Introverts In The Wild
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Today, we observe the elusive introvert outside its natural habitat. Will she be able to survive in the wild? #introvert #comedy #documentary
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INTROVERTS IN THE WILD
Written by Kim Holderness, Penn Holderness
Produced by Penn Holderness, Ann Marie Taepke
Edited by Penn Holderness, Sam Pressman
As an introvert, I can't tell if I'm being validated or called out. I'm good with either.
Spreading awareness of the needs of introverts is a public service. If more extroverts are willing to divert their attentions toward more receptive quarry it will be a benefit to all involved.
Just so long as we don't have to talk about it, right? ;)
😂omg this comment. 😂( as if the video wasnt perfect enough!)
Mostly validated. I'm about to put this on my facebook account the video that is.
As an introvert myself I felt something ...recognized maybe 😅🤭🎉👀
Being exhausted by being out in public is so on point.
I need to decompress and recharge.
I try to understand but it's hard. A quick conversation with a stranger invigorates me. At least I learned to respect people's personal space!!
@@CheleBoxy - You get points for accepting "I'll see you around" as the end of a conversation.
@@RictusHolloweye YAY!
I don't talk to strangers unless it's someone who is the spitting image of someone I care about "you're the spitting image of a nice person I know from school/work/visiting the library. Are you related to...?" Otherwise I don't like to talk to strangers. And even with the doppelgangers, I prefer to skip the small talk.
As an introvert, I can relate. I'm up at 4am for 5 hours of silence and alone time, before the wife and dogs intrude, and I must...speak. I grocery shop at 6 am to avoid "crowds". Recently, I read a comment in a YT video about introverts: when I speak to somebody for an hour, I need to be alone for the next 24. My wife finds this strange, given that I can do public speaking to hundreds of people and think nothing of it. People often think that shyness and being an introvert are the same. Nope.
I concur.
Agree. Your public speech is planned and rehearsed and then you are out of there. Spontaneous conversation is a lot different.
So true. I am a hyper-introvert but also quite performative, it makes people really confused when they first meet me and then later on they can't get me to talk to them again. They think I hate them but really I'm just in recovery lol
@@mercedesbee6582 also I think of it in terms of it being the information that I'm presenting that is on display, not me
@@susie9893 I think that is how introvert actors see it too. It is their character, not them.👍
As an introvert I don't even sit in the restaurant I eat in the car and I so relate to Kim 😂
Yup, my mate is an introvert . That is exactly what she does.
Car eating is the best.
💯 eating in the car or driving back to my natural environment to eat in peace
I have to weigh “do I want to have to interact inside, or risk choking alone outside” sometimes😆
In a big parking lot far away from all.the other cars!
Non introverts will never understand how spot on this video is!
True
I married an introvert. I get it.
As an introvert one of the most romantic things my husband can do for me is when he notices I’m missing something or my meal is wrong and he just quietly goes to get it for me. 🥺❤️
I think they call that an enabler 🤣🤣👍
@@kevinmach730yeah, thanking the extrovert is enabling that nasty habit. Please don't encourage him!
huh?
I'll admit that there have been times when I've seen people I know in public and have diverted course to avoid having to interact. It's not even people who I don't like. It's just that I was not expecting to have to talk while I was out is all.... :p
I absolutely put in the AirPods when I go to the grocery store. I’ve also been known to duck my head into the freezer section to avoid a conversation.
takes planning, right?
I’ve done that SOOOOO many times.
I will cross the street to avoid talking to someone I know and like.
This is the funniest video of all time 😂 I invented not talking 🤣
From one introvert who happens to be a wildlife biologist this was freaking fabulous. Thank you!
You might like a video called "16 Personalities in a Nature Documentary" by Dear Kristin.
Every now and then, as I’m ducking between racks to avoid someone that I just don’t have the energy to talk to, I find myself wondering “How many people duck *me* ? How can I let them know that an up-nod and a ‘Hey’ is perfectly fine with me?”
Introverts can be highly pleased to see someone *and* not really want to chat. A big smile and heartfelt “Hey, girl!” are really all we need most of the time.
Slo-mo on the HOA president chasing her prey had me laughing so hard with the description of high knee high elbow and showing the closing gap between them!!! 😂😂
The most hilarious part!
Like a lion running down a zebra in the savanna...
So relatable! Introverts need that time to recharge. We aren’t always shy exactly but socializing drains energy! Love my quiet time
This is so true. We MUST recharge by being alone. This is so me.
Brought so much joy as usual. But I love the style of this video, Penn narrates it like an episode in Discovery Animal Planet on Kim, the introvert human species 😂
Jag-u-war!!!
Ikr. Awesome format and perfect for this video
That was Penn? He's a good voice actor, I had no idea.
As a fellow introvert, I can relate to and applaud Kim's tactics.
Shhhh 🤫 SAME 😎
@@homethatilove4595 Ditto. Lol.
Chosing not to go to the counter to correct her order in Panera was spot on, even if you know you have the right to do it, why bother?
Such as bending down to tie your shoes, make yourself smaller, and avoid eye contact? Yeah, never done that :)
Lolol this is so relateable😂 my husband and I were just last night laughing at footage we got on our porch camera of me sitting on the porch reading and then bolting the minute I thought I hear the neighbor’s car (nothing against them, but I was in relaxing mode and didn’t want to talk😅)…I was inside in 3.4seconds 😆😆
😂 I like my neighbours but I’m alone for the first time ever overnight and everything! So I really don’t want to see anyone but I need to go outside. The back and forth I’m doing mentally is exhausting
From the narration to the writing to the acting, this whole thing is PURE GOLD!
" 11 mph backwards... into tight spaces." 😂
Penn, that was a great impression of David Attenborough. You described me, an introvert, perfectly!😂
Wow what a compliment!
I was thinking that exact same thing about Penn sounds like David Attenborough!
I thought that was David and that there'd been some tech thing you'd done. Bravo!
THIS IS SO ME! You captured our personalities perfectly. I have hidden in grocery aisles when seeing someone I didn't feel like chatting with. I see them.....then quickly back up....then move to the other side of the store.
Aghh seeing people you know in public, when you don’t know what level you’re at with them, is awful 😫 and that silence thing is so true, I sat outside on my lawn for three hours yesterday and just read my book with no one around, it was ✨divine✨
Sounds like a dream
Someone I blew off as a friend when she joined a cult is now working at the grocery store I go to most and guess who has a new grocery store??
Backyard only😎, of course. Preferably surrounded by a fence!
I think the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is we both enjoy immersing ourselves in a book but after three hours, the introvert looks for the next solitary experience and an extrovert looks for someone to talk with about the great book they are reading.
I love Penn’s voice over work!!😂
It was spot on!
I found that wig to be hilarious.
Channeling some David Attenborough
Sooo good!
I kept wondering who they got to do it, then, wait a minute...
Haha, this is a very apt video, Kim. Having to make small talk with random strangers is nothing short of terrifying to me! 😱
I love people, but small talk is not my jam.
@@holdernessfamilylaughs Recently I took a cue from a young family member who is on the spectrum... someone was yammering on at me and I just said, "I'm done listening now" and walked away. It was empowering!
Imagine being a introvert who ended up working as a sales associate in a small store. And still giving off those retail vibes to folks who need help. Especially a introvert who is also on the spectrum.
@@EricaGamet Totally gonna use that ! Thank you !
@@Tambryl It's very freeing! Just say it, turn, and leave... don't look back! 🤣🤣
Her backing her cart up and hiding is very relatable to me. Lol!!! You always have to be aware of multiple escape routes just in case. 😂
This is totally real !
Good to know I’m not the only one who feels this.
Great commentary Penn !
You are not alone 💛
@@holdernessfamilylaughs i feel seen!
This is almost my day to a tee! Get up early, enjoy the quiet… become exhausted by just interacting with the cashier at the grocery store… recharge by walking alone… assuring my spouse she will have a much better time at social events without me (she’s an extrovert & in the know, she gets it). We have a great balance, introvert married to extrovert works out well for both. ❤
I've always considered myself somewhat different but not antisocial and now you are helping me understand I'm not the only one who is into my solo journey in life and it's very comforting to know I'm not crazy just quietly happy with my hot coffee . Thank You.
Love that you chose the venture capitalist as the noisy extrovert archetype 🤣That wig needs to make regular appearances in your videos 😂
At least it wasn't the grunting jock. Who assumes that due to him being male and Kim being female. That he has to mansplain how to 'use' that item of equipment 'properly' in his view.
As an introvert, I was shaking my head when the venture capitalist took the machine right next to her when the gym was empty. People should understand the rule that you only take the adjacent machine if it is only the vacant one (same applies to bathroom stalls and subway/bus seats). Otherwise it is creepy and I want my space away from people 😊
@@fancynancy2888 Same here. It's hilarious because he could have chosen ANY other machine in the room but just decided to go for this one.
@@SuzetteKath at least she gets to escape in this case...he doesn't even acknowledge her
@@fancynancy2888 I will plead guilty, I look for an introvert when I am in a gym. Gym time is Me time. An introvert will leave me alone AND will NOT have a “quiet” phone conversation while working out. 😁 Best is being in-between to introverts. I am guaranteed my desired Me time because neither of them is interested in conversation.
3:08 The wig really hid the identity of your Midwestern Neighbor... And talking without the accent! Almost thought it was someone else! And the serious expression in the outro! 😂😂
Even Steve didn't know it was her 🙃
I was waiting for someone else to say this! 😂
I thought maybe y'all decided to bleach your hair together... just the same wig I guess
The apple versus fixing the order: so true! Extroverts don't fully understand that struggle 😂
Yes. I love my extrovert husband, but I also love when he is out of the house for hours😂
I second this !
I feel you, because my husband is such an outgoing talkative person, it's easy to just let him take the lead when we go to parties, I sometimes don't say anything to anyone other than simple greetings. So amazing.
@@lauramcclain8651 pro tip: Always pick the table with the talkative person. All you have to do is nod and make "I am listening" noises. Takes all the small talk and carrying the conversation stress away 👍🤣
Its so nice to see this. I am an introvert! I like my socializing in small manageable doses and I don't like to be drained by a conversation.
I too am an introvert and seeing the nature of an introvert and Kim doing the things that I do naturally without even thinking about it-hilarious!
Reading the comments, it is so great seeing how many other introverts there are -- without actually having to meet them in person😂😂
😂🤣
Best comment 😂😂
I was an extrovert when I was younger, mainly because my job demanded it and the money was good. Now I never want to leave the house unless I’m being dropped directly into the solitude of nature. I just need a very long, empty hallway to the nature.
YES! We need more introvert awareness.
When I do have to entertain in my home…completely wiped out for 2 days.
2 days minimum.
Hosting people in my home is why I dread the holidays. The exhaustion!
Literally a day in my life! Penn at the gym throwing out corporate jargon killed me.
Completely relate to you Kim. I've just spend most of my day on the lounge & when I did push myself to go do food shopping (did contemplate whether it was necessary or if I could try be creative with what was left in the fridge & pantry), I had the ear buds in the whole time.
Ear buds were such a great invention for us introverts 😆
This video was awesome. Penn's British or Australian accent is so authentic. It sounds just like National Geographic nature documentaries.
Penn’s accent!😂This was so awesome-the developed hamstrings, everything!
I can imagine Kim and Penn going to Target and Penn having a full fledge conversation with a Target employee, and Kim already in checking out! 😊
Edit: thanks for the likes 👍 😊
When I'm on my walk and people have the audacity to be outside near me, the way my heart starts racing and I quickly look down or for ways to avoid them, terrified they'll say hi. I'm exactly like a deer in a field that hears a noise.
Hilarious! Now do one of Extroverts in the wild, please!
Thatb would be a longgg video. Never ending, Penn still out there talking to someone after the cameras had gone home
How about extroverts in captivity!?!?!?!
@@B1R2AC ROFLMFAO! I do like some solitary time but just the thought of being “in captivity” made me start to hyperventilate.
@@B1R2AC didn’t they do something like that during the pandemic?
That's every reality tv show
Fellow introvert here and this is 💯% true!! 😂❤
This was hilarious! I specifically relate to the getting up before the family so you get some alone/quiet time. I get up two hours before everyone each morning so I can enjoy my coffee and watch MY tv shows before I wake the house up and help everyone get ready for the day. If not for those 2 hours I'd never get to watch my shows. lol
I stay up two hrs later than everyone else so I can unwind b4 bed, lol, I just need to be in the space ALONE
Thanks Kim for sharing what it’s like for you. You seem so confident most of the time that when you talk of being introvert it’s been hard to believe. But you clearly know what it’s like. Makes me feel less alone, especially with all the comments.
It took me way too long to realize that the British narrator was actually Penn. Why is he so talented!?
We need a part two! Extroverts in the wild! It could be them "chasing down conversation with people" 😅
Hiding in bushes anbushing you with convo..
@@shalawndudley2094 yes! 😅
Being so excited to spend the entire 2 hour flight talking to the stranger seated next to them!
@@evercuriousmichelle Yes! So true!! 😂
I didn’t know I was an introvert until I read “Quiet” by Susan Cain. Changed my life. Best defense mechanism 📚
Reading "Quiet" made me finally feel as if someone saw me for who I was. I love people--being around people exhausts me though. And small talk--I just don't get it.
Best book ever. The guy hiding in the toilets at break time to get a bit of quiet? no, never done that, well, maybe once or twice.
🤣🤣 Totally agree and understand, as I'm the introvert. I try to stay out of the wild and in my natural habitat. I would eat in the car. The loud people at they gym are so annoying. I love the "you're doing your husband a favor, you owe me" trick. lol
when she was on the couch sighing in relief at the end, I was waiting for the kids to come barrelling in. :) Only thing that could have made this better. GREAT job guys!
Oh, man...as a fellow introvert, I felt this in my SOUL!!!😂😂😂
Full points for the pronunciation of Jag-YOU-Are...
My husband and I love your videos, even though he still can’t get your name right. To him, you’re the Holdersons 😂 Thanks for bringing a laugh and a smile to our week. ❤
That's hilarious! 😂
Just checking in to give some IMMENSE love for the Hartford Whalers jersey.
VERY well done.
That’s your best video yet! Nice touch with the British Voiceover! As an introvert, I feel so seen with your videos. As I was watching this video, I got a text from an old friend “Come see me at my party tomorrow! It’s going to be great!”
Let’s look at repertoire of excuses for introverts: do I go with “prior commitment” or that I don’t feel well? 🤔
I was late to the grocery store today (because of a "small" bicycle race in my timezone) and I was almost alone in the store! That actually made me very happy. I had to queue behind the two others that decided to pay at the same time though, so the happiness meter sank a little bit. But then I bought one of my favorite fast food dinners, so it went up again.
The restaurant thing is so true. I can't stand to get a server back over to tell them something is not right. As long as I'm not allergic to it, it's probably fine 😂
Tips for shopping for introverts.
Go to the store as soon as it opens, and on weekdays as there are far less people and most of them are introverts.
Make a list based on the layout of the store to ensure you are in and out as quickly as possible.
Be sure to purchase enough to last you at least a month to limit the number of trips you have to make.
NEVER make eye contact or smile at other people. This is often interpreted as an invitation for them to engage.
Develop your “Don’t F*ck with me” look in case you accidentally make eye contact.
Use the self checkout lines to lessen the chances of being trapped in a line with other shoppers.
Use the scan and go app if available so you can skip the checkout area altogether.
Park close to the cart return so you don’t have to walk to far to return the cart.
Return home, unload your car, lock the door, and begin the process of recovering from being out in the wild. 😊😂
After my divorce i live alone and the kids are away at college. No arguing no drama no putting up w people’s nonsense. Its utter bliss lol
Stop teasing.
Same! It’s nice to leave the drama and the trauma behind.
You are killing it! The amount of topics that you cover very succinctly is impressive in a comedic way. GenX keep it real as the world needs help with simple tasks. Remember what Grandpa taught you. Stop and help a stranger, unless they are on fentenyl, look like a possible Karen, are an able bodied 20 yr old male with a sign. I will keep watching.
🤣 so funny and true! I'm going to have my husband watch, maybe he'll understand me more.
I was working at my desk near our front door the other day and someone rang the door bell and I ran to the other room...he was like what are you doing?🤣
I always run too. Unfortunately I have a young child who likes to ask at full volume "WHAT ARE YOU HIDING FROM MOMMY?" 💀💀💀
Love this one. One of their best. Pen’s faux nature documentary commentary is spot on and hilarious.
Full control of the remote and thermostat 😂
Both are key...
With the 🐶 ❤
I feel this!! I get anxious in public and crowds make me feel like crying. Give me my nice, safe home any day.
OMG!! You've been following me around, and this report is really about my life. 😂
You got us lol
I'm fairly introvert (I was an Only Child), but I do like a good chat with good friends/interesting people. What drives me spare is BORING people... who don't know they're boring 🤪. Great video - as always.
I have a co worker like that. 30 minute long stories of absolute torture..
Possibly the best episode they have ever done and I love all you’re episodes 😂
Kim was great in this video. Penn Attenborough was great too. Keep on bringing the great videos. Thank-you.
I'm commenting on this video because it really spoke to me and people who make videos always ask viewers to leave comments. I never do, but will this time because I appreciated the video so much that even though I don't understand "Leave a comment below" I'm happy to do so for such a well-crafted video.
This was epic and wildly good, pun intended! Also the Jag-u-ar pronunciation was pretty funny. 😊
My neighbor across the street likes to hang out in his front yard. He opens his garage door, gets a chair and just sits there. (He has a perfectly fine backyard. I don’t know why he doesn’t sit there!) if I’ve been out and am just getting home I often tell him I have to pee so I don’t have time to talk. He probably thinks I have bladder issues! 😆Great video! And so true!!
I know this is supposed to be a funny sketch, but there is a total difference between being introverted and being anti-social and having social anxiety. Introversion is, by definition, a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone. Not one that hides and can't be in a social situation. I'm introverted, but I can pretty much talk to anyone, I would just prefer to be by myself more.
😀 Yes
Yeah, me too. I would have definitely gone and gotten my baguette with absolutely no problem 😅
You guys have hit it out of the park with this one. Alltime favorite.
Relating! So that's why I get up so early in the morning 🤔😁😁
I liked that u didn't say " End Scene", slapping ur hands together. I hope that was constructive criticism 🥰🥰 Love ur channel!!!!
Thanks for the feedback 💛 enjoy your quiet time this morning!
@thehokdernessfamily The coolest thing besides the fact that you guys are FAS is that both of you are 110% relatable. I have ADD so I totally relate to Penn on that but I also am delightfully floored by every video Kim makes!! Everyone is me throwing both arms up yelling "Yessss! This is going to be fanfriggintastic!!" like I'm watching my winning team score. 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
As an introvert in the South--so relatable. 😂 Thank you for sharing!
I shop for groceries on Sunday morning at 9AM when everyone else is asleep or at church just to avoid noisy crowds. I also only go walking at night when its dark to avoid people.
Kim I so feel you with this video! I’ve done something similar at a store when I see someone I know but don’t want to talk to them! Lol! Also, I love my husband, but I do enjoy it when he is not at home and I have the house to myself! 😂😂
I've gotten really, _really_ good at keeping just out of someone's line of sight without being obvious about it. It's lead my brother to accuse me of being a ninja on more than one occasion, but of I don't have to make awkward small talk, I will take it!!😅
I am a weird combination of introvert and extrovert. I can talk to strangers, but after a half hour I need to be alone for at least two hours to recover. The introvert half usually rules, though. I once went on a two week vacation by myself and didn’t speak to anyone. At all. I was glorious.
I am an introvert, that was spot on! Love it!
My coworkers, "Why don't you ever come out with us for happy hour?" My thoughts are my "happy hour" is being at my house being left alone.
This is too funny. Love the narration. It’s spot on Penn.
Omg...as an introvert the food part is so true. Sometimes I just go places early just to avoid the crowds. I never go to the gym, when I did go, there was always that ONE person on the phone having a loud and many a times private conversation.
Such a fun (and relatable) video! It made my Friday. Thank you!
I am an introvert, but I don't wake up super early for peace and quiet. I sleep in until everyone else has left the house, and then I hang out by myself the entire day 👍
Funny AF! A lot of these only apply to introverts with anxiety though, my husband and I are introverts without having those issues thankfully lol
Introverts without anxiety exists?!
How is this channel not at a million subs yet? You guys are awesome
🤣❤️ I love Pen narrating. The best...Pen you need to do voice overs
Other than 2 phone calls and talking to my cat , i spent the entire day in complete silence. It was great!
Kim is my spirit animal!!!! 💗
Brilliant concept, and so well-done. And Penn's voice & Ann-Marie's presentation were so over the top that I didn't recognize either of them.
Absolutely amazing and incredibly accurate!
Oh this might be one of the best videos you guys have done. Period. 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Again so relatable ! And Penn’s voiceover was on point !!
I come back to this video whenever I need to feel seen as an introvert, have a laugh or think about how you should have won an award for the narrative 😃
I can so relate to this video. I try to avoid people just because I don’t want to make small talk.
At 53 years old, I only like to go out with family now. I'm done with fake lunches with others. Boring. I don't want to be fake anymore.
That is so funny especially the part about the silence or the baguette.
Love the narrative voice and this is so funny
You hit the nail on the head this time, great video. All relatable. You, Penn, and Ann Marie are great.
Introverts Unite! This was funny AF OMG! Having apps to order my lunch from so I don't have to wait and can pick up and eat in silence is awesome. The whole come home and spouse is a extrovert is so our house.
That is so much my husband and I, he strikes up conversations wherever we go
Yep. I agree. Introverts should unite! Separately in their own homes.