Rejecting Expectations and Being Different in China | Foreign Correspondent
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- Опубликовано: 22 сен 2021
- Three young people. Three stories of living differently in China. This generation is richer than their parents but they face strong pressure to achieve and conform. Now many are forging their own path.
Working with a local crew, reporter Lydia Feng takes us into the lives of a student, a farmer and a shopkeeper.
Tutu - student
‘Tutu’ loves Voguing - the dance subculture born out of the queer scene in 80s New York City. A student in Shanghai, Tutu has embraced his Voguing ‘House’ as his new family.
“We all feel like we don’t belong in this society. Growing up, I felt the oppression of traditional values trying to take hold of me…so a ‘Voguing House’ is something very important to me. It’s a family I choose.”
But outside this new family, Tutu feels like a misfit.
“All institutions…They say you have to do something to fit their standard of ‘good’. Society is the same. It judges you with its rules. But what if I don’t think this is good? Why can’t I be my own ‘good’ as long as I don’t disturb others?”
Zhao Jia - farmer
31-year-old Zhao Jia had a Cadillac, an apartment in the city, and a career with China’s largest private education company. She gave it all up - to be a farmer.
Jia is part of a group in China called fanxiang qingian or ‘returning youth’ - young Chinese turning their backs on the big city to re-embrace their hometowns.
She ‘live-streams’ her farming life and advertises her produce to more than half a million followers on Tik Tok and other platforms.
“When young people come back to do agriculture, we must distinguish ourselves from the older generation of farmers. Otherwise, there will be no point.”
Jia’s parents are farmers but she wants to manage the land differently, using fewer pesticides and herbicides and free-ranging her livestock.
Her mother isn’t thrilled with her daughter’s tree-change.
“My goal was to raise my children to be college students…I felt sad when she told me she wanted to do agriculture...I still think an office job is better.”
Li Chuang - shopkeeper
At the age of 32, Li Chuang was feeling lost and suffering from anxiety. He left his job as an editor with a renowned publishing house and volunteered with Taoist monks on Wudang Mountain.
Returning to Beijing, he took over a small corner shop in the hutongs - the narrow alleyways of the old city where Chuang grew up. He’s resisting the relentless pressure to achieve.
“There are people online telling me, "You should feel sorry for letting your parents down and wasting the resources of our country. You got a master’s degree with their support, but you end up running a corner store?!" It's like I should say sorry to the whole country.”
Practising tai chi at his local park and playing music, Li Chuang is striving to find his own equilibrium. Life was tougher for his parents, he thinks, but also simpler.
“Their generation’s way of thinking, formed in the context of collectivism...Our generation is more pluralistic because we face more choices and we live in a more fragmented time. Both the opportunities and the challenges we face are probably greater than before.”
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“If they ask me to do any training I’ll faint. I can’t be bothered.”
-mood
The actual translation is. "If I can't do it, I will pretend to faint, I'll never force myself to do it".
I don't know who translated this.
@@rollingdownfalling Bruh. That’s so annoying. Thanks homie 😂 He still a vibe tho
Yesss he truly is LITERALLY a whole mood !!! Lol love love love him! 😄🥰👌🏽💯
That's disgusting.. Western degeneracy. He should be in jail for treason.
@@yourbeautifulnightmare4657 You love him because he's a coward? No wonder your communities are like that in America.
"Why can't I be my own version of "good" as long as I don't disturb others?" No words more true have ever been spoken my friend... 🙏🏽💕💯
I kinda bawled my eyes when he said that
There is no such thing as action without consequence, since we live in a society our individual actions affect the larger society we live in.
Don't they teach you guys about relativity in the west? Or is your education falling apart as well?
@@rosequartz2290 Be quiet. Or do you always stick your nose where it doesn't belong as well?
We need to check whether our actions are disturbing others. In our highly connected world, our day-to-day actions can have real but unfortunate and yet invisible consequences half way across the world in a completely different continent, country, timezone on a different day or even month or year. We best be careful to not disturb all other sentient beings including the non-human animals we in the industralized nations exploit, not for our necessity, but simply for our pleasure and convenience. There is a human toll as well, in that animal agriculture is damaging to the environment that many other beings depend on to survive, and potentially reduce living standards for many more people. Our actions in society today have many unseen, unnoticed or simply ignored consequences.
@@rosequartz2290 Minority will always exists. A functional society should be able to tolerate, accept, and progress with diversity. On another note, what actually defines a good or bad consequence? Are you evaluating a society defined by borders only or humanity as a whole? Much is up for debate. However, I respect your views and values.
This gave me so much joy. So refreshing to see China and Chinese in their full humanity. So different than the political narrartive we're given about China
19:20. I like this dude. I think he's following the traditional Chinese philosophy of Daoism, going with the flow, living a simple life possible. Something that modern China is missing, I think it's something all our countries are missing, ignoring our cultural & philosophical roots that got us where we are today.
I agree! I like the idea of 'lying flat' and living life with less materialistic attachments
Well, the CCP did go on a cultural purge after they took control of the country.
The Chinese government seems to be more focused on the traditional Chinese philosophy of Confucianism, or "Know your place and obey your betters."
@@sharnistevens1428 exactly. You should check out ADV podcasts, they talk about China and the CCP
@@sharnistevens1428 lmao
I love these people they're not hurting anybody they just want to live the life that makes them happy. In my opinion they're contributing to their country in creativity, love, happiness and inspiring others to live their dreams.
I admire Lee for being honest with himself, the rat race is not for everyone. Your health and emotional well-being is more important. No shame for living a peaceful lifestyle. Good job Lee!!! 👍👍
Those are all extreme outliers. Less than 1 percent Chinese behaves this way. For ppl don’t understand Chinese culture, please don’t be misleading.
@@rosequartz2290 There is nothing misleading about wishing someone happiness on their own path in life. Please mind your own business.
@@rosequartz2290 As you can see, you can collect your shitty 50 cents and piss off into obscurity. Have a pleasant day.
I live in China and have witnessed the facade everyone puts on to fit in all the time. Seeing stories like this warms my heart cuz this to me is the hidden beauty of the country. It takes these different cultural ideas they've seen around the world that speaks to them and make it their own. I love when folks here are brave enough to be themselves because goddamn are they wonderful people
Do you know MRTUBBY?
That man who went to the snowy mountains to find answers.. what an inspiration, and his music is so touching
I travelled to Chengdu and Chongqing 2 years ago and I was astonished by open LGBTQ relationships and the style of not just young people but most of the people. Very friendly and helpful. The media always shows a dark image of china but that’s not the case if you visit. All Asian countries are conservative but it’s easy to see alternative lifestyles and a very nice style.
I feel happy reading this. Makes me hopeful for future generations.
Actually, speaking as a native Chinese, this vedio shows exactly how China is changing now. Outsiders always tring to put China and Chinese in dark images, but the truth is human around the world are facing their own struggle and anxiety, not satisfied with their suroundings more or less, and most of us are fighting with unhappiness bravely, there is no perfect place just waiting you to be born, I really dont believe that anyone tell me in your country, every single one was accepted and being treated just like they wished, ppl are just ppl, it does not matter where you came from, label someone from somewhere means you voluntarily close your eyes.
The big cities in China will always give people fresh and new impressions contrary to the "traditional" right-wing news coverage (say, Sky News). Besides, the problem with China is not caused by its people, who already tried so hard to live a decent life, but by the authoritarian government.
@@songy6448 That's lovely. If only the government was not soo authoritarian.
There’s something irrepressible about their independent spirits. So admirable to forge your own path in life. ❤️
Yeah I'm so glad he can be gay without caring! LGBT 4eva
@@nadjiguemarful ❤️💯
@@nadjiguemarful The CCP will put an end to that soon.
Tutu has a great mom! Things exist for a reason!
At the end when his mum said healthy in spirit. Go mum !
@zhmz888 same as US
@@yigesbg8145 I think people say that, cause it's true and it's to point out how some people, will turn their head and face the blind eye towards anything other nations do, in which is similar or even worse, and focus on China, in which they demonise. Yes China deals some, for the sake of not starting an unwanted fire. 'Unsavory' things, but the western media, and the most influential media, tend to point out events occurring relating to China, rather than events that put other nations in a bad light, USA being the prime example, only due to most of the
'Anti-China' or any racial issues that relate to Asia, coming from the USA. And also the fact that the USA has also commit some 'Unsavory' things as well
along with the
*cough* British *cough* Empire *cough* but no-one talks about the past do they? (that's sarcasm, obviously some of ya'll love to point out China's history)
@AOC'SCOCK The entire war on terror. Just look at the number of drone strikes dealt on innocent civilians cause they held a piece of rebar the wrong way
@AOC'SCOCK First. I have never seen proper proof of Organ harvesting. And there is even less proof on an actual physical genocide (religious one, sure) I'm not saying point that one out is wrong. It's right to point out horrors and convince nations to change their ways. But most people on the internet don't even point out the horrors in hope of stopping them. They're doing it just because they hate the CCP and/or China. Also I never said specifically the USA. Gosh read my comment fully.
And they focus on it, along with historical events. Such as Tiananmen square or the entire "great leap forward"
I've never see people slamming Taiwan and the ROC for their literal genocide against communists
I've very rarely see people point out the Alamo. Or what plethora of shit the British did in the past
@@yigesbg8145 Pretty sure Xinjiang is highlighted very often. Not sure where you're looking. News outlets would rarely comment on Index rankings, since they can't string stories out from them.
(If ever mentioned it'll be a small statement to bolster a point)
GDP per capita isn't pointed out since many other nations have an even smaller GDP per capita. It's not really news
Cancer cities and villages? Sorry if I'm somewhat ignorant, but I've never heard of the term.
Right a really good example of "western media" would be something highly opinionated like "China Uncensored" it is highly opinionated, whilst cherry picking facts and/or evidence. (If you want some evidence of their cherry picking just reply)
I loved this episode so much. These peoples' stories were fascinating. I find their courage to be true to themselves heartwarming and inspiring.
The parents of these people should be very proud. They have taken what their parents instilled in them and took it a step further based on the times we are living in. There is nothing wrong with being content. That is not being lazy, but instead happy for what you have rather than sad for what you do not have. Kudos to all of them!
The most challenging thing for people is to accept who they are and be themselves.
@AOC'SCOCK agree 💃🏼
Many of us spend our lifetimes trying to figure out just how be ourselves.
Luke, kitchen. That’s one, of the, best, comments,,,I’ve ever, read” in my life. 💯💯💯💯💯💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽☝🏽☝🏽👌🏽👌🏽❤️ I couldn’t of said it better myself.
@@dougcrawford6967 I no the feeling 😭😂😅👍🏽💯 true words, Doug crawford, facts 👏🏽💯👍🏽🥰
I kind of like the life style of the small business guy. He has his own roof over his had, enough to eat and most of his time he spends twanging his music instruments, thinking his thoughts or doing a bit of qigong. Guess meanwhile his mom is doing the cooking and laundry too. Fabulous. As long as you don‘t need expensive things, life can be a long tranquil flow.
I have to say that the quality of this production is outstanding.
Thats Australian publically run television for you! Funding comes out of our taxes and doesn't try brainwash the masses.
I loved this documentary, it really shows a more human and unique side to China that is present in every country. As someone born in Beijing and currently living in Australia it really makes me appreciate how Australia is very accepting of individuality.
I hope that The ordinary Human from China understands that no one has a problem with them. I just reject their form of Government. But the best I can do is understand my Government is not perfect and do the best I can to help the next person.
@Sean W China has about 50 something different ethnicities, it's also diverse... Your point?
@@COCO-bl4ig yea 56 native ethnicities. Unfortunately they don’t make up for a very large part of the population but non-Han were exempted from the one child policy so they have had a population increase. But if we’re talking about cultural diversity, it’s even better. Pretty much each province has its own culture and dialect/language.
How's the lockdown treating you there?
@Sean W Ahh you see I mistook divisive with diverse as well… bad English on my part. But in a way every country has divides but from my experience I think that gap between people is smaller. I feel like I can trust those around me with all sorts of things. Maybe that’s because I am quite exclusive with those around me but the friendliness that I can sense within my community is one that is accepting and I think reflective of a broader nature in many Australians.
I don't think Li Chuang is lying flat at all ... he is not a lazy bump and is making a living by running his small shop ... if he can survive with it and is feeling happy then why not.
The most important think is that he is happy with his life.
There is no point having a 996 job and getting really stressed out as a result.
I agree he is a very hard worker and a real service to the neighborhood he even plays music for them. His mother should be very proud of her son.
996 is banned by the Chinese Government. If people wants to work overtime, they have to do it secretly LOL.
@@sunhannah2937 then why is Jack Ma promoting it? Every worker is also talking about being one of 996 employees.
@@Doflaminguard Jack Ma? He definitely not going to promote it now. No company dare to promote 996 now.
I never fit in or belonged to the herd, and I'm so glad. It takes time to vanquish fear of the opinions of others, good, bad, or indifferent; but you can learn to set yourself free!
Me literally crying while watching this in China. That’s exactly how I’m feeling right now.
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Fabulous insight into a fascinating aspect of the younger generation in China which we would never hear about without our beloved ABC.
What a rare piece, without the usual imposed foreign perspective.
Are you crazy? This is Western subversion propaganda to promote weakness in their enemies.
@Kirill Aihal Yang No the people in the West are weak so the choices they make in freedom are weak. The Chinese and everybody in history has total freedom. There is no such thing as dictatorship that's a Boogeyman by neo-liberals. The Chinese people agree fully with their government. And they are stronger people
@@nadjiguemarful nice irony 🤣
@@Nesher92 It's true.. I don't believe in a complete tyranny without the consent of the people. You have a Hong Kong flag, do you think the Chinese could have taken sovereignty without some members of your population being in favour of it? If not then their hold over Hong Kong simply won't last. The Will of the People is always needed to have sovereignty over the land. That's why America with all it's technology failed in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and more
I don't mean that the West is inherently weak not at all I love especially the German and Roman heritage of philosophy an art etc.. But I'm talking about in the modern world
This is gold!! Thanks for sharing these beautiful stories.
23:04 that laugh was so genuine. A family farms together, cooks their own produce and enjoy a delicious meal as a unit. Human history has always been like this, this was as close as human nature as possible.
When her dog starts playing with the chicken and slaps it. Oh my god I died.
That dog will kill those chickens if she doesn't control it's behavior
@@Farhan917 I have 5 large dogs and I also grew up with chickens, I think it’s funny because my dogs do the same thing and I’ve reacted the same way. Dogs often don’t understand how big they are even if they’re trying to be gentle while playing.
I pray that more humans outside China will see that our brothers and sisters inside China, and their beautiful parents, are so very similar. They too want to be free from strain and stress as the Mom says, "healthy in both body and spirit".
Humans will not survive if this does not happen.
Chinese people are so interesting. I say this from an American perspective having watched the incredible rise of this nation over the last two decades. China is rising!
Great piece on showing the real people of China how I experienced the chinese people when I went over for student placement..... Just like any where else in the world they want to live a life thats meaningful to them finding their purpose like every other human being back to their roots and real culture.
Tutu's mother is really heartwarming. Her mother must be well-educated judging by the bookshelf in her room.
By that logic, so is Tai Lopez....
Like Deng Xiao Ping said: When you open the window for fresh air, you must expect the flies too.
When you champion westernization/mordenization, you can't just take the roses and reject the thorns.
The spikes will haunt you until you either accept it or close your window against the entire modernization. That option is too late
Really enjoyed that, the young man was playing , or at least trying to play " Hey Jude" which kind of surprised me pleasantly. Good luck to them all.
I could watch these sorts of stories on your channel every week. It is good to get to know the people of China. From a white Aussie lady.
china/asia has always had legendary thinkers/intellectuals that have either created or done something unique 4the world. they mastered all kinda stuff b4 the rest of the world caught up
Well I don’t understand your emphasis on the ‘white’ part lol
@@nehcooahnait7827 because inherently white ppl or the west have a MSM orchestrated view of China imprinted on their mind.
Omg, I love the farmer lady! What a great character.
“So the unwanting soul
sees what's hidden,
and the ever-wanting soul
sees only what it wants.”
― Lao Tzu
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“My teachings are easy to understand
and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect will never grasp them,
and if you try to practice them,you'll fail.
My teachings are older than the world.
How can you grasp their meaning?
If you want to know me,
Look inside your heart.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Thank you
Great episode, its always super hard to find your values... and not lost in a sea of criticism and judgement from everyone... life is too short and precious .
That dude who goes to the mountain is legit
Every country has different culture,I think it's not wise forcing other country to accept ideology that is not fit to them.
I don't know what's the purpose of media but I hope it's not for spreading hate
Chinese people are fine,it’s their government that is the issue.
what has their government done that you dont like? or are you going by the propaganda been pushed by a certain country. Cough US! you need to develop your own independent thought.
Nowadays, the Chinese government would leave individuals alone as long as you don't violate laws. However, whether your behaviour is accepted by people around you or not is another issue.
@@juyinhuang8839 with all respect,you say violate laws,would you not say they are pretty draconian in what those laws are?No freedom of speech,Media tightly controlled,cannot gain access to out side internet(Google comes to mind) you have to use their own CCP platforms.
@@hackney7106
Is your mind still in the 70s cell？ Google withdrew from China. “China has no freedom of speech". ls this statement true or false？Have you seen the Beijing old Mama's programme on social media？ She always criticises the government's policies and has huge supporters on certain issues. Have you seen the mailanders critise Cultural Revolution and Mao on Wechat and social platforms？Chinese government does cracktown fake news and critiques that is without evidence. l always critise Mao and travel to China every two years without any worries. A lot of local Chinese people that l met have traveled or studied overseas. l find many of them really focus on the world outside of China with the 5G technology. China changes dramatically with new thoughts and policies. Chinese government understands only too well that without freedom of speech and thouhts， there will be no innovation. When you look at the world innovation list，you can see that China is catching up.
@@stevenchen5460 it one nasty regime.
A really interesting episode. It's great to get a more realistic piece on China from the ABC for a change.
Thank you for reporting true china's stories
It is a rare thing that ABC reports China without political lenses, I think they just forgotten this time.
Thank you for this, ABC. Human complexities that we dont get from the usual ASPI pieces on China.
ASPI, full of lies
ASPI the CIA funded organization
agreed
Lol you guys first describe us as totally unfree
And then pretend that we young people are rebelling lol
I can only say that you know nothing about China
We understand that there is a big difference between the people of a country and that countries government. For example I’ve met some wonderful people from Iran that were very cosmopolitan, but as we all know Iran is run by a wacko mob of religious fanatics.
Sensible people are under no illusion that China is run by an etho-centric Han-supremacist totalitarian regime. I have this on the word of a number of friends of mine from mainland China who have told me this themselves. Those who submit and agree with the regime will never feel it’s force against them. Those who openly resist according to conscience are crushed. Those who don’t see this are those who are true believers in the righteousness of the regime and trust everything the regime’s state-owned and run media tells them.
We all live with some anxiety. It doesn't matter where you live.
WE ARE NOT FREE.
Forced Organ harvesting not free social credit =not free.
FOUND THE WUMAO
@@GarretKrampe like all those protestors (the largest the world ever experience) trying to stop the ILLEGAL INVASION of IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN back in 2001-2002? Our Western Judeo-Christian Values and democracy seemed like toilet paper, something to wipe your arse with.... freedom is directly proportional to how much in touch with reality you are... a few mushrooms and typing sheeps baah baahaabah very free indeed!!
@@mirkovic CCP states about foreign investment: Relax, Relate, Rob, Replicate, Replace, and Repeat.
The CCP robber can never be the creator. The CCP may have robbed the CURRENT technology and the methods to produce them but the path of a creator is never-ending. WU MAO be gone .
Don't hide from the word bombs baby
😫 we can aspire
It's good to see some young Chinese are standing up for their individual freedom. I relate. I would join the 'lying flat' movement too. Yet the authorities are still trying force them to conform. Good luck to them.
Tang Ping needs to be realised world wide, more power to these beautiful people
That's the same as the downshifter culture. People are definitely not wanting to participate in the rat race anymore :)
The world is changing in a similar way, soon we will all be able to relate with each other.
You gays are taking over
Nope, the world is quickly becoming a dystopian nightmare
@@nadjiguemarful I'm actually heterosexual, and I don't think they are taking over they have just stopped hiding because society has become more accepting.
Thank you, to all of you, for making a great documentary.
very interesting. Life is full of possibilities and it’s so good that these folk are exploring theirs. Brave souls indeed! And so deep thinking.
They are not brave, they are naive.
@@johngranger6398 explain
Thank you for posting this episode
Its important for those of us not familiar with the Middle Kingdom to have an open mind and gain some insight into how they live.
@zhmz888 And most of those foreigners speak no/very little Chinese and therefore have a limited understanding of what's going on.
Bless every real and brave human being like these 3 who do not care any more about others opinions
"i fell like i should say sorry to the whole country "got le cracking up in laughter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Love to watch this beautiful subculture. I hope there will be a future even under the CCP for this kind of celebration of diversity and happyness.
Hong Kong Lost It’s Freedom & Individuality
This made my heart so happy 🥲
2:35….Vouging, my favourite dance crew, dedicated a section of their dance routine to vouging, The Royal Family front row WOD2015…❤️🌺
Great reporting, as a "Westerner" I got such a positive view of Chinese individuals, specially those in this documentary that seem to be flowering as individuals. I guess it's the collective spirit that always seem so foreign to me as a European, because individuality is such a natural part of living here. It made me want to visit China and meet people there and learn more. God bless you, from a random, Norwegian RUclips-nerd. :)
@AOC'SCOCK ikr lmao
i dont see anything ignorance about the comment from elvenkind, care to englight me?
Welcome to China, bring Ole and Haaland with you😂😂😂, I would love to see you and both of them in China too. Best wishes
loved this, thank you
3 great human beings
It is a really good episode to make ppl outside of China can understand more the true Chinese shape. Even for the local Chinese, they hardly can understand each other in different areas.
Do whatever makes you happy.
The chinese girl in the opening shot is riding a moped without a helmet and both eyes fully on the phone, texting.. Well played China..
Multi tasking female, your just jealous
I get why the guy quit his editorial job... The workplace culture in China is very toxic.
V interesting doc on China that unlike more recent western portrayal of China is almost always negative light, this one is actually objective and tells stories of actual Chinese ppl. Need more China docs like this that humanizes the Chinese under common shared human experiences we all have instead of typical political driven BS news
This was so bloody good!!
Wish all of them the Best.Follow the Way which is making you happy.
Isn't every country, every society going thru the same process?
Yes.
Well, non-white majority countries are greatly overpopulated. No system on this planet can provide for a country that has over a billion people. The population number is the issue.
It is
watching these nice Chinese guys Vogue makes my heart happy... and the woman who moved there to help them, what an angel eh?
Lovely & insightful documentary-I thought each of their stories were interesting, I especially resonated with Li Chuang. I think there's such an emphasis in larger economies to turn every decision as a sort of ROI, a sort of chain in productivity. Hell, we even start calling art, film, music "products". I can understand where this becomes overwhelming. Tutu's awesum: I love the reflections he made at the end about not fossilising, staying open to growing. That's so true! I only wish the Afro-American/Latinx roots of vogueing had been mentioned, if only because that would deepen the link between those LGBTQ kids (who projected their dreams of excellence in a tough world that categorically rejected them onto a ballroom scene where they live that fabulousness- if only for that evening!) with these young people trying to find their way of being...yes, vogueing started as a gay subculture scene in NYC, the Black LGBTQ community!
Absiolutely fantastic in every way. I’d like to view something just like this, every night, across every country in the world. Please deliver. :)
Your name!🤝🏻💪🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻
27.48 Hey jude by the beatles. Love the video! Nice to see these people going about their daily lives.
"From the front line"! Thanks and support from Scotland
People are the same all over the world. They just want to be happy and safe.
Those are all extreme outliers. Less than 1 percent Chinese behaves this way. For ppl don’t understand Chinese culture, please don’t be misleading.
People are not the same all over the world but I would agree that we all want to be happy and safe
Ya know, it's hard to be yourself when you're constantly thinking about how to put a shelter over your head and food on the table. Just a bunch of rich kids finding their "passion", while most of us are competing to survive. It's a privileged concept, no more. Passion is what you're capable of doing and you're okay with it. When money is involved in any passion, it becomes a job because you got a customer now. Keep hobbies hobbies, and work work and you won't have this "existential" crisis.
it's always good to see normal people from around the world realising what a complete crock of shit neo liberalism and the need to conform live and let live and I loved the Vogue subculture
We are all born to do something well, ''''if you love the job you do ,you will never work, another day
Thanks for this one! Fantastic!
Uau que documentário incrível! faz-nos refletir e ver como em todo o mundo as pessoas estão sentindo a necessidade de viver em paz consigo mesmas, deixando de lado as pressões dos padrões que anulam as diferenças e o fato de que cada pessoa têm o seu próprio conceito de felicidade.
This film raises the prominent question of self vs community which is reflected mostly in the forms of governments that exist around the world. Should I give up a portion of my profits for the greater good of the community? In the past, the community always existed above the individual. With the new generations, new thoughts from increasingly educated people believe otherwise.
Being single is good but dying alone is Scary
So interesting thanks for sharing ❤️ I really hope more people follow their own ways 💚
Thank you so much for this
So... same problems like Japan. Maybe is the asian culture, not the goverment.
wow congratulations GREAT documentary
We can see what happening in thousands miles away but we turn blind on our own society.
Despite that ABC has to put the communist government in the context for a casual criticism, the documentary reflects the lives of some typical groups of youths in China in a quite factual manner. Hope the audience realise that it is the a lot better living standard in China that gives these youths the freedom to not do what they don’t like to.
Love this doco. That last part of the gay man's mother wishing her son's safety is actually quite ominous considering the society he's in.
About the same as US, though much safer than Poland, Hungary and Serbia.
I saw this wonderful Show you made.And i am sure you can do that here in Hamburg, Germany on the Reeperbahn with a big Success.There are a lot of Clubs they will hire you.
What was the name of the song at 28:35?
While the Chiwawa barks, the Doberman lays in wait silently for his opportunity to snap. ;)
Amazing
Announcer Miss Feng speaks gorgeously
I am into this
I thought the Chinese government ban shows like this. Anyway, The show was fantastic and I wish them all the best. Great documentary!
The only thing you can't do in China is probably anti CPC. You can criticize your local government and make complains. There is a Mayor hotline in every city and they will take each complains seriously. The house of representatives is made up from people of all industries, minority groups and religious groups to make sure all voices are been heard. When I was little, there are always people protesting in front of government buildings.
That dude doing vogueing. His drill instructor sees this video , he is going to have a field day with him at the drills. No more fainting will let him off the hook
Great doco
Yessss honey! Vogue for your life! 😍😍😍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💕💕💕 I've NEVER seen Chinese people, like such a large group, vogue like that! Seen PLENTY of balls but wow 👏🏽 loved it! Live yall life baby!!!
Looks like the inevitable trolls are going to try and distort this very personal story
i'm one such troll, and i have three questions.
1) Was the ABC camera crew comfortable about filming the gay guy in the stadium, along with his schoolmates, knowing that this action would probably make him become even more of an outcast afterwards?
2) When you, the audience cherish a 'personal story', aren't you merely cherishing your own amusement?
@@user-dw5ki4sj5m Are you his estranged father? His mother and friends are quite willing to accept him the way he his
@@joe-bang8501 not his father, just cant stand people like you using people like him to sling your twisted narratives.
@@user-dw5ki4sj5m no one point a gun on him, he seems pretty comfortable in the interview, it's his choice, obvisouly Chinese government respect his choice in this case. So Caitlyn Jenner can do her own show, and Chinese gay man cant speak for himself in front of a camera? Double standard.
@@user-dw5ki4sj5m 3 questions? I only see 2...
Interesting how the dancing Queen does fit into or represent his community but reflects its values very clearly for his “house”
I see a fellow Midzy💕💕💕
'Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof' - Richard Bach
It is so important for people to have other, like minded friends, to bond with. Those are the people who become our family. Those are the other souls we came into this life to connect with, learn from and love ❤
Mean while the riots in Melbourne LOL!
That voguing thing looks dope