Since you are a highly talented artist and an exceedingly sophisticated intellectual, so being a little bit 'out of it' or 'taking a little ride on the clouds' should be one of the unavoidable but intrinsically inherited traits for you Melissa :). We also firmly believe that the Coffee Shop Association of Shanghai should present you the "Free Coffee for Life Award" since you not only have been consuming their products in such a Gung Ho enthusiasm but also you have been promoting their businesses free of charge in such a faithful fashion as well !
Happy Lunar New Year! Your daughter, "I'm emo like that." HAHA Do that self motivation! You can do it. It is so interesting how many people watched the Super Bowl where you went haha. I didn't watch it. :: shrugs ::
❤️❤️❤️ I haven’t watched it much over the past few years but this year it just felt special to get to watch it with other Americans. It felt like a treat.
Hi! Thanks for the videos! I was hoping you could answer a few questions. How did you find your apartment hunting agent? Was it easy to find a pet friend place? What taxes and fees are included on top of the listed rent price?
Our agent was recommended to us by friends, and our english speaking assistant was also recommended to us. Honestly, that's just how things are done here. Ask around and I guarantee you will get the reply "oh, I've got a guy for that". We didn't have any issue with pet friendly places here in our district. It may be different elsewhere. And the only added fees are your bills. I don't think anything was "added" once we negotiated the price per month.
Reminding me of our years living / teaching in Qingdao (2008 to 2011 ) - and missing it. So many changes but particularly the translation apps. Best time of year was the Spring Festival break. Curious, looks like you have a driver? Is that a school perk? Anyways, thx!
Congrats! Good luck with that. 😊 and oh gosh no. The perk of a driver is held for higher paying jobs for sure. I don’t know of any teachers with that as a perk here. Just didi. 😊
Also, it's interesting how you used 100 RMB = $15 to convert 12 RMB. I always use 7 RMB = $1. So, I would just eyeball 12 RMB = Less than $2. It's funny because I never find myself knowing exactly how much I'm paying. I would just tell myself I paid "less than $2". I guess this is a problem all foreigners face haha!
Hi! Yeah, the translation is in the Alipay app. It was a new feature about 4 months ago...it changed my life! And that is so funny about the money conversion. I sometimes go from the 7rmb = $1 way but for the most part I go from 100rmb. Not sure why. I think I figure if it's under 100 rmb then we are ok. haha! Because I'm like you, not sure how much I'm paying. haha Yup, foreigner problems. How long have you been here?
@@melissa_renee Oh, I see! I have only used WeChat to pay, so I didn't know Alipay offered translation. US prices give me more comfort knowing how much I pay to the pennies, but at the same time, it gives me more anxiety with the ridiculous prices. My family and I are in Yunnan Province since December and plan to stay until June. We actually visited Shanghai last month. It is a beautiful city. Definitely was more crowded than LA, but oddly in a good way.
@@melissa_renee We've been in Yunnan province since December, and staying until early June. We're only visiting for 6 months. We actually visited Shanghai not too long ago. It's a beautiful city. It's extremely crowded, but oddly feels nice because I like busy cities. It's not a "travel" vlog, but I uploaded a few vlogs from our Shanghai trip if you are interested =)
One thing is that read ingredients doesn't work when you are in China, that bag of coffee 100% isn't organic, as far as I know that all of YUNNAN beans are hybred, and funny part is that you wouldn't find any GMO corn and soy bean products in China, all of those soy bean oil and corn oil are labeled as Non-GMO, they know as well as we know that's a lie, about celiac, you might gonna enjoy your bread and pizza again if you try take 10-12 tablets of betaine hydrochloride 10mins before your meal, lack of stomach acid could cause indigestion, that includes leak gut, any protein doesn't get to break down fully will get your leak gut, stomach acid is one of the most causes that many people doesn't realize.
Since you are a highly talented artist and an exceedingly sophisticated intellectual, so being a little bit 'out of it' or 'taking a little ride on the clouds' should be one of the unavoidable but intrinsically inherited traits for you Melissa :). We also firmly believe that the Coffee Shop Association of Shanghai should present you the "Free Coffee for Life Award" since not only you have been consuming their products in such a Gung Ho enthusiasm but also you have been promoting their businesses free of charge in such a faithful fashion as well !
Since you are a highly talented artist and an exceedingly sophisticated intellectual, so being a little bit 'out of it' or 'taking a little ride on the clouds' should be one of the unavoidable but intrinsically inherited traits for you Melissa :).
We also firmly believe that the Coffee Shop Association of Shanghai should present you the "Free Coffee for Life Award" since you not only have been consuming their products in such a Gung Ho enthusiasm but also you have been promoting their businesses free of charge in such a faithful fashion as well !
Luckin Coffee is the most underrated coffee in the world
Probably because of the financial scandal it had a couple of years ago which has left a bad reputation in the West.
@@zhouyou28is Luckin Coffee available in the west?
The stock was @@billinsf88
somebody needs to print a t-shirt of that Luckin Coffee by adding a dash to that L so it should look like an F up-side down
Omg thats hilarious
The fireworks and the vibe made me homesick.
😩 I understand. The football did the same to me
Nice to see you again, coffee lady!
Thank you! 😊
Happy Chinese New Year and have a nice holiday!
Happy new year! Thank you 😊
Happy Chinese New Year!
Same to you!!
I occupied the fist comment position 😂
anyway, admiring ur Shanghai lifestyle, wish U all the best🇨🇳!
Well done! Haha! Thanks for your kind comment. 😊❤️
must be an interesting experience watching superbowl in China and in a different timezone.
It was! But it was still a lot of fun!
Happy Chinese New Year!🎉
Happy Chinese New year to you too!
luckin coffee is so good,it's my favorite brand❤❤,I'm very happy you like it.🎉
It’s yummy!
About the luckin coffee, you seem still have the 9.9 yuan discount according the pop up promotion.
Yes but it’s in Chinese and it won’t translate so I never know what it is. Haha. I clicked it though and got the discount thanks to you!
Happy Lunar New Year! Your daughter, "I'm emo like that." HAHA
Do that self motivation! You can do it.
It is so interesting how many people watched the Super Bowl where you went haha. I didn't watch it. :: shrugs ::
❤️❤️❤️ I haven’t watched it much over the past few years but this year it just felt special to get to watch it with other Americans. It felt like a treat.
Hi! Thanks for the videos! I was hoping you could answer a few questions. How did you find your apartment hunting agent? Was it easy to find a pet friend place? What taxes and fees are included on top of the listed rent price?
Our agent was recommended to us by friends, and our english speaking assistant was also recommended to us. Honestly, that's just how things are done here. Ask around and I guarantee you will get the reply "oh, I've got a guy for that". We didn't have any issue with pet friendly places here in our district. It may be different elsewhere. And the only added fees are your bills. I don't think anything was "added" once we negotiated the price per month.
super vlog!
Thank you😊
❤❤❤
waait a second, there's fireworks in Shanghai again? maybe I was travelling as I also live here and missed it!
Oh yes, all around us. But we live outside of the main ring.
ah i see that's why! :P @@melissa_renee
Love your channel! Where is this place? Huge niners fan here and would love to visit this place next time I am in Shanghai.
Thank you!! You should! It was really cool. It’s called Cages. It’s the Jing’an location.
Reminding me of our years living / teaching in Qingdao (2008 to 2011 ) - and missing it. So many changes but particularly the translation apps. Best time of year was the Spring Festival break. Curious, looks like you have a driver? Is that a school perk? Anyways, thx!
Should add, we’re looking at coming back for 25/26 year.
Congrats! Good luck with that. 😊 and oh gosh no. The perk of a driver is held for higher paying jobs for sure. I don’t know of any teachers with that as a perk here. Just didi. 😊
Lol! Glad to hear teachers are still on the lower level of expat pay packages 😂
hahaha most, yes, but some like the American school make bank.
I hope the luckin coffee is better than Starbucks ..cheers from LA
Cheers! Oh yes it is better.
Happy Chinese New year to Melissa! Why do you skip the coupon on the App that makes your coffee 9.9RMB????
Apparently, she couldn’t understand the coupon that is in Chinese ( in the English app) .
Haha oops! I didn’t skip it the next time. Thanks for letting me know.
Hi. Is the translate button an in-app feature of Luckin Coffee? Or is that another 3rd party app that integrates for all your apps?
Also, it's interesting how you used 100 RMB = $15 to convert 12 RMB.
I always use 7 RMB = $1.
So, I would just eyeball 12 RMB = Less than $2.
It's funny because I never find myself knowing exactly how much I'm paying.
I would just tell myself I paid "less than $2".
I guess this is a problem all foreigners face haha!
Hi! Yeah, the translation is in the Alipay app. It was a new feature about 4 months ago...it changed my life! And that is so funny about the money conversion. I sometimes go from the 7rmb = $1 way but for the most part I go from 100rmb. Not sure why. I think I figure if it's under 100 rmb then we are ok. haha! Because I'm like you, not sure how much I'm paying. haha Yup, foreigner problems. How long have you been here?
@@melissa_renee Oh, I see! I have only used WeChat to pay, so I didn't know Alipay offered translation. US prices give me more comfort knowing how much I pay to the pennies, but at the same time, it gives me more anxiety with the ridiculous prices. My family and I are in Yunnan Province since December and plan to stay until June. We actually visited Shanghai last month. It is a beautiful city. Definitely was more crowded than LA, but oddly in a good way.
@@melissa_renee We've been in Yunnan province since December, and staying until early June. We're only visiting for 6 months. We actually visited Shanghai not too long ago. It's a beautiful city. It's extremely crowded, but oddly feels nice because I like busy cities. It's not a "travel" vlog, but I uploaded a few vlogs from our Shanghai trip if you are interested =)
Thanks Michael! I'll check them out. =)
You closed all the promotion codes from the lucking app hahaha. With the promotion codes, it is usually 9.9 per cup
Thanks to you I didn’t the next time I ordered. Got the discount!
Happy lunar new year in China🎉
Happy new year!
Nice video. What are you studying?
Thanks! I’m getting my masters in library science. 😊
You should go to the Harbin festival before it ends by this month. Do some traveling before you leave China in the future.
20:56 Oh, look at the people in this room... no way... you are not in China
Haha it didn’t feel like it.
I thought you have 3 children, but there are only 2 with you in China?
No all three are here. They are teens so they don’t always do what we do
One thing is that read ingredients doesn't work when you are in China, that bag of coffee 100% isn't organic, as far as I know that all of YUNNAN beans are hybred, and funny part is that you wouldn't find any GMO corn and soy bean products in China, all of those soy bean oil and corn oil are labeled as Non-GMO, they know as well as we know that's a lie, about celiac, you might gonna enjoy your bread and pizza again if you try take 10-12 tablets of betaine hydrochloride 10mins before your meal, lack of stomach acid could cause indigestion, that includes leak gut, any protein doesn't get to break down fully will get your leak gut, stomach acid is one of the most causes that many people doesn't realize.
China has plenty of organic coffee, Yunnan does too .
SOE is better than normal in Luckin Coffee
I’ll have to check it out!
居然你们也喝中国牌的咖啡😂，星巴克太贵了
你的猫不怕鞭炮😂
She is slightly def we think. lol
Since you are a highly talented artist and an exceedingly sophisticated intellectual, so being a little bit 'out of it' or 'taking a little ride on the clouds' should be one of the unavoidable but intrinsically inherited traits for you Melissa :).
We also firmly believe that the Coffee Shop Association of Shanghai should present you the "Free Coffee for Life Award" since not only you have been consuming their products in such a Gung Ho enthusiasm but also you have been promoting their businesses free of charge in such a faithful fashion as well !
🤣🤣hahaha I TOTALLY agree with you. And thank you. Lovely to read your comment as always. 😊