Victorian Era Couple Live Like It's The 19th Century | Extraordinary People | New York Post

I'm Sara Christmas and I'm Gabriel Christmas and we're the Victorian couple well we really love the Victorian era because it was a very dynamic time and also it was a time characterized by optimism people had this idea that the world is getting better and better every day and we can make it a better place so we should we also loved the aesthetic of the Victorian era I think a lot of people are attracted to the style the design and the technology there were two things I wanted when I was a little girl I wanted to live in the Victorian era and I wanted to be a writer when I grew up I found a way to do a little bit of the time-travel kind of and to let it help my writing and so when I'm writing about things I do everyday it gives them a very firm reality so I ended up working as a librarian which ends up being perfect for us I get to help connect people with things that they're interested in and I particularly love to just encourage people to go further with their interests as we are doing we haven't missed any of the modern technologies that we've given up our house does have electricity electricity was something that was coming in in the 1880s and 90s and it was here when we bought the house yes and the lightbulbs that we use our period light bulbs with carbon filaments and such and part of it and they're mostly for when we have company yes one of the things that first drew us to the late Victorian period was the clothing I think that interests a lot of people so all of our clothes are copied from originals that we have in the 19th century people had different clothes for different activities and so do we I've always loved bikes I've always loved the way that they've got you out into the world the way you they connected you to other people the feeling is very different riding on an ordinary you're high above the ground you're about the same height as you would be sitting on a horse and you get a great view and everyone sees you the reason that we do all these things is to bring ourselves a little closer to the past and one thing is that food is a way to really directly connect food is something that everyone understands that everyone can experience but it's a very direct connection the flavors and the smells and everything are something that you can directly experience the old cooking utensils and the old cooking appliances are wonderful I love using the wood stove because it's so easy to control so much easier to control than an electric stove I really love my rotary egg br-2 because it's you can see exactly how it's working its mechanical there's no mystery to it it's no magic black box [Music] I think a lot of people have something that they really want to do deep in their heart but they don't because they're afraid of what everyone else will say and so part of what we do is we try to set an example to people that whatever your dreams are they are possible so you should go for them

Channel: New York Post

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Id: 9PleQ-ePpSE

Length: 3min 27sec (207 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 07 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/[deleted]]

So as a librarian, doesn’t he have to do a lot of work on a computer? I worked in a library during law school and there was no card catalog anymore, only an online search system. Riddle me that, Charles Dickens wannabe.

[u/MummyDust98]

When I was, like, 7 I had a dream of living in Edwardian times (not Victorian) because I was outright obsessed with Anne of Green Gables. I had period dresses and bought antiques I thought went with the lifestyle when my mom and I would go shopping.

I was 7.

[u/doctordiana]

This reminds me of the episode Difficult People where John Mulaney guest starred as an "Old Timey."

[u/Look_at_the_sky]

It’s enough to give me a case of hysteria...

[u/Look_at_the_sky]

As someone who’s been treating my Rosacea for years, I’m sad to see her untreated facial skin. It’s nothing that some doxycycline and ivermectin wouldn’t be able to help. She’s pretty. If left alone Rosacea gets worse and becomes thickened and disfiguring. Can also affect eyes. I hope to goodness that she’s not avoiding treatment in the name of Victorian authenticity.

[u/AshleyAnn415]

I love the Victorian Era and I love mixing Victorian blouses with jeans. And, Correct me if I am incorrect, but I thought Victorian ladies only wore black in mourning?

[u/Smackbork]

You know what the worst part is?"  I asked, leaning against his support.  "The absolute worst part is that every time something like this happens, I hear the voices —a whole chorus of voices— of every single person who's told me they wish they could do something outside the mainstream, but they feel like they can't.  This sort of thing is exactly why they feel that they can't.  I hate it."  My tears started flowing more heavily.
     "I know —I understand," Gabriel told me.  "But listen: we are the way we are because it's who we want to be, but we do it for those people, too.  Not for that sort—"  He pointed back towards the gate.  "We do it to show people who want to be themselves that it is possible to be an individual, and that people don't just have to conform and squish themselves into the mold of what society dictates that they should be.  That's exactly the sort of firm principle we were trying to explain we represent."  He squeezed my shoulder.  "And we don't back down."

This is from their blog post about being kicked out of the gardens for not changing clothes. The thing is, the Victorian period was very big on appearances and fitting in. If they tried to stand out in that period like they stand out in ours they would have been ostracized. That is completely lost on them.

[u/calamitouscat]

Are these the people that got kicked out of a garden in Vancover B.C. because they were not in dress code?

[u/80sTimCurry]

The "we have electricity because it came with the house" portion of this video is killing me.