My relative visited China in Oct for 3 weeks. During the visit in Shanghai one evening she had fever of 102F with blood in urine. She was 70+ years old and very nervous but finally went to the ER of the best hospital in Shanghai. She got the service including ultrasound, blood test, medicine, diagnosed as Urinary tract infection, in less than 2 hours. She was fully recovered the next morning. Guess how much she was paid since she didn't have China medical insurance? Total 280RMB, i.e. US$40! She was told that the price for people w/wo insurance was the same. If you had local insurance you might only need to pay 10%-20% of the retail price.
So glad your relative received that care and recovered! This is reassuring to know that we won't have to worry about health insurance when we travel to China, hopefully next Autumn.
@@pinotnoir3654 Unless you plan on going somewhere dangerous like the Himalayas, you don't need to worry about medical expenses in China. Emergency like fracture will cost you 1000usd top, normal illlnsss like flu cost like 100usd.
I can understand what you have said. As an outsider, I was really amazed by the differences. For example, once in Shanghai, a police man came to me [I forcefully hailed down a taxi at an intersection where hailing tax is not allowed, but I did not know] and SALUTED to me before talking to me. I was flabbergasted because that never happens in my country. 😂
@ Right, we take it for granted because it’s been this way since we were born. Policemen’s official name is 人民警察 police for the people. I think it’s one of the differences between “socialist” societies and capitalist societies.
Pretty accurate observations, insightful analysis, and articulate presentation, many of which echo in me with my own experience in China. Thank you both for sharing.
back in october, i had a torn calf muscle, the emergency room doctor referred me to get an ultrasound done. it was an eight-month wait. yes, it is free healthcare, but the wait is unbearable. love from canada.
I also had a torn calf muscle last month and went to a hospital in Guangzhou, where l stay, there are no tourists in sight, I told the door guard my leg problem, and in pain, he pointed the direction and I showed my passport at the counter and waited, 10 minutes later, someone told me to go the office, talk with a doctor and he gave me a pieces of paper and l paid 180 yuans to the counter and l got 3 small bags of pills, ate 2 a day for 2 weeks, first-week legs still pain but after that, it get better and better, need to walk 4 to 6 time a day, now l am all right. l will go there next year for my eyes. Thank you, China.
what?An eight-month wait? Forgive me for saying so, but what's the difference between this and waiting to die? Of course, your problem is not life threatening. But this one is pretty incredible.
In 2005, I stayed in Denmark for a few months. The environment was beautiful, and the pace of life was very slow. The most uncomfortable part was the lack of people, and I wasn’t used to the food. Since I’m from Shenzhen, I didn’t feel that Denmark was more advanced than China at the time. Nearly 20 years have passed, and China has changed significantly, while Nordic countries still seem to be the same as before.
Wow... Julie is intelligent, articulate and not to mention drop dead gorgeous! And the chemistry between you two is so adorable. And yes of course as I'm not Danish, I think Denmark is a great country (we tend to be more critical of our home counties).
Europe is a beautiful continent. Yes, many European ladies are great. As in the ones in Europe, but after they move to countries like USA, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ they become narcissistic, lazy, arrogant and superficial.
@@schwerzkeGo for yourself and don't get biased. You will see the differences. Females in Europe don't feel save in the evening, while in China most of the females feel safe. In big cities in China, cleaners will clean the city in the early morning.
As a Canadian, I knew that healthcare service was abysmally slow in Canada and the UK. But I didn't know it was also abysmally slow in Denmark. Thanks for informing us. Is this also true in the other Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland)?
Yep, a young woman I know in Australia had to wait so long for cancer treatment that by that time it had to progressed to Stage 4 and she was given 2-3 months to live, at age 30. She went to a Bangkok Thailand private clinic who treated her immediately and now she's improved but will have to deal with it tho at least she now how years to live instead of a few months. True story.
Canada is as bad depending on your illness, where you are, and luck. A comprehensive study shows that 75% of incidents could have been resolved by better care. The value of Cdn healthcare is very little today. Pay sky high taxes and get little for it. Better to go to east asia and pay for better & quicker treatment - with a smile because you're treated as a customer instead of a burden.
Is worst when your own family doctor don't even offer a CT scan when the patient complains extreme pain every few years, he only gave her painkiller. My friend's mom due to other illness got a CT scan, only to found out she had cancer all these years.
I'm Canadian too, living in China nearly 2 decades now. You'd be surprised how much the average Chinese praise about the Canadian health care, I became tire of telling them how reality is soooo differenty from their imagination. That myth might have been true in the 70s-80s perhaps, back then China was so backward compared to Canada, but the perception persists until today. Go figure!
Absolutely accurate analysis of Western Democracy, alot of sweet talk and empty promises, no consequences, corruption increases. How true your analysis👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I'm in the US. About 2 weeks ago in North Carolina, an unarmed black man who was accused of shoplifting was shot 3 times. He had no weapon, and was simply walking. A few days ago in Oklahoma, a police officer broke the neck and eye socket of 71 year old Vietnamese man over a traffic stop. I saw both these videos. In Texas, police stopped a man driving a pickup truck because he had out of town license plates. He was carrying $35,000 in cash to buy machinery for his business. The cops seized his money and the local government refuses to return it. These incidents happen EVERY DAY, EVERYWHERE in America. I stopped arguing with Americans about how great they think this country it. They hang on to some unrealistic patriotic delusion, and are quick to accuse China of doing what is ACTUALLY DONE here. Things will not change no matter who is President because corruption permeates this society at every level. Far be it for me to give advice to the people in China, but here it is - be proud of your country and your government. I am in awe of how sophisticated your society is, and how protective of the people the CCP are. You are right about the politicians in the West. They suffer zero consequences for their lies and corrupt actions. The White House and Washington DC perfectly reflect our society. We in the US are not to be admired or emulated, but should be held as an example of a collapsing empire that should never be repeated again for the sake of the world. Thank you for this great vlog!
This is what you called democratic country, you can shoot anyone & put the blame on the person and also claim you've done the rights of cleaning the society
butbut chinabad. Western media tells us that they are poor/steal/cheat/fake everything, their economy is pepetually collapsing and that has to be the truth right??
It's crazy to hear Julie talk bad about transit in Copenhagen. As an American who lives in a big city in US, when i visited Copenhagen, I felt the transit there was very modern and well run. I guess Chinese transits must be super amazing.
It is an ongoing joke in Denmark that our trains are always delayed or cancelled. The metro in copenhagen is okay but any of the actual trains is a gamble. Trains from one danish airport had 700 cancelations in a year. Paired with outrageous pricing, it just isn't acceptable
I'm so glad that many of the people who endured hardship in the 50s to the 70s, and worked hard to build China up, are still here to see the grand society their efforts produced and can enjoy it as well. To think this all happened in one generation is absolutely astounding.
Anyone notice, Jiayi looks little bit of uncomfortable, everytime when Julie are actually praising his home country, that's a very Chinese thing to do too! ❤😂
We have been living in Denmark for more than a decade, and the predominant issue concerning us is not the wheather. My wife told me that one of her Danish colleague did not feel comfortable with his heart but his GP "soothed" him by implying that it was simply stomach disorder without any serious diagnosis. Yesterday at inner, my wife receiced a phonecall from another colleague, informing her that their colleague died of a heart attack. My wife collapsed uopn knowing the heartbreaking news. I am seriously thinking of moving to other countries where more options can be possible instead of "arbitary" equality.
I live in the US and political accountability is a huge problem. It’s a vicious cycle where politicians will make promises and break them as soon as they are in office. Democracies need reform but as it is currently the system has no accountability, you can lie and make your money then move on with your life while the average citizens suffer because of these poor decisions. There needs to be punishments for breaking campaign promises and political lobbying should illegal. If those aren’t amended into political reforms democracy will be doomed to fail.
That's what "democracy" do. Imagine being voted into power for 4 or 5 years but you will need to fix the craps that your predecessor left behind and there are no candies for the voters but bitter pills. Imagine your chances of being in power again at the next election. With that in mind, do you think you'll still want to work your butt off fixing the problems only to be kicked out of office later on by the same ungrateful voters who put you there in the first place? Any savvy politicians in that position would be trying to stuff their bank accounts to the brim as long as they can and then blame all the problems unsolved or created to their incoming opponents.
The main difference between Western societies of old and now is the current lack of Independent/Noble Academia/Intellectuals and the corruption of Mass Media. This resulted in a generation of citizens who seemed proud of mediocrity and 'decadence', yet think they have the best democratic system in the world. I am non-Western and just wish they would wake up from their stupor and hold their influencers(MSM) and politicians responsible and not allow their country to cause mayhem around the world. Let us all live in PEACE.
What if tenure allocated to the role is enough to pay back the donors and get a new position in the donors company?? Win win for this person and their donor. Lose lose for the normal people
Incredible pace of development in China in spite of US sanctions. You have no shortage of great minds and very hard-working people, so I think you'll be just fine.
On the history part, China invented a writing system, and bamboo books and paper thousands of years ago. Those were equivalent to computer and mobile phone inventions in today's world, and put those in the hands of normal people. It significantly helped to spread and preserve knowledge, and pass the learnings and history down generations. Sorry to say the Vikings and nomads in Europe didn't have those technology until very late, and knowledge and history and civilization got lost.
One wonderful Year! Congratulations. Enjoy the beauty, safety, hospitality, cuisines, culture, history, convience, technology, diverse language and people of China. ♥️🌷🌹💓🇨🇳🇨🇳👍👌🙏
As a Chinese person, I would like to add two points: Medical System: This may explain why our population has flourished and our history has endured, thanks in part to our medical system. Political Accountability: We dislike having leaders who make foolish statements and embarrass us as their people. This is evident in various countries, such as Argentina, South Korea, and the United States. We generally adopt a serious attitude toward politics and prefer professionals to manage it. This doesn’t mean that Chinese people are overly serious about everything; rather, we believe that politics should be approached with a sense of seriousness.
6:32 You know the police is way too polite when you see them holding shield and fork-like thing towards to someone holding a knife instead of spray and gun.
As a German who has lived abroad (& is currently residing outside of the EU) and traveled all over the world, I can say with full confidence that all of the things you brought up, I can relate to 100% lol and honestly it's kind of sad
I hope everything works out for you, I won't tell you where I am from but it is so true some medical issues can take months just to get to the head of the line to be seen by a doctor and then wait again for months for the procedure that is needed which could still be cancelled at the last minute. But I wish you all the best.
Excellent video. I really enjoyed it. I live in China. I love it here. Been here for 20 years. I just had some jiaozi (dumplings) here in Zhuhai. Cost me 8 yuan for 15 dumplings.
I just discovered your channel, and I found it incredibly informative! Both of you speak English very fluently. I've subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your content.
talking about girl girl relations, there's something very interesting I want to share. Years ago when I was working with a American colleague visiting china, he observed a lot of Chinese working girls at lunch break, they looked very intimate, like hugging each other on the street, holding hands or shoulders while walking. He was very curious and asked me if those girls were lesbians. I laughed hard because he kinda have a professor -kind-of vibe and being very serious. I guess he'd been imbuing with the idea that China is a backward country and homosexuality is prohibited. I told him, physical intimacy between chinese women in public places are very common and it doesn't necessarily mean they are lesbians😄. He was not fully convinced but then he saw men doing intimate stuff like pulling each other's cheeks, even slapping on the bottoms on the street, he finally got it. I don't know if it's related to cultural or religious traditions, western people seemed quite uptight about same sex chummy behavior in public places, worrying people may raise questions about their sexuality?🤣
Hangzhou actually has amazing local food, if bypassing those "influencer's recommendations", a lot of local restaurants/diner can provide very authentic local cuisines
I subscribed your channel without even remembering it, obviously because you guys are good. The girl is so so pretty and easy going she is almost perfect, of course the guy is good looking too but you are very lucky. What you both said indicate you guys are very based very intelligent and funny too. ❤❤ Wish you all the success.
About the long wait of the health care system, I guess Its generally very long in western countries. My father in Spain have had heart issues and he was told to wait 4 months to get an X ray check 2 months for a blood test. It really is a joke even tho its "free" (Im still paying taxes for this slow ass healthcare system)
I'm in Copenhagen Denmark, short simple; here it's so bad on all levels , even the police are more criminal than the Criminals!, social workers steal from old & mental sick 😮
Still, in the minds of most non-Western English educated people around the world, the Nordic countries are the richest and best societies in the world. What gives?
In Australia, 1)healthcare is like Denmark. Not 2 years wait but >6 months. Worse of all, you need a GP doctor to refer you to specialist. Why need former to refer a specific field & patients want to know their health & this eats up the government coffers; 2)transportation : A$7pp one way by train; don't even start cos ppl here insists of business case 1st before starting but lots of money spent on consultants - what a waste! And in the end, nothing implemented and costs increases yearly 3)politics : yes, I think a law should be enacted for politicians to be accountable for spending our money for their inefficiencies ; 4)Police : not great as i remember I reported a iPhone sale scam and its been nowhile for 4 years. Now the latest are a)pumping petrol and driveaway not paying and b)shopping at Woolworths and Coles and leaving without paying. These were reported but again, nothing happens as there's 33% increase yoy . I can see gong nowhere but downwards. Good luck
Your best medicine is preventative medicine. Eat organic, eat lots of vegetables and fruits, don't smoke, don't drink or minimize, get lots of exercise and get enough rest. Maintain your body religiously like maintaining your dream car.
China's political system has been criticized by Western countries as being dictatorial, centralized, and even persecuting its own people. As a Chinese who has lived in China for 60 years, I have experienced China's worst period and witnessed China's gradual development. I admit that the Chinese government is centralized, but it is by no means dictatorial. China has had such a political system for more than 2,000 years, forming a complete and effective system for selecting and appointing bureaucrats. The leaders who have reached high positions are professional and political elites from all walks of life, and the Chinese government's accountability system is difficult for other countries to achieve. As a regime that wants to rule for a long time, I really don't understand why they persecute their own people. This is not good for their rule at all.
There was some time ago on douyin some student going abroad to the UK and actually crying on camera complaining about the food that they couldn't get over it. I was loosing my shxt over those videos 🤣😂😭
i cannot agree more on the food. as a chinese, when i first went to USA for my graduate study, i lived on campus and had a meal plan. I lost 10 pounds in 3 month. I just could not enjoy the western food. as a result, i dont eat any burgers, sandwiches, or salads. for the government, i dont agree. you cannot imagine how bad the situation is with regard to the corruptions.
chinese corruption is not a cpc problem, it has been a tradition for thousands of years. It may take more than 2 generations to fully address this problem, but xi is not afraid to tackle it even if that person was a defense minister. trump sent personnel to Afghanistan to investigate military corruption and they died in a helicopter crash and that was it, the investigation was terminated. You can google this to verify it. love from canada.
A good video. You pointed some interesting and valuable points (I personally like the way today's China is handling the modernity and ancient background; I also agree that Chinese could be more individualistic - in a positive, productive way - than most Western media would recognize and "allow" them. But your basic stance - comparing China with Denmark is off, way off: you just may not compare a large, ethnically, culturally, historically ,..., and geographically diverse country like China with a tiny, bland, "vanilla-flavor", marshland province in the northern Europe. Comparing China with, for example, the USA could give you a lot more substance to talk about. I find these two vastly different, on many levels.
""But your basic stance - comparing China with Denmark is off, way off: you just may not compare a large, ethnically, culturally, historically ,..., and geographically diverse country like China with a tiny, bland, "vanilla-flavor", marshland province in the northern Europe."" This part is irrelevant and I think the whole reason for her making this video is the criticism she gets about China.
You might want to consider that she is Danish and is naturally expressing her feelings about living in two different places. I think it’s great; she’s not delivering a serious academic report.
You guys did not mention two things: graffiti and garbage. Living in China would change one's expectation that a city should look clean and not vandalized by punks.
@@Nom_AnorVSJedi they've only banned that specific brand and flavour. And those noodles are over the top, artificially spicy. You wouldn't feed them to children or elderly, as they can indeed cause harm.
Hello, the true love of a woman for a man and a man for a woman has no boundaries. Only sincere love does that. And, Julie, you still don't speak Chinese Mandarin? I just subscribed to your channel here in Brazil.
The official name of the police in China is the People's Police. Like other government officials, they should "serve the people." Unlike in many countries, where the police's only job description is "to maintain the authority of the law," the People's Police of China's job description includes things like "to protect the lives and property of the people."
Sadly, more simplistically, people just want politicians to promise them what they want/need as an individual, not the collective betterment of the society/country. That's why democracies are popularity contests.
While Denmark might not match China’s scale or dominance in certain high-tech fields, it excels in other areas, particularly green and sustainable technologies. Both nations are advanced but prioritize different aspects of technological development.
Great that things are getting better in China. I do hope that the animal/pet treatment/abuse changes. And I hope that animal activists get more support....
China is better, yes, except there are some issues. Lots of places are too crowded, people can be rude, talking loud, quarreling with each other, cut in line... such stories are not rare on Weibo and other social platforms.. Chinese people are very hospitable and polite to foreigners, yes, esp in big cities like Shanghai. Yes, it's improving, looking back 40-50 years go, big progress, would be better in future. Second, average wages are still low in China, of course, things are cheap, foreigners love China, but they can't stay, because salary in US and Canada are still higher, on average. Overall, I would love to move back to China, hope to land some good offer too :) I hope you guys love what you do and enjoy life in China, making China more livable for foreigner friends as well.
Your logic is very strange. Why do you want to move to China when the wages in the United States and Canada are so high? China should be suitable for Chinese people to live in. Why should it become suitable for foreigners to live in?
In the west we have liberal democracy: u can vote and got regreted/sissapointed after that u differently in next election. In china they have meritoc-democracy: u can vote a person to the position and the end its depand on his merits.
They indeed learned a lot by analyzing the mistakes made by western city planners. Now on many fields they surpassed them. I think another factor is that many western planning and execution is carried out by fully privatized companies which are bound by the bottom line.
@sheilafong1594 Lucky for me that I don't live to make those people happy. Anyone who believes the Chinese government would even care about a channel this small lack critical thinking skills 😂
I agree with you… especially her choice of a thumbnail, where she sums up everything by just saying “China is just better “…. It just sounds off to me 🥴… like what’s the whole purpose behind this video
Let them say what they want. What Julie and Jiayi are saying is simply the truth and we are learning important things about China that the lying media try to hide. Why do they hide it? Because if people knew how wonderful China is, it will make them reflect on how incredibly terrible their own systems and politicians are, and demand change.
The biggest issue here in the US is political accountability. Everyone talks big, but everything vanishes the moment they get your vote. And nobody accounts for anything when shit happens. It's like a bug in the system. I talked about this with my friends back in China, and they just cant believe that. For the medical system, I wont waste your time here cause you sure have heard about Luigi..
think about this ，when xi get the office，his mother called his brother and sister over and asked them to resign from their positions in the government, even leaving China. You can interpret it maliciously, but the Chinese people are too aware of the problems. Compared to the absolute corruption caused by absolute power that Westerners like to mention, we mention more about the King of Chu's slender waist and frequent starvation in the palace.
I've never been to Denmark but have been to Germany twice. I think Europe were quite nice for its climate and the leisure culture. Like you said, China practice a political accountability, as a tradition of meritocracy. It is a very good thing. Hope in the future China can combine both good part of western practice and eastern tradition. I can see the role model is Singapore, with both high efficiency and freedom of choice. Hope China can become a large size Singapore one day in the future.
Using the experience of managing a county town to manage a country? Are you here to be funny? You can first ask the Singapore government to drive away the US warships from Singapore's ports, and then talk about Singapore's affairs
It is not realistic to compare a city state, like Singapore, with China. China is a very big country with 1.4 billion people. Managing such a big country is way way difficult than managing a city state with only several million people. I remember Singapore's Lee KY had answered a similar question. I think there is a UA-cam video recorded that interview/speech.
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My relative visited China in Oct for 3 weeks. During the visit in Shanghai one evening she had fever of 102F with blood in urine. She was 70+ years old and very nervous but finally went to the ER of the best hospital in Shanghai. She got the service including ultrasound, blood test, medicine, diagnosed as Urinary tract infection, in less than 2 hours. She was fully recovered the next morning.
Guess how much she was paid since she didn't have China medical insurance? Total 280RMB, i.e. US$40! She was told that the price for people w/wo insurance was the same. If you had local insurance you might only need to pay 10%-20% of the retail price.
I'm in Denmark , Denmark has become as corrupt as USA on all levels , it's so bad the police are more criminal than criminals
So glad your relative received that care and recovered! This is reassuring to know that we won't have to worry about health insurance when we travel to China, hopefully next Autumn.
@@pinotnoir3654 Unless you plan on going somewhere dangerous like the Himalayas, you don't need to worry about medical expenses in China. Emergency like fracture will cost you 1000usd top, normal illlnsss like flu cost like 100usd.
That's "evil" socialism at work for us
how much she should pay in your country？
It’s nice to hear your personal feelings about living in China, as locals we never notice many of them.
I can understand what you have said. As an outsider, I was really amazed by the differences. For example, once in Shanghai, a police man came to me [I forcefully hailed down a taxi at an intersection where hailing tax is not allowed, but I did not know] and SALUTED to me before talking to me. I was flabbergasted because that never happens in my country. 😂
@ Right, we take it for granted because it’s been this way since we were born. Policemen’s official name is 人民警察 police for the people. I think it’s one of the differences between “socialist” societies and capitalist societies.
Pretty accurate observations, insightful analysis, and articulate presentation, many of which echo in me with my own experience in China. Thank you both for sharing.
0:43 Medical System
2:27 Transportation
3:40 Political Accountability
6:13 Police
7:41 Food
9:22 Individuality
10:50 City Planning
11:31 Female Culture
14:13 Nature
14:53 History & Culture
Excellent retrospective. Thanks.
Awesome take! Looking forward to your next video.
back in october, i had a torn calf muscle, the emergency room doctor referred me to get an ultrasound done. it was an eight-month wait. yes, it is free healthcare, but the wait is unbearable. love from canada.
even when you are in the Emergency room? that could leave you with permanent damage...don't recommend wait on it.
@@taitoufeiguo If such a disease requires going to the emergency room, then the entire hospital needs to be converted into an emergency room
I also had a torn calf muscle last month and went to a hospital in Guangzhou, where l stay, there are no tourists in sight, I told the door guard my leg problem, and in pain, he pointed the direction and I showed my passport at the counter and waited, 10 minutes later, someone told me to go the office, talk with a doctor and he gave me a pieces of paper and l paid 180 yuans to the counter and l got 3 small bags of pills, ate 2 a day for 2 weeks, first-week legs still pain but after that, it get better and better, need to walk 4 to 6 time a day, now l am all right. l will go there next year for my eyes. Thank you, China.
what?An eight-month wait?
Forgive me for saying so, but what's the difference between this and waiting to die?
Of course, your problem is not life threatening.
But this one is pretty incredible.
八个月。。。
Yeah, just keep you mind open, and time will tell you everything! Good job Jiayi & Julie!
In 2005, I stayed in Denmark for a few months. The environment was beautiful, and the pace of life was very slow. The most uncomfortable part was the lack of people, and I wasn’t used to the food. Since I’m from Shenzhen, I didn’t feel that Denmark was more advanced than China at the time. Nearly 20 years have passed, and China has changed significantly, while Nordic countries still seem to be the same as before.
Wow... Julie is intelligent, articulate and not to mention drop dead gorgeous! And the chemistry between you two is so adorable.
And yes of course as I'm not Danish, I think Denmark is a great country (we tend to be more critical of our home counties).
...until you learn the truth about other countries.
Europe is a beautiful continent. Yes, many European ladies are great. As in the ones in Europe, but after they move to countries like USA, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ they become narcissistic, lazy, arrogant and superficial.
Drop dead gorgeous she is! Lovely couple, wish you guys well forever!
China is so safe, clean and there is so much to discover! I go to China at every chance I get.
别来，小心被警察送进精神病院，这是个邪恶政府
@@schwerzkeGo for yourself and don't get biased. You will see the differences. Females in Europe don't feel save in the evening, while in China most of the females feel safe. In big cities in China, cleaners will clean the city in the early morning.
@@schwerzke I’m European, and I’ve lived and worked in China for 15 years. China is the cleanest and safest country I’ve lived in.
@@nevadanevada6470 Yes, that is true.
As a Canadian, I knew that healthcare service was abysmally slow in Canada and the UK. But I didn't know it was also abysmally slow in Denmark. Thanks for informing us.
Is this also true in the other Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland)?
Yep, a young woman I know in Australia had to wait so long for cancer treatment that by that time it had to progressed to Stage 4 and she was given 2-3 months to live, at age 30. She went to a Bangkok Thailand private clinic who treated her immediately and now she's improved but will have to deal with it tho at least she now how years to live instead of a few months. True story.
Canada is as bad depending on your illness, where you are, and luck. A comprehensive study shows that 75% of incidents could have been resolved by better care. The value of Cdn healthcare is very little today. Pay sky high taxes and get little for it. Better to go to east asia and pay for better & quicker treatment - with a smile because you're treated as a customer instead of a burden.
Is worst when your own family doctor don't even offer a CT scan when the patient complains extreme pain every few years, he only gave her painkiller. My friend's mom due to other illness got a CT scan, only to found out she had cancer all these years.
I'm Canadian too, living in China nearly 2 decades now. You'd be surprised how much the average Chinese praise about the Canadian health care, I became tire of telling them how reality is soooo differenty from their imagination. That myth might have been true in the 70s-80s perhaps, back then China was so backward compared to Canada, but the perception persists until today. Go figure!
Absolutely accurate analysis of Western Democracy, alot of sweet talk and empty promises, no consequences, corruption increases. How true your analysis👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Western democracy = Modern-day feudalism disguised as free-market capitalism and democracy.
That's why politicians always lie, or the best liars become politicians.
I'm in the US. About 2 weeks ago in North Carolina, an unarmed black man who was accused of shoplifting was shot 3 times. He had no weapon, and was simply walking. A few days ago in Oklahoma, a police officer broke the neck and eye socket of 71 year old Vietnamese man over a traffic stop. I saw both these videos. In Texas, police stopped a man driving a pickup truck because he had out of town license plates. He was carrying $35,000 in cash to buy machinery for his business. The cops seized his money and the local government refuses to return it. These incidents happen EVERY DAY, EVERYWHERE in America. I stopped arguing with Americans about how great they think this country it. They hang on to some unrealistic patriotic delusion, and are quick to accuse China of doing what is ACTUALLY DONE here. Things will not change no matter who is President because corruption permeates this society at every level. Far be it for me to give advice to the people in China, but here it is - be proud of your country and your government. I am in awe of how sophisticated your society is, and how protective of the people the CCP are. You are right about the politicians in the West. They suffer zero consequences for their lies and corrupt actions. The White House and Washington DC perfectly reflect our society. We in the US are not to be admired or emulated, but should be held as an example of a collapsing empire that should never be repeated again for the sake of the world. Thank you for this great vlog!
omg, somehow you need to take your country back, smh
The brainwash by establishment has enslaved the populations.
and to top it off, APAIC controls the important institutions of America
This is what you called democratic country, you can shoot anyone & put the blame on the person and also claim you've done the rights of cleaning the society
butbut chinabad. Western media tells us that they are poor/steal/cheat/fake everything, their economy is pepetually collapsing and that has to be the truth right??
Thank you for sharing the video.
It's crazy to hear Julie talk bad about transit in Copenhagen. As an American who lives in a big city in US, when i visited Copenhagen, I felt the transit there was very modern and well run. I guess Chinese transits must be super amazing.
It is an ongoing joke in Denmark that our trains are always delayed or cancelled. The metro in copenhagen is okay but any of the actual trains is a gamble. Trains from one danish airport had 700 cancelations in a year. Paired with outrageous pricing, it just isn't acceptable
What a nice couple. Beautiful and handsome. Wish both you happy and healthy.
15:55 You are absolutely right. Chinese indeed feel they live in a New China, while remembering the history of their motherland.
I'm so glad that many of the people who endured hardship in the 50s to the 70s, and worked hard to build China up, are still here to see the grand society their efforts produced and can enjoy it as well. To think this all happened in one generation is absolutely astounding.
Anyone notice, Jiayi looks little bit of uncomfortable, everytime when Julie are actually praising his home country, that's a very Chinese thing to do too! ❤😂
Chinese humbleness 😂
Denmark may already have a princess, but from now on I will think of and remember you, Julie, the real Danish princess.
We have been living in Denmark for more than a decade, and the predominant issue concerning us is not the wheather. My wife told me that one of her Danish colleague did not feel comfortable with his heart but his GP "soothed" him by implying that it was simply stomach disorder without any serious diagnosis. Yesterday at inner, my wife receiced a phonecall from another colleague, informing her that their colleague died of a heart attack. My wife collapsed uopn knowing the heartbreaking news. I am seriously thinking of moving to other countries where more options can be possible instead of "arbitary" equality.
To be blunt, this is essentially murder, and it's infuriating.
Great interview. Good to know how you feel ,👍👍👍👋👋👋❤️❤️❤️
I live in the US and political accountability is a huge problem. It’s a vicious cycle where politicians will make promises and break them as soon as they are in office. Democracies need reform but as it is currently the system has no accountability, you can lie and make your money then move on with your life while the average citizens suffer because of these poor decisions. There needs to be punishments for breaking campaign promises and political lobbying should illegal. If those aren’t amended into political reforms democracy will be doomed to fail.
That's what "democracy" do. Imagine being voted into power for 4 or 5 years but you will need to fix the craps that your predecessor left behind and there are no candies for the voters but bitter pills. Imagine your chances of being in power again at the next election. With that in mind, do you think you'll still want to work your butt off fixing the problems only to be kicked out of office later on by the same ungrateful voters who put you there in the first place? Any savvy politicians in that position would be trying to stuff their bank accounts to the brim as long as they can and then blame all the problems unsolved or created to their incoming opponents.
The main difference between Western societies of old and now is the current lack of Independent/Noble Academia/Intellectuals and the corruption of Mass Media. This resulted in a generation of citizens who seemed proud of mediocrity and 'decadence', yet think they have the best democratic system in the world. I am non-Western and just wish they would wake up from their stupor and hold their influencers(MSM) and politicians responsible and not allow their country to cause mayhem around the world. Let us all live in PEACE.
politicians need your votes to stay in office so they can repay their BIG donors with favors.
What if tenure allocated to the role is enough to pay back the donors and get a new position in the donors company?? Win win for this person and their donor. Lose lose for the normal people
😅😅有谁会无缘无故，毫无目的花费几十亿上百亿美元竞争一个年薪几十万美元的总统位子呢？所以他们所说的竞选宣言只不过是为了能坐上总统宝座😅好让自己的团队赚更多的钱罢了。😅而不是为了给人民谋幸福。
Incredible pace of development in China in spite of US sanctions. You have no shortage of great minds and very hard-working people, so I think you'll be just fine.
Excellent video. I enjoyed the videos you release everytime.
On the history part, China invented a writing system, and bamboo books and paper thousands of years ago.
Those were equivalent to computer and mobile phone inventions in today's world, and put those in the hands of normal people.
It significantly helped to spread and preserve knowledge, and pass the learnings and history down generations.
Sorry to say the Vikings and nomads in Europe didn't have those technology until very late, and knowledge and history and civilization got lost.
One wonderful Year! Congratulations. Enjoy the beauty, safety, hospitality, cuisines, culture, history, convience, technology, diverse language and people of China. ♥️🌷🌹💓🇨🇳🇨🇳👍👌🙏
As a Chinese person, I would like to add two points:
Medical System: This may explain why our population has flourished and our history has endured, thanks in part to our medical system.
Political Accountability: We dislike having leaders who make foolish statements and embarrass us as their people. This is evident in various countries, such as Argentina, South Korea, and the United States. We generally adopt a serious attitude toward politics and prefer professionals to manage it. This doesn’t mean that Chinese people are overly serious about everything; rather, we believe that politics should be approached with a sense of seriousness.
Thank you for those information, it's an eye-opener
6:32 You know the police is way too polite when you see them holding shield and fork-like thing towards to someone holding a knife instead of spray and gun.
As a German who has lived abroad (& is currently residing outside of the EU) and traveled all over the world, I can say with full confidence that all of the things you brought up, I can relate to 100% lol and honestly it's kind of sad
I hope everything works out for you, I won't tell you where I am from but it is so true some medical issues can take months just to get to the head of the line to be seen by a doctor and then wait again for months for the procedure that is needed which could still be cancelled at the last minute. But I wish you all the best.
Excellent video. I really enjoyed it. I live in China. I love it here. Been here for 20 years. I just had some jiaozi (dumplings) here in Zhuhai. Cost me 8 yuan for 15 dumplings.
That's awesome! You're one of the true long-term foreigners! I hear Zhuhai is quite beautiful
Great experience and commentary 👏👏👏👏👍
I just discovered your channel, and I found it incredibly informative! Both of you speak English very fluently. I've subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your content.
I will say China is the safest country in the world, except the night market. 😋😋😋
There's definitely places that are less safe and that shouldn't be ignored, but as a whole I agree that China is very safe
I think he was joking about the market because you eat too much. which is bad for you haha
Food paradise 😊
Okay, I get it. You get fat easily when you eat.
You two make a very lovely couple and thanks for sharing your experience. Looking forward to your next one.
Thank you so much 😊
talking about girl girl relations, there's something very interesting I want to share. Years ago when I was working with a American colleague visiting china, he observed a lot of Chinese working girls at lunch break, they looked very intimate, like hugging each other on the street, holding hands or shoulders while walking. He was very curious and asked me if those girls were lesbians. I laughed hard because he kinda have a professor -kind-of vibe and being very serious. I guess he'd been imbuing with the idea that China is a backward country and homosexuality is prohibited. I told him, physical intimacy between chinese women in public places are very common and it doesn't necessarily mean they are lesbians😄. He was not fully convinced but then he saw men doing intimate stuff like pulling each other's cheeks, even slapping on the bottoms on the street, he finally got it.
I don't know if it's related to cultural or religious traditions, western people seemed quite uptight about same sex chummy behavior in public places, worrying people may raise questions about their sexuality?🤣
为什么提倡同性恋就是先进国家?那上帝为什么要分男女?
@@赵匆匆 所以我討厭那些覺得不接受同性戀的人等於思想落伍的論調!
Good explanation since you all stayed in both countries,
Hangzhou actually has amazing local food, if bypassing those "influencer's recommendations", a lot of local restaurants/diner can provide very authentic local cuisines
Regarding political responsibility, the mayor of Zhuhai had been fired because of that tragedy
Julie I was in Copenhagen this year in April. My daughter was playing hockey there. Beautiful city loved the bicycles
I often feel we should compare China with the entire Europe because of the size and the population.
I subscribed your channel without even remembering it, obviously because you guys are good.
The girl is so so pretty and easy going she is almost perfect, of course the guy is good looking too but you are very lucky.
What you both said indicate you guys are very based very intelligent and funny too. ❤❤
Wish you all the success.
About the long wait of the health care system, I guess Its generally very long in western countries.
My father in Spain have had heart issues and he was told to wait 4 months to get an X ray check 2 months for a blood test.
It really is a joke even tho its "free" (Im still paying taxes for this slow ass healthcare system)
You are totally bang on.
I'm in Copenhagen Denmark, short simple; here it's so bad on all levels , even the police are more criminal than the Criminals!, social workers steal from old & mental sick 😮
Still, in the minds of most non-Western English educated people around the world, the Nordic countries are the richest and best societies in the world. What gives?
这个男生上辈子一定拯救了银河系。☺
In Australia, 1)healthcare is like Denmark. Not 2 years wait but >6 months. Worse of all, you need a GP doctor to refer you to specialist. Why need former to refer a specific field & patients want to know their health & this eats up the government coffers; 2)transportation : A$7pp one way by train; don't even start cos ppl here insists of business case 1st before starting but lots of money spent on consultants - what a waste! And in the end, nothing implemented and costs increases yearly 3)politics : yes, I think a law should be enacted for politicians to be accountable for spending our money for their inefficiencies ; 4)Police : not great as i remember I reported a iPhone sale scam and its been nowhile for 4 years. Now the latest are a)pumping petrol and driveaway not paying and b)shopping at Woolworths and Coles and leaving without paying. These were reported but again, nothing happens as there's 33% increase yoy . I can see gong nowhere but downwards. Good luck
I liked your videos on Chinese history & culture. ❤ from another history nerd.
Agreed with all your points! The affordability, convenience, safety, and the desire to continue to improve in China is wonderful
Love your channel. Great content
Your best medicine is preventative medicine. Eat organic, eat lots of vegetables and fruits, don't smoke, don't drink or minimize, get lots of exercise and get enough rest.
Maintain your body religiously like maintaining your dream car.
What a beautiful couple.
China's political system has been criticized by Western countries as being dictatorial, centralized, and even persecuting its own people. As a Chinese who has lived in China for 60 years, I have experienced China's worst period and witnessed China's gradual development. I admit that the Chinese government is centralized, but it is by no means dictatorial. China has had such a political system for more than 2,000 years, forming a complete and effective system for selecting and appointing bureaucrats. The leaders who have reached high positions are professional and political elites from all walks of life, and the Chinese government's accountability system is difficult for other countries to achieve. As a regime that wants to rule for a long time, I really don't understand why they persecute their own people. This is not good for their rule at all.
There was some time ago on douyin some student going abroad to the UK and actually crying on camera complaining about the food that they couldn't get over it.
I was loosing my shxt over those videos 🤣😂😭
With the population like China. The train service time needs to extend to 24 hour.
i cannot agree more on the food. as a chinese, when i first went to USA for my graduate study, i lived on campus and had a meal plan. I lost 10 pounds in 3 month. I just could not enjoy the western food. as a result, i dont eat any burgers, sandwiches, or salads. for the government, i dont agree. you cannot imagine how bad the situation is with regard to the corruptions.
Corruption happens in all governments regardless of the system.
Salad is very good for you. Good for rabbits too.
@ it only takes 5mins or less for me to cook a Chinese vegetable dish.
chinese corruption is not a cpc problem, it has been a tradition for thousands of years. It may take more than 2 generations to fully address this problem, but xi is not afraid to tackle it even if that person was a defense minister. trump sent personnel to Afghanistan to investigate military corruption and they died in a helicopter crash and that was it, the investigation was terminated. You can google this to verify it. love from canada.
i live in the US .... corruption here is a lot worse than in China ...... the media here covers them up ....
A good video. You pointed some interesting and valuable points (I personally like the way today's China is handling the modernity and ancient background; I also agree that Chinese could be more individualistic - in a positive, productive way - than most Western media would recognize and "allow" them. But your basic stance - comparing China with Denmark is off, way off: you just may not compare a large, ethnically, culturally, historically ,..., and geographically diverse country like China with a tiny, bland, "vanilla-flavor", marshland province in the northern Europe. Comparing China with, for example, the USA could give you a lot more substance to talk about. I find these two vastly different, on many levels.
""But your basic stance - comparing China with Denmark is off, way off: you just may not compare a large, ethnically, culturally, historically ,..., and geographically diverse country like China with a tiny, bland, "vanilla-flavor", marshland province in the northern Europe.""
This part is irrelevant and I think the whole reason for her making this video is the criticism she gets about China.
You might want to consider that she is Danish and is naturally expressing her feelings about living in two different places. I think it’s great; she’s not delivering a serious academic report.
You guys did not mention two things: graffiti and garbage. Living in China would change one's expectation that a city should look clean and not vandalized by punks.
Can you talk about the incident in Denmark when the government banned ramen noodles for being too spicy 🌶️? Hilarious 🤣
@@Nom_AnorVSJedi I don't think there's much to talk about tbh and I think they ended up pulling back the ban 😅
@ are Danes that sensitive to spicy foods where they need medical attention if it’s too spicy 🌶️??
@@Nom_AnorVSJedi they've only banned that specific brand and flavour. And those noodles are over the top, artificially spicy. You wouldn't feed them to children or elderly, as they can indeed cause harm.
Two years, you can try it in Canada, same thing
This brother has won in life...brunette with blue eyes...man...
Most thing you're saying about Denmark, I can transfer to Canada as well. Jiayou!
Hello, the true love of a woman for a man and a man for a woman has no boundaries. Only sincere love does that. And, Julie, you still don't speak Chinese Mandarin? I just subscribed to your channel here in Brazil.
Congratulations. For Your awesome vlog . Your vlog and voice are very lovely. Cary on your vlog. Thank you.
这个丹麦小姐姐太漂亮了。🥰🥰
You speak English better than an English native👍
Welcome to Hangzhou!
The guy must be the galaxy saver during his previous life ❤
The official name of the police in China is the People's Police. Like other government officials, they should "serve the people." Unlike in many countries, where the police's only job description is "to maintain the authority of the law," the People's Police of China's job description includes things like "to protect the lives and property of the people."
Sadly, more simplistically, people just want politicians to promise them what they want/need as an individual, not the collective betterment of the society/country. That's why democracies are popularity contests.
Denmark is similar to UK then…
Awesome video
While Denmark might not match China’s scale or dominance in certain high-tech fields, it excels in other areas, particularly green and sustainable technologies. Both nations are advanced but prioritize different aspects of technological development.
LOL. Just read the title, didn't need to watch for a good laugh! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
She made some comments that are fact enlightening many people.
You're denying reality. You're on the path of insanity. If I may guess, you think Trump is a saint, don't you?
@@Pierina.24 Should really expand your source of info. One person's enlightening can be another's misinformation.
@@ta8986 how would you know since you didn't watch the video.
The wait list is same in spain unless u have private health insurance.
Great that things are getting better in China. I do hope that the animal/pet treatment/abuse changes. And I hope that animal activists get more support....
China is not perfect, but very good
Nowhere is perfect. That is part of the point. A country is just a country
开放的心态真的是最重要的.多去了解,去感受,调整自己.而不去说服别人改变别人.
这或许是中西方文化最本质的差别吧.
有大乃荣.
16:18 the part about royal makes me laugh😂
China is better, yes, except there are some issues. Lots of places are too crowded, people can be rude, talking loud, quarreling with each other, cut in line... such stories are not rare on Weibo and other social platforms.. Chinese people are very hospitable and polite to foreigners, yes, esp in big cities like Shanghai. Yes, it's improving, looking back 40-50 years go, big progress, would be better in future. Second, average wages are still low in China, of course, things are cheap, foreigners love China, but they can't stay, because salary in US and Canada are still higher, on average. Overall, I would love to move back to China, hope to land some good offer too :) I hope you guys love what you do and enjoy life in China, making China more livable for foreigner friends as well.
Why so many homeless in what u mention 😂
不要随随便便传递负面信息，我们觉得这是一种谦虚，是表示自己不完美，但是你知道中国人说的一些事情会被成倍的放大。很多道听途说的东西就是这么来的，很多外国人说话真的太喜欢夸大其词了，哪怕他们什么都不知道
Your logic is very strange. Why do you want to move to China when the wages in the United States and Canada are so high? China should be suitable for Chinese people to live in. Why should it become suitable for foreigners to live in?
In the west we have liberal democracy: u can vote and got regreted/sissapointed after that u differently in next election.
In china they have meritoc-democracy: u can vote a person to the position and the end its depand on his merits.
城市规划方面，我们还有需要向西方发达国家学习之处，当然也还有需要再次向我们的祖先学习之处
They indeed learned a lot by analyzing the mistakes made by western city planners. Now on many fields they surpassed them. I think another factor is that many western planning and execution is carried out by fully privatized companies which are bound by the bottom line.
Denmark just equal with 3rd tier china province, when your make compare denmark with china is like you compare panda with mouse
Your title will make a lot of people angry or they will call you CCP propagandist.
@sheilafong1594 Lucky for me that I don't live to make those people happy.
Anyone who believes the Chinese government would even care about a channel this small lack critical thinking skills 😂
I agree with you… especially her choice of a thumbnail, where she sums up everything by just saying “China is just better “…. It just sounds off to me 🥴… like what’s the whole purpose behind this video
@Steff96 China in the areas the video discusses is better and that is the point of the video
Let them say what they want. What Julie and Jiayi are saying is simply the truth and we are learning important things about China that the lying media try to hide. Why do they hide it? Because if people knew how wonderful China is, it will make them reflect on how incredibly terrible their own systems and politicians are, and demand change.
@@Steff96Even if that's exactly what she wants to say based on what she has experienced, so? No freedom to praise China, even if that's the truth?
BBC: But you're sleeping with the enemy. 😂😂😂
China do nothing better than the others but China do the best to increase the quality of life to all the Chinese people ❤🇨🇳
The biggest issue here in the US is political accountability. Everyone talks big, but everything vanishes the moment they get your vote.
And nobody accounts for anything when shit happens. It's like a bug in the system. I talked about this with my friends back in China, and they just cant believe that.
For the medical system, I wont waste your time here cause you sure have heard about Luigi..
think about this ，when xi get the office，his mother called his brother and sister over and asked them to resign from their positions in the government, even leaving China. You can interpret it maliciously, but the Chinese people are too aware of the problems.
Compared to the absolute corruption caused by absolute power that Westerners like to mention, we mention more about the King of Chu's slender waist and frequent starvation in the palace.
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Adorable couple 👍
I think Helle Thorning-Schmidt might be Denmark's hottest prime minister in history. Stephen Kinnock is one lucky guy.
I've never been to Denmark but have been to Germany twice. I think Europe were quite nice for its climate and the leisure culture. Like you said, China practice a political accountability, as a tradition of meritocracy. It is a very good thing. Hope in the future China can combine both good part of western practice and eastern tradition. I can see the role model is Singapore, with both high efficiency and freedom of choice. Hope China can become a large size Singapore one day in the future.
Using the experience of managing a county town to manage a country? Are you here to be funny? You can first ask the Singapore government to drive away the US warships from Singapore's ports, and then talk about Singapore's affairs
It is not realistic to compare a city state, like Singapore, with China. China is a very big country with 1.4 billion people. Managing such a big country is way way difficult than managing a city state with only several million people. I remember Singapore's Lee KY had answered a similar question. I think there is a UA-cam video recorded that interview/speech.
if you want some western culture recharge.... go to Hong Kong and Macau.....
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China is the land of wonders. Someday I'll visit it. Until then I'll watch videos about this wonderful land and its hardworking people.
Denmark sounds like New Zealand lol
Denmark can't be that bad
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Denmark is like a paradise but boring.