did our subscribers. Over the next few weeks we surpassed Muncho’s
wildest dreams and reached not tens, not even fifteens, but thousands
of people. Then hundreds of thousands. It was unbelievable. We
struggled at first to keep up with all the comments and the love from
our viewers, as well as filming more videos and still working full time.
Somehow our honest desire to share the love of Korea with the
people of Britain and vice versa had hit a chord, and after a year we
were both able to quit our jobs and do YouTube full time. It was a risk,
but we knew it was a risk we had to take, and as I always say, the
riskier the risk, the rewardier the reward.
I prepare to film our second ever Korean Englishman episode in Ollie’s
living room.My parents weren’t so sure quitting my administrative job in the field
was the right thing to do.
“What if YouTube falls off a cliff tomorrow like a lemming? What are
you going to do then?” my father asked.
“YouTube isn’t going anywhere, Father. It’s a billion dollar company
with no passport,” I said, trying to reassure myself as much as him.