China is the REAL land of the FREE?!?
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Years of living in China have shown me that life in China is actually significantly more free and relaxed than in other Western countries that I've lived in and visited. However this freedom does come at a huge cost!
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The end made it all come together. Great video, and very well spoken. More people need to be aware of this. Be careful though (viewers), it's getting much more restrictive than it once was.
check out "Victoria's Secret" in China today
That's a bummer. I left four years ago, and while I miss it sometimes, I feel like my timing was pretty decent.
Watchout for WATERFALLS matt!
Living in china sounds like life on probation.
Stephen Mortimer *We should create a binding code of conduct to raze this disgusting nation off from the face of earth* !
The only truth is---If you are rich enough,anywhere is free for you
but that truth isn't really reflective on the majority of common nobodies, is it?
no its a sign of massive corruption and not working institutions, after the collapse of the soviet union when we became free of the soviets all laws even here became "relative" for everybody, if you had 20$ 90% of the cops could be bought off etc. a argentinian friend of mine said the they had same situation there especial after the economic crisis in 2002, all laws become relative when the country is in the "grey zone" between very poor and mildly well of
Ultimate truth
Yes sir! That is an unfortunate universal truth in our world.
An unchanging fact. Like death and taxes.
I had absolutely zero interest in modern China until I found your PSP video like 3 years ago. I've watched almost every video you've uploaded since. You and laowhy are still the best Chinese vloggers and I've learned so much about that crazy interesting place, thanks for all the content.
And so what do you think of modern China?
yeah who wants to visit china, i watch the channel because its interesting
I am now in your country and what can you do. Nothing, son
rekt
Ackerley Harris As a Chinese, I must say..........
that fish is very cute btw...
What you called "freedom" is actually lawlessness.
abqduke isn’t that really the same thing
@@jachariah4694 😂 yeah lawlessness is freedom...libertarian heaven.
Apparently a lot foreigners think that Chinese don’t have freedom cause our government has too strict and ridiculous laws. Like we are not supposed to go on RUclips and FB things. But many people just don’t care like I just buy VPN and I’m here. I think this guy just try to explain this kind of freedom. However I have to accept that this lawlessness sense also cause plenty side effects.
Well, yeh law is usually what inhibits freedom. How else is freedom inhibited?
the difference between them is paper-thin neglectable when you are really bringing out policies to influence either. Only on paper theories and oral discussions do they sound distinct.
I love whatching you speak while showing the streets
Quite nice streets
Rafael Cayenne, It's nice, yeah. Don't pay attention to Ackerley. Don't feed the trolls ;-)
I hope youve seen his older videos, especially some of his "grand adventures" where hed ride into and through other smaller towns, some were gorgeous and comments plenty .
Thanks, Zilverbolt. Yes, Chris, they are awesome
I thoroughly enjoy watching how people react while you are filming and walking. Doesn't anyone ever complain? "Hey, I better not be on that video!"
As a chinese ,I appreciate your video.You just present us chinese next things to do. Believe me,the spitting the littering the grandparents hold children peeing to a sewer will disappear when people born 80's become grandparents if not sooner.So be patient,just a decade give or take. Comparing our parents, the responsibility is much lighter for us young generation to overcome. We have faith to better ourself and our parents.And one day, your relatives will ask you how well you live in china with admiration as undertone.Better things are the ones worth waiting.
your social can be better, chinese can be better, but it's just good to a certain extent, it will never reach to perfect level if you dont have freedom, my country will probably become like your country a few more years, all we live under communism
+uncletigger The second paragraph first and last sentence give me the idea that you think democracy have more freedom than communism. Which I don't think so , even I'm more pro socialism. I think whichever social structure we chose just have one purpose: Make us behave for ourselves. In that sense , we are all slaves for ourselves's sake. Just different methods for different people from different culture. So I don't believe communist party keeps us enslaved , just like I don't think "It is West fault" . We have responsibility for our choices and choices made by our predecessors's. Because If we denying that then we denying the truth about ourselves then denying responsibilities then we truly being enslaved which will only cause troubles. And I really really hope my fellow compatriots will even consider that. Sometimes owning up our mistakes is really big troubles in my ethical culture and cultures around Asian. But I think when our government begin to show humble and generous to us is the time The West really should afraid.
We chinese have a saying "人人为公，天下大同“. Which means everybody is altruism then the world is utopia. But that would be impossible. So I think it should be "人人如龙，天下大同". Which means everybody is bravery just and rational then the world is utopia. Which I don't see included in any idealism is disappointing.
Europe had similar issues with the ex-Communist countries. After the Berlin Wall was destroyed, those Communist countries improved, they are not perfect but they got better.
I think it all comes down to money. More money = better education = better sense of moral values = better public behavior.
Of course more money also means different problems like debt, obesity, and stress because of that debt. That seems to be a largely Western problem now but it will eventually make it everywhere.
It's really hard to have a perfect society. I think the goal should not be perfection but to simply be fair to each other and all other things will balance out because of fairness.
My US college professor went to China with me, I’m Chinese btw, she particularly interested in taking pictures of what we think it’s not so pretty even shameful places or poor people. For example some poorly dressed street vendors, filthy beggars etc. I don’t know what she was thinking, I know what I feel about it -her sense of superiority. Chinese are usually very friendly to foreign visitors, but not all of them look at us the same way
这位兄弟也是很了解中国了，大家不要一味抵触，都是事实嘛，也是我们需要改进的。
有则改之，无则加勉
對 既展示了好的一面 也指出了弊端 不過引用一些未經證實的視頻片段 這個不夠專業
5块钱一顿饭，也是醉了，就吃个煎饼果子或者肉夹馍就能吃饱？
To MyricalLyrical:This brother is very familiar with China. We should not dispute his argument blindly. Fact is fact. We need to improve.
Dude, I am just translating the words for you as you asked. Not me that calling him brother. In fact, calling you "brother" is just like calling you "dude" in Chinese slang. I should translate it as "dude". You are right about the white welcoming. For the last question, I am not bothered at all, but for some losers, maybe.
Chinese rule: do whatever the fuck you want except dont voice your political opinions and you will be fine.
American rule: Say whatever you want, but everything you do is illegal.
No, that's legal.
Sir yes, almost right.
As a Chinese, I pretty much agree with this dude in every aspect he talked about objectively speaking. China is developing and still has a lot to improve in both hardware and software manner. We should accept the points made and trying to get better and better! Great Video!
Chainsaw1989
But you cannot be objective as you are speaking of your own country which you immediately made everyone aware of by the by.
But there is nothing wrong with expressing your love for your nation and wanting it to improve.
Of course you love china you commie.
@@Life-tastic im not proud on my country also
actually i dont give a shit about it
im not chinese
we also need to remember thath with such a fast growth if the ccp wont be restricted by the time the people'd start to change their perspective and view of the goverment
it WILL be too late
people in china are allready offresed and can't fight the regim
china might be a developing country but it's much more powerfull then many people think not as much as the us/... but still china should be restricted... (well not china the ccp)
@Jk Jk
So is eating people for food, but it really messes with people.
although I'm a Chinese living in the mid china area, i have to say you definitely need to be very tough to make this video and face all the criticism coming from my fellow chinese. Good vid, btw.
I hate lots of Chinese for this, the same way I hate lots of Vietnamese for this. Every times I went back to Vietnam, I have to watch what I am saying, try not to say anything negative about Vietnam and what's not.
And Vietnam is a LITE version of China, so for him to do all, I am surprising nothing happened to him. I guess living in South Africa kind of making all this problems kind of child play for him.
You can use RUclips in China?
@@CuongNguyen-le5ic very good point. I think being in south africa prob gave him a thicker skin where he has to deal with even worse issues. im surprised too in some ways though i think today he no longer lives there. Vietnama being a lite version of china makes sense i didn't know that. Both interesting countries i'd like to visit someday.
@先生奶 I don’t understand
@TobbeStorm Only with enabled VPN
The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.
Bingo!!! Finally a video with a subtitle in a language (English) I could understand. Thank you very much!
In China, laws are just guidelines.
this is in general is true for most places. but depending on how serious the law is its obviously very serious such as anything against the goverment.
AND DRUG.
Laws are there to restrict the people, the the government.
the real and end-all problem is: those guidelines are enforced on an absolutist term when they are actually enforced.
Greg Chen thats funny. maybe you should have a try to break laws and you ll see what happens.
that poor turtle :'(
I hope it gets one of that bastard's fingers.
purposly that turtle doesn't look like a local turtle, it looks more like a snapping turtle which is a threat to the local turtles and environment. So we probably have to control their number.
shade38211 By the way, Language...
Again you people love crying about turtles and dogs but you rush to KFC and McDonald's to get meat that was probably treated worse..
He had him on a string,vied to a pole. He was about to take him to a turtle park to swim and frolic with other turtles. Scampering about, just in slow motion.
Chinese society now is different from what it was 100-150 years ago. Then I am sure Chinese people were polite and law-abiding. The society has changed because of the very great hardships that the Chinese suffered under communism and now the view in China is everyone for themselves. In particular the Great Chinese Famine of 1959-1961 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine which is still covered up in China and caused by mismanagement by the Chinese communist party. Chinese journalist Yang Jisheng concluded there were 36 million deaths due to starvation, while another 40 million others failed to be born, so that "China's total population loss during the Great Famine then comes to 76 million."
ComtedeMonteC
Actually it is not communism it is fucking western drug pushers who stared the opium war. They fuck up the Chinese society and it needs the communit to kick them out. But communist are bunch of uneducated mother fuckers who rule the country. Give another 30 years all these fuckers died off and we will then have Chinese 2.0 modern educated and strong.
What you see right now is the consequence of the last 20-50 years.
@@bldomain It wasn't the communists, it was the bourgeoisie
@@bldomainYou're talking about events that happened over 150 years ago. Muppet.
ComtedeMonteC what you see is freedom
I've been in 26 countries and i need to admit, that last year and a half in Beijing was amazing and it became one my favorite cities I ever lived in. You need to get use to some things, but at the end is nothing like was thinking, before coming here.
I've been watching his vids for a long time now, this guy's issue is a bit different.
He has a bit of identity issue in him. He's south African but in his vid, he admitted that he's culturally incompatible with SA(quote: "...raised british style", " surrounded by XXX"). He loved China in first few years when he first came cross the border but couldn't deal with the Chinese (old) way of doing things. Then he obviously tried to look for some way to immigrate to USA(he has a video about immigration policies for UK and USA), but apparently he's not qualified. Now he's married(or is he?) and couldn't afford a house(he missed the opportunity) which is a big issue for in-laws, plus he didn't want to work as English teacher but that's the one of the few job opportunities he will ever get...
I want to say it's understandable for the frustration. But seriously... he's just like a Chinese self-centric youth, always complaining for everything that's not gone his way... it's just weird for someone of his age.
you should watch more of his videos. Everything you just stated is false and has been talked about in multiple videos over the years
Jake Liu Don't know whether the facts you mentioned are true or not, but the resemblance and logic is there. It's not like 10 or 20 years ago anymore, at that time, foreigner can just lie down and make tons of money. Now nobody gives a shit whether you are a white people or black people, as long as you can make things happen, contribute. It's getting harder and harder to reach top in China as a foreigner, and your different skin color might become a hurdle now.
where the hell have u been to call a country that poisons you with gutter oil, gives you cancer just for breathing its air and the locals spit at your feet is the best one? fake account
Robert Hardy that what i meant when I said there is things you need to get use to. I stop hearing and paying attention to spitting after a month, otherwise you can get mental. And it is great time. Im here with my girlfriend and we have many (not only Chinese) friend around. I just love it here, im not saying is better then America or Europe or whatever. Im saying just what im thinking. Thats all
Did you make friends with the cops in your area? That's the first thing I did as soon as I moved to my new area. Since then I've had 2 people come to my place and try to threaten me and each time I luckily got to deal with the cops that are in the nearest police box and they immediately told the person being an asshole to leave or else they would get in trouble. I love living in Asia, but personal person to person politics plays a big role in how well you are gonna do here. That's why I always tell new people to get to know the cops in their local area as soon as possible -by name- so that way they don't get hassled (at least near where they live) and just in general. The more people know you and have good experiences with you, the more people will get your back when shit (will inevitably) hit the fan.
Thanks for making the video Winston. It didn't seem biased and overall a fair assessment of what was going on. Can't wait for the next videos.
+TkyoSam thanks mate! More coming soon
Woah!
woah what kind of area do you live in that people threatened you?
There is no discrimination in China, people are more curious about you, because you speak a completely different language, and physical characteristics, you are curious about the reason is really want to become friends with you. The Chinese are very shy and find it impolite to harass guests. If you are active enough, you will be pleasantly surprised.
TkyoSam I seldom see someone threatened by others,most areas are in harmony
Love you, man. Thanks for speaking the truth and taking the hits.
China Linux: free command can only be accessed with admin rights. Sudo free you are now free
Just as most countries did in the past to gain finance development by sacrificing environment. Similarly, we need a safe environment from the "you"r slander to impede our nation's development. You did not even know about China how can you be so sure about the freedom is temporary?
I'd say it's been seven years of watching your channel now, and it's still my fav!
Svalbard Aeon And unfortunately He'll never be allowed to become a citizen .
John Rossi Why is he allowed to live in China so long and not become a citizen?
Svalbard Aeon then I’m doubting that u r sick.,
I'm an older American man, been to china, an amazing country, very extremes, but amazing. I found it difficult to live in because its society is so raw and intense. I lived in Thailand one year at first I loved it but after 6 months it started to wear on me after my one year visa expired I left and went to Vietnam. I been here 5 yrs and I live it. Life here is very free, uninhibited, alive, it's a nation in transition, construction and development going on everywhere. It is like being in two vietnams, the past historical culture, and the new Internet, wifi, Facebook, youthful, alive.. in general the Vietnamese people are happy outgoing social family society.. like all places on earth it has its problems but I accept them. I plan to stay here as long as I can.
Goku- goku-goku-goku vietnam is great, in transition from past to future. Exciting times to be here
That's so neat, are they accepting of the LGBTQ community as well?
>older american man
>thailand
Hmmmmm
SolidShibe's lost brother. I love living in Asia, I love living in Vietnam
laser325 Vietnam is changing mainly in Saigon, it will be years before the country itself develops. As far as the planet affect. As all things To ways to look at it one is your opinion the other is travelers bring money which helps the local economy which is good for Vietnamese people (jobs and more opportunities to make money. The poor here are “Poor”
Vietnam is changing with or with travelers, China japan South Korea are big investors and developing thru out Vietnam... you can not stop the future.
Saigon has its backpacker area it’s what all backpackers are like bars hookers massage crash pad apts
But outside of that area it’s real Vietnamese people families and culture... vietnam is in a transitional stage the old Ho Chi Minh post war Vietnam (older people) and the Facebook smartphone Vietnam (younger)
So whether someone talked shit or did nothing or talked good VN is going to change for some things for the better and some for the bad.
Been living here 5 yrs Most of the foreigners I’ve met and see are here enjoying , having fun and being decent
ok thing to remember is no country is perfect if there was one we would all there?
i am from uk arrived in beijing 2010 and just like winston turned my life around. there are
things we love and things we hate living here but we adapt to them. traffic is really bad. crime is so low you can walk at night with no fears. if you plan to come here just remember it is the chinese peoples country respect their laws and culture do not cause problems keep under the radar and you will have a great time here. yes you have to show your passport at hotels' banks' get on trains/ planes. will you get stopped in the street and asked to show passport not really ( never been stopped in 7 years)police come once a year to check me out maybe winston is red flagged now thats why they visit him twice a month? if you see things you do not like just think this is china and this is life here. i hate the spitting and things too but it happens just ignore it and live life. act like winston and not like prozzie and you will enjoy it.
The China Police check on this guy twice a month, cuz he's making Media.. China is very sensitive about their image.. Negative Media will get the Chinese Government's attention PDQ..
I just think he exaggerates sometimes. Some of the bad things he said are true in China, but the percentage is really very small. Bad things happen in any country, but that's not the whole story. Chinese distrust of Chinese milk powder is due to the serious panic caused by the fake milk powder incident in 2008, and the whole government took this matter seriously and severely punished those responsible. Since that year, the Chinese government has been strict with milk powder made in China. It is fair to say that there is nothing wrong with the milk powder made in China. But since people's fear is always there, it will take a long time to eliminate such bad effects. China is not heaven, but it is not hell, just like your country.
In past trips to China, I have been surprised at how free people seem to be. Variety shows, vaudeville like burlesque shows with funny skits about their Communist Revolution and even a 1960's themed restaurant where the friendly wait staff dressed as Red Guards will joyfully denounce you as a Western Capitalist between entrees, all in fun. In many ways I felt more freedom and personal safety in China than I do in parts of the US or Europe, Italy in particular. Although I was nearly run down in Chinese traffic more than once, for running a business China is more user friendly. Currently it seems personal liberties of individuals are under threat in the West as well. I have friends whose businesses are being turned upside down because minority individuals claimed someone uttered a racial slur. I have been audited by the US Internal Revenue Service for 3 years after sending $150 to a conservatve political group. Try teaching school in the US, Canada or Europe if you hold the wrong point of view. I would never presume to discuss Chinese politics in China, but I once took this for granted in America, and no longer can. P.S. As I write this I am laid up from food poisoning from an American restaurant.
Sounds enchanting lad. I'm in America, Arizona we have so many laws that we probably break some everyday. China seems a little scary to me. Love your videos and that your an honest lad.
China is very free as long as you're chinese and support the government.
You better not send these Winnie Pooh memes through wechat boi
Josh Duriden yeah communism is like that
Teringventje
Absolutely free media = uncontrollable click bait and hoax flooding your social feed. Absolutely free market = economy is so unstable that people would be afraid of spend money. Absolutely freedom of speech = stupid people brain washing people with fake facts and potentially tear the whole country down.
We have freedom, to an extend, and we know damn well that true freedom is basically just a lie.
As for the law system, it's the same system in Europe (well, except British). There's no wrong in having a written constitute and make justice using mainly law terms rather than law cases.
Teringventje
Because some people just assume that China is at the very other extreme (total control). Basically, it's not. And the whole point of government is to prevent one of the extreme (total freedom) to happen. China is no exception, you need some bottomline control to get the whole country going.
Not saying that China has achieved that goal though, but the goal basically isn't total control, but rather, "fair" control. How "fair" though, people have tried a few millennium to figure it out and is still trying.
Americans have the freedom to shoot and be shot. Enjoy your government and guns!
I understand the message of the vid, but I disagree with the rather negative tone. Personally, I experience most of China with my gf from guizhou that I have met 3 years ago in South Korea. She is also disgusts by the carefree behavior of many Chinese (spitting, traffic chaos, littering, public peeing, etc). But that doesn't stop her from being extensively pro-China in every other way, considering the amazing changes that have been happening here for the last 30 years. I am living in a little protective bubble with her, where we do try to abide the law, respect traffic lights, avoid certain bad looking restaurant, wash our food before cooking, wear face masks, doing all these things to compensate the negative effects of all this "freedom" in China.
But lets be honest, the positive aspect of this freedom far outweigh the negative. Buying stuff on Taobao, ordering any kind of food for cheap and in an instant on your phone, buying a cheap electric bike for nothing to travel around the city with no registration needed, enjoying awesome Chinese food chain restaurants, or super modern hotels for ridiculous prices, in general having the feeling of not being screwed whenever you buy something, whether it is paying for transportation, electronics, food, hotels... that is freedom isn't it ? Or is any foreigner doomed to change his mind about China (in a negative way), as time passes by? Anyways, stay awesome dude, love how you speak your mind compared to other youtubers in China.
+Yamapopi lets chat again in 13 years
In south east Asia food is cheap like China and have higiene issue. Excluding Singapore.
LOL
I truly _love_ your videos, SerpentZA ! ! !
Your greedy landlord forced you to move;
so, now, the rules have changed.
Seattle has these problems too. Everyday,
I see trash everywhere, including dead animals.
Here, young, healthy kids _chose_ homelessness as their
LeastBad option -- about 12 thousand people, last count.
New York City has just 3,892 homeless people, last count.
The median home value in Seattle is $695,600.
The (ordinary) house I grew up in now costs 1.2 million;
because of where it is, the land, not the house per se.
" Vancouver area benchmark house price now [ $1.1 million USD ],
up 30% in 1 year ", May 3, 2016:
www.CBC.CA/news/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-real-estate-house-prices-1.3564528
KFC and Mcdonald's in China had hygiene issue a few years ago and the meat supplier was a US based company. The company supplied rotten meat to the fast-food chains.
As they are such huge American corporations, should we jump to the conclusion that Americans lack morals? Similarly, 3 UCLA basketball players were arrested for shoplifting in China. Does this action reflects the general population of US?
Serpentza is a YT legend.......love watching your channel mate keep up the good work buddy :-)
All of those "freedoms" in China can be taken away at any moment. There is no bill of rights, and certainly no 2nd amendment to protect the bill of rights.
Sorry. Our country's development won't simply be hampered by criticizing our government and Chinese people. You can't do nothing but sit like a moron and watch.
Relax, you're trying too hard.
you are also powerless over your own life.
You're a slave Jeffy. You'll never understand.
While that's true you misunderstand the reach of our (US) government.
The second amendment is a joke to be honest and the bill of rights is worthless toilet paper that's walked on daily.
Free speech is censored daily and people receive visits and threats to shut up on the daily from the government.
Cops and feds can make up near any reason to justify searching, even downright lying that they smell weed.
Bail is often set at ridiculously high levels when the individual has no ability to even pay or get in debt for a fifth of that amount.
I can go on, but we're no more free than China today or even when China cracks down on laws (unlikely).
China is free for Chinese, but western tourists has a lot of issue like hard to buy local sim card , internet vpn and so on
Max Gerasimov true.
I heard abou this.
Andrew Cobb I tried about 5 local mobile stores, every one required Chinese ID. China infrastructure are not friendly to foreigners
We will improve that.... but when I landed on the land of America... I had a lot of issues too, such as buying SIM card and access to free wiki.
As long as you let the Chinese authorities keep track of you, and as long as you don't spread opinions that are a threat to the dictatorship (for example calls on social media for demonstrations), you are free in China. In most cases, there is no difference between foreigners and Chinese in that regard. Websites are just as blocked for Chinese as for foreigners, the only difference being that the controlled alternatives are mostly in Mandarin, and fewer Chinese speak other languages, so in practice it hits foreigners harder.
GREAT episode. You are bolder, more confident, more truthful than ever.
4:36 look at that ad in the back... wow...
14:02 I knew a girl who'd lived in Beijing for over two years and hadn't even realised she had to register. She worked with diplomats as well so how the hell she didn't know is beyond me.
Good stuff thank you for all of the great videos you put out been married to a Chinese woman myself for 17 years and living in America you help me understand a lot of things that my wife never did best wishes keep up the good work Uri
It is interesting that China seems to be the exact opposite of Japan in this regard. In Japan people always are extremely considerate, everything is very clean, no smoking in public let alone stuff like jaywalking, noisy neighbours are virtually unheard of, very rarely will you see people talking on the phone on public transport.
Japanese society is very different. They have very little land for the amount of people. Overtime, they've developed a lot of social formalities to live in that type of tight closeness without mis-understandings/disagreements. It's possible that the formal behavior is a part of the overall social problem leading to a chronic declining population.
However Japanese express their want for the lawless taboos in their entertainment industries. Absolutely insane things can be found.
wait what is that guy seriously abusing that turtle at the start WTF?! thats actually sick mate
+Shoryuukenn yeah, can’t stand it and I see it fairly often
serpentza yeah dude pretty bad, but taking that aside love your vids been watching them for months now, never know could end up in China one day and I'll be fully equipped haha
You are always spot on, man. There is this old joke I heard when I was a kid in China - a guy spit on the ground, the policeman comes along and asks for a fine for just 5 yuan (less than a dollar), he spits again on the ground and gives the policeman a 10 yuan note, and he says "no change". You see, it takes a higher penalty to enforce some of these laws. But the government is not incentivized to do so. Because it will cause the policeman a lot of trouble if he asks for 100 yuan, he won't get it, the guy will run away or just do whatever it takes to avoid the fine. Then we have this vicious cycle here - the less enforced the laws are, the fewer respect you will get from people for the law, which makes it even harder enforce the law. However, in recent years there has been some strict traffic laws in a number of cities in China, I hope they keep up with it. It is going to be hard before it gets easier.
Interesting video!
The food part is the part I try not to think of every time I eat something. It's so scary!
Aren't you that guy that is trying to be Casey Neistat, but just isn't at all?
Max Werner No, but I'd like to see that.
Like to see what?
I live in Canada. There are often times food recalls from time to time. So there is no# such thing as safe food you described anywhere in the world. Not only in China. If you want to express an opinion on the something, do research first
Max Werner What you were talking about. What else could I be referring to?
"spitting and urinating in public and being generally inconsiderate"
sounds like the north east UK
China has no laws against smoking in public places, and no laws against drinking alcohol in public places. In China, as in other countries, cars are banned from running red lights, so cars obey this rule, but Chinese law does not prohibit pedestrians from running red lights. Other countries fine pedestrians for running red lights, but China does not. China does not ban people from accessing foreign websites, the government just creates a wall to prevent Chinese from accessing illegal websites abroad, such as pornographic websites. China is tough on drugs, tough on gambling and sex (but not tougher than drugs). China is still a developing country, but China is doing better than other developing countries.
Freedom rocks. Do what you want but prepare to except the consequences, and do not aggress against others or their property:)
If i ever get there.. i will bring 80 sandwiches with me just to 'survive' :)
those pictures with the awful food industry were absolutely nasty. sewer for cooking oil that and the animals being shreded. absolutely gross.
super content Winston! this video was uploaded on my birthday btw! nice one!
关于生鲜食物时常来源不明这里说的有问题。在菜市场或周边的个人营业，他们的直接货源往往是一致的，都是从本地为数不多的大型生鲜批发市场采购，而后在摊点进行粗加工。在批发市场采购本地或外地农场的货进行交易。所以并非是来源不明的。
这是相对概念。假如你买的鸡蛋里有沙门氏菌污染，你觉得中国政府和相关部门在多快时间会做出反应查到这批鸡蛋的源头？并且怎么知道谁买了这批鸡蛋？如何通知民众？如果保护那些没污染的品质良好的鸡蛋和农场在这过程中不受牵连？
Well... Must go to my local police station asap 哈哈哈哈. Thanks a lot for the tips !
This is a great video, and the narrator is very well spoken. I lived in China for years, and his points are accurate.
Well, I am shocked that this is totally right about the bad consequences. What he said is fare enough. I didn't know why those things are still happening in China. And, it seems people are quit used to it. Until one, my mom told a little story. Actually, it's a real story. In our local market where my mother is working inside. They caught a thief. that's a bad thing. The keypoint is not about the event, but the man who did this thing. virtually, he is a retired college teacher, who can have a lot of pension from government every month. What he stole are small snake which are quit cheap. He can totally afford that. Why would he do that? Because he has Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer can remind him of his childhood, when Chinese was overwhelmed with poverty. stealing some food might be the only way to survive during that period. So, what i am saying is. All these fast development in China, the modern societies, nice subway systems, great malls, are blooming within recent 30 years, or less. The old generation has deep memory of old, suffering times. And so the bad habits are nailed in their bones. They can't change that. Government can't do that. No one can. When I was 5, there was few cars on the street. Now, I am 25, you can see cars everywhere. however, the traffic laws are not told well for everyone. The young generation are changing their attitudes and learning courtesy quit fast. If you say, a 10 year old school boy in a modern city will urinate in public. I will not believe that. But how about en old peasant with a 6-year old?
I think it's about education gap. Decades ago, some Chinese are still suffering. Not everyone is well educated.
Warning ⚠️: 7:30 Graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.
donkeyenvious. Over reacting!?! u can't see anything, its only in your mind
I think your brutally honest views and opinions on China and the life you lead there are really good and refreshing, both the good sides and the bad, very engaging and interesting, your living your dreams out, which can look like a nightmare at times lol but that's life. Great work your doing mate.
that landlord probably never even redid the apartment- he just used the law to evict you i bet.
You'll find even more freedom in India, a lot of it... too much of it! ahah
Not true !!!
Freedom to publicly defecate? I've always dreamed of that...
Not if you are a woman
@@LondonLeopard1 India is the largest democracy country in the whole universe!!!!(233333333333)
@@mitchtherighteous if you now go on the streets of any city or village, you will find a lot of public toilets.
I will never get mad of you for saying the true and making me understand what i have to do i really now like RUclips now because i see your videos. Thank you
food scandals episode please ! :]
18 minute video. 1 ad!
60 years ago, my uncle worked in different province, he came back to Shanghai for Chinese New year once every year. He had to report to local police station, as soon as he arrived. He was not a Forigner.
China sounds like the U.s. back in the old days. 1800's .
Guess the Indians should have asked for visas and checked every two weeks.
Before Europeans colonists massacred the indigenous people, America used to be a beautiful land without conflicts.
Whatever makes you happy. We are in 1800's.
Suuuure, no conflicts anywhere, just like the rest of the world right?
jesse diaz Really? We had the American Civil War in the 1800s! China is not having war right now. Hopefully not anyways! China was still in the Qing dynasty with the Taiping Rebellion during the 1800s.
Hmm. I can see the point you are trying to make and would agree, to an extent, that yes China does have may freedoms (or pseudo freedoms depending on how you think about it), but I diverge when the topic is whether China is the land of the free.
Honestly, when people look at freedom they seem to think you are either free or you are not. The problem is that it's not that simple. If the US was truly free, there wouldn't be a society, there would be a fallout esc world, assuming China didn't invade. But the United States is the Most free country.
In terms of doing anything you want because laws aren't very well enforced. Europeans, in most cities and areas, gave that up to create civil societies where decency was normal, though you have the right to not be decent as long as it will not cause harm to others. After all, having people doing whatever they want can violate the rights of others. In that sense, Rights can be considered the antithesis of freedom, as well as the very definition in another sense. (See how it's not that simple?) For example, in an area (as you couldn't call it a society) where there is pure freedom, you would be able to kill any thing and one you wanted, let alone other horrifying things.
Of course, you also have the freedom in places like the United States to create communes and pretty much do what you want. Much like with China, as long as it doesn't effect anyone outside the commune, your pretty much safe to do anything.
Economic freedom is a bit of a strange topic to bring up here too. Things being cheap but poor quality doesn't mean you have economic freedom. Having those options doesn't even necessarily determine whether you have economic freedom or not.
Economic freedom in a pure form follows the capitalist idea that two consenting individuals can enter into an agreement and exit an agreement on terms they decide together. Does it sound like China has that based on his testimony? Yes, but so does the US, and the US government, though it has tried and still is trying, cannot prevent this in most cases unlike China.
As for the food, China does seem more free market on that almost to the point of not caring about the quality. Which is why in free markets you need an uncensored and free press who will report improper practices, hazordus practices, etc to the people... Which, and correct me if I'm wrong, China doesn't have.
I guess the final point I want to touch on is this: A county whose freedom is based on whether or not the current government is friendly or not, is happy or angry, or any combination like that is not, by definition, a free county.
They are not being given permission to do these things as you admit that they are breaking the law. So, though I do see where the argument could be made, unless the people had these freedoms without the hairs thin difference between that freedom and total dictatorship I don't think it's intellectually honest to compare the freedom of China to the freedom of the United States.
That all being said, this was a very interesting and thought provoking video and I am curious to see/hear more on the matter.
Also have become more interested in visiting China, with the obvious contemplation of whether I could go to a country where people may go to the bathroom in or near the streets.
Good video. I can now see where Thailand is getting some of their new policies in immigration tactics.
1:35 Now that is some quality driving!
chinese people can't drive in china and outside of china
Brian W can't imagine Chinese going electric with this type of driving and carelessness
well, sounds racist.
bird718 I tell you what,I am a Chinese, we can not buy our own cars,and people be starving,they’re killing each other for food,if we drive or do something forbidden,we will be send to the concentration camp.
wow! 5k likes for this vid. I like what you say Winston, but by looking at the vid that place is nasty. don't know if that's the worst or the norm but no thanks thanks for the vid
Amazing footage as allways my friend , from your description sounds like there is massive instability on the way in future.
I am a Chinese. Before I go abroad, I will be told to obey the local laws and respect the local customs and culture. The cultural customs of every country are different. I adapt to the customs and culture of the locals, rather than they adapt to me. I'm just a guest. Every country has its dark side. It needs to be concerned about whether things are getting better. What you think?
You are right. Every country has its own culture and why should it's culture be benchmarked by what Western countries think is right? China has a heritage and legacy of thousands of years, and should be appreciated the way it is, and not what it should be.
100% agree
中肯的评价。不同文明和民族有不同的习俗，应该学习、欣赏、理解他们。因为和有一部分习俗和自己不一样就认为不好的话，可以滚回自己的国家，别出来到处胡说八道。
Gutter oil 😨
Now there's basically no more gutter oil
Those greedy dirty officials are getting arrested.Foods are totally safe now
@@潘帅保 you're full of lies!!
freedom baby, CCP style
You"re the best. You just explained more thsn anybody asks. Stay well. Keep six.
Maybe the key is competition. Competition of ideas = usually a good idea succeeding. Communism was a reaction to capitalist monopolies. Communism as usually practiced in the past was a monopoly of capital use. Monopoly is the enemy, conversely competition is the solution. Throw in a cultural philosophy encouraging friendly competition and maybe you’re good to go. Still a ways to go but China has done some crucial steps...overseas business travel and education should lead to a very healthy competition of ideas in its young people. Right?
The food problem is not that severed, my family friends and I have eaten domestically produced Chinese food for the entire life, none of us had any form of food problem ever, nobody I have heard had any food problem. I agree that some restaurants do not promise the quality, but they are still ok to eat. There are food problems in China but they are really not as bad as you described.
Amazing videos! Its really opened my eyes to life in China. Thank you
@4:30 Haha this poor guy has no idea hes the default stock footage everytime Winston talks about foreigners and nightlife lol
Did Winnie the pooh pay you to post this comment? Poor little CCP slave...
Yes. But is it the "home of the brave?"
jeez man was seriously worried with that title, but yeah man you are 100% correct, a lot of everyday freedoms in the middle kingdom for sure! I lived there for over 4 years..........
I doubt they had someone like you in mind when they made the order to check up on "Africans".
@dominic k pm h
>*Talks about how annoying people are in public when he's clearly making everyone he passes uncomfortable filming*
I remember back in the late 60s early 70s in the US, people use to throw trash out the window of their cars. The sides of the highways were like landfills. Then we put fines on littering and the beer and soda cans had a 5 or 10 cent fee on them which could be traded in via recycling and you'd get that fee back. This made a huge change. Now highways in America are clear of trash.
China will be better and better
Yes, corrupted dictatorships always grant a bright future!
Thats the spirit!
You are right. But you are doing it slower and slower.
Mk.z yet you probably have hope for the USA , hypocrit
If you spoke out against the government you'd be gone.
What if I don't pay taxes? In USA
Vince Bellisano serpentza speaks out about the government constantly.
The turtle..ended the video for me.. Like kids with autism who will respond to the pure love of a 4 legged person... There is nothing on this earth I find more tragic, heart wrenching, loathsome... than a cruel brutish human... China was at the top of my bucket list, until I learned... I would be sobbing as I tried to sleep..
Sounds like you are comparing China with the USA more than most other "Western" countries? You can jay walk and drink in public in the UK, all day long, to my knowledge?
@Jk Jk if you read my reply, it's pretty self explanatory.
@Jk Jk it's really simple, the USA isn't "the West". It's one country.
Poor turtle 💔💔💔
hi winston. an idea for you. please start using a 360 camera. you keep on walking while talking, how about letting us see the surroundings as well? it would be GREAT!
This country is very large and has a large population. you can't just see its negative things. if you like it and live in this country, you should know the country where you live in all aspects. Every thing, every person, every society, every country will develop, and will encounter many problems in the process of development. what he needs is to slowly solve these problems instead of covering all aspects. No gold, no red, no perfect. please change your mind. this is true in developed countries and also in developing countries.
China is a piece of shit? so what are you guys ? flies? the flies wheel around the shit? Do we need you guys to tell us the "truth"？ who you think you are? Moral models or the leader of civilization? we don't fking care what you guys think about us, fk off
I don't land on shit like you , i wouldn't go to china if you paid me.
One day you might grow a brain and realize your country is a giant peice of shit. but the government will just kick your ass if that ever happened.
what make you paid so much attention and shit on China ,a country that you would never go to? does it make your pitiful life feel better? do you dare to tell me what country you from?
04:20 WOAAA she is so beautiful!! but she also acting ;)
Lots of informative and correct details. No make up stories as i am also a non ROC been living in China. Like anywhere, you need to be on your toes to ensure you are safe and healthy. Yet in the midst of this, to me, China has a lot to offer and understand. My ancestors are from here, hence it gives me a sense of home although i am not a China-born Chinese.
4:20 realizing its that fake shit.
I would rather the Chinese Government check up on foreigners twice a month than to wonder about Ahmed around the corner. So there is a tremendous freedom in that that I think you choose not to acknowledge which is a bit self-serving. Love the videos so nothing personal. For me I think it's a balance of knowing your place, understanding you're a guest and being respectful to your host country. I'm not sure what constantly complaining about peeing in the streets will do for you other than to perhaps remind new viewers but I'm at the point now where I just roll my eyes when you mention it over and over. The point being, deal with it in your own quiet way. It's not going away until new generations of Chinese come of age and the social tone changes. And you can apply this to many of your other complaints about China as well. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt in that you have a product to sell and need to remain a bit edgy. I'm okay with that. I've watched as you've evolved over many many videos. It's hard to miss but you're slowly getting there. I think the future you will someday come to the realization that it's better to adapt, find the good and then speak on it. There are still many ways for you to plant seeds of doubt and disgust with your viewers. My Girlfriend calls me a "polite asshole" Kansas City USA -
+Tom H appreciate the candid feedback
Hi Winston, Thanks for doing these videos...you are very clever and insightful....I have traveled to China five times over the past 4 years and I have spent about a total of 18 weeks there on business. I've learned a good deal from you.
All the best to you,
Cheers,
M. S.
serpentza .please also make tarvels vedios on the xinjiang province. we also want some travel guide from you.
There is an Indonesian female China vlogger for that.
actually my university is there in china and in 2018 i am going to china for studies. the university campus in Urumqi.and i have a friend from Guangzhou he says xinjiang province is not safe ..... i also hears a lot of news that xinjiang is disaster. i won't believe that!!!
Faizan khalid I believe Xinjiang is absolutely a wonderful place... Amazing history, culture and market places... Do checkout Food Ranger's videos. Far west China is good too
Mahesh KN .yeah! i also beleave that a stupid peoples with stupid brain viral that shit. xinjiang is dangerous. but last year my friend is visit there such a nice place he told me. i would like to travel there..
Mahesh KN are you learing Chinese language?
The western media twists everything. I live here in China and I have a great life here. Some annoyances here and there, but on the whole I'm much happier and safer than I was in Australia. Anyone who has never been here who disagrees with me, I say to you, I live here and you don't. Enough said.
The government and politics surrounding China are scary as an American... Free ability to criticize your government is something everyone in America respects and benefits from. The government is made BY the people, FOR the people. I just don't see the same thing happening in China. It seems to me like the government officials are able to punish anyone who criticizes them to any extent. China seems like a wonderful place to live if you don't speak your opinion on politics... if you just nod your head in agreement while watching the government manipulate and control the public opinion, China is the place for you... Celebrities and individuals in America can freely criticize any aspect of the US government without being punished or jailed because we believe that the government should accurately represent the people's opinions... and how else would you know the people's opinions if they don't speak their mind? That's just my 2 cents on the matter, I might be wrong because I don't understand that much about China politics but please correct me if I'm wrong about the freedom of speech issue in China. It seems to me that your everyday life isn't affected by these things because you aren't critical of the Chinese government... but if you were, how would your life change?
@@deadinside7460 To begin with, it is unfair to compare a developed country with a developing one. Second, Chinese people have more freedom than americans. Everyone in the United States is free for the right to vote and freedom of speech, but your freedom of speech to the government is a bunch of nonsense, has not attracted the government's attention, do you think the government CARES about you? The Chinese government is at least trying to eradicate extreme poverty in China. The Chinese government has done an excellent job in education, health care and basic transportation services. Come here, get to know him, don't listen to gossip.
You may be able to “do” what you want, but you can’t say what you want, and don’t get caught thinking about what you want.
给同胞们说声，让我们向前跑，迎着冷眼和嘲笑，加油！
lin jiang 共勉 😁😃
我觉得他只是指出中国的一些缺点，应该虚心接受不是吗?
杨旭 没错。就是你这个意思！ 😘
冷眼和嘲笑？他说的是假的吗，别给中国人招黑了，好吗
So , you call desorder and caos freedom? Really dude. Give me a break.
I love watching your videos. It’s honest and generally speaking friendly to china. Of course your voices are too honest to take in sometimes haha. Hope you can retire in china and enjoy a fulfilling life there. A fan from a chinese living overseas.
看了几集博主的视频，他说的一些问题确实存在，但中国太大了，人口又多，相比之下，数量上感觉一些不文明的现象好像比西方国家多一些，但博主总是有意放大一些个别的或者少数的现象，而这样做会给不了解中国的外国人一个错觉以为全中国都这样，总感觉博主有点夸大其词，或者说不怀好意，很多问题在你们的国家也存在，而且可能更严重，比如社会治安问题，而这些博主都看不到。都说你心里想的是什么，那么你看到的就是什么，希望博主能多一些正能量，也多一些善良。如果确实是客观存在的普遍问题我们虚心接受批评，但如果是故意夸大其词，甚至恶意歪曲，那对不起，你不但侮辱了你的妻子，中国也不欢迎你。
I agree with you. Some people have a mindset whereby they look at the behavior of the few and assume it's the behavior of the many.
Devon 是的，我同时也高度怀疑博主故意夸大其词实际上是为了博眼球，骗取点击率而已，因为总有一些内心扭曲的人希望或者说愿意看到这些东西。
王者归来 城管捉那些烧烤摊 他们暴力抗法 老外就说他们 打压人权 不捉就说没人管理 不关心被别人的感受 反正怎么都死
我看他的视频很多年了，而且我是深圳人。。。丝毫没觉得Winston扭曲过中国。。。甚至很多老外是看了他的视频才选择来的深圳。。。
NOODLES ZHAO 有没有扭曲每个人的判断标准不同，这里我们不讨论。但你说很多老外是看了他的视频才到的深圳，怎么深圳是旅游城市吗？如果是到深圳工作，你觉得单凭某人的视频就会决定到一个陌生的国家，一个陌生的城市工作，换作是你也会这么轻率做出这样的决定吗？这里还牵扯到工作签证的问题，会是那么容易的事情吗？如果是外资企业一般都是外派，而国内企业有几个会聘用外籍人士？你觉得这点可信吗？当然那些以教语言为生的洋垃圾除外。
中国通
Just fabulous, love your vivid vids!
I really like your channel - thanks! I lived in China (Fuzhou) for 4 years 2000 - 2004. I had a wonderful time. Work was great. I made really nice Chinese friends and learned the language at least enough to communicate the basics and get around by myself without a translator. I did get the policemen/women knocking on my apartment door every now and then to check my papers, but with papers in order, a smile, and a cup of tea, there was never any problem. We have cultural differences for sure, but with a bit of flexibility, we can work around it. Anyway, thanks for your channel and keep it going please. Cheers (with a Qingdao preferably, but now with an Indonesian Bintang)
Very interesting! who needs mas media documentaries, many decades using internet and still find it amazing lol. Thank you for the info my friend.
1:00 Dude, I see people plugging their phones on random open power jacks ALL THE TIME in the States. Restaurants, card rooms, bars, you name it.
Jesus I keep clicking on different videos and there is a blue thumbs up meaning i've seen this before, last 5 vids have been the same cause I love ADV China and the guys who make it happen, thx for ur great work.
how much of it is still relevant?
China is an incredible place to live and work. I worked in China for 7 years and not once was I ever bothered by police or local govt. regulations.
watched a handful of your videos today, finally remembered to sub!