I stay away from China and the women after watching these vids. Life and the people seem to be very worrisome, stressful, like you are always on guard. Not a natural way to live life.
"The message here is to be extra vigilant" After watching every one of your videos I get a very different message. "Don't go to China" Why do you put up with it? I have been in Korea for almost 9 years and I see none of these scams or racism problems. I was I China for 3 hours on a flight transfer and I was never so scared or miserable in my life.
He puts up with it because if he didn't he would have to go back to South Africa. It's easy to keep your cool when you get scammed when your mates back home need security guards 24/7 lest they be raped, killed, or eaten.
korea definitely has a racism problem, just like every country in the world. in aisa the darker you are the uglier you are, hence the skin whitening market over their. again china is its own kind of fucked up and definitely have a racisim problem unique of their own(again like every country) and definitely has a very aggressive pov compared to korea but we should always avoid putting racism on a spectrum in genral, because any kind of racisim is inhumane
All the more reason to make sure you get a 2-channel dash cam - one that records video from the front and rear. In this case this scammer could have been recorded from the back trying to run you off the road. Not sure if the Chinese gov't would take that into consideration though.
Get an 8-channel rig for the car, then report the attacker and make HIM get a fine and collect your 50 RMB. This is reason enough not to drive in China.
No, he doesn't need a suit, he is not welcoming foreign delegation or touring them, he isn't attending wedding, funeral, graduation, union, etc........He isn't diplomat representer in foreign facilities (thusly, getting pay as an official employee etc) ain't spy/recruiter by any means, why does he need a suit for posting video entertaining looooooosers?
You should get your own dash cam. They are extremely cheap to buy from China. Then if you see the guy again, point to your own camera and give them the finger (off camera) or try my trick (1W green laser). They cannot report watch they cannot see.. Oh and Matt..... watch out for WATERFALLS.
Great story. I hired a motorcycle in Bejiing back in 2001. I drove it to the bird and flower markets with my girlfried on the back. We negotiated the back streets rather than go via the main roads as a local English lady who lived there said avoid the main roads as the police are constantly making enquiries to Western looking drivers. We travelled by motor cycle for 2 days with no problems whatsover, but we heard that the hotel where we hired the bike from was well connected to the authorities and their customers would not get any hassle as they were good for the economy. These days, I wouldn't bother hiring a car or bike as you say it's too much hassle. It is a shame that this approach is taken towards some Western visitors. Indeed it will stop many people visiting which would be a sad as China is an amazing place with incredible people.
NO he's not. this dumbass has told all kinds of stupid stories about South Africa as if it's a bad country, but I live in South Africa, and it's overall a very nice place to live. Maybe back in the 80s when he was in South Africa, it wasn't so nice, but things have changed for the better by far. I love South Africa, and WOULD NEVER even dream of living in a hell-hole like China. China's a fucking garbage dump, and is a far worse place to live than South Africa. South Africa is not that bad.
China needs a anti-troll law: If we find out you're entrapping cars into dangerous driving, you pay 5x the cost of the fine that victim would have paid. Boom. That said, everyone should have a front and rear dash cam...
the lowest of the low is the government imposing such policies and law, it's the proof that government by trying to fix something can only cause more unexpected harm.
+Trec93 It seems like a money making scheme that's all too common with governments all over the world. I am sure that making cash from the fines had more to do with passing the law than anything else.
+thedude1671 Ten years ago you could buy a driving licence in China easy. I have a friend that passed the test 4 years ago and she cannot drive at all. Have no idea how many people died in China due to road accidents, along with basic safety built in to modern cars and simple things like no seat belts. I drive fast and and only had a few less than 4 speeding fines. I look at it as take 1000 other offences into account for each one. I guess lack of attention may have something to do with people being fined all the time.
+Trec93 Well, the government is pretty detached from what the common folks life is like. The law sounds relatively fine in theory, but of course the real life is different and people will exploit everything if they can. Not necessarily a Chinese only issue. People need money and will try to make a buck however they can. Thats capitalism for you.
RJ Lee capitalism is a form of free market not authority, people did same under communism the difference is they did it for a pair of shoes and food, give the government power over the market see what happens then.. (pointing at you North Korea).
who in their right fucking mind would implement this kind of ticketing system and pay a _finder's_ _fee_ ?? sometimes I wonder if the local governments are truly so incompetent as to not understand this system could be abused/scammed. I mean, incompetence can be a nice cover for genuine corruption.
It's nice to know I have a 2nd job option if my plans don't tap out; traffic fraud. That's a part of life in the US; my parents had friends who abused insurance claims and bragged about it (Get someone to hit the back of your car and sue them for damages) (I personally wouldn't even associate with anyone like that.)
***** :D you seem to demonize things. The human conscious is endless; people can't influence you if you treat them like a sociological experiment. Everyone has a brilliant perspective; even imbeciles. I feel like discounting anything or anyone is petty; unless I have good reason.The world is your game; use it as you want it
I am living in Shanghai still. And driving in Shanghai is horrible. I fight twice with other drivers.. As you say people are very selfish. You even can not compare with Europe how people are responsible and respectful in Europe.. Well finally I feel better without car in China.. Drive bicycle..
I assume you are referring to Western Europe not Europe as a whole. Eastern Europe is just as awful as China when it comes to this stuff. It's people operating in a type of survival mode IMO.
Love your videos you clearly have a high level of emotional maturity as an individual which makes your videos absolutely brilliant and very insightful person capable of seeing multiple points of views and understanding. Stay awesome
You should not pay the fine and file a formal complaint to the police. Better yet, request police to release information how much this same guy who submitted info. in exchange for money. I would suggest you to contact the city CCP's discipline committe (纪委）。
Old junker is a prime target here. It's why everyone tries to buy the most expensive car they can. The law in China is retarded in this regard, because the responsibility is shared between the cars, so if a car goes into your lane and scratches your car, the judge will say something like 90% his fault, 10% your fault. Your car costs 10k RMB to fix, and his cost 190k. You pay 10% = 20k, and he pays 180k. But because he has better insurance, you end up paying more because of the excess.
Beaters rule! For years I drove a Datsun with a passenger door peeled by a sideswipe on the driver's side.You could see the window ratchet. I called it Clockwork Orange. Californians are notorious for getting in the way of a freeway onramp. I would blithely pull out slapping my door and pointing at the wreckage. I apparently had nothing to lose. They couldn't slow down fast enough. However I once had a blue nosed neighbor leave a note on my windshield telling me to get my ugly car off his street. Then I parked by a concrete ramp that went nowhere. Just an empty field. Left over from some teardown or something. If someone had pulled into it they would probably have been arrested. The cops came out, cited me for obstructing a driveway (no road to the ramp) and TOWED MY CAR. I called the cops to report it stolen and they told me to check the impound lot.You can't win really. At least when it gets bashed it isn't distressing. I know a guy who got his car thrashed often. He collected more on it than he paid for it.. He even bought it back from the junkyard after the insurance paid off.
It's becoming a necessity these days for everyone to have a dashcam to protect yourself, especially if an accident happens. In your case, it may help to film THEM doing whatever crazy driving or slow driving they are doing and hopefully stop their scams.
Unfortunately, here in Germany dashcams are !!!!!VERBOTEN!!!! Other people's privacy must be protected haha. Nonetheless dashcam pics and footage may be used as evidence in court. Green lunacy.
This is outrageous. Another outcome of perverse incentives! Sounds like you need your own dash cam. I suppose it's not as perverse as the life-time-care lawsuits if you injure or supposedly injure someone. Like the boy who tried to save his friend from drowning but failed, and got sued for it. Or the cars and trucks rolling over pedestrians several times to make sure they're dead so that they're not sued.
The way you combat this is you stop the driver and you take his phone and dashcam and beat them so the medical bills make them think twice about doing this again.
When I was in China, Shanghai, two chinese girls asked me to help them take a picture with their cellphone, after asked me if I want them help me to take picture, that time I felt have something wrong and said no and go away. Down nanjing road a couple asked me again the same to help them to take picture then asked if I want their help. I realize this a scam or way the be friendly and after invite you to go someplace with them and cheat you. Other one was in Nanjing City a boy came from nowhere with some papers and spoke that have a job opportunity, english teacher, and I just need to follow him to the office, I realize again is other scam, you follow him and do whatever they want, ask money, passport etc.
+赵晨宇 I lived in China 2 years, chinese don't stop you on the street easy, specially girls. And the place the they asked to me help to take picture is not a touristic spot, I remember was near starbucks. Who wants picture of starbucks? Starbucks is like KFC and Mc Donald's in china in big and medium cities every corner have one.
Exactly last year I helped a foreign couple to take them a pic just in front of the Starbucks near The Summer Palace. I didn't see what is wrong with this. Girls just like taking pic together maybe anywhere and it doesn't have to be taken in a touristic spot. All in all. it is good to be cautious of this and especially there ARE scums targeted on foreigners, but they don't really come as the way you mentioned.
+赵晨宇 Like you said they can be a good people they asked me to help them take a picture of them and I did. I just refuse their help because I didn't want a picture and I was not rude with them, always say thanks for their hospitality.
Unlike whiteys, Asians tend to respect their elders and family. They don't send them to a nursing home when they get old because they arent lazy to take care of their parents. I know your comment is supposed to be a joke, but you are obviously the typical ignorant westerner who have no idea how others cultures work.
You should get yourself a dash cam so you can tape idiots like the Buick and send it in not for the reward but to wipe out any profits the guy may make. Also if you chose to fight it you have evidence Just a thought. It's common in east Europe to fight insurance scams
+Alfred Dorkalam Most dashcams record over your old footage, so by the time you got the ticket, the recording would be gone. Also hard to prove that kind of stuff without cameras on the sides and back of the car. I guess new dash cams will have a button you can press to keep specific incidents. Maybe some already do?
Hey. But if you had recorded the bloody red driver deliberately swerving you off the road, couldn't you have recorded his bad behavior also and cause him to be fined 5000 RMB as well?
I was about to type out the exact same thing. Rather than the other guy getting fined, he would at least make 50 RMB, and possibly get out of paying his own fine.
in Russia, many many people use dash cams because organized crime found a great loophole / scam to run on auto insurance. it works pretty well as a defense against scammers, but I think it speaks to the failure of the govt that average people have to take counter measures like dash cams to protect themselves. groups have occasionally tried this scam in the US, but it doesn't really fly over here...
Actually you can talk to the police at the station and they might cancel your ticket. I had two tickets cancelled before just by talking to them. If you dispute it the police might get angry and screw you up even if you are in the right to do so which they can. However if you talk to them and say some nice things to them they might just let it go. That is how things work in China
I'm pretty new to your channel, I've watched a couple of your videos and now I feel an urge to make a comment here. First of all, thank you for great content! I've watched some of your older videos, and I've seen your enthusiasm and thrill in the beginning. Now, I can't comprehend how you still live there. You're being treated somewhat better than a dog (pun intended). You do seem positive, but you don't seem happy. Move to some better place.
I lived in SKorea for three years and experienced nothing like what you have described in your videos. The driving is crowded but predictable and if someone offers help, they are actually offering help. Of course, I could read, write, speak the language, which is far easier than Mandarin or Cantonese, so I was always aware of where I was and what was going on around me. The Koreans loved to bargain, too. Whenever I shopped, I would hold back and listen to the Korean-to-Korean prices then, make my purchasing move. Of course, the Korean merchant would quote a foreigner price to me. When I queried in Korean why my price was so much higher than the Korean before me, they never got angry at being tripped up. The merchants always laughed and gave me good prices which I rewarded by becoming a regular customer and bringing other Americans to their businesses. I have visited China but with guided tour groups...much more predictable if not as exciting. Love your videos which are full of information. They are travelogues!
Well I've been driving in China for about 8 years (I live in in the North). I've never heard of this so thanks for the notice. I need to keep an eye out for this.
So I've been watching these video's in order to find an answer to the question 'what on EARTH are you doing in that country?'. The more videos I watch, the more I am horrified by what I hear. So why? I mean, your girl is absolutely beyond lovely and I think your videos are impressively informative. But the girl can move and jeez... What are you doing to yourself?
Love the videos, I have to say though, China was near the top of my list of places to visit next. It is stuff like this and the apparent enabling of such behavior that has really come to turn me off to the idea.
Hey serpentza, thanks for the heads up, Good job on the vid. Its not that I had plans of visiting China any time soon, but this gives me a reason to perhaps not bother, and ya I have seen some of your other vids.
I swear, there's something about you that makes me think of Jonas Statham in those bad ass movies. Like... You remind me of something between a agent and Jonas Statham xD
500 dollars is cheaper than not coming to a complete stop at a right turn with a red light, but checking to make sure the intersection is clear, and then turning...in calilfornia. still cheaper than the 700 dollars for looking for traffic, making sure an intersection is clear, and leaving the crosswalk just before the light turns green in Los Angeles.
So where was your dash cam? That's not very smart of you! I lived in Shanghai for about 10 years and three of those years I drove BUT only with a dash cam! Now that I'm back in America I still have a dash cam because the video does not lie.
Great videos. Reminds me how China is still a 3rd world country, just with tons of money because of sweatshop labor. Can't understand why you would live there, sounds like an annoying dump. At least the little scams that happen in, say, Italy, occur in a beautiful country. Not a place where they cook food in sewage.
Wow like there are no scammers anywhere in the world..every country has this problem not just china..you should respect this country for transforming itself so successfuly
I know this is not your intent, but watching these videos are making me feel that China is petty as hell. I just wouldn't want to be a part of a society that has such shady undertones, especially if I wasn't already born there. I'm sure there are alot of positives about China though.
doubt even with proof they would drop your charge , they would probably just fine you both . however if you could identify who did this to you and post it ......perhaps all the other drivers that had this done might be able to persuade him to see the error of his ways .
In US and Canada if someone drives30 miless per hour on 60 miles per hour freeway and caused others to change lane dangerously, the one who drives slow will get a ticket. I was about to retire, so I talked over with my chinese friends here about moving to China. With my pension I should be comfortable there. The first thing they told me I will be scammed. The scam range from rent, driving,(just like one you told), and just about anything from daily activities. I am not going to China. Thanks for you video, it confirmed everything my friends told me. Kudos.
I've been here nearly 8 years and love it. What most of the be-moaners on ere don't seem to realise is that this is not their country, their nations rules don't apply here. Yes there are man things about China I don't like but there are many more things about China I love. The people, from all walks of life and social circles, have never been anything but friendly and polite. They are always happy to help. Yes there is a pollution problem in the big cities but with so many people in such a small area what more can you expect? I have lived all over China and have had a great time and made many great Chinese friends everywhere I have gone. If you want a peaceful (and by that I mean non-violent not quiet) place to live come to China. Leave our Western theories about how a society should behave at home and just relax into the society here.
+Danny Chen Funny can also be used as a replacement word of suspicious or strange.. It all depends on the context of what the person says.. If the video was meant for a Chinese audience then He should be using more basic English.. But I think His videos are made primarily for western Audiences who are interested in what life is like in China or who are thinking of going to China.. Most of the target Audience would have no problem understanding this word in the context it was used..
He has a South African passport. Do you know how hard it is to get into a 1st world country with a South African passport? (Yes, there are huge numbers of white people who live in South Africa. I'm sure people aren't so pig ignorant of basic world history that they don't know that. )
+skywalker2015 thomas Sure he can :)! Still i believe any help is appreciated. I watch a lot of his videos and haven't paid him one bit so far. It seems fitting to me to return the favor for his wealth of knowlegde he has created for me as fan to watch :)
The more I see your blogs the more I wonder what the hell are you doing over there? Move to some other place!! and don't get married with a local woman!!!
Because he couldn't make a decent money by himself in China. He lives in a ghetto and drives a cheapest car. Of course he would like making money on this channel--by being a youtube whole, say whatever you HATERS want to hear. I actually feel sorry for his wife. She is a good looking and a doctor, a great catch in certain degree. Ignorance girls fool by foreign losers so easy, what a shame lol
Thank you for exposing the liars and the cheats, those ppl are dangerous. You have saved me a lot of money since you have let us know of their bad deeds. No vacations in China. Smh
Yeah this is what sucks about living in poor countries. There's no sense of law at all or like you said, no recourse. It's actually quite tiring and distracting for productive people trying to get stuff done and it really brings the whole community down more than these idiot scammers and their politician enablers realise. It's just another small reason why/how first world countries remain so much more efficient.
I understand this these sorts of things are considered acceptable in their culture, but that speaks horribly of their culture. I should also preface that this is common in most APAC cultures with some exceptions. China is just one of the worst and again it speaks of the culture in a very negative way. I will also admit and concede that scams are everywhere, but they generally aren't considered acceptable within the culture.
Use IR Lights to block out the license plate number from cameras.Just keep the cameras pinhole size and make sure every angle is covered.You can do the same thing with a cap and a nine volt battery so they don't recognize who you are and a switch to turn it off so police can't use an IR detector to find out if your using them and once they pass turn it back on.There are lights that block what you want from cameras, but are invisible to the naked eye and you don't have to worry about blinding anyone because they don't even know you have them.
I have watched a lot of your videos and what am thinking is when 🇨🇳 people move abroad do they practice the same way when it Comes to scams. Do they adapt to the local culture or keep their own.
Was that an audio tape cassette being placed into a Sony Walkman at the beginning?? That takes me back to about 1980, or thereabouts... I hope the "dashcam" is a little more hi-tech, at least...
I work in an area with a lot of people from China and had never had any problems with them. Sometimes the work I do requires I block off an area due to hazards. Recently, there has been an influx of young adults from China, and I've had to stop a number of them from going through my taped off work area. I couldn't understand why they would even want to go through the area when there were other, shorter, faster, safer ways around. I thought they were kind of off their rocker to tell you the truth. But it's starting to make sense now!
The government there must be loving this new cash cow. In a civilized country the Buik driver would be the one fined. Another informative video thank you Winston.
Hard lesson about driving in China, but great video nonetheless! On a side note, would have been cool if you included some Chinese music from the 80s/early 90s on that cassette! There’s plenty of it, in fact ;)
I have to say following these scam videos makes me not want to go anywhere near China.
Please Don't
Come to china like explorer,XD.
China is a shit hole.
There are many other reasons to avoid it.
I stay away from China and the women after watching these vids. Life and the people seem to be very worrisome, stressful, like you are always on guard. Not a natural way to live life.
"The message here is to be extra vigilant" After watching every one of your videos I get a very different message. "Don't go to China" Why do you put up with it? I have been in Korea for almost 9 years and I see none of these scams or racism problems. I was I China for 3 hours on a flight transfer and I was never so scared or miserable in my life.
Allilang
He puts up with it because if he didn't he would have to go back to South Africa.
It's easy to keep your cool when you get scammed when your mates back home need security guards 24/7 lest they be raped, killed, or eaten.
korea definitely has a racism problem, just like every country in the world. in aisa the darker you are the uglier you are, hence the skin whitening market over their.
again china is its own kind of fucked up and definitely have a racisim problem unique of their own(again like every country) and definitely has a very aggressive pov compared to korea but we should always avoid putting racism on a spectrum in genral, because any kind of racisim is inhumane
Cause it's awesome except for that
@@mattizie91 dtfu
Oh shit. Thats really disgusting. I feel sorry as a Chinese. Some Chinese can do anything for the money, they don't have any bottom line.
you're not allowed to watch YT ! out
Guillaume B You're too ignorant to watch YT! OUT!
Travel Agent - “Where would you like to visit this year ?”... Me - “ANYWHERE but China !”
Travel Agent: Ok. Off to Brazil, then!
All the more reason to make sure you get a 2-channel dash cam - one that records video from the front and rear. In this case this scammer could have been recorded from the back trying to run you off the road. Not sure if the Chinese gov't would take that into consideration though.
Imagining lawyer: "This foreigner is big with video editing."
Get an 8-channel rig for the car, then report the attacker and make HIM get a fine and collect your 50 RMB. This is reason enough not to drive in China.
This man is not wearing a suit. Obviously an impostor.
RJack yes, just noticed that lol.
its under the coat, its cold he said.
Mad
It's China... They obviously cloned him.
No, he doesn't need a suit, he is not welcoming foreign delegation or touring them, he isn't attending wedding, funeral, graduation, union, etc........He isn't diplomat representer in foreign facilities (thusly, getting pay as an official employee etc) ain't spy/recruiter by any means, why does he need a suit for posting video entertaining looooooosers?
Yet another taste of how "interesting" our life in China can be at times. Great vid.
Yes, Now I feel his girl friend is also a part of big scam
Yall should be doing something about the Scammers... make them think twice!!!
You should get your own dash cam. They are extremely cheap to buy from China. Then if you see the guy again, point to your own camera and give them the finger (off camera) or try my trick (1W green laser). They cannot report watch they cannot see.. Oh and Matt..... watch out for WATERFALLS.
Just stay strong
No bullshit
Keep your eyes on the target
Long live
laowhy86 a
It's called an emergency lane. You avoided getting hit by another car. I'd call that an emergency. wtf
Ober 9000 I guess only emergency vehicle can use it.
kooshad family yes, you are right
Great story. I hired a motorcycle in Bejiing back in 2001. I drove it to the bird and flower markets with my girlfried on the back. We negotiated the back streets rather than go via the main roads as a local English lady who lived there said avoid the main roads as the police are constantly making enquiries to Western looking drivers. We travelled by motor cycle for 2 days with no problems whatsover, but we heard that the hotel where we hired the bike from was well connected to the authorities and their customers would not get any hassle as they were good for the economy.
These days, I wouldn't bother hiring a car or bike as you say it's too much hassle. It is a shame that this approach is taken towards some Western visitors. Indeed it will stop many people visiting which would be a sad as China is an amazing place with incredible people.
I'm hiring this guy as my guide...
Would be a nice investment. He knows everything
I don't understand why anyone, unless they were making a lot of money, would want to subject themselves to this 3rd world nonsense.
There is nonsense all over the world, no escape.
He's from south africa, he's actually better off in China.
there's no dashcam brought fines anywhere else in the world
NO he's not. this dumbass has told all kinds of stupid stories about South Africa as if it's a bad country, but I live in South Africa, and it's overall a very nice place to live. Maybe back in the 80s when he was in South Africa, it wasn't so nice, but things have changed for the better by far. I love South Africa, and WOULD NEVER even dream of living in a hell-hole like China. China's a fucking garbage dump, and is a far worse place to live than South Africa. South Africa is not that bad.
utter bullshit-we have sooth aarrfrikaaaans moving to NZ all the time saying never going home cause its so bad
China needs a anti-troll law: If we find out you're entrapping cars into dangerous driving, you pay 5x the cost of the fine that victim would have paid. Boom.
That said, everyone should have a front and rear dash cam...
The last thing China needs is more laws. This whole problem only started because China made a law in the first place.
Stop paying scammers. Easy.
the lowest of the low is the government imposing such policies and law, it's the proof that government by trying to fix something can only cause more unexpected harm.
+Trec93 It seems like a money making scheme that's all too common with governments all over the world. I am sure that making cash from the fines had more to do with passing the law than anything else.
+thedude1671 Ten years ago you could buy a driving licence in China easy. I have a friend that passed the test 4 years ago and she cannot drive at all. Have no idea how many people died in China due to road accidents, along with basic safety built in to modern cars and simple things like no seat belts. I drive fast and and only had a few less than 4 speeding fines. I look at it as take 1000 other offences into account for each one. I guess lack of attention may have something to do with people being fined all the time.
+Trec93 Well, the government is pretty detached from what the common folks life is like.
The law sounds relatively fine in theory, but of course the real life is different and people will exploit everything if they can. Not necessarily a Chinese only issue. People need money and will try to make a buck however they can. Thats capitalism for you.
RJ Lee capitalism is a form of free market not authority, people did same under communism the difference is they did it for a pair of shoes and food, give the government power over the market see what happens then.. (pointing at you North Korea).
who in their right fucking mind would implement this kind of ticketing system and pay a _finder's_ _fee_ ?? sometimes I wonder if the local governments are truly so incompetent as to not understand this system could be abused/scammed. I mean, incompetence can be a nice cover for genuine corruption.
Winston is a gem- he provides invaluable information. Thanks Winston so much.
It must be exhausting, keeping in mind everywhere someone wants to scam you... even on the road, creating dangerous situations.
It's nice to know I have a 2nd job option if my plans don't tap out; traffic fraud.
That's a part of life in the US; my parents had friends who abused insurance claims and bragged about it (Get someone to hit the back of your car and sue them for damages) (I personally wouldn't even associate with anyone like that.)
***** :D you seem to demonize things. The human conscious is endless; people can't influence you if you treat them like a sociological experiment. Everyone has a brilliant perspective; even imbeciles. I feel like discounting anything or anyone is petty; unless I have good reason.The world is your game; use it as you want it
I am living in Shanghai still. And driving in Shanghai is horrible. I fight twice with other drivers.. As you say people are very selfish. You even can not compare with Europe how people are responsible and respectful in Europe.. Well finally I feel better without car in China.. Drive bicycle..
I assume you are referring to Western Europe not Europe as a whole. Eastern Europe is just as awful as China when it comes to this stuff. It's people operating in a type of survival mode IMO.
Thank you for letting us know man! I wish you all the best.
Damn why am I binge watching these videos .. they’re so addictive!
I have a 16:9 screen! THank you so much for the format. It is finally full screen
Love your videos you clearly have a high level of emotional maturity as an individual which makes your videos absolutely brilliant and very insightful person capable of seeing multiple points of views and understanding. Stay awesome
You should not pay the fine and file a formal complaint to the police. Better yet, request police to release information how much this same guy who submitted info. in exchange for money. I would suggest you to contact the city CCP's discipline committe (纪委）。
A good reason to drive an old junker so that you don't look like a good mark for scammers.
Old junker is a prime target here. It's why everyone tries to buy the most expensive car they can.
The law in China is retarded in this regard, because the responsibility is shared between the cars, so if a car goes into your lane and scratches your car, the judge will say something like 90% his fault, 10% your fault. Your car costs 10k RMB to fix, and his cost 190k. You pay 10% = 20k, and he pays 180k. But because he has better insurance, you end up paying more because of the excess.
Beaters rule! For years I drove a Datsun with a passenger door peeled by a sideswipe on the driver's side.You could see the window ratchet. I called it Clockwork Orange. Californians are notorious for getting in the way of a freeway onramp. I would blithely pull out slapping my door and pointing at the wreckage. I apparently had nothing to lose. They couldn't slow down fast enough. However I once had a blue nosed neighbor leave a note on my windshield telling me to get my ugly car off his street. Then I parked by a concrete ramp that went nowhere. Just an empty field. Left over from some teardown or something. If someone had pulled into it they would probably have been arrested. The cops came out, cited me for obstructing a driveway (no road to the ramp) and TOWED MY CAR. I called the cops to report it stolen and they told me to check the impound lot.You can't win really. At least when it gets bashed it isn't distressing. I know a guy who got his car thrashed often. He collected more on it than he paid for it.. He even bought it back from the junkyard after the insurance paid off.
Cibby Kwaka who pays full price of a car for a scratch. i’m confusious
never mind i get it.
Just ventured into your older videos.. They've come a long way! *Stay awesome
It's becoming a necessity these days for everyone to have a dashcam to protect yourself, especially if an accident happens. In your case, it may help to film THEM doing whatever crazy driving or slow driving they are doing and hopefully stop their scams.
Unfortunately, here in Germany dashcams are !!!!!VERBOTEN!!!! Other people's privacy must be protected haha. Nonetheless dashcam pics and footage may be used as evidence in court. Green lunacy.
This is outrageous. Another outcome of perverse incentives! Sounds like you need your own dash cam.
I suppose it's not as perverse as the life-time-care lawsuits if you injure or supposedly injure someone. Like the boy who tried to save his friend from drowning but failed, and got sued for it. Or the cars and trucks rolling over pedestrians several times to make sure they're dead so that they're not sued.
foul culture
Money is the root of all evil in Oriental countries.
Money is a means of exchange. Don't blame a tool for peoples' doings.
That’s why I think it’s important to change it to “the love of money”
In all countries bud,,,,,,,,,,,,,
That's a worldwide phenomenon. The point is, what authorities are making out of it.
The way you combat this is you stop the driver and you take his phone and dashcam and beat them so the medical bills make them think twice about doing this again.
Ok that made me laugh out loud
@ I found your original response funny not the situation.
@ You're the moron for not realizing his comment was dripping with sarcasm.
Idiot for even thinking about it. You think you can just get out and beat someone up? You will get another big fat bill on your app for sure. Dumb ass
Thanks for sharing, Clear, concise, and correct in your presentation. Great video. How did you get started learning Chinese?
When I was in China, Shanghai, two chinese girls asked me to help them take a picture with their cellphone, after asked me if I want them help me to take picture, that time I felt have something wrong and said no and go away. Down nanjing road a couple asked me again the same to help them to take picture then asked if I want their help. I realize this a scam or way the be friendly and after invite you to go someplace with them and cheat you. Other one was in Nanjing City a boy came from nowhere with some papers and spoke that have a job opportunity, english teacher, and I just need to follow him to the office, I realize again is other scam, you follow him and do whatever they want, ask money, passport etc.
+Micael Machado Well done! You avoided the classic "Tea house" scam! You've got good street smarts
+serpentza I sorry about what happened to you and thank you your videos are very helpful.
+赵晨宇 I lived in China 2 years, chinese don't stop you on the street easy, specially girls. And the place the they asked to me help to take picture is not a touristic spot, I remember was near starbucks. Who wants picture of starbucks? Starbucks is like KFC and Mc Donald's in china in big and medium cities every corner have one.
Exactly last year I helped a foreign couple to take them a pic just in front of the Starbucks near The Summer Palace. I didn't see what is wrong with this. Girls just like taking pic together maybe anywhere and it doesn't have to be taken in a touristic spot.
All in all. it is good to be cautious of this and especially there ARE scums targeted on foreigners, but they don't really come as the way you mentioned.
+赵晨宇 Like you said they can be a good people they asked me to help them take a picture of them and I did. I just refuse their help because I didn't want a picture and I was not rude with them, always say thanks for their hospitality.
Chinese would sell the whole family up the river for a dollar
Oh, no they would never do that. They can get $10gs for their wife's kidney. Is your wife worth that much?
to the chinese apparently yes.
At least their grandmother.
Unlike whiteys, Asians tend to respect their elders and family. They don't send them to a nursing home when they get old because they arent lazy to take care of their parents.
I know your comment is supposed to be a joke, but you are obviously the typical ignorant westerner who have no idea how others cultures work.
Enough respect to send them to the organ harvesting plants of China than a retirement home. Ling Ling is going to love her new knock off i-phone!
Solution:
Install your own dash-cam to record the idiot swerving at you then report him for reckless driving and get paid while you're at it.
I wouldn't last seconds in China
That's because you foreigners can't handle China just like idiots
Super Saiyan Goku ya all the shitty things that happens in the country, you defending it makes you sound like a dumb fuck
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hello guys, I a Chinese from China.
You need 2 dashcam to protect yourself!
more like a 360° camera
You are the foreigner, not them. You can install a camera in each window and you will lose. Hard fact.
Time for front, rear and both sides dash cams. You are in the place to get them cheaper than anywhere. I ordered 2 from China on amazon myself.
+Rod 1984 they are what little we have left to defend ourselves against crime and crime by the state.
You should get yourself a dash cam so you can tape idiots like the Buick and send it in not for the reward but to wipe out any profits the guy may make. Also if you chose to fight it you have evidence Just a thought. It's common in east Europe to fight insurance scams
+Alfred Dorkalam Most dashcams record over your old footage, so by the time you got the ticket, the recording would be gone. Also hard to prove that kind of stuff without cameras on the sides and back of the car. I guess new dash cams will have a button you can press to keep specific incidents. Maybe some already do?
Add a 2tb hard drive to that bitch
You guys should have 10million subs!!! This vid explained it better than official Tv news.
What handheld camera is used here?
Hey. But if you had recorded the bloody red driver deliberately swerving you off the road, couldn't you have recorded his bad behavior also and cause him to be fined 5000 RMB as well?
I was about to type out the exact same thing. Rather than the other guy getting fined, he would at least make 50 RMB, and possibly get out of paying his own fine.
in Russia, many many people use dash cams because organized crime found a great loophole / scam to run on auto insurance. it works pretty well as a defense against scammers, but I think it speaks to the failure of the govt that average people have to take counter measures like dash cams to protect themselves. groups have occasionally tried this scam in the US, but it doesn't really fly over here...
+wolfumz Most of my country has dashcam to battle insurance dispute.
Kong Wee Peh what country is that?
wolfumz Singapore! A knock on the bumper cost a thousandth.
I'd find that Buick and return the favor.
+jeff61177 Snitches get Stitches.....
+DW Red The snitching isn't the problem here. Telling on dangerous road users is a good thing imo.
Actually you can talk to the police at the station and they might cancel your ticket. I had two tickets cancelled before just by talking to them. If you dispute it the police might get angry and screw you up even if you are in the right to do so which they can. However if you talk to them and say some nice things to them they might just let it go. That is how things work in China
You were fine until you mentioned how that could go horribly wrong..Not worth it.
Yeah, except he's white, so the odds of it going well are immediately reduced by at least half.
Sounds like Blizzard support.
I'm pretty new to your channel, I've watched a couple of your videos and now I feel an urge to make a comment here.
First of all, thank you for great content! I've watched some of your older videos, and I've seen your enthusiasm and thrill in the beginning.
Now, I can't comprehend how you still live there. You're being treated somewhat better than a dog (pun intended). You do seem positive, but you don't seem happy. Move to some better place.
I lived in SKorea for three years and experienced nothing like what you have described in your videos. The driving is crowded but predictable and if someone offers help, they are actually offering help. Of course, I could read, write, speak the language, which is far easier than Mandarin or Cantonese, so I was always aware of where I was and what was going on around me. The Koreans loved to bargain, too. Whenever I shopped, I would hold back and listen to the Korean-to-Korean prices then, make my purchasing move. Of course, the Korean merchant would quote a foreigner price to me. When I queried in Korean why my price was so much higher than the Korean before me, they never got angry at being tripped up. The merchants always laughed and gave me good prices which I rewarded by becoming a regular customer and bringing other Americans to their businesses. I have visited China but with guided tour groups...much more predictable if not as exciting. Love your videos which are full of information. They are travelogues!
Well I've been driving in China for about 8 years (I live in in the North). I've never heard of this so thanks for the notice. I need to keep an eye out for this.
So I've been watching these video's in order to find an answer to the question 'what on EARTH are you doing in that country?'.
The more videos I watch, the more I am horrified by what I hear. So why? I mean, your girl is absolutely beyond lovely and I think your videos are impressively informative.
But the girl can move and jeez... What are you doing to yourself?
Love the videos, I have to say though, China was near the top of my list of places to visit next. It is stuff like this and the apparent enabling of such behavior that has really come to turn me off to the idea.
Hey serpentza, thanks for the heads up, Good job on the vid.
Its not that I had plans of visiting China any time soon, but this gives me a reason to perhaps not bother, and ya I have seen some of your other vids.
That 80's music!! Love it!
Keep Calm and Don't Go To China!
Go, just be smart about your trip.
Why shouldn’t I visit China.
Only stupids gets scammed.
Go visit China then Doc. Good luck. Don't be stupid.
i just found your channel thanks to reddit..
+Dave “SureYouCan” Gorman Awesome!
This is a new one for me. Makes sense if there's a bounty people will hunt it.
I swear, there's something about you that makes me think of Jonas Statham in those bad ass movies. Like... You remind me of something between a agent and Jonas Statham xD
500 dollars is cheaper than not coming to a complete stop at a right turn with a red light, but checking to make sure the intersection is clear, and then turning...in calilfornia.
still cheaper than the 700 dollars for looking for traffic, making sure an intersection is clear, and leaving the crosswalk just before the light turns green in Los Angeles.
I keep watching your videos and all I keep getting out of them is "not to go to china, EVER!" Makes japan look like the exact opposite of china.
So where was your dash cam? That's not very smart of you! I lived in Shanghai for about 10 years and three of those years I drove BUT only with a dash cam! Now that I'm back in America I still have a dash cam because the video does not lie.
Great videos. Reminds me how China is still a 3rd world country, just with tons of money because of sweatshop labor. Can't understand why you would live there, sounds like an annoying dump. At least the little scams that happen in, say, Italy, occur in a beautiful country. Not a place where they cook food in sewage.
3rd world doesn't exist anymore
Shithole world does exist. Typically these former 3rd world countries are the shithole countries.
Italy might not be the best example for small scams though. The south is super corrupted and dirty af.
China is a 2nd world country not 3rd world.
Wow like there are no scammers anywhere in the world..every country has this problem not just china..you should respect this country for transforming itself so successfuly
Great video Winston, I hope to catch your Chinese car update soon.
In that slow lane example what prevents the 9 drivers from taking turns taking a pic of the slow vehicle or just all reporting each other?
I know this is not your intent, but watching these videos are making me feel that China is petty as hell. I just wouldn't want to be a part of a society that has such shady undertones, especially if I wasn't already born there. I'm sure there are alot of positives about China though.
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doubt even with proof they would drop your charge , they would probably just fine you both . however if you could identify who did this to you and post it ......perhaps all the other drivers that had this done might be able to persuade him to see the error of his ways .
+Kuldeltac Even the Weibo servers would overheat and crash if you did that.
Again, why still staying in this 'low' country? I left.
One of the very few 21:9 videos for my monitor, I love you already sir
In US and Canada if someone drives30 miless per hour on 60 miles per hour freeway and caused others to change lane dangerously, the one who drives slow will get a ticket.
I was about to retire, so I talked over with my chinese friends here about moving to China. With my pension I should be comfortable there. The first thing they told me I will be scammed. The scam range from rent, driving,(just like one you told), and just about anything from daily activities. I am not going to China. Thanks for you video, it confirmed everything my friends told me. Kudos.
Scam factory
It would be nice to hear a good story about China, but I guess it'll never happen.
That will happen when people there change their mentality, which the government does not allow.
I've been here nearly 8 years and love it. What most of the be-moaners on ere don't seem to realise is that this is not their country, their nations rules don't apply here. Yes there are man things about China I don't like but there are many more things about China I love. The people, from all walks of life and social circles, have never been anything but friendly and polite. They are always happy to help. Yes there is a pollution problem in the big cities but with so many people in such a small area what more can you expect? I have lived all over China and have had a great time and made many great Chinese friends everywhere I have gone. If you want a peaceful (and by that I mean non-violent not quiet) place to live come to China. Leave our Western theories about how a society should behave at home and just relax into the society here.
when you said it was funny i was really hoping for a funny moment.
+Danny Chen
It is the very English funny, such as funny that the house burned down so quickly, or something smelled funny.
+Danny Chen Funny can also be used as a replacement word of suspicious or strange.. It all depends on the context of what the person says.. If the video was meant for a Chinese audience then He should be using more
basic English.. But I think His videos are made primarily for western Audiences who are interested in what life is like in China or who are thinking of going to China.. Most of the target Audience would have no problem understanding this word in the context it was used..
Hi Winston - what about having Dash Cams and rear Cams in your own car as well
what about setting up your own camera to counter it. Would setting up up you own camera be enough proof?
Why r u still in China then?
He has a South African passport. Do you know how hard it is to get into a 1st world country with a South African passport? (Yes, there are huge numbers of white people who live in South Africa. I'm sure people aren't so pig ignorant of basic world history that they don't know that. )
@@JM-gu3tx Only 7% of South Africa is white people now. The vast majority of South African people are black.
Dang... so bad! But you have something he doesn't have, fans! What is your Pay-pal address so i can make an 10 euro gift?
+skywalker2015 thomas Sure he can :)! Still i believe any help is appreciated. I watch a lot of his videos and haven't paid him one bit so far. It seems fitting to me to return the favor for his wealth of knowlegde he has created for me as fan to watch :)
+DavidRsaid Correct, there is. However i do not have Patreon hence i asked for paypal :)!
The more I see your blogs the more I wonder what the hell are you doing over there? Move to some other place!! and don't get married with a local woman!!!
way to late for that lol
Because he couldn't make a decent money by himself in China. He lives in a ghetto and drives a cheapest car. Of course he would like making money on this channel--by being a youtube whole, say whatever you HATERS want to hear.
I actually feel sorry for his wife. She is a good looking and a doctor, a great catch in certain degree. Ignorance girls fool by foreign losers so easy, what a shame lol
Thank you for exposing the liars and the cheats, those ppl are dangerous. You have saved me a lot of money since you have let us know of their bad deeds. No vacations in China. Smh
Yeah this is what sucks about living in poor countries. There's no sense of law at all or like you said, no recourse. It's actually quite tiring and distracting for productive people trying to get stuff done and it really brings the whole community down more than these idiot scammers and their politician enablers realise. It's just another small reason why/how first world countries remain so much more efficient.
I understand this these sorts of things are considered acceptable in their culture, but that speaks horribly of their culture. I should also preface that this is common in most APAC cultures with some exceptions. China is just one of the worst and again it speaks of the culture in a very negative way.
I will also admit and concede that scams are everywhere, but they generally aren't considered acceptable within the culture.
does anybody know the name of the song at the end of this video?
What if you had just broken down or got a flat Tyre and ended up in the emergency lane and you were just pulling out after it been fixed??
can we backtrack em(and make a "payback")?
Did you pay the fine ?
Yes
Do you have have a day cam?
I would say the morale to the story is never go anywhere without having your own dash cam recording just about 360 degrees all the time ...
Cause 500$ of damage to make 10$.
Can anybody tell me the name of the music in the intro ?
I just wonder and have to ask.. Do they still use VHS and Walkmans in china?? I see these epic historical gadgets in your videos so i have to ask.
This channel is fascinating.
Use IR Lights to block out the license plate number from cameras.Just keep the cameras pinhole size and make sure every angle is covered.You can do the same thing with a cap and a nine volt battery so they don't recognize who you are and a switch to turn it off so police can't use an IR detector to find out if your using them and once they pass turn it back on.There are lights that block what you want from cameras, but are invisible to the naked eye and you don't have to worry about blinding anyone because they don't even know you have them.
"This is the lowest of the low". Then he discovers 7 years later there is way worse.
I wonder if spraying some Smoke Check out your window would provide enough cover for using the emergency lane.
I have watched a lot of your videos and what am thinking is when 🇨🇳 people move abroad do they practice the same way when it Comes to scams. Do they adapt to the local culture or keep
their own.
Was that an audio tape cassette being placed into a Sony Walkman at the beginning?? That takes me back to about 1980, or thereabouts... I hope the "dashcam" is a little more hi-tech, at least...
I work in an area with a lot of people from China and had never had any problems with them. Sometimes the work I do requires I block off an area due to hazards. Recently, there has been an influx of young adults from China, and I've had to stop a number of them from going through my taped off work area. I couldn't understand why they would even want to go through the area when there were other, shorter, faster, safer ways around. I thought they were kind of off their rocker to tell you the truth. But it's starting to make sense now!
If I was everr travelling to China your info would be so helpful. I will stay in the UK, but thanks for the tips. Makes UK roads looks like paradise .
Ross Adams come here, welcome to jungle of China. Everyone has different idea about China, you can get yours. Be brave!be explorer! God bless you.
I just remembered that google and youtube are blocked in china so does that mean you could get in trouble?
The government there must be loving this new cash cow. In a civilized country the Buik driver would be the one fined. Another informative video thank you Winston.
Dude, I love your videos.
what's up with the aspect ratio?
Do you not have your own dash cam?
Hard lesson about driving in China, but great video nonetheless! On a side note, would have been cool if you included some Chinese music from the 80s/early 90s on that cassette! There’s plenty of it, in fact ;)
There are Buicks in China?