Thanks once again Jerry I love learning about China it has fascinated me since I first went there over 30 years ago I still cannot believe the changes I have witnessed in such a short time I will never understand the western bias toward china
Thank you for your willingness to share your personal experience without fear of rejection and prejudice from others, so that more people in the world who have never been to China can understand the real China.
Keep up the good work Jerry! It's an uphill task to change the mindset of many Westerners about China. But with positive videos like yours, more of these brainwashed people can become more open-minded. Thanks!
Thank you. I'v got a couple more like this in the pipeline too. Xinhua came to my apartment last week for an interview and that one will be national throught China
This is real life in China, and very objective and true view from a Westerner . Thanks Jerry , keep on . Wish you could share more of your experiences to Westerners so that they are not brainwashed by the 'main media' . Mutual understanding is the key to understanding and dialogue between nations . Please show more about Xinjiang so that people have more knowledge about it . 🙏
Absolutely correct, Jerry. See and experience it for yourself before passing any judgement on today's China. I was extremely hesitant to visit China for many years exactly because I believed all that I read and saw on western media. Then I took the "plunge" 3+ years ago before Covid and did a short exploratory 10 days trip that covered Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Hangchow and Chongqing. Experienced the first Siemens build maglev train that hit 410 kmh on that ride. Got the evidence on my camera as the digital speedometer in the cabin climbed to that peak! That trip blew away all my preconceptions and unnecessary fears that I'd build up over the years. I'm looking forward to spending more time over there to experience the country more in-depth when all the Covid stuff settles down and travelling is more relaxed and predictable again. Great people. Great infrastructure. Great food. Fantastic sights and history. Great facilities and amenities. All at a great price! Within an extremely safe environment! What more can one ask?
You've nailed it TC, there's nothing more a country can ask of its government and, when I tell people in the West this, they assume I'm either lying, paid or coerced to say it - I'm so glad you had the opportunity to experience it for yourself If you come back, look me up
Wow I envy you Jerry you are living in Zhongshan the best roast goose come from there! …not forgetting the seafoods. With the Industrial developments there it will be a dream place to be. Work and leisure the best combination for human existence… not forgetting the best foods.
I am very lucky, I didn't choose to come to Zhongshan, I was lucky enough to be sent here and decided to stay, partly for the food, partly the climate, the environment is also good and now, having decided to stay in 2005 I met my wife and wouldn't want to be anywhere else
My wife is from Zhongshan, a place that made me fall in love with China with its welcoming people, Cantonese style food, subtropical weather and variety of activities. Thanks for another great video.
The infrastructure in China is second to none Jerry! I remember when I was in China 2012 the Zhuhai Hong Kong bridge either wasn’t started or maybe had just started. In 2019 while working in GZ my daughter and I travelled on that bridge. It was an amazing experience…. I can’t believe they built that in around 7 years!!! In NZ we’d still be thinking about it! I really enjoyed the video Jerry. I want to travel the Zhongshan bridge when I’m next able to get to China. Thanks 👍👍👍
zhongsan is really an amazing city I've seen in one of his vlogs walkabout Rojo the construction process of the Zhongshan bridge which is being built up close is really amazingly big and majestic, thank you for sharing the story of your life journey there, sir 🙏👍👏❤️
Walkabout Rojo (Paul) is a personal friend and was great when he was doing this but he's been disappointing since he left China and is now not much of a supporter, I feel a little sorry for him. He loves to travel and China prevented that. He also loves to Vlog and doing so as a foreigner in China on Chinese media has difficulties. He's in Vietnam now and I sincerely hope he finds what he needs there but I don't think he'll ever return to China to live again. Sad really!
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Paul is a good person, it's a shame not many people support his channel I'm a subscriber to him recently he uploaded two videos I didn't know he had left China I feel your sadness too sir
Thanks A Lee, not sure if i'm contributing to world peace but happy to do my bit for China, the country has been very good to me, I don't mind giving a little of my time back to help promote what is obviously a great strategy and GBA with the SARs is a great strategy
I agree, GBA is a demonstration of the future of China and, hopefully any part of the world which aligns itself with China - I think this is why the Media are so keen to show it off
@@serf___ I'm not sure that's is sarcasm, it's certainly going to be a major trading hub for SE Asia and is already one of the main drivers of China's economy. As for Xiong'an, I haven' done anything about it because it's so far away from me - I'm in the GBA and see the improvements here on a daily, weekly and annual basis - I also read almost all the daily newd on the GBA from Nanfang Daily, the organisation which made this video so i'm well aware of what's going on here and how positive the changes are - in every respect, it's going to be much better than other parts of China. Xiong'an is a new city in the making and, no doubt will be positive but it's never going to be home to more than 100 million people with a GDP that would make it one of the top 20 countries in the world - that's where the GBA sits now and continues to improve - I won't be surprsied to see GBA as big as most European countries in terms of trade and investment - probably, given what's happened there recently, it will be bigger sooner than we thought
@@serf___ you're right, that for the time being, there are some drawbacks due to Zero COVID policies as well as the global recessions. But, the government keeps investing and building infrastructure there in GBA. GBA is the continuation of PRD development plan, but on steroids. There are talks that people in GBA will be able to move freely, without borders. So, let's wait and watch, how this GBA Initiative will materialize, maybe in the next 5-10 years.
To be honest, this kind of video takes over a week to film, edit and produce, it's a long job but for sure, I'll let them know and see if their bosses allow it - I like the idea but I"m not the editor!
It's nice here, there are a lot of people moving from other parts of the GBA, especially HK as it's so cheap to live here by comparison. You'll probably find a lot of friends in a place called Kaiyin, many people retired there and a nice community with plenty of great restaurants
You're right, it's done by professionals. I had one minor problem in that they slipped on the English edit and dleted one of my words - the village behind me on the thumbnal is Yakou, it's one of, if not THE, last collectives in China and is now a huge agri-tourist destination
To see what China has created with vision, aesthetics and a desire for its people to live a good modern life, contrasts with what has happened in Australia over the past 20+ years. It has gone from a country of first world status to one which might generously described as second world and more truthfully, probably lower than that. Be even more glad you are where you are.
Thanks Jerry. I think you have shown the side of China which is seldom seen by the outside world, the rural side. If people still have the old stereotype of a dirty poor China in mind, they are ill-informed. China doesn't have the restraint to planning caused by a election cycle system. It can plan for a further future. Stability has and still is the holy grail of Chinese living from 3000 years ago to now. It would scare a lot of Chinese people if you told them there was a change of government every 4-5 years. BTW, I'm planning to move to GBA for retirement in the near future. The decision seems to be a no-brainer.
You're spot on about the differences - local people would be shocked if we told them all plans need to be put on hold and reinstigated every four or five years - crazy! Uo're retirement plan sounds great, if you do, send me a message so we can catch up sometime
You mentioned thst met your wife (to be i assume) in China. Did she speak English? When i met mine, she did not speak any English whatsoever, being quite a challenge, but not restricting our relationship. We made very good use of Wechat, QQ and Baidu translation. These days, although not fluent, she can speak quite a lot of English. 😁😁 We live in Guangxi, after first meeting and spending time in Shenzhen.
We married in 2009 and met in 2005. She does speak English and is part of the reason my Chinese is limited because I have little need of Chinese when I"m with her which is most of the time. I am functional in Mandarin and understand a lot of Cantonese but don't speak it. I often ask my wife to use one of her other languages to help me and we have days where she only speaks Chinese so my listening is a lot better than my speaking. She's convinced her English getting worse, I'm of the opinion it's better but now she recognises more of her own mistakes
You're right Edie, but they don't believe because they don't want to believe - people who don't hate probabyl haven't seen it and would be surprised if they learnt it - I'm getting a lot of very positive comments in feedback and I'm heartened by it - of course, there are a few haters but a lot less than I thought there would be
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Yes. BBC Documentary Channel. I knowthat because some Turkish streamers talking about that. Watching all the times. That's one of the hot topics in Turkey. Monkeys, dogs, bats, rats, ... 😅 Yesterday i can't find a monkey for eat. I was starving and ated my neighbor. 😆 (I hope that creatures not beleive that Joker's joke. 😅)
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Yes. BBC Documentary Channel. I know that because some Turkish streamers talking about that. Watching all the times. That's one of the hot topics in Turkey. Monkeys, dogs, bats, rats, ... 😅 Yesterday i can't find a monkey for eat. I was starving and ate my neighbor. 😆 (I hope that creatures not beleive that Joker's joke. 😅)
Now aiming for 10k by year end - let's see how that little dream goes - this has been phenomenal and I'm really enjoying most of the feedback I'm getting. Thanks GeorW :-)
Informative. Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍
Thanks once again Jerry
I love learning about China it has fascinated me since I first went there over 30 years ago
I still cannot believe the changes I have witnessed in such a short time
I will never understand the western bias toward china
I'm looking forward to your next trip Max, hopefully you'll find some time to visit the GBA and we can have a meal together
Thank you for your willingness to share your personal experience without fear of rejection and prejudice from others, so that more people in the world who have never been to China can understand the real China.
Thank you Rico. I just wish more people could come and experience it
Keep up the good work Jerry! It's an uphill task to change the mindset of many Westerners about China. But with positive videos like yours, more of these brainwashed people can become more open-minded. Thanks!
THanks Matthew, I'll keep doing it, I hope people will keep watching when I do
Very nice report. Good to see.
Thank you. I'v got a couple more like this in the pipeline too. Xinhua came to my apartment last week for an interview and that one will be national throught China
This is real life in China, and very objective and true view from a Westerner . Thanks Jerry , keep on . Wish you could share more of your experiences to Westerners so that they are not brainwashed by the 'main media' . Mutual understanding is the key to understanding and dialogue between nations . Please show more about Xinjiang so that people have more knowledge about it . 🙏
Thank you P Y, I will definitely keep sharing, I've got a couple more videos in my pipeline and there's always another one around the corner
感谢老先生如实的叙述新中国这几十年的发展，谢谢您
You're welcome, thank you
Thanks Jerry, all we can do is keep telling the truth 😊
You're right, eventually we'll find more people believing it
Absolutely correct, Jerry. See and experience it for yourself before passing any judgement on today's China. I was extremely hesitant to visit China for many years exactly because I believed all that I read and saw on western media. Then I took the "plunge" 3+ years ago before Covid and did a short exploratory 10 days trip that covered Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Hangchow and Chongqing. Experienced the first Siemens build maglev train that hit 410 kmh on that ride. Got the evidence on my camera as the digital speedometer in the cabin climbed to that peak! That trip blew away all my preconceptions and unnecessary fears that I'd build up over the years. I'm looking forward to spending more time over there to experience the country more in-depth when all the Covid stuff settles down and travelling is more relaxed and predictable again. Great people. Great infrastructure. Great food. Fantastic sights and history. Great facilities and amenities. All at a great price! Within an extremely safe environment! What more can one ask?
You've nailed it TC, there's nothing more a country can ask of its government and, when I tell people in the West this, they assume I'm either lying, paid or coerced to say it - I'm so glad you had the opportunity to experience it for yourself
If you come back, look me up
@@jerrystakeonchina799 .TQ. Will do.
Wow I envy you Jerry you are living in Zhongshan the best roast goose come from there! …not forgetting the seafoods. With the Industrial developments there it will be a dream place to be. Work and leisure the best combination for human existence… not forgetting the best foods.
I am very lucky, I didn't choose to come to Zhongshan, I was lucky enough to be sent here and decided to stay, partly for the food, partly the climate, the environment is also good and now, having decided to stay in 2005 I met my wife and wouldn't want to be anywhere else
@@jerrystakeonchina799
Great 👍 Home is where your heart is
My wife is from Zhongshan, a place that made me fall in love with China with its welcoming people, Cantonese style food, subtropical weather and variety of activities. Thanks for another great video.
Nest time you and your wife visit, send me a message, we'll get together - thank you for watching and, hopefully sharing
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Most definitely Jerry.
The infrastructure in China is second to none Jerry! I remember when I was in China 2012 the Zhuhai Hong Kong bridge either wasn’t started or maybe had just started. In 2019 while working in GZ my daughter and I travelled on that bridge. It was an amazing experience…. I can’t believe they built that in around 7 years!!! In NZ we’d still be thinking about it! I really enjoyed the video Jerry. I want to travel the Zhongshan bridge when I’m next able to get to China. Thanks 👍👍👍
Thanks Darrell, if you get to drive the Zhongshan Bridge, don't forget to stop in Zhongshan and look me up :-)
zhongsan is really an amazing city I've seen in one of his vlogs walkabout Rojo the construction process of the Zhongshan bridge which is being built up close is really amazingly big and majestic, thank you for sharing the story of your life journey there, sir 🙏👍👏❤️
Walkabout Rojo (Paul) is a personal friend and was great when he was doing this but he's been disappointing since he left China and is now not much of a supporter, I feel a little sorry for him. He loves to travel and China prevented that. He also loves to Vlog and doing so as a foreigner in China on Chinese media has difficulties. He's in Vietnam now and I sincerely hope he finds what he needs there but I don't think he'll ever return to China to live again. Sad really!
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Paul is a good person, it's a shame not many people support his channel I'm a subscriber to him recently he uploaded two videos I didn't know he had left China I feel your sadness too sir
thank you for your work for world peace!!!
Thanks A Lee, not sure if i'm contributing to world peace but happy to do my bit for China, the country has been very good to me, I don't mind giving a little of my time back to help promote what is obviously a great strategy and GBA with the SARs is a great strategy
The development of GBA in the past few years is unbelievable. This is going to be the center of the universe for the next century.
I agree, GBA is a demonstration of the future of China and, hopefully any part of the world which aligns itself with China - I think this is why the Media are so keen to show it off
@@serf___ I'm not sure that's is sarcasm, it's certainly going to be a major trading hub for SE Asia and is already one of the main drivers of China's economy.
As for Xiong'an, I haven' done anything about it because it's so far away from me - I'm in the GBA and see the improvements here on a daily, weekly and annual basis - I also read almost all the daily newd on the GBA from Nanfang Daily, the organisation which made this video so i'm well aware of what's going on here and how positive the changes are - in every respect, it's going to be much better than other parts of China. Xiong'an is a new city in the making and, no doubt will be positive but it's never going to be home to more than 100 million people with a GDP that would make it one of the top 20 countries in the world - that's where the GBA sits now and continues to improve - I won't be surprsied to see GBA as big as most European countries in terms of trade and investment - probably, given what's happened there recently, it will be bigger sooner than we thought
@@serf___ you're right, that for the time being, there are some drawbacks due to Zero COVID policies as well as the global recessions. But, the government keeps investing and building infrastructure there in GBA. GBA is the continuation of PRD development plan, but on steroids. There are talks that people in GBA will be able to move freely, without borders. So, let's wait and watch, how this GBA Initiative will materialize, maybe in the next 5-10 years.
Thanks for sharing Jerry!
My pleasure Y C, thanks for watching
Thanks
Thank you Sing Sing
Another excellent piece of work, Jerry. Really appreciate it!!
Cheers Don
Hi Jerry, it's me again,yes I'm still here, watching this video is making me insanely jealous.aaaaaaaaah!!!!
Sorry about that, it's meant to make you feel nostalgic and happy :-)
Well done this mini is so cool, I want to see more and bigger videos like 20mins
To be honest, this kind of video takes over a week to film, edit and produce, it's a long job but for sure, I'll let them know and see if their bosses allow it - I like the idea but I"m not the editor!
Thank you for sharing your life in Zhongshan, my wife is thinking about to retire there in the future.
It's nice here, there are a lot of people moving from other parts of the GBA, especially HK as it's so cheap to live here by comparison. You'll probably find a lot of friends in a place called Kaiyin, many people retired there and a nice community with plenty of great restaurants
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Thanks for the information, Jerry!
Cheers
Great to hear something about yourself, Jerry. Thanks for your continue effort in showing the true China.
nicely put together
Not me, this was professionally done by a crew from Nanfang Media Group's Metropolis Daily
👏👍👍
The editing in this is immaculate
You're right, it's done by professionals. I had one minor problem in that they slipped on the English edit and dleted one of my words - the village behind me on the thumbnal is Yakou, it's one of, if not THE, last collectives in China and is now a huge agri-tourist destination
Oh wow sounds cool!
To see what China has created with vision, aesthetics and a desire for its people to live a good modern life, contrasts with what has happened in Australia over the past 20+ years. It has gone from a country of first world status to one which might generously described as second world and more truthfully, probably lower than that. Be even more glad you are where you are.
I agree with what you say about China but I'm puzzled by your views on Australia dropping to below second world in 20 years.
🙏 😊 🙏
Thanks Jerry. I think you have shown the side of China which is seldom seen by the outside world, the rural side. If people still have the old stereotype of a dirty poor China in mind, they are ill-informed. China doesn't have the restraint to planning caused by a election cycle system. It can plan for a further future. Stability has and still is the holy grail of Chinese living from 3000 years ago to now. It would scare a lot of Chinese people if you told them there was a change of government every 4-5 years.
BTW, I'm planning to move to GBA for retirement in the near future. The decision seems to be a no-brainer.
You're spot on about the differences - local people would be shocked if we told them all plans need to be put on hold and reinstigated every four or five years - crazy!
Uo're retirement plan sounds great, if you do, send me a message so we can catch up sometime
You mentioned thst met your wife (to be i assume) in China. Did she speak English? When i met mine, she did not speak any English whatsoever, being quite a challenge, but not restricting our relationship. We made very good use of Wechat, QQ and Baidu translation. These days, although not fluent, she can speak quite a lot of English. 😁😁 We live in Guangxi, after first meeting and spending time in Shenzhen.
We married in 2009 and met in 2005. She does speak English and is part of the reason my Chinese is limited because I have little need of Chinese when I"m with her which is most of the time. I am functional in Mandarin and understand a lot of Cantonese but don't speak it. I often ask my wife to use one of her other languages to help me and we have days where she only speaks Chinese so my listening is a lot better than my speaking.
She's convinced her English getting worse, I'm of the opinion it's better but now she recognises more of her own mistakes
The haters do'nt believed
You're right Edie, but they don't believe because they don't want to believe - people who don't hate probabyl haven't seen it and would be surprised if they learnt it - I'm getting a lot of very positive comments in feedback and I'm heartened by it - of course, there are a few haters but a lot less than I thought there would be
They can't even imagine what is going on here. BBC still making some "documentaries" about eating monkey brain while it's alive. 😅
Someone should make a documentary about the BBC losing its own brain!
@@pbworld7858 I think so. Actually i also follow other Jerry. "BSB News". He is doing nice documentaries. "Here we are!" 😄
BBC still do that???
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Yes. BBC Documentary Channel. I knowthat because some Turkish streamers talking about that. Watching all the times. That's one of the hot topics in Turkey. Monkeys, dogs, bats, rats, ... 😅
Yesterday i can't find a monkey for eat. I was starving and ated my neighbor. 😆
(I hope that creatures not beleive that Joker's joke. 😅)
@@jerrystakeonchina799 Yes. BBC Documentary Channel. I know that because some Turkish streamers talking about that. Watching all the times. That's one of the hot topics in Turkey. Monkeys, dogs, bats, rats, ... 😅
Yesterday i can't find a monkey for eat. I was starving and ate my neighbor. 😆
(I hope that creatures not beleive that Joker's joke. 😅)
5K. Congratulations! Your goal by the end of year? Arrived earlier 👍
Now aiming for 10k by year end - let's see how that little dream goes - this has been phenomenal and I'm really enjoying most of the feedback I'm getting. Thanks GeorW :-)
👏👍👍