Kudos on the French accent when pronouncing Le Marais! That was on point 👏 And I agree that one of the joys of conversation is when there’s a sense of back and forth, of probing beneath the surface - and a genuine connection. Over the years, I’ve learned to be more efficient at prioritising who I want to converse with, and really not spend energy when I’m not feeling any engagement from the person I’m talking with. I’ve learned that I don’t have to be compatible with everybody. But when you get that genuine connection, that’s where magic happens, and it’s an invaluable feeling.
Keven, I love hearing your impressions and stories of gay dating around the world!!!! You make me WANT to go visiting different countries from your perspectives and observations!!! Thank you very much!!!
It's sad that so many gay men don't want real connections...even if it's just friendships. They should make a gay friend app where romance and sex is not the goal, but If it happens to end up that way for people who meet on the app then so be it. I think that would fill a need for guys who don't want to just hookup or to just exchange messages.
True. Plus an app like that would be a good place for gays who are coupled but seeking friends...it always annoys me when I see guys on Tinder who seem great and then I scroll down and realize they're partnered, just seeking friends 😑
There is a Parisian website made for it. It's called "diner entre hommes". It's actually pretty great. I think we can all attest that when it comes to dating, disappointment is inevitable instead of asking ourselves WHY ARE WE DISAPPOINTED we should we ask ourselves Why are we dating. I mean isn't it completely neurotic and delusional to want to have love with a complete stranger? ! So much so that finding something real and stable with that person becomes against the odds
Hey I didn't know how to message you But I just saw this gay movie, from the late 80s and I had a lot of thoughts about it. Then I thought to myself I think Keven would have a really interesting outlook on this. I know you've done similar things in the past but I'd love to see more of that, you talking about and analyzing the gay content that is out there. You're very well spoken and you don't really sugar coat it so I think there isn't that honest perspective a lot of times on YT. The movie I saw was Maurice, it surprised me in a lot of ways. Anyways just a suggestion I love the longer videos!
Found your channel today and I love your travel vids. If you make more, I will watch them. France does a better job of contact tracing than the States so I assume the chances of infection isn't as acute. Maybe that is why people were more lax with socializing?
Thank you for watching! :) Just in general they managed the pandemic better. They're a more disciplined people - when the government said "stay home, you can't leave without an official notice saying where you're going (pharmacy, supermarket, etc)" - people did what they were told - just like Italy.
Question! I've heard many straight Parisians claim that once you kiss someone in Paris, you are considered "in a relationship," and that the French save kissing only for those who they really like. Did you find that this is the same for gay dating, or are French gays playing by different rules (as usual lol)
lol I have never heard of this - definitely not accurate as French people are big kissers - even with strangers (the cheek of course is different, but still - very intimate culture).
Great channel. In a city as accessible as Paris I think it's a waist to settle yourself with the Gay scene to meet guys, that's probably why you didn't. The Marais is more a place of camaraderie than Seduction tbh. We still all love the idea of meeting someone on the streets while taking a walk than sitting desperately at bar with a decorative drink and a disappearing smile lol
Are you saying it's the wrong neighborhood to meet gay men organically? If so, what is the right neighborhood? It seems like my friends knew the hot spots at night in the Marais which I wouldn't have known unless I was with them.
Timing and it’s August has a lot to do with it. The young gays also hang out at other places when the weather is nice, canal st Martin or the seine. Bienvenue, profites-en bien
I’m surprised that bars are still allowed to be open in Paris while weho is dying here in LA😂 Paris is a city I wanna to go while I was a kid. Thanks for sharing this! There’s a majority of Asian using Jacked in LA too. So I just downloaded once and checked the vibe and then deleted lol
It's so interesting regarding Jack'd. Anyway, the reason bars reopened in Paris is that Paris in general reopened, as did Europe - they handled the pandemic quite well and got to a point of managing it. Unfortunately in my last week or so, they decided to intensify measures again because it looks like rates are increasing again. What a mess!
@@KevenTalks I honestly regret not getting out of the US sooner. I seriously want to go to Europe and I even considered living and working in Europe for a few months just to try it out.
@@davidwoodford7304 LOL nah right now it's pretty tough to come to American without being a citizen or permanent resident (and same thing with going to Europe)
KevenTalks Just kidding. I love Paris too. You are a diehard conversationalist! Me too. It’s tougher to enjoy honest dialogue while dating , even in Paris.
I honestly give up. Only been on one date my whole life. Had countless hookups though that didn’t lead anywhere. I think gays just aren’t meant to find love. Unless their white and attractive :(
What does race have to do with it? lol... But honestly I've wondered the same about gays and love. There's a scientific theory that gay men exist on a biological level to serve as a third parent - "the gay uncle" theory of an early human tribe. In other words, the "gay gene" pops through to avoid a tribe being dangerously overpopulated (so that not all members are meant to reproduce). Having extra leaders & parental figures in theory would help strengthen the community. Assuming this is an accurate theory, it would validate our lives as destined to be single and serve the community, as opposed to having our own love & family paths 🥴
Kevin, I thought I saw you driving a car here in Los Angeles a few months ago on Olympic Blvd., near downtown L.A. Am I wrong? BTW I visited Paris for a weekend back in 1988 as an exchange student. I can’t tell you enough how healing the visit was being gay and alone in another part of the world. Still, decades later I plan to visit again.
Love your Channel Kevin! What you describe about America is the same here in Sydney. I’m moving to Europe and am I’m excited about it. Do u have Instagram?
Keven* 😉 Thanks for watching! Ohh I'll need to go to Aussieland one day and make a travel video about it 😍 Where are you moving in Europe?! Yes on IG I'm VillageKev
@@eduard1215 Ohh how lovely! Tel Aviv was cool and very gay-friendly but definitely, Paris over Tel Aviv any day of the week :) the French are...let's just say more easy-going! Haha. I live in Miami.
@@KevenTalks oh I'm definitely gonna try again next year. I was actually supposed to intern in London this summer, but then the pandemic happened and ruined everything. 😕
@@KevenTalks London is really a gorgeous city and I want to experience its history and culture. London and New York constantly get compared to each other. I bet they have a lot in common.
“Life ascends; matter descends. Matter is the mountain that offers resistance to the climber. Matter, just as the Gnostics said, is a trap, a prison for the life force. The soul is forever striving to break free and express itself fully in its own terms, unrestricted by material constraints.” - Mike Hockney, Leibniz the Last Man who Knew Everything
Kudos on the French accent when pronouncing Le Marais! That was on point 👏 And I agree that one of the joys of conversation is when there’s a sense of back and forth, of probing beneath the surface - and a genuine connection. Over the years, I’ve learned to be more efficient at prioritising who I want to converse with, and really not spend energy when I’m not feeling any engagement from the person I’m talking with. I’ve learned that I don’t have to be compatible with everybody. But when you get that genuine connection, that’s where magic happens, and it’s an invaluable feeling.
Yess you know when you feel it!
Love your soft voice and thorough description of the experience. Thanks for sharing it! Merci!
Merci beaucoup! 😘
Exotication!?!?
What the hell is that?
Thats got to be the best Americanism I've heard in a while! Hahaha 😃😃😃
hahaha it sounded right in the heat of the moment 🤷🏻♂️
Keven, I love hearing your impressions and stories of gay dating around the world!!!! You make me WANT to go visiting different countries from your perspectives and observations!!! Thank you very much!!!
That's awesome - I hope you get to travel to a bunch of these places when COVID restrictions are lifted!
It's sad that so many gay men don't want real connections...even if it's just friendships. They should make a gay friend app where romance and sex is not the goal, but If it happens to end up that way for people who meet on the app then so be it. I think that would fill a need for guys who don't want to just hookup or to just exchange messages.
True. Plus an app like that would be a good place for gays who are coupled but seeking friends...it always annoys me when I see guys on Tinder who seem great and then I scroll down and realize they're partnered, just seeking friends 😑
There is a Parisian website made for it. It's called "diner entre hommes". It's actually pretty great. I think we can all attest that when it comes to dating, disappointment is inevitable instead of asking ourselves WHY ARE WE DISAPPOINTED we should we ask ourselves Why are we dating. I mean isn't it completely neurotic and delusional to want to have love with a complete stranger? ! So much so that finding something real and stable with that person becomes against the odds
@@DaWeirdFreak That sounds like a cool website! Thanks for sharing Alexis
I agree with you 100 percent that would be nice.
I agree
Hey I didn't know how to message you But I just saw this gay movie, from the late 80s and I had a lot of thoughts about it. Then I thought to myself I think Keven would have a really interesting outlook on this. I know you've done similar things in the past but I'd love to see more of that, you talking about and analyzing the gay content that is out there. You're very well spoken and you don't really sugar coat it so I think there isn't that honest perspective a lot of times on YT.
The movie I saw was Maurice, it surprised me in a lot of ways. Anyways just a suggestion I love the longer videos!
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have to check it out!
"Silhouette" is the word you're groping for.
Haha yes! 🙌
Found your channel today and I love your travel vids. If you make more, I will watch them. France does a better job of contact tracing than the States so I assume the chances of infection isn't as acute. Maybe that is why people were more lax with socializing?
Thank you for watching! :)
Just in general they managed the pandemic better. They're a more disciplined people - when the government said "stay home, you can't leave without an official notice saying where you're going (pharmacy, supermarket, etc)" - people did what they were told - just like Italy.
Question! I've heard many straight Parisians claim that once you kiss someone in Paris, you are considered "in a relationship," and that the French save kissing only for those who they really like. Did you find that this is the same for gay dating, or are French gays playing by different rules (as usual lol)
lol I have never heard of this - definitely not accurate as French people are big kissers - even with strangers (the cheek of course is different, but still - very intimate culture).
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It seems to be something more than a few straight travelers believe!
Great channel.
In a city as accessible as Paris I think it's a waist to settle yourself with the Gay scene to meet guys, that's probably why you didn't. The Marais is more a place of camaraderie than Seduction tbh.
We still all love the idea of meeting someone on the streets while taking a walk than sitting desperately at bar with a decorative drink and a disappearing smile lol
Are you saying it's the wrong neighborhood to meet gay men organically? If so, what is the right neighborhood? It seems like my friends knew the hot spots at night in the Marais which I wouldn't have known unless I was with them.
Timing and it’s August has a lot to do with it. The young gays also hang out at other places when the weather is nice, canal st Martin or the seine. Bienvenue, profites-en bien
Yes August is def the "strange" month of the year there. But was so nice to be there without a ton of tourists 😍
I’m surprised that bars are still allowed to be open in Paris while weho is dying here in LA😂 Paris is a city I wanna to go while I was a kid. Thanks for sharing this! There’s a majority of Asian using Jacked in LA too. So I just downloaded once and checked the vibe and then deleted lol
It's so interesting regarding Jack'd.
Anyway, the reason bars reopened in Paris is that Paris in general reopened, as did Europe - they handled the pandemic quite well and got to a point of managing it. Unfortunately in my last week or so, they decided to intensify measures again because it looks like rates are increasing again. What a mess!
@@KevenTalks I honestly regret not getting out of the US sooner. I seriously want to go to Europe and I even considered living and working in Europe for a few months just to try it out.
@@danielwashington1 Do it once this is all over! But you'd need a visa right?
@@KevenTalks yes. I have one.
I need to go to Paris now.
Lol They are probably all in Miami!😂
Who?? Huh?
KevenTalks The Parisians
@@davidwoodford7304 LOL nah right now it's pretty tough to come to American without being a citizen or permanent resident (and same thing with going to Europe)
KevenTalks Just kidding. I love Paris too. You are a diehard conversationalist! Me too. It’s tougher to enjoy honest dialogue while dating , even in Paris.
I honestly give up. Only been on one date my whole life. Had countless hookups though that didn’t lead anywhere. I think gays just aren’t meant to find love. Unless their white and attractive :(
What does race have to do with it? lol...
But honestly I've wondered the same about gays and love.
There's a scientific theory that gay men exist on a biological level to serve as a third parent - "the gay uncle" theory of an early human tribe. In other words, the "gay gene" pops through to avoid a tribe being dangerously overpopulated (so that not all members are meant to reproduce). Having extra leaders & parental figures in theory would help strengthen the community. Assuming this is an accurate theory, it would validate our lives as destined to be single and serve the community, as opposed to having our own love & family paths 🥴
Isn't it more largely the common state of love nowadays?...
DON'T fall for that!!
This is the most condescending yet friendly anti Gay marriage / adoption campaign I've ever heard... fascinating though
I agree with you, Andrew.. if you want to have someone in paris, you have to be white and attractive !!
Kevin, I thought I saw you driving a car here in Los Angeles a few months ago on Olympic Blvd., near downtown L.A. Am I wrong? BTW I visited Paris for a weekend back in 1988 as an exchange student. I can’t tell you enough how healing the visit was being gay and alone in another part of the world. Still, decades later I plan to visit again.
lol, def not me. Haven't been in LA since Feb. And only drove there once I think to get to Malibu.
Love your Channel Kevin! What you describe about America is the same here in Sydney. I’m moving to Europe and am I’m excited about it. Do u have Instagram?
Keven* 😉
Thanks for watching!
Ohh I'll need to go to Aussieland one day and make a travel video about it 😍
Where are you moving in Europe?!
Yes on IG I'm VillageKev
KevenTalks I’m moving to Paris! Although your tel aviv video wanted me to move there. Where are you now?
@@eduard1215 Ohh how lovely! Tel Aviv was cool and very gay-friendly but definitely, Paris over Tel Aviv any day of the week :) the French are...let's just say more easy-going! Haha. I live in Miami.
KevenTalks really? Are French guys nicer??😃 are u back in Miami?
@@eduard1215 Yes absolutely nicer lol...they're sweeter
I have been dying to go to Paris for years. I'm jelly lol.
lol try going next August! It's sooo calm in August.
September is also a good time.
@@KevenTalks oh I'm definitely gonna try again next year. I was actually supposed to intern in London this summer, but then the pandemic happened and ruined everything. 😕
@@danielwashington1 Ohh a summer in London sounds fantastic! I was only there 2 years ago for like 48 hours lol but I loved it
@@KevenTalks London is really a gorgeous city and I want to experience its history and culture. London and New York constantly get compared to each other. I bet they have a lot in common.
Why do you must good looking? This tortuous!
“Life ascends; matter descends. Matter is the mountain that offers resistance to the climber. Matter, just as the Gnostics said, is a trap, a prison for the life force. The soul is forever striving to break free and express itself fully in its own terms, unrestricted by material constraints.”
- Mike Hockney, Leibniz the Last Man who Knew Everything
I am so sorry if I appear to be tracking you or some other means of watching you too much but you're such a can credibly great man I can't help it