The TRUTH about our trip to CHINA (What REALLY happened) 🇨🇳
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We can FINALLY reveal the TRUTH about our visit to China, we tell all about how we really feel and hopefully it will give you some insight as to what its really like there.
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Just came back to US from China 2 weeks ago, China is amazing!
@@Speedcubing6 VPN is recommended
condolences XD
After how many years ??
I just got back one month ago and I'm already planning to go back. Just remember to not leave anything sitting on a table in the public place or your car running with the window down because it won't be there when you go back. lol
@@Speedcubing6
I have heard that you don't need VPN if you use esim bought outside China. Esim data is very expensive, it is used for accessing certain destination servers without having to buy a VPN service.
Im from Boston. Went to China in 2013 for holiday ended up staying there since. 11 years and counting. My wife gave birth to 2 beautiful kids in China and now they love the country so much.
Same for me.
Living in China 🇨🇳 and Hong Kong 🇭🇰 since 30 plus years and we love it!
Found my soulmate in Hong Kong/China and we have 2 beautiful kid's who speak 4 languages ☺️❤️
@@petralui6873 Nice!
Wow what amazing stories you have both experienced!
Great to hear, same for me. 2 kids in China - and love it here
Im from Boston too... How did you get visa or residency if you are using a tourist visa? Is it because your kids are born in China or because you were able to stay because you were sponsored by your wife?
I have been to China 37 times since 1983, I can confirm these people are truthful.
In 1983, China was kind of poor. You witnessed the big progress in the past 30 years.
Må være lidt af et kultur shock hvis man er fra Danmark lol
In April I met a German in Munich, and he has almost the same experience as you. He came to China in 1980s, and has come to China more than 30 times. He is a very kind and helpful. Are you that gentleman?
这个月美国国会刚刚通过了专门用于造谣摸黑中国的16亿美元预算经费给全球媒体(特别是美西方媒体)，专门用于在全世界洗脑欺骗人民和造谣摸黑中国的形象，听说好像去年是15亿美元预算经费给媒体
yes
I just came back from China and traveled there for six weeks. My experience is the same as yours. Thank you for telling the truth. I hope your family has a pleasant journey. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Continue your journey.👍
ya, me too, where can i get my 50 cent $yuan?
@@kaleeysmith8801 Haha, you are we joker🤣
@@kaleeysmith8801 Haha, you are a joker🤣
another CCP sponsored bot
@@kaleeysmith8801ask American government😂
Highest praises to this beautiful couple, for taking the time and effort to tell the truth about China.
Thank you both for helping out those less fortunate westerners who are deeply brainwashed by their politically-charged media and politicians.
yeah the whole west is totally brainwashed and china is really a utopian dream with no problems at all
人家是英国的吧
The more you say good things about China, the more likely anti-China organizations in certain countries will come to ruin your trip. Please be careful.
@@wuwi5560 不是，哥们儿，英国不是西方人啊？还是说你觉得英国的媒体没有抹黑中国？
@@wuwi5560 美国人 确切来说是 犹太人 控制着媒体 英国早就没有主心骨了 美国喊他禁华为他敢不禁吗
I am from India. I have visited China 4 times and my ist visit in the year 2013 itself broken the wrong images created by western and Indian media. People are very friendly and safe to roam around even in late night. The astonishing infrastructural developments as well as the natural beauty of China cannot be explained in words. In every visit I found changes in all aspects. Chinese respect Indians well.There I found life in my life. Life is to live happily without hatred. The Indian and western media should accept the reality to unite the humanity with love.
One rational friend ！
loving from China. Indian friend
中国人尊重任何人，前提是你必须尊重中国，还有一点，中国是世俗化的国家，言论尺度有点过火，也就是玩笑话，这也是文化差异，也欢迎你再次来中国游玩，印度朋友，我们是依山傍水的邻居
中国人尊重尊重别人的人
@@陳銳-l8s 你这什么语法？别人的人是谁的人，你这中文还需要练习，台湾也没这语法。
I feel the same after visiting China. In fact, the more I travelled, the more I realised we in the west are the ones that actually got brainwashed😢
CCP dont brainwash the west. They only need to brainwash the Little Pinks and to control the mainland media.
Sure, it’s the same Chinese news are always saying USA is a hell every day 😂
about brainwashing (level)
在中文里，可以读作：在中国，人们实际没有被洗脑或没有认识到？
对 4:15 相关的网站以及 VPN，人们的感觉可能是不同的 。。。
I think as long as you follow the rules and don’t do anything that disrupts the rules or social harmony (follow the rules even if you disagree to the rules, don’t question any of the rules like don’t question the CCP or one party rules, etc etc), then China is just like any other country and better (much more modern). Now when you start disrupting their rules, and doing things that are banned in China or doing things that will make the government lose face, then China can get scary very fast. I think this is how China is different to the rest of the world, you need to be “compliant” to live in China. In the West, the government doesn’t care so much about any social chatter that might be critical to the government (up to a certain extend), but in China and maybe other places in the East, “face” and respect is very important and making the government loses face is not something that is tolerated. Stay within their rules and don’t disrupt the social harmony, then China is great.
I was locked down like an animal for 2 months during Shanghai lockdown in 2022. Couldn't get food or medical care, couldn't get to airport to even leave the country, watched them beat covid positive pets to death, they separated mother and infant over covid, hazmat suits dragged people from their homes in the middle of night & dumped them in govt quarantine prisons w/poor sanitation... every one of us forced to have a covid test every 24 hours or no food allowed. Every day of my life now, I am grateful that I never have to go back to that inhumane country. Every day I feel deep gratitude that I was never born in China. I was born free and not as a slave to the CCP.
Fantastic video
I’m 55 and going in 4 weeks all by myself because of watching your videos cannot wait! Beautiful family x
I hope you have a good trip.
Never go to China from October 1st to October 7th. During that period, it is the National Day holiday. All Chinese people go out to travel and the streets are crowded with people.
And don't go to China during Chinese New Year, when nothing opens.
have fun
@@slidon9683 Yes. I hope every potential China traveler can see your comment. 😆
I'm a Chinese living in the UK for the last 17 years, we just went back to China for 3 weeks holiday, we all amazed how much change we've seen after 6 years not be able to back because of covid. My husband really loves EV in China because you could never see so many fantastic EVs in the west world. Thank you so much for sending a positive message about China ❤❤❤
我之前在欧洲5年没回了，那个机器人送餐确实惊到我了lol
My friend just came back from China and loved it. It was safe, nice people, cheap, good food, beautiful scenery, which were diff from her expectations from what she has heard from media. Be respectful and follow the rules and everything is good.
중공정부의 광고제휴로 운영되는 채널
@@korea3340你好像一个白痴，知道你视野狭窄了😂，继续你的自我欺骗吧，狭隘的韩国人
@@korea3340It's unbelievable that South Koreans should have such childish thoughts.
@@korea3340wonder if you have been in China 🤔😂
@@korea3340apparently you’ve never been to China or left your own country. Pity!
I just went there for almost 30 days! I had the same feeling as you guys do, i don’t know what to say to express our feelings about how incredible China is, i really want ppl to visit there, nothing like the west media says
Western media covers the nice part and friendly people of China. But of course everywhere has strange and rude individuals but does not represent most. But Chinese people generally welcome tourists and no discrimination like Japanese
辛苦你了。感謝你有心為我們澄清冤屈。❤
So you want what you love about China to be ruined. That's what happens you know.
@@Reina-vovhow much did the CCP pay you to say good things about China?
Thank your for your love, welcome to China, it is a amazing country! I love my country
I am from hk and have traveled extensively in many parts of china and the world for almost 43 years now. I have to say china is now probably one of the best places on earth to live. It is beautiful, safe, affordable, advanced, traditional, and people are extremely.. friendly
Lived in HK and China, Mainland much better than HK these days.
notice the .. you have to really go against your heart to type that last word.
中国香港❤
@@mrpmikc2505 No，if you have house and working in hongkong is the best ，so that you can get the higher incoming in hongkong and lowest consuming in Shenzhen
@@charliezhong-ss6lk lots of HK’ers in SZ every weekend
Our world would be a much better place if all children are taught by parents like you.
Thank you for everything~
Thanks for addressing this! So many people assume I’m being paid to promote China in a certain way, when actually China is just an incredible country with so many positive sides that media rarely shows! Love from Shanghai ❤❤
yeah it's so neat how china has managed to erase all inconvenient problems from their domestic internet, so efficient!
@@FroggyTWriteof course, just like those questions Senator had for the CEO of TikTok, they absolutely love the fact how TikTok's been doing in US.
After having experienced the Internet for more than 25 years,I would strongly advise people to leave the ignorant/uninformed/misinformed trolls alone. Can't fix stup1dity
Here is the fact ur gonna hate western countries are still better 😂 in the west ur allowed to spread ur China bs . Try doing the same in China lil kids
I love how you both compete to talk over each other yet always yield and let the other talk over you when they're excited... So beautiful to see you two sharing the space together!
I just did six weeks training in China. What an amazing country
Amazing here. Love it
Training what? 😅
@@faker3033 battery technology
@@faker3033可能他是運動員，或者參加公司培訓
"How much did the government pay you to visit China" is the most tiresome and annoying question ever. I swear these people don't even watch the videos, they see a video about China, they click, ask that stupid question on the comments section, then clicks off, without watching even a minute of it. I guess that's what actually paid bots or keyboard warriors do.
Anyway, really looking forward for your China 2.0 series.
Anti China is a business today, they get paid to write negative comments.
Maybe those people are paid to ask these stupid questions
Most of them who ask these questions were Indians. They snoopped around RUclips making these stupid comments as they hate anybody who had any good things to say about China.
NGO金钱支持下的网军，在RUclips上反华评论是工作。
@@fungfung4229 Fr I'd expect that more from the us government than from the ccp bc the ccp does a lot to hinder some things from getting in but they don't care about single individuals and also don't make themselves look better than they are in foreign countries
I've been to China three times. Their speed of progress is truly shocking. China is now so advanced that the Western world should seriously learn from them to improve our cities and living environment. They are leading in green technology, and the air quality in major cities have improved drastically. If we keep walling ourselves in, things can only get worse.
Progressing to a basket case economy with tofu dreg infrastructure. We don't want to follow them.
Absolutely.
Won't happen, neocons will never allow it. They will rather go into wars.
yeah right, look at how theirs cities soaked up in water when raining, so advanced.
All the reasons behind those developments are 1, an independent government. Independent in politics, finance, economics, technology, and military power from any foreign country; 2, market invisible hand and government guiding hand working together in developments; 3, no bullshxt war thrown around only concentrate building the country.
I live in China 30 plus years now.
China has always been amazing !
❤ 🇨🇳 ❤
you should have seen big changes in China
So true - you are right
You have no Chi Na passport
China is very good
US spy
I lived and worked in China for ten years….based in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Guangzhou…travelled a fair bit but I still only scratched the surface. It is a fabulous country with so much going for it. Amazing people, landscapes, culture, food, technology.
Great comment, you are correct
all foreigners gain the best experience cause of their nationality and travel to China. But if you are a Chinese mainlander, and work and live here, the feeling will be very different. most Chinese hope also have another national passport and backup for moving out anytime.
@@kiwibruce2986once you know the locals well enough, you'll see what's below the surface
@@kiwibruce2986Most Chinese?? Of 1.4 Billions people?? Well, ... Hahaha.. hahaha.. hahaha..
@@kiwibruce2986我对你的幽默非常满意
I love this so much! I lived in China for 3 years and I miss it so much! I found all that you have said to be 100% accurate! I have not been in a couple years. Take me next time. I speak Chinese and can share a region you missed!!😊
You are amazing, as an overseas Chinese people in Sydney for 18 years, I really appreciate your positive, objective , rational comments for my motherland. Thank you so much! Welcome all people from all over the world to visit China.
As a Turks , I have a question, why you guys immigrate to Australia and do not come back to live in this beautiful country.I travelled to peking and Nanking both are rather great.
@@Alfred127-wPeople choose different lifestyle. In China, there are a lot of people, so some places will be fully packed with people in holidays. Government controls too much on internet. And there is also high pressure at work. Some people don’t get paid enough with their work. Some old generation people are not educated enough so they are kind of rude. The good side is China is really convenient, also have so many food and entertainment to enjoy. People are friendly, there are no racists. I don’t get reasonless hate there. Nightlife is fun, also more safer. Middle class families can have great life. I want to go back to China to live since I prefer to have fun at night and feel safer in China. But I married an Australian here. So we plan to back to China maybe few years later. People’s hate to Chinese makes me exhausted.
@@SpeedingRaccoon 说得很好，政府对网络的管控很让人讨厌，但这个国家的生活确实很美好，安全而美丽，我喜欢中国。
Anyway, I love China. I once travelled to China for several times. With the English version of Baidu map in Immersive Translate, I traveled to Guangzhou, Yunnan by myself. Although I don't know Chinese, I still feel the enthusiasm of Chinese people.
all foreigners gain the best experience cause of their nationality and travel to China. But if you are a Chinese mainlander, and work and live here for your whole life, the feeling will be very different. most Chinese hope also have another national passport and backup for moving out anytime.
@@kiwibruce2986really?? Most Chinese?? 1.4 Billions people?? Well,.. hahaha.. hahaha.. hahaha..
@@kiwibruce2986is true ! Cause culture is such different . Wealthy and living in china is great.
@@kiwibruce2986 TMD又是你，赶紧滚出去，到处都有你在散布谣言，我从来没有见过像你这么讨厌的人！
@@lovely1-b6l有钱还不够
I am a second gen Chinese immigrant to american,I love china,even though many people didn’t like china,even in china,I was sad and shock about this,thank you to break the imagination of china that reported by the medias,I always love where I came from,china is a amazing country,and I’m looking for a way to live in china longer❤🇨🇳❤
thanks for your honest feedback!
You guys are kind of charming after watching you for half hour. I bet that's the longest chatting among your videos. Like your chatting style and like your opinion about China.
Took my family for month and a half to China. What an amazing trip!! And best of all, the money was so worth it I'm able to spend for family of four vs the uber expensive living costs of one person here in US!! Super safe and friendly people!! Just smile, and people will help you so friendly!! The foods and Highspeed trains WOWW Go China!!
Never ever challenge chinese food. Once there was a western guy said he wanna try all chinese food in his life, he started his challengen from si chuan province , after five years past , he is now still in si chuan province
The reason why I can't leave Sichuan is because Sichuan food is spicy. The more I eat, the more I want to eat it, and I can't live without it. Eating Sichuan food will become addictive.
经典笑话，哈哈。
Are you referring to the Food Ranger?
😂😂😂😂
@@John-yx6yzit's been 9 yrs
Greetings from Thailand. I love your lovely minds and understanding attitudes. It's so enjoyable hearing from travelers who are so openminded. I will be following your family. Thanks.
Thanks for being honest to the world. The world needs people like you to be a better place.
LOVE YOU GUYS !!!
Chinese police is called People's Police. You can always turn to them when or where you are in trouble, no matter what trouble you are in.
It's hardly see a police when I walk around in China.
Maybe once a month, while I see a police, what is amazing they are unarmed.
@monipenny408American police are dumb criminals
@monipenny408刚好你说反了！
@monipenny408 It's literally the same in China, if you try to air you grievances at a company they will call the police and have you removed even if you have a perfectly good reason, it's happened countless times. 'People's police' what a joke trolol
Uncle Policeman 😀
I'm so glad that you had so much fun in China. I didn't expect to hear so many positive comments about my home country. thank you!
Btw guys, I got my teeth cleaned there in China for $88 yuan, that is like $12 dollars! The office was so clean and big, ppl were so nice!
Me too.
And it is ultra sonic teeth cleaning and service is so good. Never experienced ultra sonic in US
I need to pay $19.
@@firefly4784 aren't all teeth cleaning ultra sonic? i didn't experience any other ways before? just curious.
@@NinaMa-ey8jn it is mostly regular scaling in us
I just came back from china as well and i want to share to everyone how incredible it is people are really friendly, full of culture and its actually one of my best travel i ever had. I want to go back really enjoyed my time there
The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
。 The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
。 The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
Don't worry about those who prefer to stay blind. You'v done you part in revealing truths. Dont worry about those who prefer to stay blind.
And in the kingdom of the blind, the one eye person is king/queen.
NYT--24-hour tracking of the entire population~China’s ‘creepy’ surveillance technology analysis of big data and algorithm use. There are many people who don't know they are being watched.
This system, which automatically analyzes and tracks the face to monitor every move of the people, will also score and manage every single act of the people through the ''Social Credit Score'' system. Intensive tracking of suspicious or dissatisfied people, etc.
In the USA, a lot of people are brainwashed by well-known national media but oddly, people believe the narratives. Many still believe Chinese people are being controlled by the government with surveillance camera, people are starving and police are watching their every move. Sadly, China gets a bad wrap and compared to North Korea where civilians literally do not get enough food on regular basis. When people chose to be ignorant, no one in the world can knock some common sense into their heads.
我是一个生活在温哥华的北京人，我想说很感谢你们能发布这个视频，很真实和客观。 因为网络上有太多的来自不同角度的偏激的言论，这一切都是政治的产物。 作为普通人，平平安安，开开心心去体验和回馈这个世界的美好就可以了。 中国所在的土地上有着人类几千年文化的沉淀，我相信大部分是值得人们去体验和感受的。 希望你们有机会再去中国玩，那里欢迎你们。
Well said.
京爷带带我
美食少不了。
几千年如何给皇帝做奴才的历史
既然你会英语我觉得请用英语让更多外国人看到
You are just the most beautiful couple. Your enthusiasm is infectious, our bucket list has grown so long thanks to your enlightening videos. Your girls are such a credit to you both. One beautiful family living life to the full. Long may it continue. ❤️
Glad your whole family enjoyed the trip in China 🇨🇳. It’d be great if your honest opinions can reach those westerners having never been to China, particularly those with bias ideas😊
It is impossible, you can't wake up the sleeping people, there are one Australian lady was assaulted by three black French men, the France Government did not say anything, there are lots of homeless in US, the US government did not say , only complaining China, it is a trick they tried to cheat the world 😢
So true, good comment
I want to go visit China again so badly after watching your video. Thanks!
Guangzhou is amazing, but my favorite is Beijing cuz the foods are incredible 😢
Come back anytime.
We are back in China in 2 weeks time 🎉🎉🎉
你好👋🏻
My answer to those accusations about whether you are paid by China is to reverse that silly question back to them: "How much are they paid by their government to think that China is bad"?
Most likely those say bad about China are paid to creat stories to damage China image.
Unfortunately you are wrong. US paid people big money to make bad propaganda about China.
they will play along with you, play dumb till you are sick of them
Very well said ❤❤
Wrong question. It should be how much have your government used YOUR money to lie to you that China is bad?
I'm not a TOURIST in China, unlike them -I LIVE in China, I speak Chinese, my wife is Chinese, I have a bank account here, all of that - just to preface this. SO, that said, AS a westerner actually much more familiar with China than any tourist would be, how IS it here? I'll tell you, and I will break it down by topic:
1. SAFETY -China is, without a doubt, one of the SAFEST countries you can be in - at least, in terms of public safety from attack. No guns, so no mass shootings. Everything is monitored (more on that in a bit) so people wouldn't RISK trying to commit a violent crime in 99.9% of cases. There HAVE been incidents, of course. The odd knife attack, mainly - there was one in the train station in Kunming 10 or 11 years ago for example - but compared to the US or UK, you are FAR less likely to be physically attacked. Safety from food poisoning if you eat at unregulated street food carts is another matter, people can drive a bit crazy here - but deliberate physical assaults are practically unheard of. As a foreigner, you are MORE likely to be treated exceptionally well than a person FROM here. Especially if you have European features, regardless of if you are coming from the U.S. or EU or UK - if you LOOK European, you get a +10 to treatment.
2. YOU AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT - so, one big worry many westerners have - largely fueled by western media spreading propaganda - is a fear of the government. A lot of westerners seem to have this weird idea that China is "like north Korea" - it's not. I can assure you of THAT. It IS, however, more restrictive than western countries. One OBVIOUS thing you'd notice right away is the internet - you cannot, without a VPN at least, access many western sites from here like youtube, facebook, twitter, google, etc. So there's that restriction of what people SEE. Obviously, I'm ON youtube - so VPNs are not THAT hard to get - check out Let'sVPN, and download it BEFORE you come along with backups - a free, crappy backup is Proton VPN. ExpressVPN or Nord VPN DO NOT WORK well if at all in my experience. I'm using Let'sVPN now.
So, should you be worried about the government coming and arresting you for making a mistake and whisking you away to jail, never to be seen again?
No.
I've NEVER had any issue here. I DO have to register at the local police station as a foreigner, fingerprint, etc when arriving, but that's it. I've even gotten out of the car to HELP the police here push stuck cars - and in the U.S. the cops would aggressively shout at you to get back in your car - but in China? We took pictures together, and they smiled.
You COULD have an issue IF you did stupid THINGS, but you'd really have to be going out your WAY to do them - such as, protesting against the government in a public square, trying to film military basis would make you instantly suspicious, breaking obvious laws like trying to bring drugs or other banned items into the country (China is VERY strict about drugs - don't even think of bringing even a TINY bit of pot with you) - but short of that, short of making anti-government videos openly, IF you just live like a normal person - go shopping, go around, take pictures of cool things at tourist sites, go out to eat, explore, etc. - it's insanely unlikely you'd have ANY problem with the government. Seriously. I even see merchandise sold here and people with Winnie the Pooh stickers on their cars - despite western ideas that the government BANNED the character. They didn't. Just don't compare the president TO the character and you're fine. At my local store, there's Winnie the Pooh biscuits they sell. They don't CARE about that as long as it's not political.
Don't be an activist, avoid sensitive political things, don't go onto military basis, don't bring drugs, and you'll be FINE. It's made to sound MUCH scarier than it is. Yes, the government control over the internet and for example putting a limit on the value of items I can buy from overseas and have shipped her annually, THAT annoys me as a westerner - BUT, other than THAT, it's NOT the 1984 situation you might have been lead to believe. Yes, there ARE cameras on many traffic lights. Yes, if you're walking on he foot path, you can bet you are on SOME camera and yes they can even identify you with face recognition - but if you think that's not also true in the west, you have not paid much attention. Commit a crime in NYC or London- a big crime - and see how FAST they track you down. Oh, you ARE on camera in the west too - most stores you go to, many traffic lights snap photos of your vehicle automatically as you go by, CCTV cameras are ubiquitous - it's just more structured and advanced as a tracking system here - but that's ALSO why you are SAFER here than you'd ever be in the U.S. and it's why there's no graffiti - you'd be found out if you DID do it.
My POINT is, relax about the government thing. It's not the west, it's more restrictive, but it's also not North Korea, either. Respect the laws and customs here and you'll be fine.
3. HOW ARE YOU TREATED AS A FOREIGNER?
As mentioned above, foreigners, especially if you have European heritage (less so for black people, but even they're still treated with respect) are treated BETTER than locals. I have NEVER encountered anyone angry at me for being here, marrying one of their women, or any racist slurs. THey're more likely to be CURIOUS about you. Remember, if you travel to small villages, you may well be the first non-asia face they have seen in months or more! Some children will have NEVER seen a foreigner - you're the first for them. They get excited' "wai guo ren!" (foreigner), they'll cry out in excitement. At first, that bothered me. I still don't like being singled out based on my race, but you get used to the attention you draw. They will assume you don't speak Chinese and are happy and surprised if you can. They'll want to know things like, where are you from, how do you like China, is this your first time, what do you think of China compared to your country, things like that. SOME may want to take photos with you as if you were some celebrity - you're like a unicorn to them, ESPECIALLY if you are blonde (my hair is brown so I get less attention than a very blonde person - I saw people staring in utter fascination at a blonde woman and her very pale, very blonde daughter - the golden hair is of great fascination to a people whose hair is typically black - you're like an ultra-exotic, rare Pokemon). 10 years ago that kind of excitement was MORE common - though I have noticed people less and less react to my presence with excitement compared to 10 years ago. They're starting to get USED to us.
4. THE WATER
Honestly the tap water is probably FINE to drink, but most people here still get bottled water or filters to be safe, including my Chinese in-laws. Don't worry too much about it - but I, personally, avoid straight tap water even less developed countries in the west, so I do here too. Water qualiity here has gone up a LOT in the past 10 years - but filtering is a good policy not so much for bacteria as for heavy metals or chemicals. Again it's very likely FINE to drink - it's just common to boil or bottle it.
5. THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
This MAY be an obstacle for you if you don't speak Chinese, I won't lie. It's not an issue for me since I can speak it, but for a casual tourist if you go to remote places, bring with someone who CAN read and speak it. HOWEVER, if you're just here to see Shanghai and Beijing, go visit the great wall, you'll be fine because many signs have English lettering in popular tourist destinations (beware scams on the bus there by the way - lots of times they may stop somewhere and try to get you to buy things there before they'll continue - at least, this happened to us in 2014 when we went up there - the government may have cracked down on those sorts of scams now - I don't do tourism anymore since I live here so I'm not sure if it's still going on as much - probably is, so be careful). IF you take a tour group, though, you ARE missing out on the REAL China - the way people actually live daily life here, the way regular life is - it's NOT what you see at the forbidden city in Beijing, it's not the great wall - just go shopping at a regular food store, learn how to use and pay with wechat, take the subway, hire a Didi car, etc. That's how it really is here - nothing exotiic and special - just daily life.
DO be aware that if you shop at street market, haggling is a thing often, and if you are foreign they wiil give you a higher starting priice than a Chinese person would get. Tested this with my wife -we both went up at different times, asked the price on an item. They gave her 70 yuan and me 100 to start with. I talked them down to 50, she got 30. You won't get the local discount BUT if you reveal that you can speak decent Chinese they tend to understand you're familiar enough to know better and will give you better prices than if you can't speak any Chinese but "thank you" and "hello". IF you can haggle in Chinese, a 100 yuan item might go down to 40 or 50. If you're stuck with english miming numbers with your fingers, good luck getting below 70 or 80. How it goes.
PART 2
6. "THAT'S NOT HOW IT IS BACK HOME"
FORGET that. One important thing to get into your head when coming to China is that it's NOT your home country - it's NOT America or England or Australia or Canada - so don't EXPECT it to be like home. Be flexible. Be open-minded. Try new foods. There's no point in coming here if you're just going to take a tour bus from your hotel straight to Tourist Trap A, B, and C, snap some selfies, pile back on the bus, eat hamburgers at McDonalds and back to the hotel. If you do that, you didn't ACTUAll experience China. You experienced a sanitized, pre-planned, McDonalds VERSION of China -it'd be like going to New York City and from the airport bussing straight to the Empire State Building, Times Square, going to the statue of liberty and back to your hotel, then the airport, and thinking you've got a good idea of America now. It'd be like going straight to Buckingham, Big Ben, McDonalds, and home again and thinking you've got a bead on England. Above all, IF it's different, EMBRACE it. Get out of your comfort zone. Eat the weird thing. Try the weird drink. Learn to use chopsticks. Adapt. Never complain. Don't expect free drink refills, Americans.
7. "So how is it to really live in China?"
Honestly? Not too different in daily life from when I've lived in the EU or US except that I don't drive a car here - public transportation only. We don't often go out - we just work on our stuff at home, go shopping, occasionally get on the train and go do something. You just lack some western shopping options - for example, if I wanted America cereal or English crumpets or a good, dark european rye bread, THAT's harder to find. Coffee creamer doesn't exist, while in the states it's ubiquitous (then again, it's also absent in Scandinavia). A feature COMMON with the U.S. and UNCOMMON with the EU is that in China, we have SCREENS on our windows - allows air from outside without letting bugs in, which considering how hot, humid and full of mosquitoes our part of China is in summer, that's a MUST. In The EU we don't HAVE screens - which honestly I'd say is one of very few areas where both the U.S. and China do it better than Europe (once you've HAD screens, you will understand WHY you'd not want to go back, if you find flies and other bugs pestering you at home or having to move mobile nets from one area to another, it's WAY more logical to just cut them off at the entrance point - there's virtually no drawback, and you can always pull the screens off if you WANT to)..
It's hard to have a big dog here - small dogs are ok in the city but big dog you may have to live outside city limits.
No, people are not grabbing up cats and dogs and eating them -there IS a dog meat festival in one small PART of China, but MOST people here would not ever eat dog or cat and you don't see restaurant menus it it on there in 99% of China. The most COMMON meat in China BY FAR is pork. Then there's chicken and beef, lamb, fish, I've even had snake once here at a high class restaurant (it's "meh") - but dogs? Cats? Nah. People here have dogs and cats commonly as pets. HAVING such pets is relatively new in Chinese society, but it's caught on fast. WE have a golden retriever, though, so he's shocking to locals since most people here never see a dog bigger than a beagle.
If you get invited out to a restaurant as a guest, be aware that it's customary to then return the gesture at some point later, e.g. if they come to YOUR area, or if you come back to China, bring gifts for people who have done you a kindness - otherwise you look selfish.
It's also common for people to fiight over who will pay the bill at restaurants. As a foreigner you're not EXPECTED to know this, but be aware.
People may ask how much you make a year. Don't be offended - it's just not a taboo, weird thing here - it's just very common.
Bragging is bad here. Be dismissive of compliments - it's a better look.
Do not stab your chopsticks down into your bowl, and don't point at people or things with them. Both are rude.
Be extra careful crossing streets, where you are looking. SOME people drive fast and crazy. Be aware as you cross. But also don't be TOO cautious - it's common to cross streets here as cars weave around you, while in Scandinavia even when not at a crosswalk, cars stop or you to cross to an absurd degree. They'll just keep driving, here.
Be decent, have common sense, manage western expectations, adapt, and be nice to people and China is a perfectly safe and fine place to be, is what this all boils down to.
我很认真的看了您这段发言，看的过程中我笑了很久😂，我想说您是一个很地道的“中国老外”，您的这些说法非常棒，祝您生活愉快😊
我的天，你也太棒了，作为一个中国人很多时候我都没有意识到这些问题。您全部总结了出来，同时我们也了解了外国人要适应中国确实还有一定的困难，中国人经历过苦难，也珍惜和平来之不易，中国欢迎你们。
你真的太棒了，你总结了在中国的方方面面，说得详尽又真实，希望你在中国继续开心快乐地生活，谢谢你喜欢中国！
Everything you said is 100% correct. My situation regarding China is very similar to yours not quite as extensive though.
I live in Sydney and have connections to very wealthy Chinese. The husband retains a Chinese passport and does the bulk of his business in China. His wife and children live in a nice home in Sydney and have become Australian citizens.
To understand this situation beyond the initial superficial reasons most folk jump to for why this is so, is to truly understand China beyond the glitz and great buzz one experiences when visiting there.
I am Malaysian. Will be travelling to Beijing next month. So excited. Can't wait.
如果你到了南锣鼓巷散步可以找我。我住这里。
除了北京这样的特大城市，中国还有很多值得探索的地方
我爱说实话，如果是大城市，上海比北京好玩，无论从建筑还是美食，亦或者气候来看～
上海更好玩，中国很多城市都比北京好玩，不过以后还会有很多机会啦😂
@@shaycassidy3893 上海更国际化，说英文的人可能更多，楼更高。但要说文化古迹，那必须是北京！
Cognitive dissonance. It is what people experience when new information conflicts with his/her views. The person copes by discrediting the new information, because that is easier than changing views. Hence haters keep on accusing others for being bots or paid shills.
Very accurate 😊
Thank you for sharing the real China with us. We have had enough of Western lies.
yes, like the lies the CCP tell about Chiang Kai-Shek.
@@thevoiceoftaiwan Lol I find it very hard to believe that you are what your name says that you are. Real Taiwanese would never agree with his comment whatsoever because a real Taiwanese is going through Hell dealing with the People's Republic of China and their draconian behavior towards them
@@ramdom_assortmentbut your beloved Chiang Kai Shek is called as General Cash My Cheque by the Western groups. Do you know why? Because all CKS care is money, ever since he took the administration from Sun Yat Sen, China basically plunged into dark ages as CKS began creating warlords at every city. JPN wouldn't be that easy to penetrate into central China if CKS isn't busy securing his position by bribing the warlords to support him.
I first visited China 20 years ago, was blown away how clean it was. The bus stops had digital displays advising when the next bus will arrive measured in seconds. Been to all the main cities which are giant flower gardens that are immaculate kept. Roads , the rail network and stations and airports are amazing. Your experience is accurate and supports reality. Well done.
I love this chatty video! As someone who loves travelling, I share your excitement on visiting a new place. Your lovely girls are so lucky to have the chance to see the other side of the world!
I have lived in Eastern Europe, Germany, the UK, the US and Australia - been to China 4-5 times, and I loved it. It's a nice, advanced nation with friendly people - never had a single issue while visiting.
Nice to hear about your experience and objective comments. You two and your family have given me a refreshing perspective about China. Thank you!
China didn't pay this family in money. Instead, China rewarded this family with joy, culinary experience, hospitality, and a paradigm shift in their cognition.
And the cooking oil carried by kerosene tankers
And the cooking oil carried by kerosene tankers
@@haipearson sb
🤣🤣🤣
@@haipearsonit's fun to watch haters like you desperately crying out.
From HK, your family are warmly welcome to my motherland again.l like your 3 lovely daughters very much.
As an totally local Chinese, I'm so exciting to hear your praise about China's beautiful scenes and welcoming people. So, welcome you to visit our fantastic China again!🥰
In China, the police's mission is to serve people. There is a police station next to an elementary school. Many students choose to play and stay in the police station to wait for their parents to pick them up. To better serve the kids, the station even assigns 1-2 policemen to look after the kids and remind them to complete school homework before going home.
Great comment, you are correct
“有困难，找民警”😉
这说明孩子在中国不安全
Oh that's true I never realized the difference. I'm Germany and it's unimaginable to have a police babysitting your kids 🤣 but in china it's quite normal to raise a kid with a more "whole village" mindset
the traffic police are an exception. they only focus on squeezing money from the people at the bottom of society😂😂
As an expat having lived in China for almost 9 years I am sooo happy to have come across your video. I am so tired for all the nonsense being said about this great country however, your comments are fresh, genuine, warm and very accurate. I truly hope more and more people will travel here and see China for what it really is and not for what the media portrays it to be. (No I am not being paid to say this…😆). Thanks for visiting and welcome back for another incredible experience.
The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
The United States spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China. Believe that more will be needed in the next appropriation
The U S spends billions of dollars every year to control the media to smear and spread rumors to demonize China.
Believe US that more money will be needed in the next appropriation to demonize China.
French person here, living in China for 20 years now. Not sure why your content was pushed to me and I'm glad I decided to take a look. I love your energy and I'm glad you loved your stay in China. What I admire the most is the fact you're doing it as a family. You're giving your girls a lifetime of stories. I do travel usually for a long period in a new country with my kids but 3 months is definitely perfect to know the culture. Wish you the best in your future travels.
You both are honest vlogger. Thank you for showing the real China. 👍
Thanks very much for showing the real China and also for your enthusiasm. You're a great family. ❤
As an oversea Chinese，I will say China is the best country for foreigners to visit
The most eye opening tour in your life is the tour to China. You start questioning the world view and all of sudden you become minority in your home country.
Yep, cost of taking the red pill.
that is true
Basically more of perceptions gap based on varying criterias
@@LaowaiDaveJCP 💯👏. My trip to China has changed me. I admire China and its achievement without having to bomb any country. I feel somewhere alone in the US because I cannot hate China. I don't have any reason to.
Americans I've met only have one world view: Murica good, Giana bad. That's it, that's their world view 🤣
Thanks for making all these videos about my country to clarify the misconceptions and bias. Support!!!
Speaking the truth - China is great
Glad your family had a positive, memorable throughout your visit. 🥰🥰🥰
China is the most fascinating place you could ever visit imo
Agree 100%
LOL😂
Great trip summary!
Love how you two share the speaking taking turns every 30 seconds and compliment each other.
Every year China has 200millions people traveling abroad and going back home. so welcome foreigners to visit China for balance travel expenditures.
Where did you get the stats of 200 million times Chinese people traveling abroad ?
it is easy to get this data if u know something named Google
@@OP-mz3hrwww.pinchain.com/article/231812
@@OP-mz3hrpre COVID 2019 statistics: over 145 million people traveled abroad. Have not see post Covid number yet.
@@OP-mz3hrPer the government's statistics. 2019 was the highest, 155 millions abroad travellings. The number dropped after due to COVID. It is estimated around 130 millions abroad travellings and 6 billions domestic travellings in 2024,
I have lived in Canada for the most part of my life and China is very strange to me. Thank you for your wonderful, awesome, joyful vlogs that are not only informative but affirmative too that it is fun and safe traveling in China.
I think it's in the Chinese people's blood to welcome friends from afar. I genuinely had joy sharing my home country to my western friends when they visited.
I recently got back from 1 month travelling around China (my wife is Chinese but we don’t live there) and I have to agree with everything you’ve said about the country. We had an awesome time visiting Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Chengdu, Chongqing and even climbed to the top of Mount Fanjing. The high speed rail network deserves a special mention. Travelling at 350 kph was so smooth and quiet, unbelievable. Regarding visas, getting my China visa was a whole lot easier than getting a UK visa for my wife and a whole lot cheaper. Looking forward to my next visit. As a side note my wife was following your travels on tic tok before I discovered your RUclips channel. She’s a big fan!
Welcome you to China, welcome you to Guizhou, hope to satisfy you, welcome you next time, we will give you the best service as always.
Fanjingshan. 👍
Yes the photos are real and not AI. Highly recommended, although perhaps not over the National Day holiday (which was when I did it !) unless you really want an authentic Chinese crowd experience.
welcome to Hangzhou，its a beautiful city near to Shanghai。
You guys sounded so enthusiastic about your travels to China and what it has to offer. It's great to hear that it's mostly positives from your trip!😂
in other words, respect it's local rules like everywhere else , easy
Yes - true! you are right
The language barrier was the big thing for me. Just gotta be patient with the phone translator. I recommend anyone to visit China, each cities are clean, modern, safe. So much to see and do. The night life is amazing!
如果你拥有一台中国的翻译机器，那你的旅行会给你带来更多的意义
for Chinese people,we used the app called youdao(有道）
My family finally visited China after many years ago. This time to Nanjing Sichuan in Jun 24 for a tour this time. Amazing and very friendly environment, simply impressed. Will visit China next year again.
如果有机会去苏州将会是另一番景色，苏式林园的风景也非常舒适，苏州又是另一种风格的美
The best reply to all those anti China rhetoric is " Are you paid by the CPC ? " The answer... I wish we were paid by the CPC because it will help us financially to explore more of the splendid scenery ..the friendly Chinese people. Modern technology ..cleanliness of the streets and safety..all over China....
no they don't pay you directly. that's too obvious. they offer you free flights, free accommodation etc... cleanliness of streets??? have you seen the spitters and public urinators ??? LOL
@@fs5775 have you been in the public toilettes in Europe or the US ? Doesn’t matter where you are it’s mostly the same.and where do you get this free flights or accommodation ?
@@fs5775😢 coping is hard, we all know, so don't be ashamed of that. Need a free flight too ?
I have seen that on the streets of nany cities in USA, even if paid real cash, i would not want to travel to this filthy stinky full of crimes country USA
They were paid in fake bot subs just like Lee Barrett.
I think the girls excitement should sum it up for people who aren’t convinced. For such innocent girls who haven’t been exposed to too much media and can enjoy visiting china, must mean something
I came to Hangzhou from Manchester for a holiday, that was 18 years ago! I love the safety and security of China, the opportunities to work less and earn more! I've just bought a house with my wife on the riverfront...life is good!
I strongly agree with the point that one must prepare a good itinerary before coming to China. Many foreign tourists like to take an adventure without any plan, but that may not work in China, for the language, transportation, and environment here are quite different from those in Europe and America.
if you happen to be in china during the holiday, go to the tier 2 or 3 city. that was what I did last year, and stay there till the holiday ends.
China is a huge country, a lot to explore.
So true, let's go :)
Yeah even 10times travel. Not enough to explore
It’s amazing that so many ppl here who have ever visited China love their journey.
I am living in Guangzhou. Welcome you guys to come. I am more than pleased to show you around😊
China is Great
Every time I go back to China for business trip, I used Airalo. I got the international one 20G valid for whole year, and used it in every single country I visited, it’s cheaper than roaming and worked perfect in China to stay connected.
that is a cheap one, no doubt.
Thanks for sharing - good tip
OMG! Thank you so much for showing how China is really like! As a Chinese citizen I'm so happy that your family enjoy China so much! Welcome back!!!
You and your family are welcome to come back anytime. There is much more to discover. And don’t afraid to ask for help, people are really glad to help as long as they understand the language!
Hope you guys come back to China ❤❤
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Thank you for sharing ❤I really love your family travel videos with so much positive attitude and enjoy the locals. Safe travels and look forward to your more adventures 🎉
I really appreciate your positive, objective , rational comments for my motherland. Thank you so much! Welcome all people from all over the world to visit China. When my child was young, I took him to live in the ancient city of Dali, China for two years, which left my son with a very pleasant and unforgettable experience. There is a home-schooling community and an international community there, and many children from big cities who like to experience traditional Chinese culture quietly and leisurely gather there. now from Thailand
Looking forward to your upcoming China Travel 2.0 series.
Great video. As a frequent business traveler in China, I can second all the good things this very kind family said about China!
Such a fantastic video. This is exactly our experience of China too. Thanks for your work putting this together, there's so much great information and I'll definitely be sharing it. 😊
I'm glad your family had a good experience in China. China is not perfect, but it is far better than that described by mainstream western media.You are welcome to come to China again anytime.
I am from China, glad you have enjoyed your trip and thanks for your honesty. Hope more westerners could consider China as one of their tourism destinations.
These two adults with family coming to visit China, I could see through they have such an beautiful mind and explodeTruly their experience in China .
Been watching quite a few of your uploads. What a nice family, you have. You have shown the kids your positivity and open-mindedness which will be ingrained in their characters when they grow up. Keep doing what you love.
Really good overview, nice job.
My wife and i spent a month traveling all over amazing china this year but she speaks Chinese. I can't imagine doing this with only google translate, albeit with 3 little ones in tow. Wow, I salute your entire family.
Been following your amazing family for the last couple months and it has ibeen such a journey! The girls are fabulous! Thank you for the inspiring and adventurous content and I hope to follow on your footsteps very soon! Thank you for showing us The Real China!
So glad you had an amazing experience. I lived, worked and travelled China extensively 10+ years ago and have not been back for ages but it's incredible how much has changed. No WeChat, cash only etc etc. Everyone should visit to understand it a little bit better....
Great video and good to see so much positivity about China, I'm also from the UK and have lived here in China since 2010, love it over here and have no intention of going back to the UK
Please make some shorter "How to... In China" videos! I think will be very popular & help lots of people! ❤😊
That's definitely good advice🌹🌹🌹
First time seeing your channel and I love it,you have a new follower.I’ve spend 5 months in China as a music teacher in 2010 ,everyone was nice and kind to me,5 of the best months of my life,and 14 years later I still have true friends from there,things that I don’t have anymore in the us!another country where people are so nice is Thailand,incredible food,beautiful beaches,stress free,we already packing with my wife and ready to move in Thailand.
Like your videos, positive vibe and honesty. Thank you! Hope your family will have another wonderful time in your next visit to China.
We can feel From screen what you guys had a wonderful experience and happy time in China.Thank you for sharing.
We've been to China twice and I have to agree the people are amazing. So sweet and they kind of treat you like a rock star. And Guangzhou is HUGE!!! I'm from New York City and Guangzhou makes NYC look like a quaint village.