyycakess0keep going

[@shaninnmarie]

As a fellow addict, it's a simple way to get the point across. After a while, you're broken and miserable because of the substance. But you always chase the hope of feeling like it did the first time.

[@Ayayni221]

I remember when my school had a lock down because of a gang fight at first we were calm but then as lot of time passed we heard the fighting and yelling of officers from the floor above us and we all started praying to god for safety and for it to be over. Some of my friends started crying too.

[@bitch8205]

When I was in my last year of high school in 2016, my school went into lockdown for about an hour and a half. None of us knew what was going on, I just remember my teacher told us we had to stop what we were doing, turn the lights off, lock the door, and hide in the corners of the room where we would not be visible from the window on the door. It took us until halfway through the lockdown for us to figure out someone had brought a loaded gun with a kill list onto campus and police were searching for him. There were police everywhere when we were finally allowed out and I remember my mom was in a panic when I texted her what was going on. Weirdly enough, nobody among us seemed very scared. Our school always got shooting and bomb threats, and lockdowns happened all the time because of gang activity, so we weren't worried about anything since we didn't hear any actual shots fired. Luckily the kid got caught without firing a shot. It never ended up on the news, so all I know is apparently he accidentally exposed his plans early and that's why he didn't get a chance to actually shoot anyone before the school reacted. It was a weird experience and probably the closest I'd ever gotten to actually being in an active school shooting.

[@athena111888]

I had a lock out in elementary school and a lockdown in high school. The lockdown was because of a body found on campus (no crime was discovered so I guess someone just died on campus?). But the lock out in elementary was because of a bomb threat. Someone said they put a bomb in our school and we basically just had outdoor class that day while police stood around the parking lot. I’m sure the building was searched as well but I don’t remember seeing anyone but normal cops.

[@KrisFlicks]

a gang fight?

[@KentonMakings]

Boy ain't no fucking way boy. Nah I ain't going to Compton any time soon.

[@lexus3934]

My school hasn't had an active shooter, but not a month after Uvalde there was threats of a gang fight involving guns, parents showed up armed in case the cops wouldn't help us, and the sheriff said to excuse any child not at school that day because noone wanted to be in that chokepoint hallway when they heard a gunshot. I consoled a friend who lives like an hour away from the school and went home myself

[@m.ilk01283]

the sandy hook PSA always gets me. I think i was a junior in high school when the PSA came out. Before then, we would do school shooter drills every few months or so. After the incident, my school district changed the drill strategy. There were no more drills. Instead, there were signs posted all over my school saying “no one will come for you. teachers will not help you. do not try and help other students. save yourself first. run as fast as you can.” absolutely terrifying shit

[@peanutbuttercake1]

thats horrific !!

[@h.s.6269]

That is absolutely horrible... it should be the opposite. It should be encouraging them to be mindful of others who are also fleeing, meaning not locking them out or whatever. People need to come together in situations like these. And we need to f*cking allow our teachers to conceal carry if they wish (with training and classes). If we have the adults fairly armed, that reduces the likelihood of being a target. People chose these places because they KNOW that no one will be carrying. If they instead of clear knowledge that hey, there are about 20-30 people potentially able to stop them, they absolutely will not do such things.

[@jax5125]

i think they don't realize how common this is. There are 3 known sexual predators teaching in my district, one dead coach being investigated for the murder of his fiance, and yearbook quotes dedicated to several students who have died in under a year. There are elementary students smoking in the bathroom, and there are almost twice as many shootings as there are days in the US.

[@CrimsonDawn-ou4og]

Where do you live? I'm in the US too. My history teacher said some previous students of his were trafficked.

[@jax5125]

@@CrimsonDawn-ou4og oh shit, NJ. u?

[@CrimsonDawn-ou4og]

Indiana

[@MeltingRougeSoul13]

I'm not sure if its just A rumor in my school, but almost every kid knows this Apparently I'm told that my gym coach is a predator that was fired, but came back when a new principal was hired, if that rumor is true then man

[@languid-4535]

I’m so glad I finally graduated, apparently there was a really gross teacher who (idk if he ever did anything physical) but he would say disgusting things to girls, he didn’t get fired.

[@oliverandcrap]

I have one friend who lives far away, a few weeks ago he told me that school was canceled because of shooting threats. Then he didn't talk for about a week after that, and I thought he might've gotten killed. I was asking all of his friends what happened and if they know where he was at, but it turned out he was just grounded. I've never been happier to hear that my friend has been grounded in my life.

[@jut_dwaetoucher]

That second one always gets me, even as a british person who has never been to america, my heart goes out to every single person who has lost a loved one, or has had to experience such terrifying things 💚

[@Mavaros90]

There's actually a drug problem brewing in korean countrysides. I was watching a documentary by a former Korean addict/ felon who had being doing drugs since he was in school.

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

There are idols and actors who are caught with drugs, and not just marijuana.

[@Nasania]

​@@Kingdom_Of_Dreams yea one of them just got arrested on meth charges

[@jsgames6843]

Seems they're not just importing the good aspects of American culture but the bad aspects as well, kinda depressing

[@rosesmith7249]

@@jsgames6843 drugs in Korea aren't because of American influence- drugs are a problem everywhere. I recommend reading articles on drugs in China, very interesting!

[@KrisFlicks]

@@jsgames6843 americans did not create drugs nor drugs problems, many countries suffer from drug addictions not just america wth

[@cryhog]

I’m American and I have never seen any of those PSAs. It’s scary, but it’s certainly a wake up call. I cannot stress this enough: Be safe, be alert, and if something doesn’t look right to you TELL SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY.

[@rosebrooks394]

Dang where did you grow up? I saw these all the time

[@v4nillatwilight]

I rember watching the back to school one and having nightmares for weeks

[@trith72]

They are used overseas by liberal political organizations to drum up funding for left wing groups so they can try and help eliminate God given rights of American citizens. They are insulting, tropes, and liberal caricatures that do not exist. The real problem is the left wing in America removed our ability to lock up criminally insane. instead they shove pills down their throats, call them cured, then send them home. Eventually they stop taking the pills, snap, and go on killing sprees with guns, knives, swords, acid, bombs, etc. The problem is we must start locking away the criminally insane again....

[@elliottbaker201]

These played in Yankee territory.

[@deaftone311]

@@elliottbaker201 Yea the PSAs we get in the south are pro gun or pro homeschooling lol

[@xdani_thethinkingneko]

5:03 As a recovering addict this one always makes me cry. It’s so accurate. So glad to be six years clean in a few months.

[@xdani_thethinkingneko]

Watching them all figure out what was happening was so sad. Watching them all work through like why doesn’t it stop, and then they start to understand that it’s about addiction.😓 Addiction truly is a monster

[@xdani_thethinkingneko]

8:27 Yeah a lot of people start when they’re in high school. Especially since if you’re going to have mental health problems, a lot of times they start to crop up in preteen/teen years, and if you have no or little support....people turn to drugs. I was injecting heroin at sixteen myself and had been partying at that point since 14. Ugh I still can’t believe I was that young, doing things that crazy,

[@AdzaanMaiiTso]

I'll never forget the PSA that made me abstain from alcohol until I was 21 while everyone else was drinking like crazy in high school. It showed a girl laughing like crazy at a party and holding a beer bottle. She laughs too hard while trying to take a swig of beer and hits her top lip on the rim on the bottle, knocking out her front tooth. Scared me for years. 😂

[@crypticshadows]

omg lol

[@YoshiPotter88]

These PSA's are INSANE, glad y'all showed these to them they really are disturbing but pretty necessary! This year we had a lot of crazy stuff happen at my school- we had a lockout for about 2-3 hours because there was a shooting outside (people actually saw it happening, and there were a lot of cops), one of the bad guys (I heard this from the cop that works at our school) accidently cut off his finger, left the scene to the hospital, then the doctors had to go back and pick up his finger off the street, afterwards he went to jail! And then a little bit afterwards we actually went through this program called Every 15 Minutes (it's about drunk driving)- if you don't know what that is they basically do this thing where they find students and teachers and they have them sign something so then they are the "dead" people either they are just ghosts wondering around the school and during that time Grim Reapers go around the school collecting them and they leave the class (if you are dead you can not talk to ANYONE no texting no nothing, you also can't do your work either and they will have you stay at a hotel/motel for a night or two)- or they have people in the "accident" and one of the people actually went into a helicopter to the hospital while others who were in the accident got to go into a hearse. They made a little movie of it but it's not the greatest because they really liked playing music like one minute it's a sad Billie Eilish song the next it's a Taylor Swift song (forgot the name of it), but yeah it was very interesting and crazy if you guys want to show them that as well!

[@visiblyboundless]

hm i’m interested in that program u mentioned i’d like to hear more about it

[@naerwyn239]

Our HS did this as well. Brought out the "Jaws of Life" and everything.

[@cher_cherry46]

i don't think my friends and I knew how affected we'd been by school shootings until we heard a loud bang one day and just started running. It really sunk in when we realized we all had an escape route for each floor just in case. 2018 was such a horrible year, there was shooting twice a week it seemed. we had so many active shooter drills and my mom wanted to know where I was 24/7 which wasn't like her. The feeling doesn't go away even now that I'm in my third year of college.

[@imsane00]

I don't study in America and I haven't studied in America but hearing a bunch of people say this is honestly terrifying. I can't imagine what it would feel like going to school everyday thinking "What am I gonna do if today there was a shooting? How am I gonna escape?" Going to school is supposed to be exciting, fun. You're supposed to think about what lessons you've got and stuff. This world is crazy.

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

Not sure what "Still Life" was meant to be a warning about, but it seriously reminded me of how scary it is to be schizophrenic and to be off your meds. A former housemate I had at the house I'm renting at was schizophrenic, and she once told me that she believed her boyfriend ate her dog, and she was DEAD serious about it. It's honestly terrifying being around these people, particularly when they are unmedicated.

[@marthaex]

still life is about drug abuse and addiction. its just showing what someone who is extremely high might think and see on a drug induced bender

[@pjm875]

@@HeyImAnais Cause it can work as a PSA. Those meds he took are clearly not prescribed ones. So it's basically don't do drugs cause it can make you commit violent acts.

[@marcruizmr588]

Not all cases are terrifying, two in my family and with their treatment everything is fine, and two other brothers known to have schizophrenia and even run a bar, so it is not good to think that people with this disease are all monsters, it is a falsehood .

[@_anais._.]

@@HeyImAnais i would like to say that in all of my years on youtube. you are the first username that is the same as mine

[@maryvampiregirl666]

It's about drug use i think

[@MizzieYT]

First time I watched the Sandy Hook Promise, I spotted everything immediately. For me it just felt wrong, the way you could slightly see one guy always. Looking in the comments, it was scary how many people missed it because they were invested in the friendship forming. It really is eerie how one little detail can show a big picture.

[@eclipsedstudios9832]

When they first showed us the video in school, I was focusing on the forming friendships and was shocked when they played back the parts with the shooter. Now every time I watch that video, my eyes only focus on the shooter. It’s crazy how watching a video once can change how you view things and the world.

[@meemee0-1]

Yeah the only thing I spotted was the gun in the SNS post. And I was looking for it too since I knew it was a psa. Definitely wouldn’t realize in real life.

[@ramesesniblick-tu3gp]

These PSA are really shocking, love your reactions

[@italian_weirdo]

that last one was actually pretty terrifying

[@leesamia4624]

I'm American born in '96. I've never seen any of these 😅 They're way better then what we were shown. And we had a DARE police officer come tell us not to do drugs. Also maybe they did before, but these type of videos don't play on TV as true manditory PSA's or anything like that. They were shown at school every once in a while.

[@circuitry400]

Only saw the school supplies one on tv once. Kind of saddening.

[@flutenstuf]

I seen most of these in school

[@whataworldlol]

I've seen the back to school supplies one for a while on tv

[@darkx6869]

They took the off tv because complaints and fear. People don’t like the truth. Conservatives.

[@brix-rb9dg]

Mainly because psa’s aren’t really a tv thing. They okay these in schools on a monitor. (Mainly in health class)

[@ceebbees12345]

I feel like they reacted a little less strongly to the gun violence one, ^^; even though that school supplies commercial always makes me cry. I wonder if it's because gun violence seems so far away to them compared to getting hit by a baseball bat or if it was a little too shocking

[@윤서-i3g]

In korea, gun possession is illegal so we have had no experience of school shooting or something so i understand their reaction

[@whomstdvelynt]

i’ve seen the second one before. it starts out with “oh yeah! back to school time! :D” but then the further it goes, the worse the situation is. i haven’t actually been in a real lockdown, but my school has gotten more bomb/shooting threats in the past year than any of my previous school years. it’s a crazy thing that happens. it’s crazy that there are kids who actually had to go through situations like these.

[@dude5302]

The school ones always get me. I remember in middle school, there were kids saying someone was going to bring a bomb or a gun (I don't remember which) to school the next day. A lot of kids didn't show up, but I did because my mom thought I'd be safe. I remember going to school truly thinking I would die. Nothing happened thankfully and I think the kid was interviewed by police and suspended or something idk.

[@keepslayingthedayaway]

Even as an American who has seen all of these, they still give me goosebumps.

[@yueguo3582]

이것이 진짜 미국이다

[@lifeissosick]

느금마😊

[@adamavila2105]

You don’t know what the “real America” is because you have never lived here. You’re watching from an outside perspective.

[@ki2319]

@@adamavila2105 It’s really like this here😢 I live in Monterey Park and during Chinese New Year, four streets away from my house there was a massacre. 11 lives lost😢

[@감전식전원]

이제 한국이지

[@okay5668]

mind ur building

[@telemperor]

I've only ever seen these PSA's online in compilations like this. They must be very regional.

[@chronosclaimsall]

I know I've seen the Back to School one before, I'm just not sure if it was in a PSA context or somewhere else

[@LxstHxlo]

I watched the first two in school in two separate years

[@outrohersaidgayrights413]

sandy hook PSAs have been broadcast on national television during primetime for the last 7 years. like ABC CBS NBC FOX CW. multiple sandy hook PSAs have even won EMMY AWARDS. the school supplies 1 has played every single year since it was made. 1st PSA came out 4 years after sandy hook for a point of reference.

[@kimson305]

You don't watch the news then because Sandy Hook PSA always played

[@brix-rb9dg]

@kimson305 Who tf watches the news besides 50+ year old grandparents.

[@prenimystic]

I remember being in complete shock after seeing still life for the first time. I think it might be about the dangers of over dosing on drugs or medications -- which can induce delusions, and truly make someone go mad (i think -- i THINK 😅) Also, for the back-to-school psa where the kids showed what new thing they got, and how it assisted them in that time is probably the saddest and most real one for me. I've been in a school shooting before when I was 13. Which was also the year I got my first phone. Needless to say I cried along with that last girl in the psa

[@brix-rb9dg]

Still life does not show what overdosing is like 😭. I’ve almost overdose multiple times and I’ve seen others actually overdose and die from it. With an overdose you can barely move and speak correctly, your body just stops functioning properly. You’re not going to be going on a murderous rampage thinking everyone is a porcelain doll.

[@AmythDeadVR]

when i saw the 2nd PSA i knew immediately what was about to happen. That one really hit me when I first saw it

[@Moonbovine]

I remember watching a PSA about texting while driving, or child trafficking. Terrified me as a kid.

[@Watchingtoomuchyoutube]

the first PSA made me cry. i dont even have kids and it breaks my fucking heart that they go to school not knowing if theyll go home at the end of the day.

[@zayb07]

Crazy that we even need these and crazier that they're valid concerns. Memories of sitting through shooting threats and bomb threats in MIDDLE SCHOOL will never leave me.

[@haleysaul7114]

As a teenager in America nothing is scarier than a school shooting even the thought of one. I'm not in school anymore but all my siblings are and I worry for them everyday. One time there was an accidental unplanned lock down (basically everyone hides from the shooter during a lock down) and everyone was crying all I can remember was the thought of making sure I had my phone to tell my mom I love her. It's so sad we have to go through this. Even in the halls if we hear a loud noise like maybe someone threw something jng or popped a water bottle cap we all scream and everyone gets nervous until we realize it was just some kid playing around.

[@wingsofkuiper1841]

im looking through the comments and as a Canadian, it's actually so unnerving to me that so many people had similar experiences with school shootings as kids. It shouldn't be such a common and shared experience.

[@artknotfood]

I remember seeing this when I was a kid and my mother running across the room to shield my eyes. I was terrified and cried all day

[@RheaRamos-x2t]

12:33 im sorry but the way the mom fell- 😭

[@notminghao]

I’m glad that these PSA’S are being shown I haven’t seen the one of the bird so it was good knowing about it

[@Mekio_Keiko]

These PSAS are not often shown at my school. My English teacher did have us do a lesson on the effects of alcohol and drugs which was a bit of a sensitive topic to me due to my parents both having histories in drugs and my dad is a heavy alcoholic. In my school a senior nearly died from an overdose while doing drugs in the woods literally near our school, they had two of their friends there. One was a junior who knew what to do in this situation which was sad because you wouldn’t know what to do in this situation if you’ve never witnessed it or had to know due to a close one who did drugs and overdosed often, this case was only allowed to be shared with my class due to the identities were protected and the student who did the overdosing had already graduated, this was only one of the many cases. On the topic of school shootings my friend who goes to another school( they moved, originally went to my school) had a school bombing( NOT A THREAT) and a student who pulled out a knife and threatened to hurt people, it resulted in one hurt student if I remember correctly. Thankfully she was ok but I did remember crying because I was scared it could’ve been her. My school has gotten many shooting and bombing threats that aren’t intended as jokes. They were serious and planned, many freshmen were terrified because they received these news before any of the juniors seniors did, by the time I received the email by the school warning us of the bomb or shoot in threat it was the next day. Bullying is also a huge problem, my school has so many rumors about lingering ghosts because of its records for student suicides, an 18 guy who didn’t even go to our school and dated a lunch lady…(who by the way broke up with him and was 36) made the decision to make a shooting threat and than shoot himself in front of the school while kids watched in utter shock and horror, this was before I was at this school, that incident took place on one of my teacher’s first year teaching at my school. Bullying is also a big case at my school. Sexual harassment and assault( through my experiences throughout all of the schools I went to.) American school system is very extremely broken, I have put in reports for millions of things. Even the fact that there have been years of reports done by so many kids about a pedo teacher yet the school refuses to acknowledge this is disappointing. I genuinely hope America finds a way to fix this system before even more lives are lost. Because the amount of deaths caused by all of these cases are too high, beyond even 0 is too high. We shouldn’t worry for our lives in a place where we’re meant to be educated.

[@nikimeowzers1720]

I remember one time at school during lunch, a kid popped a bag of chips so loud it echoed. The lunch room went silent for 5 seconds. Its crazy to think that we have to go through the fear of going through such a thing. For me it was hard to believe it didnt happen anywhere else until i watched foreigners give such a shocked reaction. One time i told a friend (she lives in a different country) that we were doing Lock Down Drill. She was surprised and asked me what that was. I explained and that was the first time the reality had hit me that school shootings aren't and shouldnt be normal.

[@dianaaquamire535]

I get that, one time my friend and I were at the mall coming back from a school event and someone accidentally knocked over a wooden sign and my friend's first reaction was to run as far away as possible because of the fear. I just turned around and tried to see what it was. We realized it was a wooden sign that made the loud noise and not a gun, but the safer option would have been to run had it been a gun. It wasn’t though which was a relief, but these videos make me realize America does have a terrible gun problem that hasn’t gotten any better.

[@nikimeowzers1720]

@@dianaaquamire535 oh yeah definitely. It's a like fight or flight response at this point compared to foreigners who would just jump at the sound of a bang or give no reaction at all. Its not normal and a lot of Americans (especially politicians) down play how guns affect children/people in the country. One time I was at a fair and soon a rush of people started running out of the fair, parents dragging their kids, teens screaming and running and we stopped a girl and asked "what's going on?" And she just yelled "GUN." It was scary and thankfully there was no gun, it was a knife fight, but I remember my heart dropping to my shoes. I was shocked but its a realization that it can happen anywhere and that things need to change

[@brix-rb9dg]

If everyone is the cafe doesn’t pause immediately when someone pops a chip bag, you live in an ungodly safe school. I think that’s a universal expense

[@thedudeguy242]

When I was in middle school we would pop those bags by smacking the sides of it for fun. That was in, like, 2013. It's crazy how quickly that's changed.

[@Dicaso9]

@@brix-rb9dg or just somewhere were the active fear of being shot every time a loud noise happens isnt a thing

[@justanotherweirdo11]

I've only seen the second one before. Very effective PSA.

[@whknws9595]

when he said "I don't think it felt like that at first" I knew it really hit him. beautiful PSA 7:33

[@atallpatchofmoss2735]

I was almost in a school shooting. A kid brought a gun to school and had a list of eighth graders. I was in 7th grade, I didn't take it seriously at the moment, but it hit me after wards on what could have happened. I'll be going to high school with that same person next year. My district has a history of bomb threats and shooting threats. The reason we are so "calm" is because we were taught to be from the ripe age of 4 when we have the first drills in kinder. If we aren't calm and quiet, they'll find us and we'll be the next kids you see on the memorials and on the news.

[@amberinthebox4462]

My son graduated this past year. I like all moms worried every day. Those psa's make me cry. They make everyone cry. Cus its a real fear. Mental health needs to be made a priority. Mental health in america is not good. Were over worked underpaid amd struggle amd it affects our kids lives too cus parents don't get to spend as much quality time with the family.

[@nightwarrior6200]

I remember nugget from school! It was executed pretty well, but everyone made fun of it lol

[@leesamia4624]

We didn't get to see nugget but I can imagine. We had the same problem with different vids. That's the trouble with these isn't it :/

[@nightwarrior6200]

@@leesamia4624 yeah I really don’t think PSAs will help any kids they just can’t take it seriously

[@brix-rb9dg]

@leesamia4624 That’s the trouble with pretty much all psa’s. No kid takes them seriously, and if you try too, you’ll just get distracted by the kids in the back laughing and want to start laughing too. If they made them more realistic and less “scare tactics” that might work but that might also just end with traumatized kids

[@Hanakowasright]

@@brix-rb9dg I found the birb one to be very powerful at first he sees and ignores the drug but then gets curious and tries it and it makes it happy and runs toward the next dose but eventually it takes more and more out of it until it is sick and everything is shitty and grey

[@Faye_Bow5883]

0:53 I recognized this one right away because I have to watch this one every year at my school

[@aelfycarcini3992]

Common sense: STOP SELLING GUNS Americans: NO WAY!

[@talie1562]

Gun violence psas always make me cry nowadays. It’s what always happens and it breaks my heart all the time :(

[@dumbkitkat]

I remember watching the first PSA this year during one of the lessons fro HIP It’s so scary how we might not recognize any of the signs until it’s too late…

[@DizzyIzzy.]

It's scary how me and so many other American kids aren't even shocked. Like this is just normal for us.

[@dancesmokesmile344]

I’m Norwegian, and I have never seen these PSAs, they’re actually extremely depressing. Wow…

[@The_Lorass-]

This has taught me to pack a lot of bandadges and everything just in case my school ever has a schoolshooting. Whoever has been through this, you shouldn't have:(

[@brix-rb9dg]

1. Bandages won’t help a bullet wound 2. Teachers all have first aid kits in their classrooms filled with more helpful supplies

[@neon.pink.productions]

The Sandy Hook PSA still gives me chills. I watched it in class in the 8th grade (several years ago) and I was so effected by it. I remember the sick feeling in my stomach afterwards, and being super paranoid walking around the school that day. Glancing at all the doors, because you never know who's going to come through and when...

[@sydneyjackson6530]

I live in the US and though my school was considered small and relatively safe we still had times where we had to lockdown. The main one I remember was that someone had called and said that there was an explosive in the bathroom. It turned out to be a bluff but it was still terrifying to be in that situation because we wouldn’t leave for fear of someone waiting outside. Felt safest in my agriculture classes because we were able to arm ourselves with various farming tools tbh. Don’t know the solution to the problem because firearms are a big part of maintaining livestock here, but we should definitely know the signs of trouble

[@funnatopia704]

PSAs are supposed to be somewhat frightful. You’re more likely to remember something that’s scary then something that is calm.

[@amazingbear6516]

As an American teenager, I’ve never seen any of these PSAs, but I do feel the impact of them and how useful they can be. The 2nd PSA about gun violence made me tear up a bit when the girl was in the bathroom calling her mom. I felt the genuine fear that comes in these situations. I definitely feel the impact all these PSAs intended to leave, and I do think it’s sad that, in a way, these kinds of issues are a bit normalized because of how often they happen (shootings and drug use).

[@Jennybelle1990]

As a new mom this scares the crap out of me. In America there seems to be an excessive amount of shootings. Things happen all over the world, all different things, but just because it happens doesn't mean it's ok. I remember when I used to go to school, these were things that were practically unheard of & now they have to teach young children about shooters & have a more active plan if something like that happens. Makes me horrified to send my baby to school when he's old enough. It's always a risk being a parent, & life is always unpredictable, but the point is, if people honestly got their act together that wouldn't necessarily be an issue. Dare to dream a perfect world, right? Is it achievable? Yeah, but not with the attitudes here, that's for sure. 😒😔

[@laneyshab]

honestly same, i hate when ppl who love guns oh so much use the excuse that “oh well other countries have problems too”. it’s a shame that just bc other countries have problems they choose not to do better. picking a gun over all of these babies lives is awful. school is seen as a dangerous place now and it’s sad.

[@ensommeille5315]

​@@laneyshab then they ban abortion or go after lgbt rights and always say it's "for the kids" or that they're "protecting the kids" while the kids in question are in school scared of being shot in class. It's never been about the kids, lbr

[@DimityPockets]

As a graduate of homeschooling who had started out in public school, I would love to encourage you to consider homeschooling. The risks are substantially lowered, your child can work at his or her own pace, and you can tailor your child’s curriculum based on your child’s needs. Personally, I’m dyslexic with ADHD. The public school system couldn’t (or rather wouldn’t) educate me in a positive way due to not being able to provide tailored assistance aside from putting me in a special needs class. Once I was pulled out by my mom and enrolled into a co-op, my education, social life, and general quality of life improved. I really can’t recommend homeschooling enough to new parents, especially this day and age. It’s a big and slightly scary jump, but it really is worth it.

[@YangSunWoo]

430 mass shootings so far this year 2023 in America. Let me just say that I will not be raising my kids in America.

[@Jitter4788]

@@laneyshab The amount of guns circulating in america combined with society's perception of guns, means that citizens will always have an easier time acessing guns in america regardless of if they suddenly become illegal or not. This stems from the idea of never giving government full control of its citizens. History has repeatedly shown what happens when a government with all of the power consolidated to the few becomes corrupt. The sentiment of not trusting government is a very valid point because of corruption and changing leading representitives. But this obviously comes at a cost. The best solution for now is to push states to introduce policies that decrease gun violence through highly trained armed security, anti bullying policies, mental health help, and restricitions on a person when it comes to their mental health. If you can't win, you have to compromise. If you want to solve the issues, you can't just parade around someone else's argument. Think for yourself because politicians don't care about actually solving the problem. They act like the issue is black and white, when in reality, there is a lot of gray area.

[@AvaCaldwell-jh6ff]

Last year, my middle school had bomb threats, weed circulating, 2 fires, over 2 dozen fights, threatened school shootings, attempted kidnaping, and my state is still over the 30 safest states. Please help, I have to go back to that school again this year, I’m scared, what if I’m not one who survives this time, please, please, please help, help the teachers and the kids. I don’t want to die nor do I want my future kids to be scared like me right now. I’m begging you please

[@ThePrincesssarabeth]

You should do some of the ‘it’s 10pm do you know where your children are’ PSAs that aired to remind parents about their children

[@katsuruno]

i saw the start of the last one and instantly knew they would be terrified. that one hit home for a lot of the people i know who have seen it

[@maggiemccauslin1084]

It's scary living here in America right now with all the shootings that seem to happen every month. I'm constantly in fear when I go out places..

[@Dulex123]

I would feel safer if I were armed

[@jestker_bells5626]

i was shown this stuff and i watch the news. there is no shock factor after grade school. most people my age (mid 20) in my shcool area just...accepted that this was our world.

[@shaliekk]

I remember when there was a shooting at the school across the street from my school. Some of my classmates who were practicing music in another building saw a few students from that school run in with blood splattered on their faces. They sat and prayed with them. I can't even imagine what that was like for them..

[@skygalaxy27]

i would like to recommend for you guys react to Thailand PSA next. Heartwarming indeed✨ big fan of this channel keep it up

[@--1-Its--Yae--Miko-1--]

the vid with the bird when it turned yellow i was like : DRUGS!!!

[@keyboardsmash-kh2rg]

the one with the manikins remind me of weeping angels

[@SaiyanShinobi]

don't blink!

[@keyboardsmash-kh2rg]

@@SaiyanShinobi no that's the weeping angels. i mean the first one with the living plastic.

[@0ri0nssuspenders]

The PSA with the bird that shows addiction...my best friend shared that one with me a few months before we lost him to his addiction. It really does show what it's like. I wish we could have saved him, but just know that you *can* overcome your addiction and get well ❤

[@booooo6387]

I remember I had my first shooting drill in elementary school, except there was a sub that day. She had convinced us it was real. I remember all of us being huddled in the back the the class under a long table in rows. The teacher was sitting there screaming at us about how if we were loud we could die and all this other stuff that has meshed together in my brain. I remember my best friend was in front of me and I was hugging her because she was shaking and there was a girl nearby hyperventilating because her little brother was in a different class on the other side of campus. Classmates were seriously sitting there planning who they would use as shields, escape routes, jumping out of windows, possible weapons. Then the administration came knocking on doors to let us know it was over but we didn't know that because all of us were convinced there was an actual shooter at school. By this point half of us were crying. Sure, it wasn't real but it was still traumatizing and the fact that we even have to have these drills at such a young age is mortifying. I was 8.

[@red_headphones]

8? seriously? you actually remember all of that when you were 8?

[@red_headphones]

how tho

[@gacha.faunuss]

@@red_headphonesIt was clearly a traumatizing experience, how couldn’t they remember it

[@CheshireCatz]

We all know who I’m talking about, that girl makes me always cry. She is a great actor and deserves recognition.

[@mme_juggernaut]

They really came out the gate, American PSAs are wild.

[@teentraveler1790]

It's nice to see the PSA's myself. Ty for sharing this vid.

[@nancyflores6050]

Es realmente preocupante ver como uno de los mayores problemas en USA sean las armas, al punto que hasta un niño pueda portar un arma que parece de grado militar. Soy de México, y se que mucha gente extranjera ve con malos ojos a nuestro país, y reconozco que tenemos muchos problemas de crimen, políticos, etc. pero es super rarísimo encontrar casos tan extremos en niños y en escuelas, como lo seria un tiroteo en una escuela y aparte de un estudiante a otro, que no voy a negar que han pasado cosas similares, pero son tan raros que cuando pasan, todos quedan en shock por lo mismo. Y otra cosa, en USA hay mucha gente mal de la cabeza, en esa parte del sector de la salud esta por los suelos, no se exactamente a que se deba pero es horrible ver que casi todos los vagabundos estén prácticamente locos o drogados, como puede que estén locos desde hace mucho tiempo o que se hicieran locos por la droga, ni siquiera en México ves la cantidad de gente drogada o loca al nivel de USA, incluso si pasas por las zonas mas feas o peligrosas no se comprara a la cantidad y nivel de USA en una calle principal, y no lo digo por decir, he ido de vacaciones allá y mínimo en una zona turística te topas con 3-5 vagabundos en ese estado, mi hermana fue una vez a San Francisco y me dijo que en plena calle había montones de personas drogándose o fumando mota, que era tanto el olor a mota que ni siquiera era necesario ir a esos famosos cafés de marihuana, ya que te puedes poner happy no mas inhalando un poco ese humo que se encuentra en la calle.

[@foggylegg6362]

I've not seen any of these. Thanks for vid.

[@exvosydon]

as someone from the uk these american psa videos are so touching and scary in a way, definitely make you think about your surrounding peers and things in a different perspective

[@eevieerosee]

the sandy hook ones scare me so bad. I remember the first time I watched the "bored" one, my heart dropped to my coochie when it revealed the guy in the background

[@kathrynh495]

crazy how the Koreans didn't really know what the "school shooting PSAs" were about even after they were finished because its such a foreign concept outside of the US

[@D.Duck1]

En Latinoamérica la mayoría de gente que consume o consumió drogas empiezan a los 13 años de edad,incluso desde antes de esa edad

[@Yourlocalmultistan]

Reasons why some kids in America are scared of going to school is because of shootings but here's the thing the school acts like a intruder hasn't went threw a school intruder drill

[@floridasavannah]

The school shooting is such a traumatic experience for my sister and me. Heck, I've been planning most of my life around making sure my kids go to school in a safer country or at least never risk this.

[@shaunasugar]

It’s been soooo long since I’ve seen these PSAs and I live in the US! they’re very thought provoking and creative.

[@leilaleila4874]

More videos like this please 😊😊

[@Beckeybc89]

My son is starting 2nd grade here. The amount of b0mb threats and sh00tings I've gotten text about. I am so beyond scared but he needs his education and I can't provide that. Every school year I am always anxious. I just want him to be safe. This is so common here in the US it's scary how we got accustomed to it.

[@Themoggyman.97]

I literally was about to be in the Aurora theater shooting in Aurora:( I was 13/14ish at the time, I'm about 26 now and I'm still nervous about going to the movies💔 Then literally a few months later, my friends schools were in lockdowns and it feels like it keeps happening like every other month😑

[@bowwowie8691]

That driving PSA could be a whole movie

[@IndrasChildDeepAsleep]

As an American, this also makes me feel as though Korea is relatively safe

[@brix-rb9dg]

Tell that to their suicide, sexual assault, and drug overdose percentages. It’s not safer at all

[@rayaguirre-n7l]

I am 16 years old and the bird one hits me the hardest. I am currently addicted to marijuana bc im surrounded by it and its truly hard to qut. ive been trying to go sober and failing its a curse, truly.

[@moldyreesescups]

If you’re having trouble stopping entirely, try to slowly decrease the amount you use over the course of a week/month (depending on your current usage). Eventually, you should be using so little that quitting won’t be as difficult. I know you’ll still be surrounded by it, but I promise you that anyone who really cares about you will understand why you’re quitting, and won’t try to change your mind. I hope this helps.

[@saiyongdawn7756]

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN IN NYS!!!❤ Thanks, Y Pictures!!!✌️

[@bluedragon6310]

watch psa about work safety accident next and they have will have nightmare from that😊😊

[@Novas_Nook]

1:36 You can see the actual warning signs here. (Edit: Lots of school shooters show LOTS of signs. Like an unhealthy obsession with guns, owning guns, talking about harming themself and/or others, posting about it like in this clip, people might think it’s a joke, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.)

[@liagoldstein3842]

There is a whole competition dedicated to making PSAs by students. I was in one that my friend directed for drunk driving and we actually won some awards and money! I’m an American high schooler btw

[@Dimaz42]

PSA that evokes strong emotions is the one that would stay in our memory

[@DJensen-ye6qq]

My family is hosting a foreign exchange student and just a week ago we had a bomb threat at our school. She’s never had lockdowns or school evacuations because of gun violence or threats back in her country and that’s definitely changed my perspective

[@christiano_bangnaldo_]

These seriously left me shaken. Especially still life and the back-to-school one. I live in Australia, so you can't own a gun without a permit, but now I'm so grateful that we don't have school shootings here.

[@moldyreesescups]

Isn’t the last one a short film and not a PSA?

[@bloodybutterfly99]

the one about the school shooting really hits hard because a week abgo while i was in 4th period a school in one county over was shot up it was pary highschool and that boy killed a 6th grader. and all that happed while we were all having fun talking to each other we only knew cuzz someone had thier phone out and after that the school went silent. no body should go through the loss that family did, or worry if your school might go through the same thing.

[@anngrace7778]

3:30 I see this ad 24/7 😭

[@Jojostxck]

The second one never fails to make me feel terrified and so sad that we have to live like this in america

[@KatsukiCEO]

4:08 that part still gives me chills