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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • China's most famous border may not be what you think. Just across the river from Hong Kong, the financial megacenter of Asia, lies Shenzhen. Shenzhen is a completely artificial city -- well, you could argue all cities are, but Shenzhen is a truly special case. It was thought up and planned to be the mainland's response to Hong Kong, and thus the 2 cities' histories are deeply intertwined.
    But the strange thing is that despite being in the same country, there's a border wall and checkpoint between the two. Come with me as I explore how this affects the life of those living here..
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  • @SabbaticalTommy
    @SabbaticalTommy  Год назад +382

    Glad to see everyone is as interested in this crazy China trip as I am --- more to come.

    • @kokoyaro
      @kokoyaro Год назад +14

      I think you'll have a lot more unique content if you cross the XiShuangBana border to Laos PDR. There's a lot of CCP projects and the belt n road rain line with speed train recently launched.
      The Laotian language would also be quite easy for you

    • @mutumakimathi
      @mutumakimathi Год назад +1

      Aren't you in Ethiopia 😂

    • @glbaker5595
      @glbaker5595 Год назад +11

      If you plan on returning to the states soon, do a video on crossing the border into the US, what I mean is fly to Mexico and come across the border as if you were a a illegal, I would just like to see if you would get flagged or not,😂

    • @glbaker5595
      @glbaker5595 Год назад +3

      Does anyone know if China's economy is really as bad as China uncensored says it is

    • @catsmeow4264
      @catsmeow4264 Год назад

      ME NO CAN 科皮帕斯特 , 国庆节快乐 IN TRANSLATE!

  • @andyman5648
    @andyman5648 Год назад +243

    Yes, I did swim across Shenzhen bay to Hong Kong fifty years ago ,
    The view toward Hong Kong still look familiar, but the transformation in Shenzhen is Jaw dropping and mind boggling, it remind me of a old saying,
    Life is all about timing, Right place at the right time, or for that matters, Wrong place at the wrong time. 🙉

    • @Axjfe
      @Axjfe Год назад +14

      Fifty years ago. Must was quite a story.

    • @guestonearth1274
      @guestonearth1274 Год назад +7

      @@Axjfe Sabxxxxx is double-faced bloger , talk about too much political ... against human nature as of ordinary person

    • @deanl0
      @deanl0 Год назад +2

      @@guestonearth1274 Yeah well we all know that they have an eye on him
      Otherwise he would have been kick out already..

    • @bcanuck
      @bcanuck Год назад +12

      @@guestonearth1274 Historic and current facts are important for all to understand, whether you like them or not.

    • @bamkobe1
      @bamkobe1 Год назад

      China is a fire dump

  • @marvlessmarvin
    @marvlessmarvin Год назад +361

    I'm grateful for RUclips's existence. I love watching "Sabbatical" or "Little Chinese Everywhere" and other similar channels to see how beautiful the landscape, people, and cultures can be. I reside in the US but it's motivated me to get my passport and to seriously try to learn some of the basics on languages I'm interested in. Thanks for all the awesome videos!

    • @biglance
      @biglance Год назад +23

      You should do it for sure. For learning Chinese i recommend 301 Chinese, there are 2 books for it, best series IMO, I do speak and read Chinese, peace.

    • @eknick
      @eknick Год назад

      well thank YOU for allowing yourself to be open minded and not buying into the BS western media portraits of china

    • @davewong4834
      @davewong4834 Год назад +6

      You failed to mention that tens of thousands of Chinese died while swimming across the bay. A lot more than the Germans who died across the Wall.

    • @saisirvous7363
      @saisirvous7363 Год назад +11

      @@davewong4834yes. Those history kinda make u hongkong nese guy proud always.

    • @tkh2944
      @tkh2944 Год назад +21

      ​@@davewong4834What's the population of China compared with Germany - therein the statistical answer why there's more fatalities in absolute numbers.😅
      Also, know that there's quirks here and there due to the history of some countries. Do you know that cross border travel between states of the same country like Malaysia and Sabah Sarawak require the use of a passport similar to HK China ? 😊

  • @NicolasNuykenCompositions
    @NicolasNuykenCompositions Год назад +165

    Through your channel I have reallly a found a new love for china and a huge urge to see it . I started learning mandarin and hope to get to travel across china in the next few years . The scenery is gorgeous and the lifestyle and culture looks so intriguing to me . Thank you for taking us on the trip with you , and I always feel joy when I see you uploaded a new video about this trip your making across it. Much love from a German , Living in Suriname

    • @i-eat-you
      @i-eat-you Год назад +1

      Was macht man als Deutscher bitte in Suriname? Suriname würde mich auch mal interessieren.

    • @craigr4763
      @craigr4763 Год назад +2

      Hey, may I ask how did you end up in Suriname? I want to live and work abroad you see.

    • @CLee-wn4od
      @CLee-wn4od Год назад +3

      欢迎来中国,作为一个在德国的中国人

    • @NicolasNuykenCompositions
      @NicolasNuykenCompositions Год назад +2

      @@CLee-wn4od danke! I hope you are enjoying your time in Germany ? How do you like it?

    • @NicolasNuykenCompositions
      @NicolasNuykenCompositions Год назад

      @@craigr4763 I first moved to Saudi Arabia as a 6 month old baby , and then in 2007 at the age of 4-5 I moved to Suriname for my dad’s work. I have been living here (mostly aside from a 6 month period ) the rest of my life . in

  • @xmarine73
    @xmarine73 Год назад +151

    As a Westerner, China is so much cleaner, friendlier, and urbanized than the picture I had of it. Thanks for the video tours you've given us all!
    It's refreshing to see that people are people regardless of culture, location, or government. The Chinese people seem so genuine and warm.

    • @ningh-it8qu
      @ningh-it8qu Год назад +1

      The disaster caused by Western media, absurd media publishing incorrect information, especially in China

    • @xgguo3531
      @xgguo3531 Год назад

      The real China is totally different from what you get from CNN, Fox, BBC.
      The internet and social media show the true world to everyone.

    • @eimdeima
      @eimdeima Год назад +4

      Hmmm, visit maybe a third tier city and you can soon find the dirt and rubbish. No real difference than say to the London backstreets tho...😅

    • @xgguo3531
      @xgguo3531 Год назад +5

      @@eimdeima Give a try . 3-tier city in China means population more than 1 million.

    • @xmarine73
      @xmarine73 Год назад +17

      @@eimdeima You mean if I go looking for dirt I'll find it? No kidding...
      My comment was pretty self explanatory. China, in general is cleaner, friendlier, and more urbanized then I thought it was. In other words, my mental picture of China was very different.
      It's like you can read but just barely.

  • @theshadowboxer
    @theshadowboxer Месяц назад +2

    Been on a Sabbatical jag the last week. Thanks for posting such great content.

  • @Galarius23
    @Galarius23 Год назад +59

    I currently work full time and still broke but I travel trough you and I appreciate everything you do keep it up for those of us who can't do this love the videos

    • @BenjaminFranklin2u
      @BenjaminFranklin2u Год назад +4

      @Sabbatical - You should accept when people compliment your language skills. I know you're being humble but people take it as an insult when you tell them they are wrong.

    • @ryougiguda
      @ryougiguda Год назад +7

      @@BenjaminFranklin2u Actually it's a Chinese tradition, normally people will say "哪里哪里" which basically means "not at all" when they recive compliment to show their humility. Sabbatical only does it in China, and it shows his deep understanding of Chinese culture.

    • @janetjames1562
      @janetjames1562 Год назад +1

      😢It is fascinating to travel with you and get to know places I will not likely to visit but love to learn about. Especially like how you interact with the locals. Humanity is one .

  • @Maverick963
    @Maverick963 3 месяца назад +1

    I am from Shenzhen on the mainland, and my feelings about Hong Kong are very similar to yours. Every time I cross the Futian Port, I can feel the sense of freedom that Hong Kong offers me. Perhaps Hong Kong's facilities are not as new as those in Shenzhen, but its maintenance and people-oriented approach are far beyond what Shenzhen can achieve. Additionally, Hong Kong allocates much of its finances to public welfare, while Shenzhen is essentially a police state, with most of its efforts serving political needs and many people still living a subsistence-level, corporate life.

  • @bossdeman
    @bossdeman Год назад +6

    I love the old school narration of Tommy.....gives me 50s and 60s vibe...and love your content. Keep walking and talkin !

  • @robertbruner7429
    @robertbruner7429 8 дней назад

    I very much enjoy Sabbatical's videos. They're interesting and natural. Tommy never tries to sound like a 3 AM, 1-800 announcer, and obviously he's well known for his language abilities which seem to adapt to any country. Though I'm sure the behind the scenes effort that he invests into making it seem easy is significant.

  • @TheArtOfStreetPhotography
    @TheArtOfStreetPhotography Год назад +132

    Thanks for another well produced video. I am a foreigner living in Shenzhen. I decided to retire here because of the amazing convenience of the infrastructure and the overall high living conditions. For instance, even as a foreigner, I travel for free on the Metro because I am older than 63!

    • @AmazonBZDZKK
      @AmazonBZDZKK Год назад +17

      欢迎,成为中国人民的一份子

    • @thomasinlondon2849
      @thomasinlondon2849 Год назад

      China stops giving out visas to over 65’s. Time to tie the knot, if not already ;)

    • @metricmoo
      @metricmoo Год назад

      How is that possible? What visa are you on?

    • @hcui7456
      @hcui7456 Год назад

      @@metricmoo married to a Chinese, I guess, its much easier to get a long-time VISA.

    • @台独的老父亲
      @台独的老父亲 Год назад +4

      @@AmazonBZDZKK 你先要问问他为中国的富强做过什么贡献,没有贡献的不欢迎,因为中国人够多了,中国富强是多少代中国人艰苦奋斗和巨大牺牲换来的,

  • @antonioquanchan8432
    @antonioquanchan8432 Год назад +271

    Your videos and narratives about Shenzhen are very informative- contrary to China bashing by American politicians. My father in law 😊and I boarded a train from HK to Shenzhen in 1975. We got out of the train and stepped into a muddy field with no modern building around but barriers separating Shenzhen from the rest of Guangdong province. 25 years later I donated a medical equipment Cardiac Ultrasound to neighboring BaoAn County Hospital. The major of BaoAn made a big deal about this with TV coverage of our donation. The BaoAn Cardiac Non-Invasive Lab was renamed with my Chinese name. My parents were born in Kaiping, which is about 40 minutes drive from BaoAn. Hence I personally witnessed China’s economic rise from the mid 1970s to the present.
    Dr AQC
    Retired Stanford Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

    • @antonioquanchan8432
      @antonioquanchan8432 Год назад +28

      My father left China at age 17 in 2017 to find his fortune in the Philippines. Years earlier my grandfather whom I never met left Kaiping, Guangdong for Singapore. My late father never seem him again. In the 1930s my father sent money from the Philippines and built the ancestral home in Kaiping for his mother. My wife and I finally had the chance to see the home 23 years ago. By then several businessmen became my patients. I had the opportunities to contribute to China as Visiting Lecturer in Medicine in Guangzhou and Beijing.
      Retired Stanford Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

    • @ponuni
      @ponuni Год назад +4

      @@antonioquanchan8432 2017 and he time traveled back to 1930? lmaoo

    • @sebastianshu-t5b
      @sebastianshu-t5b Год назад +8

      thanks for you help my friend you earned my respect

    • @juanitoalcachofa1183
      @juanitoalcachofa1183 Год назад +7

      Thank you so much for sharing, professor! Greetings from a medical student from Spain! :)

    • @caangngungkulanpoek1604
      @caangngungkulanpoek1604 Год назад +5

      ​@@ponunisuppose to be 1917, wrongly wrote

  • @michaeljiang960
    @michaeljiang960 Год назад +13

    the history, and culture, the knowledge we can learn from from such a short vlog is what set sabbatical apart from other vloggers.

  • @ChristinaLee_SkyJournal
    @ChristinaLee_SkyJournal Год назад +17

    Apart from Shenzhen, there are several developed cities in Guangdong Province. I hope to watch the best videos from you .

  • @eXiLe824
    @eXiLe824 Год назад +29

    These are legitimately some of the best most informative videos on RUclips

  • @flyingbears5635
    @flyingbears5635 10 месяцев назад +1

    I am from Hong Kong, I like watching your videos. You are non bias videos demonstrating your extent knowledge towards china and hk and other parts of the world. I wish all Americans should watch your videos knowing our people are mostly friendly, and don’t be fooled by the western politicians demonised our country. Keep up the good work.

  • @alice10888
    @alice10888 Год назад +5

    Thanks for your video upload. Your Mandarin is good! I am Chinese, I think the taxi driver meant that it’s easy for him to go back to his home town (financially), but to go to HK is difficult because of the cost. He didn’t mean that he has to go back home to apply 😊

  • @oblivionzzzmike
    @oblivionzzzmike Год назад +13

    Much respect how you answered honestly to that guy from Shanxi. Him asking you about the differences between the US and China.

    • @fzmoifzmoi2575
      @fzmoifzmoi2575 Год назад

      But China is not just a little safer than the US. It is multiple times safer than the US. Mass shootings, crumbling infrastructure, high cost of living, homelessness...... Need I say more? Not as honest as perceived

  • @cheapercharlie
    @cheapercharlie Год назад +48

    Sabbatical is my new Anthony Bourdain. Love watching their takes on life.

    • @dogvip7688
      @dogvip7688 Год назад +1

      Likewise.😀

    • @globallibran378
      @globallibran378 Год назад +5

      I agree with you! Except Bourdain was not fluent in so many languages 😊😊

    • @formxshape
      @formxshape Год назад

      Harld baldr is good too.

    • @rml4289
      @rml4289 Год назад +2

      ​@@formxshapesabbatical is less creepy

    • @MrReymoclif714
      @MrReymoclif714 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@rml4289Very sarcastic though.

  • @jiessiewong901
    @jiessiewong901 Год назад +4

    Your video is very humorous and interesting, especially the collision between different cultures brings different sensory experiences. Thank you for shooting and have a nice trip!

  • @michaelgrisafi821
    @michaelgrisafi821 Год назад +4

    Dude, I love your channel. Thanks.

  • @jerrtinlsc
    @jerrtinlsc Год назад +93

    As a Hong Kong Resident I’m enjoying Shenzhen and mainland China a lot more
    The quality of life is much better than any westernised city now

    • @中国包哥
      @中国包哥 Год назад +1

      Yes

    • @broodyhenloloa
      @broodyhenloloa Год назад +2

      It's safer in terms of no migrants. But goverment is very restrict in China. So choose whatever u want.

    • @jxmai7687
      @jxmai7687 Год назад +11

      @@broodyhenloloa don't be fool, we all live under the rules and lows even in western counties, that make us feel safer, example the gun control law gives us a safer environment in Australia.

    • @waterdropsfall
      @waterdropsfall Год назад

      Not yet. It’s just because you make money in Hongkong and spend it in Shenzhen😂

    • @jerrtinlsc
      @jerrtinlsc Год назад +1

      @@waterdropsfall yes to be fair, the "Good quality" of life is still more of a luxury to most Mainlanders.

  • @marcelkostenko1024
    @marcelkostenko1024 Год назад +10

    I visited Shenzhen in late 2013 & also Hong Kong. So great to see you there. I was on a business trip and that was such a fantastic adventure.

  • @姜磊-n5h
    @姜磊-n5h Год назад +22

    I think you misunderstood the taxi driver on how hard it is for him to go to Hong Kong.
    Basically the same reason you don't go to some of the restaurants or night clubs in the US I guess. It's not difficult for him to get the pass. He just didn't think Hong Kong was for him. Mostly the high prices.

    • @SylviaShi-dy8jo
      @SylviaShi-dy8jo 7 месяцев назад +1

      Not only misunderstood but also misinterpreted 😢

    • @Q_QQ_Q
      @Q_QQ_Q 6 месяцев назад

      But he said he needed permission to go to hongkong

    • @SylviaShi-dy8jo
      @SylviaShi-dy8jo 6 месяцев назад

      @@Q_QQ_Q not permission, but a pass, it’s easy to get

    • @SylviaShi-dy8jo
      @SylviaShi-dy8jo 6 месяцев назад

      @@Q_QQ_Q 机器上办个通行证就可以了

  • @Lanaya-vs1ws
    @Lanaya-vs1ws Год назад +26

    I once lived in Shenzhen for three months. In fact, you can easily obtain a Hong Kong and Macao pass in Shenzhen without going back to your place of birth to go through the formalities. BTW, I'm from Xi'an,a city in western China.

  • @gbrlslzr23
    @gbrlslzr23 Год назад +2

    drone b-roll would level up your videos! but love them either way!

  • @ompeezy
    @ompeezy Год назад +11

    My favorite parts of these videos are when you start to talk to the locals and they open up to you!! At first they're like "why is this tall white man trying to speak to me" and then they realize that you can actually speak their language. Love it Tommy, so happy that you've found success on RUclips!!

  • @Nontacticalboy
    @Nontacticalboy Год назад +11

    Love your truthfulness in your videos, without pushing any political narrative.

  • @ShroomFairy
    @ShroomFairy Год назад +2

    Tellin uncle to turn on the escalator was wild 😂

  • @flim360
    @flim360 Год назад +4

    I love the way you causally walk around and giving us glimpses of daily life of the regular folks. I feel like I'm doing a walking tour. Awesome!!!

  • @futureworldhealing
    @futureworldhealing Год назад +5

    best travel vlog ever!

  • @matheuss886
    @matheuss886 Год назад +12

    I love this channel and I thanks to Tommy's work it is better to know a little bit more how life is like in countries which are at times challenging to know details of, as well as the perspective of some common folk just going by with their lives. Keep up the great work, cheers from Brazil!

  • @BluesyVlogs
    @BluesyVlogs Год назад +2

    This is becoming my favorite youtube channel, exceptional videos, i'm totally hooked.

  • @LordTaylor007
    @LordTaylor007 Год назад +7

    Having traveled in your footsteps myself, I'm loving these videos. Great stuff!!!

  • @jamirajamira7303
    @jamirajamira7303 Год назад

    Man this is top tier vlogging. Can't wait for your next video!

  • @henry-pj9zo
    @henry-pj9zo Год назад +28

    it's not difficult for mainland people visiting Hongkong, just simply apply by ID, no special requirement, and no rejection.

    • @kentgao
      @kentgao 11 месяцев назад

      he just want to express something, he’s good at it.

    • @vincenzoli3608
      @vincenzoli3608 7 месяцев назад +1

      if you need at least 15 days for a clearance, that's call difficult

    • @Hyperallergenicc
      @Hyperallergenicc 6 месяцев назад

      @@vincenzoli3608why?

  • @singsing3628
    @singsing3628 Год назад +2

    This is a very interesting and good travel video. Thanks

  • @ohjajohh
    @ohjajohh Год назад +4

    Cool video! I last was in Shenzen over 10 years ago, it already was an impressive city to me back then.

  • @realylee5611
    @realylee5611 Год назад +4

    Wechat's company is Tencent. There is a building in Yuehai Street, Nanshan, where there are many domestic listed companies and many technology companies.

  • @Ed7501
    @Ed7501 Год назад +5

    I'm thinking of a Shenzhen trip from HK myself. Haven't been in over a decade! Excited to see what has changed.

  • @kayowens6832
    @kayowens6832 Год назад +1

    I'm glad I found you ❤Love your videos.

  • @youreprettygood2603
    @youreprettygood2603 Год назад +19

    The feels man, I have crossed that border so many times. My employer has a SZ office in Futian right next to the Ping'an tower and Cocopark so like 5 mins from the border by DiDi and another office in Sheung Shui after a quick trip on the MTR from the border, it was always fun crossing the border on a last minute notice because they needed me in either one of the offices, had to carry my passport everyday just in case, you're supposed to always have it on you as a laowai in China anyways, even though no cop ever checked my passport in the 9 years I lived there except for the ones at the PSB when came the time to renew my Z-visa of course. Fun times, I have fond memories of China.

  • @Richard87H
    @Richard87H Год назад +1

    When Tommy said hardware I was ready for some channellock grips or some Stanley socket sets and carriage bolts lolol different hardware....love what you do and show in your videos!!

  • @rricardo1599
    @rricardo1599 Год назад +24

    There is even an expression - 深圳速度 (Shēnzhèn sùdù) which translates to Shenzhen speed, that was used to describe how fast the city was built and developed over the last 2-3 decades, and some people use it colloquially to describe something when it's done at a fast pace or to hurry something up.

  • @Lauren-vu7vo
    @Lauren-vu7vo Год назад

    Keep em coming, Sabbatical.

  • @gosunflower
    @gosunflower Год назад +22

    Thanks for the new vid! Really insightful. At around 17:00 you mentioned that NY is on a similar level in terms of technology, but honestly just from your videos, I feel like the average citizen in Shenzhen (or any other major Chinese city) experiences a much higher level of tech in their daily lives, for better or for worse. Manhattan at least felt like a decade or two behind.
    Also have to wonder just how many "your Chinese is so good!" and "can I take a picture" you had to cut out of the footage hahah

    • @karljohan3989
      @karljohan3989 Год назад +2

      NY subway is probably 80 years behind.

    • @SabbaticalTommy
      @SabbaticalTommy  Год назад +15

      Oh in terms of infrastructure, yeah, sadly China is way ahead now, I've said many times NY's subway is an embarrassment.
      But I meant Silicon Valley. Chat GPT, Tesla, Boeing...China is still behind on a lot of fields

  • @mikeythamason
    @mikeythamason Год назад

    Lost my closet friend to suicide a few years ago . He traveled the world playing music . I met so many people from all over the world from his travels . We had always talked about traveling together but we never got to do that . I love vicarious through your videos . Someday I am gonna make it overseas and let his ashes but your videos have been encouragement

  • @kaka40672
    @kaka40672 Год назад +8

    Thanks to RUclipsr for letting me see China from a Western perspective. Although I am currently unable to travel around the world due to family and financial reasons, I can still travel around the world through videos and strengthen my English skills. Great video, viewers from mainland China.

  • @IPangkhor
    @IPangkhor Год назад

    More Tommy! Longer and more often! 🤙🏼🙌🏼

  • @maxint2680
    @maxint2680 Год назад +66

    20:11 the "requirements" the driver refers to are mainly his personal economic status instead of government policies as he later complains about the high living cost in Hong Kong. "有条件"/"没有条件" in Chinese usually means the status of oneself is good/not good enough to have the initiative to do something.

    • @jibberjabberman
      @jibberjabberman Год назад +3

      of course your right. the goverment never gets involved. social credit system and social mobility is a myth

    • @guestonearth1274
      @guestonearth1274 Год назад +2

      @@jibberjabberman Sabxxxxx is double-faced bloger , talk about too much political ... against human nature as of ordinary person

    • @iN31L
      @iN31L Год назад +3

      That's actually pretty unfortunate it was translated this way - as someone who knows no Chinese i wouldn't have known that without this comment, so thank you! Otherwise this video was incredibly informative

    • @rogerzen8696
      @rogerzen8696 Год назад +8

      ​@@jibberjabbermanActually, it is. I've lived in China for 20 years and have yet to run into the social credit system. Would some Westerner care to point me to the direction? 😂😂

    • @tempestmars123
      @tempestmars123 Год назад

      The social credit system is fictional but the social mobility in China is indeed becoming stiffer and stiffer as the resource of Chinese society is increasingly skewed to the fortunate ones. @@jibberjabberman

  • @jago76
    @jago76 Год назад

    This is a fantastic travel channel.

  • @llee4225
    @llee4225 Год назад +3

    I love your videos as you not only provide great commentaries and historical information but also able to converse with locals to get local and personal views!

  • @akilinayat9595
    @akilinayat9595 Год назад

    Great video Sir

  • @kimjong-un8361
    @kimjong-un8361 Год назад +12

    Recently, many Hong Kong people travel to Shenzhen during holidays because the consumption level in Shenzhen is much lower than that in Hong Kong.Even Coca-Cola in Hong Kong is several times the price in Shenzhen.

    • @ertang1010
      @ertang1010 Год назад +1

      But the salaries in China were also several times lower than Hong Kong.

  • @pessi6185
    @pessi6185 Год назад +4

    Fun fact... Hong Kong is the city with the most skyscrapers in the world.
    Shenzhen is second in the list of cities with most skyscrapers.
    It looks like Shenzhen could possibly become first on the list in the future.

    • @MrReymoclif714
      @MrReymoclif714 7 месяцев назад

      Definitely a busy place. They’re not lacking any amount of things to do. Well behaved people for the large amount that’s shown?

  • @donaldliu
    @donaldliu Год назад +2

    Hello Jimmy, welcome back to Shenzhen, China and I can feel that you are much happy with common Chinese people, certainly I respect your independent thoughts and values (maybe also with "open-minds and positive thinking" as my American friend Geof said)...greeting from Suzhou, China

  • @pandabearoceanpark
    @pandabearoceanpark Год назад +63

    You misunderstood the driver. When he said he "沒条件" go to Hong Kong, he didn't mean that he didn't have the " requirements" but meant that he didn't have the "financial means" to go. It could be because you took the literal meaning of "条件”, or it may have been a case of a foreigner wanting to hear what you wanted to hear.

    • @7zigo267
      @7zigo267 Год назад +9

      能理解就行了,很多外国人对一句话的语境不同意义不同,搞不清楚

    • @NO1xANIMExFAN
      @NO1xANIMExFAN Год назад +9

      yea its definitely the case of a foreigner wanting to hear what he wants to hear lol... also some of his takes are just plain incorrect lol

    • @Q_QQ_Q
      @Q_QQ_Q 6 месяцев назад

      What about permission he talked about ?

    • @pandabearoceanpark
      @pandabearoceanpark 6 месяцев назад

      @@Q_QQ_Q that wouldn't be 沒条件. It would be having no permit to go. Permit is really easy to get nowadays, especially he lives in Shenzhen. He could have gone multiple times a week if he had the financial means.

  • @liberty4175
    @liberty4175 Год назад

    These videos are like an encyclopedia, not only you get to see other countries , but you learn a bit of history. Thanks Bro, hello from Bronx NYC

  • @Linkwii64
    @Linkwii64 Год назад +3

    I love the history lessons, it is a eyes opener for us here in the US. Keep doing the documentary vlog.

  • @stadtbekanntertunichtgut
    @stadtbekanntertunichtgut Год назад +2

    It is always fun to watch your vids!

  • @abdiadam3808
    @abdiadam3808 Год назад +4

    This vlog was nice, but some of the translations were totally wrong, so there is a lot of incorrect information. Other than that, it was a great video . thank you for sharing

  • @jibb1570
    @jibb1570 Год назад

    Thankyou for reporting all this. You're really cool bruh. 🎉🎉👌

  • @anzac08
    @anzac08 Год назад

    Massive thanks for adding the translations bro. And really great you give the locale "history" and touch on famous subjects/info etc. Like your style brother. GBU

  • @paranoidhumanoid
    @paranoidhumanoid Год назад +22

    "Quality of life" is a _very_ relative question when comparing Asian countries to the U.S.!

    • @紫檀地板
      @紫檀地板 Год назад +1

      this understanding about the living quality in china is more accurate

    • @Jordan18561
      @Jordan18561 Год назад +5

      @@wyz9815Chinese cities have better safety, metro and more convenient access to food and online shopping delivery. More advanced healthcare and education institutions in US cities though. Chinese cities are lacking in diversity and public services for those without hukou. US cities have homelessness and drug problems. No place is perfect right?

    • @xiaozhao2534
      @xiaozhao2534 Год назад +1

      可能居住条件比美国差很多,但是好在没有枪晚上也能独自出来闲逛😂

    • @Soph-l5b
      @Soph-l5b Год назад +1

      I was going to say the same. I can’t say there’s quality of live in New York. We are always chasing after inflation no time to enjoy life unless we live paycheck by paycheck, even so still don’t see much quality of life.

    • @leanlifer
      @leanlifer Год назад

      @@xiaozhao2534 跟用什么跟什么比,一线城市的打工人住的是远远差于美国大城市租房住的人,购买住宅价格也离谱;
      但是二线三线城市住宅还是比较容易负担的,我感觉比美国的居住条件强;
      美国住house是比较便宜,但是要自己维修和打理费时费力很多人也并不一定习惯;住condo因为有HOA什么的成本就高了;
      国内200万人民币的房价加100万装修也能在大部分地方买到还不错的别墅了;

  • @aarancole9296
    @aarancole9296 Год назад

    Such an awesome trip enjoying this little series through China wonder where you’ll end next

  • @ovormotssetgetsiin6359
    @ovormotssetgetsiin6359 Год назад +33

    I really enjoy your videos. I get the feeling you are very safe there. Reminds me of how life used to be in Jersey City and even NYC in the 60s and 70s. I wish I took the time to learn Chinese (I went with Russian, because I already speak Polish and German).

    • @hammothw4814
      @hammothw4814 Год назад +14

      extremely safe, so people are so much more relaxed...less guarded, and show emotions. whereas in western countries people are just guarded, cold, very little emotion.

    • @i-eat-you
      @i-eat-you Год назад

      ​@@hammothw4814shut up

    • @rorychivers8769
      @rorychivers8769 Год назад +3

      You say that as if it is somehow too late for you to start.
      You don't have to live your life held hostage to your own regrets.

    • @deenzmartin6695
      @deenzmartin6695 Год назад +3

      Who's going to tell this person why it's so safe?

    • @hammothw4814
      @hammothw4814 Год назад +2

      @@deenzmartin6695 because the government doesn't tolerate drugs and crime. and also the people are simpler and think about family, health, and traditional values.

  • @zerry6184
    @zerry6184 Год назад +1

    fasted 32 minutes if my life tbh. just goes to show how good your entertainment is

  • @SimonHowells77
    @SimonHowells77 Год назад +4

    So cool to see you in Shenzhen! I wish I’d known you were coming, could’ve taken you for lunch! I live here and you always inspired me to try to learn more Chinese and to learn more about the culture. Thank you for the videos

  • @mbryred
    @mbryred Год назад +1

    Fun and informative video Tommy. I left there 4.5 years ago and hope to return in a few months. Thanks!

  • @dlive368
    @dlive368 Год назад +1

    we were patiently waiting for the new video before the weekend!HOORAY! thasnk you @Sabbatical

  • @danielch6662
    @danielch6662 Год назад +6

    That guy who built his own phone is Scotty Allen / Strange Parts. Unfortunately, he went back to the US (during the pandemic I think), had an accident renovating his new workshop there, resulting in an awful brain injury, and of course he stopped making youtube videos. He has since recovered and restarted work, but his output rate is nowhere like where it was. Probably because he's no longer living in Shenzhen. 😞 I used to look forward to each of his videos.

  • @scottjohnson921
    @scottjohnson921 Год назад

    I am fascinated by your videos!

  • @nicholaspearson4246
    @nicholaspearson4246 Год назад +8

    With your extensive travel and language skills you have been able to communicate in a way that most travelers can't with locals. I wonder if you are writing a book now collecting together your exepriences and the insights you have gained.

    • @musical_lolu4811
      @musical_lolu4811 Год назад

      His videos speak a thousand words.

    • @xihuanyuai
      @xihuanyuai 4 месяца назад

      做视频是要抓人眼球的话题不用负责任瞎说,他要是出了书只会闹笑话😂他对中国的了解只在表面而且常常误解

  • @lalatubby4836
    @lalatubby4836 Год назад

    wow you even know the 'ding ding' at the end ! im impressed 👍 subbed and liked !

    • @lalatubby4836
      @lalatubby4836 Год назад

      just wanted to add , there are many boarder crossings from SZ to HK ..you took the Futian loaction . the original Luohu and shenzhen bay and Liantang is the latest land crossing boarders .

  • @vikchou
    @vikchou Год назад +4

    I live in Wuhan and I was in HongKong three days ago. Amazing city, I will definitely go there again

  • @warriormom_of_many
    @warriormom_of_many Год назад +1

    I love watching your videos and learning.

  • @CheSemah
    @CheSemah Год назад +7

    Hi there, at 22:45 actually that is not the border, it is used to separate those mangroves from urban invasion.

  • @youme1414
    @youme1414 Год назад +1

    Well put together.
    Thank you, sir.

  • @lcfflc3887
    @lcfflc3887 Год назад +3

    yess yes why not, show us drone views of the places you visit, it gives the viewer a different perspective, the idea is right on, videos of the cities from above, many RUclips creators and filming travelers do this.

  • @SL-jo4om
    @SL-jo4om Год назад

    I love how you say just enough for curious minds to understand, without getting into trouble. Great content!

  • @BenjiSun
    @BenjiSun Год назад +4

    hrm.... a couple things. if it's that late, there's probably some people heading into SZ via Futian/Lok Ma Chau because it's close proximity to the giant massage places (that are also food and entertainment centres). the bus/car part of Futian called Huanggang, is the only 24hr crossing, which is very convenient for late arrivals at SZ airport. also, i wonder if you'll consider doing an episode at Sha Tou Jiao/Sha Tau Kok where there's literally a small pedestrian street(中英街 Chung Ying Street / Zhongying Jie) where it's split down the middle and one side of the shops are in HK and the other side in SZ.

    • @harry12
      @harry12 Год назад

      非中国大陆人去中英街非常麻烦,需要申请香港禁区纸。

  • @curtneilson5502
    @curtneilson5502 Год назад

    channeling groucho marx sometimes :P SZ's all right but so dang hot la!!!! wow, another "no man's land"? i thought that was just those few feet inside the station bt HK and SZ! wow, those fences are sad. i only have seen the river between the two "separate but equal systems."

  • @dianefeinstein8951
    @dianefeinstein8951 Год назад +160

    Hi Tom: Two places I’d like you to visit in China so that you can give your own unique perspectives which I so much enjoy. First, the house of German Nazi businessman, John Rabe, who sheltered over 600 Chinese from being slaughtered by Japanese troops in 1937. Rabe (pronounced “rah-bay”) along with his American friends then established Safety Zones in Nanjing responsible for saving an additional 250,000 Chinese during the weeks that Japanese troops massacred about 300,000 Chinese civilians in the city in one of the most horrific documented and filmed war crimes committed during the Japanese invasion. Rabe’s house is on Xiaofenqiao No. 1, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Open Mon - Fri from 08:30 am - 04:30 pm and is cared for by a “peace servant” from “Austrian Service Abroad,” an Austrian non-profit organization. The upkeep is funded by both the German government and the Historical Department of the University of Nanjing. Because of this, I would say Nanjing, would be the most American friendly city in China. After Rabe returned to Hamburg, Germany, his family fell on hard times and lived in poverty. After the War, the Mayor of Nanjing learned of this and gathered a gift of food and money (equal to $25,000.00 U.S. today)and personally visited Rabe and the City of Nanjing continued to support Rabe and his family every month until his death and then afterwards, his family. Second, I’d like to see you visit the Grain for Green Program (GFGP), the world’s largest reforestation program that is turning the Gobi Desert back into forests and arable land with 66 billion trees planted so far eventually equalling six times the area of Belgium and whose progress can now be observed by the International Space Station (ISS). Side note…Dec. 13th is The National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre. It is a national day of mourning observed in China; so, there could be a lot of diplomatic and military activity around John Rabe’s house. ❤Diane, Vancouver, Canada. ThOC05/23 07:39 pm

    • @dianefeinstein8951
      @dianefeinstein8951 Год назад

      @@icet6665Thank you for the referral! Just checked. It’s $31.10 for the Blue-ray from Amazon. Zhang Yi-mou also directed 1987’s “Red Sorghum,” with Gong Li, my favourite Chinese actress. There’s also “John Rabe,” a 2009 movie with German actor Ulrich Tukur, and the 2007 “Nanking” with Woody Harrelson as Rabe, Jürgen Prochnow (the U-boat captain in “Das Boot), and Mariel Hemingway (granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway). I’ll see if I can find some movie clips on You Tube tomorrow after I get home from campus. ❤Diane, Vancouver, Canada. FrOC06/23. 01:28 am

    • @中国包哥
      @中国包哥 Год назад +1

      Yes

    • @remind1393
      @remind1393 Год назад +13

      Hi i am german and was amazed by this story and read up about it. In german sources it says that he was ordered back to nazi germany in 1938. After the war he lived in Berlin and wasn't able to work for Siemens again because of the denazifaction process in germany (he was a member of the NSDAP). Do you have sources i can read where it states that he received financial support from china? German sources state that he lived his live in poverty until he died in 1950 in Berlin.

    • @pabloa_e
      @pabloa_e Год назад +5

      600 ? It's more soemthing like 200k to 300k of Chinese saved by this heroe !

    • @thechosenkxxoling
      @thechosenkxxoling Год назад

      The actions of the Japanese nazi are so intolerable that even the German nazi cannot bear to witness them.

  • @creativepicnl
    @creativepicnl Год назад

    Loved HK. Went back in ‘17. Stayed at Tsim Tsa Tsui. I’d like to go back some time and explore again since I’ve lost all of my photo- and video footage of the trip I made except a low quality gopro edit.

  • @Mr_Joshua_hasoai
    @Mr_Joshua_hasoai Год назад +7

    welcome to my city, shenzhen ❤

  • @jerrybooker-bm4nu
    @jerrybooker-bm4nu Год назад

    MY favorite traveler thanks for the great video Sabbatical

  • @combatekan
    @combatekan Год назад +4

    The chinese guy asked if america is more developed than china ?
    tell that guy to watch the zumbies on the streets of philadelphia or the rats on the ny subway/City (then he gonna find his answer )

  • @jasona5806
    @jasona5806 Год назад

    Another quality vid from the Sabbatical

  • @thomasho4825
    @thomasho4825 Год назад +12

    You didn’t mention about the crime in New York that’ll scare the hell of a him specially their subway

  • @bellebslife6504
    @bellebslife6504 Год назад +1

    I just love your channel. I have learned so much about china by watching your videos. I think it would be so cool to travel with you for a week or two. It's impressive that you can speak so many languages. Thank you for the great content.

  • @ponuni
    @ponuni Год назад +12

    i had a friend who's parents came from shenzhen. the government paid them out for a decent sum of cash for the land and they used that money to buy a home in staten island lol.

  • @davechristian7543
    @davechristian7543 Год назад +2

    Every time i watch your newest upload i get lost in it n forget about all my worries. #Yourthebest. 'Cheers from Sydney nsw. 'wishing you would come but i understand why you don't, only if you seen sydney before the 2000s came n the Olympics came to town as sadly its just not the same as it was, its to clean n sterile now wit to may laws n infringements sadly. even Kings cross has been dead now for well over 20 odd years. Anyway thanks again Tommy.

  • @GhostofEnoch
    @GhostofEnoch Год назад +3

    Seen as you met a group from Henan, please consider going to the megalopolis of Zhengzhou, the ancient city of Kaifeng (home of China's oldest Jewish community), and the Shaolin Temple in Dongfeng.

  • @shaysew3879
    @shaysew3879 Год назад +1

    Can't wait to watch this new one. Thanks Tommy

  • @木木-w9n
    @木木-w9n Год назад +17

    国庆节快乐❤

  • @kludz007
    @kludz007 Год назад +1

    Just found your channel today. This is great stuff! Its always great to see the common folk are the same everywhere.

  • @yonight6871
    @yonight6871 Год назад +6

    You speak Chinese very well. How many years have you studied it?Wow what beauty and thought went into planning this city. Just simply amazing. The architects, city planners and officials who put this all together should be applauded. 😃

  • @nataraja3030
    @nataraja3030 Год назад

    dude i can't believe how good your videos are considering you're only using a gopro! Well-done sir!

  • @TwoCentsOnTour
    @TwoCentsOnTour Год назад +4

    Despite the weather, Shenzhen looks like a pretty happening place! Next time I need an eye massage I'll have to go there

  • @susancarol5487
    @susancarol5487 Год назад

    Really enjoy your China videos. Warm reminders of my adventures there.. Hope your health grows strong and you will return and create more videos. It's a fascinating country!