star struck
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2019
- In which John discusses experiences on both sides of the starstruck equation.
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Hi. Have we met? If so, I hope I was nice. You were great. Thank you.
Oh, also: HANK AND I ARE GOING ON (a very brief) TOUR. We will be in Madison, Wisconsin on August 16th and Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 18th. www.hankandjohn.com/appearances
All proceeds from this tour will go to support efforts to reduce child and maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. Hope to see you there. Thanks. -John
We have met twice! Once at Vidcon 9 years ago and again at Vidcon at the 10 year reunion 5 days ago! So glad I got to express my appreciation to you twice!
No, unfortunately you havnt been to the UK quite enough.
Can the next Green Bro Book Tour come to the UK Midlands please?
Yes I met you at bookcon this year!
vlogbrothers John, we haven’t met, but possibly even weirder, we’ve been in the same room twice and we have a mutual acquaintance! I came to both the tfios and Paper towns movie tour stops when they were in Ohio and I have a friend named Nathaniel who has been your waiter several time at one of your favorite restaurants in Indy! My best friend goes to school at Butler and every time I visit her I cross my fingers that we’ll run into each other! 😅
My sister and I are going to the Madison stop!! I can't wait to see you both!!
The idea of John Green being star struck by Dan Howell is somewhat amusing to me.
I am a huge, huge fan of Dan and Phil (and have been for like A DECADE). -John
I too would babble if I met dan howell
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I may cry this is a better crossover than endgames
Especially after Dan had that cringe attack on his Collab with Tyler about when he touched John's butt accidentally and ran away 🤣
It is highly amusing to me 😂
I totally thought this would be a video about meeting Keanu Reeves
Haven't watched it yet, and I'm disappointed to hear that it's not. DFTBA
I came down to the comments to see if anyone else thought the same!
Same!
Maybe someday. . . . -John
I am not sure that John would have been able to contain himself long enough to announce it via vlog? I am betting he would break his rule of no social media so he could get the word out. BTW, is there anyway we can make that meetup happen? I think that would be super awesome!
John. I talked on the phone with you once while you were promoting Turtles All The Way Down. I was way more articulate than I thought I would be. We even had a brief conversation about star-struckedness. But you asked me what I was studying in college and I told you I was trying to become a high-school math teacher, and you told me I was doing "incredibly important work". That was a real motivator for me in a pretty dark time in my life, and I'm happy to say that I'm still on that career path, and I have one more year left of school. So thanks, John. DFTBA ❤
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Ahhh a fellow math nerd, now I’m star struck 🤩
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Ahh that's so nice. I loved having those conversations in the run-up to Turtles coming out. It was a way for me of reminding myself that actual people were going to read it, not just numbers/amazon rankings/goodreads ratings/etc. Thanks for the chat (and the good work). -John
I would be so psyched if my math teacher was a fellow nerdfighter! Good luck on your journey!
0:28 : I know a pretty good writer who once wrote : “What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person.”
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You've quoted the man himself. Wow.
Paper Towns
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I ran into John Green in a bar last winter. We had a pleasant and brief conversation, then did that thing where we say goodbye and then walk the same direction. He went to meet some people who were standing by my table. As I sat back down, I spilled my entire drink on myself.
He saw.
This video helps a little.
Amazing 😂❤️
Omg that must have been mortifying xD
It's nice to hear stories like this, they're nice reminders that we're all just people, and we've all been embarassed before
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New favorite John Green quote: “Don’t worry about it; there’s so much else to worry about.”
That's probably the most John Green John Green quote ever spoken
I hope the person who screamed in the cereal aisle sees this and screams again at the number of times you mentioned them. That would be a good day for them I think.
Bonus points if they're at the grocery store, in the cereal aisle when they see this.
@@TheEntertainmentZone679 😂😂😂
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John really out here making me emotional on a Tuesday afternoon huh
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And none of us are really surprised either, huh? This has happened to me so many times before.
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John: "I can't articulate myself that well"
Also John: makes a beautiful poetic 4 minute video on sunsets.
Me: "Oh, really? You can't articulate yourself well, can you?"
There's a difference between talking to a camera and talking to actual people. I know when I write, I can take my time and be as eloquent as I need to be. But when I speak I'm just a yammering blob of awkwardness.
@@Alexandretta I could have written the exact words you wrote just there, because I was thinking (and am living :P) the same thing.
.....except I wouldn't have come up with anything as excellent as 'yammering blob of awkwardness'. A+ for that :D
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Aha, but he planned that video, right? He wrote it out first, or at least a general outline of it. He writes such beautiful things (and Hank writes absolutely remarkable ones), but he has to Think about them first, as most socially anxious people do. If someone is confronted suddenly, without warning, without time for preparation, especially one who has trouble in social situations, they will inevitably not be able to express themselves in the way that they'd like to. We just can't think on the spot like that. Which is why people like us leave surprising encounters thinking, "I should've said this or that, or shaken their hand a little differently, or kept better eye contact, or used a different phrase there, they must've thought I was so weird and unintelligent and annoying," etc etc.
@@spacedragon8929 thanks for putting it so fluently. Being a writter myself and at the same time being starstruck super easily I understand John quite well, therefore was only teasing or trying to make a joke, that is.
I’m really tired and have a learning disability so I read the title of this video as “stars suck” and I was like,
well that’s a bit harsh.
he has blamed the stars in the past...
@@kiralaine2313 oooooh good one
nah, that's hank's video, where he talks about this in relation to his book :P
I hope you can reflect on other moments how delightfully funny your exhaustion combined with your disability can make life sometimes. I think too often people focus just on the negatives and the wording in your comment just really made me laugh.
My best laugh of the day. Thank You.
Meeting Roberto Firmino is no big deal, but meeting his dentist...THAT would be a crowning achievement.
I don't know whether I should boo or laugh hysterically.
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You made my day with that joke
I wanna see how John would react if he met Keanu Reeves. I'd pay to watch that
how do we make this happen? there has to be a way.
I don't know if you realise, but that's suuuper creepy. Like, you'd pay to watch someone feeling really exposed and vulnerable who's probably feeling humiliated already. Just sayin', it's weird.
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@@robertofontiglia4148 wow buddy, you have some pessimistic thoughts, humiliated ? I don't think so
@@robertofontiglia4148 That's a weird take
This is my whole life but with everyone. I don’t know if I’ve ever met a “famous” person.
Come to think of it, same. -John
That actually helps a little. Thanks, John :)
I’m the same way. So are my parents. :)
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I feel this on a spiritual level
Can confirm. Have screamed when I was replied to by John on Twitter back in 2010.
Well that’s fortunate because... I don’t know if John’s mentioned it, but he’s not on social media anymore 😑, so that isn’t likely to happen again.
@@AlexPope1668 I have a high hope that John's social media hiatus will end prematurely and he will tweet about/during project for awesome.
I still remember when John replied to a comment of mine a few years ago... and when Hank sent me an email during the Project For Awesome asking for a clarification on one of the perks I chose. ... Which, as it happens, _I totally messed up!_ Thanks for reminding me that Hank probably hates me, ever since that day and onto forever!! ;-;
Wow you saying that you weren’t experiencing yourself as John green really made me think, there certainly is a difference between the way we perceive ourselves and the way the world sees us
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So here's a fun thing to think about: every single person you will ever meet (even friends and family) has a vastly different experience of the you that they know. We all share different things with different people and those moments go on to sculpt a version of yourself that you ultimately have very little control over. Even moreso after considering the multitude of emotions that every person will attribute to you. The person that saw you trip before quickly finding your footing and continuing to walk on as if nothing happened? Your teachers? Your students? Parents? Lovers? There are a vast number of different 'yous' out there, residing solely in the minds of others.
This is such an interesting video because I remember when I first met John Green, he was greeting people in a line at VidCon (I think 2015 or 2016). I shook his hand nervously and all that could come out of my mouth was, "You are a very smart man." and he said "Thank you." and went on. I never even got a picture, so it was an awkward moment that I get to keep to myself for the rest of my life, but it's so surreal how he experiences it too.
At least that means you'll be understanding if we ever meet!
i dont normally comment on your videos but i thought this was really nice one. thank you :)
Thanks, Max! -John
I met Hank at the first Nerdcon and my star struckedness manifested in me saying LITERALLY NOTHING to him. IM SORRY HANK
I am 16 years old and it helps me a lot that anxiety is an issue grown people have to deal with too. I am a rather shy person, I hate starting conversations and I am huge fan of the system of overthinking afterwards, no matter who I talked to. So thank you for pointing out that people are in fact only people.
(I am from Germany and starstruck is a lovely word I've never heard before and can now use in my essays. Thanks :)
Lots of love :)
Who are you and why/how do you sound like me?
Omg same. Me too. I’m 19 (today! It’s my birthday) and have had clinical anxiety for about 5 years now (was diagnosed 3 yrs ago) and hey it’s okay. Virtual hug to you. You’re doing great. And you can talk to me anytime!
@@goober7810 Happy birthday!
(Virtual hug to you, if you want one ^^)
Same to all of this, despite being 16. I'm 18, but also from Germany and quite the introvert
I was pretty relieved last year when John said he gets phone anxiety. Adults are always like WOW THE YOUNGER GENERATION CAN’T EVEN ORDER A PIZZA. HOW PATHETIC, and it was comforting to know that sometimes, forty something dads can’t do it either.
literally tearing up when john said thank you at the end.
So did he, I think.
recently wrote a song inspired by "turtles all the way down" as sort of a lame form of a thank-you; i don't quite know how else to express the level of comfort that comes from knowing someone else is experiencing something you (albeit foolishly) thought you were dealing with alone. thank you, john.
currently re-watching vlogbrothers videos and happened to run into your comment--i love your music so much and i love that you're a nerdfighter :)
Dan Howell is an inspiration I would blabber too John
“Because you can’t articulate yourself too well”
John Green everybody
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"Don't worry about it, that is so much else to worry about."
-John Green.
Amen brother Green. And thank you, thank you, thank you.
I've never met Hank or John, but I'm often in the Indianapolis area, and whenever I go to the city I think about writing a letter about what vlogbrothers and all of John's projects mean to me, so that I can calmly give it to him if I were to meet him. And, if I make a fool of myself, at least in my writing I'll seem articulate and appreciative of all of his work.
"and I can't articulate myself well..." says a great author and someone who is notoriously good with words
We met in the security line of the Boston airport after Nerdcon and it was a special way to end the weekend. Thank you
Also, I found it funny that I paused listening to Dear Hank and John to watch this video. Your videos are a reason for me to look forward to Tuesdays.
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I just met David Tennant and started hysterically laughing from my nerves before rushing out a thank you followed by trying to run backwards so this video had perfect timing
This is a most fortuitous video for you to have posted this week, I suppose because it was just VidCon. I was standing in the same room as you last week at the Industry track reception and SO wanted to come and say hello and thanks, but for me you are the person I was most starstruck by at VidCon. Later that day I very comfortably had a drink with Dan Howell, Natalie Wynn (ContraPoints) and Ze Frank, but I couldn't say hi to you. I've been watching your videos since 2007, wrote my undergraduate dissertation about Nerdfighteria back in 2013, and am now doing a PhD about UA-cam content creators at the LSE, in large part thanks to the VlogBrothers. So HI, and THANKS! DFTBA.
I thought I saw the DFTBA van in a driveway in my small town as I was driving by. I quite literally almost drove off the road into a parked car. It was like a bolt of pure good energy lightning had struck me.
John, in my world you are a star.
I hope that I'll get to tell you in person one day, but absent that, I guess I gotta cross my fingers that you see this comment.
You and Hank are extremely important to me. 2014 was a year which gave me my daughter, but it also gave me the start of a custody war that lasted almost 2 years. I hope that stays the darkest part of my life. During that time, I had an hour drive to and from work. In early 2015 I found Crash Course, a milestone in my life I'd compare to humanity's milestones of the discovery penicillin or fire or Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Through that I learned that I love world history, and I'd really love to be a history teacher.
That's one piece of the puzzle, but through Crash Course, I found this channel. This channel has contributed to my life in a way I could never adequately express.
This channel has taught me a lot. But the most important thing it taught me is that I deserve love. And that it's okay to love myself. That I SHOULD love myself. And while I'm at it, I should love others. And that it's okay, and possible, to show other how much there is to love about the world as it already is.
Your influence on my life is incomparably beautiful. You and Hank have helped me understand myself and others in ways I may never have found if you didn't show them to me. And I'm only one of millions of people who will be affected by the unapologetically empathetic and sincere voices of reason you two have proven to be.
To quote someone I look up to: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
In these moments I can be really shy. I met a UA-camr I watched while on a school trip to a different country. It was so unlikely to happen. The chances of me and that person being in the same room together were so slim and I met them in Primark on a Tuesday. It was probably the most mundane Tuesday in their life but for me it was special.
It's nice to know that even people who are so well known and successful aren't immune to this feeling.
Sometimes you have to accept the ripple that you have made for someone. Even if small. It is still effective.
I remember that time in college when I found out Hank had liked one of my tweets and almost cried 😂 I cannot imagine meeting any of you both, since my admiration towards your work is way high up there. But I'd still love to, just to say thank you (if you ever decide to visit Argentina, no pressure tho)
hi John, I watch you from Syria, Aleppo. You made a great impact on my life.. Thanks buddy
Somehow you knowing the name of the Brazilian soccer star's dentist is endearing, not creepy.
I can't even come up with a hypothetical imaginary situation where John would be creepy. I don't think it's possible
I experienced a small bit of celebrity while touring Korea doing English camps. Because we sang and danced to upbeat, fun songs, the children loved us. They asked for pictures and autographs. That feeling of myself as someone other than me was really weird to be honest. I can't imagine being any more famous than that and what mixture of stress and delight that must be.
Wow. It seemed like John was close to tears at the end of the video. The Thank You sounded very sincere. Thank you, John, for making this video.
13 seconds. This is the fastest I've ever found a vlogbrothers video. LOL
And here I thought 8 minutes was early!
@@secretforreddit I just happened to open my subscriptions and voila - I saw it before the notification came though!
That was basically me this past Friday, when I met you and Hank at VidCon. I didn’t scream, but I wasn’t able to tell you how much I appreciate everything that you do: the videos, the podcasts, the books, P4A etc. But this video reassures me that I shouldn’t feel that bad about not being able to tell you. For me, it’s just so much easier to tell you in writing...
(And: being star struck and having to communicate in your second language doesn’t help either)
Normally when I meet people I admire, I tend to feel terrible about myself afterwards. You have a tendency to make people feel good about themselves, in their own skin. That is an awesome superpower to have.
I don't know why, but watching your videos always makes me feel both happy and thoughtful, it doesn't matter what I'm doing or how I'm feeling at the time it just does. I had a similar star-struck experience when meeting Cassandra Clare at a book signing, I had a question I desperately wanted to ask but ended up just smiling awkwardly and saying thanks, she was really cool about it though and asked me who my favourite character is(Jace).
P.s- I remember screaming when you replied to my youtube comment- totally made my day
Coincidentally, I was just yesterday imagining what I would do if I met you in public, even though that would likely never happen in reality anyway. Is that weird? I just don’t like the idea of bothering people when they don’t want to be bothered, so I think about it. Anyway, this video got me really emotional for some reason. Thanks John.
John talks about Dan, Hank wears Phil space shirt. We adore supportive brothers 👍👍👍
We met in Arizona when you and Hank were on the TFIOS tour. My sister asked if you wanted a star sticker when we got up to get our books signed. You kept that red star on your face afterwards. It's one of the happiest memories I have with her, spending time together and being silly.
I met you your tfios tour when I was 16. I wanted to wear nerdfighter merch but didn’t own any, so I wrote dftba on a shirt in red sharpie and you told me you liked my shirt, and that the homemade nerdfighter shirts are your favorite. It was an amazing and memorable experience and you were so nice even though I was so nervous and awkward, so thank YOU.
I met you and Hank at VidCon 2017, it was a very pleasant experience 10/10. Also, we had matching Nathan Zed shirts on which made it that much better. I appreciate this video and you.
If I get to meet you, I expect I will react the same way I am now, which is with tears of gratitude. Thank you, John. You make the world a warmer place
The idea of having a bad meeting experience, which is inevitable in my case, is why I try and routinely leave comments on these videos that express my gratitude. I hope you see them.(:
I also once wrote a letter to John when I was in high school. Though, from knowing high school me, it was probably VERY badly written and embarrassing.
We met once during the TFIOS tour at a signing! I said, "HI JOHN Thanks for being so awesome!!!" which I had rehearsed in my head the whole time I was standing in line. And John replied, "No, thank YOU for being so awesome, it only works if it goes both ways" and in that moment I became even MORE star-struck, which I hadn't thought possible. It's a really great memory for me :')
If there is any dentist worth knowing, it is Roberto Firmino's. Those teeth are a pleasure to behold.
I don't even know what Roberto Firmino looks like but this comment is just pure gold. Bless you.
Hello John, we've never met, and probably never will. But I still appreciate your videos, thank you.
I generally avoid meeting celebrities/people I look up to for this reason. I can never articulate how much I appreciate what their work has done for me and I end up just thinking back over the interaction and wishing I'd said something different/better.
About 6 years ago, a classmate of mine told me that you, John, were going to be at my favorite book store in Chicago, so I raced there as fast as I could, assuming that it was some sort of nerdfighter meet-up I hadn't heard about. When I got there, I saw you at the cash register and immediately realized that you were just, y'know, going to the bookstore, and I was immediately overwhelmed with embarrassment and shame; I had literally called my mom as if it were an emergency to get me to that store as quickly as I could, only to be faced with a man just trying to enjoy himself at one of the most lovely shops in the city. You still took a photo with me, and it made me so, so happy. Thank you for your kindness and generosity, and you're welcome for being in this community and loving your work for over 7 years.
I had a horribly stressful day and hearing sincerity in your voice as you said thank you gave me the catharsis I needed to cry... I think I will re listen to the Anthroprocene Reviewed or HPST to get the rest of it out.
Thank you
HE MENTIONED DAN HOWELL IM GOING TO CRY SORRY I HAD TO PAUSE THE VIDEO
Im star struck
Ceiling Fish literally same
I know, I had a mini heart attack
I was star struck by you and Hank on the last tour, I’m just glad you both were so nice even after a long night of meeting lots of nerd fighters!
I got to meet you in Indy at Hank's book event and tell you how much I loved the way you look at Hank, like a proud big brother, and that we hoped our two boys grow up to be like you and Hank. (and you gave me a New Zealand 5 cent piece, along with a lot of other people)
This is me interacting with you at bookcon! Sorry if I caused more people to come to the stage. I absolutely love TATWD. It has made my life so much better.
Wow look at me being first, hey john. just chillen in the library writing a paper on the Hoplite revolution.
sounds like my kind of party. -John
Hoplites as in the foot soldiers in Age of Empires??
WhatShipsAreBuiltFor Yes, the very same, from history.
Just casually tearing up a bit at the end. Thank YOU, John. TATWD helped me on path to realising I have a mental illness and working to try and get better.
Dear John,
I once saw you in New York City while I was visiting for a tap dance festival about 5 or 6 years ago. You were across the street and I was about to get into a taxi. I was so unbelievably star struck just by seeing you that I panicked, stepped away from the taxi for a moment about to rush over to you, then thought it better not to bother you as you were probably going to something important, and proceeded to get back into the taxi. To this day I’ve beat myself up over not coming to greet you and tell you how big of a fan I am of your books, or how you are one of my favorite authors, if not my favorite author.
However I’m still thankful that I had the opportunity to even see you in the flesh, and of all places, randomly in New York City!
I hope you’ll come to Michigan at some point.
(P.S. I read Looking for Alaska in 2013 and it is still my favorite book. Thank YOU.)
John: I'm just some guy you've never met, but I want you to know something: I'm proud of you.
I've never met either of you but i really hope i do someday.
Same here, friend
Months after appearing in a T.V show last year for showing my sand animation stuff, I entered Kaldi's cafe because it was raining outside, and I noticed that a couple of young girls and their mother were staring at me. I felt so uncomfortable and confused, I didn't know what it was about. Then, the little girl got up to me and asked for an autograph. She had a cute frozen smile on her face, and her sister and mother watched on. What you said really makes sense. I felt so shocked and amazed: at the time, I only appeared on T.V once. How did they remember my face? When I wrote something for the girl, I took a picture of it myself, because the experience was surreal for me too. But like you said, expressing gratitude may sound like an easy thing to do, but in moments like these, it tends to sound like a canned thing. Thank you, John. This video, as always was a lovely video essay. Please keep doing this. And come back to Ethiopia whenever :) -w
I saw you in a starbucks a few years ago, and I didn't say anything, but the barista told you how much she liked your work, and the "thank you" you gave her was very warm and genuine and I am sure she felt the gratitude.
"There's so much more to worry about" is basically John's motto
Never met you John, but if I ever do, thank you too
Ironically I just met Hank last night (2 weeks after you posted this video) in Austin for his paperback release tour and I really can say I am feeling this. You have both influenced me in a huge way and at 31 years old I will admit now that I am not above feeling star struck. I know you are just people like me but to me you have become icons. Now I've spent the past 16 hours overanalyzing the brief moment I spent with Hank. I did thank him, I even had a gift for him. However I still felt mortified in hindsight. But re watching this video has really helped me.
So John, Hank, I want to say thank you. Thank you for everything. Thank you Hank for taking the time to meet me and thank you John for helping me get through it. I know you may never see this in the over 1000 comments already in this video, but if you ever do, thank you.
I have indeed met you John and Hank Green and the experience was not at all fleeting for me! My dad drove me down to New Orleans on 16th birthday (on a school night btw lol) to see your book talk on the newly released The Fault In Our Stars. I got a DFTBA shirt that I still wear and still meet other nerdfighters with. I met another girl in line with me and it was also her birthday. When I met you you were kind , humble and funny. You wrote Happy Birthday in my copy of the Book and Hank drew a hanklerfish with a birthday hat on it. Then he briefly panicked asking me if that was okay which of course it was! I was so happy about it!!! Its still a wonderful memory I share with others and sometimes I open the book just to smile at it . Im not someone who super participates in fan culture anymore , but its still a memory I care a lot about because you have put so much good into the world. And its helped inspire me and so many others to be awesome everyday. Thank you for caring
Lol I would melt if I met you or Hank
Who the eff is Hank?
i met my favorite band and i when i asked for a picture i said: “do you think that we could get a picture where we’re not just standing arm in arm? my followers are sick of seeing the same picture with my favorite indie bands.” i meant to say friends but instead i said *followers* and i think that was the cringiest thing i’ve ever done in my entire life.
If I ever had the honour of meeting you,”Thank you” is what I’d want to say. For your books,the quotes that mean something to us readers,educating us,and giving so much of yourself to everyone. You are awesome,John.
I've never *met* John or Hank per say, but during one of the P4A's (I think it was 2013?) a video I'd made ended up on the stream, and after watching it Hank said, "Wow, I hope this person has a job making videos for a living." Six years later I work full-time as a producer, and I still think about this distant yet weirdly personal interaction all the time. I know it has to be incredibly weird to be on the receiving end of someone's fandom, and having that kind of place of perceived authority can only make it weirder I imagine, but if any couple of guys have to be trusted with that authority, I'm glad it's these two. Great video, John, and thanks, Hank, for the vote of confidence all those years ago!
“I can’t articulate myself that well”
John you are a professional writer you get PAID because you articulate yourself well 🙄😂
Yay, he's a Dan fan I forgot about that
Meeting you in my middle school library in Minnesota years ago was a darn impactful experience, thank you for sharing your time with me and everyone. ♡
Ages ago, saw your video about the American Healthcare system being so expensive. More recently, my wife and I discovered your brother occasionally hosting PBS Eons. I thought he looked kind of familiar. Saw him in a CrashCourse video about how kidneys work later on. Finally went back to watch your video about healthcare in US again and learned you two are brothers. (That's so awesome!)
You guys are fantastic and I am surprised to see just how long you two have been uploading youtube videos. (And just the day before yesterday, I saw a reunion video of you two stating that you both genuinely enjoy doing this and have no interest in quitting anytime soon.)
Thanks to the both of you for putting education out into the world in a format that is very easy and enjoyable to internalise.
You're a right guy, John Green. And your brother is pretty ok too
Don’t worry, from what I can tell when watching him, Dan Howell is always a nervous mess, so you were probably on even footing during your VidCon interaction
Not really sure why this made me cry, but it did. I’m going through a rough time currently. The work of both John and Hank has been very important to me for a long time, and I... am glad that they know how much it means to so many.
What I love most about the vlogbrothers and nerdfighters in general are that there are so many genuinely good people and John and Hank are two of them who set such a good example for us all
Didn't Dan Howell accidentally grope you at Vidcon 2015? I thought y'all had an intrigue lmao
Try this phrase: "Oh, hello. I just wanted to say thank you."
I was really expecting to see the comments full of just "Thank you". It does seem like the most appropriate and nicest thing you can say to someone who has genuinely made your life better.
Thank you John, for being the amazing person you are and for being willing to share that person with the world.
So many times, when I listen to this man speak, or when I consume some of his work, I'm worried for what will happen to me when I no longer have his wisdom and beautifully constructed thoughts in my life.
Thank you John. I hope I get to meet you one day.
Me, about the first 15 seconds of this video:
"Ah yes, just like how I feel!!"
It’s okay John I think about Roberto firmino’s teeth a lot too. It’s inevitable
Thank you for this video!! I met some of my favorite youtubers not to long ago and I was SO NERVOUS AND EXCITED to speak to them and get pictures, but afterwards felt weird because our meeting was so very brief. All that anticipation for a fleeting moment. I have been watching them for years and I have so much appreciation of their videos and who they are as people that I felt as if I would never be able to express how much they mean to me, ESPECIALLY not in 1-minute's time , and then I think of how many thousands of people must feel the same way about them! But this video makes me feel at peace knowing that they are probably just as appreciative of all of their fans as you are of yours, John.
Which reminds me, when I met Hank I was so nervous that I had a really stupid smile when I took a picture with him and I still cringe at myself when I look at it lol
This one made me cry. Thank YOU John. You and Hank have been like father figures to me since I was a young teen and I am 23 now, (actually, in seven days). I feels so truly blessed to have found you to encourage me to be thoughtful and kind, to read and to write, and many more things. Your videos really mean so much to me, they always leave me terribly hopeful and inspired. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
-Katlyn
If there is anyone whose dentist you could/should know is Roberto Firmino's. Those teeth could blind a person
Hi, John! 👋🏻 hope you’re well :)
We met in SF. I was going through an incredibly troubling time in my life. Your kindness was a wonderful breath of fresh air. I regret that I didn’t use the time to thank you for how your books had felt like home when I desperately needed one. I wish I would have said something better than, “What’s the first word you think of when you look at me?”
You responded with, “Lovely”
Shortly after that we parted ways. Even though I wish I had said something completely different, you telling me that you looked at me and thought “Lovely” meant the world to me. It was something I would cling to on days that were extremely hard.
I am now a teacher, and I make it a point to make sure my students know that they are lovely in so many ways.
I hope that if we cross paths again one day I can thank you properly.
I met John Green over ten years ago at a charity event in Indianapolis. I went there to see him from Cincinnati. I wasn't expecting the level at which I met him. Because I also got to hang out with him, his wife and friends for the entire night. I messed up some references to his books in conversation and it is still something I think about all the time. This video helped with that. Thank you.
More like Star Succ! *dose a backflip and dabs*
oh my god... there's only 18 views and i'm watching this???
I also have 18 views hmmm🤔
I met you once at the ALA Conference dinner when you won an honor for An Abundance of Katherines. As a Katharine myself, I introduced myself as such and your reaction was caught-off guard and mildly overwhelmed at the gaggle of enthusiastic and loud teenagers that had invaded an otherwise very calm Conference and award banquet.
That said, I think I appreciate the awkwardness and off-handedness more than I would've a thought-out, rehearsed, smooth interaction. It was a friendly way for my young self to realize that, hey, the people you look up to *are* just people and they probably feel awkward and flustered too.
This has helped me out a lot. I have been able to forge friendships I value with people that others regard as famous without the awkwardness of fanhood becoming too much of a burden. And I am very grateful for that perspective.
Thank you for being taken aback and genuine. It was a wonderful way to meet you, even if maybe you didnt feel confident in it at the time.
Dear Hank and John.
I first came across vlogbrothers several years ago following a link sent by a friend in which you went through the issues of the US healthcare system and have been a major fan since. We have never met and in fact I live in Milton Keynes in the UK so probably not John's favourite place! I just felt this was a good video and opportunity to say that your work on vlogbrothers have always provided me with a lot of comfort and hope in an increasingly troublesome world.
I am in my mid thirties happily married with a good job and two wonderful kids and so have nothing to complain about really. That said when I feel like the stresses of providing for my family or what the future for my children will hold your videos have given me something of an anchor to know that good people with good intentions are still prevalent in the world today and that learning and intelligence are still to be aspired to and not the enemy.
Kind regards and thank you
Damian