First Time In China I Reveal THE SHOCKING TRUTH the Mainstream MEDIA Doesn't Want You to See
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- I travel to Chengdu, in the spicy Sichuan Province, for the first time this week to see if I can discover the real shocking truth that the rest of the world does not want you to see. Enjoy this rare behind the wall look into China as I unveil what China is really like.
btw, still working on a bunch of stuff, top 10 top 5 etc based on all my old travels and experiences. Just hard to find the time to compile and record. But it's coming.
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Trust me, you’re not that important to the authorities. If you’re not intending to commit a crime you have nothing to worry about. China is one of the safest country in the world and it’s citizens are happy that those cameras exist.
Agree.
you want do drugs, rock n roll, get wasted, break the law for excitements ..... china is not for you.
Residents will even complain that the camera is not enough or the maintenance is not timely, because the installation costs a lot of money, the only purpose of their installation is safety, as for monitoring the people, no one has the patience to watch the CCTV every day, the police work has been tired to death, who pay attention to you?! Some people in the West have been persecuted paranoia, always think they are very important, in fact, really no one pays attention to you.......
How can I trust you when other people say different?
@@Eric_Garrison Have you ever been to China? I have numerous times. I have family and friends living in different regions on the Mainland and I along with my colleagues have NEVER been harassed, intimidated, threatened, or questioned by any police officers or any other authorities at the different airport immigration counters.
@@priscillaferguson267never been!
Fun Fact: London is the city with most cameras in the entire world. But nobody complained about that ;) BBC: The Chinese government is monitoring pedestrians and the Chinese people have no freedom.;) If you search GOOGLE, it’s not China that has the most surveillance cameras in the world, but Singapore and London.in Singapore they have tons and tons of security cameras as deterence for people to commiy crime because you cant get away with it. these cameras are there to keep you safe in the day and even at night, something most westerners do not have the luxury of...feeling safe on the streets.THe cameras are not there to monitor every single person, they are there to record everything in case there's an incident, then it can be reviewed. With the amount of people moving around it would be impossible to monitor individuals.CCTVs everywhere is a must for a secure and accountable society, Only criminals fear surveillance cameras.
British Bullshitting Corporation, ie BBC to you.
The cameras are for public security, not to keep track of you. If you have done no wrong then you needn't have to worry.
Thanks
Right on👍👍👍
他的整个视频是用讽刺的口吻讽刺西方对中国的抹黑。
不要当真，他在反讽美国😂
Many families in Malaysia have CCTV inside n outside their house including mine.@@Eric_Garrison
It’s funny that here in the US or anywhere in the so called West, Cameras are called “security cameras” but the same Cameras, with the same purpose are called “surveillance camera” if they are in China…..same with fingerprints and questions at the entrance of the Country, I thought he was describing the US, specially for the rudeness of the immigration agents 😂.
It's all part of the geopolitical-speak cooked up by western media & govt to differentiate between Us (liberal democracies) & Them (the authoritarians enemy). Like govts/admins vs regimes, CCP vs CPC, sanctions vs econ coercion, state-controlled media vs public broadcaster, patriotic vs nationalistic, lobby vs bribe etc..
Everything is legal and good in the west as long as there is money to be made in tickets and fines !
I think uk has more surveillance cameras than China.
他的整个视频是用讽刺的口吻讽刺西方对中国的抹黑。
very ttrue
They are not construction workers,they are food delivery that can be ordered online from a large range of restaurants
Ok good knowledge
The sarcasm in this video is so overflowing to the point that most Americans would probably miss it
Seems somehow based on the first handful of comments a few people have missed it
@@Eric_Garrison Just read the comments. I guess its mostly china defenders that completely missed it.
@@Eric_Garrison Chinese people would've missed it but Americans will get. Not bad though😊
@@asianmovementchina defender? Like Eric G and Gweilo60 in Nanning 😂
@@Eric_Garrison 在b站有人偷你视频赚钱。
Why did you think the Chengdu Starbuck is a fake one. It's an absolutely legitimate Starbuck in the busiest city center of Chengdu.
sarcasm
Essa é a mentalidade do Ocidente, ironia e sarcasmo com teor de humorismo com duplo sentido 😊 só para confundir 😂
他的整个视频是用讽刺的口吻讽刺西方对中国的抹黑。
sarcasm
it's not sarcasm, he was serious, he actually didn't know, he called it a high end knock off which is a self contradiction. He calls the delivery drivers construction workers, he says the cameras are very worrisome but as an American, he's perfectly fine with people on the streets of America carrying guns and shooting each other on daily basis
Nothing to worryabout cctv everywhere as long as you are not commit crime. That makes china safe expecially for solo woman traveler at night.
我是男孩子
他的整个视频是用讽刺的口吻讽刺西方对中国的抹黑。
The vlogger is just brainwashed from where he came from. I am Malaysian and I couldn't care a hoot about cameras when I walk the streets whether in Malaysia, Australia where I live or in China. It's my life and I have nothing to hide.
@@Eric_Garrison😏我知道你是男孩子
男孩 is more like teenage boy. you are a "老登" , or "老毕登"😁 no offense , i'd like to share you trending words @@Eric_Garrison
Oh gosh, Starbucks Reserve is a high end Starbucks store. It's not just in China, it opens everywhere. It's genuine Starbucks just more expensive.
So sad how people out side of China have very little understanding about China.
As a Chinese I can understand. Recommend a very famous chinese ironic novel"儒林外史"， there is a article""范进中举, about a chinese ancient student , he take exams so many times but keep failing until more than 40's. Then , one day he succeed, he is so happy and he GOT GRAZY.Just like JPN and Southeif Korea, THEY never win against CHINA in most time in the past, so ,when they win CHINA in someways, they got crazy, use all ways they can think to defame CHINA.
Wow’s very clean, safe , good people n food 🥘 peaceful China, Chengdu is second tier city even more better than any western big city.
This guy is funny , call these delivery guys as a construction workers haha.
he was being sarcastic & mocking the behavior of other western visitors to China, pls watch his other videos.
He always say the clothes and jeans are western clothes and fashion style. He thought the korean words are Chinese words!
Korean… Chinese … what’s the difference ?!
@@katherinehe2928it is no surprised, the American was in the committee meeting, asked the CEO of Tiktok, can't know where is Singapore and China, most of American live underground, like this guy
This guy may be from country side and has very little international travel experience still lives in last centry
The construction workers kind of work like uber drivers. If you need someone to do a specific task, you go on the app and request a construction worker, and in a few minutes, one will show up.🤣
Come on, those you saw on the street with color uniform and on the e-bike are not "construction workers". They are delivery men
Brilliant. Thank you. Forgot to mistake the mall security guards as police.
Missed opportunity. "There are so many police everywhere!"
China is one of the safest country in the world
Awesome, I love how you don't go overboard with the sarcasm and keep it quite subtle, though it means the jokes are going to fly over most people's heads.
He’s so deadpan but I figured it out after he stopped by Starbucks lol.
So many people have missed the point it’s quite unbelievable🤯 especially Chinese that don’t understand my name is literally Ben Dan 😂
@@Eric_Garrison Well from my experiences with Chinese comedy, they're not very familiar with the concept of irony. They like their jokes straightforward or even better, explained.
@@Eric_Garrisonhhh好名字😂
1:15 Just when I thought it could not be more rediculous to expect an ordinary street food seller in China to speak English, she started to answer your questions in perfect English.
I have a camera in my home, CCP must have hacked it and watching me😂
That was so so funny 🤣 from beginning to the end 👍
Yep it is. Thanks for the recommendation.
Hahaha, this is comedy gold. You forgot to film sanitation workers as forced larbour in uniform! And followed by under-cover cops dressed like pedestrians, remember to add those next time🤣
Wow, my friend, your jokes are completely underestimated.
Can't stop laughing Good job Eric
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OMG，you almost misunderstand everything！The Starbucks is true，they are not construction worker，they are Uber delivery, the old man is not a homeless,he is a man who is seeking for a job😂
And the panda is just panda, not Kungfu Panda，actually most Chinese don't like that movie, you can see a lot of panda just because Chengdu is panda's hometown😅
Wow I guess I was mistaken
Hey Eric, you didn't get many likes, because lots of people thought you were another China hater watching the first half, they probably didn't watch till the end. Well you told the full story by the end, appreciated for your truth telling lol Anyway, maybe you don't care how many likes or subscribers you will have? lol yeah, way to go, bro
I don’t care about the likes . I just wanna entertain myself
Ha, Ha Eric, I would like to nominate you as the best actor of Oscar. You initate so well about the ridiculous narrative people who misunderstood China, probably due to western ego. This is a high level scarcasm!😊
Your deadpan had me going -- not sure how I missed the name at the beginning. Pure genius.
This video is genius 😂 the shay shay killed me
I have visited China 4 times (mid 90s, 2002, 2006 and 2018) and God willing, if everything goes accordingly I would be in China again next month (keeping fingers crossed). I remembered street crimes were really bad in the 90s, pickpockets, scams on tourists, etc.... not to mention big scale corruptions in government officials in district /state levels from wealthy businessmen too. After 2000, things began to change with CCTVs managing petty street crimes and huge cleaned up in corruptions causing many multi millionaires fleeing China from corruption implications and many government officials were indicted - punishments were heavy and serious, today, China is one of the safest country (if not the safest). To me, I hope my country has as many cameras everywhere which deter crimes, like many said, if you did not have evil intentions, the cameras are there to keep you safe and criminals hate cameras because they make their work much harder. If you stay in China long enough, you'll know why China is hated by many of its western counterpart because China made them look really bad, even the US recently warned their own citizens not to visit Xinjiang because they cannot afford to let their own Americans to see the truth - there's no genocide and no human right violations. Anyway enjoy your China explorations, just make sure you have Google Translate Chinese language downloaded for offline use as very high percentage of Chinese people do not speak English.
不需要翻译app
@@Eric_Garrison, sorry bro, I can't read mandarin as I'm not from China.
@@stuartfitlol neither am i😂
law-abiding people have nothing to worry about, either chinese or foreign.
The person you think is a construction worker is a courier delivering food
Yes, the construction workers that the blogger misidentified were actually take-out delivery workers.
Eric, you have such an Anglo Saxon view of China. When I enter the US, the immigration will take a photo of my face and also take a full finger and thumb prints (both hands). The US refers to all foreigners as Aliens. Also, if you go around US cities, you will probably see as many if not more CCTVs in the US. The difference is that US still experience a ton of crime daily but you don't see or hear that happening in China. Lastly, don't expect everyone to speak or understand English. You are in China and not many people in China speak English; try to use a translator to get around better. One last point about this video; the Chinese don't treat White people like God but they treat everyone equally, respectful and friendly to all colours.
Agree !
你再看一次吧
This is sarcasm. He's laughing at all the usual clueless Western vloggers coming to China.
This guy actually lived in China for 12 years and speaks fluent mandarin.
High level sarcasm , maybe some people gonna miss the point
You did a lot of guessing, but most of them are inaccurate due mainly to your cultural background. The construction bank had nothing to do in that direct manner with the construction work on the other side of the road. The two e-bikes parked outside the bank belonged to two food delivery men. A little spicy for Chinese could mean very spicy for you. The old man carrying something on his back with a stick in between was more likely to be a farmer from the countryside, but not a typical homeless man...
It’s parody
@@Eric_Garrison OK!
他在反諷你聽不出來嗎？🤣🤣
@@sealtrader 其他老外似乎是这样的，几乎到哪个国家都说好听的，都是这一套流量密码。但是，他们到了印度无论如何也说不出来那里是干净卫生的。
While you travel to China, don't expect people will understand English at all. As a traveler, learning the local language is the respect of the local culture. I guess this behavior is typical English speaking countries with some hidden arrogant.
好的好的 我会努力学习 你努力学喜剧啊
Aftually Chinese were the first people to wear pants when European males were still wearing dresses and togas.
Pants were originally invented in China for horse riding, then the common people also started to wear pants too. Pants were evolved from the split skirt for horse riding, the skirt had slit in the front and back, so the rider can sit on the horse, later the skirt became pants by sewing up both sides as tubes.
Deniem jeans were originally created by some Chinese in California during the gold rush era. Many Chinese who had went to USA to pan gold but were unsuccessful so some started laundry sevices to the others there, then some Chinese turned used canvas sails into pants which became were very popular with the gold panners because of the pants' toughness.
what your talking about Man ! Japanese currency call yen , Chinese currency call yuan OK !
🤣🤣🤣
He is just copying the words of a stereotypical western vlogger. Don't take it seriously.
He's just fooling around. Don't take what he says seriously.
Sooooo funny! Most things you thought are wrong. Only one impression about you is that an uneducated guy just expresses what he think without any research. Biggest western ego😂
The things looks like chocolate is actually 'red bean paste'.😁 It's a common material in buns-likes chinese sweety food.
My gosh, love the satire or humor. Didn't know you had this in you Eric, aka Benjamin Daniels 笨蛋😁. Loved it! You had me smiling and laughing for 18 minutes or maybe 9 minutes at 2x speed.
The "construction workers" are food delivery personnel instead. They carried food ordered by customers from restaurants. Usually, they were on electric bikes.
4:23 No，dude. That Starbucks is not fake 😂“Starbucks reserve is a high-end coffee brand under Starbucks. That reserve stores present the best coffee and refined baked Dim sum in a space similar to the market, creating a space with both vitality and intimacy for consumers” Just like a kind of high quality chosen store
It’s a parody video
@@Eric_Garrison Oh i got it. Considering that you have lived in China for a long time, I don't think you would say like that.🤣
I see. So he introduced Chengdu in that way for satisfying some western ppl, who don’t like China.
From Google: Starbucks Reserve stores offer a variety of small-batch, rare, and exotic coffees that are not available at regular Starbucks stores. These coffees are often sourced from single-origin farms or small cooperatives, and they are roasted in small batches to bring out unique flavors and aromas.
Learn more about Chengdu before you assume. Starbucks there is real. No knock off. City of 20 million is very modern. Better than U.S.
Learn about parody
他的整个视频是用讽刺的口吻讽刺西方对中国的抹黑。
他在反讽美国的星爸爸脏乱差
If you still in Chengdu, you can take a High Speed Rail (HSR)to Zhenjiangguan Railway Station （镇江关）and take a bus to Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟）and Huanglong Scenic Area（黄龙景区）。Also take the HSR to Emei Mountain （峨嵋山）and Leshan Giant Buddha (乐山大佛）. Simply don’t waste the opportunity. You can take an HSR to Chongqing, a mega City. I put the Chinese words to help you just in case you need help from the tourist bureau.
Thanks. I’ve been most of those places already, but hope others can see your suggestions!
Love love this ' shocking' format😂😂😂. More please 😊
The moment I saw the Chinese characters on your clothes, I knew things weren't that simple.🤣
Thanks for good comment regards to China, I am totally agree with you.
Starbuck Reserve isn't fake. Starbucks Reserve stores offer a variety of small-batch, rare, and exotic coffees that are not available at regular Starbucks stores. You can also found this type of store at NYC and at their head office city Seattle. I also like to point out that those reckless eBike drivers were mostly not construction workers but were deliver service guys. btw, 99% of Chinese do not speak or understand English, I found that using a translation App or even a machine would be quite convenient and helpful.
It is parody
这是友军
99% not understand English? I grew up in China in the 1970s and we all had to learn English in elementary school. When I came to the US, I took French for foreign language instead of Spanish or Italian so that I wouldn't be at a further disadvantage among the Spanish and Italian Americans since I was already behind in English. Inspite of those years of learning in school decades ago, I have forgotten most of the French I learned. So I would not attempt to speak in French if a French person tries to speak to me in French.The same goes for the 99% of Chinese, I guess.
Thanks, Eric, for another great episode! You became more and more humorous.😂
Thank you for this lovely video of Chengdu. It must be personally seen and experienced.
What a satiric masterpiece
your sarcasm makes me laugh, well done !!!
I'm really enjoy it, watching your vlog, make more sarcasm videos 😂😂😂
I love this series of “ My shocking experience in China” 😂😂
that was funny, like the fake starbucks comment, i laughed out loud irl,
besides,
1, chinese currency unit is Yuan, and Yen is japanese currency unit, 100 Yuan is around 15 USD
2, practically every major country collects bio information of foreign visitors, including US, so it's de facto global standard, some countries even want to collect your bank account info
I like your sense of humor 😂
that out of touch boomer thumbnail tho lol jk love you dude stay real!
LOL!! Like your sarcastic style!
Hahahaha great job Eric! You imitated very well of some youtubers first time coming to China
Selling shoes in Chinese means: If you only buy 1 pair, it is 49 RMB, if you buy 3 pairs, the total is only 100 RMB
Shoes stand for 49 yuan for one pair and 100 yuan for three pairs🎉
starbucks reserve is the high end starbucks where all the drinks are sold at 150%+ the original prices...
I get your joke, lol, love it!! I can hear the crunch when u bite that snack. What is your favorite city in China!
Kunming!
@@Eric_Garrison thanks!!
You think there are homeless people in every country like the US! The man carrying a stick & bag on his shoulder is a worker or courier. You also think its the local people's duty to speak your language. When you do not understand what the other person is saying, pls don't fill in what you thoufht they were saying. If you intend to be a serious vlogger, pls do some homework before you visit the country. The Construction Bank has nothing to do with the construction work nearby. And, if you have no intention to commit any crime, why would you be so worried about the cameras? Only people with bad intention would worry about it.
加油
Eric, do like your sarcasm in the one which you acting like an American who come to China for first time with the typical American mind set , surely 12 years of life in China has changed your perspective about China 😊
Love the sarcasm! How many unfree people, unbelievable! Greetings from the unfree Shanghai. 😅🖖
Starbucks reserve is an upscale Starbucks, it serve cocktails and alcoholic drinks
The ‘construction worker’ you mentioned is actually a courier！😀
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😂@@Eric_Garrison
A must-download translation app when traveling to China!
Thx for The subtitles! 🎉
The robotranslator did most of the work
Come to S'pore , we have a lot of cameras too & i welcome that.
Geylang road even?
@@Eric_Garrison Yes !!!
The cameras in London are much more than Chengdu, but the numbers of crime are more, too.
fish and chips more too
Haha dude the Starbucks Reserves is a High end version of the normal starbucks. We even have it here in Singapore hahahaha XD
you give me a good laugh. good imitation job.
It's funny how Ben didn't know about Starbucks Reserve. It's not a knock off, it's Starbucks upscale version of their coffeehouse, only available in big wellknown cities like New York, Tokyo, Madrid, etc.
This guy thinks he knows it all and decided to judge without even researching. Topical American! 😂
Typical*
You judged the man (at 9:20 in the video) as a homeless person. Totally wrong.
Did you see his bindle?
Having a bundle doesn't mean he is homeless. Chinese society is very different from American society
@@Eric_Garrison
@@MegaSuehanI don’t know. I see lots of kfc and McDonald’s and Starbucks !
@@Eric_Garrison Chinese eat hot food and drink hot tea. They prefer tea to coffee. Most old people live with their children due to the Confucian concept of filial piety. Of course there are homeless people, but extremely few in a population of 1.4 billion. Even the poor in the rural areas all have a house and a small piece of land to plant crops.
@@MegaSuehando they get parody though is the real question?
I think you are doing a test of RUclips algorithm? hahaha it seems it works lol this video got quite a lot more views :):)
Travel RUclips is pathetically stupid and he just proved what a joke it is.
we need some ominous music and grey filter.
brings back childhood memories of that 'stinky tofu' at .21 in😋
The average vlogs in China be like:↑
I was confused the 1st 2 minutes in.. Then I realised; wait a minute, you can read Chinese all along ... Who erased your knowledge? . Oh! Superb Story Telling.
Excellent work bro. I think that the future will show how people like you and other youtubers played an important role in showing people in the west how biased and incorrect our media have portrayed this wonderful nation and its friendly people. Keep up the good work. I will myself visit China and share my imressions.
Starbucks Reserve stores offer a variety of small-batch, rare, and exotic coffees that are not available at regular Starbucks stores. These coffees are often sourced from single-origin farms or small cooperatives, and they are roasted in small batches to bring out unique flavors and aromas.
Ohhh my god Eric, this was so hilarious and brilliant, i really needed this after a long day at work, gave me a good laugh and liftet the mood.. 😆😂
For example, if you want to eat food from any restaurant in the hotel, they will try to deliver it within 30 minutes.
Hahaha all the people who trying to correct you probably didn't watch until the end 😂 good job Eric
They only had to watch 30 seconds to get it though 😂 I thought it was obvious when I said my name
Those cameras are usually used to protect stores from theft, so there are few theft incidents in China, and the cost of theft is high, so electric vehicles and money are becoming increasingly safe.
They aren't construction workers. They are different phone app delivery men for delivering online orders😂😂😂😂😂
It is parody 🫥
Starbucks Reserve is more high end, the menu is different and you can order coffee alcohol drinks in there, the plum whiskey coffee is my favorite and it cost about 98 rmb
and it’s definitely not fake.
Hard to say based on all the content I’ve heard on RUclips before
sarcasm after sarcasm except the last part
HAHAH,those are not construction workers (people wearing yellow jackets); they are food delivery workers :-)
if you're a law-abiding and friendly tourist, why would the authorities waste valuable resources in 'tracking' you instead of using them elsewhere? trust me, you have no value to them at all and they certainly have no interest in you if you're just an ordinary traveler. Those cameras are for public security just like anywhere else in the world. Security cameras don't automatically become surveillance just because they're installed on Chinese sreets. And you might be surprised to know that London has way more CCTV cameras than this city you're visiting, Chendu.
Great question
U r funny. By the way, the shoes part you mentioned, it is like three for RMB100, one pair is RMB 49 NOT the fourth one is RMB49. lol
Oh for real?
@@Eric_Garrison Hey u r too funny!
这片子很有趣，很多高级黑，黑的是那些对中国不了解的老外，以他们的视角看中国的一切，再夸张的表达出来
12:50 lmao best transition ever
Sarcasm , Haha.
Eric does speak Mandarin. And can read too .
People in Inland cities in China tend to speak less of English ,you have to adjust to them by speaking their language . It’s probably hard the first time for non Chinese speakers to go to inland cities .
You do realize those birds were surveillance drones right? 😉
What about those same things in the U.S?
@@danielwang1830 Search "birds aren't real" and wake up people. They are surveillance drones operated by the US government🤣
@@danielwang1830up主是在玩serpentza說中國鳥都滅絕的梗
Serpentza said it so it must be true!! Birds literally stop at Hong Kong 😂
Chengdu is the home of giant pandas, which is why there are many panda toys in the city.
This is probably the most funny video I've watched about China from a westerner. Keep it up! 😂😂
Thanks Mr Eric!
This is China, not Japan!!! Chinese Yuan doesn't equals to Japanese Yen!!! It values 20 times more than Japanese Yen!!! 🙄
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I didn't know that about the money difference. I gotten used to thinking Japanese Yen worth more from the 80s when Japan was doing very well before they signed the Plaza Accord.
*honda accord I think