I Tried Butler Academy
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00:00 It's far more surreal than you might think it is.
00:03 Faster, faster, faster, faster!
00:05 Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk!
00:06 It's gonna hit!
00:09 Now we are coming to the place where it starts to be fun.
00:12 We strive to comfort others.
00:14 We do it at such a high level
00:17 that butlers are not normal human beings anymore.
00:20 Do you just feel like you're behaving like someone you're not?
00:23 Even if someone in my family dies tomorrow,
00:26 I have to put a smile on my face and work like the other days.
00:30 What?!
00:31 We're going to the Netherlands!
00:52 I'm so excited!
00:53 We're going to the International Butler Academy.
00:56 So this place is really interesting because basically a group of people show up,
01:00 go inside, and ten weeks later they emerge,
01:03 ready to serve billionaires, world leaders, royalty.
01:07 Up until now, the entire thing has been basically a secret.
01:10 The curriculum's a secret,
01:12 there's very little video footage of what the hell goes on inside there.
01:15 But I'm gonna find out.
01:16 Slippers here.
01:19 Oh my god, I don't even have my shoes on!
01:21 Where are my f***ing slippers?!
01:23 I'm so excited, it's been a really long travel day.
01:26 We had to take a long plane, this is our third train.
01:29 We told a few people who are Dutch natives where we're going in the evening.
01:33 They're like, "Where?"
01:34 What do people do in Simpelveld?
01:46 Simpelveld is very, very required.
01:49 Many old people.
01:50 Oh my gosh!
02:03 We're literally going up to an iron gate!
02:07 It's the door!
02:08 For the next week, I will be living on campus,
02:17 just like every other student.
02:19 Attending classes and trying my best to fit in.
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03:31 You may proceed with the grooming inspection, Mr. Schimmack. Thank you.
03:34 After meeting the rest of my class, it was time for my first lesson.
03:37 However, I was starting to hear murmurs that this lesson would be taught by the school's headmaster himself.
03:43 Mr. Kaufman seems very intimidating.
03:47 He is.
03:48 You gotta think I'm like the principal here, as I taught.
03:51 And with over 25 years of experience in private service, he has garnered quite a reputation.
04:00 Well...
04:01 Well, everyone grab their trays.
04:09 Line up.
04:28 You're not allowed inside that field.
04:30 That's my space.
04:32 So, ladies and gentlemen, you know the drill.
04:35 Miss Correa?
04:37 Yes, sir.
04:38 Well, start.
04:40 A little bit faster, Miss Correa.
04:44 Now, whenever I start a city with L, you will start...
04:50 Turn once around your left side.
04:53 If I mention a city with P, then you start walking backwards.
04:59 And the R is for turning once around your right side.
05:04 If I mention a city with F, you will start walking forward again.
05:09 Well, Mr. Schalkar?
05:11 Yes, sir.
05:12 What is the capital of Switzerland?
05:14 What are you thinking about?
05:17 I don't want to say the truth, sir.
05:18 Why not?
05:19 Bern is the capital of Switzerland.
05:23 Don't shortcut, Mr. Comair.
05:25 There was not a city, Mr. Lewis.
05:29 Oh, was there?
05:30 No.
05:31 Mr. Comair, have you been to San Francisco?
05:34 No?
05:35 What about Florence?
05:37 How far away from Leuven is Rotterdam?
05:41 Mr. Bazzuni, I didn't say stopping.
05:45 Go, go, go, go.
05:46 He didn't say city.
05:50 Faster, faster, faster, faster.
05:52 Smile, smile, smile, smile.
05:53 Mr. Lewis?
05:54 Yes, sir.
05:55 That's not your space.
05:56 That's true, sir.
05:57 Continue, continue, continue.
06:01 Move, move, move, move.
06:04 Smile, smile, smile, smile.
06:05 Now we are coming to the place where it starts to be fun.
06:08 Faster, faster, faster, faster.
06:10 Mr. Bipole.
06:11 Rotterdam.
06:19 Reykjavik.
06:20 Riga.
06:24 S for stop.
06:28 Get your trays lined up.
06:32 Miss Correa?
06:39 Yes, sir.
06:40 Let's go on a walk.
06:41 Yes, sir.
06:42 Well, Miss Correa.
06:44 Yes, sir.
06:45 You said you live in Los Angeles.
06:47 I do, sir.
06:48 I do, sir.
06:49 Have you ever considered to move to Las Vegas?
06:56 I have not, sir.
06:57 Why do I hear so many books falling on the floor?
07:00 You know books are a valuable resource for knowledge.
07:04 Come on, gentlemen, ladies.
07:06 Keep those books on your head.
07:08 University of Berkeley.
07:10 Berkeley.
07:11 Miss Correa?
07:17 Yes, sir.
07:18 You're costing me a lot of glass today.
07:21 Yes, sir.
07:22 Be more careful.
07:24 Grab your books.
07:29 Stretch your tray.
07:33 Smile, smile, smile, Miss Ruiz.
07:38 Lift your tray up to the height of your nose.
07:45 Higher, Mr. Pusch.
07:46 Nose height, nose height.
07:48 Higher, higher.
07:51 Good.
07:52 Lower, lower to your belly button.
08:01 Put your trays down.
08:04 Line up.
08:05 You're dismissed.
08:10 Thank you, sir.
08:11 Who said you could move to Las Vegas?
08:13 Who said anything from taking the book away?
08:15 You're dismissed.
08:16 At the end of my time here, I will be given a final grade based on my performance.
08:27 And a portion of that grade is my ability to complete a set of daily chores.
08:32 Which is actually a lot harder than it sounds because this mansion has over 135 rooms.
08:38 Including a porcelain room, an entire room dedicated to table decor, and even a full stained glass chapel.
08:45 The students are responsible for making each of these rooms spotless every single morning.
08:50 And so, I was paired with Mr. Csauka, a 19-year-old student from Switzerland, to learn how it's done.
08:56 This house is haunted, by the way.
08:58 We're in a haunted mansion?
08:59 Yes, but don't worry. They're all friendly and they love to play pranks.
09:02 You've seen a ghost here?
09:04 Yeah, a talking fish, I must say.
09:07 What?
09:08 If I may interrupt you quickly.
09:16 Going down like this, after a while, might be a little bit hard on your back.
09:22 How you should vacuum is a very relaxed, straight body.
09:26 And not going further than this.
09:28 I did not know there was a technique to vacuuming.
09:31 There's a technique to everything in this household.
09:34 There's a technique to everything in this household.
09:36 801.
09:46 So, you're 19?
09:47 I am 19 years old, currently, yes.
09:50 What made you want to come here?
09:52 I do not have a lot of experience yet in life, and so this course will help me greatly in that regard.
10:01 Thank you.
10:02 Coming here to the number one butling school, it's far more surreal than you might think it is.
10:10 Because still, we are all persons.
10:13 Good morning.
10:15 Good morning, sir.
10:16 Thank you, sir.
10:19 The only thing that we do differently is just we strive to comfort others.
10:25 We do it at such a high level that we cannot be considered human in a way anymore.
10:34 What we are, are butlers.
10:37 Butlers are not normal human beings anymore.
10:40 But that is only while we're working.
10:43 Very good.
10:45 So, you're a completely different person off the clock.
10:48 Totally.
10:49 Everybody is.
10:51 [Music]
10:54 Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
10:57 Good morning, sir.
10:58 When it comes to being a butler, one thing you always, always must take care is your principle.
11:06 Everything else is secondary.
11:08 Remember that when you're out there working as a butler.
11:11 There might be a typhoon coming along.
11:14 You still serve that tea or coffee with elegance and grace.
11:19 Now, now that we have a new training member here.
11:22 Miss Currie, why don't you come and show me how to pour with a teapot.
11:27 Yes, sir.
11:29 I'm going to start over.
11:33 Yeah, you shouldn't have.
11:36 Was that right the first time?
11:37 Yes.
11:38 But what if the lid comes off?
11:39 What if the lid comes off?
11:41 When you make tea, make sure that the nose on the lid, you see that nose?
11:45 That the nose is pointing towards the handle.
11:49 And if you do that, the lid doesn't come off.
11:53 In butler service, the biggest challenge that we have is to adapt to the situation.
11:59 It's not about doing it a certain way.
12:02 It's about doing it the way you interrupt the guests the least.
12:07 How would you like your tea today, sir?
12:09 Strong.
12:10 Of course.
12:12 It's a bit easier if you come with that foot a bit closer.
12:16 No, not, keep that arm straight.
12:22 Don't touch.
12:25 Okay, there's so many details.
12:27 It's just tea pouring.
12:28 We haven't even started with complicated stuff.
12:31 What's the complicated stuff?
12:33 Well, we have to manage the life of somebody.
12:35 Thank you, sir.
12:36 We've been pouring tea for two hours.
12:40 What is that?
12:41 Mrs. Chowkamp, the position you were in looks really not good.
12:45 Stop.
12:46 So when you come down, you need to be soft.
12:48 Ladies and gentlemen, what's the matter with you?
12:50 Why are you not smiling?
12:52 I still can't do it right.
12:56 I know it sounds easy to pour tea, but if you want to do it correctly, you have to train it.
13:04 And it is, like everything else we do, a matter of training.
13:08 Remember to always smile when you serve.
13:12 Even if you're happy inside, that doesn't really help if you don't show it.
13:17 Keep those smiles on the lips.
13:19 Now, I thought I knew how to smile, but apparently not,
13:23 because they literally sent me to a class with Mr. Fricot to teach me how to smile.
13:29 We have to be careful to not show too much teeth.
13:31 I have my comfortable smile, which is a simple...
13:35 That's it.
13:37 It's a bit too much right now.
13:39 I feel crazy.
13:41 But you also have to smile with your eyes.
13:43 That's one of the most important parts to show that your smile is genuine.
13:48 Yeah, that's great.
13:50 But apparently it wasn't just smiling I wasn't good at,
13:53 because they suspiciously sent me to a dozen different classes for basic human functions,
13:59 from learning how to properly open a door, to folding napkins, to shining shoes,
14:04 and even how to pack a suitcase in five minutes or less for a last-minute business trip.
14:09 Here's the bottom side, and we have the wheels here.
14:12 So that means the heavy items will be at the bottom here.
14:15 When you go around with your suitcase up, everything will stack to the bottom.
14:19 Usually, since we start with the heaviest, we start with shoes.
14:22 And if we don't have enough space, we can always put something inside the shoe.
14:27 For example, we can put a belt in.
14:29 As I learned from Mr. Chowka, there is a technique to everything.
14:33 But this was the first lesson I actually started to understand this firsthand,
14:37 and how these little details could be used to improve my own day-to-day life.
14:41 Wow, so everything we just did, we have to be able to do in five minutes?
14:46 Yes.
14:47 Okay.
14:49 Well, I think it's time for a battle-off.
14:53 Me versus Mr. Furco.
14:56 Five-minute clock.
14:57 Whoever can finish the suitcase the fastest and the bestest.
15:01 Certainly.
15:02 So why did I challenge an expert so soon after just learning his craft?
15:07 Well, this was the guy who had to teach me how to smile.
15:10 And so I wanted to prove once and for all that I was learning,
15:13 and that I am not as useless as he probably thinks I am.
15:16 Michelle, good morning. Welcome to the suitcase packing challenge.
15:20 Your employer will go to a one-day business trip in London.
15:24 You will have also to prepare a nice informal outfit,
15:28 because he will have a nice dinner together with his wife.
15:31 So I will give you five minutes. You may start now.
15:36 Are we actually starting? Sorry. Oh, we're actually starting. Okay.
15:40 After that awkward start, my mind is racing and everything is already scrambled in my head.
15:45 But I remembered heavy items at the bottom, shoes go first.
15:48 Try to organize everything in your mind, Michelle, so you can work as fast as possible.
15:53 Because we have Mr. Furco that is very, very talented in preparing suitcases.
15:58 I'm trying my best not to panic, but I did get the shoes packed at the same time as Mr. Furco.
16:03 And now it was on to the shirts.
16:05 Remember that your employer uses expensive clothing.
16:08 So please, as less wrinkles as possible, Michelle.
16:11 Packing a suitcase should be so simple, but my hands are shaking.
16:15 Time is moving so fast and I'm wrinkling literally everything I'm packing.
16:19 Meanwhile, my opponent is barely fazed.
16:21 Three minutes left.
16:22 Oh my God. How are you so calm right now?
16:25 That's the secret, Michelle.
16:27 I'm trying to calm down. I get the shirts packed.
16:29 Underwear is no problem. I think I'm still on par with Mr. Furco.
16:33 And now I'm on to informal wear.
16:35 Right back. Valentine's Day dinner. Valentine's Day dinner.
16:38 You have last 45 seconds.
16:40 What do we do to get more time on the clock?
16:42 You don't.
16:43 Okay, now the panic is back.
16:44 There is still so much to pack and for me to mentally unpack later.
16:48 Where are the socks?
16:49 Faster, faster. 15 seconds left.
16:53 With so little time left, I looked over at Mr. Furco and he was so calm, so peaceful.
16:58 His suitcase so full and in my head I began to accept the inevitable.
17:02 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Stop.
17:08 The way you fold was quite bad, but the organization of your suitcase was very good.
17:20 Five and a half out of ten.
17:22 Thank you.
17:23 So now Mr. Furco, I would give you 9 out of 10.
17:26 It was a very well done job. Congratulations, you won the challenge.
17:30 Thank you.
17:31 I accept defeat.
17:33 Thank you, Mr. Furco.
17:34 It was a good match.
17:35 Though it is obvious why I lost, something I'm still seeking clarity on is why people like Mr. Furco
17:43 would choose to dedicate so much of their life to perfecting such seemingly small details.
17:48 Why did you want to become a butler?
17:50 I hate this question.
17:52 Really?
17:53 It's the question that everyone asks me.
17:55 For my case, it's after seeing butlers in many series, films, and all that kind of stuff.
18:00 Seeing that they are the reference person for a whole family, I really wanted to become that person for someone.
18:06 It's not a work you can do without having any passion for it.
18:10 And you do it with a smile on your face too.
18:12 Always with a smile.
18:13 Let's say someone in my family dies tomorrow and I have to work.
18:17 My employer doesn't need to know that, so I have to put a smile on my face and work like the other days.
18:23 Have you ever felt on the job that you just have to go into a closet and bawl your eyes out
18:31 and then get it over with and then go back out there?
18:33 Yes, sometimes you just step away from your job, from the scene.
18:37 You go in the back, hide there for like five minutes, calm down, and then you are ready to go back again.
18:46 After learning the basics from Mr. Vercoe, I was finally allowed to rejoin the rest of the students for one of their more pivotal tests.
18:53 Basically, we have 30 minutes to set up lunch.
18:57 And lunch every day consists of, as you can see, decorations.
19:01 Today's theme is going to be the Mississippi River.
19:03 We have 11 people, 5 over there, 4 over here, and then 2 on the sides.
19:07 And apparently, this is one of the most intense exams of the semester.
19:13 The last thing I wanted to do was negatively impact the other students' final grades or their chances of graduating,
19:19 so it was really important for me to do my best.
19:22 Deep breaths, deep breaths. You're doing great.
19:24 You can only have 9 on here, so feel free to put 9 teacups.
19:27 Take this.
19:29 And let's go ahead and... Oh, no, no, no, not on the table. It's okay. On the chair is fine.
19:33 Why not on the table?
19:34 Because the trays are dirty and we don't want to leave any marks.
19:37 And then, exactly, what you want to do is you want to make sure it all faces at 3 o'clock.
19:41 All right, ladies and gentlemen, 12.15. So we have 12 minutes.
19:44 You got to rush. You got to do these things, but you also got to do it in perfection.
19:47 Setting the napkins. They're all folded already, but you want to make sure that this is facing towards the left.
19:52 Fantastic.
19:54 We have 5 minutes left.
19:56 And feel free to use the vacuum to vacuum what you saw.
20:02 Good job.
20:08 Thank you.
20:09 What a whirlwind.
20:10 It's fun, huh?
20:11 It is fun.
20:12 It's exciting to learn the actual rules for how things are supposed to be done, not because they're right,
20:20 but because it gives you a feeling of comfort.
20:23 I want to come here because of exactly that.
20:26 I wanted to learn what makes something look so comfortable.
20:29 And I'm actually a programmer. I've never done hospitality in my life.
20:32 No way.
20:33 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Never.
20:34 I mean, this is the gold standard of service.
20:36 Yeah, right? Like, you kind of go through this, you survive these 10 weeks, this grueling activity of everything needs to be perfect.
20:42 There's a different way of approaching the level of detail.
20:45 And I just wanted to learn that, you know?
20:47 The table is set.
20:51 And while I think we totally nailed the Mississippi River thing, the exam isn't over yet.
20:56 This is actually a two-part test where I'm going to have to deliver a speech during the meal in order to practice my public speaking.
21:03 [Footsteps]
21:07 [Bell rings]
21:09 My lord, ladies and gentlemen, lunch is served.
21:12 [Baby crying]
21:15 Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy your lunch.
21:21 Thank you, sir.
21:22 If everyone would raise their cup of tea, congratulations to Mr. Comhair, who got the job.
21:30 Oh, congratulations.
21:33 And we, of course, wish you all the best with that.
21:37 Fantastic. Well done.
21:39 [Applause]
21:43 Mr. Comhair, the pressure is on.
21:45 You got the job, but you haven't graduated yet.
21:48 So make sure you do.
21:53 Sir, you didn't ask me to research anything, but you said that I may be ready to provide a speech, should you ask.
22:01 Well, are you ready?
22:03 I believe so.
22:05 Wonderful. We shall find out shortly.
22:08 Not yet.
22:10 [Laughter]
22:12 Do you have a topic, or shall I?
22:14 Hard or easy?
22:16 Well, she's used to speaking in public, so it shouldn't be too easy.
22:21 Let me think. Venus.
22:25 Certainly, sir.
22:27 My lord, ladies and gentlemen, I'm very excited to tell you today a little bit about our solar system, and specifically, Venus.
22:46 Hold up. What you're about to witness is excruciatingly embarrassing, and most other people would never let this see the light of day.
22:55 So before we watch this incredibly embarrassing moment in my life, please hit subscribe.
23:00 Thank you.
23:01 Now, you may be aware that Venus is one of our planets.
23:05 Previously, there were nine, and Pluto is no longer one of them, unfortunately.
23:10 We've heard the phrase, "Men are from Venus, women are from Mars."
23:15 Actually, I think it's the inverse. Men are from Mars when women are from Venus.
23:19 But what this actually reminds me of is the vastness of space and what there is to explore.
23:26 A few years ago, I had the pleasure of getting to train with NASA astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
23:34 I personally have a great fear of space.
23:36 Maybe some of you have had that dream that you are George Clooney in gravity going out into the vastness of space.
23:44 I've definitely had that nightmare a few times.
23:47 And this experience was incredible for me to confront that fear head on and to consider, "Is this an actual fear I have, or is it completely irrational?"
24:00 That experience really taught me that some of our biggest nightmares are in fact irrational and ones that we can even control at times.
24:10 I will not be going to space anytime soon.
24:14 Thank you so much.
24:15 [Applause]
24:20 Mr. Chianusa.
24:21 Ms. Caret, it was one minute and 39 seconds long.
24:25 One minute 39. I think that's a record of the shortest three-minute speech ever.
24:31 Yes, short. Off topic.
24:35 Off topic isn't so much my concern, but you didn't close the circle.
24:39 And you are not very entertaining when it comes to your body posture. Very stiff.
24:47 Try to maintain eye contact at all times.
24:50 Thank you.
24:51 Thank you, sir.
24:52 [Applause]
24:56 So intimidating.
24:59 He did really, really great.
25:01 I think it was pretty bad.
25:04 The part, it's not the speaking part. It's the making things up.
25:10 It's like, "Why am I talking about Venus?"
25:13 I don't even know what the goddamn circle is.
25:16 What is a circle?
25:18 Do you just not feel like...
25:21 Sometimes, what's the point?
25:23 What's the point? And also, you're behaving like someone you're not.
25:27 Because that's how I feel right now.
25:29 All the other things, I felt like I was just not being me.
25:32 It was very weird.
25:33 That is pretty natural, I would say.
25:36 But at the end of the day, as butlers, I would say what they're teaching is
25:40 you have to really transform and adapt yourself to the principle.
25:43 And you're right.
25:44 What am I going to do with the skill of talking about Venus for three minutes?
25:48 The whole point of being a butler is it's not about us, it's about pleasing him.
25:52 If he wants to talk about Venus, we have to deliver that speech in a way that he likes it.
25:57 And I don't know. It's just one of those things.
26:00 Attending something like this is also an ego check for yourself.
26:03 At least that was for me.
26:05 You've probably heard about the technology surge in San Francisco and New York.
26:09 Navigating that life, am I just getting too comfortable?
26:12 I would say, how many people would love to have my job and my salary?
26:16 And I started to ask myself, am I really improving myself, not only financially, but as a human being?
26:24 I'm going down to the very basics, right?
26:26 The way down is the way up.
26:30 If you really can humble yourself to do work like this, you're very much in a position to be a leader.
26:44 Going into my final exam, I must admit I feel wildly unprepared.
26:48 And because I have failed every single task that has been asked of me up until this point,
26:53 this is my last chance to save my final grade.
26:56 Good morning, Ms. Curry.
26:58 Good morning, sir.
26:59 Today, we are going to have a look into how to set a table.
27:03 And after that, you will have to memorize it and make an exact copy of it.
27:08 All right.
27:09 Is that understood? Good. Well, let's get started.
27:12 The cover plate now has to go down exactly in the middle.
27:16 What we then need to know is how far away from the edge is the plate away.
27:22 And that should be exactly two centimeters.
27:25 What now follows is the cutlery.
27:28 And it is being measured exactly two centimeters from the edge of the plate.
27:33 Four, four, two centimeters, two centimeters.
27:37 This is your cutlery.
27:39 Which distance do you guess?
27:40 Two centimeters.
27:41 No, but four.
27:42 Okay.
27:43 Four, four, eight.
27:47 And that's how you set a table.
27:49 It's beautiful.
27:50 Well, I'll give you five minutes.
27:52 Yes, sir.
27:53 Are you up to the challenge?
27:55 Challenge accepted, sir.
27:56 Wonderful.
27:57 A professional butler should be able to set a table for two in five minutes.
28:01 So, use that time.
28:03 Starts now.
28:08 Can I have your phone to do the calculation?
28:10 Why would you need a calculator?
28:12 Seven.
28:16 You have one minute left.
28:20 Ten seconds.
28:22 Five, four, three, two, one.
28:27 Hands up.
28:31 Well, it doesn't look like much, doesn't it?
28:33 No, it takes so much time to measure everything and do the math.
28:38 Calculating in your head is something that is very important, but not only for table setting, but in general in life.
28:44 We shouldn't rely too much on our mobile phones to do that.
28:47 Sir, if I may ask.
28:48 Yeah.
28:49 Is there a practical reason to measuring every item on the table?
28:56 Okay.
28:57 Now, if I may.
29:02 Have a seat.
29:03 Sit down.
29:04 Pretend to be a guest.
29:07 Now, you have your bread in your hand and you want to put some butter on it.
29:11 Take the knife.
29:13 Which hand holds a knife?
29:16 The right hand.
29:17 Yeah.
29:18 So, it was supposed to go over here?
29:19 No, no, no. It goes on the plate.
29:22 You see, the thing is, first of all, some people would place their knife like this.
29:28 I'm pretty sure you've seen that before.
29:31 Try to take the knife.
29:34 It's a very awkward move, no?
29:36 That is why the knife goes right here.
29:41 Try to take it.
29:44 And that is what we always think about when we do something on the table.
29:48 Which way would it be easiest for the guest?
29:52 Anyway, I still want you to set the table.
29:55 Do it at your speed and try to be as accurate as possible.
29:59 Okay. Thank you, sir.
30:02 I originally came to this school to learn how to better take care of myself,
30:11 to better manage my own life.
30:13 And after my first few lessons, I was so frustrated at how bad I was at everything,
30:17 and it all just seemed so arbitrary and meaningless.
30:21 I quickly started to question every rule I was being taught.
30:24 But the more time I spent talking to the students,
30:27 the more I started to understand why I was wrong.
30:31 It's not a work you can do without having any passion for it.
30:35 Sometimes we start at 4 in the morning and we finish the day after,
30:39 but we have to go for it, always with a smile.
30:42 It is a very fulfilling job.
30:44 It is just a comfort that you provide them,
30:47 the idea of being at ease whenever you're with them.
30:51 The thank you and the smile will be the greatest reward you can get from them.
30:55 If I can wake up, open the gate for my mom,
30:58 cook her a nice little scrambled egg, her favorite,
31:01 and she gets joy out of that, that's something that money can't buy.
31:04 It's not really about the second-course wine glass being 2 centimeters from the charger plate.
31:11 It's about making a moment for someone else.
31:14 And while I might not necessarily agree with a lot of the rules or how things are critiqued here,
31:19 I can now appreciate the students' desire to strive for excellence
31:23 and wanting to serve others in the process.
31:25 3, 2, 1, hands up.
31:29 The measurement's slightly off.
31:32 Well, I guess you're still going to have to train a little bit on that one.
31:35 The maximum amount of points you could reach would be 1,000.
31:39 Calculating it, you might receive 580 points,
31:43 which would give you a certificate of attendance rather than a diploma at graduation.
31:50 And while I failed my final challenge,
31:53 I am so grateful I got to meet so many talented, incredible human beings
31:57 who have chosen to dedicate their lives to others.
32:01 What many of you might not know is that I am often training for multiple videos at once.
32:08 And so while I was attending the International Butler Academy,
32:11 I was also separately training to run an ultramarathon for a completely different video.
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