my brother goes to an untraditional university too...
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- hello friends!! welcome to a special little video featuring my dear brother Folkert 💌 if you guys have been following me for a few years, you might have seen him in some truly iconic videos like, 'Swapping Homework With my Brother' or 'Opening My Brother's GCSE Results'. it was so lovely to sit down with him and reflect on the last few years, our successes and failures, his new company (!!), university life and our sibling dynamic into adulthood.
so so much love for you all!! 🦋🌷✨
timestamps:
00:00 teaser
00:17 Q&A intro: what is folk up to now?
1:09 what is folkert doing with his life? is he at uni?
2:32 folkert's toothpick company pick'em
7:52 what inspired the toothpick company?
10:14 reflecting on both working in social media!!
12:03 how do you choose a university?
15:22 sibling synergy!!
15:57 how is our sibling relationship evolving into adulthood?
17:52 we feel like friends now!! how do we keep in contact?
19:03 reactions to our love lives!!
20:39 things we value in our relationship? fave thing about each other?
22:06 hustle culture, insecurity and overworking
23:38 our dutch heritage and why is folkert called folkert?
25:25 my secret nickname for folkert
26:41 what do we fight about?
26:53 how to not obsess over intrusive bad thoughts
28:31 are we both vegan?
28:49 what's our favourite thing to do together?
29:26 inspirational words for budding entrepreneurs!
30:07 the power of manifestation!!
32:12 what was folkert's casual magic today? ✨
33:01 comment your 2024 goals and your casual magic 🥰
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Casual Magic of the Day: i'm actually currently in cape town, south africa (!!) and my casual magic was the sound of children playing outside. there's something so grounding and wholesome about it 🥹
Song of the Day: waka waka by shakira
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What are YOU grateful for today?
FAQ:
How old are you? ~ 23 (nearly 24 woahhhhh!!)
Where are you from? ~ The UK! Near London.
Where did you go to university? ~ Minerva Schools at KGI
One of the best decisions you ever made? ~ Taking a gap year!
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if no one has told you today, you are enough. 💛 
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ohhh their sibling relationship is so pure. their bond is everything ✨🙏🤌
Yes!! So lovely to see
Siblings! siblings! siblings
still remember when folkert was on this channel talking about his GCSEs omg 😭 so proud of you both!
"i chose good mental health" such a banter
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The way you raise each other up is beyond cute.
I wish more boys had an older sister like you! Such a good thing to see boys speaking about mental health and he looks up to you so much, so lovely.
Wow, amazing to see what Folkert has done with the company! You’re both amazing 😊 You 2 have such a lovely friendship, as an only child, it would be really nice to have this
This was beautiful, my favourite part being all your joyous laughter, Jade.
Folkert manifesting for this entire community was also very wholesome.
This was so heartwarming to watch, I nearly teared up!! Such a beautiful bond 🤗
Your parents must be so proud of you both 💛
Ikrrr❤❤
My casual magic today was while I was biking back from work, suddenly about 20-30 little birds flew up in the air on either side of me. I couldn't see them until they were flying around me and it really felt like I was the main character from a musical for a second. I was drenched because of the rain but that was a lovely, magical moment!
You're relationship is so cute and wholesome! Siblings goals honestly
Jade is so supportive and really listens to Folk 🥺
Yesssss. I’ve been waiting for this video since you mentioned it on Instagram, I love the bond between the both of you ♥️
I absolutely love your energy together, please do more videos with Folkert! 🤗♥️
even though you guys became older , that same bond didnt change which is so incredible❤️
You two are every siblings goal 🥺 So Lovely and Inspirational 😍🫶🏻
my casual magic for today was the feeling that spring started. 🌸
That reminds me that my casual magic today was truly witnessing the cherry blossoms in full bloom of my fav colour scheme for them (light pink/white) lining the street in uni.
Most of us would have to live 100 lives to achieve what you’ve both achieved over the last few years - we’re all so unbelievably proud of you both! Lots of love from Leeds, England x❤️🔥
Jade, that was a discussion which you had with your brother. There is a strong bond between you two. It shows that you two do get along with each other very well.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! 💌
this sibling relationship!!
you guys are such bright stars!! thank you both for your honesty and openness :)
So nice to see the 2 of you together again!
If we're being honest we've ALWAYS been waiting for jade to do another video with her brother
My casual magic was getting to learn so much positivity from you guys.
Waauw, this video actually made me cry in a good way. I feel so inspired guys love you both so much! I really wanna go volunteer in my last year of high-school, and by watching this video it made me so motivated to go an do research, and to achieve that goal! ❤
Given that you two learn German, I NEED a video of you two learning/speaking German. That would be so fun
omg....!!!
24 hours of only german
Thanks for this update was wondering what had happened cos he’s not posted on his RUclips channel for ages well done you’re both so smart inspiring!!
Jade is so so so proud of Folkert.
It's such a joy to come back to your channel. So radiant like the a sun 💛
i love this video so much, especially the untraditional university bit. a few days (!) ago i’ve decided to go the untraditional way by choosing to go to a conservatoire, in stead of my lifelong plan of going to a technical university. since finding this study i’ve also had this gut feeling that i should choose that way and i see myself fit in way better there, so it’s scary but very exciting (manifesting i get accepted)
I remember seeing an ad for his business on tiktok I was like.. jade's brother?! Good for him, and both of you!
You guys have the exact same smile, so cute 🤍🤍
I loved this video! Watching you two was inspiring and reassuring at the same time.
Plese do more of these! ❤❤
This was sickkkk !!
You guys are truly very awesome and inspiring ❤️
My casual magic for today was watching your this lovely video
And my goal for this year is getting into my dream University and getting my desired branch
Thank you so much for so much positivity 🙏
I'm a student ambassador at a traditional university, and I always ask prospective students if they can see themselves on the campus. I think it's really important that each individual takes the time to think about that.
on the uni topic think it’s worth popping in a comment that you can definitely have untraditional experiences at traditional uni’s :) I’ve gone to a traditional uni but have got a load of really fun/unique memories!
Loved this video and your dynamic 💜
Aaaah I love this thank you for sharing!! Definitely don't want to give the impression that I'm against traditional unis -- I'm SO sure I could've had an amazing experience at any uni 😌 untraditional unis also definitely aren't perfect haha. I'm glad you had such an amazing experience
So jade yesterday I was your GCSE exam vlog and there I saw folk I thought he is bloody beautiful then stalked him a lot found he is studying in Germany, has a startup, and what not. I swear he is my current online crush. I still have not watched the video but thought I should write it down
omg jade and folkert.... I really hope you read this
listening to you both made me smile like an idiot the entire time because your sibling energy is so wholesome!! To this day I watch your study with me's and especially that one with folkert when he was studying for his GCSES 😭
Its so hard for me to express this in words but i was going through a rough time and seeing your video pop up made me so happy🤧💛
My casual magic today was scrolling through RUclips and suddenly finding a notification from your channel with folkert like waheyyyyy😭💗
I genuinely feel so relieved to have you as my comfort place💌
awhhhh genuinely thank you so much for being here!! 🥹💌 I'm glad this video gave you so much peace
@@UnJadedJade yayyyyy you repliedddd😭💗🥺
You guys are a joy to watch. Inspirational yoing people! Xx
You guys are like living characters of a British drama/novel. Travelling and learning around the world, starting businesses, close and supportive family relationships: the essence of the classic UK/Western European culture of the last 200 years. Jade, I wonder if you see what a traditional classic English Rose you are. 💌💌💌
Wow! Like I am 25 and feel deeply inspired by Folks journey and obviously yours, Jade!
It’s so lovely to see you with your brother. 🥰
this is an absolutely gorgeous video. love you!
In Germany this "uni" is not considered a university (even if it's in the name, it's more of a legal thing), this school is more comparable to a college.
Eine Fachhochschule ist im englischen uni also sagt er das schon richtig
Are we really acting like flavoured toothpicks are the most creative thing ever 😅?
this was so wholesome and inspiring, wow!!!
A podcast together would be amazing✨✨
I really liked the video the energy how jade looks so protective and folkert so ambitious and young and ready to face the world while jade is more calm and zen but both are very "wise" very conscious and knows their paths like the kind of ppl you consider as successful despite their young age #goals
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the way this is my absolute fav video ever
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Reminds me of my relationship with my younger sister... wonderfullll!! Love you guysss!!
guys nooo my heart is going to BURST 🥹
Loved this!! Love your guys’ relationship!! Plz start a pod together🫶🫶
Aww you guys seem like such genuinely great people. Good vibes 😎
Wow, i had no idea! So much talent in the family ❤ I feel double inspired now 🎉
You have a very close bond with your brother and that's cute❤
I really love your relationship:). I have watched your older videos where you are together. It is just so wholesome and sweet❤
Being from Frisia and having a cousin named Folkert, it's very entertaining to hear you two try and pronounce Folkert's name in the Dutch/Frisian way 😅 I can imagine it being a hard name for someone in England haha
You two are so cute, God bless you! 😍✨
So inspiring I love them so much
The good hug thing got me too, my bf's are ok but my best friend's... oh my holy f***ing God are they good! I've cried after them before
I wish I could go overseas to travel and study, but...my dog is my kid, and I could ever leave her. So living vicariously through you guys. So happy and proud for you guys!
Im sure you could take the dog along
Clearly some really good genes in that family - two very good-looking individuals!
Love this sooooo much ❤❤❤❤
we love you 🥹
Aaah this warmed my heart ..your relationship is gold hope it stays this way and you have each other always🥹🫂🤍..And what an inspiring duo !!..good luck to both of you and cant wait for the podcast because this interview really reflects the honesty and openness you share ❤️
Awhh thank you so much Naya!! 🦋🥹 eeeeep I'm so scared to create my podcast but I know that I'll enjoy it so much
@@UnJadedJadeI may have a few ideas about that, but it will only work if Ruby is involved. Maybe you could both start your own podcast (or one shared one) next year (in September).
If it’s half as inspiring as your RUclips videos, it will move the world!
I love you both :) Best vlog!
Moving from Japan to Berlin this spring haha XD I am letting life surprising me ^^
it's quite difficult for me to envision things through images so I feel like "I can't manifest like everyone but" I feel the gut feelings or lights within me when something is good for me or not so ^^ let's see
Your relationship reminds me of my brother and I. We were always close friends until he passed away a few years ago. There were some issues but we were able to resolve them. He was kind smart and brave. I miss him but I know he watches over me now. So my advice is treasure your time together with your siblings and close friends. Lots of casual magic when I think back on time spent with my brother. Yesterday evening I was driving home and a super moon 🌕 was out. What a beautiful site! Goals: getting my health in better condition and do more artistic work.
Wow, thank you for sharing. This gave me chills. I'm sure he's so proud of you
What an inspiring talk❤
Love how you described hustling as a "phase", that makes so much more sense than just saying that it's plainly bad or wrong. I'd never recommend anyone to burn themselves out, but working hard for a while lets you learn the skills/reach your goals/build the foundations, to then be able to take it easier and still be very productive. A phase can't last forever, of course! XP
By the way, you can tell that Jade is so proud of him!! ❤❤❤ and the way Folkert describes Jade always asking the right questions and never judging... that's how I describe my therapist! XD ❤ Wish I had the same relationship with my brother, thanks for showing us your pure friendship.
Goal for 2024: taking care of my worsening mental and physical health, to be able to also go and chase my dreams!
Thank you so much!!! 🦋 yes I'd love to see a healthier narrative around periods of discipline and hard work where it's not overly celebrated, but also not shunned. I've learned SO much from obsessively reading self-help books, pushing myself to wake up super early and work towards my dreams, but I've also learned equally as much from periods of rest!
Good luck with your goal, this is so important 💌
yessssss jade and folk content!!!!
If you two would start a podcast that would be so amazing
damn i wish i had a bond like this with my brother 💌
I feel so lucky that me and my siblings are really good we don’t talk all the time but we make the effort to see each other and do things together. I have friends & cousins who aren’t on good terms if their siblings and it makes me feel sad as I would never want that with my siblings
Wholesome video ❤
If I’m being real I can’t believe we’re at a point in society where flavoured toothpicks are things that people have decided they need to pay £15 for but tbh there are way more pointless products out there so hope it takes off I guess
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And sending it up into the stratosphere for publicity, come on is that really it? 😬
lol you're not wrong
And all those business and celebrity contacts may come in handy at some point, further down the line.
Keep doing what you do best, Folkert. Go for gold
Love this vid!
the controlling/relaxed dynamic is 100% older sibling/younger sibling! 😂
14:13 amazing words thank you
I am getting PU MSc zoology in June 2024 I am grateful for this casual magic
This is such a random question but Jade where did you get that hair band (scarf?)? I absolutely love it!
Awhh thank you so much!! I have 2 headscarfs and they're both from Seoul 💌✨
not this being how i realised folk is behind the toothpicks 😭 did not recognise him on tiktok when his videos went viral
do you still meditate everyday for 1 hour in the morning and evening?
I have so many thoughts on this video and I'm gonna share them all starting with
1. Both of you have the same eyes. The. Same. Blue. Eyes. Its beautiful. Also its so cute you brought your brother as a guest in your podcast(yes this is already a podcast now and I'm a religious follower).
2. Some timestamps I loved so much.
1. 18:30
2. 19:30 loved this whole part specially 19:50 to 20:20 this part was like average eldest daughter elder sister experience.
3. 21:56
4. 24:33
5. 25:25 (folk secretly loves the nicknames you give him hehe). I also want so share my own story with you. So my brother's name was Shishir but it was difficult for me to pronounce that when I was young. So I started calling him Shishu and then everyone started calling him Shishu and that was when my great tradition of giving him new name was born. Everyone still calls him Shishu. He is 20 now. I was 2 when I gave him the nickname. I am not sorry at all.
3. If anyone's wondering how an elder sister younger brother relationship looks like? This is it. Speaking from experience this is exactly what it looks like. I have genuinely enjoyed this and related to this video so much. From asking deep talks about random topics to asking questions with hidden meaning that you carefully ask to make your sibling realize things while managing a relationship to giving them new nicknames every week this video was an experience I loved so much.
4. Sometimes when me and my brother chat we throw around the idea of doing a podcast of us just being us and joking and talking about things we're passionate about. This thing was in my head the whole time I was watching this video.
P.S. I'm sorry for such a large essay on your video. It was really fun to watch.
Girl no way I’ve been watching u for ages i didn’t realise those toothpicks were ur brother!! I’ve seen them everywhere lmao
how can you be so enthusiastic about consumerism and commerce?
Oop.. tea
because she's the platonic image of a neoliberal girlboss. "we need more female CEOs" energy.
@MothsAreTheBest well she's not a CEO just a bit contradictory..
lol i have so many nuanced thoughts for this Q.
a few thoughts:
- the toothpicks and packaging are 100% biodegradable and aim to combat the chewing gum market (where plastic is one of the main ingredients and generates massive waste), so this product is actually a more sustainable option.
- creating your own product and business is akin to actualising any creative endeavour (e.g a book, a play, a piece of artwork). I've watched Folk FLOURISH in confidence and self-belief from constantly creating with this project!! shouldn't we all be encouraged to actualise ideas we love?
- we live under the very flawed system of capitalism lol and though it's essential to critique it and dare to dream of other systems, there is nothing inherently wrong with people solving a need (even if that 'need' is the desire to 'belong' or 'look cool') and other people exchanging value (money) in exchange for that need being met.
ofc, it's not solving world hunger (yet....?), but businesses also have so much power in shaping culture; which i hope folk and the team will choose to do for the better.
dw i am the first to critique consumerism 😚🦋 lots of love!!!
@@UnJadedJade Jade, thanks for your response! You've made some good points. Of course, I totally understand you being happy for your clever brother.
But i chose good mental health 💀
are trees being cut down to make ur toothpicks , are they sustainable
As one who has a very Irish name and a brother with the most basic common English name, can very relate
Love to see young people making none conventional paths and doing well. I did convemtional path of Russell group universities: degree in maths and computer science at York then Masters in finance at Cambridge before 3 years in investment management in London and Singapore. Never had courage to do anything different after A levels and social media was not as big then : good and bad. Finally, quit corporate world and now run my own private equity firm of just 3 people and manage my investment portfolio. No bosses and can work anywhere in the world
I do remember seeing his toothpick vids on tiktok and I straight away realised oh that’s folkert jades brother😂😂😂
Where is Folk’s necklace from?! ⭐️
How is he so big and different he was around 15 yesterday?
hahaha amen
I think your brother can become a motivational speaker because of his experience XD
You mean professional bullshitter?
Anyone else rememberMy Exam Diary 2018!!! An emotional Rollercoaster?????
My casual magic for today is driving to the garden centre with my parents (I’m a learner driver) and I want to pursue writing stories in 2024
how can you find untraditional uni’s??? I really want to help create accessible alternative education for everyone :)
Love u guys both☀️☀️ ... 11:07❤ 25/02 sun☀️☀️💒
Kudos to you both for staying vegan for so long x
omg you are too cute. love
i had same casual magic today woah!
aaaaah that's so special!!! ✨