My boyfriend is going to move to China with me. This kind of video actually gives me another perspective of life in China. There are things I took for granted or get used to but will be hard for him. Thank you for your video, I can get him prepared.
I doubt he will really find anything too hard to get used to. Online shopping= For food/drinks and so on that you miss from home. (Taobao= You name it... it’s got it) Install the WeChat app to your 📲 Get family/friends to install WeChat 📲 = Video calling/msg/free/anytime (Needed for a lot more than just this... A LOT more). WhatsApp/Facebook and a few others are a no go without VPN (as mentioned in the vid). Google Translate app 📲 (don’t go anywhere without it)= Always helpful. Say it/write it/can even take a photo of a text and it will translate it for you... sooooo useful Can’t think of anything else 🤔 💭
It’s been such an eye opener living in a different country because it’s also made me learn more about my own. A lot of my colleagues lived in the U.K. and it’s so interesting to hear their perspectives and what they found difficult that I take for granted.
Nico ... I also find it really annoying how so many Westerners trash China, but they've never been to China. I was blown away by the marvel of China so much so I encouraged my Family and Friends to go. Those that went all concur with me that China is NOT what it is portrayed to be by MS Western Media. I just wish they all STOP this rubbish and just be happy for China and its amazing progress. Let's learn from them and work together.
Yes! I’m so thankful that my parents had been here before and other members of my family so they can appreciate it and why we have stayed for so long. Before we moved here I didn’t even realise there was a different side in the media but I’ve seen it a lot more in the past few years.
Same here, I'm from Philippines, there are so many sinophobic people here despite of having an image of being hospitable to foreigners. Some of our countrymen are not propaganda immune and can easily swayed with Anti-China propaganda, they can't process situations, history and dispute in a logical manner. Even some of my relatives are sinophobic even though we have 1 OFW in Beijing, China living for almost 3 decades.
@@Nicofilms Won't bore you with the 12 things I absolutely *HATE* about China ----> It's not my home country ! If only my home country could be as vibrant, as colorful, so full of life, so super efficient, so many things to eat and places to visit and all the nice people, I mean, if China could be my home country I would have no more things to hate !
서양인만 중국을 욕하는 건 아닙니다. 오히려, 동양인들 중국을 더 심하게 욕하고 있다는 사실을 알아주기를 바랍니다. ㅋㅋㅋ 보다시피 저는 한국인이고...중국에 대해서는....이 유튜버님 보다 훨씬 상세하게 알고 있을 거라는 생각이 드네요. 그러니 중국에 대해서 모르고 욕을 한다는 이야기는 하지 마세요. 정말로...
I agree with you. People are overly prejudiced against China and they've never even visited the place. I found the people, the culture, the food(!) and the overall experience amazing. I will even go so far as to say that I preferred visiting China to the States!
I live in China and here's what I hate about it. 1. Discrimination (some Chinese really hate foreigners, they treat us like we're a piece of dirt in their country, especially during Covid) 2. Visa (even if your documents are just perfect, you can be rejected just because the immigration officer has menstruation or a bad mood and I'm not kidding , this is really happening) 3. Noise (early in the morning around 6 or 7am you may be woken up by the sound of a drill from a neighboring apartment, it's a common thing here) Despite all of that I really enjoy living in China and can't imagine myself living anywhere else. Life in China is super convenient, most of the people are extremely nice.
Gotta agree w the discrimination. As Chinese American, I do sometimes get shit upon. Apparently it’s just 崇洋媚外 or whatever. It’s mostly online tho, I’ve yet to find one person who has the audacity to say it to my face.
Love the video, the points you made are so valid :) I am really enjoying my stay in China and am constantly surprised by the progress the country is making! My experience with people here has been great too!
In Chinese we say, 木秀于林风必摧之, which means if a tree is taller that other trees, it will be the first target of the wind. So, as a Chinese people, the hate to China really dont bother me, we know how China is, it is not perfect, but it is never that bad in the western propaganda..
12 things i hate about travelling to china😊😊😊: 1. long plane ride. 2. i can actually take a subway train to downtown, this reminds me of the inadequacy of my Canadian hometown airport, no subway, just bus!!! 3. money is not popular !!! i always thought cash is king !!! 4. my Canadian credit cards have hardly any use in china, i can't collect reward points there!!!! 5. strangers are sometimes so friendly that it frightens me because i ain't gonna start a conversation with a strangers in my hometown. 6. i can actually eat a good lunch for under rmb 20 (less than cad $4)and i am full !! 7. subway ride is only rmb 2 in some Chinese cities!!! how come it is so cheap!!! 8. so much to see in china and i can only travel 2-4 weeks each time !!! NOT ENOUGH TIME !!!! 9. i can actually in a desert in NW china and then in a lush karst mountain in guilin the next day !!! 10. i was expecting to see a dirty and filthy toilet so that i could tell my friends back home that china is still backward, then i found that its toilet facilities have improved !!! 11. i expect dirty streets all over china, but NO, it is not dirty and they actually have street sweepers to clean to streets !!!! 12. now it is time to go back to Canada and i find that i want to see more of china and i can't extend my vacation because i have to show up for work in Canada next week !! oh, how i hate traveling to china!!! love from canada.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I took the subway in Shenzhen while working there. The train and stations are spot clean. There’s even a sign that points to a Catholic Church. Just what I saw, no judgment.
This was in 2016 there was a different toilet which was a hole in the ground I think some toilets in China still have this or have different improved toilets
It's so funny to watch regular China vloggers get "radicalized" by online comments. Like by all means you're a very normal, innocent travel / life abroad vlog and when people call you CPC shill etc it makes you want to defend yourself even more- which is the proper reaction- but then you get called CPC shill even more from defending yourself lmao it's such a weird vicious cycle
Social media is a massive positive feedback loop which push everything to absolute extremes, that's why in the U.S. and many other democratic nations it's far far right v.s. far far left and it's tearing the country into halves
Some of them are shills though lol. They probably are not paid by the government or told what to say, mostly just way too ignorant about “real” china because their life is way too good here as white upper middle class people without a job… like try working 996 for 5000 rmb or worse in a Chinese office then make a video about how great working and living in China is lol… I saw this as someone who has lived in China for almost 10 years now and love living here, some of those “shills” are just completely ignorant about what China is actually like for the vast majority of people here. They don’t even know tea comes from China lol
Nico, an encouragement 🐁 the reasons why haters hate because their lives are terrible and not that great… You have a better life so they are jealous so they start to harm you and so on They are usually the ones who will commit crimes then end up in jail So enjoy your life and smile more (: which I see you are quite happy, very peaceful, innocent and nearly perfectly harmless (: You have so much good qualities!
A lot of Chinese hate the make-up day too and how everything gets overcrowded when everyone gets off on the exact same public holidays. It encourages ppl to make longer vacation plans but at the same time worsens traffic volume peak (vs. spreading the traffic over time). Part of the reason I believe is that PTO is not strictly enforced in a lot of companies yet, it can be difficult to get employer's approval, and most likely unused days cannot roll over to next year. Once PTO becomes a prevailing practice I think there will be not need to set up make-up days anymore, ppl can wisely arrange their own long weekends and holidays. That will help balance the traffic volume and vacation price.
I hate make up days most. I still remember the make up day firstly appeared many years ago, I literally had the worst and longest week in my life. Using speaker in public is my second most hate thing.
Point12 got me. Hope more positive stuff in this world, flight and travel can be back to the normal level, and we don’t have to be far from the loved ones. Great content.
12. Yes. Yes. Yes. As an Aussie, pre-COVID, it wasn't such a big deal, because an 8-hour flight is manageable, but now, I think home far away for all of us in equal amounts right now.
@@Nicofilms Yeah - I think it is more the mental barrier than anything else. Physically, I'm still the same distance from home, but mentally it feels a lot longer
before moving to France because of my studies i thought China was the worst at the admin, then I live in France now and I spent a whole year renewing my student residence permit, I think my hometown does not that bad😂 but wherever we are we should enjoy our lives!
I’m a Chinese person living in Australia for 4 years and I feel exactly the same about point 12. Post Covid, it’s just so hard to travel and visit my family and friends back in China. Enjoy your life in China! Miss it. Love and peace :)
#10!!!! YES! Great video Nico. #12 hit my heart. Thanks for sharing all of these things. Totally relate. My biggest thing is Admin. Luckily I have a lot of help but going to the bank is my biggest nightmare. I dread it.
Yep I am dealing with the admin right now in switching jobs from Beijing to Qingdao. It's a lot of fun. As for the China haters I reckon I have definitely unfriended more folks on fbook over the last 4 years I have been here than I have added. It's got to the point where I don't actually want to visit back home anymore never mind live there again. Oh and Summer... I just got the first mosquito bite of the season yesterday in Gulou. Going to buy Liu Shen today.
The 'lack of Holidays' is something that will change eventually when the 'catching up run' began to slow down. Or not, depends on how the country managed to overcome living stress issues.
Hi Nico, I ❤️❤️❤️ your open-mindedness about China. What this world needs is more acceptance, assistance, communication, respect and understanding. Hope there are more loves! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍😂😂😂
I'm Romanian and I've been living in Spain for almost three years now. I'm here with my mom, but as it's really far from my home country it gets kind of depresing at times. All my close familly and my friends all there, and we kind of forget each other at times, friendships were lost cuz of how much we've changed, and there are new familly members who don't even know I exist. I miss the food, the culture, especially the spring apple bloom. But don't get me wrong, I love Spain, everything about it, but sometimes I wish I could go home more often.
Always appreciate Nico’s sincereness.💝 As a Chinese citizen, except the language barrier one, I share almost all of others you listed there, especially #3 & #7. That’s why when Bose had just released its first noise-cancelling headphones, I bought them right away without any hesitation. It’s kind of a life-changing stuff for me.🙈🤣
I've never perceived China as a bad place. I would love to live there. I visited Shanghai and was blown away by how different it was compared to how media depicted it.
Everyone should make the effort to visit China at least once in the their life if they get the opportunity. I did a large 6 week tour with combinations of private guide/driver in some cities and tour groups in others. Plus free days to explore many of the cities. But by far the best way is to come and live in China. I was there during the period I call the Golden years in Shenzhen. The city had a lot of charm and character to it. I left right around the time they started to expand the metro lines into Dongmen. 2009-2011. When I visited in 2019, too much had changed and I wasn't enjoying the experience. Dongmen is awesome now that it has been turned into a modern 步行街 but I felt nostalgic for the dirty crowded place it once was. Even 华强北 looks better done up but it's that grimy, crowded feeling that has gone from there. That said, there are still a lot of areas in Shenzhen that retain that developing look and feel. As for Beijing, I think the city is one of the most liveable in China. I visited again in 2019 and got to experience life in the 胡同. An ordinary one and also a more upmarket private family owned courtyard of 4 residences. Both unique experiences. Even my wife agreed that Beijing is one city that we could easily come to live in for at least 12 months if we had the opportunity. As for the people who claim the propaganda line, pay no attention to them because there is nothing wrong with saying you enjoy living there. I can see why it can be a comfortable place to live. As for the negative sides, it really depends on whether or not you want to focus on the issues of human rights, strict control of the people etc. But the government is one thing, the people are another. The cities are still very liveable and many people are very generous! E.g. Beijing is like many areas of China when it comes to the love of stairs to get to places like the pedestrian overpass or the metro. Not every area has a lift so it became a huge task to carry my son in his pram upstairs. Many times the local Chinese would come and offer to help me carry it up the stairs. Yet the guards near Tiananmen Square just stared at me and refused to even communicate to me. Forcing me to struggle up the stairs before they finally reluctantly came to help. FYI the only way to get into the square is via underground walkway as they've blocked the surrounding streets and force you through a checkpoint entry. That was such an oppressive experience too. When I first visited in 2009, things were more open! Once covid settles, I want to bring my parents to Beijing. There's just so much to see and do there.
Yeah exactly Beijing is always strictly guarded, after all it's the capital of China. And because of the strained relationship between China and others country especially western countries, it strengthens more, which I think it's comprehensible because even in other countries, most of the governments would do like this near the government agencies. However it doesn't influence the kindness of the ordinary people living there, so except the places government agencies locate (Especially Tiananmen Square and the place nearby), Beijing actually has a lot of other enjoyable places to go, you will not regret to go for seeking more for them. Hope you enjoy your trip soon. :D
Well said! I also have many great experiences during my six trips into China including visiting Wuhan prior to the beginning of COVID. I can't wait to travel into China again when everything is back to normal! God bless you and your family! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍😂😂😂
For me it was things I craved that were unavailable. Cheese, good bread, canned tuna, ovens, Dr Pepper, screened windows, clothing dryers. Now that I am home there is far more that I miss about China. Especially, cheep beer, excellent public transportation, the variety of fruits and vegetables, the many cafeterias, and just feeling competent and capable in a foreign culture on the other side of the world. That's not a feeling I can get searching the isles of Target.
I felt the same when I first moved here (China) 17 years ago. Though, with the power of the internet and online shopping... Problem solved = ‘TaoBao to the rescue’ 🇬🇧👍🏻🇨🇳.
Yes I totally agree there are things that I miss but you can get most things here even if they are a bit expensive. But I know I will miss a lot more if we move back.
You so cute :) you gave me a new perspective on China. Living in the US with the anti china news roll on 24/7, some may be true some may be not and there's no way to know, it sometimes makes me feel very bad about being Chinese. You really teach me how to appreciate China in a healthy way.
@@Nicofilms hm, I'm in europe and besides covid (linked to China) and uighurs "assimilation" I don't hear much about China, news media mostly focus on bad news whatever the country
I m born in the 60s and grew up in the 70s, no social media, no computers, cars don't make annoying sound when you don't put on seat belt! And no phone! No worries, no problem, care free.
Great video, thanks Nico. Whilst I have not lived in China, I have visited a few times, so I can relate to some of what you are saying. Where I live (Austrralia), the media bias is pretty obvious as well.
Great video, most of the points you've covered can definitely be shared with other Chinese people. Admin could be a pain in the neck even for many Chinese. For public holidays, I would just stay home not going anywhere unless I have to ---- It is just gonna be people mountain people sea! If your company could allow you to work on public holidays and get you extra days off on regular days, grab it! Btw, in the UK at the moment where it is 15 deg outside, blowing and raining hard....wanna a swap? The only thing is......you miss British food while being in China? OK :)
China’s fake holidays where I have to work extra days to ‘make up’ for them are definitely my least favorite things about living here. Also… the lack of awareness of other people’s space.
It has nothing to do with “fake”, “make up” or “re-arranged” or “re-scheduled” are more adequate words. This re-arrangement reflects the “flexibility” and “harmonising” philosophy in Chinese culture. Everything can be harmonised including the holidays. 🤣🥳🤣
@@pushcartoldman8698 They’re fake to me because when you tell me I have a holiday, I don’t expect to have to work another day to literally make it up for the lost day of work. “Make up” days are literally the words used for it.
Try incorporating Chinese pop songs (including those from Taiwan and Singapore) into your learning plans. Personally, I would recommend the 'oldies' (1960s to 1990s) as they usually have more proper grammar in their lyrics and much better rhythms. All the best and oh, be thankful (as do millions of other Chinese, I think) that Mandarin (with 'only' 4 tones) is the official language. If history had turned out the other way, it would have been Cantonese (with SIX tones), haha. Now, THAT would have been fun.
Far from home..I feel you. My parents haven't seen my almost 2 year old daughter yet because if I leave China, chances are slim that I will come back smoothly because of daily policy changes.
I agree with the preconceptions sentiment and that the majority of people that have never been to China say and think the worst. I went to China with no expectations or any proper research and I loved it. I had to adapt to their way of life which in some ways are so much better. Traveling can be long yet I love the overnight train which makes so much sense. I never understood the make up day and still don’t. Admin can be a nightmare but I love that the local government knows who is in their city. What I disliked was the need for that ‘proper American accent’ as I’m a South African who obviously doesn’t sound American so initially I had some struggles which affected me so badly. I got over it but it was hard going through it.
Yes the accent thing can be frustrating even people in China have different accents so obviously people from other English speaking countries have different accents too 🤦♀️ I hate having to use American words instead of British as it feels so weird to me haha
I am American and I like everything, everywhere in America are amazed but what I don’t like in America are the people who very self-centered and they don’t give a f to destroy whatever they don’t like or conflict with other people’s business. Since 2021, break news everywhere everyday.
I agree with absolutely everything said in this video / loved the vid❤️👍🏻👏🏻. Also... Nice to read the comments people are writing too; Just nice to see that not everyone is a hater. China gets FAR too much hate these days (Some of the questions I get asked about China when home🇬🇧 or gaming online are ridiculous 🤦🏻♂️🤷♂️...) I LOve ❤️ living here🇨🇳 for SO many reasons. (People,transportation,architecture,food and so on and so on and so on). Not all perfect though (Seriously... Can you name one place that is?) 🎺🚗🚕🚓🚙🚑🚌🚒🚛 The noise/the traffic and the noise from the traffic 🤬🤫🤦🏻♂️... These are the things that still get to me most🤫🤫🤫. Having people point at you saying “Laowai” (informal term or slang for ‘foreigner’) can be a little annoying sometimes too... But tbh, doesn’t happen nearly as often as it did when I first moved here (17 years ago). Thank you very much for the vid 🇬🇧❤️🇨🇳👏🏻
Obviously subscribed btw 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Feels great to share the good / and as the saying goes ‘misery loves company’ too 😂 😆 😝. Nice to share the good and the bad with people that truly understand (Happy to say= MORE good than bad)
Thank you very much for leaving such a long comment I completely agree. I was a bit nervous to release this as I didn’t want people to get the wrong idea but that’s the thing most people are pretty understanding and there is good and bad everywhere. Like you say the good out ways the bad! I’m sure when the video gets spread out more I will receive more hate comments but I’ve been pretty surprised so far!
That’s why I hate that my kids are fed with fake news or infos about places or countries that are not allies of the state, it would change the way they see the other side of the world which is dangerous for them by not knowing the truth and how to deal with other ppl.
Big Brother--also named Xi-Jiping and the CPC--is watching this channel, so this YTuber has to be careful with what she says over the net. Imo, any country that has to erect an internet firewall around itself to keep its own people ignorant of the outside world has some fundamental issues. I lived in China for a year and would never go back. There is no freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, freedom to criticize the government or any kind of basic human rights. I could go on about the weather, air quality, public realm filthiness, but I'll leave it at that.... I will admit that the high speed trains are amazing.
if we forget about the scripts of Chinese, the only part which is a little difficult is the tones. basically, there is nearly none of grammar in morden Chinese. the only grammar is the order of words.
I think the most difficult part in learning Chinese is that Chinese we’re speaking today consists of ancient Chinese and modern Chinese, sometimes it’s really hard to translate ancient Chinese into English and the gramma is different with modern Chinese as well.
@@hengwang8942 What you mentioned about “ancient”, I have different perspective on this. I see Chinese language is far more ahead in language evolution to much higher level which a meaning or feeling can be expressed effectively with lesser words/scripts. For instance, Chengyu 成语 ~ 4 characters or a short phrase tells a hundred word story by meaning.
surely, mandarin is so much easier to learn than English as a global language. proof is many foreign learners of mandarin can have a level of proficiency and fluently after only 4 to 6 years of study.
Great vid! Love your attitude, ignore the haters, some people tends to politicize everything and it’s a breath of fresh air to watch your video in the craziness of media bombardment of China against west. As a Chinese, I love where I live here in the U.K., and love my home town Nanjing and of course I love China. Keep it up, expecting more video like this.
Just as you said, traveling in China is not so easy due to the size of the land, that’s why there are “make up days“ for the public holiday. So that people can have time to travel to another province.
The work weekends mess up my routine and make me even more tired than I usually am😭. However, I do appreciate the fact that we usually have more than one day off (especially the National Holiday in October )
I get you, I am on my fifth year here in Xi'an. It's tough being so far from home dealing with a lot of stuff because of Covid... But I have met many kind people who sometimes make it all worth it, like my Chinese hubby.
Oh my gosh!! Yes on all of these! Especially traveling when you live in Beijing! I saw pretty much everything in BJ, but really struggled to get out to other cities because it just takes too long!
For most public behavior/manner problems I'd say it's mostly the older generation, the youngsters are relatively a lot more well-behaved in public. HOWEVER, NOT in terms of having speaker on when watching videos on their phones... Irritates the heck out of me, every time I go back to China it's guaranteed to see at least several of these on the train, bus, restaurant etc...
I don’t get the China hate either. Like yeah the government sucks but governments suck everywhere. At this point it’s practically a competition over who’s the worst. I live in the US & you know how many foreigners I’ve met that are absolutely floored by how trash our political system is? There’s a lot of people out there that don’t envy us. We got our own messes, our own oppression, our own crimes against humanity & our own propaganda. There’s people here that are so brainwashed, they’re convinced that we’re the greatest country in the world despite the fact that over half of our population can’t even afford a one bedroom apartment. Don’t even get me started on our police system, prison system & medical system.
And before anyone even tries it, our government is still operating concentration camps at the US/Mexico border so don’t act like we’re any better. We support apartheid in Palestine, bombing innocent civilians in the Middle East, violent coups in South America & we can’t even get our own cops to stop shooting black people. We’re not exactly angels y’all.
I can definitely stand in your shoes and feel the same, currently I'm stuck in Canada because of Covid and I missed many great moments like Bday of my close family and weddings of my best friends back home in last 2 years, but like what you said, there's no complaint at all coz we chose this lifestyle and seek more possibilities in our life. Anyway, getting my first shot of vaccine tomorrow and really hope we can end this pandemic anytime soon. Wish you an enjoyable stay in China! 😉
admin is also a problem for local ppl (too much paperwork). But I know it might be more complex for foreigners since my teacher at university has to go to immigration office to renew her work visa in person and quite often (luckily she has the staff from uni to help her throughout the whole process).
As a matter of fact, many of the things you don't like can be resolved if you change your job to a public school/university teacher. In that way, you will have a couple of months paid holidays to enjoy.
About he commutation one. Even I have lived in china as a child, and I do speak and read mandarin. I have a very hard time doing tasks such as filling out an official form. Because I don't know the proper terms and sometimes I cannot understand the instructions because they are written in the convoluted and official tune/ language. Definitely feel you on this.
You are not alone my mainland Chinese friends hate the holidays and the make up days=)) They normally take vacation only if they can travel aboard, absolutely not domestic.
I've been all over China. Very pretty and filled with culture, obviously. Their government is still oppressive and authoritative. The people don't seem to have much character either. Very uniformed and bland.
I'm Chinese and I aggree with you most of points. I hate to travel during national holidays in China, actually it's already much less crowded than before but still too crowded, that's why most youth will prefer overseas travel during holidays, and I found that Darwin Paris is so few people even Tokyo is not that crowded level like China at all, So I will always aviod to travel during holidays, I also hate traffic on road, even it's also much better than 5 years ago, but it's still busy or chaotic if comparing to Europe, China will keep upgrading its infrastructure in future, I hope traveling China can be less crowded like in Europe in next decade,
With the development of take-out food, many riders are scurrying on the road, and the lack of planning by the transportation bureau has caused some confusion for pedestrians.
How come air pollution was not on your list? This spring was the worst I've ever seen in Beijing with the pollution and sand storms. Absolute nightmare.
I have to say even as Chinese I also hate the public holiday in China,not because it is bad,just we have such large population and high density here and that does make the public holiday somehow easy to turns into a nightmare. Thanks for sharing all your content,they supported me to getting through all the western media hatred and propaganda against China in last couple years,after 8 years living in Canada I finally make up my mind to move back to China and I’m not remotely regret about my decision. Thanks again,take care:)
Haha the admin one is mine for sure! Great video as per.
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Haha, got Oli here.🍻
Ahhh the infamous Huashan incident, haha.
Try Australia lol
Dreading doing admin this week 😩
My boyfriend is going to move to China with me. This kind of video actually gives me another perspective of life in China. There are things I took for granted or get used to but will be hard for him. Thank you for your video, I can get him prepared.
U geh ?
I doubt he will really find anything too hard to get used to.
Online shopping= For food/drinks and so on that you miss from home.
(Taobao= You name it... it’s got it)
Install the WeChat app to your 📲
Get family/friends to install WeChat 📲 = Video calling/msg/free/anytime (Needed for a lot more than just this... A LOT more).
WhatsApp/Facebook and a few others are a no go without VPN (as mentioned in the vid).
Google Translate app 📲 (don’t go anywhere without it)= Always helpful.
Say it/write it/can even take a photo of a text and it will translate it for you... sooooo useful
Can’t think of anything else 🤔 💭
It’s been such an eye opener living in a different country because it’s also made me learn more about my own. A lot of my colleagues lived in the U.K. and it’s so interesting to hear their perspectives and what they found difficult that I take for granted.
@Tsing W C China is the future
@Tsing W C why?
Nico ... I also find it really annoying how so many Westerners trash China, but they've never been to China. I was blown away by the marvel of China so much so I encouraged my Family and Friends to go. Those that went all concur with me that China is NOT what it is portrayed to be by MS Western Media. I just wish they all STOP this rubbish and just be happy for China and its amazing progress. Let's learn from them and work together.
Yes! I’m so thankful that my parents had been here before and other members of my family so they can appreciate it and why we have stayed for so long. Before we moved here I didn’t even realise there was a different side in the media but I’ve seen it a lot more in the past few years.
Same here, I'm from Philippines, there are so many sinophobic people here despite of having an image of being hospitable to foreigners. Some of our countrymen are not propaganda immune and can easily swayed with Anti-China propaganda, they can't process situations, history and dispute in a logical manner. Even some of my relatives are sinophobic even though we have 1 OFW in Beijing, China living for almost 3 decades.
@@Nicofilms Won't bore you with the 12 things I absolutely *HATE* about China ----> It's not my home country !
If only my home country could be as vibrant, as colorful, so full of life, so super efficient, so many things to eat and places to visit and all the nice people, I mean, if China could be my home country I would have no more things to hate !
The perceptions of China are created by western medias that have the dominant force to brainwash people who never set the foot on China
서양인만 중국을 욕하는 건 아닙니다. 오히려, 동양인들 중국을 더 심하게 욕하고 있다는 사실을 알아주기를 바랍니다. ㅋㅋㅋ
보다시피 저는 한국인이고...중국에 대해서는....이 유튜버님 보다 훨씬 상세하게 알고 있을 거라는 생각이 드네요.
그러니 중국에 대해서 모르고 욕을 한다는 이야기는 하지 마세요. 정말로...
I agree with you. People are overly prejudiced against China and they've never even visited the place. I found the people, the culture, the food(!) and the overall experience amazing. I will even go so far as to say that I preferred visiting China to the States!
Thank you so much my friend ! And welcome to China !
Not the Chinese people they hate, just Chinese Communist Party
You should visit again. There's so much more waiting for you in the "food" session :)
@@jingqi6843 I can eat better and safer in the country of Taiwan.
@@warrenlauzon5315 I hope you enjoy yourself. Cuz I certainly entertained by you clown.
As Chinese I agree with you. Every point is fair and accurate.
I live in China and here's what I hate about it.
1. Discrimination (some Chinese really hate foreigners, they treat us like we're a piece of dirt in their country, especially during Covid)
2. Visa (even if your documents are just perfect, you can be rejected just because the immigration officer has menstruation or a bad mood and I'm not kidding , this is really happening)
3. Noise (early in the morning around 6 or 7am you may be woken up by the sound of a drill from a neighboring apartment, it's a common thing here)
Despite all of that I really enjoy living in China and can't imagine myself living anywhere else. Life in China is super convenient, most of the people are extremely nice.
Gotta agree w the discrimination. As Chinese American, I do sometimes get shit upon. Apparently it’s just 崇洋媚外 or whatever. It’s mostly online tho, I’ve yet to find one person who has the audacity to say it to my face.
Love the video, the points you made are so valid :) I am really enjoying my stay in China and am constantly surprised by the progress the country is making! My experience with people here has been great too!
Thanks a lot! I'm pleased you enjoyed it and can resonate.
In Chinese we say, 木秀于林风必摧之, which means if a tree is taller that other trees, it will be the first target of the wind. So, as a Chinese people, the hate to China really dont bother me, we know how China is, it is not perfect, but it is never that bad in the western propaganda..
感觉你没有看视频哈哈哈哈。有些她讨厌的东西我也很讨厌，比如黄金周出行
@@Guguaguga 没有啦，我是针对她视频里说对中国无脑黑的那些人啦。她说的讨厌的点，我其实也挺认同的，哈哈哈。
@@Guguaguga 那呆家里呗！🤭
Nice
Thank you so much I love your videos and I agree with all what you said and I wish travel again to China soon….
Wow, Nico. Your honesty is so refreshing and on point. Keep up the awesome work!
12 things i hate about travelling to china😊😊😊:
1. long plane ride. 2. i can actually take a subway train to downtown, this reminds me of the inadequacy of my Canadian hometown airport, no subway, just bus!!! 3. money is not popular !!! i always thought cash is king !!! 4. my Canadian credit cards have hardly any use in china, i can't collect reward points there!!!! 5. strangers are sometimes so friendly that it frightens me because i ain't gonna start a conversation with a strangers in my hometown. 6. i can actually eat a good lunch for under rmb 20 (less than cad $4)and i am full !! 7. subway ride is only rmb 2 in some Chinese cities!!! how come it is so cheap!!! 8. so much to see in china and i can only travel 2-4 weeks each time !!! NOT ENOUGH TIME !!!! 9. i can actually in a desert in NW china and then in a lush karst mountain in guilin the next day !!! 10. i was expecting to see a dirty and filthy toilet so that i could tell my friends back home that china is still backward, then i found that its toilet facilities have improved !!! 11. i expect dirty streets all over china, but NO, it is not dirty and they actually have street sweepers to clean to streets !!!! 12. now it is time to go back to Canada and i find that i want to see more of china and i can't extend my vacation because i have to show up for work in Canada next week !! oh, how i hate traveling to china!!! love from canada.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Hahaha love this!
I also experienced many on your list. ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍😂😂😂
Wishful thinking to play CCP. China is hijacked by CCP. There are no normal people under the ruling of CCP government.
I took the subway in Shenzhen while working there. The train and stations are spot clean. There’s even a sign that points to a Catholic Church.
Just what I saw, no judgment.
This was in 2016 there was a different toilet which was a hole in the ground I think some toilets in China still have this or have different improved toilets
It's so funny to watch regular China vloggers get "radicalized" by online comments. Like by all means you're a very normal, innocent travel / life abroad vlog and when people call you CPC shill etc it makes you want to defend yourself even more- which is the proper reaction- but then you get called CPC shill even more from defending yourself lmao it's such a weird vicious cycle
Social media is a massive positive feedback loop which push everything to absolute extremes, that's why in the U.S. and many other democratic nations it's far far right v.s. far far left and it's tearing the country into halves
@@WatchingMindlesslySince2006 You really don't have to wonder anything of the sort, it's called "VPN."
Some of them are shills though lol. They probably are not paid by the government or told what to say, mostly just way too ignorant about “real” china because their life is way too good here as white upper middle class people without a job… like try working 996 for 5000 rmb or worse in a Chinese office then make a video about how great working and living in China is lol… I saw this as someone who has lived in China for almost 10 years now and love living here, some of those “shills” are just completely ignorant about what China is actually like for the vast majority of people here. They don’t even know tea comes from China lol
as a city boy borned in china，holiday is always better to just stay at home，never travel with the crowd is a wise choise
Nico, an encouragement 🐁 the reasons why haters hate because their lives are terrible and not that great…
You have a better life so they are jealous so they start to harm you and so on
They are usually the ones who will commit crimes then end up in jail
So enjoy your life and smile more (: which I see you are quite happy, very peaceful, innocent and nearly perfectly harmless (:
You have so much good qualities!
I love your sense of humor! Wonderful video Nico!
Thank you Nico for marking such a great video
A lot of Chinese hate the make-up day too and how everything gets overcrowded when everyone gets off on the exact same public holidays. It encourages ppl to make longer vacation plans but at the same time worsens traffic volume peak (vs. spreading the traffic over time). Part of the reason I believe is that PTO is not strictly enforced in a lot of companies yet, it can be difficult to get employer's approval, and most likely unused days cannot roll over to next year. Once PTO becomes a prevailing practice I think there will be not need to set up make-up days anymore, ppl can wisely arrange their own long weekends and holidays. That will help balance the traffic volume and vacation price.
I hate make up days most. I still remember the make up day firstly appeared many years ago, I literally had the worst and longest week in my life. Using speaker in public is my second most hate thing.
Point12 got me. Hope more positive stuff in this world, flight and travel can be back to the normal level, and we don’t have to be far from the loved ones. Great content.
Thanks a lot! Yeah that was tough to do without crying! 😭
I've been in China for 11 years... for me it's the....NOISE. Construction, car honking, people yelling... It never stops 😂
12. Yes. Yes. Yes. As an Aussie, pre-COVID, it wasn't such a big deal, because an 8-hour flight is manageable, but now, I think home far away for all of us in equal amounts right now.
It was still quite far for us but now it feels even further and that we will never get home. 😢
@@Nicofilms Yeah - I think it is more the mental barrier than anything else. Physically, I'm still the same distance from home, but mentally it feels a lot longer
@@Hazza_Harding right!!
before moving to France because of my studies i thought China was the worst at the admin, then I live in France now and I spent a whole year renewing my student residence permit, I think my hometown does not that bad😂 but wherever we are we should enjoy our lives!
Thank you Nico sis for this wonderful video ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏....
So positive, love your videos!
“because they don't open up their mind and come to see it themselves” I like that!!
I’m a Chinese person living in Australia for 4 years and I feel exactly the same about point 12. Post Covid, it’s just so hard to travel and visit my family and friends back in China. Enjoy your life in China! Miss it.
Love and peace :)
I hope you get the chance to visit soon I can’t wait for this to all be over!
#10!!!! YES! Great video Nico. #12 hit my heart. Thanks for sharing all of these things. Totally relate. My biggest thing is Admin. Luckily I have a lot of help but going to the bank is my biggest nightmare. I dread it.
Thanks a lot! Yeah I have to go this week and I’m dreading it 🤣
Yep I am dealing with the admin right now in switching jobs from Beijing to Qingdao. It's a lot of fun. As for the China haters I reckon I have definitely unfriended more folks on fbook over the last 4 years I have been here than I have added. It's got to the point where I don't actually want to visit back home anymore never mind live there again. Oh and Summer... I just got the first mosquito bite of the season yesterday in Gulou. Going to buy Liu Shen today.
Good luck with that! Wow only your first 🤣 I get like 5 a day or more 🤦♀️
@@Nicofilms luck of the Irish I guess. I am usually covered in bites by now but been drinking less this year so no parties for the Wenzi crew. Hahaha
@@markscott7324 🤣🤣🤣
Liu Shen 🤣
I still remember in a comedy the actor called it "six god" lol
Great vid - thanks - best wishes from HK
thank you for your sharing 🧡🧡🧡
The 'lack of Holidays' is something that will change eventually when the 'catching up run' began to slow down. Or not, depends on how the country managed to overcome living stress issues.
Hi Nico, I ❤️❤️❤️ your open-mindedness about China. What this world needs is more acceptance, assistance, communication, respect and understanding. Hope there are more loves! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍😂😂😂
Love acceptance and understanding is a far cry from the current social and political climate in China... but sure....
Loved your video! Good job Nico!
Your channel is giving us a whole new perspective of REAL life in China; not what we are told! LOVE IT!
I’m pleased it helps you to see both sides! And one from someone actually living here not just making up stuff for the news 🤣
Haters do not want to hear the truth because they dont want their illusion destroyed.
Most of the haters probably don't know a thing about China. They have never been to China or studied anything about China.
I'm Romanian and I've been living in Spain for almost three years now. I'm here with my mom, but as it's really far from my home country it gets kind of depresing at times. All my close familly and my friends all there, and we kind of forget each other at times, friendships were lost cuz of how much we've changed, and there are new familly members who don't even know I exist. I miss the food, the culture, especially the spring apple bloom. But don't get me wrong, I love Spain, everything about it, but sometimes I wish I could go home more often.
Always appreciate Nico’s sincereness.💝
As a Chinese citizen, except the language barrier one, I share almost all of others you listed there, especially #3 & #7. That’s why when Bose had just released its first noise-cancelling headphones, I bought them right away without any hesitation. It’s kind of a life-changing stuff for me.🙈🤣
I subscribed just because of your honesty. Thanks Nico.
I've never perceived China as a bad place. I would love to live there. I visited Shanghai and was blown away by how different it was compared to how media depicted it.
Everyone should make the effort to visit China at least once in the their life if they get the opportunity. I did a large 6 week tour with combinations of private guide/driver in some cities and tour groups in others. Plus free days to explore many of the cities.
But by far the best way is to come and live in China. I was there during the period I call the Golden years in Shenzhen. The city had a lot of charm and character to it. I left right around the time they started to expand the metro lines into Dongmen. 2009-2011. When I visited in 2019, too much had changed and I wasn't enjoying the experience. Dongmen is awesome now that it has been turned into a modern 步行街 but I felt nostalgic for the dirty crowded place it once was. Even 华强北 looks better done up but it's that grimy, crowded feeling that has gone from there.
That said, there are still a lot of areas in Shenzhen that retain that developing look and feel.
As for Beijing, I think the city is one of the most liveable in China. I visited again in 2019 and got to experience life in the 胡同. An ordinary one and also a more upmarket private family owned courtyard of 4 residences. Both unique experiences.
Even my wife agreed that Beijing is one city that we could easily come to live in for at least 12 months if we had the opportunity.
As for the people who claim the propaganda line, pay no attention to them because there is nothing wrong with saying you enjoy living there. I can see why it can be a comfortable place to live.
As for the negative sides, it really depends on whether or not you want to focus on the issues of human rights, strict control of the people etc. But the government is one thing, the people are another. The cities are still very liveable and many people are very generous! E.g. Beijing is like many areas of China when it comes to the love of stairs to get to places like the pedestrian overpass or the metro. Not every area has a lift so it became a huge task to carry my son in his pram upstairs. Many times the local Chinese would come and offer to help me carry it up the stairs. Yet the guards near Tiananmen Square just stared at me and refused to even communicate to me. Forcing me to struggle up the stairs before they finally reluctantly came to help. FYI the only way to get into the square is via underground walkway as they've blocked the surrounding streets and force you through a checkpoint entry. That was such an oppressive experience too. When I first visited in 2009, things were more open!
Once covid settles, I want to bring my parents to Beijing. There's just so much to see and do there.
Yeah exactly Beijing is always strictly guarded, after all it's the capital of China. And because of the strained relationship between China and others country especially western countries, it strengthens more, which I think it's comprehensible because even in other countries, most of the governments would do like this near the government agencies. However it doesn't influence the kindness of the ordinary people living there, so except the places government agencies locate (Especially Tiananmen Square and the place nearby), Beijing actually has a lot of other enjoyable places to go, you will not regret to go for seeking more for them. Hope you enjoy your trip soon. :D
The guards at Buckingham Palace in England or White House in USA don't open the taxi door and help you get out of the taxi either.
Well said! I also have many great experiences during my six trips into China including visiting Wuhan prior to the beginning of COVID. I can't wait to travel into China again when everything is back to normal! God bless you and your family! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍😂😂😂
Spot on! Great job. 👍
For me it was things I craved that were unavailable. Cheese, good bread, canned tuna, ovens, Dr Pepper, screened windows, clothing dryers. Now that I am home there is far more that I miss about China. Especially, cheep beer, excellent public transportation, the variety of fruits and vegetables, the many cafeterias, and just feeling competent and capable in a foreign culture on the other side of the world. That's not a feeling I can get searching the isles of Target.
I felt the same when I first moved here (China) 17 years ago. Though, with the power of the internet and online shopping... Problem solved = ‘TaoBao to the rescue’ 🇬🇧👍🏻🇨🇳.
Yes I totally agree there are things that I miss but you can get most things here even if they are a bit expensive. But I know I will miss a lot more if we move back.
God bless you Nico,. We love you
Ughhh the dreaded admin. That’s on my top hated things about living abroad. France takes forever to process things. Loved the video💙
You so cute :) you gave me a new perspective on China. Living in the US with the anti china news roll on 24/7, some may be true some may be not and there's no way to know, it sometimes makes me feel very bad about being Chinese. You really teach me how to appreciate China in a healthy way.
Thanks a lot! I find it so bizarre that the western media focus on China so much.
@@Nicofilms hm, I'm in europe and besides covid (linked to China) and uighurs "assimilation" I don't hear much about China, news media mostly focus on bad news whatever the country
Thank you for speaking the truth with humoured comments.
Traveling on national holidays is literally a disaster for anyone… skip holidays…
I just stumbled on your channel. Your videos are cute. I’m glad more 老外 are posting videos. Beijing has changed loads and I’m glad you still like it.
I m born in the 60s and grew up in the 70s, no social media, no computers, cars don't make annoying sound when you don't put on seat belt! And no phone! No worries, no problem, care free.
I am the same. It takes me 1 week to get used to all the noise when I go home to China.
@@sunnychen1805 where did you move to?
@@lasting999 San Francisco
@@sunnychen1805 hope you're well in this pandemic & anti-asian over there. Hope it will be over soon, wish you and your family all the best.
Michael Jackson once said: Don’t comment unless you experience it yourself
Thank you for your sharing Nico. We totally welcome any honest review/thoughts/comments. And it's very very normal sometimes share negative views.
Great video, thanks Nico. Whilst I have not lived in China, I have visited a few times, so I can relate to some of what you are saying. Where I live (Austrralia), the media bias is pretty obvious as well.
Great video, most of the points you've covered can definitely be shared with other Chinese people. Admin could be a pain in the neck even for many Chinese.
For public holidays, I would just stay home not going anywhere unless I have to ---- It is just gonna be people mountain people sea! If your company could allow you to work on public holidays and get you extra days off on regular days, grab it!
Btw, in the UK at the moment where it is 15 deg outside, blowing and raining hard....wanna a swap?
The only thing is......you miss British food while being in China? OK :)
China’s fake holidays where I have to work extra days to ‘make up’ for them are definitely my least favorite things about living here. Also… the lack of awareness of other people’s space.
It has nothing to do with “fake”, “make up” or “re-arranged” or “re-scheduled” are more adequate words. This re-arrangement reflects the “flexibility” and “harmonising” philosophy in Chinese culture. Everything can be harmonised including the holidays. 🤣🥳🤣
@@pushcartoldman8698 They’re fake to me because when you tell me I have a holiday, I don’t expect to have to work another day to literally make it up for the lost day of work. “Make up” days are literally the words used for it.
What other people's space? Other than your own apartment, all other places are considered public places. LOL
@@ericliume personal space, man. Jeez.
@@Jamaicafunk don't you see I was joking. Jeez.
Try incorporating Chinese pop songs (including those from Taiwan and Singapore) into your learning plans. Personally, I would recommend the 'oldies' (1960s to 1990s) as they usually have more proper grammar in their lyrics and much better rhythms.
All the best and oh, be thankful (as do millions of other Chinese, I think) that Mandarin (with 'only' 4 tones) is the official language. If history had turned out the other way, it would have been Cantonese (with SIX tones), haha. Now, THAT would have been fun.
😩 hahaha thanks for the tip that sounds like a fun way to learn!
Listen to 邓丽君 and 崔健
Far from home..I feel you. My parents haven't seen my almost 2 year old daughter yet because if I leave China, chances are slim that I will come back smoothly because of daily policy changes.
Wish Nico could get 100K subscribers soon. Keep it up.
I do too but I think we are a long way off! 🤣
Love on first sight from far far away down under, so have to subscribe, thumbs up and comment.
I agree with the preconceptions sentiment and that the majority of people that have never been to China say and think the worst. I went to China with no expectations or any proper research and I loved it. I had to adapt to their way of life which in some ways are so much better.
Traveling can be long yet I love the overnight train which makes so much sense.
I never understood the make up day and still don’t.
Admin can be a nightmare but I love that the local government knows who is in their city.
What I disliked was the need for that ‘proper American accent’ as I’m a South African who obviously doesn’t sound American so initially I had some struggles which affected me so badly. I got over it but it was hard going through it.
Yes the accent thing can be frustrating even people in China have different accents so obviously people from other English speaking countries have different accents too 🤦♀️ I hate having to use American words instead of British as it feels so weird to me haha
The word milk was the worst. You decide very quickly to choose your battle and move on. 😃
I am American and I like everything, everywhere in America are amazed but what I don’t like in America are the people who very self-centered and they don’t give a f to destroy whatever they don’t like or conflict with other people’s business.
Since 2021, break news everywhere everyday.
I agree with absolutely everything said in this video / loved the vid❤️👍🏻👏🏻.
Also... Nice to read the comments people are writing too; Just nice to see that not everyone is a hater.
China gets FAR too much hate these days (Some of the questions I get asked about China when home🇬🇧 or gaming online are ridiculous 🤦🏻♂️🤷♂️...)
I LOve ❤️ living here🇨🇳 for SO many reasons. (People,transportation,architecture,food and so on and so on and so on).
Not all perfect though (Seriously... Can you name one place that is?) 🎺🚗🚕🚓🚙🚑🚌🚒🚛 The noise/the traffic and the noise from the traffic 🤬🤫🤦🏻♂️... These are the things that still get to me most🤫🤫🤫.
Having people point at you saying “Laowai” (informal term or slang for ‘foreigner’) can be a little annoying sometimes too... But tbh, doesn’t happen nearly as often as it did when I first moved here (17 years ago).
Thank you very much for the vid 🇬🇧❤️🇨🇳👏🏻
Obviously subscribed btw 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.
Feels great to share the good / and as the saying goes ‘misery loves company’ too 😂 😆 😝.
Nice to share the good and the bad with people that truly understand (Happy to say= MORE good than bad)
Thank you very much for leaving such a long comment I completely agree. I was a bit nervous to release this as I didn’t want people to get the wrong idea but that’s the thing most people are pretty understanding and there is good and bad everywhere. Like you say the good out ways the bad! I’m sure when the video gets spread out more I will receive more hate comments but I’ve been pretty surprised so far!
That’s why I hate that my kids are fed with fake news or infos about places or countries that are not allies of the state, it would change the way they see the other side of the world which is dangerous for them by not knowing the truth and how to deal with other ppl.
Big Brother--also named Xi-Jiping and the CPC--is watching this channel, so this YTuber has to be careful with what she says over the net. Imo, any country that has to erect an internet firewall around itself to keep its own people ignorant of the outside world has some fundamental issues.
I lived in China for a year and would never go back. There is no freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, freedom to criticize the government or any kind of basic human rights. I could go on about the weather, air quality, public realm filthiness, but I'll leave it at that....
I will admit that the high speed trains are amazing.
Chinese grammar is easier than English.
English pronunciation is harder than Chinese, with the acrobatic tongue movement
if we forget about the scripts of Chinese, the only part which is a little difficult is the tones. basically, there is nearly none of grammar in morden Chinese. the only grammar is the order of words.
I think the most difficult part in learning Chinese is that Chinese we’re speaking today consists of ancient Chinese and modern Chinese, sometimes it’s really hard to translate ancient Chinese into English and the gramma is different with modern Chinese as well.
@@hengwang8942
What you mentioned about “ancient”, I have different perspective on this. I see Chinese language is far more ahead in language evolution to much higher level which a meaning or feeling can be expressed effectively with lesser words/scripts. For instance, Chengyu 成语 ~ 4 characters or a short phrase tells a hundred word story by meaning.
surely, mandarin is so much easier to learn than English as a global language. proof is many foreign learners of mandarin can have a level of proficiency and fluently after only 4 to 6 years of study.
Great vid! Love your attitude, ignore the haters, some people tends to politicize everything and it’s a breath of fresh air to watch your video in the craziness of media bombardment of China against west. As a Chinese, I love where I live here in the U.K., and love my home town Nanjing and of course I love China. Keep it up, expecting more video like this.
Thanks a lot!
Phew, that wasn’t so bad. In fact there were even some dislikes with a thin coating of positivity! :D
Haha well I always try and see the positives
@@Nicofilms sure you do or you will have to take a little camping trip ^^
Just as you said, traveling in China is not so easy due to the size of the land, that’s why there are “make up days“ for the public holiday. So that people can have time to travel to another province.
The work weekends mess up my routine and make me even more tired than I usually am😭. However, I do appreciate the fact that we usually have more than one day off (especially the National Holiday in October )
Right!! Same here I’m so tired by the holiday haha
I get you, I am on my fifth year here in Xi'an. It's tough being so far from home dealing with a lot of stuff because of Covid... But I have met many kind people who sometimes make it all worth it, like my Chinese hubby.
People talking about Asian hate but what about racist asians
love to see it when someone says hate about China and the views suddenly higher than other previous videos
Oh my gosh!! Yes on all of these! Especially traveling when you live in Beijing! I saw pretty much everything in BJ, but really struggled to get out to other cities because it just takes too long!
For most public behavior/manner problems I'd say it's mostly the older generation, the youngsters are relatively a lot more well-behaved in public.
HOWEVER, NOT in terms of having speaker on when watching videos on their phones... Irritates the heck out of me, every time I go back to China it's guaranteed to see at least several of these on the train, bus, restaurant etc...
I don’t get the China hate either. Like yeah the government sucks but governments suck everywhere. At this point it’s practically a competition over who’s the worst. I live in the US & you know how many foreigners I’ve met that are absolutely floored by how trash our political system is? There’s a lot of people out there that don’t envy us. We got our own messes, our own oppression, our own crimes against humanity & our own propaganda. There’s people here that are so brainwashed, they’re convinced that we’re the greatest country in the world despite the fact that over half of our population can’t even afford a one bedroom apartment. Don’t even get me started on our police system, prison system & medical system.
And before anyone even tries it, our government is still operating concentration camps at the US/Mexico border so don’t act like we’re any better. We support apartheid in Palestine, bombing innocent civilians in the Middle East, violent coups in South America & we can’t even get our own cops to stop shooting black people. We’re not exactly angels y’all.
Great video!
I can definitely stand in your shoes and feel the same, currently I'm stuck in Canada because of Covid and I missed many great moments like Bday of my close family and weddings of my best friends back home in last 2 years, but like what you said, there's no complaint at all coz we chose this lifestyle and seek more possibilities in our life. Anyway, getting my first shot of vaccine tomorrow and really hope we can end this pandemic anytime soon. Wish you an enjoyable stay in China! 😉
What camera and lens did u use in your studio？
Making up for vacation time by working on weekends is a very flexible approach to take time off
admin is also a problem for local ppl (too much paperwork). But I know it might be more complex for foreigners since my teacher at university has to go to immigration office to renew her work visa in person and quite often (luckily she has the staff from uni to help her throughout the whole process).
支持你！！！ I support your standpoint on China, based on your real life in here.
Nothing is perfect
You will love something and hate something.
As long as you are happy and
You will learn more when bad things happens
As a matter of fact, many of the things you don't like can be resolved if you change your job to a public school/university teacher. In that way, you will have a couple of months paid holidays to enjoy.
That would be nice! I don’t teach anymore though so I’m not sure if I want to go back to teaching. 🧐
what about not having freedoom of speech in China?
I agree but the right to freedom of speech in America is fading fast with Idiot Biden and the Liberals and the fake media like MSNBC in charge.
Pray for a hyperloop; if it happens maybe it will eventually make travel easier. Great video! Thank you!
About he commutation one. Even I have lived in china as a child, and I do speak and read mandarin. I have a very hard time doing tasks such as filling out an official form. Because I don't know the proper terms and sometimes I cannot understand the instructions because they are written in the convoluted and official tune/ language. Definitely feel you on this.
You are not alone my mainland Chinese friends hate the holidays and the make up days=)) They normally take vacation only if they can travel aboard, absolutely not domestic.
Thumb up. However, just curious why use maybe 15 years agos station photos to illustrate Chinese modern railway systom nowadays.
It's been sunny the whole week here in West Midlands now! Can u imagine! And I miss the dramatic weather changes in CN
I've been all over China. Very pretty and filled with culture, obviously. Their government is still oppressive and authoritative. The people don't seem to have much character either. Very uniformed and bland.
I'm Chinese and I aggree with you most of points.
I hate to travel during national holidays in China, actually it's already much less crowded than before but still too crowded,
that's why most youth will prefer overseas travel during holidays,
and I found that Darwin Paris is so few people even Tokyo is not that crowded level like China at all,
So I will always aviod to travel during holidays,
I also hate traffic on road, even it's also much better than 5 years ago, but it's still busy or chaotic if comparing to Europe,
China will keep upgrading its infrastructure in future, I hope traveling China can be less crowded like in Europe in next decade,
With the development of take-out food, many riders are scurrying on the road, and the lack of planning by the transportation bureau has caused some confusion for pedestrians.
The pitch (voice) may be too high on the video or its just my head set.
Is it possible to work on public holidays and take time off on working days?
How come air pollution was not on your list? This spring was the worst I've ever seen in Beijing with the pollution and sand storms. Absolute nightmare.
What I hate about living in China is they ban having Pandas as pets. How could they! I want to live with pandas!
Pandas can be anti social ....and there is not enough of them to go around.
Boy that point about Make Up Days really hits home!
I have to say even as Chinese I also hate the public holiday in China,not because it is bad,just we have such large population and high density here and that does make the public holiday somehow easy to turns into a nightmare.
Thanks for sharing all your content,they supported me to getting through all the western media hatred and propaganda against China in last couple years,after 8 years living in Canada I finally make up my mind to move back to China and I’m not remotely regret about my decision.
Thanks again,take care:)
Thanks a lot I’m pleased to hear it!
Hahaha good one keep on posting 👍👍👍👍
Chinese New Year in Beijing is the best. When everyone leaves the city it feels like you have the house to yourself again.
Omg right!!! I do love the spring festival here its amazingly!