Julie is so pretty and warm hearted. This Chinese guy is so lucky but nonetheless I wish them the best. Wish both of you have a great life in China. Greetings from a Hong Kong-er. 😊😊😊
It’s so beautiful to see 2 young people from different cultures able to come together as a loving couple. There are enough political negativities happening out there and you can talk about your choice with such frank and honest opinions. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your future videos. Don’t use political negativities to smear your videos.
New subscriber here. Every country has their pros and cons. The important thing is the both of u have the ability to choose where u want to live. Not every one has that luxury. Keep the great content coming!
As half of a mixed race couple I've lived in China for more than 16 years and love it. Came to China in 2006 from the USA where I'd spent the previous 16 years in the IT industry. After all that time I was ready to seek pastures new and leave the guns, drugs, violence and geopolitics behind. While China is not a perfect country (nowhere I have lived is) it's benefits far outway any negatives, and there's so much amazing culture and geography to explore I'll probably never get to experience everything on my bucket list. Looking forward to more content from your channel. 👍👍
I am touched by Julie's kind hearted considerations for her in-laws feelings that it moistens my heart... Good one and I am sure you both will have a long and happy life together...
Just came across your channel in my feed. Subscribed . 👍 I am Chinese, but was born (and am living) in South Africa. My family came from China in the 1930s, so we were born here, and cannot actually speak any Mandarin at all. I actually work for a Danish multinational company. Looking forward to seeing your posts about your lives, experiences and your city in China.
The boy is very handsome and his English is very good. The girl is very beautiful. They are a perfect match. I hope your romantic cross-border love story will bear fruitful results.
There's no perfect answer for everyone, only proper choices for different people. I can understand all your reasons and I believe it's the best choice for you two!
yeah was there for 5 weeks recently after 10 years of absence, ive stayed in large cities down to spending a week in a remote village, I can confirm that the vast majority of population enjoyed far better lives than was before. their material needs such as food, sanitary, cars and appliances are not lagging behind the majority of the 1st world nations including those in the remote village. In alot of ways their live is more convenient than the west, I was able to call ride hailing from anywhere, having goods delivered to my door steps is much better than here in Sydney Australia.
I have lived in many countries. I brought my children up in Australia. I would say "whatever floats your boat.". There will be places that suit you during the different stages of your life. I love scandi countries, drove around Norway in a van and love Denmark too. They are good countries with good governments. I lived in France, and speak French, still love the country sides. I also spent time in a small village in The Netherlands and surely will not mind returning there for a longer stay. As a person of Chinese descent, I speak good Mandarin and will not mind living in smaller cities in China.
I just visited Copenhagen and Aarhus a few weeks ago with my family. My take as a tourist is that Danmark's weather is cold, the city skylines are old but pretty, people are rich, and prices are high(by European standards). Lots to see if you are a fan of art and history. As for the New Year celebration, unlike other countries where governments hold fireworks shows, people bring their own fireworks and set them off randomly among the crowds and buildings, which is scary but also exciting.
I'd say it's accurate. I guess my unique take is that a lot of Danes aren't actually rich. Many live above their means and struggle financially, we just don't discuss it openly. It's a wonderful place to visit though! I do wish the fireworks would be regulated a bit better though. Got hit by them one year and it definitely wasn't fun 😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina Understand. I did spot homeless people sleeping on the street of Aarhus in the subzero weather conditions which was heartbreaking. People also brave in that weather lineup a long queue for a shop that has a 50% storewide sale.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am Chinese and I have lived in Sweden for almost 5 years and I agree with everything you said about the downsides of living in Scandinavia except that I personally don't feel there's any pressure of doing drugs from friends group, alcohol definitely. ( but Sweden and Denmark might be a bit different on that, at least I have noticed Danes are much into drinking and cigarettes than Swedes, more yolo maybe). I always thought that I wanted to settle in Sweden until this year I seriously started to think about moving back to China with my boyfriend. The subtle racism in real life and whole anti-China/anti Chinese on the media is too much to bear and almost made me question my own reality.
It gets very tiring for sure. For the 18 months we were long distance, I already felt like the anti China sentiment grew and since I've left it only seems to have gotten worse. I can only imagine dealing with it as a Chinese person is like
Wish you both a bright and lovely future. Julie, you made the best decision to to China for your man. This is a very wise decision! We were also a WWAM couple. She is from Finland. Meet her as an exchange student in 2003. I was grown up in Germany. After trying to live in Germany, when our first son was born. I decided to move with her to Finland in 2011. We have now two boys (11 and 14). But I have never arrived there. Planning to go back to Germany.
Thank you my dear for sharing your story with us, I hope you has a fulfillments of life experience deference culture. I wish you all the best and happiness enjoy your new discover and good luck 👍
I for one think you guys are super lucky living in China, being part of an amazing country, that's moving toward the future, instead of one stuck in the pass.
Yes, our politicians do just talk, talk, talk. Easy example is they talked about high speed rail for 20 yesrs and had not built 1 meter of it. 100s of millions were spent studying and talking.
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaAs someone who had a back injury, I hope you don't mind my suggesting an MRI imaging of your lower back. That's usually the standard imaging to see if you may have a disc herniation from the ski accident.
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaYou could search the Internet for exercises that will help a slipped disc in the back. Usually the exercises are back and stomach strengthening exercises. Anyway, I was in an auto accident and could barely walk afterwards from the pain due to multiple disc herniations. One of the neurologists wanted to give me an epidural but I declined. However, a neurosurgeon told me to do these exercises with a therapist. I did my exercises faithfully for years. I still have pain but not as bad as before, and I am also able to run long distance. I don't know the extent of your injury but I want you to know that people do get better with conservative treatment such as exercises. One last advice, don't go to a chiropractor. They can be dangerous for back treatment. You should see a neurologist or a neurosurgeon.
Come on, your thoughts are right, today's network environment is too bad, we can only accept very simple praise and simple happiness, but as long as it comes to more profound problems, many people are very unbalanced in their hearts, the reason may be because their vision is only limited to the side of the world they see, or their lives have already fallen, as long as they are exposed by others, Will be immediately angry, even scold, no quality, poor face thin to vulnerable. However, I suggest that you keep this profound thought in your own mind, there is no need to share it with a group of ignorant people, only to receive endless attacks and abuse. I am looking forward to your videos of daily life and exploring new things in China. Come on!❤
Hi Julie & Jiaye, Have a good time in China and you will discover the beauty of the country. I am a Malaysian and I love China. My personal opinion is that there is no racism in China (not absolute)
Can you post more videos in the future such as travel and lifestyle videos of your China cultural experience ? By the way, both of you are good looking and suit each other.
I'm an 85-year-old retired aerospace engineer who was born in Brussels where my father, a Chinese diplomat, was based at the time and lived in Europe, and in North, South, and Central America plus a couple of years in Taiwan. Perhaps because I generally lived a privileged life, I hardly ever encountered racism. Plus it helped that I didn't feel inferior to other folks and cultures. My sons' mother was a WASP and our children had a very stable childhood. That is to say, we lived in a middle-class neighborhood whose public school system was considered one of the best in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report. Our sons were well liked, excellent students, good athletes, and were generous souls. They were brought up in one house, one school system k-12, and made lifelong friends. My point is that it was important to us that our sons should feel like they belonged, and that they be self-confident. I had spent my whole childhood moving from country to country, becoming fluent in different languages, adjusting to different cultures and climates, etc. While I became very good at it, I never felt like I belonged anywhere. And that troubled me a great deal.
FWIW, my family is from the Beijing area of China and while winter never bothered me, when I had to take Warfarin because of cardiovascular disease, I couldn't tolerate cold temps any more. Perhaps Julie has "thin blood". It's worth a blood test.
Anti Asian is at it's highest now. Vancouver was the city with most Asian hate crime during Covid and it's not certainly decreasing, specifically hate for China is through the roof thanks to western media spreading anti China narrative just like they did after the 9/11. Also the west is becoming more and more conservative. While it's not a problem to love your country and culture, it is a problem if you hate others. The right groups keep feeding the people with lies that immigrants are eating away their country and is responsible for inflation and increase in crime. As a result, the people keep hating the poor immigrants(legal or illegal) while the government does whatever they wishes(stealing money, increasing tax etc.). So for them it's a wise decision to not settle in the west, at least not now with all these sinophobia.
My mom past away while taking Warfarin. It's a deadly blood thinner originally designed as rat poisoning. From research, IMHO, In heavy doses it was used in World War 1 or 2 as it causes internal bleeding. May I ask if treatment works for you? .@@leochen887
Watched 5 videos of your today. Awesome! You guys are good storytellers. I am Chinese American. I miss the life in China! You made a great decision. Enjoy your staying in China 🇨🇳
First time to the channel and subscribed! Welcome to China! It’s quite easy to understand when you mentioned drugs as an issue. If you find Hangzhou a bit too cool for you, you may consider moving further south eg Shenzhen. 😊In any case, China a vast country and you can have many great trips to explore.
Thank you! I do find Hangzhou's winter a bit cold but luckily it's short and we've had multiple 20° days this last month. Plus I'm very interested in the history of 吴越 😊 would love to visit Shenzhen though!
I can certainly put myself in her shoes growing up in Nordic countries, esp. in a hick town, all I wanted to do is to move away as soon as you graduate, now I'm happy in China, though looking back the childhood memories in a small town it wasn't too bad, racism and cold weather that came with it became nostalgia.
Born and raised American and I will absolutely say America is the most garbage country. We are a joke. And before someone says go back to where you came from my spouse is Italian and I have native American blood so either buy us plane tickets to Italy or idk give the Natives their country back. Love this video loves! I loved hearing the differences and actual facts that aren't propaganda.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences, please update us along your journey together. Btw, congratulations to you both, wishing you both nothing but the best!
Glad this popped up in my recommended videos. I was born in Hong Kong and grew up in New York and I've been learning about China and am amazed by its transformation. I would love to stay in China long term if possible. But at least take a very long trip there.
Julie is very candid, my antie lives in Shanghai, and the biggest reason for her not moving to other cities is because Shanghai has lot more people than other cities 😄
You are a truly remarkable couple. All arguments presented by Julie are very good, very reasonable, very carefully laid out; I particularly concur with Julie's stance on drug addiction. One point which I personally wish got more, or more explicit, emphasis is food and nutrition in China compared to Danish, North German, Norwegian, British,.. cuisine which, collectively, is just plain ignorable. I really think Julie should try to carve a career within CGTN or even a wider media framework in the near future. She sure makes a good candidate for such a role.
Very interesting discussion.Smart couple.China is so progressive n dynamic.My Malaysian friends who visited China all are so impressed n keep talking about the wonders of the country.
As one who believes in the Buddhist idea of karma (which is different from the Hindu or other other conceptions of karma), the best reason that I could come up to explain how two people find each other across the world, with COVID-19 in the background, plus so many other barriers, is the powerful karmic forces within each consciousness. Your connection is so improbable, yet almost inevitable. Best wishes to you.
I am Sorry you had so bad experiences of Living in DK. I am dane, too, and I dont recognize your deskription of needles on the ground or acceptance of drugs. It is illegal here. I - personnal - have not met it. But appart from that, I agree you made a good choice, especially the weather and Jiajis career😊 And your consideration for your inlaws is admireable❤
"Not only are Western societies collapsing economically, but..." A little pink who has never lived in a Western democratic country and speaks nonsense based solely on the CCP’s false propaganda!
Appreciate the straight talks. Love your stories! Keep it up and share your China experience. I enjoy all your videos. Both J & J come across as young intelligent and brave citizens of this Earth. Applause.
Canadian here.... housing all over Canada is getting expensive, not just in the major citiies - this applies to purchasing and renting. I don't think the cost of housing will go down in price much. In Vancouver's downtown east side (DTES), we have homelessness and a huge drug problem - the city has implemented 'safe injection' sites. I found this quote, "As of Jan. 31, 2023, all adults 18 and older in BC will be able to possess up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit substances without being subject to fines, arrest or drug seizures." I folllow numerous foreigners living / working in China that have RUclips channels. It's the Asian Century and China is looking better and better every day. Thanks for sharing your reason for choosing to live in China - they're very smart reasons.
Thank you. I've been following a Canadian comparing Canadian housing costs with European castles for sale. It's crazy. I recently saw that copenhagen housing costs are in the top 3 in Europe and for me personally, I just can't justify the price. As far as drugs go, Denmark has a huge drug problem amongst young people to the point where more and more are selling themselves, and the government does next to nothing. I just don't get it.
I am also living in Vancouver. You are absolutely right. The drug abuse is really a problem. The normal people just can not afford the cost. Life sucks in Canada.
North Americans are doing a great job at pining it to the Chinese. Houses cost too much; "Chinese bit it up real estate prices and now we can't afford it". Multi-national corp. move their operation to China for bigger profit; "Chinese stole our jobs"; drug problem ;"Those Chinese are poisoning our youth with fentanyl"
I think racism exists everywhere, the difference whether it is of a subtle or confrontational nature. I think in the West, it's mostly in your face kind and out of a sense of superiority and exceptionalism. In Asia, it's mostly born our of ignorance rather than malice, so it's more mental than a physical assault. Well, I don't live in China but I've been to China quite a few times over a span of at least a decade. Because China is massive, it has almost all the landforms. climate, and diverse ethnicities you can find. Landforms - from the alpine mountains and lakes of Xinjiang that rival Switzerland, to lush greenery of Yunnan in Xishuangbanna, to the arid desert of the Gobi and Taklamakan. Climate - from the frigid cold of Harbin (like -40deg C) to the tropical weather of Hainan Ethnicities - from the Indo-european/european like the Tajiks and Russians, to the central asian (Uighurs, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, etc), to Tibetan-Sino (Sherpas, Tibetans, Moxi, etc) to the Austronesian-like (Dais, Lahu, etc). So Julie and even Jiayi, I'm sure in your lifetime, you'd not have covered every inch of China and experience all those diversities. Also some places are just too inconvenient and too remote to visit, nonetheless beautiful (captured on drones). But living in China means you have more time to do so and maybe you can show us all those places. China is for sure, not perfect, may even be too authoritarian for some Asians but it has made a lot of improvements over the decade in terms of street cleanliness, river and air pollution as myself have witnessed. In some ways, it ha surpassed even western societies esp in terms of the adoption of technology in daily life (eg. mobile payment, driverless taxis and EVs), public infrastructures. Of course, the western media just harp on the bad, even manipulate it to present half truths and not show the things she has done better than them. That's why I travel, and through travel, your threshold tolerance of what is unfamiliar becomes higher and you always learn some things along the way. For eg, the first time I went to Paris, I had this romanticised version of it painted by local advertisement. But as dogs are allowed everywhere, which is a good thing to bring your pets along, it also means the route to Eiffel Tower is paved with poos, unfortunately as I've found out. Also rubbish were overflowing and no one cares. Homelessness is also a problem. Europe on the whole has become more dangerous as you've to be cautious of snatch thefts, not helped by the unchecked flow of refugees and undocumented immigrants, mostly without a job and have fallen into syndicates. Hence I always feel that country before they point a finger at other country, they should make sure they clean up their own backyard first.
That's cool. Thanks for explaining your reasons. China seems like a place that you could spend a lifetime exploring without getting bored due to its rich history, its dozens of cultures not to mention current and future advancement. They've advanced so much in just the last few decades. I'm also a Dane, but living in Copenhagen atm. I agree with you on the pervasive drug culture, but I also find the drinking culture to be too much. I don't mind drinking a glass once in a blue moon, but having to do it in order to maintain friends and drinking so much that you struggle to walk and end up with a hangover is just no way to live and a waste of your time in my opinion. I supplement myself with 5000 IU of Vitamin D each day, 10k during the winter, which I recommend for people to do all around. Vitamin D is a much more important vitamin but also hormone than people realize. So I have no problem going out in shorts or sleeping with an open window when it's about 5 degrees here in Copenhagen. I would like to say it's the Viking blood in me, but I'm actually ethnically Chinese.😅
Oh, definitely! Would love to make traveling around China my full-time job if I had the opportunity. 100% agree on the drinking culture, it's not fun when you feel pressured into it and the level of the alcohol consumption is completely unhinged. Haha maybe your family comes from Dongbei. Can't compete with them when it comes to cold weather 😂
I totally agree with your concern of bringing up your children in a racist environment. I am a Chinese American who has been living in America almost 60 years. When my first inter-racial child was born, we received a letter claiming that inter-racial children should not be born in this world based on the teaching of Christian Bible. Because of this incidence, We sent all our children to a more open minded. liberal private school to protect them from this kind of racist environment. The interesting thing is that our kids had never been racially discriminated at school, but they were subjected to some racially motivated acts by other kids in the classes and activities sponsored by our church.
Your experience sadly does not surprise me. I went to a Christian middle school and some congregations has some wild opinions on mixed marriages and kids. I think a lot of people ignore what growing up with racism will do to you, at least I know Caucasian people do. I also just don't think it's healthy for my partner to be around that type of hatred, so choosing the place that would have the least (not to say it isn't present) made the most sense
I sure don't miss the horizontal rain in Denmark. I do have to put up with a much larger temperature range between summer and winter though. Definitely don't visit in the winter here if you don't like cold.
Julie is so pretty and warm hearted. This Chinese guy is so lucky but nonetheless I wish them the best. Wish both of you have a great life in China. Greetings from a Hong Kong-er. 😊😊😊
Thank you very much ❤️
It’s so beautiful to see 2 young people from different cultures able to come together as a loving couple. There are enough political negativities happening out there and you can talk about your choice with such frank and honest opinions. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your future videos. Don’t use political negativities to smear your videos.
Thank you very much ❤
This was so real. Thank you for sharing your honest opinion.
Thanks for watching! 😊
The Chinese government uses various methods to prevent crime, which costs much less than fighting crime later.
Agreed. A bullet is cheap. Kill many scare many.
The girl's thinking is very matural and very considerable. Jiayi is very lucky to have Julie in his life
Thank you 😊
絕對同意！👍👍👍
Yep, i feel jealous toward jiayi.
What universe had Jiayi saved in his past live that he is so lucky?
New subscriber here. Every country has their pros and cons. The important thing is the both of u have the ability to choose where u want to live. Not every one has that luxury. Keep the great content coming!
Thanks for the sub!
China 🇨🇳 the best love from India 🇮🇳
As half of a mixed race couple I've lived in China for more than 16 years and love it. Came to China in 2006 from the USA where I'd spent the previous 16 years in the IT industry. After all that time I was ready to seek pastures new and leave the guns, drugs, violence and geopolitics behind. While China is not a perfect country (nowhere I have lived is) it's benefits far outway any negatives, and there's so much amazing culture and geography to explore I'll probably never get to experience everything on my bucket list. Looking forward to more content from your channel. 👍👍
I agree, China isn't perfect but it's been great living here so far. Thank you for checking out our video 😊
I am touched by Julie's kind hearted considerations for her in-laws feelings that it moistens my heart...
Good one and I am sure you both will have a long and happy life together...
Just came across your channel in my feed. Subscribed . 👍
I am Chinese, but was born (and am living) in South Africa. My family came from China in the 1930s, so we were born here, and cannot actually speak any Mandarin at all. I actually work for a Danish multinational company. Looking forward to seeing your posts about your lives, experiences and your city in China.
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The boy is very handsome and his English is very good. The girl is very beautiful. They are a perfect match. I hope your romantic cross-border love story will bear fruitful results.
Thank you very much 😊
this was a very warm an touching and sincere talk, loved it, cheers guys!
Thank you very much ❤
Just joined. We are also a AMWF couple ..we live in the west but love Asia and China
Thank you for watching and best of luck to the two of you ❤
There's no perfect answer for everyone, only proper choices for different people. I can understand all your reasons and I believe it's the best choice for you two!
Exactly. I will never say my decision is for everyone, but it works for me ❤
100% agree with you about china. I am American living in china almost 30 years now.
China is a great choice for any young couple. The country is destined to get better every year, unlike most of the world.
Prolly more accurate to say it's _designed_ to get better every year but yeah.
Denmark is not a bad country but it's kinda boring, food isn't great and taxes are way too high.
Both of you make the right choice to make China your permanant home. China is the future and abundant of opportunites for your children. Great choice
yeah was there for 5 weeks recently after 10 years of absence, ive stayed in large cities down to spending a week in a remote village, I can confirm that the vast majority of population enjoyed far better lives than was before. their material needs such as food, sanitary, cars and appliances are not lagging behind the majority of the 1st world nations including those in the remote village. In alot of ways their live is more convenient than the west, I was able to call ride hailing from anywhere, having goods delivered to my door steps is much better than here in Sydney Australia.
Russia too
I lived in UK before , Winter is so long and not much sunshine. The worst thing about Uk is not weather , it is alcohol.
Yeah, unfortunately, Denmark and the UK both share an unhealthy relationship with alcohol
I have lived in many countries. I brought my children up in Australia. I would say "whatever floats your boat.". There will be places that suit you during the different stages of your life. I love scandi countries, drove around Norway in a van and love Denmark too. They are good countries with good governments. I lived in France, and speak French, still love the country sides. I also spent time in a small village in The Netherlands and surely will not mind returning there for a longer stay. As a person of Chinese descent, I speak good Mandarin and will not mind living in smaller cities in China.
Decent people think the same as you regarding drugs environment so don’t be sad. Be proud of your believes! 👍👏👏
RUclips's algorithm recommended your channel and I must say I like your content. Cheers 🎉
Thank you so much! 😊
I just visited Copenhagen and Aarhus a few weeks ago with my family. My take as a tourist is that Danmark's weather is cold, the city skylines are old but pretty, people are rich, and prices are high(by European standards). Lots to see if you are a fan of art and history. As for the New Year celebration, unlike other countries where governments hold fireworks shows, people bring their own fireworks and set them off randomly among the crowds and buildings, which is scary but also exciting.
I'd say it's accurate. I guess my unique take is that a lot of Danes aren't actually rich. Many live above their means and struggle financially, we just don't discuss it openly. It's a wonderful place to visit though! I do wish the fireworks would be regulated a bit better though. Got hit by them one year and it definitely wasn't fun 😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina Understand. I did spot homeless people sleeping on the street of Aarhus in the subzero weather conditions which was heartbreaking. People also brave in that weather lineup a long queue for a shop that has a 50% storewide sale.
Interesting!
It's nice to have the freedom and ability to migrate. Enjoy Chiina!
Thank you!
I usually don’t do subscription. I do this time to support new channel.
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am Chinese and I have lived in Sweden for almost 5 years and I agree with everything you said about the downsides of living in Scandinavia except that I personally don't feel there's any pressure of doing drugs from friends group, alcohol definitely. ( but Sweden and Denmark might be a bit different on that, at least I have noticed Danes are much into drinking and cigarettes than Swedes, more yolo maybe). I always thought that I wanted to settle in Sweden until this year I seriously started to think about moving back to China with my boyfriend. The subtle racism in real life and whole anti-China/anti Chinese on the media is too much to bear and almost made me question my own reality.
It gets very tiring for sure. For the 18 months we were long distance, I already felt like the anti China sentiment grew and since I've left it only seems to have gotten worse. I can only imagine dealing with it as a Chinese person is like
Julie很坦率也很勇敢，祝福二位。
中國雖然也不完美，但是遠比西方媒體所描述的要好得多得多。
谢谢你🌸
You guys make a great couple! Hope you guys keep making videos on your channel.
Thank you. I learned the pros and cons between Denmark and Southern China. All the best to you.
Thank you. Happy you found the points to be useful 🌸
Your kids are going to be very beautiful. Please have at least 4 kids.
多子多福 😊❤
Why not 6 ? 😂😂
Super interesting! Thanks for sharing and wishing you both a wonderful life in China!
Thank you! 🌸
Wish you both a bright and lovely future. Julie, you made the best decision to to China for your man. This is a very wise decision! We were also a WWAM couple. She is from Finland. Meet her as an exchange student in 2003. I was grown up in Germany. After trying to live in Germany, when our first son was born. I decided to move with her to Finland in 2011. We have now two boys (11 and 14). But I have never arrived there. Planning to go back to Germany.
Thank you and the best to you and your family!
Thank you my dear for sharing your story with us, I hope you has a fulfillments of life experience deference culture. I wish you all the best and happiness enjoy your new discover and good luck 👍
Thank you so much!❤️
Good on you guys, giving us a very good information, thank you. Good luck , and all the best. 🙌🙏🇨🇳🇨🇭
Thank you so much 🌸
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I for one think you guys are super lucky living in China, being part of an amazing country, that's moving toward the future, instead of one stuck in the pass.
CCP wants to recreate China's imperial past. Redraw maps ect...
Yes, our politicians do just talk, talk, talk. Easy example is they talked about high speed rail for 20 yesrs and had not built 1 meter of it. 100s of millions were spent studying and talking.
高速铁路建成时，接收政治成果的往往是反对党。
Rational thinking and realistic decision. We wish you happy and good life in China.
Thank you so much!
good job and looking forward to your more videos
Thank you!
Happy for both of you
Thank you!
I agree with you 100%
Europe is not bad but feels like something is missing.I am also planning to move to Japan.
Wish me Luck😉
God bless you guys❤
It is better to come to China.
If you qualify for a Chinese work visa, China is definitely the better choice.
beautiful story and couple. please more content.
Thank you. We'll post a new video tomorrow 🌸
I think you made a great decision - very rational points you brought up
Thank you 😊
Incredible video, new sub from Canada.
Thank you!
RUclips recommended your channel, so I subscribed 😂
Thank you so much for subbing! 😊
Your story is so lovely because you are both so kind to each other.
Aww thank you. We try our best ❤️
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaAs someone who had a back injury, I hope you don't mind my suggesting an MRI imaging of your lower back. That's usually the standard imaging to see if you may have a disc herniation from the ski accident.
@@ching-yi2007 I've been meaning to get it done, just haven't gotten around to it but I definitely should
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaYou could search the Internet for exercises that will help a slipped disc in the back. Usually the exercises are back and stomach strengthening exercises. Anyway, I was in an auto accident and could barely walk afterwards from the pain due to multiple disc herniations. One of the neurologists wanted to give me an epidural but I declined. However, a neurosurgeon told me to do these exercises with a therapist. I did my exercises faithfully for years. I still have pain but not as bad as before, and I am also able to run long distance. I don't know the extent of your injury but I want you to know that people do get better with conservative treatment such as exercises. One last advice, don't go to a chiropractor. They can be dangerous for back treatment. You should see a neurologist or a neurosurgeon.
Lovely to meet you both and looking forward to watching more videos about your lives in China 😊
Thank you ❤
Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍
Come on, your thoughts are right, today's network environment is too bad, we can only accept very simple praise and simple happiness, but as long as it comes to more profound problems, many people are very unbalanced in their hearts, the reason may be because their vision is only limited to the side of the world they see, or their lives have already fallen, as long as they are exposed by others, Will be immediately angry, even scold, no quality, poor face thin to vulnerable. However, I suggest that you keep this profound thought in your own mind, there is no need to share it with a group of ignorant people, only to receive endless attacks and abuse. I am looking forward to your videos of daily life and exploring new things in China. Come on!❤
To be honest, I don't mind most of the hate comments. For the most part, they make me laugh, because it's so unhinged 😅
Hi Julie & Jiaye, Have a good time in China and you will discover the beauty of the country. I am a Malaysian and I love China. My personal opinion is that there is no racism in China (not absolute)
Can you post more videos in the future such as travel and lifestyle videos of your China cultural experience ? By the way, both of you are good looking and suit each other.
Definitely! We actually have a vlog going up next 😊 and thank you so much! That's really kind of you
I'm an 85-year-old retired aerospace engineer who was born in Brussels where my father, a Chinese diplomat, was based at the time and lived in Europe, and in North, South, and Central America plus a couple of years in Taiwan. Perhaps because I generally lived a privileged life, I hardly ever encountered racism. Plus it helped that I didn't feel inferior to other folks and cultures.
My sons' mother was a WASP and our children had a very stable childhood. That is to say, we lived in a middle-class neighborhood whose public school system was considered one of the best in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report.
Our sons were well liked, excellent students, good athletes, and were generous souls. They were brought up in one house, one school system k-12, and made lifelong friends. My point is that it was important to us that our sons should feel like they belonged, and that they be self-confident.
I had spent my whole childhood moving from country to country, becoming fluent in different languages, adjusting to different cultures and climates, etc. While I became very good at it, I never felt like I belonged anywhere. And that troubled me a great deal.
FWIW, my family is from the Beijing area of China and while winter never bothered me, when I had to take Warfarin because of cardiovascular disease, I couldn't tolerate cold temps any more. Perhaps Julie has "thin blood". It's worth a blood test.
Anti Asian is at it's highest now. Vancouver was the city with most Asian hate crime during Covid and it's not certainly decreasing, specifically hate for China is through the roof thanks to western media spreading anti China narrative just like they did after the 9/11. Also the west is becoming more and more conservative. While it's not a problem to love your country and culture, it is a problem if you hate others. The right groups keep feeding the people with lies that immigrants are eating away their country and is responsible for inflation and increase in crime. As a result, the people keep hating the poor immigrants(legal or illegal) while the government does whatever they wishes(stealing money, increasing tax etc.). So for them it's a wise decision to not settle in the west, at least not now with all these sinophobia.
My mom past away while taking Warfarin. It's a deadly blood thinner originally designed as rat poisoning. From research, IMHO, In heavy doses it was used in World War 1 or 2 as it causes internal bleeding. May I ask if treatment works for you? .@@leochen887
living in China is much better
I stumbled on your channel, Julie is very articulate and I become a fan in 5 mins. 😃
Awww thank you so much!!
Watched 5 videos of your today. Awesome! You guys are good storytellers. I am Chinese American. I miss the life in China! You made a great decision. Enjoy your staying in China 🇨🇳
Thank you very much!! 😊
支持你們的決定,努力加油 + 已經留言,讚好,和訂閱.... 來自香港的問候
谢谢！❤
You guys are a very sweet couple!
Thank you!
First time to the channel and subscribed! Welcome to China! It’s quite easy to understand when you mentioned drugs as an issue. If you find Hangzhou a bit too cool for you, you may consider moving further south eg Shenzhen. 😊In any case, China a vast country and you can have many great trips to explore.
Thank you!
I do find Hangzhou's winter a bit cold but luckily it's short and we've had multiple 20° days this last month. Plus I'm very interested in the history of 吴越 😊 would love to visit Shenzhen though!
Jiayi you scored bigly, wishing you guys a blessed life.
Thank you
Both of you are very smart. You sound like native English speakers, and I can't imagine how that happened.
Thank you very much 😊
Danes are the most English-speaking people in Europe. We don't speak Danish and had no problem there whatsoever.
All logical down-to-the-earth reasons. Wise decision. Enjoy your life in Hangzhou -- the heavenly city!
I can certainly put myself in her shoes growing up in Nordic countries, esp. in a hick town, all I wanted to do is to move away as soon as you graduate, now I'm happy in China, though looking back the childhood memories in a small town it wasn't too bad, racism and cold weather that came with it became nostalgia.
Good choice, envy you guys living in China! Keep up the good content 👍
Thank you! Will do!
I agree with you. You are an open mind lady.
Thank you
New subscriber. I'm staying with you both. I started watching your videos last week and I love them.
Thank you so much for subbing!
I found your comments and insights very enlightening.
PS: Best wishes from Switzerland, I wish you much happiness and fortune!
Born and raised American and I will absolutely say America is the most garbage country. We are a joke. And before someone says go back to where you came from my spouse is Italian and I have native American blood so either buy us plane tickets to Italy or idk give the Natives their country back. Love this video loves! I loved hearing the differences and actual facts that aren't propaganda.
Love you ❤ maybe you can get the maga crowd to pay for your move 😂
I think Spain (my country) is worse
Coming, hahaha,you still 29! That’s very fun! 29+1 is a movie in Hong Kong.
@@celulaperfecte详细说说🎤
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences, please update us along your journey together. Btw, congratulations to you both, wishing you both nothing but the best!
Thank you very much! Will do! ❤
Glad this popped up in my recommended videos. I was born in Hong Kong and grew up in New York and I've been learning about China and am amazed by its transformation. I would love to stay in China long term if possible. But at least take a very long trip there.
Hope you get the chance to visit soon!
@@jiayiandjulieinchina Thank you! And just subscribed too - hope your channel grows. Would love to see your experience and life in China.
@@brandonso Thank you for subscribing! We're posting a new video on Friday and have a few vlogs coming up ☺️
Julie is very candid, my antie lives in Shanghai, and the biggest reason for her not moving to other cities is because Shanghai has lot more people than other cities 😄
You are a truly remarkable couple. All arguments presented by Julie are very good, very reasonable, very carefully laid out; I particularly concur with Julie's stance on drug addiction. One point which I personally wish got more, or more explicit, emphasis is food and nutrition in China compared to Danish, North German, Norwegian, British,.. cuisine which, collectively, is just plain ignorable. I really think Julie should try to carve a career within CGTN or even a wider media framework in the near future. She sure makes a good candidate for such a role.
Very interesting discussion.Smart couple.China is so progressive n dynamic.My Malaysian friends who visited China all are so impressed n keep talking about the wonders of the country.
Can’t wait to leave the US Army and the US and experience something new one day. I’m sure you don’t regret your decisions, cheers!
Hope you get to experience the things you want soon 😊
Cool story, wish you guys the best and keep uploading vids, new sub here :)
Thank you so much for the sub! We'll upload a new video on Friday 😊
Nice couple & will support your channel. We have subscribed & like. Love from us in Singapore.
Thank you so much 🤗
As one who believes in the Buddhist idea of karma (which is different from the Hindu or other other conceptions of karma), the best reason that I could come up to explain how two people find each other across the world, with COVID-19 in the background, plus so many other barriers, is the powerful karmic forces within each consciousness. Your connection is so improbable, yet almost inevitable. Best wishes to you.
racism everywhere but in asian u don’t get some karen come and yell at you if u don’t speak their language in the public 😅
Exactly 😂 the only place I experienced that was Japan, but haven't tried it here yet
@@jiayiandjulieinchina so japanese has been infected by contagious karena virus :(
I am Sorry you had so bad experiences of Living in DK.
I am dane, too, and I dont recognize your deskription of needles on the ground or acceptance of drugs. It is illegal here. I - personnal - have not met it.
But appart from that, I agree you made a good choice, especially the weather and Jiajis career😊 And your consideration for your inlaws is admireable❤
agree with you! and stay away from drug addiction
Love your videos on your love story.
It is honest and down to earth.
When is Part 3?
Thank you very much ❤️
We will be posting part 3 next week
Western society is collapsing not only economically but in every sense.
exactly
"Not only are Western societies collapsing economically, but..."
A little pink who has never lived in a Western democratic country and speaks nonsense based solely on the CCP’s false propaganda!
you two look cute together..
Thank you 😊
My humble suggestion is never bend your principles to make or ensure those “friends” to stay with you.
Thank you, I won't ❤
China is very safe and also have a bright future. Very good decision.👍👍👍
Thank you
China is on a demographic decline
Appreciate the straight talks. Love your stories! Keep it up and share your China experience. I enjoy all your videos. Both J & J come across as young intelligent and brave citizens of this Earth. Applause.
Thank you very much ❤
Julie you are beautiful inside out. Jiayi is a lucky man. Bless you.
Thank you! 😊
Subscribed to support and kook forward to seeing your family live video in China.
Thank you very much!
Canadian here.... housing all over Canada is getting expensive, not just in the major citiies - this applies to purchasing and renting. I don't think the cost of housing will go down in price much. In Vancouver's downtown east side (DTES), we have homelessness and a huge drug problem - the city has implemented 'safe injection' sites. I found this quote, "As of Jan. 31, 2023, all adults 18 and older in BC will be able to possess up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit substances without being subject to fines, arrest or drug seizures." I folllow numerous foreigners living / working in China that have RUclips channels. It's the Asian Century and China is looking better and better every day. Thanks for sharing your reason for choosing to live in China - they're very smart reasons.
Thank you.
I've been following a Canadian comparing Canadian housing costs with European castles for sale. It's crazy. I recently saw that copenhagen housing costs are in the top 3 in Europe and for me personally, I just can't justify the price.
As far as drugs go, Denmark has a huge drug problem amongst young people to the point where more and more are selling themselves, and the government does next to nothing. I just don't get it.
I am also living in Vancouver. You are absolutely right. The drug abuse is really a problem. The normal people just can not afford the cost. Life sucks in Canada.
North Americans are doing a great job at pining it to the Chinese. Houses cost too much; "Chinese bit it up real estate prices and now we can't afford it". Multi-national corp. move their operation to China for bigger profit; "Chinese stole our jobs"; drug problem ;"Those Chinese are poisoning our youth with fentanyl"
I think a couple should learn each other’s culture and respect.
I agree. We wouldn't have dated if this wasn't the case between us
Let's go! I just subscribed 🎉❤
Thank you!!
China is a good country to start a new adventure. It got lot of potential! 👍
Definitely!
Travel, tech, business and expat vlogs soon
We do have a travel vlog coming up ❤
@@jiayiandjulieinchina Excited for this 👏👏👏👏👏
I think racism exists everywhere, the difference whether it is of a subtle or confrontational nature. I think in the West, it's mostly in your face kind and out of a sense of superiority and exceptionalism. In Asia, it's mostly born our of ignorance rather than malice, so it's more mental than a physical assault.
Well, I don't live in China but I've been to China quite a few times over a span of at least a decade. Because China is massive, it has almost all the landforms. climate, and diverse ethnicities you can find.
Landforms - from the alpine mountains and lakes of Xinjiang that rival Switzerland, to lush greenery of Yunnan in Xishuangbanna, to the arid desert of the Gobi and Taklamakan.
Climate - from the frigid cold of Harbin (like -40deg C) to the tropical weather of Hainan
Ethnicities - from the Indo-european/european like the Tajiks and Russians, to the central asian (Uighurs, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, etc), to Tibetan-Sino (Sherpas, Tibetans, Moxi, etc) to the Austronesian-like (Dais, Lahu, etc).
So Julie and even Jiayi, I'm sure in your lifetime, you'd not have covered every inch of China and experience all those diversities. Also some places are just too inconvenient and too remote to visit, nonetheless beautiful (captured on drones). But living in China means you have more time to do so and maybe you can show us all those places.
China is for sure, not perfect, may even be too authoritarian for some Asians but it has made a lot of improvements over the decade in terms of street cleanliness, river and air pollution as myself have witnessed. In some ways, it ha surpassed even western societies esp in terms of the adoption of technology in daily life (eg. mobile payment, driverless taxis and EVs), public infrastructures. Of course, the western media just harp on the bad, even manipulate it to present half truths and not show the things she has done better than them. That's why I travel, and through travel, your threshold tolerance of what is unfamiliar becomes higher and you always learn some things along the way. For eg, the first time I went to Paris, I had this romanticised version of it painted by local advertisement. But as dogs are allowed everywhere, which is a good thing to bring your pets along, it also means the route to Eiffel Tower is paved with poos, unfortunately as I've found out. Also rubbish were overflowing and no one cares. Homelessness is also a problem. Europe on the whole has become more dangerous as you've to be cautious of snatch thefts, not helped by the unchecked flow of refugees and undocumented immigrants, mostly without a job and have fallen into syndicates. Hence I always feel that country before they point a finger at other country, they should make sure they clean up their own backyard first.
Wow great decision 👏
Thank you 😊
That's cool. Thanks for explaining your reasons. China seems like a place that you could spend a lifetime exploring without getting bored due to its rich history, its dozens of cultures not to mention current and future advancement. They've advanced so much in just the last few decades.
I'm also a Dane, but living in Copenhagen atm. I agree with you on the pervasive drug culture, but I also find the drinking culture to be too much.
I don't mind drinking a glass once in a blue moon, but having to do it in order to maintain friends and drinking so much that you struggle to walk and end up with a hangover is just no way to live and a waste of your time in my opinion.
I supplement myself with 5000 IU of Vitamin D each day, 10k during the winter, which I recommend for people to do all around. Vitamin D is a much more important vitamin but also hormone than people realize.
So I have no problem going out in shorts or sleeping with an open window when it's about 5 degrees here in Copenhagen. I would like to say it's the Viking blood in me, but I'm actually ethnically Chinese.😅
Oh, definitely! Would love to make traveling around China my full-time job if I had the opportunity.
100% agree on the drinking culture, it's not fun when you feel pressured into it and the level of the alcohol consumption is completely unhinged.
Haha maybe your family comes from Dongbei. Can't compete with them when it comes to cold weather 😂
I totally agree with your concern of bringing up your children in a racist environment. I am a Chinese American who has been living in America almost 60 years. When my first inter-racial child was born, we received a letter claiming that inter-racial children should not be born in this world based on the teaching of Christian Bible. Because of this incidence, We sent all our children to a more open minded. liberal private school to protect them from this kind of racist environment. The interesting thing is that our kids had never been racially discriminated at school, but they were subjected to some racially motivated acts by other kids in the classes and activities sponsored by our church.
Your experience sadly does not surprise me. I went to a Christian middle school and some congregations has some wild opinions on mixed marriages and kids.
I think a lot of people ignore what growing up with racism will do to you, at least I know Caucasian people do. I also just don't think it's healthy for my partner to be around that type of hatred, so choosing the place that would have the least (not to say it isn't present) made the most sense
VERY INTERESTING VIDEO. WATCHING FROM SINGAPORE
Thanks for watching! Hope to visit Singapore in the future!
@@jiayiandjulieinchina WELCOME TO SINGAPORE..MANY SINGAPOREANS HERE SPEAK ENGLISH AND MANDARIN
欢迎来中国生活。我们是一个巨大的国家，当然也有各种各样的问题，但是请相信我们一直在改善中。中国可能也有某种种族歧视，但至少我没有遇到过或者我本人因为种族原因去歧视某些人。
到新的国家生活肯定是一个适应的过程，祝你们有一个美好的未来，享受在这里的每一天吧。
You represent typical Scandinavian beauty. Copenhagen is a nice city, hope you could enjoy China more, both are nice places
Thank you! You're right, both Denmark and China are great places to live 🌸
China is very big. You guys can travel by express train . The landscape is very stunning.
I sure don't miss the horizontal rain in Denmark. I do have to put up with a much larger temperature range between summer and winter though. Definitely don't visit in the winter here if you don't like cold.
Haha, me neither. It feels nice to actually be able to use an umbrella when it's raining 😂