😳I REALLY WANT ONE!!😳|| The Evolution of Pacific Tatau

😳I REALLY WANT ONE!!😳|| The Evolution of Pacific Tatau - [RAYREACTS]

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😳I REALLY WANT ONE!!😳|| The Evolution of Pacific Tatau - [RAYREACTS]
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We take a look at the evolution of Tatau - Pacific tattoo.
We hear from some of the pioneers of Pacific tattoo and meet some of the new generation of tatau and tā moko artists. We also talk to some of our most well-known Pacific stars about their ink, including Sonny Bill Williams and Jason Momoa!
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@TheSuckrpunch 3 жыл бұрын

I swear your the most underrated KZfaqr no cap 💯

@chupapimunyanyo3048 3 жыл бұрын

So true

@kayreece297 3 жыл бұрын

Go to NZ to get your tat talk to your parents about your heritage, that way the artist can come up with something for you

@tinaliu4583 3 жыл бұрын

true very true if he gonna get a Samoan tattoo or any poly tattoo he should say to the artist it's a success and mile stone from hes youtube channel and thats hes learnt a lot of knowledge about poly culture then the artist will understand

@juniorpuletua4961 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t work like that at all

@tinaliu4583 3 жыл бұрын

@@juniorpuletua4961 my bad might that comment was wrong actually my bad Im actual getting a samoan sleeve soon

@lototinilau5246 3 жыл бұрын

@@tinaliu4583 lol you literally made my day, that's some funny shit. And it doesn't work like that.

@juniorpuletua4961 3 жыл бұрын

Tina Liu a lot of tattooist now don’t know nothing about patterns tbh all they do is draw and give it but let me tell you in every samoan pattern every single one has a meaning behind it and they’re very sacred but if the tattooist is an actual Samoan who knows then he’ll give you a secret pattern and that’s known as the protection pattern and he’ll tell you what it means but that’s depends

@nt912 3 жыл бұрын

13:44 “I’ll just kick man in the face fam”... then you won’t be crying from the tattoo but from the hiding 😂😂😂

@badboybcomedy126 3 жыл бұрын

yeah I lost it too 🤣🤣🤣

@flex69yourmum 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rayup2infinity in there with the bird lad 👀😈

@piksta013 3 жыл бұрын

Bahahaha just as I finished reading that comment I look up to him saying just that 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@l2r29 3 жыл бұрын

To get one, you have to understand the culture and meaning behind the tattoo not just because it looks cool🤟🏽

@JyeFrench 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah bit like the Japanese needle tats

@HAMO-xp9us 3 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised no one commented “ My body, my tat “ yet 🙄😂

@Shadow-uk1vr 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a lot of teens getting Samoan tats that can’t even speak the language which is pretty embarrassing if you ask me

@Kavaaa574 3 жыл бұрын

Leleiga Taofinuu there’s More ways to connect to your culture than actually speaking the language lol

@samuelroys9892 3 жыл бұрын

Noneh Tt 🤔 huh

@deeteewritesthings2024 3 жыл бұрын

It was outlawed in Tonga due to the missionaries advising our King at the time to not do it as it was considered un-Christian.

@snakesteeth9401 3 жыл бұрын

Lotta the tongan family tattoos were put on tapa cloths to carried down generations. We still have our family ones.

@michaelparker5231 3 жыл бұрын

@VK Westie 3021Not even OW!🤣

@deeteewritesthings2024 3 жыл бұрын

@@snakesteeth9401 wow that's awesome to hear! I know they've been thinking about revitalising tā tatau so it'd be cool to see some of the ngātu patterns that were once part of the tatau culture return.

@snakesteeth9401 3 жыл бұрын

@@deeteewritesthings2024 if i remember correctly there is a tongan version of the samoan pea its ment to finish above the knee. also i know the samoans dont make tapa matts they normally buy from the tongans or fijians. so i wouldnt be surprised if some of our heritage tattoos have intergraded into there tattoos

@018108D 3 жыл бұрын

Last time I checked, we Samoans do make our own tapa mats they just aren't frequently used as everyday wear as the Tongans do. And considering that Samoan tatau is one of the oldest art forms, to say that there is any link to Tongan heritage is a pretty weak claim. Take pride in your own culture but don't try to claim ours was inspired by your own.

@nathanielsasa 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The word tattoo, or tattow in the 18th century, is a loanword from the Samoan word tatau, meaning "to strike". ... In Marquesan, tatu." Before the importation of the Polynesian word, the practice of tattooing had been described in the West as painting, scarring or staining.

@michaelparker5231 3 жыл бұрын

🤙🏼💯💯

@raymondwhiu99 3 жыл бұрын

The word tatoo derives from the Polynesian word tatau and so does the word taboo also comes from a Polynesian word tapu.

@sunstrikersunchild233 3 жыл бұрын

Marquesan people ( part of french polynesia) did full body tattooing, head to toe, they also have their own traditional patterns like all polys. That's how we can tell, what island you come from, based on the different patterns 😊

@bendover1525 3 жыл бұрын

For the Pacific Tatau they had full body Tattoo's.

@UsiTae. 3 жыл бұрын

You're now my favorite KZfaqr m8. ❤️💯 From WA

@leshgooo1016 3 жыл бұрын

I love the Samoan tattoos. A lot of people use samoan patterns they look awesome.

@Toa1Ben 2 жыл бұрын

If you go to taiaha school, you can earn pohoru( leg and bum tattoos). This is for warrior's to earn and anyone can earn it. I've done taiaha with a full Scottish dude and other cultures. The cool thing about his taiaha was he had a quilt instead of feathers around his. Was very cool to be able to share our culture and knowledge.

@jezzatafeamaalii865 3 жыл бұрын

Ur conquest is, get urself a samoan girlfriend/wife and if you love Nd honour her family traditions,then that’s ur way of getting a tatau 😉😂good luck your gunna need it 😁🍷

@cadereiosefa3007 3 жыл бұрын

New follower, and all i see is spam content around samoa 👌 somebody get this guy a samoan wife already 😂😂

@yourdad6806 3 жыл бұрын

No you have too be a high chief or a high chief decendant too a tātau

@bluesmoke8 3 жыл бұрын

My man As soon as you said you wanted to earn it .you got ma pass lad 🔥

@jeeploggernz2289 3 жыл бұрын

Got mine too bruv

@jezzak3738 3 жыл бұрын

💯✊🏽

@vinsane7835 3 жыл бұрын

You’ll find it’s split with Samoans but most don’t mind if you represent our culture with tatau as long as you know and understand what you are getting. Hope to see you rocking one someday uce

@shahlse 3 жыл бұрын

All Polynesian cultures have tatau. Where the tatau is located and the designs vary depending on where you’re from. The Rock is Samoan, raised in Hawai’i. Aquaman aka Jason Mamoa is Hawaiian. Also, women and men were only allowed to get tatau in certain places.

@enilee3161 3 жыл бұрын

You have so many poly viewers ... if you were to ask a Polynesian fan to draw up a tatau for you that represents you in the poly culture, you might be surprised and get many replies. 🤙🤙

@tarciatuigamala7400 3 жыл бұрын

The word tattoo comes from the word tatau as it was mostly practiced amongst pacific islanders.

@pr3ssakaaitcheff745 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Toko I love your content it's cool to see someone from the uk really deeping the culture 💯

@taimataiti5595 3 жыл бұрын

The fact mman is wanting to know more about the Polynesian culture makes me love you even more myguyy💙✊🏽

@davidsavelio6492 3 жыл бұрын

Don't come to Australia 😂 go to NZ if you want to get a proper one lol

@rapidfiremuzik_official 3 жыл бұрын

@davidsavelio a "proper" one?....can you please explain in detail so we nz-born Coconuts now living in Australia understand.....👀👀👀

@hemiheke4920 3 жыл бұрын

@@rapidfiremuzik_official eh you're not coconuts bro

@tuma420wc8 3 жыл бұрын

@@hemiheke4920 Ae Hemi,whanaunga.

@TheTAXMAN- 3 жыл бұрын

@@rapidfiremuzik_official Just because you grew up in another country doesn't make you a coconut my brother 👍🏿

@h3ll0gudbye 3 жыл бұрын

NZ? No. Go to samoa and get it done traditionally.

@Iam_Diamond 3 жыл бұрын

The word "tattoo" is a loan word from the samoan word "Tatau"

@eranabrown206 3 жыл бұрын

Kau vai is a leg tattoo and a kau Lima is an arm tattoo usually bands around the leg or arm and families like to get the same design. I'm half maori half samoan. Love your videos ❤ living in Australia

@yourfather1026 3 жыл бұрын

Vae not vai lol

@eranabrown206 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourfather1026 yes my other comment got corrected but thankyou ❤

@yourfather1026 3 жыл бұрын

Haha yo seki❤️

@marisanga5073 3 жыл бұрын

Aquaman (Jason Momoa) is actually Hawaiian....in Aquaman his characters father in the movie and in real life is Maori from NZ...not gang affiliation...cultural connection

@kpfashkpfash1434 3 жыл бұрын

Another cool video

@neiltf1173 3 жыл бұрын

Go to NZ for your tatau. The artists will sit down n talk to you and get to know you a little bit. What's been going on in your life, life events, tragedy etc etc and then will design from there. I've always found that the artists designs are best once they personalize it to your past, present, future .

@neiltf1173 3 жыл бұрын

Also NZ will have tatau artists from all over the pacific 🤙

@SOCyak 2 жыл бұрын

@@neiltf1173 I’m half samoan with my other half being a descendant of kenyans. I’ve been separated from my culture kind of because my family doesn’t really carry out traditions from either sides but I’m researching and teaching myself about my culture. Will I be able to get my traditional tattoos and live in NZ with no problem? If you look at me you can tell I’m half samoan I just have slightly browner skin.

@bigmarkey1668 3 жыл бұрын

Bro straight up .. your the man at reactions 🤙🤙🤙🤣 ..

@carolina.hwnzll 3 жыл бұрын

Bro I love your personality😂

@user-hc9sk3mg1h 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Nz and enjoy your content. I see you going big if you react to more popular things you are very charismatic.

@manny7895 3 жыл бұрын

Experience a live tatau session being done on a male (obviously with the permission of the tufuga) and see the reality of how its done and the pain all men go through when receiving this. I myself have one and never regretted it. And from there on you can learn bits and pieces of the culture and get a sleeve similar to Dwayne but not identical. That way you kind of feel like you understand it in your own way and appreciate the culture. Or tell the tattooist your background and your upbringing and he'll incorporate it into your sleeve 😊 just a thought bro but love your content. Side note: get it done in nz.

@ahh-2-ahh 3 жыл бұрын

24:50 ...Omg..... b4 u even said anything ... I was waiting 4 u to say that .....u had me rollin uce!

@manumahewi 3 жыл бұрын

Mad luv your energy right cuz

@tasivaaulu1861 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Bro,

@Meow-oi1dg 3 жыл бұрын

15:55 😂😂fk man I love when you do those ones you win lad 😂

@jaysilipa7970 3 жыл бұрын

24:37 Ghees shes stuning init fam 24:51 Ghees shes Bahahahaha im dead fam lol

@NE55IE 3 жыл бұрын

Jason Momoa (Aquaman) is Hawaiian, who are also of the Polynesian family. lol

@zachnichols7808 3 жыл бұрын

He likes to claim hes Maori tho saying his ancestors were from aotearoa and moved to hawai'i which honestly you can sorta see in his appearance he got a slight maori look to him

@NE55IE 3 жыл бұрын

@@zachnichols7808 all Polynesians are one in the same, just look at our legends, languages, artwork etc - all of it telltale signs of our whakapapa

@zachnichols7808 3 жыл бұрын

@@NE55IE no yea but he is like super into Māori culture and he has said many times he's Māori at least a bit

@NE55IE 3 жыл бұрын

@@zachnichols7808 A lot of people are into Māori culture, doesn't necessarily make them Māori. If he can trace his ancestry back to Māori roots then good on him ;)

@zachnichols7808 3 жыл бұрын

@@NE55IE I was just sayjng what he has been saying

@NE55IE 3 жыл бұрын

A traditional tatau or tamoko is like an heirloom or identifies where you are from. It represents our family and genealogy for all Polynesians.

@tusasalanoa344 3 жыл бұрын

My Uso Ray Yessah Blessah 💥🔥🤙🏽

@seanfihaki6545 3 жыл бұрын

When you said you wana earn a tattoo just means you respect our culture. Unlike jason derulo who got it and never learnt anything abt the polynesian. As long as you respect and get a poly tattoo artist then it will be good. Thank you for being respectful

@tuatavila4647 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh i choked on some apple cuz you were laughing at the OLD LADY WITH chin tattoo. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂24.58

@forme3h 3 жыл бұрын

Haha. Aqua man is Hawaiian, not Maori. Just to let u know. But they’re all Polynesians.

@tysonkahukiwa5447 3 жыл бұрын

Jason momoa is Hawaiian but his version of aquaman is obviously atlantian but heavily based on maori mythology he even speaks maori in the movie

@michaelparker5231 3 жыл бұрын

@@tysonkahukiwa5447 yes n hawaiian language n maori are close like all poly languages!😊💯

@skeezahpleezah5913 3 жыл бұрын

Shout out to you fam for respecting the culture 💯💯

@Kricille 3 жыл бұрын

Love that you embrace our Polynesian culture.💕🤙

@itzboogie6117 3 жыл бұрын

Its about who you are and where your lineage comes from your bloodline. Genealogy

@filivaaburdonjames7673 3 жыл бұрын

Brother, loving your clips with our Polynesian culture. One thing I think would be awesome for you to check out, is the new wave of metal bands. Like Shepherds Reign and Alien Weaponry. Would love your reaction.

@L3a98 3 жыл бұрын

Tattooing in some cultures was outlawed because of colonisation. Christianity tried to ban tattooing but were unsuccessful in Samoa and Aotearoa. Tattooing went underground for sometime.

@nelliehunt3393 3 жыл бұрын

The man that played aquamans father was Maori too, his name is Temuera Morrison.

@terinarimene7444 3 жыл бұрын

Your pronouciation of Pacific is pretty awesome

@Akathemanhimself 3 жыл бұрын

Aquaman man is Samoan lol🤣🤣🤣 keep up the good jop uso🍻💯

@nz3ripin468 3 жыл бұрын

Brother Ur the man hahah shout out from new Zealand home of us hahahaha 🖤

@thesneakiestofturtles6211 3 жыл бұрын

If u want to do the Haka got to come to New Zealand 🇳🇿 my g. Love ur vids, solid as 👍👌🇳🇿

@moniquejl2979 3 жыл бұрын

My first Tā Moko was only supposed to be on my foot, however my Tā moko artist had a vision & asked if I could trust him & trust myself to extend it. My Tā moko starts at my foot & extends to my calf & it’s so special

@jayrulez7808 3 жыл бұрын

Man Boss you need to go to Aotearoa (New Zealand) or Samoa to get a Tatau! 💪🏾

@teuea 3 жыл бұрын

My mum is from the Pacific islands and in two weeks I am getting my first tribal tattoo

@MeasinaSamoa 3 жыл бұрын

you are right the word tattoo comes from the Samoan word Tatau

@matib2217 3 жыл бұрын

Tatau the sound the stick makes when they tap together

@bettytetamanu8657 2 жыл бұрын

Just thought I'd let you know you're right about tattoos. The word tattoo originates from the pasifika word tatau. The European settlers didn't know how to pronounce the word lol and so does the word Tapu which is taboo in English meaning sacred or forbidden.

@flying_k1wi215 3 жыл бұрын

Come to nz bro. Get yaself a ponamu taonga also bro. Love how your inspired by the culture

@outderhf 3 жыл бұрын

each line has a meaning 💯

@musicmad67 3 жыл бұрын

Aquaman is Hawaiian but he fully embraces Maori culture. The chin tattoo (moko kauae) is for wahine (women). Tane (men) have full face moko 😁💚☮

@Tekauru 3 жыл бұрын

Moko Kauae- More-Core Co-Why 👍🏽🙂 Thank you for actually putting in effort in you’re Pronunciation.

@slamminmor1635 3 жыл бұрын

Bro l swear ur Samoan man...haha. Respect bro👍🏾

@Lawen03 3 жыл бұрын

Nah the “geez she-“ on the old lady 😂😂😂😂😂

@udownwito.p.p4153 3 жыл бұрын

Ok ok i subscribed

@411smiths 3 жыл бұрын

Love your pronunciation

@jaysquared2061 3 жыл бұрын

Bro just buy some kava for the lads and you're good to go 🤣. Make sure you have heaps of tank tops cause you'll be flexing the tatau for daaayzz fam 🤣🤣 noo cap!

@tuhengailaoa1342 3 жыл бұрын

The English word for TATTOO, was borrowed from the Samoan word "TATAU"

@abrown2130 3 жыл бұрын

Brother you've become a pasika ambassador. Haere mai ki Aotearoa.

@nielsen-sama585 3 жыл бұрын

Bro our reflexes have been LITERALLY trained to stay down because if we like kick our parents while they whooping us they'll whoop even harder 🤣🤣😭😭 so we have control over our reflexes and stuff 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤣🤣

@Dark_headphones685 Жыл бұрын

Back then, my grandfather and some of my uncles tattooed their tatau from late Tulauena when he was using tatoo equipments that was made from sticks and wild boar teeth.

@RiceEyes420 3 жыл бұрын

You said tatau like a boss my uso...

@HiddenHammock 3 жыл бұрын

Ray come to New Zealand and walk Te Araroa (The Long Pathway)

@aloha_oe311 3 жыл бұрын

Aquaman actor is not Maori. He is Hawaiian. Each island tattoos and patterns are different. The leg tattoo is called soga’imiti which is Samoan. Maori Chin tattoo is called moko. Every islands have different names for their own tattoos, and each patterns represent something about their culture and family. They all have different meaning... The leg tattoo is not called Kau vae, I believe the person who wanted one in the video did not know much about the tattoo itself. It is called the “soga’imiti” not kau vae.. Kau Lima yes that is correct (arm tattoo) which is a casual name for arm tatt.. Not to be a downy for the people on this video but i would love to have an expert explain the real meaning and actual names of these tattoos on the video instead of just casually calling it as whatever they can come up with...

@FOE-LEKA 3 жыл бұрын

Kau vaeis the band around the leg or ankle. Kau Lima is the band around the atm. He wasn’t claiming the pe’a is “kau vae”. I think you took it out of context toko.

@siennasmith1415 3 жыл бұрын

Yea he was talking the band around the leg or ankle is a kau vae like the arm band is a kau lima.

@aloha_oe311 3 жыл бұрын

Pacific 2 Da Rim oh ok my mistake. Sorry about my ignorance.. I just thought he was referring to the pe’a. 👍🏽

@moziboy75 3 жыл бұрын

Your pseudo-japanese is on point 🤣

@JUNIOR-fo9xp 3 жыл бұрын

17:55 that's a Fijian tattoo called the kesakesa.

@seanfihaki6545 3 жыл бұрын

Thats not what a typical fijian looks like. There skin ranges from tanned to melanin. I grew up in fiji and its beautiful with friendly ppl.

@lisatukuafu8652 3 жыл бұрын

You need to get premium with no ads, I'll let you use mine too 🤣🤦🏾‍♀️

@blanka684gaming5 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh, download adblock extension on chrome hahaha, I'd be "that's mad man" -*Ads*... hahaha

@isharnonxboxchur5578 3 жыл бұрын

To know if it’s a Maori tattoo is if it’s on the face or on the chin or if you see heaps of curls on a tattoo it represents a native plant in New Zealand called the koru

@supermax685 3 жыл бұрын

Samoan patterns are HEAVILY influenced worldwide & its incorporated in a lot of Polynesian tattoo's, don't believe me, look out for the Spears which people seem to use alot... DC's Aqua Man used that shit on Jason Mamoa also... CheeeHuuu

@dalastkanakamaoli9058 3 жыл бұрын

Those were Hawaiian designs g

@supermax685 3 жыл бұрын

@@dalastkanakamaoli9058 Samoans been using those patterns for thousands of years G, yous are descendants of us Uso, go check your History. Alofa Atu

@tmisa82 3 жыл бұрын

Those pattern are not new they are either very old or inspired by old Pacific designs.

@monarch2759 3 жыл бұрын

It got outlawed in Tonga when King George the 1st took on Christianity... Most our Idols and Dark ways got Outlawed and when Christians preached that you shall not mark your Skin Tattooing was one of the first things to get Outlawed...

@TuatagaloaTeo 3 жыл бұрын

You are right that Tattoo is dervived from Tatau...props to you for investigating our culture.

@shalomvaeloto3714 3 жыл бұрын

Get a tatau in Samoa brother🤙🤙 you cn explain the Tattooist your origins then he can do something unique for you

@ajfilisi8640 3 жыл бұрын

Jason’s mamoa is Hawaiian

@lisasuasua3901 Жыл бұрын

The man wrestling at the start of the video is Peter Mavea, he's The Rock's grandfather

@mervynmagnus7050 3 жыл бұрын

People will come at you if you have a Samoan, Maori or Fijian style Tattoo but your not even from those countries, most of all if you're not even from the Pacific. This is because it's a recognition of our culture and heritage. It's not just a trend, it's who we are. And cultural appropriation is a bitch move too.

@michaelparker5231 3 жыл бұрын

Check out the Lapita pottery Lapita people are ancestors of the Pacific Polynesian Peoples their ancient patterns on the pottery is the artform inspired in our Polynesian Tatau💯💙

@mindymakaya3013 3 жыл бұрын

In Hawai'i we say KAKAU and the tap artist will ask you questions about your family lineage and where your from and they come up with a personal art

@midi88 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! The word ‘Tattoo’ originated In Polynesia from the name TATAU 👌🏾We’re what is known as “the original story tellers” & Tatau’s were used as a form of text to pass down stories & document events, family info threw generations. I real Polynesian never gets tattoos for no reason or coz it looks pretty or colourful or cool or the designs rad (like white peoples 🤣) There is ALWAYS a reason for us. Usually to Showcase family linkage, heritage, specific event, or tribute. Always a meaningful purpose. I am a Samoan, my dad comes from a well known Samoan family with high titles & land. I chose to get a malu at 29 (with consent from my parents) to represent my family n pay tribute to my mother. She organised it with the master tatau suluapi & made me get it in Samoa. My Malu marking mark my mum’s family line. My mum has 9 bro’s & sis and 1 daughter from each of my mums siblings have the Malu marlins of our family. Every poly has different marking it’s a a family brand. That’s why it’s so unique n special. You won’t get jumped lol but guys right don’t get what u don’t no. Get a mix of poly islands not just 1. Hence why the Polynesian culture has survived and thrives threw time😁

@leutogitupaitea3735 3 жыл бұрын

A foreigner getting a samoan tatau will not get jumped by any samoan.

@kylelei93 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly bro, in today's society, da usos & tokos are more friendly about it.. at least out here in the bay area. Although we would appreciate for people to be educated about the art they put on their body, it's still our own kind tatting them up lol

@chanellenepe7054 3 жыл бұрын

I have a BA in māori visual art and what I do with paint has nothing compared to Tāmoko x😘

@teinemailematafaga 3 жыл бұрын

Tauvae/Kauvae - tattoo on the 🦵, taulima/kaulima- arm tattoo aka sleeve

@seanfihaki6545 3 жыл бұрын

In Tuvalu where my mom is from they did tattoo on the ribs and forearms.

@2valu4ever 3 жыл бұрын

Every pattern tells a story of everyday life in the islands. From the shape of small fish, ocean waves, to the shape of spearheads stacked next to each other to weaving mats in some and to the extend lines of weaved ropes from pandanus dry leaf, all in fine minute detail... They did not just make the patterns out of thin air.. The original tatau tufuga (artist) conceptualised the patterns using their everyday knowledge of what they see and use as tools in pre coionial-era.

@yoongisminthair3693 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say you need to go through a test or anything. For me personally just learning, embrassing and acknowledging our culture and knowing that you'll educate others already kinda makes you worthy to have one. But it does piss me off when random people who know nothing about the culture and dont educate themselves just think "hey it looks cool I wanna get one". It's cultural appropriation at the end of the day, just be respectful and the fact that your learning all of this and are so interested just shows how open and willing you are👍