Good interviews. Glad that these ladies having spent long time abroad value the great Chinese cultures and virtue, notably the family cohesion and kinship. This is the stark contrast to the Western upbringing whereby a grown child will spread their wings to be independent, creating a rift in bond to their parents and loved ones. I am so proud and envious of what China is today. Modernity and pragmatic. The super infrastructure and festivities, glorious food and nature.. everything.
Enjoyed the video, I am in an opposite situation. Born in Hong Kong but grew up in America since 6 years old. I am in my 50s. I want to return to China at least 4 to 5 months every year. I want to live in a place where everyone looks the same and experience that . I am American but I fully want to experience life as a Chinese person ! Currently taking Mandarin classes online so I can speak some when I return. I fully understand why everyone return because of Family !
We Chinese regardless of whether you are born outside China or descendants of Chinese. We should not forget our motherland our ancestry land . Never betray your motherland and ancestry land. You can speak foreign language perfectly, change your name to foreign name, dye your hair to look like foreigners and eat with fork and spoon. But your blood is always Chinese and those western people will never accept you as one of them.
that's because of the media always dividing people. china is diverse as well. they had this protest where one province was complaining there were too many students coming to their colleges from another province lol ..
Thanks for sharing. Would love to visit China one of these days. That has always been my dream to come to China and love the Chinese old traditional cultures.
Great video, I'm currently learning Chinese which I'm finding very difficult but these types of videos are not only interesting but also help me with my Chinese listening skills, thanks !
Never thought I’d hear Asheville on this channel. I’m born and raised in that area. The lady who lives here definitely has the Asheville look. lol it’s a special place here. We’re recovering from a huge hurricane. Thanks for the video!
The girl said people are mobile slaves in China. This happens in all big cities in the west not only in China. The chinese village environment is more suitable for her if she decides to move back China.
Thanks for sharing their stories. Everyone made valid points and raised common concerns, such as the public welfare for those disabled, environmentalism/carbon footprint, consumerism, materialism, and wanting to be around family/people with common backgrounds/interests. In particular, I found it interesting when Shunyu made the comment about how people in the US just grouped her in the Asian category and becoming angry about that (at 20:13). As an American living in Shenzhen, I often hear the words "外国人“/"foreigner" or the assumption of "俄罗斯人“/"Russian" thrown my way rather than getting to know me first or the realization that all foreigners are unique, so it was interesting hearing how you both handle those situations when the tables are turned.
Too much reliance on mobile phones is an issue in many countries, whether it’s a developing or a developed country. As the world becomes more technologically advanced, I can only imagine people’s reliance on technology becoming even worse…
@@aiden_qiuu true that, they are speeding like hell, beeping, intimidating, making Shanghai feel like undeveloped city. Food delivery service in China should be regulated, you can't entirely blame the Meituan delivery guy, they are like that because they have to. The beeping, the long one, is very very annoying, i am surprised that the Chinese government did not notice that, they are many things the government can do, for example changing the annoying beeping with a nice sounding ones, like ringing bell from bicycle of the old days. The noise pollution in China is on another level, people promoting their food on loud speaker by putting them on in repeat, that is mental! 0 common sense, if I have to work in a shop like that, I'll go crazy in a day!. Chinese people are extremely tolerant or being apathetic, i dont know.
I'm so glad you mentioned the spitting. An old family friend visited China in the 1960s and she said people kept on spitting in the street, so everywhere you went the floor was full of snot. That turned me off from going to China for years. I did go to Hong Kong though in 2002 and saw no spitting, but maybe that was because they were used to British norms, as it had only passed back to China in 1997.
Spitting is less and less,but still happening sometimes,also depends on where you go in china,people have different habbits in different areas in china.
Hello Aiden...how is the living standards in Shenzhen , China ?....I am an nurse here in the USA , I'm planning to visit Shenzhen in the near future....any suggestions ?...
I would say in mainstream area of Shenzhen, a studio rent is around at least 5-8k rmb, but if you like the beach, Huizhou which is around 30 mins drive from Shenzhen Futian, rent is like 2k with beach view. Also, cost of living of food and grocery is very cheap, myself spend around 3k on food per month on grocery, I mostly cook. Overall, besides buying cars or property, cost of living compare to the States, you can expect spending 7k RMB to live a comfortable life.
Shenzhen looks at the standard you expect. There are all kinds of prices. I don't think the cost of living is as expensive as the blogger said. For ordinary apartments, even in the mainstream area of Shenzhen, single apartments are generally about 3k a month. If it's not a particularly high-end apartment, it's usually 2k a month.When people cook by themselves, they usually buy it online and send it to the door. I think they can eat well for 2,000 yuan a month. 5k a month in Shenzhen cbd If you don't buy luxury goods, it is a very comfortable interval.
That is why we soon will redefine what is "adanced" or "developped" society .... the trend is: slow food, slow down, breath in, consume less, work less
It seems that China needs to repeat all the things of the west, the traffic jam, the accidents due to aggressive driving style, the more and more and more....
Aiden, if you want more subscribers, you hace to burn the U of Michigan shirt you're wearing. We don't like Wolverines in China. Go Green! Everything else in the interview is great. Cheers!
I immigrated to Canada 40 years ago at the age of 16. 40 years later, i made it to top 1% in Canada and retired back to Hangzhou with my Chinese wife. Life in China are far more colorful and enjoyable, with lot more places to visit and a far more luxurious life style(when you spend the money). The biggest draw back is air pollution and low quality people. For my family, the only way to enjoy China is to spend your way to higher quality life. (we spend about 1 million RMB a year, so life is excellent)
There is a tanning culture in some places and they will even pay money to tan. They're not catering to foreign aesthetics, but after living abroad for a while they have absorbed and adapted to the beauty standards there. Not all Chinese living abroad are like that though. It depends on who you're friends with and where you live.
Being tan is considered beautiful in Western countries. Being pale is considered beautiful in Asian countries. It’s funny how beauty standards differ based on location.
Good job. Hearing views about China from other Chinese who have lived abroad is good.
Thanks for doing these interviews! It's great to hear the perspectives of so many different people!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good interviews. Glad that these ladies having spent long time abroad value the great Chinese cultures and virtue, notably the family cohesion and kinship. This is the stark contrast to the Western upbringing whereby a grown child will spread their wings to be independent, creating a rift in bond to their parents and loved ones. I am so proud and envious of what China is today. Modernity and pragmatic. The super infrastructure and festivities, glorious food and nature.. everything.
Enjoyed the video, I am in an opposite situation. Born in Hong Kong but grew up in America since 6 years old. I am in my 50s. I want to return to China at least 4 to 5 months every year. I want to live in a place where everyone looks the same and experience that . I am American but I fully want to experience life as a Chinese person ! Currently taking Mandarin classes online so I can speak some when I return. I fully understand why everyone return because of Family !
What type of work do you think would make this possible? I envision similar for my future but am at a standstill career wise.
I am a Registered Investment Advisor, Money Manager. Need laptop and great secure WiFi. But I will be Semi- Retired or Retired when I return.
Cost of living in China compare to USA is a lot lower
We Chinese regardless of whether you are born outside China or descendants of Chinese. We should not forget our motherland our ancestry land .
Never betray your motherland and ancestry land.
You can speak foreign language perfectly, change your name to foreign name, dye your hair to look like foreigners and eat with fork and spoon. But your blood is always Chinese and those western people will never accept you as one of them.
that's because of the media always dividing people. china is diverse as well. they had this protest where one province was complaining there were too many students coming to their colleges from another province lol ..
Thanks for sharing. Would love to visit China one of these days. That has always been my dream to come to China and love the Chinese old traditional cultures.
Great video, I'm currently learning Chinese which I'm finding very difficult but these types of videos are not only interesting but also help me with my Chinese listening skills, thanks !
Making a video about how to learn Chinese, coming soon
Cause China is paradise.
Never thought I’d hear Asheville on this channel. I’m born and raised in that area. The lady who lives here definitely has the Asheville look. lol it’s a special place here. We’re recovering from a huge hurricane. Thanks for the video!
The girl said people are mobile slaves in China. This happens in all big cities in the west not only in China. The chinese village environment is more suitable for her if she decides to move back China.
In the past, Germany was called "efficient" and China slow path. Now it is the other way round. Things change.
回国后，我非常不喜欢也相当难以适应的东西是三种味道和三种声音。味道：无处不在的烟味（包括很好的酒店，是在难以接受）、不洗澡就出门的汗味、个人卫生方面的口气。声音：非常可怕的吐痰的声音、毫不遮掩打喷嚏的声音、大声在公共空间讲电话和大声聊天的声音。
那真的没办法了，中国还没达到你的理想模样
同意，我没在国外长期生活过，但是去过10几个国家，也接触很多不同国家的人，女朋友也是外国人，我的一大兴趣就是观察不同国家和文化环境下的人们。中国社会的人发展非常不平均，个人素质和认知有很大的区别，中国有很多素质很高、知识和见识很丰富的人，也有素质不高，而且不自知的人，比如随地吐痰、乱丢垃圾、不注意排队、不注意他人空间、毁坏公共设备和物品等，由于父母也是这样，他们的孩子也大概就这样，而且他们一直都这样生活的，觉得这是正常的。当然我也没说国外就没有这样的事情，国外也有，但是我们主要对比的是相对比较进步先进的国家和地区的发展比较好的社会和人群。咱们要往好的比较，差的就不要去比较了，社会要往高处走，只能交给时间了。
国内还有一点我觉得必须提高的地方是真正落实公共场所尤其是室内禁烟，不然真的不是一个文明社会应该有的样子，这一点港澳台同胞算是提前享受了，我们大陆不知道还要等多久？
国内看哪儿，有的 城市是有法律规定室内不能吸烟的。
Thanks for sharing their stories. Everyone made valid points and raised common concerns, such as the public welfare for those disabled, environmentalism/carbon footprint, consumerism, materialism, and wanting to be around family/people with common backgrounds/interests. In particular, I found it interesting when Shunyu made the comment about how people in the US just grouped her in the Asian category and becoming angry about that (at 20:13). As an American living in Shenzhen, I often hear the words "外国人“/"foreigner" or the assumption of "俄罗斯人“/"Russian" thrown my way rather than getting to know me first or the realization that all foreigners are unique, so it was interesting hearing how you both handle those situations when the tables are turned.
感动的多数要住靠近父母
美国人、英国人、德国人、法国人等等所谓的发达国家的人都很依赖手机呀
以前国内爱吹老外在地铁里都看书，不看手机。。。
那些是牧羊犬，一样的事情中国人做就是错的，洋大人做的就有道理。
Too much reliance on mobile phones is an issue in many countries, whether it’s a developing or a developed country.
As the world becomes more technologically advanced, I can only imagine people’s reliance on technology becoming even worse…
@@argus-r1j 国外60岁以上的白人老头老太太确实相对中国人来说，比较流行地铁里看书，但是年轻人就比较少了，但是依然比中国年轻人车上看书的多，这个是事实。当然你要说中国学生在车上写作业，那就是抬杠了。我在中国生活二十多年，确实基本没见到在公交车上看书的。
国外人看书，也跟他们网络不怎么发达有关系，并不是他们比中国人更有学问，这就跟中国的大排档多，欧美的少一样，地理环境使然。
next please interview wai sheng ren people in guangzhou and shenzhen , zhuhai and ask them if overseas chinese count as chinese
The walkways is shared with bike zhuhai? In shangai, walking is very safe.
I would say most cities are shared, even with meituan delivery guy
珠海是最早做绿道的城市
@@aiden_qiuu true that, they are speeding like hell, beeping, intimidating, making Shanghai feel like undeveloped city. Food delivery service in China should be regulated, you can't entirely blame the Meituan delivery guy, they are like that because they have to. The beeping, the long one, is very very annoying, i am surprised that the Chinese government did not notice that, they are many things the government can do, for example changing the annoying beeping with a nice sounding ones, like ringing bell from bicycle of the old days. The noise pollution in China is on another level, people promoting their food on loud speaker by putting them on in repeat, that is mental! 0 common sense, if I have to work in a shop like that, I'll go crazy in a day!. Chinese people are extremely tolerant or being apathetic, i dont know.
@@aiden_qiuu in most cities in yangtze delta, there is a lane in both side of road which is specially for bike and bicycle.
I’d love to travel in China , I ‘ve started to learn basic Chinese 😊 fortunately If I do go to China I’ll be with Chinese friends 😉
Does Octopus Dog have social media she seems awesome!
It is true, .. we can say " an apple is not low carbon" as well as imported "biological" food from India is not biological.
I'm so glad you mentioned the spitting. An old family friend visited China in the 1960s and she said people kept on spitting in the street, so everywhere you went the floor was full of snot. That turned me off from going to China for years. I did go to Hong Kong though in 2002 and saw no spitting, but maybe that was because they were used to British norms, as it had only passed back to China in 1997.
Spitting is less and less,but still happening sometimes,also depends on where you go in china,people have different habbits in different areas in china.
未来很长一段时间，一定会有很多中西方文化思想碰撞，羡慕理解误解讨厌仇恨相互交织，有幸也不幸
Hello Aiden...how is the living standards in Shenzhen , China ?....I am an nurse here in the USA , I'm planning to visit Shenzhen in the near future....any suggestions ?...
I would say in mainstream area of Shenzhen, a studio rent is around at least 5-8k rmb, but if you like the beach, Huizhou which is around 30 mins drive from Shenzhen Futian, rent is like 2k with beach view. Also, cost of living of food and grocery is very cheap, myself spend around 3k on food per month on grocery, I mostly cook. Overall, besides buying cars or property, cost of living compare to the States, you can expect spending 7k RMB to live a comfortable life.
Shenzhen looks at the standard you expect. There are all kinds of prices. I don't think the cost of living is as expensive as the blogger said. For ordinary apartments, even in the mainstream area of Shenzhen, single apartments are generally about 3k a month. If it's not a particularly high-end apartment, it's usually 2k a month.When people cook by themselves, they usually buy it online and send it to the door. I think they can eat well for 2,000 yuan a month. 5k a month in Shenzhen cbd If you don't buy luxury goods, it is a very comfortable interval.
Asian people and culture is the best of the best, yunann China stays less populated and very beautiful and diversity!!!!
Hello, I'm a Chinese living Guangzhou. How can make friends with foreigners in China? T_T
That is why we soon will redefine what is "adanced" or "developped" society .... the trend is: slow food, slow down, breath in, consume less, work less
the most upsetting thing is people are glued to their phones ?!! omg lol !! ...
我在国外住了45多年 看情形也应该回去了
回國躺平嗎？幹外賣哥嗎？
@@youdiu5238你以为国外没有外卖小哥吗
This is random but… is the intro area you filed in Guangzhou in zhujiangxincheng? Lol, it looks like my friends complex
Lol, it is in my apartment complex in Zhuhai. Used to film this intro and conclusion in my room, but I think do it outdoor seems more refreshing
@@aiden_qiuu nice! I really enjoy your videos man! :) if you ever come to Chongqing 跟我说！我们一起吃火锅吧
Thank man!
Yeah looking forward to go in next few months, can you leave your Instagram account?
@@aiden_qiuu @matthewsoren
I ate breakfast this morning.
It seems that China needs to repeat all the things of the west, the traffic jam, the accidents due to aggressive driving style, the more and more and more....
Ni-Howdy
你不住城市要森林，中国大把……我们广西山多的是……基本上包个山头做什么都没人管你。🤣至于吐痰，这个我个人也很不能接受，不过年轻人很少会做这样的事，一般都是以前比较老的人才会做这种，但是我也挺少见到。手机的奴隶这个说法恕我不能苟同，手机怎么使用是人来决定的，那它就是属于工具，好用的工具使人们获得更多的快乐，不必说什么不用手机的快乐就比用手机的快乐要好，大家都有自己生活的选择的权利，奴隶这一词言重了。
Aiden, if you want more subscribers, you hace to burn the U of Michigan shirt you're wearing. We don't like Wolverines in China.
Go Green!
Everything else in the interview is great. Cheers!
Go Buckeyes! Haha jk 😂
大型双标现场！😂
哪里双标
Ni Howdy
感觉有些人 在外国都住傻了
How you doing - joey ? Haha
Sandwich! sandwich !!
这中文为啥不像在中国出生的😂
看长相就很.....很难不怀疑不是牧羊犬
I immigrated to Canada 40 years ago at the age of 16. 40 years later, i made it to top 1% in Canada and retired back to Hangzhou with my Chinese wife. Life in China are far more colorful and enjoyable, with lot more places to visit and a far more luxurious life style(when you spend the money). The biggest draw back is air pollution and low quality people. For my family, the only way to enjoy China is to spend your way to higher quality life. (we spend about 1 million RMB a year, so life is excellent)
what do you mean low quality people?
@@punchyscyllarus565 Figure it out yourself.
@@walltiger6603 with your reply, i completely understand
留学过法国的碰都不能碰
为什么在国外呆的中国人都会变黑人？是不是为了迎合老外的审美，真的很丑，整个东亚都是以白为美。
There is a tanning culture in some places and they will even pay money to tan. They're not catering to foreign aesthetics, but after living abroad for a while they have absorbed and adapted to the beauty standards there. Not all Chinese living abroad are like that though. It depends on who you're friends with and where you live.
Being tan is considered beautiful in Western countries. Being pale is considered beautiful in Asian countries. It’s funny how beauty standards differ based on location.
人家那本来就是彝族，大部分彝族就会肤色暗一点，就像大部分藏族人肤色也暗一些一样。南方也更多肤色暗一些的，南亚人肤色普遍会深色一些，经常在室外，还有喜欢户外运动的人也会暗色一些，日照，气候，放轻松点，世界不是只有东亚。
法国有很多盲道？哈哈
有很多小偷😅😅
我发现他们都是那国外的一些优点来对比国内的缺点，还有他们有些人说话的语气很让人反感，出国几年就感觉好像有了优越感，好像不把自己当中国人，就好像一种外国人的视角俯视别人一样。很多说法很无语，完全不考虑我们的人数，发展时间，人人都渴望过上躺平又富裕的生活，但是我们是个14亿人口的一个庞大国家，往前推10几年甚至还有很多人处于极度贫困状态，我们发展到现在是有多不容易，经历了多少磨难和嘲讽。无论素质还是其他都是需要时间甚至一两代人来改变，很多老一辈的人是不那么有素质，很多甚至都没怎么上过学，但我们不能因此就一种高高在上的姿态把他们抛弃在时代中，他们已经为这个国家孵出来一辈子，我们应该对他们宽容一些，而且现在的年轻人素质已经明显提高很多了，我想很多人都已经忘了一句老话，仓廪实而知礼节，衣食足而知荣辱。我们只是需要点时间而已。