I took the same train to Sapa 2 years ago, it was so bumpy at night that I was unable to sleep well. The trains were made in China and the railway was built by Frenchmen 100 years ago.😅
I am Chinese. When I saw the last lady having such a great conversation with you, I thought to myself, if it were me, I wouldn’t charge you in the end. To my surprise, the ladies really didn’t charge you! This reflects how most Chinese people are - we value mutual friendship. I hope you enjoy your time in China.
This is my first comment on UA-cam and I want to say the man you talked with is my father. He was traveling with my mother (the lady with pink shirt) from Kunming. He sent me the screen shot tonight and he was very happy that could meet you there. All of us Chinese welcome you to China and if you are interested in Shenzhen one day, because I'm here, I'm glad to be your guide❤
damn bro i lived in india for my entire life. living happily, peacefully until u guys showed reality to us. what should do now? should i die? if i move to foreign they wont leave me too. womp womp myself
@@vamshitarun4399 You'll be fine bro. I (overseas Chinese) visited China in the 90s and again last year. Mind boggling advancements in tech and infrastructure, but I noticed that the civic sense improvement came from the younger people, the older generation were still spitting and cutting queues etc. No more poop in public places though. I think that as India gets richer, the infrastructure will get better and the civic sense will come with it. It's important that your leaders focus on building infrastructure and less on religion and propaganda though. There are many talented Indians all around the world, proving you guys have it in you.
@@cyansadventures Less religion? The entire elections run on religion and hatred. There might be some development accidentally happening now and then. Just extremely delayed. Just looking at clean railway platforms give me goosebumps. I didn't know that was possible.
Imagine getting your toenails done in Chongqing, not suspecting anything bad - while suddenly a bald, white guy with sunglasses and a blue Ralph Lauren sweater starts filimg your feet while spouting random, chinese words 🤣
As a Chinese, I feel a little embarrassed. She is just an ordinary Chinese woman, and 95% of Chinese people are very friendly and polite to foreigners.
That lady at the end of the video was amazing, full of joy and life, so honest also, she enjoyed your company so it was on the house. What a brilliant ending.
The other woman was very insistant about no payment. It seemed to me like they didn't want a record of the transaction, maybe expecting someone from the state to come and speak to them if they saw it on the records.
@@essengeebee Apparently you have no idea how friendly and straightforward local Chongqing people are. Don't always equate Chinese government with the people there.
@ don’t get me wrong, I’m sure she was a very nice lady, I just found the interaction to be strange, just like it’s strange that there are so many Chinese people outraged that I would suggest it wasn’t a completely natural occurrence.
Chongqing is a hero city and wartime capital of China during world war two. It was bombed heavily by Japanese war plane bombers sustaining huge human and property losses after China lost the city of Wuhan. Many American voluntary war plane pilots called 'flying tiger team" came to China and used Kunming and Chongqing as bases to help fighting Japanese aggression. Many of them sacrificed their lives for the cause of international humanity. Chinese people inside their hearts are grateful and have good sentiments with Americans. It's really a pity that now the relationship between the two countries' government is sour because of geopolitics and competition, but many Chinese people still have good feeling towards ordinary Americans. Really hope the world is peaceful and all people of the world live harmoniously.
I actually got choked up when she refused to take your money for mending your sweater. I dont know why I got emotional, she was just such an obvious wonderful soul.
Just returned from a two week trip through China yesterday. I can only agree with you that China‘s infrastructure and some parts of their cities are just way ahead of our countries in the west. It was so strange coming home and having to pay everything with cash or card again when you are used to Alipay. Never thought i would say things like that about China since it’s image in the west is portrayed mostly negative and the media shows only the bad sides… Also the Chinese people are some of the friendliest i have ever met. Noone was annoyed when we weren’t able to communicate with them due to our lack of speaking Chinese and their lack of speaking English. Everyone was just so helpful and really trying to get their point across
Yeah mate, chinese people see foreigners as guests and treat them accordingly. The same can't be said about the way that chinese tourists are treated abroad. It's just the world we live in unfortunately. So glad you enjoyed your trip and that it was an eye-opener. It must have also been a surprise how clean and safe it was?
It is just unbelievable that any reasonable person can see one government piece of software as the only way to obtain anything, including food, to be some kind of advancement. They can have total control over you, knowing every single thing you buy an can literally cancel your existence with one click, causing your death from starvation.
because all their transactions are tracked whereas the west we like the freedom of not having the government log all our transactions. In china you cant even make an email, you get a government assigned one. if yall dont like the United States NSA trying to spy on you, chinas intelligence agencies is NSA on steroids because they literally made government data collection built into "their" internet, payment methods, and social media
A person's quality really has nothing to do with wealth or education. The tailor lady at the end showed the best side of human beings, kindness. At the same time, welcome to China. China is not perfect, but our civilization has been repeating a sentence for thousands of years. It is a pleasure to have friends from far away.
@@fanaticist Education isn't everything in terms of professional success. Soft skills (like communication/ networking) cannot really be taught in school, it can only be learned, and you can get hard skills much faster from work experience than from sitting in a classroom. You don't need to graduate from a prestigious university or have a high GPA to become successful.
Love this. No bias. No disrespecting local culture (for the most part). Just good ol fashion exploration. China is a cool place it seems -- the media has been lying to us all for years.
I'm in China now, it's amazing isn't it, I've just made one video upto now, it's certainly not what expected. China is setting world standards, they have gone from 30 behind to 30 years in front in a very short time. I've been here 2 weeks and loving it! Fortunately I got a 2 year multi entry visa, I'll be here for months!
@@hindenberg507 China is not homogeneous, (only if you are the type that thinks all Asians look the same). the country has 56 ethnic groups very different from each other (including Muslims and even blonde Chinese, yeah!) almost all of them feel their nationalism too and push in the same direction, that's the difference. I'm a foreigner and have lived in China for decades, married to a woman from one of those minorities, so I know how it works from within. I get your point and see what's going on in Europe and America with the uncontrolled illegal migration, but homogeneity is not the reason for China. Engineered Social Development, good Management, and secure borders are the reasons.
@@bonaudi I don't know about you but recently I see alot of this 'racists' push that narrative that the country is crap due to diversity it why they said stuff like homogenous and such.
At 25:17, that was a real Coke. China is one of the few countries in the world where the Coca-Cola logo is transliterated into the local language. The characters do sound roughly like "Coca Cola" in Mandarin, but the meaning of the 4 characters is "Delicious and Happy".
The last lady who mends sweaters actually means that you are welcome to see the night view of Chongqing. The night view of Chongqing is extremely beautiful.
And I think there is a reason why they don’t want a foreigner to pay with AliPay (government keeps track of every transaction)🤷♂️. Friendly yes, but don’t want do get digitally tracked
@@Hupamaster not at all, I've had this happen to me many times, in the years I lived in china and its Chinese hospitality. They would not think of this at all.
@@Hupamaster No, they were telling him that they didn't want payment for the small repair work, and they they would not accept his money. Essentially, this was their gift to him.
Thank you for this truthful, accurate portrayal of Chinese people and their country. I have been to China many times with my work, and I am simply in love with the place and its people. The family bonds, the generosity of spirit, the acceptance and welcoming of strangers. The only other country where I have experienced similar traits in its people is Spain. China is a beguiling futuristic phenomenon to be experienced.
is being too welcoming a bad thing though ? we made that mistake in europe and now everyone takes advantage, being too nice can go against you sometimes.
Bald... Your videos NEVER fail to truthfully encapsulate the joy of the human spirit. Whether its a Russian Babushka inviting you in for vodka. Or a Chinese seamstress laughing and refusing pay for a trivial sweater repair. Humans are humans no matter where you go. And that joy is so wonderful.
Bald is good, he is angry at the condition in India is justified. But he glorifies the british coloniser too much, offending locals is not good. But can't be helped anyone would get frustrated if they are not used to the foreign condition.
the difference between this and india is just insane. both countries had basically the same GDP per capita in 1990. edit: jeez this comment really angered the usual "china bad" types and indian nationalists lmao
@@MaverickLee11 in chinese culture, they're poor but they still keep it real and humble like working. Here in the USA, people are frigging lazy. laziness is one way street to homeless, despair, drug/alcohol addictions, etc. that confucian culture teaches them to even work harder if you are poor, look up and move up in life...Americans just don't have that element. they will either complain, go lower and pray for god..THERE AIN'T GOD IN CHINA TO HELP YOU BUT YOURSELF!!!
As a Chinese now living in California, the woman at 40:00 didn’t accept your money for fixing your sweater actually makes me crying. 😢 Wish you a happy trip in my Hometown
@@firdausidris6367idk about the face recognition on the trains and having to use one app for all purchases though. It’s a bit too authoritarian for me, but seems to work very well.
Yeah that was stupid, but he traveled there from Cambodia. In some places in the world, people will run after you to give you your change back just to make sure it's not a misunderstanding.
He ripped him off because he didn't give him any change. In many countries they will not take advantage of you and take everything if you don't know what you're doing, they'll only take the correct amount... in fact, that's the norm.
@@gmanlee575first of all I don’t get why he gets annoyed when people overcharge him. These people are not working for fun, they need the money to survive, he makes enough money off YT to pay full price n not look for discounts. I guess he doesn’t want people to think he gets taken advantage of, but he should just say “I know I’m being over charged, however I can afford it n am happy to pay full price”. I don’t get why tourists think they should get a discount, these people will more then likely never see him again, so it’s not like giving him a discount gets them future business. If anything the regular citizens that they see daily are the ones who deserve any discount, cause they could be return customers, not some guy that’s only there for a week.
I wasn’t surprised at that lady refusing any payment for sewing that sweater. I got similar interactions all over China a few months back. It’s amazing.
Sometimes I wonder if the expenses Western countries spend on disparaging China could instead help provide more housing for their homeless, bring better teachers to students, and build better roads and railways.
Which makes it even more bizarre, the whole news business makes money from slandering a country half a planet away. Who and what mindset pirchases their news product? To fulfill what sentimental demand?
I’m from Mississippi. I spent a month in Beijing in 2012. Then went back and spent another month in Yunnan (Kunming primarily but traveled both north and south). Yunnan is probably the most interesting and beautiful place I’ve ever seen. There may not be anything like it in the rest of the world.
Great to see Bald in China! I’m a Brit and I’ve been living in China for five years. I’ve lived in Guangzhou and Shanghai, but also travelled to over half of the provinces. I love it here mostly. It’s a really interesting place. Of course there are positives and negatives, but come and see it for yourself and make your mind up.
Translation for the talking between Bald and the lovely woman who repaired Bald's sweater: B: I don't know chineses , I just know .... W: Ah, your chinese is so good! B: I am fixing my cloth .. W to Other: His cloth just broked .... B: Chongqing is beautiful W: Ah, yeah! the night view is beautiful B: you are beautiful W: haha, I am not beautiful, haha B: You are very beautiful W: I said Chongqing's night view is beautiful! .... W: Do you can here for tour? B: Girl friend? I don't .... W: Ah, friend B: I am ready for marriage, I will take you (LOL here) W: Thanks (LOL) .... W: It's ok now, OK? B: Thank you, Very good very good. Pay by this? W: Forget it, forget it B: No No W: Nothing to worry B: No No, I know we go to get married .... W: No No, don't do that Other woman: She don't want your money, so no, no need to pay.
Thanks. Much appreciated! I found that no matter where I went in my former travelling life (there may be a few exceptions anywhere) but most folks were extremely helpful and interested in Furriners. As a young Turkish policeman remarked one day in Istanbul "People are just people first!" When I run into foreign tourists locally now I always try to reciprocate the kindness.
I promise you my mouth was literally wide open this entire video. Especially when you did the view from very high up, I felt my heart dropping to my stomach, and then you looked up and the train went through the apartment building. Mouth wide open. Absolutely amazing ...beautiful beautiful!!!
Yeah.. If anything they'll drive a longer route and and earn a little something extra but the meters are fine. The taxi companies are pretty OK in Vietnam. I spent a lot of time there and I never encountered a scam. A little "tourist tax" every now and then is OK for me, we're talking about a dollar, if that, and these people make good use of it.
he made the slightest attempt to give some money back, but he obviously wanted to keep it. While bald was asking to be hustled, there are places were people are trustworthy & have morales, where they would insist on giving you change. For the most part, not speaking the language & willingly handing over a wad of money, in a major city, will get you ripped off.
Love to see you covering China, we just came back ourselves and we loved it! Now working through 15 days of video material and uploading little by little. China is simply amazing, so are the people!
Man, I'm a US Marine and have traveled to a lot of places around the world. A lot in Asia. I've been home and out of the military 15 years and now have a family of 6. I do not have the ability to travel like i used to. I have physical pain thinking of the good times over there. This is second best, absolutely love watching your channel bruh! You help people like me for sure. I get to spend my saturday mornings traveling now bc of you. Thank you brother
"I visited China So you Don't Have to Hesitate. (And Offended the Same 1 Billion people in… India)" 😂😂 Indian government should learn and pay KOL UA-camr better.😅😅
Been following you for years Baldy boy. Irish man who’s been to China many times for the past 20 years . I’m excited to see your reaction as a newcomer. The country, people, and dialects so diverse , but you will be welcomed and shown a culture and hospitality unrivaled I promise you . Can’t wait to follow you on your travels mate👍.
To be fair, I've seen tons of videos in Pakistan and India where they refuse to let UA-camrs pay, "you are a guest" they say. Asian cultures broadly at least attempt, at face value, to be accommodating to "guests".
As a Serbian when I saw picture of Slobodan Milosevic in some random Chinese gallery I was in shock. Even we don't have him anywhere here. Anyway much love for great people of China!
Say what you will but China is an amazing country. I've visited 3 times. The media always puts the country in a bad light but ignore that. Just visit and see. The infrastructure is amazing!
diference between western influenced india with capitalist ideas and china who held to their culture but at same time embraced and mastered socialism and even some capitalism but in good way
I never knew that Chinese people are so friendly with strangers, and how could I know, when they only talk about some bad things that happens in China...
that's a stupid way to frame it. tons of bad things happen in china because their system ultimately promotes it. no one ever said there weren't good people there. the same people, mind you, who get abused by the government doing the bad things.
That’s cause you don’t understand Chinese. From what I hear, once you learn to read and understand Chinese, it turns into an entirely different place. You start noticing what people are saying about you.
Finally I see Bald in China. He is the most interesting world traveller youtuber, hands down, No click baits, not begging for subscriptions, etc. Just doing his awesome trips everywhere, being kind to everybody, funny and making videos full of interesting info. Keep going, bro.
Hello Mister, I am long time follower of yours. Just wanna say that I am super glad that you finally came to China. I am actually based in Shanghai. If you actually happen to be here, I'd be more than honored to show you around.
I spent 3 months traveling around China by train, back in 1991. What a massive change this country has undergone. Nice to see that life is improving for people in that part of the world.
@@MaverickLee11 poorest people are most willing to give away what little they have to someone who has less, because they know the feel how it is to have nothing
Really love these quality content videos Bald. I work in Travel Insurance, and quite of few of us watch your channel on our late shifts at work. (Although I doubt anyone would insure you with some of the places you go to, lol. Too much risk.) Gives us some interesting things to advise our customers to check out on some of their journeys, especially historically.
I visited LA for the first time in 2016, I visited "Hollywood Walk of Fame" with huge excitement, but after seeing it I was shocked that the street looks so much like a medicore street in a small Chinese town. The 2-3 story buildings and the power poles along the street brought me the vibe of 1990s in China. being said, China is still a developing country (Chonging is in the western China which is seen as underdeverloped) and the GPD per capital is only a small fraction of the US. Meanwhile the price is low, as you see in the video, the nice hotel room cost only around 25 US dollars so people can still have a good (or OKish) life with much lower salary than the US.
I spent 3 weeks in Hangzhou and travelling around south east China with friends a few years back. One of the best experiences of my life. All the misconceptions of what I thought China was made me realise it’s actually a great place to visit - regardless of your political views or how you see China from the outside.
@@bertroost1675 haha. if they lived in more than 10 years, you will say they are brainwashed. so you believe what you believe, you are living in your own cage.
I went to Chongqing last year and spent 10 days there. It's an amazing city and the world's only mega city that is not built on boring flat topography. Chongqing's blending of old and new, tradition and modernity, urban vides, two large rivers crossing mountains, verticality, and the fascinating infrastructure is unparalleled by any large city in the world.
I’ve been watching you for 5+ years now. I appreciate your journeys. I live in the middle of the USA and it’s very cool to see other cultures. You do good work and you are appreciated. Thank you for your time and effort you put into the videos. 🎉
The lady actually said "you came here for tourism" which got misunderstood as "you came here for girl friend" because "tourism" sounds similar to "girl friend" in Chinese.
@@KWu-fv9nz When I went to Thailand I didn't want to find any girls... but I ended up spending all of money there on girls lol. It was crazy. Now I'm married so I can't go there again haha.
@@yengidemir 旅游 - lü3 you2 - touring, tourism 女友 - nü2 you3 - girlfriend 女朋友 - nü3 peng2 you3 - girlfriend The vowel sound in 旅 and 女 is represented by an umlauted u (ü), which isn't present on the typical QWERTY keyboard. So input editors accept the letter v in its place. This is indeed mentioned on the Wikipedia entry regarding the umlauted u.
Your vlogs are incredibly funny, full of energy, and radiate such warmth and friendliness. Watching them is like a breath of fresh air! If everyone on earth shared your positive outlook and kind spirit, I’m absolutely certain we’d live in a world free of conflict and war.
WTF?? How come the poorest neighborhoods of a Chinese city still look cleaner, more orderly, more civilized and has better infrastructure than 99.99% of any Indian cities?
Because China is tiers above India when it comes to living conditions. Don't be fooled though. This video is not from rural China and living standards there are completely different.
They don't really have a billion people its obviously a lie. Everywhere they went only what a few people walking, some people in train stations. India doesn't lie they actually DO have this many people that is what your country would look like with 1.5 billion real people.
The cages (metal fences) outside of windows were widely installed in the buildings in the 1980s and 1990s when poverty was still a thing in China and burglary was much more common than it is now. Buildings built after 2000 rarely have this as crime rate significantly lowered. Young generations like me would avoid this type of caged home.
@@jadedwitness9840the standard of poverty nowadays in China is definitely a totally different things compare to 30 years ago, nowadays some people will still install these things, but it is to avoid children/cats/clothes from falling down.
Chinese people are one of the friendliest people i've met! When I was in Chongqing it was so hot that i decided to take cab only for a couple of meters and the driver refused to take my money!
@@A3r0XxLol have you been to China?I feed three cats and one dog,they are members of my family and I love them,not only me but also so many family have pets,don't trust the media, you should see and experience for yourself
I went to China for the first time earlier this year. I was kinda worried because it would be the furthest I would have ever been outside the Anglosphere. It turned out to be the best vacation I ever had.
I am argentinian and I have been living here for a year, besides to how safe you fell at any time of the day or night, one of the other positive aspect I found here is how friendly and helpful the people is, trying to communicate with you in your language even being in their country
FYI: Cages were installed on windows to prevent burglars in the olden days, but nowadays with surveillance cameras everywhere, it’s so safe that they are no longer seen in newer buildings.
good job!! you know ! as for the fire hazard, if you ask the people in the homes, they don't even worry about fires, they say (we have the key) but question is, can you find it quick enough, when in a sudden emergency!?
These are all old neighborhoods. Decades ago, there were many thieves in China. New buildings are designed to prevent children from falling from heights.
@@MaverickLee11My relatives in Guangzhou have these kind of apartments and they usually keep the key nearby where everyone in the house knows where it is.
@@MaverickLee11 Since we are talking about extreme cases, then for families with children, if no protective measures are installed, how can we ensure that children are protected from the dangers caused by climbing up the windowsill out of curiosity?
You don't have to be a China simp or communist apologist to appreciate high speed rail and a functioning transit system. As an American, I'm very jealous of their mass transit.
Australia is even more chronically hopeless in that respect. Pathetic. Worse than ever. Can’t / Won’t even try to escape the ubiquitous car / airplane trap.
@@userseveneleven We’ve got quite a few homeless people here in Japan, too,..even ‘famous’ ones,..old couples who live in well-maintained, cardboard & rubbish - constructed ‘homes’ set up in infamous areas. Most of them, though, smell more like piss than you’d ever have thought it possible to. But ! At least they are *never* aggressive, never beg, never commit crimes, & never make awful remarks or running commentary / abuse of ordinary, working people.
Oh look the spineless CCP propaganda machine is here. You've said some truly braindead shit over the years and there's proof of you being funded by the Chinese government. Just FYI for anyone considering subscribing to his videos; he's literally a tool of propaganda. Go listen to his thoughts on what's happening the the uyghurs or Taiwan - actually a direct conveyor of lies and fueling communism. I like china and chinese people, but fuck the ccp.
Those anti-theft nets on the balcony are literally meant to prevent theft, but also for the safety of children to prevent them from falling from upstairs.
Some designs become conventional and dominate once the first designer chooses to build that way. We don't realize how many things around us are done just because one person decided it was a good idea and everyone copied them.
@@hissingsidll750Certainly not for the British who have to put up with 150k traitors of their own kind, now living on British taxpayers bed and board.
I'm in china myself (Xi'an atm), although I was already into Chinese culture and been learning the language for some years I was also pleasantly surprised when I arrived, sure there are some poorer areas, but the rate of improvement is amazing. I'm having a great time!
@@bengunnsand don't listen to people who tell you the language is too difficult. It's easier than people make it out to be. Focus on the fact the grammar is super easy and it's generally a very logical language. Chinese culture is one of the richest in the world, with history that no other can match and an endless list of inventions and contributions to the world. Chinese people are kind, will really appreciate you learning their language and will be happy to help you
@@yeti1989agreeing the grammar is pretty straightforward! At a simple level, it’s also an SVO language like English so saying simple phrases is pretty translatable! Big thing is the large lack of overlap in vocab and the writing system is difficult. However, I don’t think getting to a speaking listening proficiency should take too too long if doing focused practice! I’m not fluent at all, but I’d say doing TPRS, and comprehensible input videos are solid!
I'm a Brit, a Geordie, been living in China for 19 years... 10 years in Shanghai, and then Wuxi and Nanjing... I've driven 100s of thousands of KM all over this country, from Shanghai to Sichuan, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia.... watching the changes has beeen incredible...
@@Teutonius88 as they can be anywhere else, you think the IRS is unable to keep tabs on what you buy and sell in the US and what you do with your money?
@@Teutonius88 even a free ai facial imaging software like Pimeyes can find most people's socials though a simple cctv video in the West. We are way past the point of being able to be anonymous to the governments around the world.
Once again, in a new country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean from where I live in California, Benjamin shows us that average people, no matter where they live, have far more in common than we Americans assume. I feel so provincial after watching this.
Yeah, the more I know and understand the Chinese, the more I wanna defend them. I know I would be talking to bots half the time but I always feel a deep sense of injustice whenever people attack China. They will always thinly disguise their hatred with “it’s the CCP” but they would always spilled out into other Chinese beliefs and traditions without realizing.
At the beginning you assert that you don't speak Chinese and then proceeed to make the locals love you by speaking at least decent basic Chinese. Another masterpiece of a video!
The thing about China is there's a lot of internal linguistic diversity, so most businesses are used to dealing with people who are not entirely fluent.
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I took the same train to Sapa 2 years ago, it was so bumpy at night that I was unable to sleep well. The trains were made in China and the railway was built by Frenchmen 100 years ago.😅
buy it so bald can replace the hole in his ralph jumper only a millionaire.
Dwarf City! Backpacker Ben can find gainful employment there! lol
This video just reaffirms the fact that most people don't have a problem with each other, its our governments that have a problem with each other.
Agree, and the evil media doesn't help either.
I’ve noticed that when people travel to places like Iran or Lebanon or Syria. The people are great.
so true.
Yes indeed, the first thing the chinese gentleman said at the beginning of the video was o London, dangerous, knives and immigrants.
Most people that know about the CCP have a problem with the CCP too. The only people that don't are on the CCP payroll 😂
The announcement in the taxi literally said "Please don't smoke inside the cab" as both him and the driver lit up a cigarette. Gold.
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this Is the real freedom that already disappeared in west for years, those good ol days
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lol thats us，thats so chinese！hahahha
Somehow he only knows 12 words but uses them to their fullest extent. The one and only Bald.
he's a genius
@joesmith9216 So what is Einstein?
@@Fitzrovialitter Bald is Einstein
@@joesmith9216 he uses them wrong lmao
@joesmith9216 If you knew Chinese you wouldn't say that 😂
I am Chinese. When I saw the last lady having such a great conversation with you, I thought to myself, if it were me, I wouldn’t charge you in the end. To my surprise, the ladies really didn’t charge you! This reflects how most Chinese people are - we value mutual friendship. I hope you enjoy your time in China.
Respect!
This is my first comment on UA-cam and I want to say the man you talked with is my father. He was traveling with my mother (the lady with pink shirt) from Kunming. He sent me the screen shot tonight and he was very happy that could meet you there. All of us Chinese welcome you to China and if you are interested in Shenzhen one day, because I'm here, I'm glad to be your guide❤
Haha, very nice. Is that the gentleman who said Britain is a bit dangerous?^_^
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@@YoushengnaLi Well, he certainly ain't wrong. Best wishes to your parents and to you too, sir!))
@@Anonimus693 Thank you ❤
@@YoushengnaLi Obviously you have a wise father.Wishing you and your family all the best.
The lady mending your sweater probably has not much money, not excalty a high paying job in modern world yet did it for nothing..says a lot to me..
Speaks volumes to me also…😊
different cultures its nice to see how similar we all are
and had fun laughing the whole time, something to learn from these ppl
@@coolhandluke1503 that too ahaha
Beautiful
Bald went from being called an MI6 agent to a Russian spy but he was really a Chinese propaganda asset all along 😌
He’s just being honest. Don’t be mad that Indian trains smell like 💩
😂 dudes the most average british youtubing tourist in reality
@@TheAnnoyingBossit’s the best disguise.
At this rate he is BRICS asset🤣
Don’t just learn about China from the BBC, see it with your own eyes
Camera won't lie, what a contrast between china and india...
damn bro i lived in india for my entire life. living happily, peacefully until u guys showed reality to us. what should do now? should i die? if i move to foreign they wont leave me too. womp womp myself
@@vamshitarun4399a change in public attitude on littering and water pollution is a good place to start
@@vamshitarun4399 You'll be fine bro. I (overseas Chinese) visited China in the 90s and again last year. Mind boggling advancements in tech and infrastructure, but I noticed that the civic sense improvement came from the younger people, the older generation were still spitting and cutting queues etc. No more poop in public places though. I think that as India gets richer, the infrastructure will get better and the civic sense will come with it. It's important that your leaders focus on building infrastructure and less on religion and propaganda though. There are many talented Indians all around the world, proving you guys have it in you.
@@cyansadventures Less religion? The entire elections run on religion and hatred. There might be some development accidentally happening now and then. Just extremely delayed. Just looking at clean railway platforms give me goosebumps. I didn't know that was possible.
@@cyansadventures thanks for your kind words....
Imagine getting your toenails done in Chongqing, not suspecting anything bad - while suddenly a bald, white guy with sunglasses and a blue Ralph Lauren sweater starts filimg your feet while spouting random, chinese words 🤣
nightmare 😆
omg its house
😂
I would definitely think something funky was in the foot water 😂
😂😂
We must protect the sweater knitting lady at all costs. She is too precious
and so much fun too!
its just an expression to say a person is very amicable and you like them. It doesnt actually mean they need to be protected.
As a Chinese, I feel a little embarrassed. She is just an ordinary Chinese woman, and 95% of Chinese people are very friendly and polite to foreigners.
This Free service is a smart business idea, in fact NOT free, she got the AD as return.
Protect from whom
That lady at the end of the video was amazing, full of joy and life, so honest also, she enjoyed your company so it was on the house. What a brilliant ending.
Yes he should have married right there and then
@@samuilplamenov4749
Yep, she had me smiling big. Such a sweet lady
I love happy endings ! ❤ 😂
China really developed Vietnam a lot.
The lady is so friendly and she fixed your sweater without asking for a pay. That's Chinese people, always so kind and generous for our guests
The other woman was very insistant about no payment. It seemed to me like they didn't want a record of the transaction, maybe expecting someone from the state to come and speak to them if they saw it on the records.
@@essengeebee ？？？？？？？？？？？？Biiiiiig question mark from China.❓❔⁉❓❔❓⁉❓❔
@@essengeebee hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
@@essengeebee Apparently you have no idea how friendly and straightforward local Chongqing people are. Don't always equate Chinese government with the people there.
@ don’t get me wrong, I’m sure she was a very nice lady, I just found the interaction to be strange, just like it’s strange that there are so many Chinese people outraged that I would suggest it wasn’t a completely natural occurrence.
Chongqing is a hero city and wartime capital of China during world war two. It was bombed heavily by Japanese war plane bombers sustaining huge human and property losses after China lost the city of Wuhan. Many American voluntary war plane pilots called 'flying tiger team" came to China and used Kunming and Chongqing as bases to help fighting Japanese aggression. Many of them sacrificed their lives for the cause of international humanity. Chinese people inside their hearts are grateful and have good sentiments with Americans. It's really a pity that now the relationship between the two countries' government is sour because of geopolitics and competition, but many Chinese people still have good feeling towards ordinary Americans. Really hope the world is peaceful and all people of the world live harmoniously.
The Flying Tigers were hired by Chiang Kai-shek at a high cost, akin to mercenaries.
@@jchuming2509别人也失去了生命。帮了也是事实。
哪是花高价请的雇佣兵，一个人的收入是一个连的军饷，报酬已经支付了，再说了他们的作用很有限，什么都没改变，性价比很低
如果你想比较，就该去了解苏联援助民国政府的航空大队，那才是无条件的帮助中国抗日，且死亡的飞行员还埋在中国为他们建造的纪念碑旁
别把我包括上 我对美国没有任何一点好感 飞虎队我支持 其余都是扯蛋
Trying to scan a QR code with your phone screen made me crack up
Some cases you have to show the QR code to a scanner, and sometimes you need to scan the QR code, so he might've been confused :)
Bald is a senior so it's normal.
@@fpsmeteryea but not with the front camera lol
The Chinese dude just shaking his head 😂
Boomers man
I actually got choked up when she refused to take your money for mending your sweater. I dont know why I got emotional, she was just such an obvious wonderful soul.
我没想到外国网友会反应这么大。阿姨可能觉得工作量太小，不需要收费，而且秃头先生是那么有趣。如果你只是需要缝个纽扣之类的小事，任何一个裁缝都会免费帮你做的，因为工作量太小，收费的话他们会觉得不好意思
因为在很多国家和地区，没有不好意思这个词
Same, that really touched me. So rare to see genuine kindness these days. Or maybe it's because im from India....
@@尹白夜in the netherlands a lady charged me 20 euros to stich a small tear in a jacket. Literally 4 minutes of work. It really isnt about work load
that's what communist society is
Just returned from a two week trip through China yesterday. I can only agree with you that China‘s infrastructure and some parts of their cities are just way ahead of our countries in the west. It was so strange coming home and having to pay everything with cash or card again when you are used to Alipay.
Never thought i would say things like that about China since it’s image in the west is portrayed mostly negative and the media shows only the bad sides…
Also the Chinese people are some of the friendliest i have ever met. Noone was annoyed when we weren’t able to communicate with them due to our lack of speaking Chinese and their lack of speaking English. Everyone was just so helpful and really trying to get their point across
Yeah mate, chinese people see foreigners as guests and treat them accordingly. The same can't be said about the way that chinese tourists are treated abroad. It's just the world we live in unfortunately.
So glad you enjoyed your trip and that it was an eye-opener. It must have also been a surprise how clean and safe it was?
It is just unbelievable that any reasonable person can see one government piece of software as the only way to obtain anything, including food, to be some kind of advancement. They can have total control over you, knowing every single thing you buy an can literally cancel your existence with one click, causing your death from starvation.
because all their transactions are tracked whereas the west we like the freedom of not having the government log all our transactions. In china you cant even make an email, you get a government assigned one. if yall dont like the United States NSA trying to spy on you, chinas intelligence agencies is NSA on steroids because they literally made government data collection built into "their" internet, payment methods, and social media
西方的媒体只会黑中国，建议你们过来旅游就知道了
非常感谢你喜欢中国，欢迎再来
A person's quality really has nothing to do with wealth or education. The tailor lady at the end showed the best side of human beings, kindness. At the same time, welcome to China. China is not perfect, but our civilization has been repeating a sentence for thousands of years. It is a pleasure to have friends from far away.
孔子说过，有朋自远方来 不亦乐乎！
not true, people with potential who have to go to inner city schools come out as a shadow of who they could've been.
@@fanaticist Education isn't everything in terms of professional success. Soft skills (like communication/ networking) cannot really be taught in school, it can only be learned, and you can get hard skills much faster from work experience than from sitting in a classroom. You don't need to graduate from a prestigious university or have a high GPA to become successful.
Education is not just school education. There is also social education.
礼仪之邦 你友好 我们有礼仪 你不友好 那就邦邦邦
Hope to see more content about China! Really fun to watch!
Love this. No bias. No disrespecting local culture (for the most part). Just good ol fashion exploration. China is a cool place it seems -- the media has been lying to us all for years.
sup wumao
"No bias" lmao I guess you haven't checked up on China's economy in the last decade or so huh?
you can say that again.
How is the media lying about China?
I'm in China now, it's amazing isn't it, I've just made one video upto now, it's certainly not what expected. China is setting world standards, they have gone from 30 behind to 30 years in front in a very short time. I've been here 2 weeks and loving it! Fortunately I got a 2 year multi entry visa, I'll be here for months!
this is because they stayed homogenous.
@@hindenberg507 China is not homogeneous, (only if you are the type that thinks all Asians look the same). the country has 56 ethnic groups very different from each other (including Muslims and even blonde Chinese, yeah!) almost all of them feel their nationalism too and push in the same direction, that's the difference. I'm a foreigner and have lived in China for decades, married to a woman from one of those minorities, so I know how it works from within. I get your point and see what's going on in Europe and America with the uncontrolled illegal migration, but homogeneity is not the reason for China. Engineered Social Development, good Management, and secure borders are the reasons.
@@hindenberg507china is extremely diverse culturally and ethnically, han is the biggest but they have many minorities.
@@bonaudi I don't know about you but recently I see alot of this 'racists' push that narrative that the country is crap due to diversity it why they said stuff like homogenous and such.
@@JonnyBeoulve 所以说，我们需要有一个强大的政府，这个强大政府需要符合我们56个民族，14亿人民的心愿与平衡感！ 可想而知！这个政府需要多强大！如果他集合了 美国 ！ 苏联！ 德意志帝国！的所有长处，加上 中华文明千年的道家文化，才有了今天的奇迹 中国，否则，我们也只会跟印度一样了·····
The taxi driver tried to hand you your change, and you then jumped into the back, calling him a thief 😂
lol
🤣🤣🤣
Classic Bald really 😂
Still cheaper than an American cab for 13 mile trip.
For like 1 second...
At 25:17, that was a real Coke. China is one of the few countries in the world where the Coca-Cola logo is transliterated into the local language. The characters do sound roughly like "Coca Cola" in Mandarin, but the meaning of the 4 characters is "Delicious and Happy".
yes,ke3 kou3 ke3 le4
可口可乐
Yes, it's a real Coke but the taste a little bit difference
Ooo very clever translation they chose there then! Haha
@@UnimportantAcc这是由中国企业与可口可乐合资的可乐企业
The last lady who mends sweaters actually means that you are welcome to see the night view of Chongqing. The night view of Chongqing is extremely beautiful.
Thank you 🙏
重庆的夜景很漂亮 😂
And I think there is a reason why they don’t want a foreigner to pay with AliPay (government keeps track of every transaction)🤷♂️.
Friendly yes, but don’t want do get digitally tracked
@@Hupamaster not at all, I've had this happen to me many times, in the years I lived in china and its Chinese hospitality. They would not think of this at all.
@@Hupamaster No, they were telling him that they didn't want payment for the small repair work, and they they would not accept his money. Essentially, this was their gift to him.
Thank you for this truthful, accurate portrayal of Chinese people and their country. I have been to China many times with my work, and I am simply in love with the place and its people. The family bonds, the generosity of spirit, the acceptance and welcoming of strangers. The only other country where I have experienced similar traits in its people is Spain. China is a beguiling futuristic phenomenon to be experienced.
@@dontenorio69
I'm here now and finding exactly as you say
is being too welcoming a bad thing though ? we made that mistake in europe and now everyone takes advantage, being too nice can go against you sometimes.
@@hindenberg507 enthusiasm is not a good thing. The people of China are enthusiastic, but their government is sober.
因为中国政府的稳定 我们才能快乐的生活 如果我们是个穷国家 可能就像一开始那个越南人一样吧@@彩虹小哥
Tourism and girl friend or boyfriend are intertwined
The lady at the end was such a vibe and kind
Unfortunately she won't be able to see this video. The Chinese government has banned UA-cam from China.
Fr nice humble and beautiful ladies
What lovely people 😊
I wish someone can translate us what those people were saying in Chinese.
wish i knew what she was saying
Bald... Your videos NEVER fail to truthfully encapsulate the joy of the human spirit. Whether its a Russian Babushka inviting you in for vodka. Or a Chinese seamstress laughing and refusing pay for a trivial sweater repair. Humans are humans no matter where you go. And that joy is so wonderful.
This. Love from Vancouver Island, Canada!
and yet conservatives lump people and nationalities togheter, just because how the western media portrays some bad actors
Hi white conservative Catholic from Ohio and I love this and agree!
You lie
Bald is good, he is angry at the condition in India is justified. But he glorifies the british coloniser too much, offending locals is not good. But can't be helped anyone would get frustrated if they are not used to the foreign condition.
the difference between this and india is just insane. both countries had basically the same GDP per capita in 1990.
edit: jeez this comment really angered the usual "china bad" types and indian nationalists lmao
I Q
Lot things happen quickly when you're ruled by a Dictatorship..🎉
Modi：India is a superpower.
Xi：China is a developing country.
@@amandagrant4331 dictatorship vs democracy, you can get around corruption in dictatorship and develop the country
@@bestbuilder7833 Saying Modi's government is democratic is incredibly funny.
Don't be surprised if Chongqing is always foggy. It's a mountainous city, and in China, it's nicknamed the "Fog City".
the tailor woman was so humble in conversation..
What a lovely lady
Lovely lady❤
the poorest people are often the happiest and kindest.
@@MaverickLee11 you are so mean
@@MaverickLee11 in chinese culture, they're poor but they still keep it real and humble like working. Here in the USA, people are frigging lazy. laziness is one way street to homeless, despair, drug/alcohol addictions, etc. that confucian culture teaches them to even work harder if you are poor, look up and move up in life...Americans just don't have that element. they will either complain, go lower and pray for god..THERE AIN'T GOD IN CHINA TO HELP YOU BUT YOURSELF!!!
Nice to see you out and about, friend. Looking forward to more friendly adventjres. Stay safe.
holy shit whole 1 week worth of food
China is quite safe
As a Chinese now living in California, the woman at 40:00 didn’t accept your money for fixing your sweater actually makes me crying. 😢 Wish you a happy trip in my Hometown
Agreed. It was a splendid moment for humanity.
A wonderful moment for humanity
I would much rather live in China than the US.
@mostpplarezombies For the cleanliness and standards yes. They at least seem to take care of problems that matter.
Why did you leave your motherland?
the more we see other cultures, the more we realise how much we have in common rather than different
After India, China looks like some healing trip. 😀
Any country after India would look like a healing trip 😂
@@coffetravel7388LMAOOOOOOO😂😂
More like a journey from hell to heaven.
@@firdausidris6367idk about the face recognition on the trains and having to use one app for all purchases though. It’s a bit too authoritarian for me, but seems to work very well.
@@coffetravel7388lmao
Gives taxi driver his entire wad of cash..
"HE RIPPED ME OFF"
That's what i mean, thats over 30 quid!, even one of them yuan notes is way more than enough, he gave it away he never got scammed
30.00 quid .the driver was going to give him back some
Yeah that was stupid, but he traveled there from Cambodia.
In some places in the world, people will run after you to give you your change back just to make sure it's not a misunderstanding.
He ripped him off because he didn't give him any change. In many countries they will not take advantage of you and take everything if you don't know what you're doing, they'll only take the correct amount... in fact, that's the norm.
@@gmanlee575first of all I don’t get why he gets annoyed when people overcharge him. These people are not working for fun, they need the money to survive, he makes enough money off YT to pay full price n not look for discounts. I guess he doesn’t want people to think he gets taken advantage of, but he should just say “I know I’m being over charged, however I can afford it n am happy to pay full price”. I don’t get why tourists think they should get a discount, these people will more then likely never see him again, so it’s not like giving him a discount gets them future business. If anything the regular citizens that they see daily are the ones who deserve any discount, cause they could be return customers, not some guy that’s only there for a week.
I wasn’t surprised at that lady refusing any payment for sewing that sweater. I got similar interactions all over China a few months back. It’s amazing.
这在中国很常见，尤其是对外国人来说。
There is an ancient Chinese saying, 'It's a pleasure to have friends come from afar!'! China welcomes anyone who comes to make friends!
Sometimes I wonder if the expenses Western countries spend on disparaging China could instead help provide more housing for their homeless, bring better teachers to students, and build better roads and railways.
China spends so much more on trashing other countries than any western country does. I lived there and, trust me, its a nationalist ethno state
Nah they’re busy wasting their people’s tax dollars to fuel wars and regime changes
Bro doesn’t know that the wests media isn’t state owned but private 😭
看来西方的朋友是聪明人
Which makes it even more bizarre, the whole news business makes money from slandering a country half a planet away. Who and what mindset pirchases their news product? To fulfill what sentimental demand?
I’m from Mississippi. I spent a month in Beijing in 2012. Then went back and spent another month in Yunnan (Kunming primarily but traveled both north and south). Yunnan is probably the most interesting and beautiful place I’ve ever seen. There may not be anything like it in the rest of the world.
Which part of Mississippi?
@@ricster_stmocean springs is nice 🎉
No doubt, my great uncle was in Kunming during the second world war, and he raved about it the rest of his life.
Yunnan is beautiful, go to Yangshuo next time - even better
12年之后，中国完全是一个新的国家，你应该回来看看。来到中国世纪
Great to see Bald in China! I’m a Brit and I’ve been living in China for five years. I’ve lived in Guangzhou and Shanghai, but also travelled to over half of the provinces. I love it here mostly. It’s a really interesting place. Of course there are positives and negatives, but come and see it for yourself and make your mind up.
People from any country are the same。
@@刷人头のwhat?
Translation for the talking between Bald and the lovely woman who repaired Bald's sweater:
B: I don't know chineses , I just know ....
W: Ah, your chinese is so good!
B: I am fixing my cloth ..
W to Other: His cloth just broked
....
B: Chongqing is beautiful
W: Ah, yeah! the night view is beautiful
B: you are beautiful
W: haha, I am not beautiful, haha
B: You are very beautiful
W: I said Chongqing's night view is beautiful!
....
W: Do you can here for tour?
B: Girl friend? I don't ....
W: Ah, friend
B: I am ready for marriage, I will take you (LOL here)
W: Thanks (LOL)
....
W: It's ok now, OK?
B: Thank you, Very good very good. Pay by this?
W: Forget it, forget it
B: No No
W: Nothing to worry
B: No No, I know we go to get married ....
W: No No, don't do that
Other woman: She don't want your money, so no, no need to pay.
Thanks. Much appreciated! I found that no matter where I went in my former travelling life (there may be a few exceptions anywhere) but most folks were extremely helpful and interested in Furriners. As a young Turkish policeman remarked one day in Istanbul "People are just people first!" When I run into foreign tourists locally now I always try to reciprocate the kindness.
thanks
Thank you, man! ☺☺☺
With this Chinese language knowledge, you can assist foreigners in finding wives in China! 😂😂😂
Ahahaha, I hope he pins your comment. Awesome. I love how she asked him if he is a tourist and he replies with girlfriend. 😄
yeah the translation was really bad in the video, and she did not understand anything about the girlfriend wife thing
I promise you my mouth was literally wide open this entire video. Especially when you did the view from very high up, I felt my heart dropping to my stomach, and then you looked up and the train went through the apartment building. Mouth wide open. Absolutely amazing ...beautiful beautiful!!!
Bro, the taxi driver was trying to give you back some bills for a moment but you just didn't take them. 😂
Yeah.. If anything they'll drive a longer route and and earn a little something extra but the meters are fine. The taxi companies are pretty OK in Vietnam. I spent a lot of time there and I never encountered a scam. A little "tourist tax" every now and then is OK for me, we're talking about a dollar, if that, and these people make good use of it.
Right , I noticed that too. He probably thought he was offering all of it 😂
I think it's 100% on Bald. Give them money until they accept the deal. If you don't want to give them more money, it means you won't accept the deal.
he made the slightest attempt to give some money back, but he obviously wanted to keep it. While bald was asking to be hustled, there are places were people are trustworthy & have morales, where they would insist on giving you change.
For the most part, not speaking the language & willingly handing over a wad of money, in a major city, will get you ripped off.
@@LukeSumIpsePatremTe It's better entertainment to act that way too.
Love to see you covering China, we just came back ourselves and we loved it! Now working through 15 days of video material and uploading little by little. China is simply amazing, so are the people!
谢谢你的客观评价 祝你生活愉快 欢迎再来中国玩❤
看看你的
welcome back to China ❤
Man, I'm a US Marine and have traveled to a lot of places around the world. A lot in Asia. I've been home and out of the military 15 years and now have a family of 6. I do not have the ability to travel like i used to. I have physical pain thinking of the good times over there. This is second best, absolutely love watching your channel bruh! You help people like me for sure. I get to spend my saturday mornings traveling now bc of you. Thank you brother
Enters China, immediately goes to a Dwarf village.
😂😂😂
Um, well that would be my First stop! Saw another video about it when they do the evening shows.
It's really something else.
does everyone in your country has gigantism or hypermale syndrome that makes you say so？😅
"I visited China So you Don't Have to Hesitate. (And Offended the Same 1 Billion people in… India)" 😂😂
Indian government should learn and pay KOL UA-camr better.😅😅
I've actually been to China but that was still one of the most surreal things I've seen on video 😂
That sweeter lady at the end is a real person , absolute gem ! Loved her ! Wouldn’t let bald pay
Because she know he’s a shill for the CCP.
Been following you for years Baldy boy. Irish man who’s been to China many times for the past 20 years . I’m excited to see your reaction as a newcomer. The country, people, and dialects so diverse , but you will be welcomed and shown a culture and hospitality unrivaled I promise you . Can’t wait to follow you on your travels mate👍.
In China, there are really many people like that aunt. We were taught from childhood that "friends come from afar" and help others.
In China : oh you funny no need to pay
In India : 1000 Saar please saar 1500
In India : Gave 2000, scammed out of 500 balance.
Im dead
To be fair, I've seen tons of videos in Pakistan and India where they refuse to let UA-camrs pay, "you are a guest" they say. Asian cultures broadly at least attempt, at face value, to be accommodating to "guests".
Your every comment is about India common dont be so obsessed
I would say the busy parts in Dehli is creazy and toxic and many other “normal” parts are ok.
As a Serbian when I saw picture of Slobodan Milosevic in some random Chinese gallery I was in shock. Even we don't have him anywhere here. Anyway much love for great people of China!
Oplakah, i to u parku patuljaka 😂
@@filippopovic3009Najjace hahahahah
Serbia is admired in China.
a sta pise na kineskom? nesto o Slobinoj istoriji?
@@ukropcrimeariver at least he tried to hold Serbia together without be broken up. Its regretful that he failed.
Say what you will but China is an amazing country. I've visited 3 times. The media always puts the country in a bad light but ignore that. Just visit and see. The infrastructure is amazing!
India and China, although neighbouring countries, but heaven and hell difference.
Which one is heaven aand which one is hell?
India is not even in the same league as China.
@@youtubesenior654 really? India for sure.
diference between western influenced india with capitalist ideas and china who held to their culture but at same time embraced and mastered socialism and even some capitalism but in good way
@@NostalgicMem0ries Yea it certainly seems to have worked out well for a few of them at least.
I never knew that Chinese people are so friendly with strangers, and how could I know, when they only talk about some bad things that happens in China...
that's a stupid way to frame it. tons of bad things happen in china because their system ultimately promotes it. no one ever said there weren't good people there. the same people, mind you, who get abused by the government doing the bad things.
That’s cause you don’t understand Chinese. From what I hear, once you learn to read and understand Chinese, it turns into an entirely different place. You start noticing what people are saying about you.
that's your country's problem
not China's problem
@@王楷-i1x nah it is chinas problem as well
There is a difference between reporting bad things and smearing, my friend.
Finally I see Bald in China. He is the most interesting world traveller youtuber, hands down,
No click baits, not begging for subscriptions, etc. Just doing his awesome trips everywhere, being kind to everybody, funny and making videos full of interesting info. Keep going, bro.
Hello Mister, I am long time follower of yours. Just wanna say that I am super glad that you finally came to China. I am actually based in Shanghai. If you actually happen to be here, I'd be more than honored to show you around.
I spent 3 months traveling around China by train, back in 1991. What a massive change this country has undergone. Nice to see that life is improving for people in that part of the world.
Went in 2009 ...the border from Vietnam to China has change
Wow, I always get sad that I did not witness these places before modernization :(
Well, they can't complain. Literally can't, or their life will turn into a living nightmare.
@@writeordie5452 where is this place and how do I get there from China?
It's gone downhill when it comes to free speech and political participation since Xitler the Pooh came to power though.
So you finally made it to China, your channel needed this
the little chongqing tailor lady was so sweet and humbling
the poorest people are often the happiest and kindest.
@@MaverickLee11 poorest people are most willing to give away what little they have to someone who has less, because they know the feel how it is to have nothing
I lived there for 20 years and stuff like that happened daily. People are super friendly.
TBH the tailor in China are not poor, they are skilled workers
@@MaverickLee11 事实上，她有她的技术，在小区帮助别人做一些裁缝工作，会比大多数外卖骑手以及快递员的收入还要高。这在重庆并不会贫穷。甚至足以购买她自己的房产。
Really love these quality content videos Bald. I work in Travel Insurance, and quite of few of us watch your channel on our late shifts at work. (Although I doubt anyone would insure you with some of the places you go to, lol. Too much risk.) Gives us some interesting things to advise our customers to check out on some of their journeys, especially historically.
As an American, it's incredible to get to see the streets of China like this !
I visited LA for the first time in 2016, I visited "Hollywood Walk of Fame" with huge excitement, but after seeing it I was shocked that the street looks so much like a medicore street in a small Chinese town. The 2-3 story buildings and the power poles along the street brought me the vibe of 1990s in China.
being said, China is still a developing country (Chonging is in the western China which is seen as underdeverloped) and the GPD per capital is only a small fraction of the US. Meanwhile the price is low, as you see in the video, the nice hotel room cost only around 25 US dollars so people can still have a good (or OKish) life with much lower salary than the US.
@@ulyssis GDP per capita is a useless metric when it comes to quality of life.
@@ulyssis Hollywood Walk of fame just overrated. It is even worse now with all stores closed down and lot of homeless and beggars on the street.
@@bunnyfreakz aren't the scientologists nearby preying on simple tourists and such?
@@thomasdavison37 大家只说人均GDP，却不说物价
I spent 3 weeks in Hangzhou and travelling around south east China with friends a few years back. One of the best experiences of my life. All the misconceptions of what I thought China was made me realise it’s actually a great place to visit - regardless of your political views or how you see China from the outside.
Live there for 3 years and then you can talk about it.
@@bertroost1675 I've lived here for 10 years no and ain't noway I am going back to the UK😆😅🤣🥲
@@bertroost1675 definitely better than where u staying😂
@@DavidYue-d4x Wrong but I understand your situation.
@@bertroost1675 haha. if they lived in more than 10 years, you will say they are brainwashed. so you believe what you believe, you are living in your own cage.
I went to Chongqing last year and spent 10 days there. It's an amazing city and the world's only mega city that is not built on boring flat topography. Chongqing's blending of old and new, tradition and modernity, urban vides, two large rivers crossing mountains, verticality, and the fascinating infrastructure is unparalleled by any large city in the world.
true
We call it“cyberpunk “
I live here rn, best city in China imo
I’ve been watching you for 5+ years now. I appreciate your journeys. I live in the middle of the USA and it’s very cool to see other cultures. You do good work and you are appreciated. Thank you for your time and effort you put into the videos. 🎉
What amazes me is 2 countries with over a billion people with connecting borders are so vastly different.
communism vs capitalism (capitalism without colonialism, imperialism and 100's of years of slavery to rely on)
Balds budget to explore india $100 vs $5000 for china 😅
@@harshgandhi9815 The same price that you pay in China will get you something far cleaner and higher quality compared to India.
@@lukey08 do quick cost of living comparison ull get the reality
@@DF-jm6dq nothing to do with the massive mountain range, with most of the highest mountains in the world, separating them, don’t you think?
The lady actually said "you came here for tourism" which got misunderstood as "you came here for girl friend" because "tourism" sounds similar to "girl friend" in Chinese.
thats funny, so how do you say girlfriend-tourism?(thailand)
@@yengidemir Got you, for some westerners, a tour to Thailand is like a tour to find girl friends LOL
@@KWu-fv9nz When I went to Thailand I didn't want to find any girls... but I ended up spending all of money there on girls lol. It was crazy. Now I'm married so I can't go there again haha.
@@yengidemir
旅游 - lü3 you2 - touring, tourism
女友 - nü2 you3 - girlfriend
女朋友 - nü3 peng2 you3 - girlfriend
The vowel sound in 旅 and 女 is represented by an umlauted u (ü), which isn't present on the typical QWERTY keyboard. So input editors accept the letter v in its place. This is indeed mentioned on the Wikipedia entry regarding the umlauted u.
笑死
I was in China in ‘85 and this video absolutely floored me. It’s gone from a tattered past to a visionary future in such a short amount of time.
Yes, everything has changed... Welcome to visit China again.
In 1985 , Shenzhen was a fishing village of 30,000 people and there were probably less than 10,000 cars in Beijing .
很多事情，没法说，其实也得感谢美国， 去除了工业化，才给了中国工业化崛起的机会， 虽然朝鲜战争和美国打了一架，但是没有尼克松访华， 也没有后来的改革开放， 世间的事呀，还真是奇妙，中美的爱恨情仇
Yea because of slavery
@@owadqoiiqwdip你怕是活在5000年前
Your vlogs are incredibly funny, full of energy, and radiate such warmth and friendliness. Watching them is like a breath of fresh air! If everyone on earth shared your positive outlook and kind spirit, I’m absolutely certain we’d live in a world free of conflict and war.
WTF?? How come the poorest neighborhoods of a Chinese city still look cleaner, more orderly, more civilized and has better infrastructure than 99.99% of any Indian cities?
Because China is tiers above India when it comes to living conditions.
Don't be fooled though. This video is not from rural China and living standards there are completely different.
civilization
They don't really have a billion people its obviously a lie. Everywhere they went only what a few people walking, some people in train stations. India doesn't lie they actually DO have this many people that is what your country would look like with 1.5 billion real people.
Because the “come to india bro” hasn’t been working for the Indians as of lately 😂😂
Because the poorest places in China is restricted and tourists can't travel there. China shows what China wants to show.
The cages (metal fences) outside of windows were widely installed in the buildings in the 1980s and 1990s when poverty was still a thing in China and burglary was much more common than it is now. Buildings built after 2000 rarely have this as crime rate significantly lowered. Young generations like me would avoid this type of caged home.
Isn't it to inhibit suicide?
Go to central Paris, every window from 0 to at least 5 stories has metal bars on them.
Poverty is still very much a thing in China
@@jadedwitness9840the standard of poverty nowadays in China is definitely a totally different things compare to 30 years ago, nowadays some people will still install these things, but it is to avoid children/cats/clothes from falling down.
@billshi6005 still a dystopian one party hellscape. The way the pandemic was dealt with was disgusting
Chinese people are one of the friendliest people i've met! When I was in Chongqing it was so hot that i decided to take cab only for a couple of meters and the driver refused to take my money!
I don't give a fuck if they appear friendly or not. Just look at how they treat animals at pelt/dog farms. Can't be nice people if you ask me.
@@A3r0XxLol have you been to China?I feed three cats and one dog,they are members of my family and I love them,not only me but also so many family have pets,don't trust the media, you should see and experience for yourself
@@A3r0XxLol 你要笑死我嗎？
Unfortunately, each country treats animals very poorly in slaughter houses
Another POOH paid one cent Bot
我是中国重庆人，我们这里每年要来很多国内外的游客，重庆人很包容 热情 友好，实际上你们来旅游会发现中国绝大多数人都很善良友好，希望你们来中国客观的感受这里的一切 享受你们在中国的旅行，欢迎世界各国的朋友们来中国 感受中国的一切❤
I went to China for the first time earlier this year. I was kinda worried because it would be the furthest I would have ever been outside the Anglosphere. It turned out to be the best vacation I ever had.
China propagandist😂
How much did the CCP pay you? The Indian government can pay you double!
glad you had fun in my home country
China is better than Skid Row, and you don’t need to be a propagandist to know that lmao
@@terrysadlier8456 what, you cia agent then?
I am argentinian and I have been living here for a year, besides to how safe you fell at any time of the day or night, one of the other positive aspect I found here is how friendly and helpful the people is, trying to communicate with you in your language even being in their country
China has a lot of problems. That said I think most people, including chinese aren't inherently bad.
That’s what friendly people do everywhere. It depends on who you meet and not on where you are
Hola. Me encantaría viajar ahí y capaz mudarme. Estoy aprendiendo el idioma igual, por si voy a visitar.
How do you know if someone is Argentinian ? Don't worry, they'll tell you.
How many spies and informants on evrey corner for the CCP tho?
FYI:
Cages were installed on windows to prevent burglars in the olden days, but nowadays with surveillance cameras everywhere, it’s so safe that they are no longer seen in newer buildings.
good job!! you know ! as for the fire hazard, if you ask the people in the homes, they don't even worry about fires, they say (we have the key) but question is, can you find it quick enough, when in a sudden emergency!?
These are all old neighborhoods. Decades ago, there were many thieves in China. New buildings are designed to prevent children from falling from heights.
@@MaverickLee11My relatives in Guangzhou have these kind of apartments and they usually keep the key nearby where everyone in the house knows where it is.
@@MaverickLee11 Since we are talking about extreme cases, then for families with children, if no protective measures are installed, how can we ensure that children are protected from the dangers caused by climbing up the windowsill out of curiosity?
不，现在是为了防止孩子掉下去，为了安全。
This was fun! We want another episode :)
You don't have to be a China simp or communist apologist to appreciate high speed rail and a functioning transit system. As an American, I'm very jealous of their mass transit.
Australia is even more chronically hopeless in that respect. Pathetic. Worse than ever. Can’t / Won’t even try to escape the ubiquitous car / airplane trap.
No kidding. Driving on McStroads in America blasted by the same 10 corporate chains, homeless people, and rush hour traffic is nauseating
@@userseveneleven We’ve got quite a few homeless people here in Japan, too,..even ‘famous’ ones,..old couples who live in well-maintained, cardboard & rubbish - constructed ‘homes’ set up in infamous areas.
Most of them, though, smell more like piss than you’d ever have thought it possible to. But ! At least they are *never* aggressive, never beg, never commit crimes, & never make awful remarks or running commentary / abuse of ordinary, working people.
We collectively put up with bad urban behavior on public transit, behavior that is destructive and also cheapens the experience.
@@getuptogetdown918I am currently living in Shenzhen, which metro line you mean?
omg I can't believe I appeared in a Bald and bakrupt video! 1:23 my life is complete, welcome to China Mr.Bald! 👍
Don’t copyright strike me and we will consider us even mate 😂
You shameless CCP shill, you.
@JasonLivinginChina you proud to be a paid CCP propagandist?
@@baldandbankrupt 😂of course not!
Oh look the spineless CCP propaganda machine is here. You've said some truly braindead shit over the years and there's proof of you being funded by the Chinese government.
Just FYI for anyone considering subscribing to his videos; he's literally a tool of propaganda. Go listen to his thoughts on what's happening the the uyghurs or Taiwan - actually a direct conveyor of lies and fueling communism.
I like china and chinese people, but fuck the ccp.
Aww that lady at the end was so happy and wonderful 🥰
Unfortunately she won't be able to see this video. The Chinese government has banned UA-cam from China.
She keeps asking him if he's travelling. 你旅游吗
Bald: Girlfriend?
@@crak6776“旅游(travel)lǚ yóu”pronunciation like“女友(girl friend)nǚ yǒu”
@@crak6776ahahaha thank you for this 😂
Yes, most of the Chinese people are friendly and enthusiastic, so is this aunt, and there is no charge for repairing his sweater!
The iron cage used to be for theft prevention, and now it’s kept for preventing children from falling and also for the convenience of drying clothes.
Those anti-theft nets on the balcony are literally meant to prevent theft, but also for the safety of children to prevent them from falling from upstairs.
Also to keep people in
Some designs become conventional and dominate once the first designer chooses to build that way. We don't realize how many things around us are done just because one person decided it was a good idea and everyone copied them.
@@MichaelOrton147 又一个被西方宣传洗脑的家伙😅，这些防盗窗都是房子的主人自己安装的，过去主要是用来防盗，不过现在越来越多的人发现其实这个是多余的。我们家以前也有防盗窗，后来我们重新安装的阳台的落地窗之后决定把防盗窗拆除了，因为看起来不好看。
BS
@@MichaelOrton147
As someone who has lived in Hong Kong for the la st 23 years the changes in China in the last 10 years has been insane.
Certainly not for the better
he cant say obviously as he lives there.
And you think it's normal ? They're obviously on some type of agenda.
@@hissingsidll750Certainly not for the British who have to put up with 150k traitors of their own kind, now living on British taxpayers bed and board.
@@hissingsidll750 certainly for the better, quality of life has gone up tremendously
It’s always a good day When Bald Uploads
The realist youtube, he's not here for clickbaits
The best travel influencer ever !❤
This was simply amazing. I've never had this perspective of China. Well done Bald. You've single handedly made me now want to visit this country.
Check out these foreigners living in China, their YT channels are: Katherine's Journey to the East, Our Chinese Life, Blondie in China, etc.
western MSM propaganda is doing you no favours.
I'm in china myself (Xi'an atm), although I was already into Chinese culture and been learning the language for some years I was also pleasantly surprised when I arrived, sure there are some poorer areas, but the rate of improvement is amazing. I'm having a great time!
In 50 years the whole of China will probably look like Dubai and Europe and America will look the same.
Any tips for learning Chinese?
@@bengunnsand don't listen to people who tell you the language is too difficult. It's easier than people make it out to be. Focus on the fact the grammar is super easy and it's generally a very logical language.
Chinese culture is one of the richest in the world, with history that no other can match and an endless list of inventions and contributions to the world. Chinese people are kind, will really appreciate you learning their language and will be happy to help you
@@yeti1989agreeing the grammar is pretty straightforward! At a simple level, it’s also an SVO language like English so saying simple phrases is pretty translatable!
Big thing is the large lack of overlap in vocab and the writing system is difficult. However, I don’t think getting to a speaking listening proficiency should take too too long if doing focused practice!
I’m not fluent at all, but I’d say doing TPRS, and comprehensible input videos are solid!
@ ok thanks for the tip
13:34 this banner is there to celebrate 75 Years of People‘s Republic of China / National Day for anyone wondering
Thankyou
What is the device on the wall in his hotel room at 18:34? Looks like a listening device? I don't think it's a video camera.
nooooooob
@mioti6567 You don't need many people to monitor a large number of persosn. AI already does a good job.
@mioti6567 cameras and computers are watching litterally everything. Not actual people ..
The Chinese lady at the end was so wholesome ❤
I'm a Brit, a Geordie, been living in China for 19 years... 10 years in Shanghai, and then Wuxi and Nanjing... I've driven 100s of thousands of KM all over this country, from Shanghai to Sichuan, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia.... watching the changes has beeen incredible...
I'm envious of your adventures 🥲
The place is a garbage dump. And they cut corners at everything.
@@dpellek74please elaborate your claims.?
The ling ling got you 💀
@@dpellek74it’s the truth it will take them another 10 or 15 years to get where we USA are now
First chinese taxi was less than €4 , one advantage of electronic payments, it's harder to rip you off if the rates are a bit automated and standard.
But all of your payments can be tracked by the government.
@@Teutonius88 as they can be anywhere else, you think the IRS is unable to keep tabs on what you buy and sell in the US and what you do with your money?
@@Teutonius88 even a free ai facial imaging software like Pimeyes can find most people's socials though a simple cctv video in the West. We are way past the point of being able to be anonymous to the governments around the world.
@@Teutonius88thx to American internet, they are the God farther
@@Teutonius88 you think US cannot track you if they want (just you are not important enough)
Once again, in a new country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean from where I live in California, Benjamin shows us that average people, no matter where they live, have far more in common than we Americans assume. I feel so provincial after watching this.
we're all part of the human species, are we not?
Appreciate to see more videos from you on your visit to China. Keep up your work and enjoy your travel!
結尾的女人，絕對不富裕，她在街頭幫人縫補衣服，賺點小錢。但是她在中國生活的很快樂，所以她願意免費幫助遠道而來的外國人，很多西方人認為中國人比日本和其他亞洲國度的人更熱情，根本原因就是如此，希望中國人的友好善良不要被辜負。
他们要是看到了评论区的一些人评论中国的话，可能会被气得岔气哎
Some very kind and helpful people in China.
虽然我认同中国人很善良，还是要感谢小平同志，温饱以后才有条件知礼仪。
Yeah, the more I know and understand the Chinese, the more I wanna defend them. I know I would be talking to bots half the time but I always feel a deep sense of injustice whenever people attack China. They will always thinly disguise their hatred with “it’s the CCP” but they would always spilled out into other Chinese beliefs and traditions without realizing.
@@BatCountryAdventuresI am with you bro ..
At the beginning you assert that you don't speak Chinese and then proceeed to make the locals love you by speaking at least decent basic Chinese. Another masterpiece of a video!
Mr.Bald is good at learning a new language. I see him speaking spanish so well in other videos
The thing about China is there's a lot of internal linguistic diversity, so most businesses are used to dealing with people who are not entirely fluent.
Excited for these China videos. I don't know much about China, so it's very cool to watch
The India video made me feel so dirty and stressed. This China video is truly eyebleach
Your every single comment is about India 😂 too obsessed
@@prakitgautam2917ur obsessed with him 🐸?
@@prakitgautam2917 DO NOT REDEEM THE INDIA COMMENT SAAR
@@kingprince9375 well you can see his comments
@@prakitgautam2917 BRO PLZ DONOT REPLY TO THESE COMMENTS JUST DO THIS - 🙏
I will be healthy and wise enough to continue to travel and see life,people and great destinations like brother Bald & Bankrupt
I lived in China for about 4 years and absolutely loved it. Good vibes and friendly people :) 我爱中国 🫶
Hi bro , I also wanna go there , .
@@jackl4739 welcome to Beijing
@@jackl4739welcome
I am AMAZED. Thank you Bald, again, and again you open my eyes to the world. We are busy with normal jobs, but we can travel the world thanks to you.
I’ve lived in China 17 years. Always fun too see how somebody experiences it for the first time. Hit me up if you want to go for a drink in Shanghai!
我在上浦东😊
Did you try 🐕 in these 17 years ?
@@manikyum thats korean, the older generation in SK will have dog
@@jackalope_hunter are you really telling me the Chinese don't eat 🐶?!! 😂 Which country you from
美国还吃人肉呢，你不知道吗？
That was probably the best ProtonVPN ad I've ever seen.