Good, truthful video about life in China. No graffiti, no panhandlers, no homeless, no tent cities ... and no gunshots! China is all about safety, stability and prosperity.
well i wouldn't say no panhandlers. one panhandler did try to solicit me for money while i was in line to buy a high speed train ticket from Shanghai once. but yeah there are 1000x less homeless and panhandlers compared to my country Canada.
@@shambles9 ppl have mental illness too, so maybe think about that? or some people really lost their money or whatever their phone to purchase tickets. WHEN i was a teenager, i somehow lost my money and i needed to take a long bus home, i was far away 1hr from my home, i randomly went around the street asking people for money, so i can take the bus home....... some dudes playing tennis first turned me down, and i said no problem, thx anyways, after they said they have no money. but they yelled at me to come back and they gave me $5 which i needed for a bus ride home. SO YOU NEVERK NOW what the person is doing.
Maybe China is in trouble right now, taking a lot of beating from America and america's ally in the form of economic pressures, pandemics, low purchasing power, large USA factory from china moves to India, Vietnam,and other Maybe before long, things will get worse
@@MelodyRose124Ah, another ignorant hypocrite hater, who’s been using his face to unlock his phone for 6 years. Btw, per capita there are more cameras looking at you in US and UK.
@@shupingwu4141 I care! You may not, and that’s fine- if you don’t mind being in a prison-anyone who will give up any freedom for a little security - deserve neither (Benjamin Franklin)
China's infrastructure construction is undoubtedly the best in the world, and it is also the country with the fastest technological development. China has now launched autonomous taxis, autonomous buses, and robot restaurants, all of which have amazed people around the world.
I once thought that China would never employ automation and AI. They have the world's largest population. If they go for automation, many people will be out of job. But the opposite has happened. China has extensively applied AI and automation. But strangely China has no problem of high unemployment. This shows how superb the Chinese government's planning is.
@@eugenec7130 After the recession of China's real estate industry, a large number of migrant workers lost their jobs. In order to solve the employment problem, the Chinese government has provided work relief to solve the employment problem throughout the country, such as urban greening, building renovation, old house renovation, urban cleaning, etc. These jobs require a large number of personnel, and the required costs are paid by the national or local government finance.This is also an assessment indicator for government officials in various regions.
@@eugenec7130 China's service industry will usher in great development in the future. China's Personal media creators will reach 150 million. China's total population is only 14 billion, of which 150 million are creating Personal media. China will be a big country in the service industry in the future.
Shame about its appalling social infrastructure. Awful social care. 144 th ranked Heathcare system. Appalling medical innovation . Embarassing life expectancy compared to Europe, And , obviously, not the most advanced. Outside top 50 globally for developed nations.
No homeless in the stations, no gun violence, no criminals left alone to do their crime, rampant theft like in America, no drugs whatever, and laws are there and they will be strictly enforced to the letter, no ifs and buts. How I wish it is the same here in the greatest nation in the world, America! How I wish me and my family can live in China! Only thing we can do now is to visit only.
Every country has advantages and disadvantages. It depends on which part you care about most. As a native of China, I agree with the five advantages mentioned by bloggers, but I believe that the United States or other countries also have many advantages.
I have been living in Australia for a decade , i personally think China has a better environment for children to grow up compare to the west. Australia is considered as a safe country , but you dont feel that safe when you walk alone at night in the city or not. In China , i never worry about safety issue , there just not that many crazy people around .
Last week in Melbourne, travelling on a tram is not absolutely safe. One sicko passenger pulled out a 30.5cm and threatened to kill a female passenger and the stupid team driver didn't even have the common sense to open those exit doors for other passengers to escape. Luckily the police acted in time and "taser" that idiot and arrested him.
Westerners have abandoned morality and discipline for freedom. They have to pay a huge price for their kind of freedom. They have no idea why their countries have descended into a chaos. If they don't accept strict law conformance and enforcement, there is no way they can return to their peaceful and orderly past.
I have only been in China for one year, but during this year, I did not see a homeless person. China really feels like the future.most of people in the west can't even tell where Asia is , let alone the difference between Asian countries.A big challenge ahead but I hope you will succeed.But honestly, seeing is believing. China has even more people than US. Not to mention, minimal violent crime, strict drug laws and a law biding society. We all have a lot to learn from China!Bless you.
You can't see homeless people in Japan either. As a China person, I don't like Japan for historical reasons, but I can't deny the advantages of Japan. Japan has almost all the advantages of China. As a developed country, Japan is much ahead of China in population quality and economic level.
@@eltonchu2566 There are videos of homeless people in Japan on RUclips. They are much better behaved and tidier than the homeless where I live, but they're there nonetheless.
@@theotheleo6830 In a word, China welcomes any foreigner who respects our culture and laws, but we are still a developing country. Although the eastern region has reached the level of a preliminary developed country, it will take decades to develop the western region.
@@eltonchu2566 I don't know where your point of view came from. I saw a lot of homeless in Central park of Tokyo just before the covid. In terms of living quality, Japanese are suffering from "lost future" and surpassed characteristics, from my point of view. Unless your definition quality is only like money for coffee or restaurants.
Interesting, growing up in any large city like NYC is difficult for kids. Considering I hosted so many Chinese exchange students, there reaction was that they did not want to go home and wanted to stay and live with me and my wife which cannot happen. I don't live in a big city I live in Florida the exchange students I hosted when I lived in Michigan we had the same reaction from the kids, living in the Country. It's all about location. By the way I have many Chinese friends here in Florida they have wonderful children that have been raised here.✌
@@bobdemott Asian Americans are regularly targeted by sex starved Americans. One recently graduated Chinese American was pushed off a cliff in Germany. How's that for American image?
As a Chinese, it is not recommended to give tips. This behavior in a culture without tipping will cultivate unrealistic expectations among service staff and have a negative impact on the overall level of service in society. In fact, Chinese service staff's salaries are entirely provided by their employers, and they have their own internal systems for improving service quality and training, so there is no need to provide tips. However, if during daily tourism activities, you encounter elderly vendors who work hard to sell their products, it is worth encouraging to provide them with some tips as appropriate, but it is not necessary and there should be no moral pressure.
Security and safety checks are there for the protection of everyone. Freedom is not free without safety. Freedom is US, but can a woman walk alone at night in the US?? If the answer is no then there is no freedom. Freedom and personal safety go hand in hand.
Americans focus on "my rights". Chinese focus on "my responsibilities". Americans often tolerate but dont accept. Chinese often accept but don't tolerate. These are small important differences.
Regarding safety vs privacy: Having studied in the US for almost 7 years, when I went back to China I was actually not used to the changes at first. But after a short while I started to realize, as long as I'm doing anything illegal (which I have no need or interest), the authorities don't care a thing. The difference between the two countries is huge, especailly regarding the trust in authorities. Here in China people generally trust them and know they are here to help, of course it's not built in one day. That's why it's so difficult for Americans or someone from the west to understand, it really is a culture thing. The safety you get if not just from the strict rules, but also a trust that had been built for so long. You don't tread the line, I respect you. That's why people in China will only feel safe when there's police around. There's also the comparison between "individual freedom" and "collective freedom". About tipping, tbh that's the one thing I hated most when I lived in US. I prefer to have everything priced before me. Why should I tip when the food is so average even if the service is good? In the US eating outside might be about the service, but in China eating is eating. If you want better service in China you go to the fancier places, or if you don't care about interacting with people, many restaurant can order with phone, or get delivery.
What people sometimes forget to emphasize when talking about China's wonderful infrastructure is that this is all for the people. Well-built subways, high speed rail, highways, and bridges mean safe, affordable, fast, and efficient transportation for the masses. That is an investment (to the tune of trillions) in the people. And that demonstrates unequivocally China's commitment to the lives and livelihood of its citizens.
Yes, rather than billions of dollars to Wall Street bankers to keep them afloat, which should have no business surviving if they are really as capitalistic as they said they are.
Beautiful lady. 😍 Laws are strict, enforcement and crime prevention are tight in China. This is what most Americans and Europeans do not like. (Asians have no objection to this.) But when you have 4 times the population of the United States and you want a conducive environment for the people to live and for the country to progress, strict law enforcement is the only way to go.
Having been to China many times traveled by high speed train and private car, comparing my experience to yours I would say that you have been to the upscale tourist areas and have missed the areas that I fell in love with in China the everyday country people, seeing not only the present modern China, I was in the areas that are the ancient China. Because I hosted so many Chinese Children in the USA, I spent a lot of time visiting my kids, most are grown up today and yet there parents called me family by the end of my visits. I look forward to your next video about what you didn't like about China.
Thank you for being warm and kind.💏 China is still a developing country with many people in underdeveloped rural regions. The country is very much diversified in terms of living standards, culture and geography. Those underprivileged will also have the opportunity of enjoying a modern life as it is the goal of the entire society to achieve “common/universal prosperity”.
I agree with your content. China is safe and convenient. Plus with awesome food. Downside is my family always gain weight when we are there. Just endless choices of different Chinese cuisines from various parts of China……….I also thought I knew so much about Chinese foods. But I was really clueless.
The tipping culture in the United States are getting out of control nowadays. Checkout systems push you 18%+ tip options even you just buy a bottle of drinks or order a takeout. I really don't like it.
The greedy restaurant owners invented tipping in the USA so they can pay their workers less. This quickly spread to all industries. Tipping is an immoral exploitative practice that must end. America need higher worker minimum wages.
@@cinpeace353 Then they should be paid more by the restaurant owners. Otherwise what "minimum wage" really means if some service sector don't follow it. This is a broken scenarios that should be fixed. Instead, it is used as the excuse to move the burden to consumers.
I visited Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. My experience was very similar to this video, except I caught one person try to pickpocket me in Nanjing. My friend told me from her dialect/accent she was from a far away province. Also, when you are slightly out of the city areas little kids like to just drop their pants and do their dirty on the sides of the roads sometimes but I kind of found that funny and endearing. In my trip to NYC, the subway was loud and disgusting, there were a lot of mentally ill/homeless, and in my case about a dozen different groups of black and Hispanic people trying to scam, mug, or aggressively beg for money from my wife and I in about just as many days. I had no idea it was so bad in the city, I lived just an hour and a half away on Long Island but never found much interest in visiting.
I thought pickpocketing vanished years ago in China, because everyone pays by smartphone, thus carries no cash or credit card in pocket, and the smartphone itself is fingerprint locked. So there's nothing valuable in pocket to pick. A bit surprise to know there's still someone doing that.
@@jinliu1198 it was around 2010. But the main reason they probably targeted me was because i looked like a foreign traveler, which i guess I was. I was lucky too because I had a substantial amount of cash in my backpack but it was beneath a bunch of stuff and we spotted them before they got to it.
@@LizardGulps Oh that makes sense now. I lost a smartphone at that time too. It was several years before both mobile payment and fingerprint-locked phone. And I don't think the thief was specifically targeting foreigners -- there was (and is) not that many foreigners in China to make a living pickpocketing at.
About tip: 1. In ancient China in the feudal system era, tipping was allowed under some special circumstances, but the class status of the people who accepted the tip must be relatively low 2. China is a socialist system now, and people are equal in the concept of communism. Therefore, the waiters in state-owned stores in the past were called salespersons. Sometimes buying goods feels like causing trouble to others. 3. Tipping is an exploitative means of capitalism to shift the obligation to pay 4. The price bureau's laws on commodities stipulate that commodities must be marked with a price, and the marked price is the final purchase price, including taxes, 5. When buying goods (such as food) in China, you don’t need to declare tax because the price of the goods itself includes tax, so sometimes you need to fill in the tax refund list online. For example, the income obtained from publishing vlogs on bilibili has actually been tax deducted. For example, you The income is not high or the family has many children In China, the tax has been deducted at the sales end, so when foreigners leave the country, they can apply for a tax refund in some cases. In addition, in China, except for banks, the toilets of any government department or shops and hotels must be open to the public for free, only a few toilets are charged, and the government has administrative requirements for the opening of toilets
I would like to add that there are actually business taxes, but under normal circumstances, they are generally exempt from taxes. It should be considered that it is not easy for ordinary people to do small businesses, so it is considered low income. Only when the turnover exceeds a certain amount will declaration be required. There are also some goods that require large amounts, such as luxury goods and automobiles, for which they need to file taxes. Because when applying for a license plate for a car, a proof of purchase invoice is required.
You don't tip in China. If you are dissatisfied with the service, you can complain to the waiter at the restaurant, or complain to the consumer association about the restaurant. You will get a reply you are satisfied with.
Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, it's been awhile since I have been in Taiwan- I miss it as well, I'm sure a lot has changed. Hard to compare, the mainland is so HUGE and they have such different feels! Hope you get to go again soon! 😃
@@thehungrytourist328 Thanks, I loved in Taiwan for almost 5 years which is why I am so fond of it. So what are you doing in China usually? I guess I'll have to watch more of your videos to find out what else you do.
the service in China is for much large crowd, that is why the staff are busy doing their job and donot converse too much. And let alone tipping is not prevailling in China. That is quite fair and you do feel better as a customer in China, cause you pay what you expect, no tipping and tax is included in the price. Tipping went crazy in US after pandamic.
I agree, the Chinese service industry is very efficient for large crowds, they have that down to a T! I actually don't enjoy "small talk" and prefer the way they do it in China. And until US service industry is paid an adequate amount by their employers, tipping is essential in the US.
13:59 I just found that your hotel in Shenzhen happen to be 1 block away from my home. 😂 Guess that is probably why RUclips’s algorithm recommends me your video.
I live in Qingdao. It has over 300 KM of subway. Although I rarely take it, it's nice to know we have it. Subway make it so much easier for visitors to get around the city.
Virtually everyone knows. You’re brainwashed to think the world doesn’t know. Not sure why. Most know China has a great culture with much improved infrastructure. Why do you think we don’t know this? Lots of US bashing on these channels. Getting worse than US right wingers. Hate tribalism.
This is the difference between China and the US. China deals in how to materially improve people's lives. The US deals in abstract concepts of freedom which doesn't actually exist for most people. Freedom in China is being adequately mobile, clothed, fed, housed and educated.
It's good that they are harsh with crime. I'm American and I wish American justice system was more harsher, more strict, more like China's. I live in a more wealthier part of California I would say, but if I drive a few miles in either direction, I suddenly feel like I have to look over my shoulders often. The tipping thing is crazy to me, cause a lot of people here in the US depend of tips for their lively hood. It makes me wonder, if China can survive without tips, why can't the US?? Its mind boggling.
In Chinese restaurant, waiter expect you to actively interact with them if you need anything. like wave them to come to your table or just speak up to any of the staff. Is really different from the states, that the waiter is the active one. Since in china staff are not assigned to a particular table of customers.
Thank you for sharing that! Very interesting and so different from the states where usually one waiter is assigned a section. Sometimes it can be seen as rude if you ask another waiter for something instead of waiting for your waiter to come by. So very good to know! 😀
@@thehungrytourist328 China is the same, if you go to a very busy restaurant, the servers don't have time to serve you, you know they have to take care of many customers. If you want good service, go to a more expensive restaurant, you will get better service in an expensive restaurant because they have fewer customers, so ask your husband to go to an expensive restaurant and less complain.
@@LH1xx I definitely wasn’t complaining, in the video I even said I prefer this way because it’s less “small talk.” We did go to fine dining and yes the more staff the more attentive, but my video is just about the general feel- the everyday restaurants you may go to if you are a tourist and what you should expect. Not everyone can afford to eat at an expensive restaurant.
It is recommended to go to Shu nan Bamboo Sea and CHUAN XI Bamboo Sea in Sichuan for vacation. The ancient buildings, huge bamboo forests and bamboo forest food there are very Chinese. It is also the location for Hollywood, Kung Fu Panda, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Mulan.
Hello, we actually had to use a relatives. You will need a Chinese bank account and/or telephone number to set up WeChat pay. You should look into Alipay if you are going. I'll actually be talking about it in my next video. 😀
if the travel is "middle" distance, let's say 1000km, if there is a bullet train, its more convenient than flying. a 1000km bullet train trip may take 4~6 hours, but the check in procedure takes far less time than flying, and the train station is usually in the city, and the airport is usually out of city. but I still prefer flying for a trip over 1500km, or when bullet train take more than 3hours compared to flying.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I agree, I think bullet train is much more convenient than flying- I think its more about the check-in process than actually flying- check-in at airport can take so long. 😆 But yes, for very long distances I would probably rather fly!
Tipping in North America is getting out of hand! It's border line tax evasion if you think about it. Say a Californian waitress who earns $15.50/hr (California's minimum wage) waited on a birthday party whose final bill came to $1000. With the ongoing tipping percentage of 20%, she would earn a nicely sum of $200 which is more than the wages her employer would pay her for that day. Now most food industry servers that i know of don't declare tips as their earnings when filing for taxes, they are avoiding a big chunk of income taxes, which is nice i suppose. Not if you're the taxman.
Paper money are filthy! So I much prefer paying with my phone. In the US, we have another problem: Tipflation! Everybody is expecting a tip. And when paying with my phone, I have to choose tipping (15%, 20% and 25%) and no tip and sign. The US government does know approximate how much money its citizens have and how they are getting them and where the money go.
There's a difference between the tier 1 (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen) and the tier 3 or 4 cities(population and money). But even in the poorer and smaller cities/provinces the local governments really try to make a better life for the people. It's being done by installing/building public toilets (something very much lacking here in the west), parks and infrastructure. The infrastructure is incredible and high speed trains are fast, cheap, reliable, comfortable and frequent. Some homeless/crazy people do exist ofcourse, these are mostly people who don't have a (local) family to fall back upon.
As a Chinese American living in the US, I'll inevitably retire to China - that is a given! However, I'm curious why some non-American foreigners living in China speak English like a native American with practically no accent. Are you from America?
you must mean the Europeans ? why are you surprised ? unless you been hibernating since 2005. well - American - it's the "global village" language - US has been the global hegemon for at least the past 20 years dominating in everything especially culture. Basically everyone is Americanized to various degree, especially the Europeans. Wasn't so 30 years ago.
@@MontyGumby The OP's question was in regard to the American accent, not the non-Americans' ability to speak English. Also, America's influence in establishing English as a global language pales in comparison to England's. The spread of English was due to Britain's imperialism and colonialism. The British forced their colonies to adopt English as their official language. America did this as well, but its colonies were/are smaller.
The traffic, especially the electric scooters are really out of control. Ignore red lights, run the opposite way, run in the pedestrian lane, no helmet etc. It is the biggest problem.
As a Canadian living in China, I once got into an argument with a Chinese family because I was being the mad Canadian. All of a sudden, the grandfather hit me in the neck so I hit him back with one punch and cut his eyebrow open. I had to go to the police station and I learned the law in China is that it doesn’t matter who started the fight. If u injure the other party, u need to pay his medical expenses. So basically there is no win in fighting in China. If u win, u pay. If u lose, u go to the hospital. That’s why culturally, Chinese don’t really fight much.
Hahaha, very interesting incident, did they charged you any criminal things, or just paid the bill and free to go home? I think that law is not too bad, becuase a the police don’t want to waste too much resources to investigate a small fight like that, unless you have a witness .
@@Nielson941 no charges, just had to settle with the family on how much to pay them for their medical expenses and for them to agree not to take you to court. There were tons of witnesses because it was outside a sports stadium and there were cameras but as I said, it doesn’t matter who started the fight. Usually something like this would be about 2,000 rmb but I ended up paying much more because I needed my passport to get on a flight for a conference the next day.
Exactly! You are experiencing Chinese culture now. The law in China is not just to punish, it is to make you wake up.Just like why do you want to fall into the trap of fighting? Why don't you think of another way to solve it? Everything needs a perfect solution but not falling into violence.This is the Chinese culture, you need to think three times before doing anything.
@@easonqin1931 well I’m Taiwanese Canadian so part of me is passive, but part of me is typical angry North American. I just didn’t know the law in China but I have learned my lesson. No win in fighting. I try to stay clear of fighting now but if someone hits me, I’m still going to hit back because sometimes us Chinese need to stand against evil aggression (cough, cough Americans).
You can still use cash everywhere if you want to in China. Even if it looks like everyone is using apps, you can just tell them you want to use cash. The one thing I noticed when I first arrived here is that there is no graffiti. I am not opposed to graffiti if it's artistic, but where I come from it's just horrible and trashy, and it's everywhere. I think that Chinese people could do better when it comes to not littering, but all the cities are super clean, because they have an army of workers cleaning them.
In the developed areas of China, such as Shanghai and Chengdu, it is very clean, but if you go to the underdeveloped areas in the central and western regions, the sanitation situation is not so good, and you can also see the garbage thrown by tourists in many scenic spots.
The word Surveillence gives such a negative connotation. In the US its called Security cameras. Anyway there is more cameras per capital in the US than in China
Tipping culture is really an anglo saxon thing. US, Canada, UK, Austrilia...etc.. I don't think tipping is a thing in France or Germany, except tourist area. It just a ploy the employers pull to make a merchandise appears lower than it is, at the risk of employee's income. Same as the pricing system ending .99
@@thehungrytourist328 i really enjoy the more options for going out, by bike sharing, China version of uber, taxi, subway, driving. high speed train, flights etc. simply more ways of transportation than most other cities in the world.
I'm not a big fan of the tipping culture, as it allows businesses to their staff lower wages. Service should be included in the cost of the food, not something that's an added extra to top up wages. In the UK it's as expected as it is in the US, and it's one of things I like about China. Food wise, Chinese food we can buy from takeaways and restaurants in the West are generally recipes that have been changed to meet the palate of the country. I discovered this after marrying my wife who's from Shenyang, then even more so when I first visited China. The choice in China is vast each province will have it's own specialities that you won't find in other parts of the country. If you're a food lover then China definitely has to be on your bucket list of places to visit, likewise Japan and Korea.
Oh yes! China and Japan are top spots for foodies- I can't get enough! 😅 As far as tipping, I also agree, I wish businesses would pay their staff livable wages instead of making it the responsibility of the patrons. Servers work hard and I wish that they didn't have to rely so heavily on tips. Thanks for your feedback! 😀
I had never been to China before. I was even a bit nervous when I was there during leave and saw armed Communist soldiers in Hong Kong. Since then, I have returned and with a better understanding of the situation. I went to Shenzen and was even more impressed there during Chinese New Years Celebration. Truly a modern city. Next year, I planned a trip to Guilin and stayed at Waterfall Hotel. At one point an old man with a cane approached me and held out his hand. A nearby policeman scolded him before a man in a black suit approached, threw his cane away and scolded him. My last wish on my bucket list is The Great Wall, Tianamen Square and Teraacotta Warriors..
In some countries soldiers are sometimes seen in public view wearing uniforms. Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong are not allowed to leave their bases. Where did you see them?
In 1969, or perhaps you made a mistake and meant to say 1996, Hong Kong was still under British colonial rule. It would have been impossible for you to see Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong at that time. Furthermore, after the handover of Hong Kong, the stationed military forces were not allowed in the city center. Even during the massive protests and demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2019, the stationed troops did not leave their barracks. Therefore, I strongly doubt the accuracy of your claims.
Only RUclips geeks fear. What is wrong with you lot? Never come across so much fear. RUclips clips are killing your brain. Do you fear being hit by a car or lightning? Chinas life expectancy is way below European nations. Living is important, right? Since covid from China affordability is worse. That will change soon.
Fair social order and justice is practiced only in China. Oddly China is singled out for its low human rights record. Democracy prescribes for majority rule but individual freedom is often accorded to selected group to override public interest. It’s time ladies in West ask their governments their entitlement to a peaceful evening stroll on the streets.
If you have any gripes about life in China you obviously live in your own fantasy world, clean, prosperous, crime free, politically stable, clean, an example to the rest of the world.
Not crime free. 150 million malnourished. Clean in cherrypicked online areas. Terrible example to the rest of the world. Slave labor. Forced camps, appalling treatment of disabled . Awful social infrastructure. Terrible Taiwan intimadation. Awful credit system.
I understand that you pay using Wechat Pay from your mobile? How did you do that as a foreigner? I had thought that a foreigner would need a China's bank account in order to open a Wechat Pay account, and you need to be a permanent resident in order to open a Chinese bank account. I will be visiting China again and am interested in paying for my purchases there using my mobile, as this is definitely more convenient. During my previous trip several years ago, I had used AliPay whereby the apps help tourists to open a temporary one month account in a Shanghai bank. You can then transfer your money using your international credit card into your AliPay account. A month after your travel to China, if you have any leftover money in your Alipay account, it will be automatically transfer back to your credit card account. Unfortunately, this service is now not available and I am struggling to find an alternative.
A few years ago, I read that there is a method of using WeChat Pay without a bank account via peer-to-peer transfers. If you have a Chinese friend, they can transfer money from their account into yours, and you reimburse them with cash.
Hello, yes, you need a Chinese bank account in order to use WeChat Wallet. WeChat wallet use to be available to foreigners but not anymore (unless you have a Chinese bank account or #) We had to use a relatives WeChat and reimburse them when we were done. If I were you I would look back into Alipay "tour pass" program. I will actually be speaking about this in my next video! 😀
just to give you guys a idea how safe china is my dads, good friend stole a black and white tv in the 1980,s ,which was the only tv in the whole village , he got caught and sentence for 30 years in hard labour .
Nice footage. Predictions about the dislikes for those from another culture - dense population and buildings in many areas (simply too many people and too many buildings and not enough public spaces), loud in public spaces, and, depending on your preference, local people can be too warm-hearted to break the bubble of privacy. They may ask whether you are married or what/how you do for a living even they are purely strangers that you won’t ever meet again in your life. And damn, almost everyone works 😂too hard! No matter at work or in the school. And those fast drivers and stunt delivery guys!
no tipping is great. Inflation is already making it hard to eat out... tipping is another 20% on top of that.. WHy couldn't the employers pay fairly in the West? service person would come to ask "how is it?" simply to get tips...
Yes, I wish employers paid their empolyees fairly. I would say in my experience some service workers do actually care about the patrons and are not checking in just for tips- it more depends on the person. Thanks for your comment! 😃
Other than improvement in the Chinese living, culture may be factors that made the difference, unlike western culture, the Chinese are willing to accept relatives in difficulty.
Good, truthful video about life in China.
No graffiti, no panhandlers, no homeless, no tent cities ... and no gunshots!
China is all about safety, stability and prosperity.
well i wouldn't say no panhandlers. one panhandler did try to solicit me for money while i was in line to buy a high speed train ticket from Shanghai once. but yeah there are 1000x less homeless and panhandlers compared to my country Canada.
US and its puppet allies still keep lying about the authoritarian CPC governance, it's disgusting no less.
@@shambles9 ppl have mental illness too, so maybe think about that? or some people really lost their money or whatever their phone to purchase tickets. WHEN i was a teenager, i somehow lost my money and i needed to take a long bus home, i was far away 1hr from my home, i randomly went around the street asking people for money, so i can take the bus home....... some dudes playing tennis first turned me down, and i said no problem, thx anyways, after they said they have no money. but they yelled at me to come back and they gave me $5 which i needed for a bus ride home. SO YOU NEVERK NOW what the person is doing.
Absoluteyl right on.
Maybe China is in trouble right now, taking a lot of beating from America and america's ally in the form of economic pressures, pandemics, low purchasing power, large USA factory from china moves to India, Vietnam,and other
Maybe before long, things will get worse
China is the #1 safest country in the world. Also the most convenient public transportation. Oh, the best food too! Absolutely amazing.
Maybe that’s true but it’s because your every move, every step is on camera. You’re being watched 24/7- 365 no thank you
@@MelodyRose124 Chinese lives simply matter more than yours
@@MelodyRose124Ah, another ignorant hypocrite hater, who’s been using his face to unlock his phone for 6 years. Btw, per capita there are more cameras looking at you in US and UK.
@@MelodyRose124 What the important person you are ? who cares?
@@shupingwu4141 I care! You may not, and that’s fine- if you don’t mind being in a prison-anyone who will give up any freedom for a little security - deserve neither (Benjamin Franklin)
China's infrastructure construction is undoubtedly the best in the world, and it is also the country with the fastest technological development. China has now launched autonomous taxis, autonomous buses, and robot restaurants, all of which have amazed people around the world.
I once thought that China would never employ automation and AI. They have the world's largest population. If they go for automation, many people will be out of job. But the opposite has happened. China has extensively applied AI and automation. But strangely China has no problem of high unemployment. This shows how superb the Chinese government's planning is.
@@eugenec7130 After the recession of China's real estate industry, a large number of migrant workers lost their jobs. In order to solve the employment problem, the Chinese government has provided work relief to solve the employment problem throughout the country, such as urban greening, building renovation, old house renovation, urban cleaning, etc. These jobs require a large number of personnel, and the required costs are paid by the national or local government finance.This is also an assessment indicator for government officials in various regions.
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China's service industry will usher in great development in the future. China's Personal media creators will reach 150 million. China's total population is only 14 billion, of which 150 million are creating Personal media. China will be a big country in the service industry in the future.
Shame about its appalling social infrastructure. Awful social care. 144 th ranked Heathcare system. Appalling medical innovation . Embarassing life expectancy compared to Europe, And , obviously, not the most advanced. Outside top 50 globally for developed nations.
No homeless in the stations, no gun violence, no criminals left alone to do their crime, rampant theft like in America, no drugs whatever, and laws are there and they will be strictly enforced to the letter, no ifs and buts. How I wish it is the same here in the greatest nation in the world, America! How I wish me and my family can live in China! Only thing we can do now is to visit only.
It's not greatest nation in the world. It has more poverty, more hunger, more homelessness, way more crime than the other comparable countries.
人不行了，国家也就不行了。你们来玩欢迎，但是如果想常住，说句难听的话，我还真怕你们美国人把中国带坏了。
Same situation here, so sad.
Every country has advantages and disadvantages. It depends on which part you care about most. As a native of China, I agree with the five advantages mentioned by bloggers, but I believe that the United States or other countries also have many advantages.
@@eltonchu2566i got mugged on my 3rd day in NY. 😂
I have been living in Australia for a decade , i personally think China has a better environment for children to grow up compare to the west. Australia is considered as a safe country , but you dont feel that safe when you walk alone at night in the city or not. In China , i never worry about safety issue , there just not that many crazy people around .
Last week in Melbourne, travelling on a tram is not absolutely safe.
One sicko passenger pulled out a 30.5cm and threatened to kill a female passenger and the stupid team driver didn't even have the common sense to open those exit doors for other passengers to escape.
Luckily the police acted in time and "taser" that idiot and arrested him.
Everywhere have its up n down. Just see your preferences
@@user-er3bx8qb1j Yea, i returned to China on 2014 , glad i made the choice . 😄
@@stevenliew2507 The teenagers are the worst , they can be really dangerous and the law favor them to do whatever they please.
Westerners have abandoned morality and discipline for freedom. They have to pay a huge price for their kind of freedom. They have no idea why their countries have descended into a chaos. If they don't accept strict law conformance and enforcement, there is no way they can return to their peaceful and orderly past.
I have only been in China for one year, but during this year, I did not see a homeless person. China really feels like the future.most of people in the west can't even tell where Asia is , let alone the difference between Asian countries.A big challenge ahead but I hope you will succeed.But honestly, seeing is believing. China has even more people than US. Not to mention, minimal violent crime, strict drug laws and a law biding society. We all have a lot to learn from China!Bless you.
You can't see homeless people in Japan either. As a China person, I don't like Japan for historical reasons, but I can't deny the advantages of Japan. Japan has almost all the advantages of China. As a developed country, Japan is much ahead of China in population quality and economic level.
@@eltonchu2566 There are videos of homeless people in Japan on RUclips. They are much better behaved and tidier than the homeless where I live, but they're there nonetheless.
@@theotheleo6830 In a word, China welcomes any foreigner who respects our culture and laws, but we are still a developing country. Although the eastern region has reached the level of a preliminary developed country, it will take decades to develop the western region.
@@eltonchu2566 Ok, but what does that have to do with the homeless in Japan?
@@eltonchu2566 I don't know where your point of view came from. I saw a lot of homeless in Central park of Tokyo just before the covid. In terms of living quality, Japanese are suffering from "lost future" and surpassed characteristics, from my point of view. Unless your definition quality is only like money for coffee or restaurants.
As a Chinese in NYC, seeing this is a fresh breeze of air. That's why I sent my daugter back to China to grow up.
Glad you enjoyed the video! 😀
Careful, in America it could be considered a hate crime to call ur daughter, an daughter. U don't want armed police turning up at 4am
Interesting, growing up in any large city like NYC is difficult for kids. Considering I hosted so many Chinese exchange students, there reaction was that they did not want to go home and wanted to stay and live with me and my wife which cannot happen. I don't live in a big city I live in Florida the exchange students I hosted when I lived in Michigan we had the same reaction from the kids, living in the Country. It's all about location. By the way I have many Chinese friends here in Florida they have wonderful children that have been raised here.✌
@@bobdemott Asian Americans are regularly targeted by sex starved Americans. One recently graduated Chinese American was pushed off a cliff in Germany. How's that for American image?
@@bobdemott Times has changed. Chinese can no longer buy properties in the Orange State and South Carolina.
As a Chinese, it is not recommended to give tips. This behavior in a culture without tipping will cultivate unrealistic expectations among service staff and have a negative impact on the overall level of service in society. In fact, Chinese service staff's salaries are entirely provided by their employers, and they have their own internal systems for improving service quality and training, so there is no need to provide tips. However, if during daily tourism activities, you encounter elderly vendors who work hard to sell their products, it is worth encouraging to provide them with some tips as appropriate, but it is not necessary and there should be no moral pressure.
是的，在中国人的理解里，餐厅的菜谱价格或者酒店的房间价格就已经包含了服务费，再给小费就是嫌自己钱太多了，完全没有必要。
不能给中国人小费，他认为是侮辱，但可以用红包，那怕是包一分钱给他，是鼓励、是赞赏、是祝福。
@@baileyshirleen37包一分钱的红包，你确定服务人员不会觉得你耍他吗
@@taoxiaodong 比给小费好，当然，一分钱只是举例
Tipping is a form of Corruption.
China is safe for me and my kids, that's my number one big deal and its safe 24/7
Who cares about safety? Such a RUclips geek mindset. So fearful. It’s so weird. Are mass stabbings ok?
Security and safety checks are there for the protection of everyone. Freedom is not free without safety. Freedom is US, but can a woman walk alone at night in the US?? If the answer is no then there is no freedom. Freedom and personal safety go hand in hand.
Criminals have more freedom than regular citizens.
Yes, woman walk freely at night on 99.999999% of land in US Is that ok with you? Or do you prefer cherry picked shite on RUclips.
@@theotheleo6830ahhh really . US has highest prison population
China has huge prison population which clearly means crimes have been committed.
Are mass stabbings of dozens of kids freedom?
Americans focus on "my rights".
Chinese focus on "my responsibilities".
Americans often tolerate but dont accept.
Chinese often accept but don't tolerate.
These are small important differences.
you are on the spot. I personally lived in China for 2 decades and its exactly what you commented rights and responsibility..😊
精辟！一语中的！
Regarding safety vs privacy: Having studied in the US for almost 7 years, when I went back to China I was actually not used to the changes at first. But after a short while I started to realize, as long as I'm doing anything illegal (which I have no need or interest), the authorities don't care a thing. The difference between the two countries is huge, especailly regarding the trust in authorities. Here in China people generally trust them and know they are here to help, of course it's not built in one day. That's why it's so difficult for Americans or someone from the west to understand, it really is a culture thing. The safety you get if not just from the strict rules, but also a trust that had been built for so long. You don't tread the line, I respect you. That's why people in China will only feel safe when there's police around. There's also the comparison between "individual freedom" and "collective freedom".
About tipping, tbh that's the one thing I hated most when I lived in US. I prefer to have everything priced before me. Why should I tip when the food is so average even if the service is good? In the US eating outside might be about the service, but in China eating is eating. If you want better service in China you go to the fancier places, or if you don't care about interacting with people, many restaurant can order with phone, or get delivery.
I think you meant doing anything legal. ( illegal means doing things against the law.)
Almighty God KABIR is the CREATOR OF all SOULS -- SAINT RAMPALJI MAHARAJ
“小费”更像是社会道德绑架
What people sometimes forget to emphasize when talking about China's wonderful infrastructure is that this is all for the people. Well-built subways, high speed rail, highways, and bridges mean safe, affordable, fast, and efficient transportation for the masses. That is an investment (to the tune of trillions) in the people. And that demonstrates unequivocally China's commitment to the lives and livelihood of its citizens.
Yes, rather than billions of dollars to Wall Street bankers to keep them afloat, which should have no business surviving if they are really as capitalistic as they said they are.
Beautiful lady. 😍
Laws are strict, enforcement and crime prevention are tight in China. This is what most Americans and Europeans do not like. (Asians have no objection to this.) But when you have 4 times the population of the United States and you want a conducive environment for the people to live and for the country to progress, strict law enforcement is the only way to go.
说实话，我是中国人，这位女士根本不懂中国法律，她完全就是在瞎扯，二十年前，中国照样有大量的飞车抢劫和小偷，这跟法律是否严格并没有关系。之所以现在变少了，只是因为中国比以前更加富有了，赚钱有了更多的选择，第二个最主要的原因，也是你们西方人天天抹黑的东西，那就是人流多的地方，到处都是摄像头监控，小偷与抢劫很快就会被抓到，法律还是以前的法律，是中国经济的进步和科技的进步，大量减少了这些犯罪的可能
法律是约束道德底线的红线，这已经是最低的了，盗窃，抢劫，吸毒，杀人，道德底线的红线
@xenox1537embarrassing comment.
Having been to China many times traveled by high speed train and private car, comparing my experience to yours I would say that you have been to the upscale tourist areas and have missed the areas that I fell in love with in China the everyday country people, seeing not only the present modern China, I was in the areas that are the ancient China. Because I hosted so many Chinese Children in the USA, I spent a lot of time visiting my kids, most are grown up today and yet there parents called me family by the end of my visits. I look forward to your next video about what you didn't like about China.
this ties you have in China are so meaningful and beautiful!
Thank you for being warm and kind.💏 China is still a developing country with many people in underdeveloped rural regions. The country is very much diversified in terms of living standards, culture and geography. Those underprivileged will also have the opportunity of enjoying a modern life as it is the goal of the entire society to achieve “common/universal prosperity”.
@@leefster1 Thank you, I am always at home wherever I go
The areas she went to are normal, they're not upscale.
@@jzvr5842 I have been all over China and they are upscale.
I agree with your content. China is safe and convenient. Plus with awesome food. Downside is my family always gain weight when we are there. Just endless choices of different Chinese cuisines from various parts of China……….I also thought I knew so much about Chinese foods. But I was really clueless.
Yes, at a certain point I just accepted that and ate whatever I wanted! 🤣 Everything is too good to pass up and I am all about trying new things!
The tipping culture in the United States are getting out of control nowadays. Checkout systems push you 18%+ tip options even you just buy a bottle of drinks or order a takeout. I really don't like it.
The greedy restaurant owners invented tipping in the USA so they can pay their workers less. This quickly spread to all industries.
Tipping is an immoral exploitative practice that must end. America need higher worker minimum wages.
Same in Vancouver Canada it’s just out of control sooner or later you’ll be asked to tip for taking a pee
Restaurant staffs in US are getting paid way less than the minimum hourly wage. It is really difference.
@@cinpeace353 Then they should be paid more by the restaurant owners. Otherwise what "minimum wage" really means if some service sector don't follow it. This is a broken scenarios that should be fixed. Instead, it is used as the excuse to move the burden to consumers.
I am looking forward to your next video. I hope you can point out the shortcomings of China, so that we can correct and make progress.
I visited Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. My experience was very similar to this video, except I caught one person try to pickpocket me in Nanjing. My friend told me from her dialect/accent she was from a far away province. Also, when you are slightly out of the city areas little kids like to just drop their pants and do their dirty on the sides of the roads sometimes but I kind of found that funny and endearing. In my trip to NYC, the subway was loud and disgusting, there were a lot of mentally ill/homeless, and in my case about a dozen different groups of black and Hispanic people trying to scam, mug, or aggressively beg for money from my wife and I in about just as many days. I had no idea it was so bad in the city, I lived just an hour and a half away on Long Island but never found much interest in visiting.
In US cities, you could see adults unzip and pee on roadside. I saw it twice in San Francisco on a 3 days trip. 😂😂
I thought pickpocketing vanished years ago in China, because everyone pays by smartphone, thus carries no cash or credit card in pocket, and the smartphone itself is fingerprint locked. So there's nothing valuable in pocket to pick. A bit surprise to know there's still someone doing that.
@@jinliu1198 it was around 2010. But the main reason they probably targeted me was because i looked like a foreign traveler, which i guess I was. I was lucky too because I had a substantial amount of cash in my backpack but it was beneath a bunch of stuff and we spotted them before they got to it.
@@LizardGulps Oh that makes sense now. I lost a smartphone at that time too. It was several years before both mobile payment and fingerprint-locked phone. And I don't think the thief was specifically targeting foreigners -- there was (and is) not that many foreigners in China to make a living pickpocketing at.
About tip:
1. In ancient China in the feudal system era, tipping was allowed under some special circumstances, but the class status of the people who accepted the tip must be relatively low
2. China is a socialist system now, and people are equal in the concept of communism. Therefore, the waiters in state-owned stores in the past were called salespersons. Sometimes buying goods feels like causing trouble to others.
3. Tipping is an exploitative means of capitalism to shift the obligation to pay
4. The price bureau's laws on commodities stipulate that commodities must be marked with a price, and the marked price is the final purchase price, including taxes,
5. When buying goods (such as food) in China, you don’t need to declare tax because the price of the goods itself includes tax, so sometimes you need to fill in the tax refund list online. For example, the income obtained from publishing vlogs on bilibili has actually been tax deducted. For example, you The income is not high or the family has many children
In China, the tax has been deducted at the sales end, so when foreigners leave the country, they can apply for a tax refund in some cases.
In addition,
in China, except for banks, the toilets of any government department or shops and hotels must be open to the public for free, only a few toilets are charged, and the government has administrative requirements for the opening of toilets
I would like to add that there are actually business taxes, but under normal circumstances, they are generally exempt from taxes. It should be considered that it is not easy for ordinary people to do small businesses, so it is considered low income. Only when the turnover exceeds a certain amount will declaration be required. There are also some goods that require large amounts, such as luxury goods and automobiles, for which they need to file taxes. Because when applying for a license plate for a car, a proof of purchase invoice is required.
See! If y'all just take a moment to get to know us Chinese people then y'all will see that we are not the monsters that y'all thought that we were.
dude im chinese too but you speaking like chris tucker in rush hour .
in Indiana, U.S even tho i tipped 30%, i get really bad service, that's why i only use ubereats now, cause i can't stand bad service
Yeah, unfortunately, even in establishments where you tip you aren't guaranteed good service!
不能给中国人小费，他认为是侮辱，但可以用红包，那怕是包一分钱给他，是鼓励、是赞赏、是祝福。
You don't tip in China. If you are dissatisfied with the service, you can complain to the waiter at the restaurant, or complain to the consumer association about the restaurant. You will get a reply you are satisfied with.
Thanks for share your experience in China, enjoy your video..
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 😀
To help boost the algorithm and support your channel
I appreciate the support! 😊
That’s awesome I’m from Guangzhou living in Arkansas..
I liked Guangzhou a lot, it really has developed so much in these last decades. 😃Must be so different for you living in Arkansas!
food, culture, huge city, new technology, friendly people...
Yes to all of those things! 😀
First of your videos I've watched. Very impressive. Thanks. I miss Taiwan so much. Been to the mainland three times but I still prefer Taiwan.
Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, it's been awhile since I have been in Taiwan- I miss it as well, I'm sure a lot has changed. Hard to compare, the mainland is so HUGE and they have such different feels! Hope you get to go again soon! 😃
@@thehungrytourist328 Thanks, I loved in Taiwan for almost 5 years which is why I am so fond of it. So what are you doing in China usually? I guess I'll have to watch more of your videos to find out what else you do.
Love your work! Thank you as I learnt something new today.
Thank you, I am glad you found it helpful! 😀
the service in China is for much large crowd, that is why the staff are busy doing their job and donot converse too much. And let alone tipping is not prevailling in China. That is quite fair and you do feel better as a customer in China, cause you pay what you expect, no tipping and tax is included in the price. Tipping went crazy in US after pandamic.
I agree, the Chinese service industry is very efficient for large crowds, they have that down to a T! I actually don't enjoy "small talk" and prefer the way they do it in China. And until US service industry is paid an adequate amount by their employers, tipping is essential in the US.
欢迎你还有其他和你一样友善的美女们来中国游玩！
My view about tipping is that it has been abused by the employer to pay low wages to their service staff.
I agree, it would be nice if employers paid their employees a decent wage and the patron can tip if they would like to. Some people enjoy tipping.
it allows slave labor in the US..
I have only discovered your channel today to which I have subscribed. I found your video very genuine and refreshing. Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️👍
Of course! Thanks for subscribing, glad you enjoyed! 😄
Delicious food and safey place in China. Welcome to China. Enjoy it.
Thank you! 😃
13:59 I just found that your hotel in Shenzhen happen to be 1 block away from my home. 😂
Guess that is probably why RUclips’s algorithm recommends me your video.
Wow! What a small world! Loved that area, lots of bright lights at night and fun places to shop and eat! 😀
So when you use credit card and the card companies or the government would not know how you spend your money?
What the government wants to know about consumption will definitely know, and your consumption data always has to go through the National Bank.
Unless you only use cash, your transactions are always traceable no matter which country, which cc company / bank
I live in Qingdao. It has over 300 KM of subway. Although I rarely take it, it's nice to know we have it. Subway make it so much easier for visitors to get around the city.
I agree, good public transportation is always something I consider before going anywhere! So nice for you to have that!😃
Looking forward to your videos very interesting and informative 🎉 ❤
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! More to come! ☺️
Great points. More foreigners should let others know their experiences in China.
Yes, had a very good experience there overall! 😀
Virtually everyone knows. You’re brainwashed to think the world doesn’t know. Not sure why. Most know China has a great culture with much improved infrastructure. Why do you think we don’t know this? Lots of US bashing on these channels. Getting worse than US right wingers. Hate tribalism.
Awesome video, very informative 👏 👍 🍀🙏
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😀
Thank you. It’s nice to know the other side of the real story. I never been there but I always wanted to go to Beijing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you make it to Beijing some time! ☺️
This is the difference between China and the US. China deals in how to materially improve people's lives. The US deals in abstract concepts of freedom which doesn't actually exist for most people. Freedom in China is being adequately mobile, clothed, fed, housed and educated.
Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching! 😀
Interesting. Good video work.
Thank you, I appreciate that! 😀
enjoy everything there ，quality and affordable safety.
Defiantly enjoyed, we plan to visit as much as we can! 😀
Thank you for your insights❤
Of course! Thanks for watching! 😀
It's good that they are harsh with crime. I'm American and I wish American justice system was more harsher, more strict, more like China's. I live in a more wealthier part of California I would say, but if I drive a few miles in either direction, I suddenly feel like I have to look over my shoulders often.
The tipping thing is crazy to me, cause a lot of people here in the US depend of tips for their lively hood. It makes me wonder, if China can survive without tips, why can't the US?? Its mind boggling.
you are a right and honest man, I like you and respect you 👏, may the Lord bless you.
Thai you, I am glad you enjoyed the video! 😀
Thanks, that was fun to watch , almost like I was there.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! 😀
Tipping is rare in East Asia.
Yes, it definitely makes paying for goods and services much easier.
In Chinese restaurant, waiter expect you to actively interact with them if you need anything. like wave them to come to your table or just speak up to any of the staff. Is really different from the states, that the waiter is the active one. Since in china staff are not assigned to a particular table of customers.
But you don't need to tip them. Good tradeoff
The waiters in the USA mostly for tips instead of service. China however don’t have the culture
Thank you for sharing that! Very interesting and so different from the states where usually one waiter is assigned a section. Sometimes it can be seen as rude if you ask another waiter for something instead of waiting for your waiter to come by. So very good to know! 😀
@@thehungrytourist328 China is the same, if you go to a very busy restaurant, the servers don't have time to serve you, you know they have to take care of many customers. If you want good service, go to a more expensive restaurant, you will get better service in an expensive restaurant because they have fewer customers, so ask your husband to go to an expensive restaurant and less complain.
@@LH1xx I definitely wasn’t complaining, in the video I even said I prefer this way because it’s less “small talk.” We did go to fine dining and yes the more staff the more attentive, but my video is just about the general feel- the everyday restaurants you may go to if you are a tourist and what you should expect. Not everyone can afford to eat at an expensive restaurant.
It is recommended to go to Shu nan Bamboo Sea and CHUAN XI Bamboo Sea in Sichuan for vacation. The ancient buildings, huge bamboo forests and bamboo forest food there are very Chinese. It is also the location for Hollywood, Kung Fu Panda, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Mulan.
Thank you for the recommendation! I will have to go next time! 😀
as a foreigner how did you get the wechat pay? I am really curious about it.
视频说了她丈夫是中国人
Hello, we actually had to use a relatives. You will need a Chinese bank account and/or telephone number to set up WeChat pay. You should look into Alipay if you are going. I'll actually be talking about it in my next video. 😀
No homeless laying in the street
政府养
@@baileyshirleen37 政府会帮助联系家人帮助就业，有劳动能力的最终还是希望他自己能独立。有手有脚的怎么可能白养他，对其他人不公平
陶尔兹，中国没有正常人的破产家庭。
陶尔兹，中国人很讲究骨肉情深，是不会放弃他流浪街头，都会自己去照顾他。
因为政府以前没钱给他，中国人那怕他是残疾人，也尽他所能去工作，也不会放弃，而睡在街上，不同的文化，你有很多不知的。
Always remember me I'm your 154th subscriber♥️🤣🤳
Thank you for subscribing! 😃
@@thehungrytourist328 我是你第326个订阅者：）
if the travel is "middle" distance, let's say 1000km, if there is a bullet train, its more convenient than flying.
a 1000km bullet train trip may take 4~6 hours, but the check in procedure takes far less time than flying, and the train station is usually in the city, and the airport is usually out of city.
but I still prefer flying for a trip over 1500km, or when bullet train take more than 3hours compared to flying.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I agree, I think bullet train is much more convenient than flying- I think its more about the check-in process than actually flying- check-in at airport can take so long. 😆 But yes, for very long distances I would probably rather fly!
How long did you spend in China? What city did you visit?
Tipping in North America is getting out of hand! It's border line tax evasion if you think about it. Say a Californian waitress who earns $15.50/hr (California's minimum wage) waited on a birthday party whose final bill came to $1000. With the ongoing tipping percentage of 20%, she would earn a nicely sum of $200 which is more than the wages her employer would pay her for that day. Now most food industry servers that i know of don't declare tips as their earnings when filing for taxes, they are avoiding a big chunk of income taxes, which is nice i suppose. Not if you're the taxman.
变相的税收，强制
Well, considering where the taxes of the USA are going to, I don't blame 'em for evading taxes.
Paper money are filthy! So I much prefer paying with my phone. In the US, we have another problem: Tipflation! Everybody is expecting a tip. And when paying with my phone, I have to choose tipping (15%, 20% and 25%) and no tip and sign.
The US government does know approximate how much money its citizens have and how they are getting them and where the money go.
Yes, I really like paying with my phone as well! 😃
Cash is king.
The Chinese government can turn your money supply off digitally f that.
You should go and live in China.
@@davet9708 Did the Chinese government do that to you?
The US can also freeze your assets.
There's a difference between the tier 1 (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen) and the tier 3 or 4 cities(population and money).
But even in the poorer and smaller cities/provinces the local governments really try to make a better life for the people.
It's being done by installing/building public toilets (something very much lacking here in the west), parks and infrastructure.
The infrastructure is incredible and high speed trains are fast, cheap, reliable, comfortable and frequent.
Some homeless/crazy people do exist ofcourse, these are mostly people who don't have a (local) family to fall back upon.
As a Chinese American living in the US, I'll inevitably retire to China - that is a given! However, I'm curious why some non-American foreigners living in China speak English like a native American with practically no accent. Are you from America?
you must mean the Europeans ? why are you surprised ? unless you been hibernating since 2005. well - American - it's the "global village" language - US has been the global hegemon for at least the past 20 years dominating in everything especially culture. Basically everyone is Americanized to various degree, especially the Europeans. Wasn't so 30 years ago.
@@MontyGumby The OP's question was in regard to the American accent, not the non-Americans' ability to speak English. Also, America's influence in establishing English as a global language pales in comparison to England's. The spread of English was due to Britain's imperialism and colonialism. The British forced their colonies to adopt English as their official language. America did this as well, but its colonies were/are smaller.
@@theotheleo6830 you don't get what I'm saying and I 'm too lazy to explain more to you
The traffic, especially the electric scooters are really out of control. Ignore red lights, run the opposite way, run in the pedestrian lane, no helmet etc. It is the biggest problem.
no,,,,,not true! you make fake news!Q
most of of them are delivery guys trying to meet the delivery time. it is better now than a few years ago. but still still big improvement.
As a Canadian living in China, I once got into an argument with a Chinese family because I was being the mad Canadian. All of a sudden, the grandfather hit me in the neck so I hit him back with one punch and cut his eyebrow open. I had to go to the police station and I learned the law in China is that it doesn’t matter who started the fight. If u injure the other party, u need to pay his medical expenses. So basically there is no win in fighting in China. If u win, u pay. If u lose, u go to the hospital. That’s why culturally, Chinese don’t really fight much.
Hahaha, very interesting incident, did they charged you any criminal things, or just paid the bill and free to go home? I think that law is not too bad, becuase a the police don’t want to waste too much resources to investigate a small fight like that, unless you have a witness .
@@Nielson941 no charges, just had to settle with the family on how much to pay them for their medical expenses and for them to agree not to take you to court. There were tons of witnesses because it was outside a sports stadium and there were cameras but as I said, it doesn’t matter who started the fight. Usually something like this would be about 2,000 rmb but I ended up paying much more because I needed my passport to get on a flight for a conference the next day.
Exactly! You are experiencing Chinese culture now. The law in China is not just to punish, it is to make you wake up.Just like why do you want to fall into the trap of fighting? Why don't you think of another way to solve it? Everything needs a perfect solution but not falling into violence.This is the Chinese culture, you need to think three times before doing anything.
@@easonqin1931 well I’m Taiwanese Canadian so part of me is passive, but part of me is typical angry North American. I just didn’t know the law in China but I have learned my lesson. No win in fighting. I try to stay clear of fighting now but if someone hits me, I’m still going to hit back because sometimes us Chinese need to stand against evil aggression (cough, cough Americans).
@@Nielson941对于这种人身伤害行为，如果达到轻伤标准普就达到了违反刑法的标准，如果没有达到轻伤就属于民事纠纷，双方达成和解就可以了
You were in Shaanxi province and Beijing!
Yes! I loved Beijing so much, an incredible city!
@@thehungrytourist328 Go to Tianjin to experience it.
You can still use cash everywhere if you want to in China. Even if it looks like everyone is using apps, you can just tell them you want to use cash. The one thing I noticed when I first arrived here is that there is no graffiti. I am not opposed to graffiti if it's artistic, but where I come from it's just horrible and trashy, and it's everywhere. I think that Chinese people could do better when it comes to not littering, but all the cities are super clean, because they have an army of workers cleaning them.
In the developed areas of China, such as Shanghai and Chengdu, it is very clean, but if you go to the underdeveloped areas in the central and western regions, the sanitation situation is not so good, and you can also see the garbage thrown by tourists in many scenic spots.
@@eltonchu2566 是的，在中西部欠发达地区确实相对来说没有那么干净。但是也是在变好，我回中部的老家的时候，发现一切都比以前干净了太多，和几年前相比变化很大，当时我才清晰的感受到了政府在认真的考虑到生活的方方面面
@@zongchaohuang 不能因为在变好就否认不能提现实和差距。我说的是现实，你说的是趋势，鸡同鸭讲。
@@eltonchu2566 我有否认现实吗？如果你看不懂话那确实是我在对牛弹琴了。我说的难道不是现实吗？和之前相比，难道不是干净了太多？但是目前和沿海地区发达地区相比还是没有他们更干净。这是不是我说的现实。难道我里面说的不够清楚吗？只不过我多加了一句在变的更好，你的重点就放在了这里，而不顾我说的其它话语。不好意思，有点高估了你的汉语理解能力。也许你的汉语并不好。
@@zongchaohuang 是我先发表观点的，如果你想要反驳，应该在此基础之上，而不应该是另起炉灶。我说的都是事实，没有胡编乱造。
欢迎更多热爱生活，热爱工作，尊重他人友善的外国人来到中国旅游，工作，生活。尤其是有创业意愿年轻人，这里更适合年轻人奋斗
The positive side of having an extensive surveillance system I guess.
The word Surveillence gives such a negative connotation. In the US its called Security cameras. Anyway there is more cameras per capital in the US than in China
Support your point that social security is the foundation of freedom, and individual freedom cannot be talked about without social security.
Tipping culture is really an anglo saxon thing. US, Canada, UK, Austrilia...etc.. I don't think tipping is a thing in France or Germany, except tourist area.
It just a ploy the employers pull to make a merchandise appears lower than it is, at the risk of employee's income. Same as the pricing system ending .99
Yes, I also like that about Europe, makes paying very easy - no math required! 😄
Good lord that food looks mouth watering 😮. I want to go
The food is SO amazing! 😀😀😀
My question is how to make you not hungry? 🤣🤣 Love your video 💕💕
Keep Eating! 🍔 🤣
你真的很漂亮，感觉你对中国的评价，让更多人了解中国。
the littble rabbits are so lovely and full of life 🥰
They were too cute! 🐰
Why not mention the beautiful infrastructure in China, you don't like it???????( like the driverless modern subway system etc)💖💖💖❤❤❤💛🧡🧡
Well I did mention the clean and easy to use subway- but yes, China has impressive infrastructure. May have to make another video to get it all! 😁
@@thehungrytourist328 i really enjoy the more options for going out, by bike sharing, China version of uber, taxi, subway, driving. high speed train, flights etc. simply more ways of transportation than most other cities in the world.
歡迎主持親臨來到中國，體驗一切事物，把中國的真實一面分享給全世界!謝謝!
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I'm not a big fan of the tipping culture, as it allows businesses to their staff lower wages. Service should be included in the cost of the food, not something that's an added extra to top up wages. In the UK it's as expected as it is in the US, and it's one of things I like about China.
Food wise, Chinese food we can buy from takeaways and restaurants in the West are generally recipes that have been changed to meet the palate of the country. I discovered this after marrying my wife who's from Shenyang, then even more so when I first visited China. The choice in China is vast each province will have it's own specialities that you won't find in other parts of the country. If you're a food lover then China definitely has to be on your bucket list of places to visit, likewise Japan and Korea.
Oh yes! China and Japan are top spots for foodies- I can't get enough! 😅 As far as tipping, I also agree, I wish businesses would pay their staff livable wages instead of making it the responsibility of the patrons. Servers work hard and I wish that they didn't have to rely so heavily on tips. Thanks for your feedback! 😀
Security and safety checks are there for the protection of everyone. Freedom is not free without safety.
Father’s Day yesterday the bill was 520 and the tip was mandatoried around 80 bucks. Nuts here in the US
I had never been to China before. I was even a bit nervous when I was there during leave and saw armed Communist soldiers in Hong Kong. Since then, I have returned and with a better understanding of the situation. I went to Shenzen and was even more impressed there during Chinese New Years Celebration. Truly a modern city. Next year, I planned a trip to Guilin and stayed at Waterfall Hotel. At one point an old man with a cane approached me and held out his hand. A nearby policeman scolded him before a man in a black suit approached, threw his cane away and scolded him. My last wish on my bucket list is The Great Wall, Tianamen Square and Teraacotta Warriors..
他是保护大家的，只要你没犯法，没必要害怕的，害怕的是触犯法律的人，这可能是文化差异，
In some countries soldiers are sometimes seen in public view wearing uniforms. Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong are not allowed to leave their bases. Where did you see them?
@@Zeek764 Hong Kong, 1969
In 1969, or perhaps you made a mistake and meant to say 1996, Hong Kong was still under British colonial rule. It would have been impossible for you to see Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong at that time. Furthermore, after the handover of Hong Kong, the stationed military forces were not allowed in the city center. Even during the massive protests and demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2019, the stationed troops did not leave their barracks. Therefore, I strongly doubt the accuracy of your claims.
What is one thing that you LOVE about China?🤔
It develop at a speed beyond expectations
我喜欢中国有你的光临
No drug abuse is a big plus.
The culture is my favorite.
@@winstonspoodle Yes! And so much history!
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Thank you for the support! 😀
Freedom from fear and affordable living is the no 1 consideration for me. No brainer really.
Only RUclips geeks fear. What is wrong with you lot? Never come across so much fear. RUclips clips are killing your brain. Do you fear being hit by a car or lightning? Chinas life expectancy is way below European nations. Living is important, right? Since covid from China affordability is worse. That will change soon.
Fair social order and justice is practiced only in China. Oddly China is singled out for its low human rights record. Democracy prescribes for majority rule but individual freedom is often accorded to selected group to override public interest. It’s time ladies in West ask their governments their entitlement to a peaceful evening stroll on the streets.
What a beauty! Gorgeous.
If you have any gripes about life in China you obviously live in your own fantasy world, clean, prosperous, crime free, politically stable, clean, an example to the rest of the world.
Not crime free. 150 million malnourished. Clean in cherrypicked online areas. Terrible example to the rest of the world. Slave labor. Forced camps, appalling treatment of disabled . Awful social infrastructure. Terrible Taiwan intimadation.
Awful credit system.
I understand that you pay using Wechat Pay from your mobile? How did you do that as a foreigner? I had thought that a foreigner would need a China's bank account in order to open a Wechat Pay account, and you need to be a permanent resident in order to open a Chinese bank account. I will be visiting China again and am interested in paying for my purchases there using my mobile, as this is definitely more convenient. During my previous trip several years ago, I had used AliPay whereby the apps help tourists to open a temporary one month account in a Shanghai bank. You can then transfer your money using your international credit card into your AliPay account. A month after your travel to China, if you have any leftover money in your Alipay account, it will be automatically transfer back to your credit card account. Unfortunately, this service is now not available and I am struggling to find an alternative.
A few years ago, I read that there is a method of using WeChat Pay without a bank account via peer-to-peer transfers. If you have a Chinese friend, they can transfer money from their account into yours, and you reimburse them with cash.
Hello, yes, you need a Chinese bank account in order to use WeChat Wallet. WeChat wallet use to be available to foreigners but not anymore (unless you have a Chinese bank account or #) We had to use a relatives WeChat and reimburse them when we were done. If I were you I would look back into Alipay "tour pass" program. I will actually be speaking about this in my next video! 😀
@@thehungrytourist328 Thanks so much. Will be looking forward to your next video!
支付宝好像可以使用国际版，不需要任何中国身份证，护照之类的吧。你可以查询一下支付宝
@@gegentibuhong2358不可以哦！除非開通親友賬號（類似親子賬號）
thank you for exposing the truth
very good👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching! 😀
7:08, Welcome to Guangzhou
Yes- Thank you! Just made a new video in Guangzhou, loved it there! Hope you check it out! ☺️
Nice
Thank you! 😃
just to give you guys a idea how safe china is my dads, good friend stole a black and white tv in the 1980,s ,which was the only tv in the whole village , he got caught and sentence for 30 years in hard labour .
哈哈哈哈哈哈80年代偷电视可是够严重的
那么宝贝的东西被偷 当事人很难受。不过30年也难以承担
英语说的真好！
I believe she is an American. 当然能说好英语了。
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Nice footage. Predictions about the dislikes for those from another culture - dense population and buildings in many areas (simply too many people and too many buildings and not enough public spaces), loud in public spaces, and, depending on your preference, local people can be too warm-hearted to break the bubble of privacy. They may ask whether you are married or what/how you do for a living even they are purely strangers that you won’t ever meet again in your life. And damn, almost everyone works 😂too hard! No matter at work or in the school. And those fast drivers and stunt delivery guys!
Thank you! And yes, lots of differences, some better than others- but even if you are experiencing culture shock, its nice to learn something new! 😀
do you recommend any place in China good for the month of June and July. It's hot everywhere in China now
辽宁，吉林或黑龙江...
@@ZGW-s9w still pretty hot
@@zlujohn1640 贵州
青海（qinghai）、西藏( xizang) 、内蒙古( nei meng gu)
去新疆，西藏，青海，甘肃，凉快的多，还有很甜很甜的水果，放心去新疆并没有什么限制，就跟去其他省份一样的
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no tipping is great. Inflation is already making it hard to eat out... tipping is another 20% on top of that.. WHy couldn't the employers pay fairly in the West? service person would come to ask "how is it?" simply to get tips...
Yes, I wish employers paid their empolyees fairly. I would say in my experience some service workers do actually care about the patrons and are not checking in just for tips- it more depends on the person. Thanks for your comment! 😃
You are in China's third largest city and my hometown: Guangzhou, there is a Chinese saying: Food in Guangzhou, you know?
Oh yes, I loved the food in Guangzhou- too many options! 😁
Other than improvement in the Chinese living, culture may be factors that made the difference, unlike western culture, the Chinese are willing to accept relatives in difficulty.
Free blankets are available for business vehicles
Oh yes! 😀
Life in chima is good