Port Townsend couple lives like Victorians despite criticism 

Strange, I see this comment on another video about a couple living as they did in the Victorian era. Seems comments are separated from the video and sometimes pops up on another video. Anyone else experienced this? Sometimes the video titles are from other videos too.

And my name is only nal wtf?

Just remember, if you'll get a paper cut they will probably cut off your arm

It looks like my room

@@nalissolus9213 people copypaste comments

They will probably come up with some crap excuse like doing this is "historical appropriation"

@@tomosprice8136 I doubt that seriously.

@@tomosprice8136 clearly you didn't watch the video

While I acknowledge there is plenty wrong with my own (Millenial) and younger generations, I have also noticed this trend in many but not all Baby Boomers. They complain about a lack of respect but they approach younger people with nothing but contempt and then get angry when they reap the same. I work with the public and while there is a lot wrong, in my own opinion - and not that I am anything close to perfect, by any means - with the younger generations, they are almost always very polite when they approach me. In fact, so are most older people. But whenever I do actually get a rude customer, I would say it's a Baby Boomer at least 80-90% of the time. I honestly cannot recall a single interaction with a younger person that was rude. I am really not sure why but nonetheless at least where I work I will say that people are not THAT bad. People love to complain, retail has its annoyances, people pick product up and leave it in random places, they are messy, but most of the time interacting with them is not terrible. And it is important not to write off older people because of things like this. Some of the most pleasant interactions I have had with others have also been among that same age group. My message to young people would be, kill them with kindness... it's easy to become bitter toward certain people when they treat you badly, but the thing about bitterness, is that you, the bitter one, are the only one who can taste it.

Kovu Kingsrod Do it and go for it

+That's a neat idea. I live in the 1860's a was just wondering that same thing this morning. Guess the easiest would be to live among the Amish but the states they live in are so COLD! See how spoiled I am?

Or better yet just leave others alone. They should be able to live how they want provided they aren't harming anyone else, without having to worry about being harassed.

That would certainly be an interesting social experiment. I wouldn't mind living in on, the only trouble would be deciding which one. Hmmm? Because so many different lifestyles appeal to me.

A social experiment it would be. For, what would you say to your children whom you bore and raised in the 18 century community when/if they decide to rejoin the “real world” (for lack of better terms) How could you help them adjust and adhere to a world you yourself have not been a part of in some time? What of education, politics and employment? In some ways it would be lovely, in others a total -train- buggy wreck ☹️

Omg yess

The only thing to criticize would be if there was period typical sexism involved and the woman wasn't into it but was trapped there, but that doesn't seem like the case.

September Clark I agree

+Kate Isted Go for it, Kate. Dare to be who you are. I felt the same way you did but went along to get along. Not anymore! I began living in the 1860's about 9 years ago and I've never been happier. Start with the dresses just in your own house. Here's a web-site: She has so many! to fit everyone's taste: recollections.biz/clothing/VictorianDresses.html

Same for me. I LOVE the 1800s! If I could, I would live like this in a heartbeat!

Kate Isted start today!

Abby Browning, you old soul! 😆

Kate Isted SAME!

baby boomers, but more pointedly liberals, and most likely 3rd wave feminist hate-mongering morons. i make that assumption because never would a conservative bash *these* people, and i believe they live in washington state, a bastion of idiocy, er, ultra-liberal ideals.

Because women's liberation was never about anything but destroying society.

You can get flak from the other side. I've been criticized for not wearing a bra.

They're not doing anything different than what the Amish are doing. I'm a millenial and it's not about generations. You dumb fuck.

@@teenyverse7707 Then why does she say it's mostly boomers, thus pointing out a specific demographic? You dumb fuck?

colin Paterson Yes!? (your comment is telling the truth)

I was thinking the same thing! I'm a baby boomer and I am enthralled by these kids' lifestyle. Good for them!

@@mrsvirginiamissouri I too am a baby boomer (1954) and lived my life as adventurous a I could so much that when I was in my 30s I was talking to an old lady about what I have done, where I have been and seen and she called me a liar so the next time I saw her I took along photos. She thought I was a liar because most don't have it in them to try something different.

How people think they have the right to verbally attack somebody for looking and living the way they wish to that does not hurt anyone. Lovely couplexx

Lmao you described half of PT

I guess its no different than a couple thats into metal or Cyber punk. Its all fantasy. As long as it doesn't make them become isolated its not really a big deal.

@@Skylabz604 Actually its not really a fantasy. I do it too, and it's my reality all the time. Most people ignore me, now and then I get eye rolls. Fuck em.

Yeah and it's not like they are pretending the modern world doesn't exist, they are aware of it, they just don't really use modern technology

@@Skylabz604 Not really fantasy as this is how people actually looked and dressed and acted.

@@gennymikel4296 Ok so the question is why. Obviously you find it appealing for a number of reasons. In the past people didn't have a choice. Now its a choice. Im actually not against it as it has an old world charm to it thats missing these days.

Feels like I've met them before dk why...

The only people who critise them are Seattle Times Journalists

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Giovi Londos Could you make videos about that please? :)

I admire that, you do you

The 1860's was a good decade for fashion

That reminds of Tasha Tudor also from Vermont.

@K C Well SOMEONE isn't very classy, are they?

In fact, corsets are actually beneficial. Many opera singers use them because it lifts and supports the diaphragm.

Back then the female form was naturally beautiful. Now it has to be enhanced with implants, surgery and fat injections. Ugh!

And that's the hypocrisy of modern era. 😒

And now they go into surgery to change their bodies.

***** Excuse my use of the term "everthing." Perhaps I used it too vaguely and should be more "politically correct"....... smh. Look, in what I said, not once was I making reference to the horrible events that took place in the 19th century. I was merely speaking of the lifestyle which was diminstrated in this video. Of course not EVERY single aspect of the time was amazing, and nothing excludes the fact that those diseases and slavery took place. But this wasn't meant to be a historical debate, it was a statement taken from the beauty of this video. Many people use the word everything in their speech as a way to express greatness or excitement. One man from a foreign country may exclaim "Everything in America is great. Its my dream to go there!" Yes, some things are great in America, but not everything. This fact does not need to create a debate, and most would know he is using a general term. Now if he was using offence against those facts, possibly in a way he didnt understand, a course on history would be appealing. I applaud you on your knowledge of history, as "those who don't know history are bound to repeat it." But in my case, my reference to everything was simply on the topic of life style, clothing, etc.. and I keep my original statement as it is.

+Olivia Rose No era is ideal anyway. People are going bonkers over the couple for their lifestyle choice, yet they don't mind about things that are considered degrading or cynical. That's something of a double standard.

+Olivia Rose We have those people who engage in superficial and shallow things or vitriolic crap like fringe theories and duckfaces yet people like the Chrismans are viewed as freaks or outcasts. Free speech sure is a double edged sword. Sides, if they aren't getting in anyone else's way, why the blind hate towards them? It's as if the media's pushing norms to everyone regardless of whether it bodes well to a person or not, or if it's wholesome or otherwise. It's just as childish as calling console players "peasants" for their choice of platform, to put it another way.

The important thing to remember is that they are not living in the 1800s. They are living a life style of the 1800s. Of course you should have known that there would be close minded people out there that would pick apart every word you said looking to find something to attack you with. These are the same people that run around yelling about 'Freedom of choice' and spewing the latest propaganda they saw on MTV. I totally agree with you.

'Course they had to make concessions like a modern wall phone and a PC, but their choice of lifestyle is their bold way to get their point across. An antithesis to the throwaway rat race people are forced to live in.

What is it called?

@@b.d6642 This Victorian Life: Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology by Sarah A. Chrisman

Double standards indeed. They'd scream "free speech" when their rights are seemingly taken away, yet they'd take umbridge at a couple who only wanted to express themselves. Granted, the Victorian/Edwardian era isn't the most ideal era and a number of people pointed out the social ills and atrocities like child labour as a basis for their criticism, but it isn't the Chrismans' intention to view the period in rose-tinted glasses anyway. They've done their own research and are well-aware of it, not to mention that every decade also has their ups and downs.

I totally agree. The thing is that it's not hurting anyone so why shouldn't they live the way they want.

It's like as if those criticising them are no better than the mainstream media dictating what people should do or wear. Sarah and Gabe are only doing what they feel comfortable with than just go with the proverbial flow. I do own a cellphone/tablet, but I ain't like most who bought it to take selfies and such; I'm more into the intricities of the devices I own and I am happy with it.

Which also reminds me of Victory Motorcycles' slogan: "It's a free country, act like it,"

Again, I couldn't agree more. The hard thing right now in this Country is that some people (and you know who you are) are quick to yell, "It's a free Country." At least until you say something, eat something, wear something, vote, or even think in a way that they doesn't follow their agenda or way of thinking. In a way they are saying "It's a free Country', but only for them. Who has the right to physically or verbally attack someone because they don't want a cell phone or like dressing in Victorian Style clothes. At this time we have people rioting and burning business' because they didn't get their way. When did this Country get to a point where Nazism was an acceptable response. And jumping in someone's face and yelling at them simply for the way they are dressed is the same thing only on a smaller scale. What those who believe in freedom for everyone are saying is Leave these people alone!

Sarah's published books and the husband works at a library. They seam very frugal so I'd imagine that one main income is sufficient

+Danielle Salomon I get my dresses at recollections.biz.

I know, right?

Me too!

My favourite era for fashion, too. This story also makes me want to swap my bras for corsets.

Well maybe you can with modern twists Shit you could design your own fashion line

THAT is an AMAZING story!! What a lucky kid.

Truly a fortunate young life!!

Liz Peralta You're so lucky 🍀 to have them as your neighbors. (I wish they were my neighbors)

Miguel Angel Sarmento 😂

@Shadow i actually lived there before, and some things that do suck is the terrible drivers and the stinky paper mill right outside port Townsend, other than that it is a pretty place to live since it is right by the water.

I would love to live like the 1920s only because I love jazz and appreciate the history at that time.

Armani Nguon people are just horribly judgmental. I would wear 1830s or Edwardian clothing if I could.

Same I wears clothes from the 1940s I’m 22 years old

People are so weird. I love fashion from the Rococo-Edwardian eras. It’s crazy to me how this fashion was once the norm, but now people will think you’re weird for wearing it. This society is SO backwards.

@Diego Alfonso yeah they should buil a town like that, it'd be a profitable business.

Seems that more of the generation now would object to this, I know of a lot of baby boomers that do things like this. Don't go by one person

Exactly , fuck freedom Emiright

@@AngelxVillian What the?

I'd be absolutely paranoid going back having watched hidden killers of the victorian home. Wallpaper coloured with arsenic... Just the craziest stuff.

Judith Nathanson You don't seem like a baby boomer to me, you're just a regular (non―baby-boomer) woman.

☁️😇 theMiraculousAngelic1991 😇☁️ actually, I was born in 1946. I will be 73 in July. Thanks for the comment. I am told I don’t like my age.

Judith Nathanson 😊

+Byronic Have you seen the hotel, I think it's in the midwest somewhere that's all Viking stuff? And they give you clothes to wear and have a real Viking dinner and give hearty and loud toasts with the 'grog' mugs! You'd love it.

@@lesliekendall5668 where is this?! I live in the Midwest!

@@ah5721 I believe this is the one I saw. It's in Crosby, MN. www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g42984-d78600-Reviews-Nordic_Inn_Medieval_Bed_and_Breakf

@@ah5721 The TV program I saw really talked it up but now I'm seeing in the reviews a very mixed bag of opinions....I mean all the way from 5 stars DOWN TO 1 star. So make your own judgment.

Please don’t pillage the neighbor