Exploring China's Failed $1 Billion Copy of Paris | Hasanabi Reacts to Yes Theory
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2024
- Hasan reacts to a beautiful video showcasing this weird city that was built in China as an ode to the French capital including their own tower!
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Hey everyone, if you want to see more of Yes Theory, check out their channel here: www.youtube.com/@YesTheory
They do really cool stuff! Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video :)
you should also link little Chinese everywhere RUclips account
Paris but without french people sounds like a huge improvement not gonna lie
Wth are you French?
@@huandrew3874no no he’s right
Beijing but without Chinese people sounds like a huge imp...
@@huandrew3874 let him cook
@@huandrew3874ew imagine
Hasan missed the point with the paintings, theyre not pictures but RECREATIONS of masterpieces. The amount of labour that went in to that is insane
yeah he probably thought it was a photo copy lol
What's the difference between a recreation and a forgery? Genuinely curious because could a person recreating a painting be considered a forger or is there a line?
@@mildlydazed9608 Unless you try to pass it of as the real one (usually for commercial purposes as otherwise not much is gained or lost from the forgery) copying a painting is not legally considered forgery to my knowledge. It might still be illegal under copyright laws in some countries though
@@mildlydazed9608 i think its both really impressive. And im not an art expert so my opinion on the matter is rather irrelevant i think
@@mildlydazed9608it's a common practice in the art world to imitate master works for skill sake
That 90yr old lady rizzing them up was the cutest thing ever
As someone who has been watching YesTheory for 8 years, this isn't so shocking. What i've found through watching their videos is to say yes, find common humanity in those you interact with, and seek discomfort
yesssss! another fellow hasanabihead + yesfam !😊
@@blue---monday I feel like there are more of us out there, they have just yet to be revealed.
@@pillarofdawnOne more here
They are very lucky to meet nice people who aren't just trying to take advantage of them...
When the "ghost town" has still a larger population than your "small city" in some European countries.
damn dude what a dunk, compare more tiny euro countries with the second most populated nation on earth LMFAO
@@vaxan5126 Comparison isn't wrong though , maybe broke bro murica that didn't travel even once outside the country nor can in future So fixated to Find grift point solace in Making statement like Dame dude dunk point can't comprehend the comparison without being a edge redditor loner.
Edit., Just saying, so don't flip out & start the typical manosphere frustration on me.
Ok your point? Having cities that are smaller then somr other cities is normal
@@Comuniity_Can't you see the title？
@@vaxan5126 that’s kinda part of the point. It’s called a ghost town even though, because of how big China is, there are still tons of people actually living there, comparable to a small town in Europe. It’s not a ghost town, the place is a home for a lot of people
Today we're going to see what the deal is with that weird Paris clone China built!
_One Week Later_
It's actually pretty amazing! It wasn't deserted at all, the people were lovely and Mao was right about landlords.
Sureeeee bro gobble up all that Propaganda
@maxatt1430 "if you aren't telling me China bad you MUST be doing propaganda"
@@maxatt1430 how do you determine this is propaganda and the american "china bad" isn't?
@@maxatt1430Come on basement broke wage Dwindler, It's time for travel , not in your bubble living. Educate well, earn good & travel. If not trailer park Brain & sore living will Cement the entire lifetime.
@@maxatt1430China collapsed yet?
I assume that the Chinese government knows that they will have to provide housing and infrastructure to the millions of people coming from the countryside, to the cities for work in the nest few decades. Rather than have a huge housing crisis, and lots of homeless people, they've decided to build the cities in advance. At the start the residency may be low, but as new industry starts up, people will arrive, and the houses and utilities will be ready for them.
I've seen other videos where Westerners go to a city with houses, shops, roads, mass-transit...but no people. Their immediate reaction is to criticize and assume that china is imploding. However, a few months later, another foreigner visited the same city, and found it was filling with new residents, the shops and restaurants were buzzing, the roads were busy, and the mass-transit was , clean, efficient and reasonably priced.
With such rapid growth, China has realized that it is not practical to allow new cities to grow organically, without creating chaos. By advance planning, they seem to be able to avoid some of the problems associated with uncontrolled growth, and urban sprawl.
As their economy grows, so will the affluence of the middle-classes. These people will want places to live and raise their families. Copying Paris, seems strange to me...but maybe that is better than copying some of the urban/suburban nightmares that US city planners have foisted on the populations of American cities.
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tbh the only weird thing about it being a paris clone is the tower lmfao (definitely tacky), but tons of cities imitate parisian architecture/design
@@vlorpflash112 Yea, the Eiffel Tower replica in Las Vegas is arguably more tacky
What I've heard is that China was having property boost at that time. Basically local governments everywhere find property developers to create massive master-planed communities. Local governments get a lot of income for selling land. And then the property developers "presale" the apartments to fund their next project. Repeat until some projects finally failed.
You heard what they said, they move to this mini paris because they can't afford to live in the big city nearby. Eventually, some property developers and local governments got too optimistic at what kind of location you can transform. And they can't get enough people to "pre-order" their apartments. To the point some companies decided it's best to just stop the project and run away with the money they collected so far.
This was happening for more than 10 years. It's a national wide thing. A lot of them didn't fail, because it's built on a planned metro extension from a big city. But one success story here, can directly impact the demand elsewhere. Some are just destined to fail. And the local governments don't always have the best interest to help you get your money back.
geez that one chatter who wanted the epstein video was so fking annoying lets talk about this city before the 3 part saga about the serial rapist
Least they weren’t randomly shitting on people.. unlike some
lol, I literally just visited during the spring festival. It’s actually really dope to have “Paris” to yourself.
Such a wholesome video
I've been watching a few China videos and honestly their urbanism seems great! that's part of what makes these cities so vibrant and either way it's probably better to have an abundance of housing rather than a lack of.
America has abundance of housings too.
It’s just that people can’t afford them.
@@alohatigers1199 abundance but no density makes alot of those houses useless. A abandoned town in nowhere arkansas built like shit isn't going to attract anyone but desperate locals. We're hopefully approaching a total change how housing and urban planning works, because this shit ain't it. My hope is that we don't fuckin elect trump because homie will just do whats happening in florida and houston and just let tards plan cities with low density and crappy housing that is cheap but is slowly but surely ticking upward
@@alohatigers1199and here I thought it was all supply and demand 😂
I love how chinese cities come to life at night. There's street food everywhere.
@@haozzy East Asian culture in general, in the urban cities at least. Part of why i wished i lived in Asia - the lifestyle of just being able to walk out at night and just grab a bite if i wanted to in the most convenient way.
I love this new Hasan Yes Theory arc! Their travel documentaries are so good and its very interesting to watch him react to them. I hope he watch more
This city looks more like "Le quartier du Lac" in Serris (which already looks like a Disneyland version of Paris also built on farmland in Marne-la-Vallée district near Disneyland Paris) than it looks like Paris itself.
Yeah, way too clean
@@littlegravitas9898 So edgy. Have a cookie.
It's so great seeing Hasan get into Yes Theory. I know they can be a little cringey, but the way they humanize the people they meet in these countries has been incredible.
I agree. They can be a little annoying when they promote their clothing line but they are so good at making travel documentaries that the cringe is worth it
Been watching YesTheory for years, their videos are always overwhelmingly positive and really really well done.
I've been there in 2019 and it was pretty empty, there were like a few cafés and small convenience stores. Houses from outside didn't look lived in either compared to this video (no clothes being hung outside etc.), but I was there only for like an hour or two at noon, so idk if there was any nightlife. Also the Eiffel Tower wasn't fenced up and the surrounding didn't look this neglected, hope they restore the area around it once more people move into the city.
there's shops open and people walking around everywhere and these guys are like "THERE'S NO ONE HERE, ITS MOSTLY EMPTY"
When he watches the video about Transnistria he's gonna lose it, it's just so good, please hasanabi chatters who are here show it to him
I got married in China back in 2012 and visited a replica Venice near the city of Hangzhou that was built solely as a backdrop for staged wedding photos. Tons of empty fake buildings with a few photo agencies hidden throughout. It was at least a few square miles
Watching this then watching Geopold's Las Vegas video, I go back to this.
Bro there's another bot channel copying your thumbnails again
Problem is Hasans IP is open source I believe so that bot can’t unfortunately get in trouble
Drop the name so we can avoid the phony
Who cares just watch
Paris without the
Paris french people
Tourist traps
Overpriced craps
Sounds like a better version of paris
I am convinced Americans never leave because we are taught that everywhere else sucks. We think everywhere else something between a hassle to dangerous but the US is safe. It makes no sense to me. 5 year plan to rescind my citizenship (US citizens are the only people who have to pay income tax to their home country while living abroad. Also credit scores don't follow you across borders).
i live in one of the countries which is on the higher side of crime-rate in europe. the actual dangers you would face here in comparison to america would make you believe you were on the most safe pacifist place on earth xD
i am also convinced impoverished non-Americans have believed a lie that this is a land of opportunity, safety and wealth for all. i don’t doubt you have more suffering under your belt than most americans. but america is not #1.
I mean 70% Muricans don't even have passport & even more are so broke that travelling is much a huge task in their life but ironically can't even open their own minds, So fixated on the same old basement dwindling Rambo thoughts.
Like very few American like me that do travel & actual study, it always makes me so down looking to my mid state surrounding Dwinlders which are so tinfoil hat buddies.
This is so wholesome omg
In China, after dark is when everyone relaxes and many hang out in the square - who isn't working a shift. Street food is cheap.
“Little Chinese Everywhere” Yan creator, im gonna sub to her RUclips account!
If the city doesn’t smell like piss, is it really Paris?
This just demonstrates how much money China has that a 1 billion loss feels like a 1 million loss anywhere else.
So cool to see Yan!!! Her videos are great
Do you schedule lunchtime with your stream time?
Wazzup Beijing
Me : mom can we go to Paris
Mom : we have Paris at home
I like the idea of ghost cities
this video made me so happy!! it makes me want to overcome me extreme fear of airports and airplanes to see china so bad
BRO IS SO FAST WTF
I stayed in an Austrian themed hotel in China once, really interesting
I can’t believe he hadn’t checked out Yes Theory, before! Some of the most inspirational groups on RUclips, in my opinion.
Hasan said Ludwig reacts to their videos but I don’t think I’ve ever seen that lol
2:20 Hasan not knowing about China strict visa policy is mindboggling to me.
East asians are told that France is the height of sophistication but end up finding it dirty looool
It’s literally just a more dedicated Las Vegas.
But...Las Vegas isn't abandoned lol? Vegas also triggers social conservatives to the max whereas this...???? What the fuck even is it lol? East Asian culture is wild to me, like they try to replicate western culture but keep it even more conservative. Then somehow weird internet puritanical "leftists" show up to clap and cheer. But they also get mad and arrest you for violating conservative cultural norms? But "leftists" like that? Its wild man. Also really weird. Vegas is all about cocaine and hookers. Not your soft typical stereotypical sex worker either, but the badass type that will hit you over the head with a pistol for being a suburban fuckboy.
Places like this are kind of like Carlsons view on Moscow but come to fruition. Hardcore social conservatives with light left leaning economic views lol. So sad thats enough to make American "left wingers" cheer.
I'm a proud Chinese. I just want to say to anyone who wants to do some China bashing. Then, at least come and visit China first. Otherwise, we will not take your insults seriously. Thanks
I mean it's funny but you gotta respect the effort.
waiting for them to cover Chinese Wyoming
Gosh by jamieXX is a music video shot there
shout out to Jacques-Louis David
Some ask "Why?" I ask "Why not?"
China said brainiac is based actually 😂
I luv yes theory
The Bluth Company built this town
The only criticism I have about this video is nobody bothered to ask the most important question that will decide the social end political state of the world and that is:
Who was in Paris?
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YES THEORY ARC! LETS FUCKING GO!
it's actually nicer than real Paris
Nope.
Damn i wish i am that able bodied when i am 90. Pretty insane life she's lived through i bet
That apartment that they visited with that view is unironically in the millions of euros.
as an asian (tho not eastern tho) yeh i find france attractive.
i mean, its better than be a third world i would think
also chinese and french cooking can be quite in-depth so theres that.
I haven’t been, but everyone I know who has says Paris especially is disgusting, a “shit hole”, etc 😭 and as bad as any slum or “third world” place
@@DKF_oli the cats in paris are literally afraid of the rats cuz they're so fking big.
@@DKF_oli
I live there for a couple years. A part is true, but nothing worst than many big cities imo (appart maybe for the smell in certain area of the metro). But a big part is also just hate and even in France, everybody tends to dislike Paris for a lot of different reason. but I really think that, at least as a tourist, it's an incredible city if you take the time to visit it properly.
@@chiriko7335 well, it’s like that where I live too, in the US 😅
Has bro only just discovered Yes Theory?
Azan needs to go and spend like a week in China
This is the opposite of the French Chinoiserie movement, but they've done it better
America could do interesting shit like this but our country is so boring.
No? You have Florida?
@@ploykickshaw9842 true
don't you guys have an Eiffel Tower in Vegas too hahaha
@@YummyCore There is a recreation of Venice INSIDE a hotel. With gondolas and shit.
The whole community just coming out to hang out and play in public areas and having a wholesome time genuinely made me tear up. We don't have that here. This is what life is meant to be.
W video
are men this touchy feely, now? i hate being touched, so maybe it's just me...
What is the point though
Am i the only person with eyes? This place does not look right... its uncanny, like a source map. Skeuomorphism if it was a city
Looking at a copy of a city in China and saying "it's so clean" is like SNIFFING a sour dough in a russian mall...
Wait what
@@sommerscott4299This person thinks this is the equivalent of Tucker Carlson making anti-woke propaganda for Americans in Russia.
@@riztiz I can agree mine was an harsh comparison but hey, what was Hasan expecting?! It's like watching Victoria secrets models and saying" oh, they are so waxed".
We all know who gets hard for China...
@@sommerscott4299delusional liberal that thinks China is when the bad things happen
This video would be different if they were japanese or mongolian😅don’t forget, keeping ‘face’ in china is extremely important.
Do you even understand what keeping ,,face" is?
"face" is so much more important in Japan wym
@@raidenshougun9663 yes i do. personally.
Keeping face is a thing literally everywhere in the world, it's not a Chinese thing. What do you think the adage 'Keeping up with the Joneses' means?
@@headphonedust how does someone read a comment, completely misunderstand it's meaning and then reply with those generic shit? please explain.
Not packed, that is an empty place. Those appointments are vacation homes. Hassan is such a a tankie
You just make shit up all day?
Cool.
*Hasan
why waste time on this capitalist country
China should build traditional Chinese architecture and lean into the tourism
We do, won't hurt to have few different stuff.
@@coolorochi You guys completely purged yourself of traditional culture during the cultural revolution.
@@Markstubation01 that's incorrect, some did, it's a huge country.
don't have to believe me, welcome to visit.
An expat currently in China here. They do indeed build new Chinese architecture across all four tier provinces, but tourism-wise the country mainly attracts its own locals, rarely foreigners. It focuses more on domestic tourism then international.
@@user-fi8xm3kh8w That’s a problem then. They’ll need new money coming in.