Julie is so pretty and warm hearted. This Chinese guy is so lucky but nonetheless I wish them the best. Wish both of you have a great life in China. Greetings from a Hong Kong-er. 😊😊😊
I am touched by Julie's kind hearted considerations for her in-laws feelings that it moistens my heart... Good one and I am sure you both will have a long and happy life together...
New subscriber here. Every country has their pros and cons. The important thing is the both of u have the ability to choose where u want to live. Not every one has that luxury. Keep the great content coming!
It’s so beautiful to see 2 young people from different cultures able to come together as a loving couple. There are enough political negativities happening out there and you can talk about your choice with such frank and honest opinions. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your future videos. Don’t use political negativities to smear your videos.
Just came across your channel in my feed. Subscribed . 👍 I am Chinese, but was born (and am living) in South Africa. My family came from China in the 1930s, so we were born here, and cannot actually speak any Mandarin at all. I actually work for a Danish multinational company. Looking forward to seeing your posts about your lives, experiences and your city in China.
The boy is very handsome and his English is very good. The girl is very beautiful. They are a perfect match. I hope your romantic cross-border love story will bear fruitful results.
There's no perfect answer for everyone, only proper choices for different people. I can understand all your reasons and I believe it's the best choice for you two!
As half of a mixed race couple I've lived in China for more than 16 years and love it. Came to China in 2006 from the USA where I'd spent the previous 16 years in the IT industry. After all that time I was ready to seek pastures new and leave the guns, drugs, violence and geopolitics behind. While China is not a perfect country (nowhere I have lived is) it's benefits far outway any negatives, and there's so much amazing culture and geography to explore I'll probably never get to experience everything on my bucket list. Looking forward to more content from your channel. 👍👍
I have lived in many countries. I brought my children up in Australia. I would say "whatever floats your boat.". There will be places that suit you during the different stages of your life. I love scandi countries, drove around Norway in a van and love Denmark too. They are good countries with good governments. I lived in France, and speak French, still love the country sides. I also spent time in a small village in The Netherlands and surely will not mind returning there for a longer stay. As a person of Chinese descent, I speak good Mandarin and will not mind living in smaller cities in China.
I just visited Copenhagen and Aarhus a few weeks ago with my family. My take as a tourist is that Danmark's weather is cold, the city skylines are old but pretty, people are rich, and prices are high(by European standards). Lots to see if you are a fan of art and history. As for the New Year celebration, unlike other countries where governments hold fireworks shows, people bring their own fireworks and set them off randomly among the crowds and buildings, which is scary but also exciting.
I'd say it's accurate. I guess my unique take is that a lot of Danes aren't actually rich. Many live above their means and struggle financially, we just don't discuss it openly. It's a wonderful place to visit though! I do wish the fireworks would be regulated a bit better though. Got hit by them one year and it definitely wasn't fun 😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina Understand. I did spot homeless people sleeping on the street of Aarhus in the subzero weather conditions which was heartbreaking. People also brave in that weather lineup a long queue for a shop that has a 50% storewide sale.
Wish you both a bright and lovely future. Julie, you made the best decision to to China for your man. This is a very wise decision! We were also a WWAM couple. She is from Finland. Meet her as an exchange student in 2003. I was grown up in Germany. After trying to live in Germany, when our first son was born. I decided to move with her to Finland in 2011. We have now two boys (11 and 14). But I have never arrived there. Planning to go back to Germany.
yeah was there for 5 weeks recently after 10 years of absence, ive stayed in large cities down to spending a week in a remote village, I can confirm that the vast majority of population enjoyed far better lives than was before. their material needs such as food, sanitary, cars and appliances are not lagging behind the majority of the 1st world nations including those in the remote village. In alot of ways their live is more convenient than the west, I was able to call ride hailing from anywhere, having goods delivered to my door steps is much better than here in Sydney Australia.
Thank you my dear for sharing your story with us, I hope you has a fulfillments of life experience deference culture. I wish you all the best and happiness enjoy your new discover and good luck 👍
Watched 5 videos of your today. Awesome! You guys are good storytellers. I am Chinese American. I miss the life in China! You made a great decision. Enjoy your staying in China 🇨🇳
Yes, our politicians do just talk, talk, talk. Easy example is they talked about high speed rail for 20 yesrs and had not built 1 meter of it. 100s of millions were spent studying and talking.
First time to the channel and subscribed! Welcome to China! It’s quite easy to understand when you mentioned drugs as an issue. If you find Hangzhou a bit too cool for you, you may consider moving further south eg Shenzhen. 😊In any case, China a vast country and you can have many great trips to explore.
Thank you! I do find Hangzhou's winter a bit cold but luckily it's short and we've had multiple 20° days this last month. Plus I'm very interested in the history of 吴越 😊 would love to visit Shenzhen though!
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaAs someone who had a back injury, I hope you don't mind my suggesting an MRI imaging of your lower back. That's usually the standard imaging to see if you may have a disc herniation from the ski accident.
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaYou could search the Internet for exercises that will help a slipped disc in the back. Usually the exercises are back and stomach strengthening exercises. Anyway, I was in an auto accident and could barely walk afterwards from the pain due to multiple disc herniations. One of the neurologists wanted to give me an epidural but I declined. However, a neurosurgeon told me to do these exercises with a therapist. I did my exercises faithfully for years. I still have pain but not as bad as before, and I am also able to run long distance. I don't know the extent of your injury but I want you to know that people do get better with conservative treatment such as exercises. One last advice, don't go to a chiropractor. They can be dangerous for back treatment. You should see a neurologist or a neurosurgeon.
You are a truly remarkable couple. All arguments presented by Julie are very good, very reasonable, very carefully laid out; I particularly concur with Julie's stance on drug addiction. One point which I personally wish got more, or more explicit, emphasis is food and nutrition in China compared to Danish, North German, Norwegian, British,.. cuisine which, collectively, is just plain ignorable. I really think Julie should try to carve a career within CGTN or even a wider media framework in the near future. She sure makes a good candidate for such a role.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am Chinese and I have lived in Sweden for almost 5 years and I agree with everything you said about the downsides of living in Scandinavia except that I personally don't feel there's any pressure of doing drugs from friends group, alcohol definitely. ( but Sweden and Denmark might be a bit different on that, at least I have noticed Danes are much into drinking and cigarettes than Swedes, more yolo maybe). I always thought that I wanted to settle in Sweden until this year I seriously started to think about moving back to China with my boyfriend. The subtle racism in real life and whole anti-China/anti Chinese on the media is too much to bear and almost made me question my own reality.
It gets very tiring for sure. For the 18 months we were long distance, I already felt like the anti China sentiment grew and since I've left it only seems to have gotten worse. I can only imagine dealing with it as a Chinese person is like
Julie is very candid, my antie lives in Shanghai, and the biggest reason for her not moving to other cities is because Shanghai has lot more people than other cities 😄
Very interesting discussion.Smart couple.China is so progressive n dynamic.My Malaysian friends who visited China all are so impressed n keep talking about the wonders of the country.
Can you post more videos in the future such as travel and lifestyle videos of your China cultural experience ? By the way, both of you are good looking and suit each other.
As one who believes in the Buddhist idea of karma (which is different from the Hindu or other other conceptions of karma), the best reason that I could come up to explain how two people find each other across the world, with COVID-19 in the background, plus so many other barriers, is the powerful karmic forces within each consciousness. Your connection is so improbable, yet almost inevitable. Best wishes to you.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences, please update us along your journey together. Btw, congratulations to you both, wishing you both nothing but the best!
Glad this popped up in my recommended videos. I was born in Hong Kong and grew up in New York and I've been learning about China and am amazed by its transformation. I would love to stay in China long term if possible. But at least take a very long trip there.
I'm an 85-year-old retired aerospace engineer who was born in Brussels where my father, a Chinese diplomat, was based at the time and lived in Europe, and in North, South, and Central America plus a couple of years in Taiwan. Perhaps because I generally lived a privileged life, I hardly ever encountered racism. Plus it helped that I didn't feel inferior to other folks and cultures. My sons' mother was a WASP and our children had a very stable childhood. That is to say, we lived in a middle-class neighborhood whose public school system was considered one of the best in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report. Our sons were well liked, excellent students, good athletes, and were generous souls. They were brought up in one house, one school system k-12, and made lifelong friends. My point is that it was important to us that our sons should feel like they belonged, and that they be self-confident. I had spent my whole childhood moving from country to country, becoming fluent in different languages, adjusting to different cultures and climates, etc. While I became very good at it, I never felt like I belonged anywhere. And that troubled me a great deal.
FWIW, my family is from the Beijing area of China and while winter never bothered me, when I had to take Warfarin because of cardiovascular disease, I couldn't tolerate cold temps any more. Perhaps Julie has "thin blood". It's worth a blood test.
Anti Asian is at it's highest now. Vancouver was the city with most Asian hate crime during Covid and it's not certainly decreasing, specifically hate for China is through the roof thanks to western media spreading anti China narrative just like they did after the 9/11. Also the west is becoming more and more conservative. While it's not a problem to love your country and culture, it is a problem if you hate others. The right groups keep feeding the people with lies that immigrants are eating away their country and is responsible for inflation and increase in crime. As a result, the people keep hating the poor immigrants(legal or illegal) while the government does whatever they wishes(stealing money, increasing tax etc.). So for them it's a wise decision to not settle in the west, at least not now with all these sinophobia.
My mom past away while taking Warfarin. It's a deadly blood thinner originally designed as rat poisoning. From research, IMHO, In heavy doses it was used in World War 1 or 2 as it causes internal bleeding. May I ask if treatment works for you? .@@leochen887
Hi Julie & Jiaye, Have a good time in China and you will discover the beauty of the country. I am a Malaysian and I love China. My personal opinion is that there is no racism in China (not absolute)
Come on, your thoughts are right, today's network environment is too bad, we can only accept very simple praise and simple happiness, but as long as it comes to more profound problems, many people are very unbalanced in their hearts, the reason may be because their vision is only limited to the side of the world they see, or their lives have already fallen, as long as they are exposed by others, Will be immediately angry, even scold, no quality, poor face thin to vulnerable. However, I suggest that you keep this profound thought in your own mind, there is no need to share it with a group of ignorant people, only to receive endless attacks and abuse. I am looking forward to your videos of daily life and exploring new things in China. Come on!❤
I am Sorry you had so bad experiences of Living in DK. I am dane, too, and I dont recognize your deskription of needles on the ground or acceptance of drugs. It is illegal here. I - personnal - have not met it. But appart from that, I agree you made a good choice, especially the weather and Jiajis career😊 And your consideration for your inlaws is admireable❤
Born and raised American and I will absolutely say America is the most garbage country. We are a joke. And before someone says go back to where you came from my spouse is Italian and I have native American blood so either buy us plane tickets to Italy or idk give the Natives their country back. Love this video loves! I loved hearing the differences and actual facts that aren't propaganda.
I can certainly put myself in her shoes growing up in Nordic countries, esp. in a hick town, all I wanted to do is to move away as soon as you graduate, now I'm happy in China, though looking back the childhood memories in a small town it wasn't too bad, racism and cold weather that came with it became nostalgia.
I for one think you guys are super lucky living in China, being part of an amazing country, that's moving toward the future, instead of one stuck in the pass.
I think racism exists everywhere, the difference whether it is of a subtle or confrontational nature. I think in the West, it's mostly in your face kind and out of a sense of superiority and exceptionalism. In Asia, it's mostly born our of ignorance rather than malice, so it's more mental than a physical assault. Well, I don't live in China but I've been to China quite a few times over a span of at least a decade. Because China is massive, it has almost all the landforms. climate, and diverse ethnicities you can find. Landforms - from the alpine mountains and lakes of Xinjiang that rival Switzerland, to lush greenery of Yunnan in Xishuangbanna, to the arid desert of the Gobi and Taklamakan. Climate - from the frigid cold of Harbin (like -40deg C) to the tropical weather of Hainan Ethnicities - from the Indo-european/european like the Tajiks and Russians, to the central asian (Uighurs, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, etc), to Tibetan-Sino (Sherpas, Tibetans, Moxi, etc) to the Austronesian-like (Dais, Lahu, etc). So Julie and even Jiayi, I'm sure in your lifetime, you'd not have covered every inch of China and experience all those diversities. Also some places are just too inconvenient and too remote to visit, nonetheless beautiful (captured on drones). But living in China means you have more time to do so and maybe you can show us all those places. China is for sure, not perfect, may even be too authoritarian for some Asians but it has made a lot of improvements over the decade in terms of street cleanliness, river and air pollution as myself have witnessed. In some ways, it ha surpassed even western societies esp in terms of the adoption of technology in daily life (eg. mobile payment, driverless taxis and EVs), public infrastructures. Of course, the western media just harp on the bad, even manipulate it to present half truths and not show the things she has done better than them. That's why I travel, and through travel, your threshold tolerance of what is unfamiliar becomes higher and you always learn some things along the way. For eg, the first time I went to Paris, I had this romanticised version of it painted by local advertisement. But as dogs are allowed everywhere, which is a good thing to bring your pets along, it also means the route to Eiffel Tower is paved with poos, unfortunately as I've found out. Also rubbish were overflowing and no one cares. Homelessness is also a problem. Europe on the whole has become more dangerous as you've to be cautious of snatch thefts, not helped by the unchecked flow of refugees and undocumented immigrants, mostly without a job and have fallen into syndicates. Hence I always feel that country before they point a finger at other country, they should make sure they clean up their own backyard first.
Appreciate the straight talks. Love your stories! Keep it up and share your China experience. I enjoy all your videos. Both J & J come across as young intelligent and brave citizens of this Earth. Applause.
I totally agree with your concern of bringing up your children in a racist environment. I am a Chinese American who has been living in America almost 60 years. When my first inter-racial child was born, we received a letter claiming that inter-racial children should not be born in this world based on the teaching of Christian Bible. Because of this incidence, We sent all our children to a more open minded. liberal private school to protect them from this kind of racist environment. The interesting thing is that our kids had never been racially discriminated at school, but they were subjected to some racially motivated acts by other kids in the classes and activities sponsored by our church.
Your experience sadly does not surprise me. I went to a Christian middle school and some congregations has some wild opinions on mixed marriages and kids. I think a lot of people ignore what growing up with racism will do to you, at least I know Caucasian people do. I also just don't think it's healthy for my partner to be around that type of hatred, so choosing the place that would have the least (not to say it isn't present) made the most sense
I agree with Julie, Scandinavian does not suit your personality. You are still young, try your wings in China. Actually both Danmark and Sweden are not longer safe countries as before. If you good at bakery, maybe you can run a Danish konditori in Hangzhou.
i like big population, being able to eat a million and 1 kind of food as the population can support demand for less common dining options. you just get more stuff, more choices... i live in singapore, and singapore city has more people then the country of denmark (not citizen, but we have like 2-3 million "floating" population)... Singapore is kinda the minimal for me so I agree you need 5 million plus city. also as asian's cities tend to be newly urbanised, the transit system is just better. China also have drug problem near the border, but in the core area, the police do a good job keeping drug out, China is large enough to isulate most of itself from neighbouring drug trade. however as the police would always like to remind "low crime does not mean no crime", we all have to do our part to maintain social safety. China should really work on water quality for it major cities. the issue is you have to replace all the pipe since most of the dirty bit is actually in the pipes, but I feel it is a worthwhile investment for certain cities because the clean water can be used for hightech industries too. in fact the water issue is the only negative I have about China.
I would love to visit Singapore one day. It seems like a very interesting place, especially compared to other city states. I agree on the water quality. Even though our area isn't bad, it would be great to be able to just drink the tap water.
"Not only are Western societies collapsing economically, but..." A little pink who has never lived in a Western democratic country and speaks nonsense based solely on the CCP’s false propaganda!
That's cool. Thanks for explaining your reasons. China seems like a place that you could spend a lifetime exploring without getting bored due to its rich history, its dozens of cultures not to mention current and future advancement. They've advanced so much in just the last few decades. I'm also a Dane, but living in Copenhagen atm. I agree with you on the pervasive drug culture, but I also find the drinking culture to be too much. I don't mind drinking a glass once in a blue moon, but having to do it in order to maintain friends and drinking so much that you struggle to walk and end up with a hangover is just no way to live and a waste of your time in my opinion. I supplement myself with 5000 IU of Vitamin D each day, 10k during the winter, which I recommend for people to do all around. Vitamin D is a much more important vitamin but also hormone than people realize. So I have no problem going out in shorts or sleeping with an open window when it's about 5 degrees here in Copenhagen. I would like to say it's the Viking blood in me, but I'm actually ethnically Chinese.😅
Oh, definitely! Would love to make traveling around China my full-time job if I had the opportunity. 100% agree on the drinking culture, it's not fun when you feel pressured into it and the level of the alcohol consumption is completely unhinged. Haha maybe your family comes from Dongbei. Can't compete with them when it comes to cold weather 😂
Zhejiang University is recently listed as one of the few that qualifies for the UK high potential individual visa. Not that we need western validations, but its good to know that chinese universities are having more global recognition it deserve.
Also for UK in particular, its bad economy, very bad job market, very high cost of living, homelessness in the cities, overt racism especially against Asians more than any other race in the country, most people in my circle that are from Asia(or not) are not taking up that visa. It just does not make any sense at all. Deep down we all know that visa is due to how bad the situation in the UK is.
Julie is so pretty and warm hearted. This Chinese guy is so lucky but nonetheless I wish them the best. Wish both of you have a great life in China. Greetings from a Hong Kong-er. 😊😊😊
Thank you very much ❤️
This was so real. Thank you for sharing your honest opinion.
Thanks for watching! 😊
I am touched by Julie's kind hearted considerations for her in-laws feelings that it moistens my heart...
Good one and I am sure you both will have a long and happy life together...
New subscriber here. Every country has their pros and cons. The important thing is the both of u have the ability to choose where u want to live. Not every one has that luxury. Keep the great content coming!
Thanks for the sub!
It’s so beautiful to see 2 young people from different cultures able to come together as a loving couple. There are enough political negativities happening out there and you can talk about your choice with such frank and honest opinions. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your future videos. Don’t use political negativities to smear your videos.
Thank you very much ❤
Just came across your channel in my feed. Subscribed . 👍
I am Chinese, but was born (and am living) in South Africa. My family came from China in the 1930s, so we were born here, and cannot actually speak any Mandarin at all. I actually work for a Danish multinational company. Looking forward to seeing your posts about your lives, experiences and your city in China.
Thanks for subbing!
Just joined. We are also a AMWF couple ..we live in the west but love Asia and China
Thank you for watching and best of luck to the two of you ❤
China 🇨🇳 the best love from India 🇮🇳
The girl's thinking is very matural and very considerable. Jiayi is very lucky to have Julie in his life
Thank you 😊
絕對同意！👍👍👍
Yep, i feel jealous toward jiayi.
What universe had Jiayi saved in his past live that he is so lucky?
The boy is very handsome and his English is very good. The girl is very beautiful. They are a perfect match. I hope your romantic cross-border love story will bear fruitful results.
Thank you very much 😊
There's no perfect answer for everyone, only proper choices for different people. I can understand all your reasons and I believe it's the best choice for you two!
Exactly. I will never say my decision is for everyone, but it works for me ❤
As half of a mixed race couple I've lived in China for more than 16 years and love it. Came to China in 2006 from the USA where I'd spent the previous 16 years in the IT industry. After all that time I was ready to seek pastures new and leave the guns, drugs, violence and geopolitics behind. While China is not a perfect country (nowhere I have lived is) it's benefits far outway any negatives, and there's so much amazing culture and geography to explore I'll probably never get to experience everything on my bucket list. Looking forward to more content from your channel. 👍👍
I agree, China isn't perfect but it's been great living here so far. Thank you for checking out our video 😊
Decent people think the same as you regarding drugs environment so don’t be sad. Be proud of your believes! 👍👏👏
I have lived in many countries. I brought my children up in Australia. I would say "whatever floats your boat.". There will be places that suit you during the different stages of your life. I love scandi countries, drove around Norway in a van and love Denmark too. They are good countries with good governments. I lived in France, and speak French, still love the country sides. I also spent time in a small village in The Netherlands and surely will not mind returning there for a longer stay. As a person of Chinese descent, I speak good Mandarin and will not mind living in smaller cities in China.
this was a very warm an touching and sincere talk, loved it, cheers guys!
Thank you very much ❤
I lived in UK before , Winter is so long and not much sunshine. The worst thing about Uk is not weather , it is alcohol.
Yeah, unfortunately, Denmark and the UK both share an unhealthy relationship with alcohol
UA-cam's algorithm recommended your channel and I must say I like your content. Cheers 🎉
Thank you so much! 😊
I usually don’t do subscription. I do this time to support new channel.
Thank you! 😊
I just visited Copenhagen and Aarhus a few weeks ago with my family. My take as a tourist is that Danmark's weather is cold, the city skylines are old but pretty, people are rich, and prices are high(by European standards). Lots to see if you are a fan of art and history. As for the New Year celebration, unlike other countries where governments hold fireworks shows, people bring their own fireworks and set them off randomly among the crowds and buildings, which is scary but also exciting.
I'd say it's accurate. I guess my unique take is that a lot of Danes aren't actually rich. Many live above their means and struggle financially, we just don't discuss it openly. It's a wonderful place to visit though! I do wish the fireworks would be regulated a bit better though. Got hit by them one year and it definitely wasn't fun 😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina Understand. I did spot homeless people sleeping on the street of Aarhus in the subzero weather conditions which was heartbreaking. People also brave in that weather lineup a long queue for a shop that has a 50% storewide sale.
Wish you both a bright and lovely future. Julie, you made the best decision to to China for your man. This is a very wise decision! We were also a WWAM couple. She is from Finland. Meet her as an exchange student in 2003. I was grown up in Germany. After trying to live in Germany, when our first son was born. I decided to move with her to Finland in 2011. We have now two boys (11 and 14). But I have never arrived there. Planning to go back to Germany.
Thank you and the best to you and your family!
100% agree with you about china. I am American living in china almost 30 years now.
Interesting!
It's nice to have the freedom and ability to migrate. Enjoy Chiina!
Thank you!
China is a great choice for any young couple. The country is destined to get better every year, unlike most of the world.
Prolly more accurate to say it's _designed_ to get better every year but yeah.
Denmark is not a bad country but it's kinda boring, food isn't great and taxes are way too high.
Both of you make the right choice to make China your permanant home. China is the future and abundant of opportunites for your children. Great choice
yeah was there for 5 weeks recently after 10 years of absence, ive stayed in large cities down to spending a week in a remote village, I can confirm that the vast majority of population enjoyed far better lives than was before. their material needs such as food, sanitary, cars and appliances are not lagging behind the majority of the 1st world nations including those in the remote village. In alot of ways their live is more convenient than the west, I was able to call ride hailing from anywhere, having goods delivered to my door steps is much better than here in Sydney Australia.
Russia too
The Chinese government uses various methods to prevent crime, which costs much less than fighting crime later.
Agreed. A bullet is cheap. Kill many scare many.
Thank you my dear for sharing your story with us, I hope you has a fulfillments of life experience deference culture. I wish you all the best and happiness enjoy your new discover and good luck 👍
Thank you so much!❤️
Support your choice.
Thanks
Thank you. I learned the pros and cons between Denmark and Southern China. All the best to you.
Thank you. Happy you found the points to be useful 🌸
You guys make a great couple! Hope you guys keep making videos on your channel.
Good on you guys, giving us a very good information, thank you. Good luck , and all the best. 🙌🙏🇨🇳🇨🇭
Thank you so much 🌸
living in China is much better
Super interesting! Thanks for sharing and wishing you both a wonderful life in China!
Thank you! 🌸
Your kids are going to be very beautiful. Please have at least 4 kids.
多子多福 😊❤
Why not 6 ? 😂😂
Watched 5 videos of your today. Awesome! You guys are good storytellers. I am Chinese American. I miss the life in China! You made a great decision. Enjoy your staying in China 🇨🇳
Thank you very much!! 😊
Yes, our politicians do just talk, talk, talk. Easy example is they talked about high speed rail for 20 yesrs and had not built 1 meter of it. 100s of millions were spent studying and talking.
高速铁路建成时，接收政治成果的往往是反对党。
First time to the channel and subscribed! Welcome to China! It’s quite easy to understand when you mentioned drugs as an issue. If you find Hangzhou a bit too cool for you, you may consider moving further south eg Shenzhen. 😊In any case, China a vast country and you can have many great trips to explore.
Thank you!
I do find Hangzhou's winter a bit cold but luckily it's short and we've had multiple 20° days this last month. Plus I'm very interested in the history of 吴越 😊 would love to visit Shenzhen though!
Your story is so lovely because you are both so kind to each other.
Aww thank you. We try our best ❤️
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaAs someone who had a back injury, I hope you don't mind my suggesting an MRI imaging of your lower back. That's usually the standard imaging to see if you may have a disc herniation from the ski accident.
@@ching-yi2007 I've been meaning to get it done, just haven't gotten around to it but I definitely should
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaYou could search the Internet for exercises that will help a slipped disc in the back. Usually the exercises are back and stomach strengthening exercises. Anyway, I was in an auto accident and could barely walk afterwards from the pain due to multiple disc herniations. One of the neurologists wanted to give me an epidural but I declined. However, a neurosurgeon told me to do these exercises with a therapist. I did my exercises faithfully for years. I still have pain but not as bad as before, and I am also able to run long distance. I don't know the extent of your injury but I want you to know that people do get better with conservative treatment such as exercises. One last advice, don't go to a chiropractor. They can be dangerous for back treatment. You should see a neurologist or a neurosurgeon.
Lovely to meet you both and looking forward to watching more videos about your lives in China 😊
Thank you ❤
Rational thinking and realistic decision. We wish you happy and good life in China.
Thank you so much!
You are a truly remarkable couple. All arguments presented by Julie are very good, very reasonable, very carefully laid out; I particularly concur with Julie's stance on drug addiction. One point which I personally wish got more, or more explicit, emphasis is food and nutrition in China compared to Danish, North German, Norwegian, British,.. cuisine which, collectively, is just plain ignorable. I really think Julie should try to carve a career within CGTN or even a wider media framework in the near future. She sure makes a good candidate for such a role.
I think you made a great decision - very rational points you brought up
Thank you 😊
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am Chinese and I have lived in Sweden for almost 5 years and I agree with everything you said about the downsides of living in Scandinavia except that I personally don't feel there's any pressure of doing drugs from friends group, alcohol definitely. ( but Sweden and Denmark might be a bit different on that, at least I have noticed Danes are much into drinking and cigarettes than Swedes, more yolo maybe). I always thought that I wanted to settle in Sweden until this year I seriously started to think about moving back to China with my boyfriend. The subtle racism in real life and whole anti-China/anti Chinese on the media is too much to bear and almost made me question my own reality.
It gets very tiring for sure. For the 18 months we were long distance, I already felt like the anti China sentiment grew and since I've left it only seems to have gotten worse. I can only imagine dealing with it as a Chinese person is like
good job and looking forward to your more videos
Thank you!
Can’t wait to leave the US Army and the US and experience something new one day. I’m sure you don’t regret your decisions, cheers!
Hope you get to experience the things you want soon 😊
Julie很坦率也很勇敢，祝福二位。
中國雖然也不完美，但是遠比西方媒體所描述的要好得多得多。
谢谢你🌸
beautiful story and couple. please more content.
Thank you. We'll post a new video tomorrow 🌸
Happy for both of you
Thank you!
Julie is very candid, my antie lives in Shanghai, and the biggest reason for her not moving to other cities is because Shanghai has lot more people than other cities 😄
All logical down-to-the-earth reasons. Wise decision. Enjoy your life in Hangzhou -- the heavenly city!
Very interesting discussion.Smart couple.China is so progressive n dynamic.My Malaysian friends who visited China all are so impressed n keep talking about the wonders of the country.
Can you post more videos in the future such as travel and lifestyle videos of your China cultural experience ? By the way, both of you are good looking and suit each other.
Definitely! We actually have a vlog going up next 😊 and thank you so much! That's really kind of you
As one who believes in the Buddhist idea of karma (which is different from the Hindu or other other conceptions of karma), the best reason that I could come up to explain how two people find each other across the world, with COVID-19 in the background, plus so many other barriers, is the powerful karmic forces within each consciousness. Your connection is so improbable, yet almost inevitable. Best wishes to you.
I stumbled on your channel, Julie is very articulate and I become a fan in 5 mins. 😃
Awww thank you so much!!
Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences, please update us along your journey together. Btw, congratulations to you both, wishing you both nothing but the best!
Thank you very much! Will do! ❤
Glad this popped up in my recommended videos. I was born in Hong Kong and grew up in New York and I've been learning about China and am amazed by its transformation. I would love to stay in China long term if possible. But at least take a very long trip there.
Hope you get the chance to visit soon!
@@jiayiandjulieinchina Thank you! And just subscribed too - hope your channel grows. Would love to see your experience and life in China.
@@brandonso Thank you for subscribing! We're posting a new video on Friday and have a few vlogs coming up ☺️
UA-cam recommended your channel, so I subscribed 😂
Thank you so much for subbing! 😊
I'm an 85-year-old retired aerospace engineer who was born in Brussels where my father, a Chinese diplomat, was based at the time and lived in Europe, and in North, South, and Central America plus a couple of years in Taiwan. Perhaps because I generally lived a privileged life, I hardly ever encountered racism. Plus it helped that I didn't feel inferior to other folks and cultures.
My sons' mother was a WASP and our children had a very stable childhood. That is to say, we lived in a middle-class neighborhood whose public school system was considered one of the best in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report.
Our sons were well liked, excellent students, good athletes, and were generous souls. They were brought up in one house, one school system k-12, and made lifelong friends. My point is that it was important to us that our sons should feel like they belonged, and that they be self-confident.
I had spent my whole childhood moving from country to country, becoming fluent in different languages, adjusting to different cultures and climates, etc. While I became very good at it, I never felt like I belonged anywhere. And that troubled me a great deal.
FWIW, my family is from the Beijing area of China and while winter never bothered me, when I had to take Warfarin because of cardiovascular disease, I couldn't tolerate cold temps any more. Perhaps Julie has "thin blood". It's worth a blood test.
Anti Asian is at it's highest now. Vancouver was the city with most Asian hate crime during Covid and it's not certainly decreasing, specifically hate for China is through the roof thanks to western media spreading anti China narrative just like they did after the 9/11. Also the west is becoming more and more conservative. While it's not a problem to love your country and culture, it is a problem if you hate others. The right groups keep feeding the people with lies that immigrants are eating away their country and is responsible for inflation and increase in crime. As a result, the people keep hating the poor immigrants(legal or illegal) while the government does whatever they wishes(stealing money, increasing tax etc.). So for them it's a wise decision to not settle in the west, at least not now with all these sinophobia.
My mom past away while taking Warfarin. It's a deadly blood thinner originally designed as rat poisoning. From research, IMHO, In heavy doses it was used in World War 1 or 2 as it causes internal bleeding. May I ask if treatment works for you? .@@leochen887
Hi Julie & Jiaye, Have a good time in China and you will discover the beauty of the country. I am a Malaysian and I love China. My personal opinion is that there is no racism in China (not absolute)
Come on, your thoughts are right, today's network environment is too bad, we can only accept very simple praise and simple happiness, but as long as it comes to more profound problems, many people are very unbalanced in their hearts, the reason may be because their vision is only limited to the side of the world they see, or their lives have already fallen, as long as they are exposed by others, Will be immediately angry, even scold, no quality, poor face thin to vulnerable. However, I suggest that you keep this profound thought in your own mind, there is no need to share it with a group of ignorant people, only to receive endless attacks and abuse. I am looking forward to your videos of daily life and exploring new things in China. Come on!❤
To be honest, I don't mind most of the hate comments. For the most part, they make me laugh, because it's so unhinged 😅
Jiayi you scored bigly, wishing you guys a blessed life.
Thank you
Both of you are very smart. You sound like native English speakers, and I can't imagine how that happened.
Thank you very much 😊
Danes are the most English-speaking people in Europe. We don't speak Danish and had no problem there whatsoever.
You guys are a very sweet couple!
Thank you!
Incredible video, new sub from Canada.
Thank you!
I am Sorry you had so bad experiences of Living in DK.
I am dane, too, and I dont recognize your deskription of needles on the ground or acceptance of drugs. It is illegal here. I - personnal - have not met it.
But appart from that, I agree you made a good choice, especially the weather and Jiajis career😊 And your consideration for your inlaws is admireable❤
racism everywhere but in asian u don’t get some karen come and yell at you if u don’t speak their language in the public 😅
Exactly 😂 the only place I experienced that was Japan, but haven't tried it here yet
@@jiayiandjulieinchina so japanese has been infected by contagious karena virus :(
New subscriber. I'm staying with you both. I started watching your videos last week and I love them.
Thank you so much for subbing!
PS: Best wishes from Switzerland, I wish you much happiness and fortune!
Born and raised American and I will absolutely say America is the most garbage country. We are a joke. And before someone says go back to where you came from my spouse is Italian and I have native American blood so either buy us plane tickets to Italy or idk give the Natives their country back. Love this video loves! I loved hearing the differences and actual facts that aren't propaganda.
Love you ❤ maybe you can get the maga crowd to pay for your move 😂
I think Spain (my country) is worse
Coming, hahaha,you still 29! That’s very fun! 29+1 is a movie in Hong Kong.
@@celulaperfecte详细说说🎤
支持你們的決定,努力加油 + 已經留言,讚好,和訂閱.... 來自香港的問候
谢谢！❤
I can certainly put myself in her shoes growing up in Nordic countries, esp. in a hick town, all I wanted to do is to move away as soon as you graduate, now I'm happy in China, though looking back the childhood memories in a small town it wasn't too bad, racism and cold weather that came with it became nostalgia.
Nice couple & will support your channel. We have subscribed & like. Love from us in Singapore.
Thank you so much 🤗
I for one think you guys are super lucky living in China, being part of an amazing country, that's moving toward the future, instead of one stuck in the pass.
CCP wants to recreate China's imperial past. Redraw maps ect...
My humble suggestion is never bend your principles to make or ensure those “friends” to stay with you.
Thank you, I won't ❤
Cool story, wish you guys the best and keep uploading vids, new sub here :)
Thank you so much for the sub! We'll upload a new video on Friday 😊
you two look cute together..
Thank you 😊
I found your comments and insights very enlightening.
I think racism exists everywhere, the difference whether it is of a subtle or confrontational nature. I think in the West, it's mostly in your face kind and out of a sense of superiority and exceptionalism. In Asia, it's mostly born our of ignorance rather than malice, so it's more mental than a physical assault.
Well, I don't live in China but I've been to China quite a few times over a span of at least a decade. Because China is massive, it has almost all the landforms. climate, and diverse ethnicities you can find.
Landforms - from the alpine mountains and lakes of Xinjiang that rival Switzerland, to lush greenery of Yunnan in Xishuangbanna, to the arid desert of the Gobi and Taklamakan.
Climate - from the frigid cold of Harbin (like -40deg C) to the tropical weather of Hainan
Ethnicities - from the Indo-european/european like the Tajiks and Russians, to the central asian (Uighurs, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, etc), to Tibetan-Sino (Sherpas, Tibetans, Moxi, etc) to the Austronesian-like (Dais, Lahu, etc).
So Julie and even Jiayi, I'm sure in your lifetime, you'd not have covered every inch of China and experience all those diversities. Also some places are just too inconvenient and too remote to visit, nonetheless beautiful (captured on drones). But living in China means you have more time to do so and maybe you can show us all those places.
China is for sure, not perfect, may even be too authoritarian for some Asians but it has made a lot of improvements over the decade in terms of street cleanliness, river and air pollution as myself have witnessed. In some ways, it ha surpassed even western societies esp in terms of the adoption of technology in daily life (eg. mobile payment, driverless taxis and EVs), public infrastructures. Of course, the western media just harp on the bad, even manipulate it to present half truths and not show the things she has done better than them. That's why I travel, and through travel, your threshold tolerance of what is unfamiliar becomes higher and you always learn some things along the way. For eg, the first time I went to Paris, I had this romanticised version of it painted by local advertisement. But as dogs are allowed everywhere, which is a good thing to bring your pets along, it also means the route to Eiffel Tower is paved with poos, unfortunately as I've found out. Also rubbish were overflowing and no one cares. Homelessness is also a problem. Europe on the whole has become more dangerous as you've to be cautious of snatch thefts, not helped by the unchecked flow of refugees and undocumented immigrants, mostly without a job and have fallen into syndicates. Hence I always feel that country before they point a finger at other country, they should make sure they clean up their own backyard first.
I agree with you 100%
Europe is not bad but feels like something is missing.I am also planning to move to Japan.
Wish me Luck😉
God bless you guys❤
It is better to come to China.
If you qualify for a Chinese work visa, China is definitely the better choice.
Let's go! I just subscribed 🎉❤
Thank you!!
头一次看到你们的视频，谢谢你俩让我们了解遥远的丹麦，同时也让我们看到你俩的默契。很欣赏你女朋友喜欢中国，你是让她有安全感的男人，希望你让她更加认识幅员辽阔的中国。通过你俩共同的努力，建立美好的生活，你太太有一种魅力，使人有平安，平静，说不岀来的那种安宁与美好，我祝福你们，早日结婚，生一个可爱的宝宝🤗💕🙏👍
Some people prefer live in Denmark and some like living in China which is perfect normal.
Definitely! Both are wonderful places to live 😊
I think a couple should learn each other’s culture and respect.
I agree. We wouldn't have dated if this wasn't the case between us
Appreciate the straight talks. Love your stories! Keep it up and share your China experience. I enjoy all your videos. Both J & J come across as young intelligent and brave citizens of this Earth. Applause.
Thank you very much ❤
Subscribed to support and kook forward to seeing your family live video in China.
Thank you very much!
I totally agree with your concern of bringing up your children in a racist environment. I am a Chinese American who has been living in America almost 60 years. When my first inter-racial child was born, we received a letter claiming that inter-racial children should not be born in this world based on the teaching of Christian Bible. Because of this incidence, We sent all our children to a more open minded. liberal private school to protect them from this kind of racist environment. The interesting thing is that our kids had never been racially discriminated at school, but they were subjected to some racially motivated acts by other kids in the classes and activities sponsored by our church.
Your experience sadly does not surprise me. I went to a Christian middle school and some congregations has some wild opinions on mixed marriages and kids.
I think a lot of people ignore what growing up with racism will do to you, at least I know Caucasian people do. I also just don't think it's healthy for my partner to be around that type of hatred, so choosing the place that would have the least (not to say it isn't present) made the most sense
I agree with Julie, Scandinavian does not suit your personality. You are still young, try your wings in China. Actually both Danmark and Sweden are not longer safe countries as before. If you good at bakery, maybe you can run a Danish konditori in Hangzhou.
wait how is Denmark not safe anymore while being always ranked top 5 safest country past decades?
Good choice, envy you guys living in China! Keep up the good content 👍
Thank you! Will do!
无论在什么地方，只要能让自己舒服，心安的地方就是好地方。
Travel, tech, business and expat vlogs soon
We do have a travel vlog coming up ❤
@@jiayiandjulieinchina Excited for this 👏👏👏👏👏
agree with you! and stay away from drug addiction
欢迎来中国生活。我们是一个巨大的国家，当然也有各种各样的问题，但是请相信我们一直在改善中。中国可能也有某种种族歧视，但至少我没有遇到过或者我本人因为种族原因去歧视某些人。
到新的国家生活肯定是一个适应的过程，祝你们有一个美好的未来，享受在这里的每一天吧。
I agree with you. You are an open mind lady.
Thank you
i like big population, being able to eat a million and 1 kind of food as the population can support demand for less common dining options. you just get more stuff, more choices... i live in singapore, and singapore city has more people then the country of denmark (not citizen, but we have like 2-3 million "floating" population)... Singapore is kinda the minimal for me so I agree you need 5 million plus city. also as asian's cities tend to be newly urbanised, the transit system is just better.
China also have drug problem near the border, but in the core area, the police do a good job keeping drug out, China is large enough to isulate most of itself from neighbouring drug trade. however as the police would always like to remind "low crime does not mean no crime", we all have to do our part to maintain social safety.
China should really work on water quality for it major cities. the issue is you have to replace all the pipe since most of the dirty bit is actually in the pipes, but I feel it is a worthwhile investment for certain cities because the clean water can be used for hightech industries too. in fact the water issue is the only negative I have about China.
I would love to visit Singapore one day. It seems like a very interesting place, especially compared to other city states.
I agree on the water quality. Even though our area isn't bad, it would be great to be able to just drink the tap water.
Western society is collapsing not only economically but in every sense.
exactly
"Not only are Western societies collapsing economically, but..."
A little pink who has never lived in a Western democratic country and speaks nonsense based solely on the CCP’s false propaganda!
That's cool. Thanks for explaining your reasons. China seems like a place that you could spend a lifetime exploring without getting bored due to its rich history, its dozens of cultures not to mention current and future advancement. They've advanced so much in just the last few decades.
I'm also a Dane, but living in Copenhagen atm. I agree with you on the pervasive drug culture, but I also find the drinking culture to be too much.
I don't mind drinking a glass once in a blue moon, but having to do it in order to maintain friends and drinking so much that you struggle to walk and end up with a hangover is just no way to live and a waste of your time in my opinion.
I supplement myself with 5000 IU of Vitamin D each day, 10k during the winter, which I recommend for people to do all around. Vitamin D is a much more important vitamin but also hormone than people realize.
So I have no problem going out in shorts or sleeping with an open window when it's about 5 degrees here in Copenhagen. I would like to say it's the Viking blood in me, but I'm actually ethnically Chinese.😅
Oh, definitely! Would love to make traveling around China my full-time job if I had the opportunity.
100% agree on the drinking culture, it's not fun when you feel pressured into it and the level of the alcohol consumption is completely unhinged.
Haha maybe your family comes from Dongbei. Can't compete with them when it comes to cold weather 😂
Wowwww. Zhenjiang Unirversity is a TOP university in China and the whole world.
Cute couple
Thank you
Zhejiang University is recently listed as one of the few that qualifies for the UK high potential individual visa. Not that we need western validations, but its good to know that chinese universities are having more global recognition it deserve.
Also for UK in particular, its bad economy, very bad job market, very high cost of living, homelessness in the cities, overt racism especially against Asians more than any other race in the country, most people in my circle that are from Asia(or not) are not taking up that visa. It just does not make any sense at all. Deep down we all know that visa is due to how bad the situation in the UK is.
China is very safe and also have a bright future. Very good decision.👍👍👍
Thank you
China is on a demographic decline
Julie you are beautiful inside out. Jiayi is a lucky man. Bless you.
Thank you! 😊