What struck me shortly after the video started is that she's perfectly capable of presenting herself in a manner where she at least appears clean & well groomed. This was not a long video but was reasonably well edited in terms of content flow. We got good views of the plane's interior, the food on offer - always a focus of course! - & the airports & her trail through the various stages... we saw what she was doing without her spending too much time on any one segment.
It was her voice that really made me snicker... where was the vocal evidence of the obnoxious brap hog we all know so well. Her voice was pitched as to not be screechy or jarring & the volume was considerate of those around her. I imagine this is the voice she'll be trying to use in Saleh's presence but at some point, we KNOW in terms of behavior, the Inner Cow will manifest.
Pretty clear he met her & the last segment was shot with his phone. She wasn't met by a scraggly80 year old man or anything as she clearly recognized him & didn't look dismayed or surprised at what she saw.
It's important to remind ourselves at this stage that Chantal is motivated by two things: food & status, real or presumed by her & of the 2, food is first. No shortage of her "types" of food in Kuwait. How easily & often she can access that food depends on how much time she's round Saleh, how dainty she wants to fake being round him & any social restrictions there she may face. I'm ignorant of those.
Status: She loves to think she's a well known influencer. She's small change by any social media standard but if she can continue to put out the type of video I just saw, she may enjoy a substantial increase in views; especially the all important repeat views. She's going to need them - I didn't realize she'd zorched so many of her older uploads.
Her other gold standard for status is of course... a MAN! Whatever goes on in her addled mind, she's fixated on having one that's hers, ALL hers because in her eyes, that validates her. Never mind relationships need steady, loving work or any of that normal stuff... her imagination stops after the wedding; blissfully easing into some nebulous, fantasy of 'married life'. If she can mention her husband & if she marries, we shall hear those 2 words ad nauseum; she figures she's won at life. Flashing a sparkly bauble will just be an added touch. Watch for lots of hand in front of camera action if she ends up legitimately sporting a wedding ring.
The next few days will leave her reeling. She's not only in a new country but it's vastly different from anything she's known. Saleh will be dropping the equivalent of Fat Man and Little Boy love bombs on her IF he wants to pursue this marriage... for whatever reason he may have. Shee is going to be dazed & confused & very, very vulnerable.
Let's enjoy how this pays out, no matter which way it goes.
