LIVING IN FINLAND: REALITY VS EXPECTATIONS
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2019
- Since we've now been living in Finland for a year I thought we could look back and see if reality has matched the expectations I had.
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If you have a good eye to appreciate the beauty of nature, you will love Finland.the Finnish landscape is about 80% covered by forest making Finland the most forested country in all Europe.
Which is why I want to move there (ok I also have some family there but still)
I also want to live there. I have always wanted to live in place full of nature. Is it expensive?
there is nature in most coutries in this planet
@@hassanmustapha3874 The whole planet is nature.
@@justdance3473 helsinki can be expensive but i wouldnt even want to live there. If u move more north into a smaller town or city its not as expensive
She doesn't sound like a Londoner. Instead, she sounds like a Finn...
I am a Finn... 🤷🏼♀️
She sounds boring
Karine Del Rio I sound more boring, wanna hang out?
You speak like foreigner. Not like English-speaking person. :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
The accent has gotten more Finnish than what it was in the throwback video??? It sounds like it's gone from Irish to Finnish.
Walls are thick? I can hear my neighbor when he's grinding coffee in the morning, showering, peeing and flushing the toilet. 😂😂 The weird thing about it I've never heard him talking. 🤣
Walls are *T H I C C*
Haha 😅😅 hmm sounds like he might be lonely! Next time you hear him grinding coffee maybe pop over for a coffee! 😂☕
@@CatCadwallader Don't want to bother him apparently he's enjoying his Finnisch Personal space and its silence. 😂
@Vilja Skriko Ofc he does, very silently... probably in english he never uses...
Or is it just me? 0.o
Our walls are thick, but the young lady in upstairs is so loud ”oooohh aaahh iiiihh aaaahh” 😆
You even speak English like a Finn
Cat is Finnish...
No
She sounds American to me, but, I’m from an area with a large heritage from Finland so idk.
yes, she does
She also speaks Swedish, Finnish and French like a Finn.
Ketkä suomalaiset kattoo tätä
Minä
Voi näitä joskus vilkaista. Saa hyvää tasotestiä myös miten ymmärtää englanninkieltä.
Jep
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Jotkut. En vaan ymmärrä miksi, kun tietää jo kaiken.
Wait she is a finn. The accent is finnish
RandomPower she’s not
@@torpmorp1324 Yes she is Finnish, just read "About".
In her about Cat clearly states she is Finnish. She didn't grow up anywhere else, but lived in London for 10 years as an adult and came back with her British fiance. Her fiance escaped crappy Britain (I can say that as a Brit) they got out well done them.
@@factbeaglesarebest britain sucks mate, have you ever left that sad island?
Her accent is more Finnish-Swedish, she is clearly using a language you can call Finland-Swedish, finlandssvenska or suomenruotsi, take you pick.
About 5% of the people in Finland speak Swedish as their native language.
There are now few more options for public transport, in addition to bus, tram, metro and ferry, for summertime:
- city bikes
- city kick scooters (electric / non-electric)
- city rowboats
How has it already been a year?!?! 😭 (Nice t-shirt btw 🤭 )
Oh thanks, I'm surprised you could tell since my hair is covering the logo! 🙄😂
@@CatCadwallader me likes you
@@villep6356 Wtf
@@villep6356 wtf
@Ke Ka edgyyy
I've already been to Finland twice now, (1 week in Jyväskylä, and 2 weeks in Oulu.) And I fell head over heels in love with Finland. During my time in Oulu, I decided I wanted to live in Finland. Even though I am quite nervous about leaving Texas for longer than a couple of weeks, I am sticking to my guns.
GO FOR IT! The experience will be great and you can always move back to your hometown!
Man come to the Swedishspeaking countryside in Ostrobotthnia and Åland. Its legit just Texas
Wait, is it possible to live there by only speaking swedish?
@@relampio yeah, its a bilingual country
Also did u know Finland is the country with 7th highest gun rate in the world
Come in eastern Canada in march-april, you'll experience 4 seasons in a week!
I just moved here for 3 months (and plan to be here permanently). I came from tropical SEAsian country, very excited seeing you so excited being here for 1 year. Best regards from me x
Oh cool, hope you're enjoying it! :)
how did it go?
How is it going?
Wow, already a year! Congrats! :)
It would be cool if you made a video about getting a degree in Finland. And whether you're planning to get a doctoral degree :)
Thank you! Ok, cool I'll put that on the to do list! 😊👍
Finland is amazing!! I loved my time in Helsinki 💗 not done with this place yet for sure
Finland has things - that Most People never heard of !
*I totally feel the same! Time does fly! I can't believe I've been living in Finland for four years now! I also make videos and living in Finland as a foreigner. It's been a pleasant experience. It seems we had the same shock or experienced the same thing! I enjoyed every second of this video ❤️*
The hearing of neighbors 😂😂😂 good we have two doors to keep our secrets safe😂😂
Where are You videos ?
Are Your Videos Where at ?
I always tell my students in Japan how wonderful Finland is.
Michael Salovaara Is it, though?
@@torpmorp1324 yes it is!
@@torpmorp1324 where are you from?
Teach Them to play Finnish Baseball ! Everybody knows that SALMIAKKI - IS The FAVORITE Candy in Finland !
Hey I can second you with the water pressure. My most recent apartment in Finland has this shower that doesn't have enough pressure to rinse the sauna benches.
My personal experiences about the insulation is, I had an apartment in a house built at 2003 and I could never hear anything other than coming through the balcony door. On the other hand now I have a 1997 built apartment where I hear almost nothing ever, except this neighbour who plays probably NHL and screams profanities to the full capacity of his lungs. And occasionally someone practicing oboe or some other woodwind instrument, which in turn is very pleasant as a musician myself. Also sorry about being the guy who plays electric guitar. Pretty happy about the insulation other than the gamer guy and it's more about the guy.
Are there other seasons in britain than damp rain?
Great to hear you've enjoyed living here. Always interesting to hear how Finland is from another perspective, you don't really think about all the things that are unique here.
Loved this video! Amazing! I'm becoming a fan of Travel vlogs, thank you James Asquith!
Anyone interested in Finnish national character might enjoy the book The Honest Tribe: Travels in Finland.
“Comments about things working better in Finland… because let’s face it, we all know that it does” 😂 After 19 years in London, I can say this is still very true. It really does 😅
Besides the seasons, this really doesn't have much to do about Finland itself. Most of it seems like specifics to your apartment location. Happy for you though! I would LOVE to move to Finland someday!
There should be a strong rubber band holding the chains of the boxing bag, reducing the metal to metal friction! Look it up.
Or at minium there should be rubber bands to minimize the noise. As an engineer hearing that metal to concrete grind hurts me personally
I had a flatmate who played electric guitar. We were in a student flat. One of our neighbors dropped a wish-list of songs she would've liked to hear. Another time the same neighbor rang the bell on the door. Delivered the list. I answered the door. That was a whole another conversation.
When making hotel reservations I always try to avoid places with carpet in the rooms.
I really enjoy your videos Cat. I'm a new subscriber. Thank you for your informative presentation on Finnish culture.
Glad to hear it 😊
Hyvä video! Kevät on kyllä mukavaa aikaa Suomessa! Kevät on kyllä kaunis Lontoosakin :D
Kiitos! Se on kyllä totta! 😊🌱🌺
Oh, I’m so jealous) can’t wait till I get my own place in Helsinki, someday!!!!!!)))
We can be friends ?
Alyson Smokie Don’t keep your hopes up. Helsinki is a shithole 💩
@@Juide80 do you mind elaborating? I am considering moving there
@@soggytoez3057 mars is much warmer
@@soggytoez3057 that dude is lying as part of finland it isnt
A year ago I was deciding if I should move from Chicago to Finland or Daytona beach Florida. Thats how I found your channel. I chose Daytona beach and after a year I gotta say it's the best decision I made in my life. My rent went from $1400 to $700 and I live on an island. There's only one disappointment. I thought the ocean that's 3 blocks away would be warm to swim in all year but it's only warm during the summer. So I'm gonna invest in a wetsuit 👍😁👍 and I'm learning how to surf this summer 👍😁👍 and I will visit Finland maybe this year 👍😁👍
I can't blame you for choosing Daytona Beach over Finland 😂 It sounds amazing!! Finland's always here for you to visit! 😊🇫🇮
My gf mom and dad are from findland and you sound JUST LIKE HER MOM I am so like amazed by this
Lol im from Finland
This video is so cute! It makes me appreciate the finnish things that we have.
And even now, you're still giddy about the seasons! It's adorable!
Thank you!😊🙌
The north part of Finland, Sweden and Norway has 8 season's. The best season is alkukevää/vårvintern, in my opinion.
Yeees!! 👌👌
"Kevättalvi" in finnish. Alkukevät is after kevättalvi.
@@Darxxxydejust niinhän se olikiin.
Siis tämä räntäkausi? 😄🤔
@@314ngu Se on vain ränkäkausi etelässä. :-)
I hear my neighbor when he plays fortnite... He screams all the time and it is getting so annoying
Yikes!😅😅
xD
Bubblegum I’m Aussie but I think I’m your neighbor
3 perheenjäsentäni asuu Suomessa (Helsingissä ja Tampereella) viimeisten 8 vuoden ajalta. nyt he voivat puhua sujuvasti suomea. he rakastavat suomalaisia, kulttuuria ja maata.
Love from India❤️
Hi Cat it’s nice to watch your videos as you sound very cheerful and one day I’d like go to Finland for a Holliday also have you heard of the Finnish church in rotherhithe south east London as I’d like to visit there and there tourist office in central to prepare myself for my journey anyway that’s it for now so until then take care and cheerio Babe x
Sounds like she’s so happy in Finland 🇫🇮
You need to try ice swimming (avanto), its the best
I never went to Finland. But all the points you talked about. You also could have for example in Germany. Is there nothing typical on experiences in your life what you only can experience in Finland?
I lived in Sweden almost 50 years ago (a year of folkhögskola). I was once told "everything the Swedes do the Finns do", which helps explain Suomi's close connection to Sverige. One of the things I learned very quickly to do was to take my shoes off once I entered someone's home, whether it was a house or an apartment. There was always a little wooden bench by the entrance door where you could sit and remove your shoes. From that point on you walked around in your stocking feet. I'm sure it helps limit the noise going down into the apartment below, otherwise you would hear the thump, thump thump of shoe heels hitting the floor. Even though I twice visited friends who lived in Itä Pakila I can't remember if the same custom is practiced in Finland, but since "everything the Swedes do the Finns do" I'm sure it is. Hej då, hei sitten!
YES!! That is a cardinal rule here as well!! 😄👍
Swedes Dont play FINNISH BASEBALL !
@@holoholopainen1627 Niin, mikä on pointtisi?
@@jhendin The NATIONAL identity ! Everybody knows that SURSTRÖMMING IS Part of Swedish identity - as sauna Finnish ! There Are marginal things that are important - When IT comes to what Nation Are know for !
That Nations are KNOWN for !
Hi there i have a question can you live forever in finland or no ?
Hearing you talk about the seasons really makes me want to go to Finland! 😊 Btw, I was wondering: when you’re in Helsinki, can you just talk Swedish to (Finnish-speaking) people or will they be slightly annoyed and prefer if you speak English?
You should definitely visit one day! 😊🇫🇮 I speak Finnish when I'm out around the Helsinki area and Swedish if I'm in the southwest where our summer house i, as that area has a large Swedish speaking population 😊
@@CatCadwallader Thanks for the advice! 😊 Good luck with your thesis!!
Yeah, as a Swedish speaking foreigner you could definitely start in Swedish, and then if you get a blank stare you switch to English 😄👍
I work in the tourist field and quite many Swedish (speaking) people start with Swedish and I am so glad to be saved from the guessing game of "is this group speaking a language I can give service in or not" :D And hey, det kan hända att den på kassan/cafén osv är finlandsvensk och hellre pratar svenska än engelska :D
@@TheTekuli Years back I worked in a small museum in Helsinki on weekends. That time there were some older Swedish speaking ladies who came in every now and then to check if sufficient Swedish speaking service was available. They were feared by us young Finnish speaking students ;) The museum was privately funded, Swedish language was not required.
Hello, I am aspired to pursue MBA in States but I'm also considering Finland considering the financials I have in hand right now. I can only speak English per se. How is the Job market and can we find one easily? If we don't speak Swedish or Finnish are we gonna be considered for Jobs?
I’m moving to Finland next Thursday from London! I’m half Finnish but never lived there. I speak the language but still very nervous
Hello,you can lube the metal parts with oil in a seringe to silence your boxing bag without taking it off.
Going on the march tomorrow too. The island's sunk in its own obsession, but it's important to state your position.
Yes!!! 💪💪
"spring is coming" yeah but winter is coming and only after that comes spring
How about making a video about the things you miss most about London/England?😁
Yeah, that might be interesting! 😊
@@CatCadwallader Definitely. Sounds a whole lot less weird than a Finn reflecting on living in Finland..??
@@KapteeniKuutamo well if that Finn has lived her entire adult life in another country up until a year ago then I feel like it's kinda legit? 🤷🏼♀️
@@CatCadwallader Well, the titles of the videos fooled me more than the videos themselves. Having been back here for more than 10 years now I would enjoy a fresh perspective of how the homecoming feels like after some 10 years away (I suppose?). We do have a variety of v-bloggers living in Finland with their family and friends in a another country so your point of view does differ from them.
Cat Peterson How about telling us what is most annoying things about Finland without saying every little personal thing. How about exploring Finland outside of Helsinki and Lappland. There are alot to see in Finland without setting your foot to any big tourist place or any of the biggest towns in Finland.
How about you step out of your small comfort zone and stay out of any of the biggest towns or the biggest tourist places and do something you’ve never done and stay somewhere you have never been. And how about making some videos when you’re doing it and maybe even livestreaming. I haven’t even watched many of your videos but this video gives the impression that you will make your trip and just tell your viewers about it in your living room which is so cheap. Why not showing where you have been exactly by making videos at the scene and not just make a clean version about it when you get home. It shouldn’t be that much of work. If you want to minimize your work during your trip you can just film the footage and make some kind of video diary and then edit it all after your trip and comment about your videos if you think they need some commentary to be more enjoyable to watch.
Just a hint. It would make your videos seem more real. Sorry if I hurt your feelings, you seem like a nice girl 🤷♂️
Is it buggy there? What type of bugs/insects are there??
Hi Cat, I used to live in Helsinki a long time ago. I've considered moving back to Finland, but maybe to a more Swedish speaking area. I do speak some Finnish, but I've used Swedish more living in London. What area could you recommend? I don't mind living amongst a small population, but at least somewhere that has jobs available. Any ideas? Åbo is mostly Finnish speaking I think.
I mean you could move to Åland if you don't mind living on an island. Everyone speaks Swedish, and most are bad at Finnish. It only takes a few hours to get to the mainland as well.
Österbotten, Åboland, Västnyland or Åland. The Swedishspeaking areas are rural and small towns but being Swedishspeaking make you a cooler person
4:10 aaahen.. aahen.. aaahen 😂😂😂
This sound is really common in every house
Yes the electrical outlets are amazing (I live in Sweden though but I think it’s a thing here in the north? I dunno 😂)
What country are you from? Are you living in Finland with your parents? Because as far as I know why I can't push through living in Finland because I can't get or petition my parents so I can live with them.
I don’t know where you lived in London but not ALL English homes have double taps and bad water pressure. But yes most the rented places do since they put in the cheapest boilers and taps etc. I’m also finnish but lived in the UK for 20 years and we have a nice shower and single taps 🤪 Can’t hear the neighbours very well either. Haha! By I do agree UK has only spring or autumn and nothing else 😂
Couldn’t agree more with your feelings! :)
What job do you guys do in Finland?
how to go in finland?i am from.phillipines wish to be there living together with my family
What do you study and where? :D I spend most of my time at Viikki campus, started my PhD studies 3 months ago.
I study media management at Arcada University of Applied Sciences :)
@@CatCadwallader i'm always confused about what exactly people are studying when its outside the natural sciences :D also i'm confused when the university name doesn't contain the name of the city or country where its located in xD so far i have studied in University of Latvia, Univeristy of Copenhagen, and Univeristy of Helsinki (you see thr pattern)
Yeah, it is confusing! :D
I would like to one day live in Helsinki. I visited there and Tampere this year and loved it. Professionally I am a transportation planner in Virginia with a Graduate degree in urban and regional planning. I speak almost no Finnish. I have no idea if it's even possible to move there and get a job in that field making at least 75,000 euros (my current salary), but I just don't feel attached to anywhere in the US anymore. I definitely liked Finland more than Germany even though I speak German pretty well and studied there. I just don't know if I should start to learn the language if there is a doubt I won't land a career in the planning field at that salary.
Most jobs are 30k-40k/year, but Helsinki is hella expensive to live in.
Winter in London is just rain there are only 2 types of weather rain and sunshine
Carpets can FOAD, to be fair.
Oi sou da Brasil
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Finish that rubic cube!
You should go and add oil to the punching bag attachment, if I understood your problem correctly.
It was not that interesting to listen to for me, but I'm glad you're happy 🙂 if the metal hinge on the boxing bag is making an annoying noise, you can probably ask the person to wrap so kind of material there to reduce the noice.
Lol, gym underneath and a concert on top floor, you should move to Street. It's more peaceful.
Just kidding. 😁
Haha I know, right?! 😂
I've never been to that part of the world, but I'd like to travel there some day.
By the way, I wathced this like 8 month later, but still:
I watched the entire video and ... you (should) know, my thoughs (as a Finn....) are:
1) Water Pressure (especially the hot water): Yes, I lived in Scotland for two years (as a Finn).
2) The electrical outlet in the bathroom: Yeah, you guys on the islands have fuses in the socets and in the appliances! It should not be that difficult. Still "you can't have an electrical output on your bathroom even if your shower is an electrical one...." ... yeah..
3) Wall-to-wall-carpet ... :P
4) Electrict guitar ... yeah... Life in an apartment building. :)
5) The punching bag: Lucky you! That's I always (only) take the top floor apartment. :D
6) The publick transportation in Helsinki area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, etc..) is great, please do not diss it like that. ;)
7) Come on ..it's the "Crazy Days" (hullut päivät) at Stockmann! :D
8) Yean, not every country speaks english... ;)
9) And you can still get the FOUR season in Finland (or other Northern Coutries). ;)
10) Yeah, Finland is such a strange country with long distances. :D
(no Idea what the "thesis" is all about, I went through the commercial college)
11) Well yeah ... you do not need any "strong" opinions.. How you Finn?
One year and you have a Finnish accent. :D Love it.
Hello mam I am form india. I want to know about Finland and when Finland open for Indian students. I applied study visa
watching your video finland sounds like heaven. is there really no disadvantages there? haha
Finland is amazing. I love nature so I like Finland.
Maybe is amazing place to live if you have family. Im living here but feel very lonely
What accent does she have? Where is she from? Finland?
We have all the seasons in Scotland, too...rolled into one hour 😂
Hi Vampira
I’m an American and I reallllly wanna move somewhere in Europe! And Finland is on my list
Give your neighbor the gift of a little machine oil and the boxing bag squeak will go away.
Hullut päivät is like the Finnish Black Friday. Don't go there if you want to stay sane.
Do you mean to stay mentally healthy. Sane means crazy and sane doesn't suit her situation. Anyway it is not good to use the word sane of anybody, but I knew you were not meant to write to stay sane you wanted to mean to get sane.
Did you somehow confuse sane and insane...?
pahvi3 it’s just one department store (although the best maybe).
@@anssiulmala1554 Nope, they meant to "stay sane". Not to "go INsane". Read from the dictionary.
@@anssiulmala1554 always nice to see people correcting others on something that they have entirely wrong themselves
Siis tää CZcams yrittää saaha mut iloseks siitä et asun suomessa ku kokoaja pompahtaa jotai ulkokielisiä videoita jotka kehuu suomee😂 onks muut huomannu saman?
Jallunapsu 99 Oon huomannut. Eka tuli sen jenkkikundin video, sit tää
Johtuu siitä, että CZcams algoritmi ajattelee videon olevan kiinnostava Suomessa asuville, ja varmaan siksi, että suomalaiset on sitä katsoneet. Mistäpä muusta suomalaiset haluaisi kuulla kuin siitä, kuinka hyvä maa Suomi on muiden mielestä.
@@Noksus oot varmaan oikeessa, tosin kyl mua kiinnostais semmonenki video missä kritisoidaan Suomea yhtä paljon kuin kehutussa🤔
Lol joo oon huomannu saman and i love it
@@Noksus Lol erittäin totta
For short time its a good experience.
My head Gone to really really really painfull wonderlands when you make old door Sound with your mount
You don't have electrical outlets in the bathroom where you are from?? ),:
Is Finland good for Mba studies ?
Is iT possible to enter in Finland from Bangladesh if i have so much money😃
Im just so glad that someone is so annoyed of noises from neighbors :DDD no chance you could make it in my apartment those noises sound like a dream
Haha oh no 😳😅
I've never heard of an apartment where you CAN'T hear neighbors. Haha, where did that illusion come? :D When moving you always wish that you don't get noisy teenagers, fighting couples, drunks or children in your building. Always a gamble, since you can hear everything. Really stressful. I'm lucky in my current apartment that I only have lonely older people who still can hear well (and don't need to watch the news at super high volume). We only have one noisy neighbor two floors down who is mentally impaired and sometimes yells/talks by himself. But that is nothing to me, I've never had it so well.
As a new one to your videos, I was left wondering why did you think it was a luxury to borrow someones car in Finland? I'm sure that's not a Finnish thing? :D
Haha yeah, I must admit my experience of Helsinki apartments were old stone buildings, they're amazingly well insulated. New apartments not so much 😂😂 The car thing was because we didn't have a car i London, and no family nearby to borrow one from 😅
@@CatCadwallader Oh, I see! That makes a lot more sense :')
what city in Finland speak English more often?
I left Finland a week ago and I have lived there for years and it’s fun how this video is in my recommend list 😃
hermoradat ovat lukkiutuneet ikuiseen suomiaksenttiin, maailman kaunein aksentti!
I cannot understand those critical and rude comments about her speech etc. She just wants to tell about her experiences and feelings and is just a fascinating young lady.
Wow, one year already? Also for me it feels like a month ago when I watched your video about moving to Finland. Maybe this means I'm becoming an old fart, time just flies by. By the way, I think that "plastic" carpet is called linoleum, somebody correct me if I'm wrong. They are very common in Finnish apartments.
Både du och Dave verkar trivas bra i Finland ännu efter ett år, så ni gjorde säkert det rätta valet. Man kan väl säga välkommen hem! Vintern är kall, mörk och dyster, men de andra årstiderna är ju super, så man kan njuta 6 månader av året, eller hur? Själv tycker jag att allt funkar så bra i Finland att inte vill jag flytta någon annanstans.
When I saw that movie title and picture which attached as you explained. I though she is you. :-)
Finland verkar ju att vara som Nederländerna, det var min känsla när jag lyssnade på dig. Jag har bott i det där landet i många år. Skulle aldrig tro det, men nu berättade du för mig hur det är i Finland, och du kan visserligen veta det!
Coolt! :)
Hopefully get to Finland one day soon
You’re so beautiful!!!
All stuff are great, but I was expecting to say things for more important stuff like; living cost, public transport, jobs for foreigners, the people…..
There are very simple ways to reduce the risk of disturbing your neighbors if you play electric guitar or have an infant screaming all night for example. It's too big a topic to cover here, but there are certainly tons of tutorials out there.
Finland's ranking is dropping at a breakneck pace. Education had been independent in schools. Now Politicians and senior officials make themselves important and, in their own opinion now, “invent” good new methods and projects to make the system more efficient. The teaching is now mixed up. The ranking will drop drastically.
Even officials sites block all commets.
Hahahhaha 20th of march spring seems here,,, sponge bob said : 2 weeks later taraaa ta taaaaa snowyyyyyy agaiiinnn
And btw how long to finish your rubiks cube?
Haha I knooow, it's ridiculous!
I haven't finished it but I think Dave did it in like 3 minutes once :D
Cat Peterson will be fun to have challege you and dave to finish it 😁 i did it with my husband lol
Can you PLEASE tell me what your accent is? I figured you were Finnish but you said just moved to Finland. Pleeeeease i need to identify your accent.
Haha 😂 I'm Finnish but I lived in the UK for 10 years 😄
Possible for you to help me with any job opportunity in Finland?
Finland my dream home
shower there feels like an old man peeing on you????? KINKY!!!! LOL
You seem so happy!
I am!🤗