SO TRUEEE! Since I left China and began to study abroad, I'v been missing so much the five thing you talk about! I have lived in several cities in China, I felt safe, convenient and comfortable to live alone in any of them.Whereever I lived ,I can just wear my slippers and go out to grap some street food at midnight, that's satisfying!
7. Cheap beer, and you can drink pretty much anywhere, anytime. So everyday could be Koningsdag. lol 8. public safety. 9. real FREEDOM! yes, that's right! affordable dining out meals & shopping in general, and the convenience of them, everywhere anytime (economic freedom) + affordable and super convenient public transport (movement freedom) + do your things, speak your minds with no hindrance of political correctness (daily life speech freedom) = an overwhelming sense of being free. In Holland most people, particularly young people unfortunately, have no much of either.
@Ben Louis Yes, you can basically drink at any age, any time and anywhere in China, even if ur a 8 year-old you can buy alcohol in any store alone and drink on the street, just nobody cares.
@Ben Louis yes, but it's not like you would see many ppl drink alcohol on the street... actually drink alcohol in public is rare. Ppl usually would enjoy alcohol along with nice food at home or in restaurants, bars, etc.
@Ben Louis In China there is little alcohol regulation. Supermarkets and shops don't need license to sell liquor and there is no alcohol tax, so beers and liquor in general are really cheap. But you don't usually see people drink alcohol in public. They usually sit at restaurants or at least a food vendor and drink while having a meal.
I guess you’re Dutch but your English is perfect. I taught in China for eight years near Hangzhou, in Anhui and Jiangxi. I like all the things you mentioned. Plus I loved riding my motorcycle in the countryside, going to temples, eating Lanzhou Lamian , riding the sleeper car train and going to cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong... taking holiday trips to Vietnam, Thailand and Taipei (they have great night markets and street food). You have to go back to China. I’m planning to
You says you are back home now but you plan to go BACK to China. Home is where you feel most comfortable and safe and miss when you are away for a world citizen.
@@IsabelleMuzerie If you are visiting Shenzhen, you can message me if need help. I 'd love to make friends with foreigners (Not on English learning purpose ,lol)
@@IsabelleMuzerie My sincere advice to you is travel with good friends and book your hotel in advance through Agoda. Plan your trip and enjoy your holidays in China. While you are in Shenzhen, pay a short visit to Hong Kong. You will not regret it.
Taobao Internet purchase or e commerce... U can literally find anything in the world there. It is many times bigger and more amazing than Amazon. And the speed it which China courrier services in delivery to your door step.
Been in Hangzhou for some years and my favorite is also the night street bbq. Unfortunately, the are disappearing so fast. Is also enjoy walking through the parks and riverside or canals. So cool and relaxing.
I really enjoy those kinds of videos. It helps me to see my country in different ways and see my country from other people. I love those videos and I think you can put your video to some chinese popular video website such as bilibili or tencent video. Anyway, I hope you can make more video like this. I love it !
Good observation: ... happy people they are. Per the Western media, the Chinese were supposed to be suffering and living a miserable life. Thanks Isabelle for sharing what you have witnessed.
Huawei doesn't need to get helped. It's Hong Meng OS and other Chinese manufacturers taking it on board would lead into a market share of one third of the whole world smartphone market. They will be super powerful.
I have been studying in China for 6 years and I really miss the online payement wechat taobao and more , you can really do almost anything with your phone in China
Love Netherlands though I have never been there before. Really impressed by my Dutch clients from KLM, great personalities and profoundly knowledgeable, nothing but a pleasure to work with I will always take KLM over any other airlines. And what surprises me most is it looks every Dutch man is fluent in English Isabelle here being a great example, though their native Dutch language sounds nothing even close to English, at least to my ears.
We actually all learn to speak, write, and read English at school because we feel it is an important language to know. That's why we can all speak it! :)
I tried didi a few times. Very easy indeed! But the language barrier, especially in the beginning, was quite difficult. Because the drivers almost always call you!
Thank you. Very authentically captured/expressed. If it is spoken by me, a Chinese emigrated and living in the US for 40 years, it would be very awkward... Danke...
dancing in the evenings tells you a lot about the country. first, it must be very safe for everyone. secondly everyone dancing in the evening is happy or they won't do that.
Moi video. I'm living in Groningen now. However, ik spreek geen Nederlands! Same as you, I really miss China and looking forward to going back to China for a while in September.
Amazing video, from Suzhou! But now I am in Switzerland, I have to say,a little bit boring, especially it’s hot now but luckily hotel has air-conditioner.
I too love Suzhou and street food here but never seen so many stalls at one place. Plz let me know where exactly this location, would love to go there and explore some time..
Hey Miss Muzerie, I have a question regarding moving to Xushou in the next two months. So, my best friends husband got a business offer in Xushou for the next three years. They have a child that is 6 y.o. and they would be moving together. She worries that the cultural and language barrier is too big and in the light of Covid it could be too soon to move there this year. Could you please tell me how was your experience was regarding everyday life and communication with the neighbours/locals? Thank you so much in advance.
I enrolled for a Chinese language course at the university and luckily that helped me out a lot with the language barrier. The language barrier was larger than I had expected it to be since not many Chinese people speak English in Suzhou. Nevertheless, you can still get around with pointing to what you want and if you at least learn the numbers you can pay for everything too! I think the 6 year old might adapt faster than the parents. At least that was my experience growing up abroad. Hope this helps!
China is a country with a very strong mobile phone signal coverage. You can find a mobile phone signal at the foot of the sparsely populated Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas.
Thanks for your video! I might be moving there for a job. Is there any expat group you'd recommend connecting with? I do not yet know how to speak Chinese. 😅
Unfortunately, you cannot use these services without a Chinese bank account. There is no way to connect these services to you foreign bank card or even credit card.
tvwang actually you can now. Just download Alipay International version, use a gadget called TourPass, you can get a 90 days temporary E card to which you can charge with a Visa or Master card.
@@IsabelleMuzerie thanks for the reply you lived in china... only a few people do that so talk more about that if you make content regularly, other topics will arise naturally!!
What I miss about living in Nederland most is pretty Dutch girls. Dutch girls are always smiling and happy. They always want to talk to foreigners like me. I also miss cheese, milk, and salami in Nederland.
Isabelle Muzerie Oh, yes. But it was a hassle. I had to prove it was mine by showing them the official receipt of when I opened my account. Just showing your ID is not enough, apparently. 🙂
@@scottisitt This is valuable information to know! When I come back to China I will bring the official receipt of opening my account (if i can still find it 🤣) because I'm afraid that after such a long time of not using my card it might have been deactivated :s
@@IsabelleMuzerie Well, it'd probably only be deactivated if it's past the expiration date. That's what I would guess. I think part of the reason I needed the receipt of opening my account is that I had used the ATM of a third party bank. If I had used my own bank's ATM, maybe they wouldn't have needed the receipt, but I don't know. General rule of thumb in China is to keep important receipts...especially rent payment, because that's how you get your deposit back.
I actually made a video about this called "Opening a Chinese bank account". Please let me know if you have any further questions on opening a bank account after watching that video! 🙂
I miss the various vegetables and fruits, mobile phone payment system, the safe feeling in the night and bullet trains.
Please speak Chinese! 你在苏州哪里？
@@jasonchen7721 please speak English
@@jasonchen7721你俩一家人啊，都姓陈
@@_ForsakerYeah
Shxt, you scared me as I didn't see the word "train" in another line.
Those evening dancing are so energetic😄 my friends and i joined them in Yunnan and they were super friendly. i can't do that in California
SO TRUEEE! Since I left China and began to study abroad, I'v been missing so much the five thing you talk about! I have lived in several cities in China, I felt safe, convenient and comfortable to live alone in any of them.Whereever I lived ,I can just wear my slippers and go out to grap some street food at midnight, that's satisfying!
Thanks for presenting positive view about China. I think a lot of people don’t understand our cultural . Chinese are really friendly .
I love the enthusiasm in your voice, the sincerity in your smile and the spark in your eyes. You feel so genuine 💖
I love the massive good delivery system. You can basically order anything at any time and it will deliver to your hotel room in 30 min.
I currently live in Suzhou China. Definitely love dancing and also the great food! Also love subway system
as the Presdent of the United States of American, i found your video very encouraging and interesting, keep the good work.
你的名字，很不错。
I don't know... I think 特朗普 would put this video on the entity list
秀儿
up是荷兰人哦
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，你的名字笑死我了，应该叫中共中央川建国同志吧，哈哈哈
7. Cheap beer, and you can drink pretty much anywhere, anytime. So everyday could be Koningsdag. lol
8. public safety.
9. real FREEDOM! yes, that's right! affordable dining out meals & shopping in general, and the convenience of them, everywhere anytime (economic freedom) + affordable and super convenient public transport (movement freedom) + do your things, speak your minds with no hindrance of political correctness (daily life speech freedom) = an overwhelming sense of being free. In Holland most people, particularly young people unfortunately, have no much of either.
@Ben Louis Yes, almost everywhere.
@Ben Louis yes
@Ben Louis Yes, you can basically drink at any age, any time and anywhere in China, even if ur a 8 year-old you can buy alcohol in any store alone and drink on the street, just nobody cares.
@Ben Louis yes, but it's not like you would see many ppl drink alcohol on the street... actually drink alcohol in public is rare. Ppl usually would enjoy alcohol along with nice food at home or in restaurants, bars, etc.
@Ben Louis In China there is little alcohol regulation. Supermarkets and shops don't need license to sell liquor and there is no alcohol tax, so beers and liquor in general are really cheap. But you don't usually see people drink alcohol in public. They usually sit at restaurants or at least a food vendor and drink while having a meal.
I guess you’re Dutch but your English is perfect. I taught in China for eight years near Hangzhou, in Anhui and Jiangxi. I like all the things you mentioned. Plus I loved riding my motorcycle in the countryside, going to temples, eating Lanzhou Lamian , riding the sleeper car train and going to cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong... taking holiday trips to Vietnam, Thailand and Taipei (they have great night markets and street food). You have to go back to China. I’m planning to
You says you are back home now but you plan to go BACK to China. Home is where you feel most comfortable and safe and miss when you are away for a world citizen.
sstchan924 yes you’re right. I am from Canada 🇨🇦 and had to come back for various reasons. But I miss China 🇨🇳 and want to go back 😃
I also plan to go back! There is much more I want to see there! Including Guilin and Shenzhen :)
@@IsabelleMuzerie If you are visiting Shenzhen, you can message me if need help. I 'd love to make friends with foreigners (Not on English learning purpose ,lol)
@@IsabelleMuzerie My sincere advice to you is travel with good friends and book your hotel in advance through Agoda. Plan your trip and enjoy your holidays in China. While you are in Shenzhen, pay a short visit to Hong Kong.
You will not regret it.
Taobao Internet purchase or e commerce... U can literally find anything in the world there.
It is many times bigger and more amazing than Amazon. And the speed it which China courrier services in delivery to your door step.
I've never visited China but now I'm missing it too!
Really nice! Lovely girl Chinese love you!
Thanks for introducing real life in China!
I still remember the 3.5 euro bus ticket in Netherland 😂 in my hometown I only need to pay 0.5 or 1 RMB which is about. 0.07 or 0.14 euro cent
GC Yang same here，14euro from downtown to airport by metro in Vienna
9 Oman RO(23USD) from airport to my house less than 3km in Muscat which the same distance cost only 20-30 RMB (4USD) in China
Yes, the public transportation here is very expensive!
Stayed in the Netherlands for some days years ago. I love the country, nice and friendly people and beautiful scenery.
wow I lived close to Wencui apartment three years, your video makes me recall so much memory
Thank you for your very fun and informative video about living in China.
I was studying in NL and all the points you mentioned are also the things I missed the most!!!
Been in Hangzhou for some years and my favorite is also the night street bbq. Unfortunately, the are disappearing so fast. Is also enjoy walking through the parks and riverside or canals. So cool and relaxing.
Good video thanks. I love China too
I really enjoy those kinds of videos. It helps me to see my country in different ways and see my country from other people. I love those videos and I think you can put your video to some chinese popular video website such as bilibili or tencent video. Anyway, I hope you can make more video like this. I love it !
I will look into posting my video's on popular Chinese websites! Thank you for the advice :)
street food concept is very good opportunity for the low-incoming people to balance their bill. Street food concept is real human right!
Also. It is called real life. Less boring
but, as a Chinese I have to say ,that the street food in china has some food safe problem. of course, they are cheap.
zhang shb the issue has been way better for many years …
OMG，suzhou is my hometown！ i haven't been living there for more than 10 years. your video makes me miss home so much!
Where do you live now?
@@IsabelleMuzerie i was in Canada for 7 years. now i'm back in China, living in Beijing😊
I am from XJTLU too! love your video
Nice layd,hoping you have a nice time in China.
I miss China too ..after staying there for few years.
Good observation: ... happy people they are. Per the Western media, the Chinese were supposed to be suffering and living a miserable life. Thanks Isabelle for sharing what you have witnessed.
please Help Huawei we want to use Huawei,we like Huawei so much.Huawei so great.
Huawei doesn't need to get helped. It's Hong Meng OS and other Chinese manufacturers taking it on board would lead into a market share of one third of the whole world smartphone market. They will be super powerful.
Don't worry my friend, I am using Huawei too. Every problem has a solution, tomorrow or some day later you will find it.
Don't worry , Huawei will survive , it has 1.4 billion people basic market
make you up
Need more apps
welcome to China and enjoy your stay here.
You are a very optimistic person. I should be more thankful to be here in China. Thanks for the sharing.
Like suzhou city with delicious food, culture and friendly people.
Beautiful video! I am sure you will have opportunities to come to China again!
come to hangzhou，you'll like it.
I actually did visit Hangzhou! While I was there I also went to tianducheng. I have a video about it on my channel called "Paris in China"
Dancing in the squares has been one of characteristics in China!!!😄😄
Suzhou Museum is great. The Pingjianglu district is great.
苏州是个美丽的城市，生活会很方便，也离上海很近，江苏其他城市也很好玩。
Such a sweet voice!
I have watched all of your videos which are so interesting！
Thank you for your support!
I have been studying in China for 6 years and I really miss the online payement wechat taobao and more , you can really do almost anything with your phone in China
Love Netherlands though I have never been there before. Really impressed by my Dutch clients from KLM, great personalities and profoundly knowledgeable, nothing but a pleasure to work with I will always take KLM over any other airlines. And what surprises me most is it looks every Dutch man is fluent in English Isabelle here being a great example, though their native Dutch language sounds nothing even close to English, at least to my ears.
We actually all learn to speak, write, and read English at school because we feel it is an important language to know. That's why we can all speak it! :)
Plaza dance! It is called..lol It is like square dance in rural Amerca!
I miss home, Shanghai, the food, the people, the culture, the safety
I’m from Suzhou. Glad you love here
One of the best Country
欢迎来中国玩儿! Seeing is believing, welcome back anytime!
l love didi in China. it is much more convenient than catching a cab! also i miss huoguo! all sorts of food choice!
I tried didi a few times. Very easy indeed! But the language barrier, especially in the beginning, was quite difficult. Because the drivers almost always call you!
@@IsabelleMuzerie u can download the app Microsoft translator，its free and very useful for travelling in many different countries！
You’re so cute,you’re pretty,welcome to China
Great video. Love it. Please keep it going.
Thanks for the encouragement!
I miss everything!
Japan living cost is too high...
I would love to visit Japan some day! I have heard the costs are extremely high though! Best of luck 🍀
@@IsabelleMuzerie yealo other than it, Japan is nice
You are always welcome to Japan~
Thank you. Very authentically captured/expressed. If it is spoken by me, a Chinese emigrated and living in the US for 40 years, it would be very awkward... Danke...
Great video!
dancing in the evenings tells you a lot about the country. first, it must be very safe for everyone. secondly everyone dancing in the evening is happy or they won't do that.
Welcome to my hometown
I came to XJTLU from 2016!
Moi video. I'm living in Groningen now. However, ik spreek geen Nederlands! Same as you, I really miss China and looking forward to going back to China for a while in September.
Welcome back！
Have a nice trip in China
fantastic video
You have Elsa's skin tone!!!❤️
Like how your hair changes so suddenly at 6:15 :)
China is a very safe country. You don't have to worry about going out at night to get hurt. I often go out at two in the evening to buy things.
welcome to China ， friends
Amazing video, from Suzhou! But now I am in Switzerland, I have to say,a little bit boring, especially it’s hot now but luckily hotel has air-conditioner.
I once stuied as a research master student in XJTLU. Now i am in New Zealand. Miss Suzhou..
😭i miss my Suzhou so much,my 10 years memory
I am living in Suzhou Now, welcome back again
Good observations!
welcome to visit China again! :)
I am from Suzhou. I missed it too but we all have other obligations and limitations to choose where's to settle. 😭😭
Chinese people are hard working people as evidenced by long store hours. They are in general very friendly to foreigners.
I hope you will be come back China soon
China is developing country, it is getting better and better.
Gee I really like this video, actually there are a lot of cities in China worth visiting🥰
Hei ..... Isabel,
Hoe is het in Nederland nou....?
Uit welke stad ben je woonachtig ?
Gaat goed in Nederland, altijd fijn om thuis te zijn! 🤗
@@IsabelleMuzerie ,Ja hoor, ....Oost west, thuist the best, zeggen ze...
enjoy your time in china,beautiful girl
Haha, I didn't expect to see wencui pop up in my recommended videos!
I too love Suzhou and street food here but never seen so many stalls at one place.
Plz let me know where exactly this location, would love to go there and explore some time..
It's next to the Wencui student apartments!
@@IsabelleMuzerie - Do you know the complete address or map location. . I can't search Wencui student apartment in map..
@@amarbist4299 The street food is on Xuetang Street next to Wencui Talent Apartment (it's near the National University of Singapore)
Oh girl! I miss it so much too
Hey Miss Muzerie, I have a question regarding moving to Xushou in the next two months. So, my best friends husband got a business offer in Xushou for the next three years. They have a child that is 6 y.o. and they would be moving together. She worries that the cultural and language barrier is too big and in the light of Covid it could be too soon to move there this year. Could you please tell me how was your experience was regarding everyday life and communication with the neighbours/locals? Thank you so much in advance.
I enrolled for a Chinese language course at the university and luckily that helped me out a lot with the language barrier. The language barrier was larger than I had expected it to be since not many Chinese people speak English in Suzhou. Nevertheless, you can still get around with pointing to what you want and if you at least learn the numbers you can pay for everything too! I think the 6 year old might adapt faster than the parents. At least that was my experience growing up abroad. Hope this helps!
@@IsabelleMuzerie thank you so much I'll pass the info on my friend.
people loving food are all kind people
China is a country with a very strong mobile phone signal coverage. You can find a mobile phone signal at the foot of the sparsely populated Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas.
Thanks for your video! I might be moving there for a job. Is there any expat group you'd recommend connecting with? I do not yet know how to speak Chinese. 😅
I never joined an expat group in the half a year I lived there. But i'm sure there must be one (or some) in Suzhou!
Suzhou. Lovely city!
For you it is cheap
But me .... it is very costly cause vietnam is a developing country
As a visiting foreigner without bank account in China, how can you sign up for Alipay or wechatpay?
Unfortunately, you cannot use these services without a Chinese bank account. There is no way to connect these services to you foreign bank card or even credit card.
tvwang actually you can now. Just download Alipay International version, use a gadget called TourPass, you can get a 90 days temporary E card to which you can charge with a Visa or Master card.
@@xiafan4958 Thank you!
@@xiafan4958 That's great! Thanks for the info :)
*Safety* and *Convenience* are what you missed.
Very good ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
I am just curious how you can use Alipay, ‘cause literally you need to have a Bank account in China.
It's easy to get a debit card for a foreign student in China, even if you just stay there for a month.
apply for a bank account (debit) is easy for foreigners.
I opened a Chinese bank account. This was possible since I was living and studying there!
Safety and Convenience are two things you missed so much
Here I am. I am also from this.school XJTLU and now Im in liverpool hhhh
My mum dances like those ladies in the video
you need to keep posting again :)
What kind of videos would you like to see? :)
@@IsabelleMuzerie thanks for the reply
you lived in china... only a few people do that so talk more about that
if you make content regularly, other topics will arise naturally!!
What I miss about living in Nederland most is pretty Dutch girls. Dutch girls are always smiling and happy. They always want to talk to foreigners like me. I also miss cheese, milk, and salami in Nederland.
thanks
I got so used to paying with my phone that I once left my bank card in an ATM for two days before noticing it was missing. 😅
Oh no! Did you ever get that card back?
Isabelle Muzerie Oh, yes. But it was a hassle. I had to prove it was mine by showing them the official receipt of when I opened my account. Just showing your ID is not enough, apparently. 🙂
@@scottisitt This is valuable information to know! When I come back to China I will bring the official receipt of opening my account (if i can still find it 🤣) because I'm afraid that after such a long time of not using my card it might have been deactivated :s
@@IsabelleMuzerie Well, it'd probably only be deactivated if it's past the expiration date. That's what I would guess.
I think part of the reason I needed the receipt of opening my account is that I had used the ATM of a third party bank. If I had used my own bank's ATM, maybe they wouldn't have needed the receipt, but I don't know.
General rule of thumb in China is to keep important receipts...especially rent payment, because that's how you get your deposit back.
What bank did you use? Was it difficult to open a bank account in china?
I actually made a video about this called "Opening a Chinese bank account". Please let me know if you have any further questions on opening a bank account after watching that video! 🙂
why dont use meituan? you dont need go out.
Because I enjoyed going out :)
How good are your Chinese? How do you keep NOT forgetting it?
hi,i AM in Suzhou too
Welcome!
苏州是个很有意思的城市