as a fellow viet girlie, i clicked on this vid so fast lol-- my mom always wanted to go to paris when i was growing up and we finally went last year, so i finally asked her why she's wanted to go for so long to figure out what she wanted to do/see and her response was "nowhere specifically, it's just that french people got to walk around like they owned saigon, so i'm gonna walk around like i own paris."
Besides Versailles, the other place that made me super uncomfortable was the Vatican Museum. Different country, same piles of riches stolen while people struggled to eat. A Living Remedy hits way to close to home for me to read. My mother beat cancer, right before the pandemic, but the anxiety and PTSD that stuck with me afterwards is overwhelming.
@@withcindy Thank you! It’s all good! It all boils down to the human struggle for survival, whether it’s circumstance, society, our own minds or all of the above. It makes me wonder… as a species… have we evolved as much as our monsters did?!
The weirdest fact about the Palace of Versailles was that there were people who had their eyes on the King and Queen during most of the day. Reality TV before the concept was invented.
People go on and on about Marie Antoinette being OTT but do they not know how ostentatious the French emperors were? That was the court where the Modern European High Heel was invented.
There’s so many people I know who don’t know about France’s colonial history in Vietnam + south East asia! You’re bringing awareness even if you don’t think it (also I might do this in Portugal LOL 😂)
What's wild is that I grew up with my family romanticizing Paris so much! The city is their number 1 bucket list travel destination. I mean it's a beautiful city but I'm like damn ain't y'all a lil salty tho LOL
I didn't know about France colonising Vietnam either, but that's partly because so many western countries got their dirty little fingers in Southeast Asia 😂😭 It's hard to keep track of the caucasity
I was literally at a Barnes and Noble trying to find books written by Asian authors the other day. This video has appeared at the right time for me lol.
That Knife story reminded me of when all my classmates would laugh at me because I pronounced "oven" like "oh-ven" since that's how my parents pronounced it as non-English speakers and I would try to defend what they said. Curse you Cindy for giving me primary school flashbacks lol
there is a church in the Czech Republic were all the decorations are made out of human remains its called Sedlec Ossuary and it is incredibly metal church
I have a genetic disorder and I had to start taking care of it during the Covid pandemic. It was one of the most dehumanizing experiences I've been through as an adult. I cried so much, and I still can't see the doctors I need to because my insurance doesn't cover it. The doctors I see are okay but still don't have all the answers I need and they can't give me 100 percent the proper care I need. But I also, unfortunately, don't have the option to ignore my health anymore.
Aww so sorry u are dealing with anxiety!! Have u tried the 5 senses method? Ive tried that a few times this year cuz my anxiety has gotten worse as well 😭 hope things get better ❤️
I’ve been excited about this Vlog since Cindy mentioned it in the channel. I’ve wanted to visit Paris but I’m happy that I follow people who do so I get great tips and recommendations.
@@chuucake same omg i have school at 7am. Somebody please tell me to go to sleep because i am more likely to follow a stranger's orders than my own brain🤧🤧
I also got fined when I took the train to Disneyland Paris because a native told me I was taking the wrong train (it turns out HE was wrong, and I had to pay $40 for the mistake of listening to him). They take their trains way more seriously than BART 😅I did really love Paris, though.
when i was studying in France, whenever i met a french complaining abt the 'immigrant problem' i was like 'eh karma? maybe you shouldn't have had soooo many slaves and colonies' 🤡 tbf most people i met were very nice n friendly, but there are still exceptions :"P
Yeah, unfortunately, wherever you are, there will always be those kinds of people. In Sweden there's also such people, probably even some in our country's positions of power.
Hi Cindy, Love your videos!! My friends and I also talk a lot about health and work benefits, so when we were on a trip we decided that the person who was most covered by insurance should walk closest to the street while on the sidewalk. It's practical!! And a tad bit morbid ❤
Why did RUclips show me this video now and not two months ago? That quote about living your life with grief hit hard. I recently went to Japan and kept getting sad because I couldn't go back home and tell my parents about our trip.
@@withcindy *OH YES* lots Its AO3 page is filled with fics with that ship. Kudos to whomever drew that mural, because that fandom page should be very happy right now LOL
As a fan myself I would love for there to be a book that delves into the nuance of parasocial relationships. As of right now all I seem to find are people who are very negative towards it and the people who are in way too deep to view themselves. My personal view is that a parasocial relationship can be another type of relationship in all its complexities and entaglements. But there really seems to be a lack of conversation around it instead there are just solid stances that it's either bad or good without any of the nuance. And it'd be interesting to mention the superiority complexes that surround the idea of it as well with the fan in the parasocial relationship thinking they know better or the people around them thinking they know better. Lol thats just my long winded way of saying i want more open minded conversations about fan culture, parasocial relationships, etc.
i think i was born for this by alice oseman could potentially be more of what you're looking for. it's been awhile since i read it so much of the nuance has been lost to time in my brain but i think it was a pretty sympathetic story about this kind of topic
Another book on the topic that I recently finished is 'Kill the boyband' by Goldy Moldavsky. It talks specifically about fan culture around boybands and maybe addresses a younger audience since the protagonist is 15 herself. I still really enjoyed the story and the discussions around the topic. I thought they were pretty nuanced and the reader is left to make up their own mind in the end.
i bought a book by axie oh, its called "the girl who vanished in the waves" though in a german title. im really excited to read it and the cover is gorgeous!
Now that I've added all of these books to my TBR... I love how to did this video. Books and travel broken up! So clever! I would write more but my cat is actively trying to sleep on my laptop...
@@withcindy Her name is Loki and she's a tabby. She is fully aware she's a house god and we are just her servants. So please don't take any offense with this - Me: Cindy says hi! Loki: Of course she does.
there’s some discourse around this, but in the spirit of destroying the French, you could say Lao instead of Laotian! so excited to pick up How To Pronounce Knife omg I feel like I never hear about Lao authors!
I love your videos Cindy, you inspire me to keep going with writing and reading even when I have no one interested in reading my stories ❤ I hope you are happy today!
this whole video is a slay, esp going for asian food only lol, not a baguette in sight I loved If I Had Your Face and I'm basically adding all these other books to my tbr!!
Stan culture is very complex to me. It's not that I cannot fathom stan culture, it's that whenever I find myself catching feels for a celeb I try avoid info about them as much possible, keep the parasocial to the utmost low so that I don't get too attached and get hurt in the process. I know that if I got invested I will go crazy and the other side doesn't even know I exist so what's the point??????? If I get some news about achievements, I just think That's so cool I'm so happy for them and try to move on with my day.
as an asian I love how much pride you take in your race and ethnicity, altho at the same time I'd be such a nervous wreck if you ever read my books T0T
19:58 In the media, any person who is a fan (of non-masculine coded stuff) is either shown as unintelligent or a straight up criminal. An interesting portrayal of a fan in Indian media is ‘Titli’ (Bengali movie with subtitles online).
So we just learnt about the artificial famine of bengal which was created by the Britishers during their colonization rein in India.. and am just not ready for more ✌🏻
Not to be that guy, but the Bengal Famine was not 'artificial'. It was the result of cyclones (if my memory hasn't fried), exacerbated by the war, and then made all the worse by local hoarding. A tragic tale. But someone defacing it to attack Britain is historical vandalism. Very nasty stuff.
How America healthcare is so fucked up that getting sick in a 2nd world country like Vietnam would be an immense relieve. When I was there I can get my CAT scan, MRI, etc. All within one day and the doctor finished reading over it within a few days. In America I have to wait for months and hundred of dollars drained down the toilet. Getting sick in America basically mean you're in for the slowest ride of suffering you can get.
2:33 And then there was me at British Summer School having a 15 step beauty routine so no one says I smell like curry. LITERALLY no one cared but I was very apprehensive for some reason.
Love the book reviews + vlog, honestly it has such a good vibe 😊 also just finished this graphic novel recently, 80 days by a c esguerra, thought you would like it, and then this video dropped! So a recommendation for you!
Finished if i had your face a couple of days ago and Kyuri was also my fav character! Really enjoyed the book but I wished it was a bit more developed, i felt as soon it started to get good and the characters were realizing some stuff about themselves, all of the sudden it ended?! I want more! Show me miho fking shit up!!!! Cozy vlog btw
I recently read My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata… honestly still have not gotten over the depression induced by that book. It’s an autobiographical manga with a simple artstyle, yet it somehow manages to convey so much emotion. My life experiences are very different from the author’s but I was full-on sobbing at various points in the book. It really re-oriented me - gave me perspective on my own privilege, but also on other matters of life. Anyways, I hope to hear your thoughts on it!!!
Hi Cindy! If you’re into memoirs, you might be interested in reading House of Sticks by Ly Tran. Chanel Miller who wrote Know My Name actually wrote a review analysis article for New York times, analyzing the similarities between House of Sticks and the memoir Made in China by Anna Qu regarding the authors’ shared experiences of being children of immigrants with complex relationships with their parents, while growing up in poverty in New York. This part from the last paragraph one the review is my favorite. Reading it even gave me better clarity and understanding of the book I’d read. Chanel Miller states: “The struggle for both authors seems to be holding all of these conflicting emotions at once. To shield the parent while escaping her. To forgive abuse without excusing it. To be grateful for their sacrifice and still say, I needed more than you gave me. Qu and Tran each honor these complexities, tell us we were not meant to swallow our pain and survive in this world without support systems. You are allowed to want, to give shape to your sadness, to seek lives that stretch past the walls you grew up in. They speak of their parents’ flaws, not to incriminate, but to prevent these patterns from repeating.”
I am a foreigner living in South Korea and while I 100% do not fit their standards (Mexican, ‘XXXXL’ in Asian size, tan skin, big nose) I get called pretty just for being foreign which I know wasn’t the case in the past. My best friend who is Korean goes through so much. Like she asked me if she should get a nose job and when I told her I love her nose she cried because she’s never been told that before. It’s way too common to change yourself into the “ideal” person here with surgery, diets, and makeup. I count myself lucky since I don’t have that pressure externally but internally … it’s hard.
The only two times the french ever did smth right were when they invented revolutions with guillotines and when they created pastries, ugh you're so on point Cindy 😔
the thumbnail you choose is similar to an author's picture at the end of a book that gave me emotional damage which is very on point with the themes of these books you've read
You're halfway to my early prediction, Cindy. Which means you'll have to sing the praises of the Great & Powerful yapdog again before too long. _(Only the real Cindy will know what that means 😉)_ I'm always rooting for you, my Smurfette!
@@withcindy Tell me about it, baby girl! 💔 I'm still here, tho. I just had to really bear down on this project, I'm sure you can relate. I'm getting close to release, but when I'm ready to show, I'll give you an early sneak peek. This is gonna be a big'n Oh, BTW, have you ever thought of covering K-Dramas on your channel? The content you'd create would be funny as hell! 🤣🤣🤣
Honestly tho theres so much to be said about the 'right' english language because even today in a previously british colonised country like mine we have concepts of the 'Correct English', correct spellings and collect pronunciation and it's so ridiculous because it's not even our language but because we're at such a disadvantage we have to know the 'right' everything just to be prove we're educated 'right' even in our own country much less abroad
You were dubiously vietnamese I had a feeling you were but couldn’t put my finger on it till the vlog. The really loud and mildly irritating voice definitely gave it away thanks for making great background noise content queen ❤
I haven't been keeping up with your vlogs lately, but have you read Y/N by Esther Yi? It's similar to the premise of Idol, Burning, but more twisted. There's also the book Astral Season, Beastly Season, whose synopsis sounds similar, but I haven't read the book so can't vouch for it yet.
For the tickets it's not entirely your mistake since the system in Paris and its suburb is almost purposely made to trick tourists and even French people who are not from the region
When I moved to New York this year I didn't get a ticket for the train and the worker checked for tickets and I expected to get a fine again but instead she just had me pay $5 for the ticket with no fine. I was like omg Paris would never !!
If I had your face is an amazing book. It left me feeling introspective and empty. My favorite character is also the sex worker because she's a cynic badass and yeah... I get it.
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cindy going to paris and still going to mostly asian places is kind of a slay ngl
HAHAHA I love Asian food too much !!
@@withcindy You should have been to the 13th district then. It's not as posh as the places you've been but it's where the best South-Asian food is.
as a fellow viet girlie, i clicked on this vid so fast lol-- my mom always wanted to go to paris when i was growing up and we finally went last year, so i finally asked her why she's wanted to go for so long to figure out what she wanted to do/see and her response was "nowhere specifically, it's just that french people got to walk around like they owned saigon, so i'm gonna walk around like i own paris."
That's a slay moment honestly 😌
So valid of her tbh
Iconic
I fucking LOVE that!
Quote of the Day: “I am a hoe for memoirs especially when they are written by Depressed Asian Women because that’s solidarity.”
i luv seeing other ppl like me going THROUGH it
Besides Versailles, the other place that made me super uncomfortable was the Vatican Museum. Different country, same piles of riches stolen while people struggled to eat.
A Living Remedy hits way to close to home for me to read. My mother beat cancer, right before the pandemic, but the anxiety and PTSD that stuck with me afterwards is overwhelming.
im so glad ur mom beat cancer!! very sorry it still has lasting impacts on u tho :(
@@withcindy Thank you! It’s all good! It all boils down to the human struggle for survival, whether it’s circumstance, society, our own minds or all of the above. It makes me wonder… as a species… have we evolved as much as our monsters did?!
Glad your mom beat cancer , I hope yall are doing fine now .
I love it when Cindy reads books and then she tells us about the books she read
she is so cool :)
I love that u find entertainment in that hehe
The title of this video is definitely something. Time to embark on another adventure with Cindy
An adventure where we mostly eat Asian food
The weirdest fact about the Palace of Versailles was that there were people who had their eyes on the King and Queen during most of the day. Reality TV before the concept was invented.
wow 24/7 livestream event
@@withcindyexcept u can’t leave the frame. The viewers are right there witnessing you take a shit right alongside you :| lol
Didn't they even have a whole ass ceremony where they wake and dress up the royals too? Like good grief not a moment t of privacy
@@Ashbrash1998 That’s more of a general upper crust thing to have a dressing attendant.
People go on and on about Marie Antoinette being OTT but do they not know how ostentatious the French emperors were? That was the court where the Modern European High Heel was invented.
theyre soooo extra
There’s so many people I know who don’t know about France’s colonial history in Vietnam + south East asia! You’re bringing awareness even if you don’t think it (also I might do this in Portugal LOL 😂)
What's wild is that I grew up with my family romanticizing Paris so much! The city is their number 1 bucket list travel destination. I mean it's a beautiful city but I'm like damn ain't y'all a lil salty tho LOL
@@withcindy Nah our parents' generation really love their colonizers 😭 Took my mom to Lisbon a few years ago and I've never seen her happier
Just imagining myself shuttling between Great Britain and Portugal like: 😠🥨🍟🥙
I didn't know about France colonising Vietnam either, but that's partly because so many western countries got their dirty little fingers in Southeast Asia 😂😭 It's hard to keep track of the caucasity
@@clairvaux8459So you managed to skip that part when learning about the Vietnam War? How?
I was literally at a Barnes and Noble trying to find books written by Asian authors the other day. This video has appeared at the right time for me lol.
oooh u manifested this!
That Knife story reminded me of when all my classmates would laugh at me because I pronounced "oven" like "oh-ven" since that's how my parents pronounced it as non-English speakers and I would try to defend what they said. Curse you Cindy for giving me primary school flashbacks lol
oh noooo its a canon event for non-english speakers, i cant interfere!!
there is a church in the Czech Republic were all the decorations are made out of human remains its called Sedlec Ossuary and it is incredibly metal church
Omg that is metal af. How did they get all those human remains tho
@@withcindyBy digging out people's remains out of their graves
I have a genetic disorder and I had to start taking care of it during the Covid pandemic. It was one of the most dehumanizing experiences I've been through as an adult. I cried so much, and I still can't see the doctors I need to because my insurance doesn't cover it. The doctors I see are okay but still don't have all the answers I need and they can't give me 100 percent the proper care I need. But I also, unfortunately, don't have the option to ignore my health anymore.
im so sorry youre going through this :( healthcare should be accessible for EVERYONE
the thumbnail is so ellias coded!!! also coded you reading asian books in your colonizers country. now that's balance!!!
All that's missing is some grain overlays
My anxiety these past days has been horrible so this is so appreciated. Your videos always make me feel better and I hope you are doing better too❤❤
Aww so sorry u are dealing with anxiety!! Have u tried the 5 senses method? Ive tried that a few times this year cuz my anxiety has gotten worse as well 😭 hope things get better ❤️
I will check it out thank you so much❤Sending you a big hug
"Learn French Better than Emily." 😭🙌
Wise words tbh
I’ve been excited about this Vlog since Cindy mentioned it in the channel. I’ve wanted to visit Paris but I’m happy that I follow people who do so I get great tips and recommendations.
Tbh Paris gets flack for being dirty but as someone who now lives in New York ... The city is very nice in comparison LOL
It's always just as I'm about to sleep, a new cindy video drops, I watch it then I find myself staying up for another 4 hours
me rn at 1am 😭💗💗
@@chuucake same omg i have school at 7am. Somebody please tell me to go to sleep because i am more likely to follow a stranger's orders than my own brain🤧🤧
hope u get some rest!! i say while i only got 2 hours of sleep lol
I also got fined when I took the train to Disneyland Paris because a native told me I was taking the wrong train (it turns out HE was wrong, and I had to pay $40 for the mistake of listening to him). They take their trains way more seriously than BART 😅I did really love Paris, though.
Omg I would have been SO SALTY !!!
As a french girl with close family in Paris, and as someboby with ancestors colonized by France, I'm vibing to this on multiple levels 😄
when i was studying in France, whenever i met a french complaining abt the 'immigrant problem' i was like 'eh karma? maybe you shouldn't have had soooo many slaves and colonies' 🤡
tbf most people i met were very nice n friendly, but there are still exceptions :"P
u ate with that response!!
Yeah, unfortunately, wherever you are, there will always be those kinds of people. In Sweden there's also such people, probably even some in our country's positions of power.
Hi Cindy,
Love your videos!! My friends and I also talk a lot about health and work benefits, so when we were on a trip we decided that the person who was most covered by insurance should walk closest to the street while on the sidewalk.
It's practical!! And a tad bit morbid ❤
That Tintin/Haddock mural is iconic
Rly did not expect to see it LMAO
I always found it difficult to read non fiction but Cindy has me reading mire memoirs than fictional books these days.
Omg my impact
Yk its a good day when cindy posts
It was a bad day at work for me but I'm glad on youtube it's okay 🥺
Why did RUclips show me this video now and not two months ago? That quote about living your life with grief hit hard. I recently went to Japan and kept getting sad because I couldn't go back home and tell my parents about our trip.
Your vlogs are always such a vibe 🧡
Glad you like them!
12:05 man, I'm glad to see Tintin/Haddock shippers thriving
there are shippers?? i shouldnt be surprised
@@withcindy *OH YES* lots
Its AO3 page is filled with fics with that ship. Kudos to whomever drew that mural, because that fandom page should be very happy right now LOL
As a fan myself I would love for there to be a book that delves into the nuance of parasocial relationships. As of right now all I seem to find are people who are very negative towards it and the people who are in way too deep to view themselves. My personal view is that a parasocial relationship can be another type of relationship in all its complexities and entaglements. But there really seems to be a lack of conversation around it instead there are just solid stances that it's either bad or good without any of the nuance. And it'd be interesting to mention the superiority complexes that surround the idea of it as well with the fan in the parasocial relationship thinking they know better or the people around them thinking they know better. Lol thats just my long winded way of saying i want more open minded conversations about fan culture, parasocial relationships, etc.
That would be super interesting!!
@@KATtube03 oh snap! Thanks for the rec 😆😆
i think i was born for this by alice oseman could potentially be more of what you're looking for. it's been awhile since i read it so much of the nuance has been lost to time in my brain but i think it was a pretty sympathetic story about this kind of topic
Another book on the topic that I recently finished is 'Kill the boyband' by Goldy Moldavsky. It talks specifically about fan culture around boybands and maybe addresses a younger audience since the protagonist is 15 herself. I still really enjoyed the story and the discussions around the topic. I thought they were pretty nuanced and the reader is left to make up their own mind in the end.
i bought a book by axie oh, its called "the girl who vanished in the waves" though in a german title. im really excited to read it and the cover is gorgeous!
If I had Your Face is one of my favorite books! Absolutely loved it (also love your videos Cindy! The title of this one had me cackling)
Which character was your favorite?
@@withcindy Miho was my favorite!! (granted I have a softspot for characters with artistic traits lol).
Now that I've added all of these books to my TBR...
I love how to did this video. Books and travel broken up! So clever!
I would write more but my cat is actively trying to sleep on my laptop...
Say hello to ur cat for me!
@@withcindy Her name is Loki and she's a tabby. She is fully aware she's a house god and we are just her servants. So please don't take any offense with this -
Me: Cindy says hi!
Loki: Of course she does.
‘Beautiful, Shallow and b***hy about it’ is a great title for a memoir.
to this day I’m still waiting for Cindy’s novel to be published so it can be featured in Asian readathon 🫠
best way to get ppl to read my book is when they feel pressured to flex for a diversity readathon!!
there’s some discourse around this, but in the spirit of destroying the French, you could say Lao instead of Laotian! so excited to pick up How To Pronounce Knife omg I feel like I never hear about Lao authors!
Thank u for the tip!!
21:07 like The Weeknd said in ‘False Idols’, “be careful who you call a god” lol
Loved this vlog🫶🏻
too bad his hbo show didnt explore those themes thoroughly lol
@@withcindy I’ve heard😭 I can’t bring myself to watch his acting debut. I miss his haunted strip club music era
The second one reminded me of sofia vergara in modern family shouting "you have no idea how smart i am in spanish!"
I love your videos Cindy, you inspire me to keep going with writing and reading even when I have no one interested in reading my stories ❤ I hope you are happy today!
You can do it!!
this whole video is a slay, esp going for asian food only lol, not a baguette in sight
I loved If I Had Your Face and I'm basically adding all these other books to my tbr!!
Yay a new vlog‼️ Some of the scenery gave me flashbacks to Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette‼️ Can’t wait to see your next adventure‼️
Yay! Thank you!
6:26 - we love the optimism Cindy 🤣
I read How To Pronounce Knife last year and I enjoyed it!
Which story was ur fave ?
I really liked the Halloween one, and the titular story 😊@@withcindy
Nice selection of books and a great way to experience Paris.
Thank you!
the way I got here 45 seconds after you posted
omg ur quick
Stan culture is very complex to me. It's not that I cannot fathom stan culture, it's that whenever I find myself catching feels for a celeb I try avoid info about them as much possible, keep the parasocial to the utmost low so that I don't get too attached and get hurt in the process. I know that if I got invested I will go crazy and the other side doesn't even know I exist so what's the point??????? If I get some news about achievements, I just think That's so cool I'm so happy for them and try to move on with my day.
as an asian I love how much pride you take in your race and ethnicity, altho at the same time I'd be such a nervous wreck if you ever read my books T0T
Not me and Cindy having a colonizer in common omg? very much slay
Twinsies
19:58 In the media, any person who is a fan (of non-masculine coded stuff) is either shown as unintelligent or a straight up criminal. An interesting portrayal of a fan in Indian media is ‘Titli’ (Bengali movie with subtitles online).
06:57 « ma mamie me donne tellement de trucs avec des chats dessus et même un vrai chat » 😂
Thay green sweater is absolutely fabulous!
Thank u! I got it from pacsun
So we just learnt about the artificial famine of bengal which was created by the Britishers during their colonization rein in India.. and am just not ready for more ✌🏻
ewwew not them spreading their filth!!
Not to be that guy, but the Bengal Famine was not 'artificial'.
It was the result of cyclones (if my memory hasn't fried), exacerbated by the war, and then made all the worse by local hoarding.
A tragic tale. But someone defacing it to attack Britain is historical vandalism. Very nasty stuff.
How America healthcare is so fucked up that getting sick in a 2nd world country like Vietnam would be an immense relieve.
When I was there I can get my CAT scan, MRI, etc. All within one day and the doctor finished reading over it within a few days. In America I have to wait for months and hundred of dollars drained down the toilet.
Getting sick in America basically mean you're in for the slowest ride of suffering you can get.
Ugh so true and it's so absurd!!!
2:33 And then there was me at British Summer School having a 15 step beauty routine so no one says I smell like curry. LITERALLY no one cared but I was very apprehensive for some reason.
no way, curry smells so good
@@withcindy lol I think the Brits would say say that too
Only when it's served to them by asians, authentic home cooked curry on the other hand ... they ain't here for the real thing
these vlogs are so comforting to me ❤
Aw thank u I'm glad they are 🥺
omg my country was colonized by the french too (im algerian) we’re like colonized in-laws !!
Omg twinsies !!!
idol burning ironically needed more time to cook imo fr many missed opportunities
Ur so right for that
6:53 What a lovely ‘magasin’ indeed!
Love the book reviews + vlog, honestly it has such a good vibe 😊 also just finished this graphic novel recently, 80 days by a c esguerra, thought you would like it, and then this video dropped! So a recommendation for you!
Thx for the rec!
I’m sending you love, I hope you are doing well and taking care of yourself ❤
thank you ❤ this year has been tough for a lot of personal reasons but i'll try
@@withcindy Aw that’s completely understandable! Just taking it day by day is enough💜💜💜
Finished if i had your face a couple of days ago and Kyuri was also my fav character! Really enjoyed the book but I wished it was a bit more developed, i felt as soon it started to get good and the characters were realizing some stuff about themselves, all of the sudden it ended?! I want more! Show me miho fking shit up!!!!
Cozy vlog btw
I would've loved to see more of the 4 women interacting and becoming friends!
18:07 OMG THIS IS AWESOME! The planets were aligned in your favour.
They knew what we kept on eating
I was in need of something to watch. Thank you!
ur first!!
I recently read My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata… honestly still have not gotten over the depression induced by that book. It’s an autobiographical manga with a simple artstyle, yet it somehow manages to convey so much emotion. My life experiences are very different from the author’s but I was full-on sobbing at various points in the book. It really re-oriented me - gave me perspective on my own privilege, but also on other matters of life. Anyways, I hope to hear your thoughts on it!!!
she has so many more books out if you found yourself enjoying her first ^^ my solo exchange diary vol 2 won an eisner award
I heard rly good things about that one!!
Cindy saving me from college as per usual 🫶
Good luck with ur studies !!
@@withcindy ILY THANK YOU
Lol I want to do this but in the UK. Asian Authors in a land of unpredictable weather.
go for it!!
All I Will Ever Know by Nicole Chung and am excited by a new memoir by her
Haven't read that one yet!
11:30 I mean, the Asian places featured are epic so keep ‘em coming! 🔥
Honestly they were all really good!! I'm glad Paris has a good Asian food scene
@@withcindy A-them to that!
17:14 Sounds like me and my crush on Matthew Perry and my obsession with helping with his foundation.
I have been waiting
u manifested this
I love if I had you’re face. My favourite character was the mute hairdresser.
She was so metal when she pushed that girl's face into the toilet lol
me when hearing "it is the month of may": 👁👄👁
I'm sooo behind on vlogs lol
cindy, you've actually gone from a colonizer country (the U.S.) to another (France), it's just a different flavor lol
So true
„Learn to speak French better than Emily“ lmfao 😭😭😭
Hi Cindy! If you’re into memoirs, you might be interested in reading House of Sticks by Ly Tran. Chanel Miller who wrote Know My Name actually wrote a review analysis article for New York times, analyzing the similarities between House of Sticks and the memoir Made in China by Anna Qu regarding the authors’ shared experiences of being children of immigrants with complex relationships with their parents, while growing up in poverty in New York.
This part from the last paragraph one the review is my favorite. Reading it even gave me better clarity and understanding of the book I’d read. Chanel Miller states:
“The struggle for both authors seems to be holding all of these conflicting emotions at once. To shield the parent while escaping her. To forgive abuse without excusing it. To be grateful for their sacrifice and still say, I needed more than you gave me. Qu and Tran each honor these complexities, tell us we were not meant to swallow our pain and survive in this world without support systems. You are allowed to want, to give shape to your sadness, to seek lives that stretch past the walls you grew up in. They speak of their parents’ flaws, not to incriminate, but to prevent these patterns from repeating.”
I am a foreigner living in South Korea and while I 100% do not fit their standards (Mexican, ‘XXXXL’ in Asian size, tan skin, big nose) I get called pretty just for being foreign which I know wasn’t the case in the past.
My best friend who is Korean goes through so much. Like she asked me if she should get a nose job and when I told her I love her nose she cried because she’s never been told that before. It’s way too common to change yourself into the “ideal” person here with surgery, diets, and makeup.
I count myself lucky since I don’t have that pressure externally but internally … it’s hard.
screaming in the car is my favorite thing
Finally a book review !!! Or should I say books
sorry its been a while!!
The only two times the french ever did smth right were when they invented revolutions with guillotines and when they created pastries, ugh you're so on point Cindy 😔
the thumbnail you choose is similar to an author's picture at the end of a book that gave me emotional damage which is very on point with the themes of these books you've read
Which author ?
19:12 My eyes went to the book on India almost immediately.
You're halfway to my early prediction, Cindy. Which means you'll have to sing the praises of the Great & Powerful yapdog again before too long. _(Only the real Cindy will know what that means 😉)_ I'm always rooting for you, my Smurfette!
Omg miss u!!
@@withcindy Tell me about it, baby girl! 💔 I'm still here, tho. I just had to really bear down on this project, I'm sure you can relate. I'm getting close to release, but when I'm ready to show, I'll give you an early sneak peek. This is gonna be a big'n
Oh, BTW, have you ever thought of covering K-Dramas on your channel? The content you'd create would be funny as hell! 🤣🤣🤣
On an unrelated note, we need a Pinterest Board for your Pullover Picks.
Haha I got the green hoodie from pacsun!
12:06 This was my ‘Call Me By Your Name’ growing up 😂
P.S. Professor Calculus is Aroace Rep.
Welp, following Cindy as a french took a wild turn...
Love u and ur croissants!!
Luv your videos Cindy 🫶♥️🫶
Thank u !!
12:15 WOW! I love this collection already! The pioneer of the ‘New Look’.
Btw have you seen ‘Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris’?
i have not! what is that?
@@withcindy It’s about this BRITISH cleaner lady who goes to Paris in search of a dress and has many adventures there.
7:57 this is so Gideon the Ninth
Wealth disparity in the US today is way worse than it was leading up to the French Revolution.
It's so tragic 💀
16:31 Lol I should read this book because I felt seen.
Honestly tho theres so much to be said about the 'right' english language because even today in a previously british colonised country like mine we have concepts of the 'Correct English', correct spellings and collect pronunciation and it's so ridiculous because it's not even our language but because we're at such a disadvantage we have to know the 'right' everything just to be prove we're educated 'right' even in our own country much less abroad
7:58 Btw I’ve seen a video where there’s a tour of the more dangerous side of catacombs. It’s so scary. #ISeeDeadFrenchPeople
Dangerous how?
@@withcindy Like it’s overflowing and has narrow climbing areas. Also, one could get easily lost without a guide.
11:42 AAAAAAAAAAAAAA OMG this is fab! Please tell me you went full Isaac there.
Hehe I love that we both went to the same bookstore!
Okay but Bright Young Women sounds so good 👀
I'm looking forward to reading that one!
You were dubiously vietnamese I had a feeling you were but couldn’t put my finger on it till the vlog. The really loud and mildly irritating voice definitely gave it away
thanks for making great background noise content queen ❤
10:36 English is the Frankenstein’s monster of languages.
And it makes zero sense !!
I haven't been keeping up with your vlogs lately, but have you read Y/N by Esther Yi? It's similar to the premise of Idol, Burning, but more twisted. There's also the book Astral Season, Beastly Season, whose synopsis sounds similar, but I haven't read the book so can't vouch for it yet.
I haven't but that sounds rly interesting !
7:08 This took me out HAHAHAHAHA
For the tickets it's not entirely your mistake since the system in Paris and its suburb is almost purposely made to trick tourists and even French people who are not from the region
When I moved to New York this year I didn't get a ticket for the train and the worker checked for tickets and I expected to get a fine again but instead she just had me pay $5 for the ticket with no fine. I was like omg Paris would never !!
If I had your face is an amazing book. It left me feeling introspective and empty. My favorite character is also the sex worker because she's a cynic badass and yeah... I get it.
She's so us coded
@@withcindy you get me
7:04 We’re not here to have fun, we’re going to have worksheets based on Eiffel Tower vocabulary. #IYKYK