I do hope you gentlemen realize and appreciate the special relationship you have formed over the past few years. Really close friends reach a level of understanding and agreement that is truly quite rare and unique. This seldom happens in any given lifetime and it is certainly rewarding to behold at arms length here on UA-cam. Good work, gentlemen!
Do you really believe close friends only happen seldomly? Just wondering because I see where ever I go , office , school, church , etc I see so many people in their close ties or cliques. Except for me. I'm never able to break into those.
I don’t agree. These two have a very organic relationship. They have similar interests and values and experience. Whereas relationships in office, school are so artificial and fake, at least in the US. People smile at and agree with you all the time but when shit goes down they’ll stab your back or won’t do shit to help you. Comradeship is dying in America. In reality, it’s just hard to find someone who you can call good friend.
lived in China 2004-2015; most of which was an amazing experience and the happiest times of my life. Couldn't disagree with anything said. Clear change in the atmosphere around 2012. Wish both Winston and CMilk a good future.
Something else that has seen a staggering jump is debt, it's just so easy to borrow money in China nowadays, all the Chinese I know are heavily in debt, so much that it makes Americans look reasonable. Lots of them also believe or act like they will never need to reimburse that money somehow. Public debt is over 300% of GDP, consumer debt is over 220% of all assets.
aint nuttin' wrong with good ol' Heroin if you take it responsibly! So sick of the stigma on drugs. If parents learned how to raise their kids properly drugs wouldn't be a problem. Portugal legalized all drugs and guess what they are doing just fine. When you make everything normal people don't wonder about it, they don't wonder why is it illegal whats the big deal?
@@Andronicus87 the intricacy of Portugals legalisation isn't as grand as you'd think. (THC limits, 1g per person, some the best powders Imo anyway, aren't as happily free). It works most for smack (which is fun when used responsibly sure Ngl), but H is one that's really had a blessing. I looked into moving to Portugal, so naturally checked that jazz, and was quite disappointed tbf as H isn't exactly DOC
Sadly, I can confirm this all... I have been in China twenty times, between 2004 and now (More than 200.000 km on Chinese trains!), and during my last trip I couldn't enjoy myself anymore... Luggage scanners, police checks, barb wire, militarized train stations, extreme amounts of surveillance cameras, greatly increased internet censorship, etc... :-/ While on the other hand the enjoyable, beautiful things are all disappearing through overdevelopment... :-( Old historical buildings are torn down, previously pristine landscapes are totally destroyed, etc... My first vacations in China were fabulous (Maybe the best vacations in my life!), but such trips are not possible anymore, it's all becoming cold, boring and materialistic in my eyes... As a result, I'm not planning any trips through China anymore, it's now simply too much effort for way too little reward... Good food and meeting local friends are perhaps the only remaining fun things...
Well This aged well. Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money ... However, The goal of Socialism is Communism... Vladimir Lenin. Ok Ok bad examples.
Unfortunately nothing good ever lasts forever and even though I have happily lived in China for the last 37 years I'm leaving next month and for the very reasons you highlighted so well in this video .
That was an astonishingly accurate and balanced assessment of what life is like in China. I have noticed the greater emphasis on the "hammer and sickle" in the north as well.
"How many 'broken eggs' (human corpses in this case) does an ideology get to create in order to deliver heaven of earth , before said ideology by its death toll is considered invalid?" Good question! Christianity has murdered millions upon millions and has been allowed to prosper for 2000 years now. And it has a far higher body count than any other ideology. Terrorism btw is overwhelmingly religiously motivated, mainly by the two Abrahamic siblings Christianity and Islam.
I recently started watching these videos, I really had little to no interest in China before I discovered them, now I know more about the place than most people I know! I think these guys are great and should keep up the good work.
It's so much fun watching you guys navigate down the roads and talking away at the same time. You must be totally ambidextrous or great multitaskers or something. And the way you talk to each other, you must be great friends. It's interesting listening to you both gabber away. One leaves off and the other picks it up. It's like a dance, lol, back and forth. What do you guys do for a living and why in China for so long? Don't you miss your homeland?
UA-cam obviously. That's what they do for a living. And Winston doesn't live in his homeland because they brutalize or murder white people often, and the government discriminates against white people too.
Very informative video, guys! The only thing is that y'all apologize too much for your opinions. I get that there are people who may disagree, but that's how life is. Stop trying to please everyone or you'll end up pleasing no one. Not me though, ADVChina is life! PEACE
My guess is they apologize for some of their Chinese viewers, not their western viewers. I think they are exercising diplomacy towards a culture that requires certain behaviors from 'foreigners.'
I'm a very dedicated subscriber and I sincerely hope you guys never have to leave China, I would really miss the China-specific content you provide. Great video!
I recently discovered ADVChina, SerpentZA, and Laowhy86. You guys create so many great videos! I know very little about modern China, though I have taken Chinese History classes. It is so great to see a glimpse of what modern China is like, especially for someone like me who cannot afford to visit China at the moment. Thank you for doing what you do!
Fantastic video. Very insightful. The changes sound significant. Last time I went to China was 10 years ago and it would be great to see in person how it has changed.
One bad thing about China today vs 10 years ago is the airline industry. 10 years ago, air transport in China was like the US in the "golden age" (20 years ago) with superb service and comfort. Now anyone can get on a plane and it's worse than riding the bus.
skylinec83: But a hell of a lot safer and on time more, that's more important to me. But there are the crazies that jump up as soon as the wheels touch at landing.
Dan Blumel - You're probably right. Last time I was on a plane in China, the old lady next to me argued with the flight attendant for 10 straight minutes while we were descending about why she should be allowed to keep her overhead compartment sized suitcase on her lap as we're landing...as if that would really give her a head start in getting off the plane before everyone else. But at least while riding a Chinese bus, you can always get off on the next stop. With the planes, you might get stuck on the tarmac for several hours with zero notice. And heaven help you if you're next to a dude with bad BO or a screaming kid.
It is pretty much like the traffic jam they mentioned in the video. Remember that the traffic jam is caused by the raising live standard that everyone is able to afford a car. So, I would not say having everyone enjoying the airline services is essentially a bad thing, but I do feel sorry for your feeling, and I will miss it with you.
That's sad about the airline service because back in '97 my group had a good flight going in and leaving China. Popularity of flights has made them less special.
poortaiwanese : Agreed. After waiting 19 hours to get out of Guangzhou Baiyun airport, because of delay-after-cancellation-after-delay (the high-speed train would have got us into Shanghai in 7 - 9 hours!), my wife and I have agreed to use the train in preference in future. We have to go to Beijing in a couple of weeks and it is no contest - we will be taking the train!
Honestly though, why would you want to be treated like some hot shit celebrity? Surely you would want to blend in with the people and integrate to the culture? Unless you crave attention, that is.
By the way, sorry if that comment sounds passive aggressive, I was just using it to question why you would state your comment, with the implication that things are now "worse" for foreigners because we don't get a special treatment or anything. Or is your emphasis on the "or worse" part of your comment?
Fair comment on changes. The backlash to improved living for Chinese is any small reversal is glaring and its easy to point at foreigners and say "They did this to us" because it's easier to do than than finding their own inherent flaws. Happens everywhere. BTW, been watching Northern China. Nice cut guys. Time is always at a premium for filming. Diversity versus depth. Hard to get right, but you have a good mix. Great audio cuts, everything fits. Got to say you missed a big Opportunity in Harbin. Maybe you noticed that there was not much retail on the streets around St Sophia Church. Every 200m there is a set of steps in the street that goes down and down... About 40m below the surface is a huge vanishing point of narrow tunnels for several km, lined with tiny shops, all converted from redundant nuclear fallout shelters. Wife and I got lost down there for a couple of hours, more than once. Quite unique. Warm too. You guys will have to go back in the Winter and have a closer look. Lots of special stuff in that city. Oh yeah, in Qingdao, you should have gone to the Tsingtao Beer Museum. Awesome. They have a miniature bar in a room tilted 30º so you have to walk through hanging onto chairs and walls. Cameras show your bar room crawl efforts to people watching outside. The room looks normal, but everyone walking through it looks utterly pissed. Beer tasting at the end of the tour. Totally worth it. Although Qingdao was friggin cold when I was there last. Big chunks of sea-ice washing up on the beaches. Brrr. Until next time... (you know the drill)
Really great conversation. Having lived in China 20 years ago your videos really illustrates a very different path the country has taken. Love the videos
I watched Southern China a few days ago . .will watch Conquering Northern China over the Xmas holiday. Don't usually pay for content but these guys have provided a lot of interesting content over the years.
You guys are the best. I've been studying Chinese for half a year, and it's certainly a tiny amount of time compared to what I'll spend studying this language, but you guys add so much richness to my decision. China is a great country, there's so much to explore and it has this enourmous potential as a whole. I find both your ADV videos and your videos from your personal channels very informative and oddly amusing to watch. I hope one day I can find myself in the same kind of places you visit. Keep up the good work! (Fan p.s.: I could listen to SerpentZA for hours, and Laowhy86 makes my day.)
These videos are very informative, and much appreciated. The choices of topics are spot on, in sync with most of the questions I would have if traveling to China. Having said that, my personal interest in going there for any extended length of time has dropped to almost zero. While current China and its history, even in just the past several decades is intriguing, the current take away message is radically accelerating growth, as in perpetually pervasive construction projects everywhere and enormous, densely populated mega-cities. The intersection of a purported "communist" government merging with capitalist enterprises everywhere, at all levels of scale, really is intriguing, to say the least. What I sense, though, is an increasingly nationalistic mindset spreading throughout the populace. Anyone from elsewhere in the world who tries to connect with the local culture will soon discover that they will always be an outsider, no matter what the circumstance or length of time spent there. In any case, I find it all fascinating, even if only experienced through the lens of your YT video series. Stay awesome!
I havent watched it and already kudos to you guys for making this episode long. You have no idea how fast a video is over when you are high. So yes please 30+ minutes spisodes for ADVChina !! Lets do this lol
i was born in HK and moved to US when I was 11. Then I went back and lived in HK again from 2009-2018, with numerous visits to CN, for leisure and some work as my family has some ties there. I find this channel fascinating in that you guys articulate in such clear and concise ways what I've came away with about CN since Xi came to power. I also find it amazing that you've stayed true to yourselves because I've seen other youtubers sprout the same type of nonsense as those 50cents nationalistic rhetoric. And I'm also worried for you guys for being this outspoken and truthful. Stay safe and I will watch a lot more of your content. Thank you.
Who would have thought that McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Starbucks would view China as their most important market in 2018, 10 years ago? Who would would have known that Dairy Queen, Burger King, Domino's, Pizza Hut, and even *WHITE CASTLE* would be in China. I'm gonna bring Panda Express to China.
It's actually a huge business in China atm. If you have the skill or product that can reduce pollution or improve environment you will certainly make money in China. China has been doing a lot to reduce pollution it's getting to the point of absurdity actually.
It is getting better. I was surprised about the air quality last time I got back, it was really good in the summertime. Surely it is far from satisfactory in general, and especially for most of the industrial areas, but it is being resolved progressively.
Not really. I have experienced the worst era of pollution in China and those summers suck af. Btw I dont have the incentive to lie anyways since I think the pollution now is still awful af. So I dont know why you have to be rude.
CHINA is shipping its population abroad in a mass colonization push. Buying off politicians and silencing opposition is a key factor in the success of this master plan.
For 10 years I had a factory in Iowa making exercise equipment and employing about 30 people. When China got into the WTO and was able to pay their people next to nothing there was no way I could compete with that and had to close my factory. 30 good people lost their jobs and I lost my life's savings and my job. Maybe you can see why I love Trump. Now I would advise young people to work for the government.
Thank you, as always, for the insight. I hope you both feel contentness from fulfilling the “laowai golden era” experience while it was still possible. Whatever the future holds, you will always have that.
I always wondered if it was from a cactus after seing a cactus in spain that had weird, red fruits on it. I cut one in half with a knife and it looked like a red/orange dragon fruit.
Your first-person perspective provides a valuable counterpoint to other news media, and your candor is much-respected. I lived in China for 13 months circa 2009, so this was a particularly interesting video for me.
Luv watching you 2 razzin around on yer bikes , I used to do this 30 yrs ago around the Mediterranean, I used to visit slums and abandoned villages in the mountains. .and you guys bring back those memories for me !
Well here we are in 2018 and I am sure thing's have only gotten worse. Would you guys ever consider leaving China is things got extremely hostile for "Foreigners"? Btw, I love these deep and introspective looks at the culture from your unique perspectives. I am not trying to find an Asian wife or immigrate somewhere but I've been binging these videos recently and there is no doubt that I have been able to absorb some of your shared experience and perspectives. Thanks for sharing all of this.
man you guys really nailed it. I mentioned basically all these things today I was explaining to a friend how things have changed before I saw your video. Totally mirrored everything
I learn so much from each of your videos. Your work should be part of some curriculum of social studies. I never see and hear these things elsewhere, including Public Broadcasting in the US and the BBC in Britain. I feel like I am learning so much more about the world. Hats off to you guys as you make it fun and so interesting to learn.
How come your gauges don't work? Reminds me of a Breitling watch I got from China about 16 years ago the main dial worked but the surrounding ones were just stuck down with glue.
Great video guys! There is a lot of growth that has occurred in China over the past ten years. However, that growth is slowing, and most economists predict that a massive economic recession is headed in China's direction when that growth stops. That's why you have so many Chinese businesses expanding into Africa and why there was a big hit to the Chinese stock market about a year and a half ago. I would love to hear your opinions on it. Keep up the great work! I love all three of your guy's channels!
I spent five years in Shenzhen, 2013-2017. I'm now back living in Chicago. I can honestly say I'm much happier in Chicago. Of course I miss many great Chinese and foreigner friends in SZ. But... I own a home here now. Have solid income. Most importantly... Treated with RESPECT and not constantly referred to as Lao Wai, etc.
Only been living here coming up Five years (compared to you guys not long ) but I personally feel it's been getting easier being a foreigner. Year on year more foreigners about and the younger generation are generally more open minded. I think your opinions would be more better suited to maybe the older generation as a whole with a few exceptions. Still liked the vid as your opinions are always worth a listen :o)
This was the best ADVChina I have seen. BTW there's a sad symmetry between increase in xenophobia in America and the increase in Chinese xenophobia. America's not nearly as bad in this regard as China, but both have gotten worse and I hope both get better in the future.
Great discussion of the good and the bad, and China in the past, compared with the current situation. I appreciate the honesty, and openness in discussing issues. I hope that things will get better in China! God bless you guys and your families. Keep up the good work in regards to China!!
I have been living in China for more than 12 years now. I lived in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Xian and other smaller cities. IMHO, you guys live in the worst part of China with respect to crime, social behavior and personal freedom. In my first few years there, I noticed that the civil laws were not "executed" according to the book. People may think that there were more freedom. In the last few years, I started to notice that civil laws were started to apply and things were started to get more restricted. People here in China still have plenty of freedom as long as they abide by the law. Things that people here are not allowed to do are very much similar what we can't do back home in America. This country has changed a lot. Well, if we don't like it here, we can always go home.
Exactly, look at the US H1B BS, as Asian that graduated in a US university (even IVY league) you have to get a company to sponsor you, then win the H1B lottery, pray you don't get fired for the next 6-10 years (or have another company lined up within a month or so to sponsor you), and THEN you might get a green card. Btw you get paid less than your peers just because H1B. These 2 are just complaining about crap that millions of Asian immigrants went/going through, probably worse for the Asians depending on country policy, which changes all the time.
The stats say it's nearly impossible to get a citizenship in China, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality_law_of_China If they say they "have to leave China", it strongly suggests they don't have citizenship, most likely have a Chinese version of the green card. ua-cam.com/video/ajTHytS9iuI/v-deo.html Shows serpentza using his passport to get into the beach, not Chinese ID card. ua-cam.com/video/BIDiWQwl0kU/v-deo.html Video about marriage visa and permanent residency As you can see this video has arguments all over the place, and is very misleading.... Obviously permanent residency and citizenship has very different rights.... No voting, government job etc etc.....
Most democratic, civilized countries don't blame foreigners as a group for anything (even if warranted). People are individuals in the west. You are an individual regardless of your origins. If you do stupid shit then we blame YOU, not your peers. And even if, say, a certain group of people does bad shit more than general population, we don't blame that group as a whole officially. Only in private discussions maybe.
I do want to say that I just rented an apartment in China as an American. The landlord asked what nationality I was and seemed to be much more willing to rent to an American than someone from Europe or another area of the world. I don't buy the American hate story because it has been my experience that there is some pretty serious American foreigner privilege in China even right now. I've never once been treated badly because I was an American. It has always been seen as a positive by the people I do business with or the people I meet face to face in China. If you meet a Chinese person who irrationally hates Americans they are probably some seriously poor heavy drinking moped taxi guys or something like that.
Oh, just you wait. I was driven out of china as an American. Lived and worked there. Watch the smiles, and then suddenly they will want more money from you and steal, lie and cheat you. They will turn on you. They love you and then suddenly become jealous and want to kill you. Don't be fooled by it. I didn't want this to be true. Just had a layover in Shanghai two weeks ago, and it's even worse now. Had my coat stolen at the airport and was treated by some nasty Chinese woman on my flight. She refused to serve the Americans. Watch your back. Always have an escape route out of there. They are a devious people.
Money is king. They associate Americans as cash cows. Of course there are genuinely nice people in China, but you should learn to discern face and genuine.
I do business in China for over 7 years now. I see nothing like you describe. Vendors are as desperate today as years ago. Nobody cares about politics. It's all about money. The only trend I perhaps discern is more complaining about their government not fixing problems with air, mess, traffic, taxes, cheating,, corruption... Nothing new about that, west or east.
@press2701 That is very interesting. Perhaps vendors and all businesses who work with foreigners have a slightly different viewpoint from others who strictly interact with other Chinese.
Big difference between living somewhere and just doing business. Of course those businesses and vendors are happy to work with you. They want your money.
Thanks for all Your first-hand insights and especially the very balanced reasonings You are giving to the audience! It is difficult to find so genuine documentations on countries like China. Keep on! Xie Xie!
Im Really loving these adv vlogs. I had done business with a few Chinese companies in the 90's when I was in the mobile phone business. I did the purchasing for accessories
That remark about the "Deep South" was rather bigoted. I am from Georgia and we have a plenty of people from around the world, especially Asia. I grew up in the 70s and had Asians in school and everyone was cool with it. And quite frankly I know people from up north that are more racist and bigoted to other races. So please don't stereotype southerners.
Georgia isn't Alabama. Alabama almost elected a molester to public office. Also, Mainah heh. Even here in the southern part of the state, lots of racists and homophobic people. Up north, black men don't dare go. Well, except all NY drug dealers our crazy, racist, governor thinks are up there feeding the heroin epidemic he refuses to act on. Easier to blame other people, like foreigners for your problems... *cough*China*caugh*America*caugh*.
Dagarb - _"I am from Georgia and we have a plenty of people from around the world, especially Asia."_ I am from -Georgia- *Atlanta* and we have a plenty of people from around the world, especially Asia. FTFY Georgia outside Atlanta isn't that much different than Bama
Louie Smith - Well....he may not have been _convicted_ ......but it's some alarming ass allegations. With pretty convincing evidence and even worse defense from Moore himself. To say that he's never gone out with a girl without the consent of her mother? Ouch.
Kenny Miller - You're probably right. The South has really progressed. They've gone from being racist against foreigners to being against non-Christians/non-Catholics and democrats. Foreigners aren't as big of a threat to the Southern way of life compared to the gays, the crazy pro-choice people, and the people trying to take away the guns! Plus Mr. Wang serves the best Chinese food in all of Tuscaloosa county! It doesn't get more authentic Chinese than his signature Kimchi Sashimi Pho Eggrolls! The Yum-yum sauce is just like they made it in the Cultural Revolution days!
This was a great video! The ride thru the traffic and running commentary/subject matter was awesome. I'm not just kissing up either. It really was good!
astonm The candidates would usually be nominated prior to the election, so there's no competition even in municipal elections. Those votes are meaningless.
Democracy means nothing to them, they just want to have a better life regardless who's in charge, if they can live well, they don't care, if they can't, another revolution comes in....
Love your content. Found it cuz I miss china (ABC who spent half of childhood in Shanghai) and was curious about hong kong. Keep up the good work and thank you for updating me the things that are going on currently in China.
Men, I love your videos, I've been binge watching your contents for a couple of days, you guys are awesome ! Have you thought about starting a podcast, I think it would be really cool ! 加油！
What a great video and great topic again! Beautifully done guys! Very flawless conversation over riding the bikes. I just love it! Dragon fruit that stains your shit? lol. Pimp driving a car? lol. C-Milk, I like how you can read the rainy clouds. I ride a motorcycle too, and I also learned over the years how to read the clouds. I just love how you can ride endlessly non-stop, no traffic lights, no stop signs. The highlight was the toilet paper C-Milk picked up when you were by passing the traffic jam on the side of the road! lol 10/10 Awesome!
Fred Pilcher Winston speaks much better English than many English speakers. Way better. Nowadays everyone is like likes in speaking English, like like a lot.
Very good insight. As someone who lived in China for a few years and having family members (and occasionally visiting), I absolutely agree with what you’re saying. PS: is your tachometer broken?
Attributing one man's actions to an entire demographic is quite closed-minded. You really should familiarize yourself with a culture before passing judgements.
Jeff Rouse But he did almost win, even with all the allegations, being thrown out twice as a judge etc. Doesn't that say something about the population?
Jeff Rouse - Are you not able to recall that this discussion was initiated by the fact that there is this stigma of Southerners who act and behave a certain way? Don’t pull a Sessions brain fart.
How much of the change and growth is due to china becoming like America and everyone is being turned into consumers and not producers. Much like the young in china not taking after their parents and farming the family land. Does everyone need/buy the latest iPhone in china?
it seems like the Chinese have an inferiority complex from being behind the USA for so long. From the Chinese I've seen in Vancouver, they are wayyyyy more into consumerism than anyone. They just buy buy buy and need to have everything that's popular and stylish.
Trevor Schmidt Productions I was in Vegas in August and the only people going into the extremely posh stores on the Strip were Chinese tourist. I also went to an authentic Chinese restaurant and the amount of food the Chinese ate was disgusting. I was high as kite and my munchies couldn’t even come close to the hunger of the family next to me.
Resistance to outside influence is a legitimate approach for any society. It's not wrong, and it isn't neccessary right. It's propagandized as evil by leftwing these days as a mechanism to skew political thought. What happens if millions of chinese go to america and no americans go to china? China extends its influence and america is diluted.
I would be very interested in an update on this topic. I hope things are getting better for you guys and for all foreigners over there, although I doubt it.
hey Winston I can see your Channel is growing very fast I literally saw it grew by 1k over a few days. Keep up the good work. Hope to see more different and interesting content from china. I am from Hunan and i definitely enjoy watching your travel vlogs. Don't worry about the haters, They are not the future of China.
I do hope you gentlemen realize and appreciate the special relationship you have formed over the past few years. Really close friends reach a level of understanding and agreement that is truly quite rare and unique. This seldom happens in any given lifetime and it is certainly rewarding to behold at arms length here on UA-cam. Good work, gentlemen!
DWink 9909 qqqqQ
@@melvinkeller3629 u alright there m8?
Do you really believe close friends only happen seldomly? Just wondering because I see where ever I go , office , school, church , etc I see so many people in their close ties or cliques. Except for me. I'm never able to break into those.
I don’t agree. These two have a very organic relationship. They have similar interests and values and experience. Whereas relationships in office, school are so artificial and fake, at least in the US. People smile at and agree with you all the time but when shit goes down they’ll stab your back or won’t do shit to help you. Comradeship is dying in America. In reality, it’s just hard to find someone who you can call good friend.
@@bryanryan4504 You probably have a curse on you and an evil spirit of rejection. Look up Win Worley
You are a great source of insight to the Chinese mentality. I don't know of anywhere else to get honest, unbiased opinions.
Try the "Gweilo 60" channel
I like how chill they are too. Their stories are much more palatable than other channels. Also, they're way more experienced than other bloggers.
This is really true.
It is un else able the amount of ignorance there is outside of China about what the “real China” is.
lived in China 2004-2015; most of which was an amazing experience and the happiest times of my life. Couldn't disagree with anything said. Clear change in the atmosphere around 2012. Wish both Winston and CMilk a good future.
yes. Nationalism and collectivism rapidly rose!!
Something else that has seen a staggering jump is debt, it's just so easy to borrow money in China nowadays, all the Chinese I know are heavily in debt, so much that it makes Americans look reasonable. Lots of them also believe or act like they will never need to reimburse that money somehow. Public debt is over 300% of GDP, consumer debt is over 220% of all assets.
It’s an uncomfortable truth
Due to chinas growth rate and economy growing so fast then it the high debt isn’t terrible the issue will be if or when the economy slows.
- They grow heroin here.
- Anyway let's talk about what's changed for the better.
Poppy* which is used for opioids..... And heroin... Lol
aint nuttin' wrong with good ol' Heroin if you take it responsibly! So sick of the stigma on drugs. If parents learned how to raise their kids properly drugs wouldn't be a problem. Portugal legalized all drugs and guess what they are doing just fine. When you make everything normal people don't wonder about it, they don't wonder why is it illegal whats the big deal?
@@Andronicus87 the intricacy of Portugals legalisation isn't as grand as you'd think. (THC limits, 1g per person, some the best powders Imo anyway, aren't as happily free). It works most for smack (which is fun when used responsibly sure Ngl), but H is one that's really had a blessing. I looked into moving to Portugal, so naturally checked that jazz, and was quite disappointed tbf as H isn't exactly DOC
@@Andronicus87 There is no good way of taking heroin. Yeah but that doesn't mean it should be illegal though.
I am a brit living in Germany. I never intend to go to china but i still watch all your videos. well done!!!
As a German, I'm kind of curious; How do you like Germany?/ What made you move towards Germany?
Just go, you won't regret it
Dirk Fuller good
TheWRFTroll probably has something to do with Germany having the best European economy........... and getting discounts when buying German vehicles?
Functional - but ALWAYS late.
Sadly, I can confirm this all... I have been in China twenty times, between 2004 and now (More than 200.000 km on Chinese trains!), and during my last trip I couldn't enjoy myself anymore... Luggage scanners, police checks, barb wire, militarized train stations, extreme amounts of surveillance cameras, greatly increased internet censorship, etc... :-/ While on the other hand the enjoyable, beautiful things are all disappearing through overdevelopment... :-( Old historical buildings are torn down, previously pristine landscapes are totally destroyed, etc... My first vacations in China were fabulous (Maybe the best vacations in my life!), but such trips are not possible anymore, it's all becoming cold, boring and materialistic in my eyes... As a result, I'm not planning any trips through China anymore, it's now simply too much effort for way too little reward... Good food and meeting local friends are perhaps the only remaining fun things...
That is not a pretty picture.
The Juri Pootsman song "I remember you" is a great intro song for your videos.
Well This aged well. Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money ... However, The goal of Socialism is Communism... Vladimir Lenin. Ok Ok bad examples.
@@viciousvictortee1298 wat
Its a banger
@@TheSozeone what way!?
@@viciousvictortee1298 your comment saying this aged well, i dont understand
Unfortunately nothing good ever lasts forever and even though I have happily lived in China for the last 37 years I'm leaving next month and for the very reasons you highlighted so well in this video
.
Thats unfortunate. I hope you are doing well now in your new home.
37 years? Were you a foreigner? What's your story?
That was an astonishingly accurate and balanced assessment of what life is like in China. I have noticed the greater emphasis on the "hammer and sickle" in the north as well.
Donald Knoblet
Well that's worrying.
DEATH TO ALL COMMUNISTS!
"How many 'broken eggs' (human corpses in this case) does an ideology get to create in order to deliver heaven of earth , before said ideology by its death toll is considered invalid?"
Good question! Christianity has murdered millions upon millions and has been allowed to prosper for 2000 years now. And it has a far higher body count than any other ideology. Terrorism btw is overwhelmingly religiously motivated, mainly by the two Abrahamic siblings Christianity and Islam.
I recently started watching these videos, I really had little to no interest in China before I discovered them, now I know more about the place than most people I know! I think these guys are great and should keep up the good work.
True a few yesrs ago they made me want to move there before the country went totalitarian
It's so much fun watching you guys navigate down the roads and talking away at the same time. You must be totally ambidextrous or great multitaskers or something. And the way you talk to each other, you must be great friends. It's interesting listening to you both gabber away. One leaves off and the other picks it up. It's like a dance, lol, back and forth. What do you guys do for a living and why in China for so long? Don't you miss your homeland?
UA-cam obviously. That's what they do for a living. And Winston doesn't live in his homeland because they brutalize or murder white people often, and the government discriminates against white people too.
If they're happy why go back to any place when doing well.
Very informative video, guys! The only thing is that y'all apologize too much for your opinions. I get that there are people who may disagree, but that's how life is. Stop trying to please everyone or you'll end up pleasing no one. Not me though, ADVChina is life! PEACE
My guess is they apologize for some of their Chinese viewers, not their western viewers. I think they are exercising diplomacy towards a culture that requires certain behaviors from 'foreigners.'
I'm a very dedicated subscriber and I sincerely hope you guys never have to leave China, I would really miss the China-specific content you provide. Great video!
"Just around the corner" is my trigger phrase because of a video we had to watch about puberty in elementary school.
I recently discovered ADVChina, SerpentZA, and Laowhy86. You guys create so many great videos! I know very little about modern China, though I have taken Chinese History classes. It is so great to see a glimpse of what modern China is like, especially for someone like me who cannot afford to visit China at the moment. Thank you for doing what you do!
Fantastic video. Very insightful. The changes sound significant. Last time I went to China was 10 years ago and it would be great to see in person how it has changed.
Shenzen looks amazing too.
One bad thing about China today vs 10 years ago is the airline industry. 10 years ago, air transport in China was like the US in the "golden age" (20 years ago) with superb service and comfort. Now anyone can get on a plane and it's worse than riding the bus.
skylinec83: But a hell of a lot safer and on time more, that's more important to me. But there are the crazies that jump up as soon as the wheels touch at landing.
Dan Blumel - You're probably right. Last time I was on a plane in China, the old lady next to me argued with the flight attendant for 10 straight minutes while we were descending about why she should be allowed to keep her overhead compartment sized suitcase on her lap as we're landing...as if that would really give her a head start in getting off the plane before everyone else.
But at least while riding a Chinese bus, you can always get off on the next stop. With the planes, you might get stuck on the tarmac for several hours with zero notice. And heaven help you if you're next to a dude with bad BO or a screaming kid.
It is pretty much like the traffic jam they mentioned in the video. Remember that the traffic jam is caused by the raising live standard that everyone is able to afford a car. So, I would not say having everyone enjoying the airline services is essentially a bad thing, but I do feel sorry for your feeling, and I will miss it with you.
That's sad about the airline service because back in '97 my group had a good flight going in and leaving China. Popularity of flights has made them less special.
poortaiwanese : Agreed. After waiting 19 hours to get out of Guangzhou Baiyun airport, because of delay-after-cancellation-after-delay (the high-speed train would have got us into Shanghai in 7 - 9 hours!), my wife and I have agreed to use the train in preference in future. We have to go to Beijing in a couple of weeks and it is no contest - we will be taking the train!
100% agree. I was in Shanghai 2012 and 2016.
2012: "OMG everyone treats me like a celebrity"
2016: No one cares or worse
Honestly though, why would you want to be treated like some hot shit celebrity? Surely you would want to blend in with the people and integrate to the culture? Unless you crave attention, that is.
By the way, sorry if that comment sounds passive aggressive, I was just using it to question why you would state your comment, with the implication that things are now "worse" for foreigners because we don't get a special treatment or anything.
Or is your emphasis on the "or worse" part of your comment?
@@Checkmate1138 I didn't want to be treated like that - just an observation. People were lining up to take pictures with me in 2012...
I love how Winston sings 🎤 that intro song. He really puts his heart into it.
Fair comment on changes. The backlash to improved living for Chinese is any small reversal is glaring and its easy to point at foreigners and say "They did this to us" because it's easier to do than than finding their own inherent flaws. Happens everywhere. BTW, been watching Northern China. Nice cut guys. Time is always at a premium for filming. Diversity versus depth. Hard to get right, but you have a good mix. Great audio cuts, everything fits. Got to say you missed a big Opportunity in Harbin. Maybe you noticed that there was not much retail on the streets around St Sophia Church. Every 200m there is a set of steps in the street that goes down and down... About 40m below the surface is a huge vanishing point of narrow tunnels for several km, lined with tiny shops, all converted from redundant nuclear fallout shelters. Wife and I got lost down there for a couple of hours, more than once. Quite unique. Warm too. You guys will have to go back in the Winter and have a closer look. Lots of special stuff in that city. Oh yeah, in Qingdao, you should have gone to the Tsingtao Beer Museum. Awesome. They have a miniature bar in a room tilted 30º so you have to walk through hanging onto chairs and walls. Cameras show your bar room crawl efforts to people watching outside. The room looks normal, but everyone walking through it looks utterly pissed. Beer tasting at the end of the tour. Totally worth it. Although Qingdao was friggin cold when I was there last. Big chunks of sea-ice washing up on the beaches. Brrr. Until next time... (you know the drill)
Really great conversation. Having lived in China 20 years ago your videos really illustrates a very different path the country has taken. Love the videos
Finished Conquering Southern China and Conquering Northern China earlier this week... Really good, guys, makes me want to go to a bunch of villages
I watched Southern China a few days ago . .will watch Conquering Northern China over the Xmas holiday. Don't usually pay for content but these guys have provided a lot of interesting content over the years.
You guys are the best. I've been studying Chinese for half a year, and it's certainly a tiny amount of time compared to what I'll spend studying this language, but you guys add so much richness to my decision.
China is a great country, there's so much to explore and it has this enourmous potential as a whole. I find both your ADV videos and your videos from your personal channels very informative and oddly amusing to watch.
I hope one day I can find myself in the same kind of places you visit.
Keep up the good work!
(Fan p.s.: I could listen to SerpentZA for hours, and Laowhy86 makes my day.)
Another awesome video from ADV.....Thank you guys! Love these!
These videos are very informative, and much appreciated. The choices of topics are spot on, in sync with most of the questions I would have if traveling to China.
Having said that, my personal interest in going there for any extended length of time has dropped to almost zero.
While current China and its history, even in just the past several decades is intriguing, the current take away message is radically accelerating growth, as in perpetually pervasive construction projects everywhere and enormous, densely populated mega-cities.
The intersection of a purported "communist" government merging with capitalist enterprises everywhere, at all levels of scale, really is intriguing, to say the least.
What I sense, though, is an increasingly nationalistic mindset spreading throughout the populace. Anyone from elsewhere in the world who tries to connect with the local culture will soon discover that they will always be an outsider, no matter what the circumstance or length of time spent there.
In any case, I find it all fascinating, even if only experienced through the lens of your YT video series.
Stay awesome!
Love these driving around talking videos, please don’t stop.
Greetings from a fellow saffer.
Great video. I was there in 1988 when a nice bicycle was all the rage!
I havent watched it and already kudos to you guys for making this episode long. You have no idea how fast a video is over when you are high. So yes please 30+ minutes spisodes for ADVChina !! Lets do this lol
i was born in HK and moved to US when I was 11. Then I went back and lived in HK again from 2009-2018, with numerous visits to CN, for leisure and some work as my family has some ties there. I find this channel fascinating in that you guys articulate in such clear and concise ways what I've came away with about CN since Xi came to power. I also find it amazing that you've stayed true to yourselves because I've seen other youtubers sprout the same type of nonsense as those 50cents nationalistic rhetoric. And I'm also worried for you guys for being this outspoken and truthful. Stay safe and I will watch a lot more of your content. Thank you.
10:23 there are another 17 minutes until the end of this episode... NICE!!!
Who would have thought that McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Starbucks would view China as their most important market in 2018, 10 years ago? Who would would have known that Dairy Queen, Burger King, Domino's, Pizza Hut, and even *WHITE CASTLE* would be in China. I'm gonna bring Panda Express to China.
Shenzhen NEEEEEEEDS a Taco Bell. Like I'm seriously considering flying from Shenzhen to Manila just so that I can buy some tacos.
shanghai has Taco Bell , i''m sure Shenzhen will too
skylinec83 the Jews did this
You can more easily pop over to HK and go to one than most of us in other cities can.
Welcome to the 19th century. Even the first presidents of the US have thought that.
Great episode, super informative! Thanks!
I like how you added a map showing the places you are talking about. Small touches. Great content.
Maybe now with the country becoming so developed they can finally find a solution to their pollution problem.
It's actually a huge business in China atm. If you have the skill or product that can reduce pollution or improve environment you will certainly make money in China. China has been doing a lot to reduce pollution it's getting to the point of absurdity actually.
It is getting better. I was surprised about the air quality last time I got back, it was really good in the summertime. Surely it is far from satisfactory in general, and especially for most of the industrial areas, but it is being resolved progressively.
Not really. I have experienced the worst era of pollution in China and those summers suck af. Btw I dont have the incentive to lie anyways since I think the pollution now is still awful af. So I dont know why you have to be rude.
CHINA is shipping its population abroad in a mass colonization push. Buying off politicians and silencing opposition is a key factor in the success of this master plan.
Osmo Oppenheimer it is odd for you to comment on population issues under the discussion of pollution lol
You guys have the most interesting Channel on UA-cam. I look forward to every episode. Is there a speed limit in China? How much is gasoline? Thanks
It’s between 6 and 7rmb a litre so about a dollar a litre
Speed limits are low. It's often
Great video Winston, I like these ADV China vlogs.
For 10 years I had a factory in Iowa making exercise equipment and employing about 30 people. When China got into the WTO and was able to pay their people next to nothing there was no way I could compete with that and had to close my factory. 30 good people lost their jobs and I lost my life's savings and my job. Maybe you can see why I love Trump. Now I would advise young people to work for the government.
Winston: What's that place you like so much? LaoWhy: Harbin
For prostitution?
Thank you, as always, for the insight. I hope you both feel contentness from fulfilling the “laowai golden era” experience while it was still possible. Whatever the future holds, you will always have that.
there's so many variety of dragon fruit, they all grow from hylocereus cactus, i grow them in canada :-)
You must have a really nice greenhouse or you grow them inside your home?
Might not work coz Chinese ppl don't take it as authentic Chinese food
I always wondered if it was from a cactus after seing a cactus in spain that had weird, red fruits on it. I cut one in half with a knife and it looked like a red/orange dragon fruit.
yidi Liu dragon fruit is popular in other countries too... Not just with Chinese people
Your first-person perspective provides a valuable counterpoint to other news media, and your candor is much-respected. I lived in China for 13 months circa 2009, so this was a particularly interesting video for me.
just arrived in china two days ago, already enjoying it!
claudia hope you enjoy your trip and see the true China, no matter good or bad
Honeymoon period lol.it all fades away.been here for 8 years.
Ammar 05 it’s time to leave. Try new place
How r u on UA-cam then ? It’s supposed to be illegal in China.
@John Harvey late but VPN’s let you use blocked websites.
Luv watching you 2 razzin around on yer bikes , I used to do this 30 yrs ago around the Mediterranean, I used to visit slums and abandoned villages in the mountains. .and you guys bring back those memories for me !
Exited to see Concerning Northern China and you guys in LA
Well here we are in 2018 and I am sure thing's have only gotten worse. Would you guys ever consider leaving China is things got extremely hostile for "Foreigners"?
Btw, I love these deep and introspective looks at the culture from your unique perspectives. I am not trying to find an Asian wife or immigrate somewhere but I've been binging these videos recently and there is no doubt that I have been able to absorb some of your shared experience and perspectives. Thanks for sharing all of this.
Great topic! Always manage to come up with something new or add to older topics. Happy Thanksgiving guys! Big hugs! 🤗🤗
man you guys really nailed it. I mentioned basically all these things today I was explaining to a friend how things have changed before I saw your video. Totally mirrored everything
C-Milk, don't hate on us Southerners....
Why do you have the battle flag of a traitor army?
@@gregkosinski2303 He didnt his ancestors might have done it. On that note, should all vietnamese hate all americans?
I learn so much from each of your videos. Your work should be part of some curriculum of social studies. I never see and hear these things elsewhere, including Public Broadcasting in the US and the BBC in Britain. I feel like I am learning so much more about the world. Hats off to you guys as you make it fun and so interesting to learn.
How come your gauges don't work? Reminds me of a Breitling watch I got from China about 16 years ago the main dial worked but the surrounding ones were just stuck down with glue.
Great video guys! There is a lot of growth that has occurred in China over the past ten years. However, that growth is slowing, and most economists predict that a massive economic recession is headed in China's direction when that growth stops. That's why you have so many Chinese businesses expanding into Africa and why there was a big hit to the Chinese stock market about a year and a half ago. I would love to hear your opinions on it. Keep up the great work! I love all three of your guy's channels!
I spent five years in Shenzhen, 2013-2017. I'm now back living in Chicago. I can honestly say I'm much happier in Chicago. Of course I miss many great Chinese and foreigner friends in SZ.
But... I own a home here now. Have solid income. Most importantly... Treated with RESPECT and not constantly referred to as Lao Wai, etc.
It’s an important difference
Oh how beautiful this is. Sorry I missed you in LA. Have a great year.
Only been living here coming up Five years (compared to you guys not long ) but I personally feel it's been getting easier being a foreigner. Year on year more foreigners about and the younger generation are generally more open minded. I think your opinions would be more better suited to maybe the older generation as a whole with a few exceptions. Still liked the vid as your opinions are always worth a listen :o)
This was the best ADVChina I have seen. BTW there's a sad symmetry between increase in xenophobia in America and the increase in Chinese xenophobia. America's not nearly as bad in this regard as China, but both have gotten worse and I hope both get better in the future.
I've travelled and lived in both places for years. US is more xenophobic than China.
love the walk and talk, ride and talk. just be careful. A lot of observation is valid to what I saw.
Great discussion of the good and the bad, and China in the past, compared with the current situation. I appreciate the honesty, and openness in discussing issues. I hope that things will get better in China! God bless you guys and your families. Keep up the good work in regards to China!!
I have been living in China for more than 12 years now. I lived in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Xian and other smaller cities. IMHO, you guys live in the worst part of China with respect to crime, social behavior and personal freedom. In my first few years there, I noticed that the civil laws were not "executed" according to the book. People may think that there were more freedom. In the last few years, I started to notice that civil laws were started to apply and things were started to get more restricted. People here in China still have plenty of freedom as long as they abide by the law. Things that people here are not allowed to do are very much similar what we can't do back home in America. This country has changed a lot. Well, if we don't like it here, we can always go home.
@@kennmossman8701 You could argue that with any free Western country. Laws are still laws; otherwise, we'd live in anarchy.
Nice, a good old bike ride with a balance of serious discussion and banter! What more could I ask for?
Name a country that doesn't blame migrants/foreigner when something goes wrong...
Exactly, look at the US H1B BS, as Asian that graduated in a US university (even IVY league) you have to get a company to sponsor you, then win the H1B lottery, pray you don't get fired for the next 6-10 years (or have another company lined up within a month or so to sponsor you), and THEN you might get a green card. Btw you get paid less than your peers just because H1B.
These 2 are just complaining about crap that millions of Asian immigrants went/going through, probably worse for the Asians depending on country policy, which changes all the time.
I think the point is that once you become a citizen in the US you don't have do deal with that stuff anymore.
The stats say it's nearly impossible to get a citizenship in China, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality_law_of_China
If they say they "have to leave China", it strongly suggests they don't have citizenship, most likely have a Chinese version of the green card.
ua-cam.com/video/ajTHytS9iuI/v-deo.html
Shows serpentza using his passport to get into the beach, not Chinese ID card.
ua-cam.com/video/BIDiWQwl0kU/v-deo.html
Video about marriage visa and permanent residency
As you can see this video has arguments all over the place, and is very misleading.... Obviously permanent residency and citizenship has very different rights.... No voting, government job etc etc.....
Most democratic, civilized countries don't blame foreigners as a group for anything (even if warranted). People are individuals in the west. You are an individual regardless of your origins. If you do stupid shit then we blame YOU, not your peers. And even if, say, a certain group of people does bad shit more than general population, we don't blame that group as a whole officially. Only in private discussions maybe.
Trump blaming Mexicans . . . . a point to refute your propaganda.
Salute to you guys. 100% Valid + Genuine talk!
I do want to say that I just rented an apartment in China as an American. The landlord asked what nationality I was and seemed to be much more willing to rent to an American than someone from Europe or another area of the world. I don't buy the American hate story because it has been my experience that there is some pretty serious American foreigner privilege in China even right now. I've never once been treated badly because I was an American. It has always been seen as a positive by the people I do business with or the people I meet face to face in China. If you meet a Chinese person who irrationally hates Americans they are probably some seriously poor heavy drinking moped taxi guys or something like that.
Oh, just you wait. I was driven out of china as an American. Lived and worked there. Watch the smiles, and then suddenly they will want more money from you and steal, lie and cheat you. They will turn on you. They love you and then suddenly become jealous and want to kill you. Don't be fooled by it. I didn't want this to be true. Just had a layover in Shanghai two weeks ago, and it's even worse now. Had my coat stolen at the airport and was treated by some nasty Chinese woman on my flight. She refused to serve the Americans. Watch your back. Always have an escape route out of there. They are a devious people.
Exposing Liars if I am not a Chinese, I almost believe in your words😏
Money is king. They associate Americans as cash cows.
Of course there are genuinely nice people in China, but you should learn to discern face and genuine.
It's been a long time since I saw a video here, thanks for sharing such a great content. Cheers from Brazil!
First
You're not supposed to 'First' you're own video! Sorry, it doesn't work like that!
Thank you, the mngmnt!
Nice.
LOL
ADVChina Congrats you made it first 🤪
good job!
you guys should visit the Qingdao factory who make Epiphone guitars for Gibson. that would be a awesome episode..
Yah, you showed a map of where you are. Some of us really like to get oriented. Good job.
Thanks for making another insightful video.
Just wondering, where any of your videos demonetized when youtube decided to switch it's gears up recently ?
The changes in China was far greater from mid 1990s to mid 2000s than from mid 2000s and today. The pace of changes are actually slowing down.
I do business in China for over 7 years now. I see nothing like you describe. Vendors are as desperate today as years ago. Nobody cares about politics. It's all about money. The only trend I perhaps discern is more complaining about their government not fixing problems with air, mess, traffic, taxes, cheating,, corruption... Nothing new about that, west or east.
Hey，they need feed their subscribers with hates，you know that！
@press2701 That is very interesting. Perhaps vendors and all businesses who work with foreigners have a slightly different viewpoint from others who strictly interact with other Chinese.
You just haven’t run into the winners yet .stop hanging around losers
@Messiah KING They are feeding them their experiences, not hate.
Big difference between living somewhere and just doing business. Of course those businesses and vendors are happy to work with you. They want your money.
I visited China in 2011, 2015 and 2019. Yes, it has changed a lot.
Winston apréciate the video..
Thanks for all Your first-hand insights and especially the very balanced reasonings You are giving to the audience! It is difficult to find so genuine documentations on countries like China. Keep on! Xie Xie!
How is ADVChina the first comment, but it's from 3 weeks ago? I want to see where you guys are hiding your Delorean and Flux Capacitor. LOL
Haha, Patreon early release
Im Really loving these adv vlogs. I had done business with a few Chinese companies in the 90's when I was in the mobile phone business. I did the purchasing for accessories
That remark about the "Deep South" was rather bigoted. I am from Georgia and we have a plenty of people from around the world, especially Asia. I grew up in the 70s and had Asians in school and everyone was cool with it. And quite frankly I know people from up north that are more racist and bigoted to other races. So please don't stereotype southerners.
Georgia isn't Alabama. Alabama almost elected a molester to public office. Also, Mainah heh. Even here in the southern part of the state, lots of racists and homophobic people. Up north, black men don't dare go. Well, except all NY drug dealers our crazy, racist, governor thinks are up there feeding the heroin epidemic he refuses to act on. Easier to blame other people, like foreigners for your problems...
*cough*China*caugh*America*caugh*.
What molestation crimes has he been convicted of?
Dagarb - _"I am from Georgia and we have a plenty of people from around the world, especially Asia."_
I am from -Georgia- *Atlanta* and we have a plenty of people from around the world, especially Asia.
FTFY
Georgia outside Atlanta isn't that much different than Bama
Louie Smith - Well....he may not have been _convicted_ ......but it's some alarming ass allegations. With pretty convincing evidence and even worse defense from Moore himself.
To say that he's never gone out with a girl without the consent of her mother? Ouch.
Kenny Miller - You're probably right. The South has really progressed. They've gone from being racist against foreigners to being against non-Christians/non-Catholics and democrats. Foreigners aren't as big of a threat to the Southern way of life compared to the gays, the crazy pro-choice people, and the people trying to take away the guns!
Plus Mr. Wang serves the best Chinese food in all of Tuscaloosa county! It doesn't get more authentic Chinese than his signature Kimchi Sashimi Pho Eggrolls! The Yum-yum sauce is just like they made it in the Cultural Revolution days!
This was a great video! The ride thru the traffic and running commentary/subject matter was awesome. I'm not just kissing up either. It really was good!
You mentioned voting at one point. Is there a democratic process in China? Would you guys mind explaining how it works?
You can only vote in municipal elections.
astonm
The candidates would usually be nominated prior to the election, so there's no competition even in municipal elections. Those votes are meaningless.
Democracy means nothing to them, they just want to have a better life regardless who's in charge, if they can live well, they don't care, if they can't, another revolution comes in....
miss these old vids guys ive watched so much. wish you were still able to be there
I DONT HATE A WESTERNERS
Please learn English grammar. your English is atrocious.
@@mikehonda5 don't be mean, they're trying their best
I appreciate your kindness 😌
Michael Yoshida It’s not atrocious. No full stop, and, all caps. Does it harm you in any way ?
"If things don't get better, we're probably going to have to go" How prescient.
One of the best UA-cam video on China I got in a long time . Good unbiased report .
Love your content. Found it cuz I miss china (ABC who spent half of childhood in Shanghai) and was curious about hong kong. Keep up the good work and thank you for updating me the things that are going on currently in China.
Hello Winston nd Matt .
Men, I love your videos, I've been binge watching your contents for a couple of days, you guys are awesome ! Have you thought about starting a podcast, I think it would be really cool ! 加油！
Thanks! Yeah we thought about it
You should call this the warble episode
What a great video and great topic again! Beautifully done guys! Very flawless conversation over riding the bikes. I just love it!
Dragon fruit that stains your shit? lol. Pimp driving a car? lol.
C-Milk, I like how you can read the rainy clouds. I ride a motorcycle too, and I also learned over the years how to read the clouds. I just love how you can ride endlessly non-stop, no traffic lights, no stop signs.
The highlight was the toilet paper C-Milk picked up when you were by passing the traffic jam on the side of the road! lol
10/10 Awesome!
Why do you hate Alabama? I have a lovely home town you should visit. Check out Lake Guntersville
It's a running joke from when I misspoke on a video last year. I like Alabama, and have a few friends from there. Pay it no mind.
C-Milk
ADVChina which video was that I though I’d seen them all. Lol
This would be a great video to also talk about DRIVING and RIDING in China!
Love your work, guys! But Winston - please try to limit the "like"s and "you know"s. You're an erudite guy - you don't need those.
Fred Pilcher Winston speaks much better English than many English speakers. Way better. Nowadays everyone is like likes in speaking English, like like a lot.
Lolwut? That's how normal people speak you moron
Tomorrow We Live come you. Moron .hit me back, you moron. Gomi that is Japanese for garbage.
Very good insight. As someone who lived in China for a few years and having family members (and occasionally visiting), I absolutely agree with what you’re saying.
PS: is your tachometer broken?
We have a large Asian community in south Mississippi. Don't believe the stereotypes about Southerners.
Moore dressing like a cowboy, pulling out guns on stage, and riding around on national TV didn't help the stereotype.
Attributing one man's actions to an entire demographic is quite closed-minded. You really should familiarize yourself with a culture before passing judgements.
Jeff Rouse But he did almost win, even with all the allegations, being thrown out twice as a judge etc. Doesn't that say something about the population?
Winston's channel is hardly the appropriate venue for political discourse.
Jeff Rouse - Are you not able to recall that this discussion was initiated by the fact that there is this stigma of Southerners who act and behave a certain way? Don’t pull a Sessions brain fart.
This is why my parents stopped teaching in China a year or so ago.
They'd never felt unwelcome until recently.
How much of the change and growth is due to china becoming like America and everyone is being turned into consumers and not producers. Much like the young in china not taking after their parents and farming the family land. Does everyone need/buy the latest iPhone in china?
Flat Earth Reset 3: I phone is loosing ground quickly to Huawei, Oppo, One Plus, XiaoMei.
it seems like the Chinese have an inferiority complex from being behind the USA for so long. From the Chinese I've seen in Vancouver, they are wayyyyy more into consumerism than anyone. They just buy buy buy and need to have everything that's popular and stylish.
Trevor Schmidt Productions I was in Vegas in August and the only people going into the extremely posh stores on the Strip were Chinese tourist. I also went to an authentic Chinese restaurant and the amount of food the Chinese ate was disgusting. I was high as kite and my munchies couldn’t even come close to the hunger of the family next to me.
jerrywh3: Yes, the wealthy Asians are keeping the designer brands alive, probably consuming 30 to 40% worldwide.
Flat Earth Reset 3 need ? No, but want yes
I love this style of video... I can zone out and watch the scenery and adventures or simply listen as a quality raw podcast!
China is not an immigrant country. You can not judge it from an immigrant country's perspective.
We can judge since we live here
C-Milk is from the US, which is a country of immigrants.
ADVChina Don't get me wrong hahaha. What I mean is you should not use an immigrant country as criteria.
Of course, you can judge or even criticize!
Resistance to outside influence is a legitimate approach for any society. It's not wrong, and it isn't neccessary right. It's propagandized as evil by leftwing these days as a mechanism to skew political thought. What happens if millions of chinese go to america and no americans go to china? China extends its influence and america is diluted.
All humans are immigrants, humans didn't always exist on every continent. Only those that live where we evolved are technically not immigrants.
I would be very interested in an update on this topic. I hope things are getting better for you guys and for all foreigners over there, although I doubt it.
Now I'm curious about the red dragonfruit. Gonna hafta find that.
My favorite fruit since I was a kid
hey Winston I can see your Channel is growing very fast I literally saw it grew by 1k over a few days. Keep up the good work. Hope to see more different and interesting content from china. I am from Hunan and i definitely enjoy watching your travel vlogs. Don't worry about the haters, They are not the future of China.