Good Morning, World! #82. BIG FISH OR SMALL FISH?

[@imjustrach]

Haven't even watched it yet but the title made my brain go 'big fish, little fish, cardboard box' and that's going to be my day now

[@HelenRosemarySmith]

I thought the same thing haha

[@SamWest96]

Same 😂

[@jasminc4780]

Same 😂

[@billie-jeansmith9843]

Good morning Ollie and Carrie🌈💕 with peoples consent I think you should show the fan art at the end of your videos, i love to see over peoples creativity and I’m sure everyone else dose too Xxx

[@harryilyk]

I was thinking for the 100th episode could you guys do a livestream via KZbin, where you just talk about topics from the emails or from the comments. Then it can last longer then the Instagram hour. Just an idea 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@phoebe3428]

this is such a good idea !!

[@sophiehare3131]

That is such a great idea!

[@sophiehare3131]

Good morning 💕 the oodies have returned 💞have a great day every one 💖

[@tillyanderson-smith4746]

This is amazing to see, because literally everyone knows Carrie, and she’s such a HUGE presence within the theatre community! It just incredible how humble she is, it’s so endearing and makes her even more likeable! Just adore her! ❤️❤️❤️ xx

[@xzonia1]

Pufferfish! So cute! :D I've definitely been a big fish in a small pond in my life before. The first time, it felt good. I had friends, I was well liked, I was happy. The second time, everyone hated me for being the big fish, so it was a huge drag. I definitely enjoyed becoming a small fish in a big pond after that. These days I feel more like a beached whale just laying on the shore waiting to die. I've done all the things I've wanted to do, don't really have any goals at this point, and am not terribly interested in life any more. I'm hoping that will change when / if my health improves. I do enjoy your videos and look forward to them each day, so thank you for this bit of sunshine each day! :)

[@aroc96]

i'm so glad they started singing "n double a c p" after saying it because I've been doing it every video so far and i thought i was the only one !

[@llm210]

4:48 was 100% a mood. Facial expression and all 😂

[@emmaweb2006]

Good morning guys hope are both are you okay love all vlogs x stay safe and sending my love to you and Carrie ❤️🦋x

[@rebieroo99]

its used from going from primary to secondary. from big fish in the small pond to the small fish in a big pond

[@harryilyk]

If you could posts photos on KZbin comments, I would take a screenshot of Ollie pretending to be a puffer fish and put it next to an actual puffer fish 😂

[@SamWest96]

I agree with Oli about separating periods of like into ponds - I do have segments of my life where I've almost been cocky about my abilities and that's always been in jobs that aren't my big dream. The one job I've done in the sector I never felt like that, even when I was clearly excelling. I think passion and interest have a big involvement for me, because I haven't wanted to be a small fish for a job I don't love, because I don't care enough

[@OnlyOneTubing]

Cardboard box. Also Anaked cake would just be a sponge.

[@RS-dy8il]

when brits say the time i have absolutely no clue whats happening. half six. what is that? half PAST six? half an hour before six? cause in german, when you say 'halb sechs' (half six) it means it's 5:30. but im never sure with brits saying that lmao

[@lucyann8678]

we mean 6:30 :)

[@katiemunro1887]

half six means 6:30

[@tigsedwards]

My german teacher told me this and said when she first moved here she always turned up an hour early for things because of the misunderstanding!

[@fletcher7580]

I've always wanted to be a small pond 😂

[@XheyJJx]

I’ve worked out that I get to big Fish in a small pond around 6 years in each job. My first job I did from age 16-23 - I spent 6.5 years there and started to look for something else around the 6 year mark as felt that I was bored and stagnant. Needed to be more fulfilled. I then moved to my second job age 23- 29. Again, I’ve been there 6.5 years and I started looking for something at year 6 as, as much as I love the industry, it was clear that there was no way to progress. I’m now about to start my third job. So we will see if I’m right and in 6 years time, I’m seeking something else! First job: retail Second job: leisure Third job: medicine

[@perfectstorm333]

The thing is the goalposts only move if you're getting challenged in other ways. I think Carrie was right, she probably didn't feel held back or suffocated by those rules because she was already a professional child actor in a west end show. When I was a kid I was considered a very intelligent child. And because of that I'd raise my hand a lot, because I knew the answer. And it got to the point where I was being ignored and in some classes told to stop raising my hand because other kids needed a chance. Which was fine, and fair in hindsight but like Carrie I was just like "Oh. Alright." But unlike Carrie, I wasn't in another spot where I was getting challenged academically or otherwise. So I stagnated, and then that evolved into me no longer trying because I didn't see a point? I was being told I was too smart and I had to stop answering questions. So I stopped trying to learn the material I was being told I couldn't answer for. Caused a lot of problems later and I'm still trying to unlearn that mindset I got into when I was really little. So I was a big fish in someway even though I didn't actively feel like that but rather than being able to move up in the ponds I was more forced into a fishbowl to wait for all the other fish to grow too.

[@muppetsstoogesfan1]

Anymore singy covers planned? Love the duets you've done so far.

[@Emmahahah]

Wait can you show off the fan art? That would be lovely to see!

[@sophiesmith3195]

I feel like I’ve been big fish most of my time at school!😂 I was always in like for example, middle set in maths but I was top end of the middle set so it felt like I was a big fish. I went to a small school where it wasn’t really being a big fish in a small pond I was a small fish in a small pond which is the perfect pace to be if you feel like a small fish

[@mollykennett1547]

I’m still waiting for ‘another day another destiny’ 😂💕 My bad, they’ve done it, I just missed it somehow 🤦‍♀️😂xx

[@KatharineGrace]

I think Oliver did that one a few days ago 🙂

[@mollykennett1547]

MissKatpot must have missed it! 🙈

[@tijay8507]

They have done it a couple of times .. i thought it was on your post i said the same thing to the other day too lol

[@mollykennett1547]

Ti Jay aah my bad ahah

[@Misadventuresofmeghan]

What time is Carrie’s quiz? I’m excited to attend!

[@kitzkatz4651]

I remember being in year 6 and being told we were big fish in a small pond but once we went to senior school we would be a small fish in a big pond. Its always stuck with me.

[@alicebarlow3736]

Ollie's puffafish impression 😂😂😂😂

[@karlibentley7524]

you know you've done something wrong when you live on the west coast of the States but you're still awake to see Carrie and Oliver's Good Morning video get posted :/

[@Francesca-dq9lr]

It's almost like a video game where you get stronger and stronger each level but so do the other characters

[@alizeakturk2910]

When they first introduced the topic, I thought about it theatre-wise. With big fish in a small pond being the principal role in a smaller production (off-West End maybe) and small fish in a big pond being an ensemble role in a bigger West End show. Anyone else??

[@XheyJJx]

Also, I think you may be right Carrie about not feeling the big fish thing because you were already doing what you wanted to do. I was in the same situation, wasn’t allowed to enter talent shows and couldn’t have a ‘decent’ part in the shows but I didn’t really care as at the time I was doing Billy Elliot in The west end. So people were like ‘oh it’s really sad you can’t join in’ but I was like ‘well I couldn’t do it anyway as I’m only here half the week because I’m doing billy’

[@mackenziemaybarraclough1207]

I sort of feel like I've been the big fish in a small pond and a small fish in a big pond. So I was in a drama group and had been going since I was 3 and didn't leave until 18. So I had been going the longest and was the oldest. When I had to leave the junior group as it was, they set up an adult group and I decided to go. I walked in and as soon as people saw it was me, they said 'oh well that's the main part gone then.' I rarely got a main part in my junior group but as I'd been acting for 15 years, to the adults I was a massive pro despite being many years younger than them. I made the decision after a few weeks to leave that group as I felt a bit like I'd done everything because the adults were doing the same shows as the juniors, just as adults - so I'd done all these shows before and knew the dances and stuff. So when I left, I went to a different adult group and suddenly felt very small. I didn't really know anyone, they didn't really know me, they had no expectations of me or had seen me in productions and I was the youngest also. So it was a massive shift. I've been there two years now and so I don't feel as out of my depth as I did but I'll still never be the big fish. I'll always be more of a normal sized fish in a normal size pond.

[@SamWest96]

Definitely small fish in a big pond every time. Always. To me big fish is your comfort zone

[@SamWest96]

They say about school when you're the oldest years you kind of rule the roost but I never felt that 😂

[@benmckenziesm]

Is carrie going to upload the stream to her channel afterwards?

[@mackenziemaybarraclough1207]

It's already up. It was a stream on her channel anyway, so it stays there. It's her Good Evening World.

[@Liezjeuh]

I missed out on the HP Quiz because I can't support financially :( but I've never watched so many KZbin videos WITH alllllllll the ads :) Hope you are both doing well xx

[@sophiesmith3195]

I think big fish should be in big ponds and small fish should be in small ponds. That’s how they can best grow ☺️

[@beckyBWwilliams]

i suppose you could see it like the big fish is at the top of its field and the small fish is striving to be top of their field.

[@bethburnett3883]

Cardboard box

[@laurenjones8418]

Are you joining Carrie on the quiz Oli?

[@KatyJanex]

It's not the same subject but, in regards to people holding you back, it happened to me, in school, I was a little bit further ahead in reading than my class and instead of the teachers letting me read on or progressing me, they kept me back because my class were further behind. I understand its difficult when you are dealing with a whole class, but is it fair to hold a child back and not let them flourish? Idk.

[@thisisalinamusic]

just a thought from that classic end ormson comment... carrie would you ever wanna be in calendar girls in like 40 years??

[@HelenRosemarySmith]

Why did they not let Carrie be in talent shows and plays at primary school? Because she was already acting professionally outside?

[@ShirinRose]

Yes, I think so

[@Rwededyet]

She talked about it in another episode and that was the excuse they used, but it sounded like the principal (or headmistress) just had it out for Carrie.

[@dizdozable]

Thats not the plot of big fish...