He’s nervous because you just followed him through a store with a camera very close behind like a paparazzi LOL. That part made me laugh. I would love to haven seen the indoors how the apartment looks. The place looks great.
It doesn't take a genius to deduce that the man is filming a video. And that he's most likely taking the short cut through the store. Half the time he has the camera pointed at himself. So yes, he was still unusually nervous.
Great vid! Love a good apartment complex tour, there’s so much variety. The fenced in complex’s make it feel super safe hey, in mine there’s literally no way in without the face recognition software and guards, waimai has to call up first via the video screen by the door. And no traffic in the complex means it’s perfect for children. Yours looks pretty big and peaceful
This place was amazing when me and my other half stopped there from August 14th 2017 till 18th September 2017 Was on 23rd floor Known as Panda Family Style Apartment above the mail collection.. Cost me back then CNY 2.970..Walk around the complex every evening very relaxing and HOT lol ..When we was there we never once saw the gates shut LOL Just a key Card to get in bottom entrance to Apartment ..Busses and Taxis on hand any time it seemed..Wal-Mart just around the corner (My first ever Wal-Mart) and a Dicos but i believe that's now gone ..Always somewhere to visit each day by bus Taxi or hire a driver..Seemed very cheap to travel about..Believe it was 1 Yuan for bus ride then.. ..Still wish to this day i had never come back home ..What a downer after a fantastic time there in Chengdu..Thank you for the amazing video and bringing the memories back..
pretty informative on apartment complex. There are realtors or go-between agencies where you can get info on available houses. They post the interior photos of various empty houses on Chinese app 58同城 for you to find. If you can find the ones posted by private owners instead of the agencies, you can save the service fee by directly contacting the owner. The one-time service fee is usually priced at half of the monthly rent.
lol They look at you and they smoke. That is so true!!! I am from Chengdu, Tongzilin, and i haven't been home for some time now. Watching your vid just calms me and brings that home vibe! Thanks so much !
Thanks for a very interesting video! A lot of similarities to the complex I lived in on the corner of Renmin rd North and 2nd Xiaojia alley, but it had a smaller park area and the swimming pool had no water all year and really run down. But I agree, the foyer area was really spooky even in the day: polished stone, high ceilings, dimly lit and tons of unused, rusting mailboxes.
In the Republic Of China Taiwan 🇹🇼 most apartment complex’s also have those security guards they’re called 管理員 “guan li yuan” and there job responsibilities consist of sleeping, smoking , watching TV , calling the maintenance people if any needs repair , they’ll call you when you have a package in the mail etc etc
This gave me flashbacks to my shanghai apartment complex .. nice work as always. Street food vlogs are definitely in so I look forward to seeing more vids of the awesome food of chengdu (such as what $1 can buy)
I've been living in Beijing for 3 years and just about every home I have seen throughout China has been an apartment, even in rural areas. There have been a few times I have seen Western-style houses like in Dalian, Tianjin, as well as some other places and I always find it strange, even eerie to see houses in China because I'm so used to seeing apartments all the time.
Wtf is a ''western style houses''? There is an American style housing, and then there's a European one. In Japan, over 70% of people live in single family homes and detached houses. Those who live in apartments live in multi-unit dwellings, which range from 2 to 4 floors. They don't have these giant apartment blocs in Japan even though the population density in Japan is higher than in China. Houses in Japan are similar to Europe, the only difference being is that, the space between the houses is smaller and the front yard is smaller, often there is no yard at all. The difference between housing in China and Japan in my opinion comes down to ownership. In Japan, housing is completely private with the exception of very few incredibly ugly apartment units called ''danchi'' which are cheap units built in the past for poor people. The rest are all private, and that's why they are maintained very well. One issue with Japan is that, unlike in Europe and US, Japan during the post-war reconstruction lacked any form of regulations in housing, no zoning or anything like that, As a result, housing tends to be chaotic in Japan. In China, housing is state-owned. People can own their apartments, but the buildings are owned by the State or Province, that's why they are poorly maintained. Apartments are built by the province or state firms and that's why they build these giant blocks because they are cheap and easy to build. There isn't a lot of diversity in housing in China, the housing is done for the same class of people, in Japan it's more diverse. There are small houses, big houses, rich neighborhoods, poor neighborhoods etc.
@@ilovecoffee7623 I meant western-style house as an umbrella term. (US, Canada, Europe) Yes, I'm very aware of the state-ownership of apartment buildings in China and that you have to be filthy rich to own an actual house or villa in China.
@@ilovecoffee7623 You seem to know nothing about China. Housing does not belong to the government, but the land belongs to the government. Depending on the income situation, there are many types of housing in China, with villas and multi-storey apartments, but more people can only afford high-rise apartments. In the city, due to the high price of land, high-rise apartments are generally built, and many villas and multi-storey apartments are generally built in the suburbs. The repair and maintenance of the house is the responsibility of the family and the government is not responsible for management.
@@ilovecoffee7623 The apartment is private and can be traded, but the land belongs to the government, and you can't tear down the apartment to rebuild or change the function. You can't change the apartment to commercial use.
So many stereotypes... Scary? Horrible? Personal space? You're right on top of the guy and then proceed to say that you wonder what his deal is 🤦🏻♀️ I came here looking for information and all I got were negative adjectives.
Yeah... the facilities are normally not maintained at all. It’s mostly for show right after the construction to attract buyers. After the apartments are actually bought, there’s no point in maintaining them
Interestingly informative and thankfully honest. But I gotta say you're really representing the USA - I've heard of Chinese as being a bit brash/rude but the way you're charging around with a camera talking at a decent volume, I can't tell if that's China's influence on an American or just a stereotypical American. Best of luck wherever you are now.
Hey Austin. Don't take this the wrong way but did u go on a diet? I started watching you years ago and randomly came across a video of yours today and it seems like you lost a lot of weight. still love your videos.
Have two questions: 1)how much is the rent for a 2 bedroom condominium in Chengdu? 2) Do you know any community in southern part of Chengdu has indoor swimming pool? Maybe it operates the whole year. Thanks!
2-bedroom apartment will be around 2500-3500 yuan/month in Chengdu, depending on the area. And an indoor swimming pool - no, don't think so. Those'll mostly be in gyms or hotels instead of communities
Hi there, we are from Spotlite Trans 7, Indonesia. We would like to ask for permission to use ur youtube videos for our show. We will put credit title for ur channel and footage.
Hey, Spotlite - yes, feel free to use my footage as long as you give me credit for it! "Austin in China" - the name of the RUclips channel - is how I'd prefer you to credit me :) Thanks for contacting me and not just using the footage! When the show is up, send me message or leave a comment with a link! I'd love to see it!
Hows the building management at your place. I heard that a lot of them don't do anything. Aren't the management fees suppose to go for cleaning and maintaining the place, i.e. replacing that broken light?
Hi, I saw you used to live in Lanzhou, and I am thinking about moving there for the long term, do you have any suggestion on where to find listings for apartments?
I used to live in China and owned an apartment there, thankfully I am back in Australia safe and sound. In my experience Chinese apartments can be nice at first sight however they generally have poor workmanship. Also, the communal areas in Chinese apartments are neglected and rundown. Finally, being a RUclips fan if you want interesting videos about apartment living please check out Russia.
@@austinguidry2 Thanks, would like to see that. I'm quite interested in the relative affordability compared to say North America, in terms of income vs rent (considering square footage, location, etc) - my understanding is that rent in the major cities has become quite expensive? I'm a new subscriber so not even sure where you live. 😊
I have tons of apartment tour videos....guess it seems obvious to show one in the video, but I didn't do it haha here are three: ruclips.net/video/dkmno2Rmfyo/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Vtn0N9bcBvs/видео.html ruclips.net/video/dY-skNK4qLE/видео.html
Interesting video. If you need more views, it is better to have some China bashing videos, which are more popular among the people who grow up under the western media. You can use some words such as “communism” “hate” “police” “censorship” etc.
He’s nervous because you just followed him through a store with a camera very close behind like a paparazzi LOL. That part made me laugh. I would love to haven seen the indoors how the apartment looks. The place looks great.
I've got a ton of apartment tour videos - search 'austin in china apartment' and you'll find them
@@austinguidry2 Okay great thanks!! I shall watch them.
lol "WhAtS's HiS DeAl?!" You, following him slowly with a camera through the entire store, that's his deal
haha exactly also speaking a language he may not understand.
@@genderfluidsneutral4591 haha exactly also his voice sounds distressed and annoying. The only person twitchy is our "AuStiN pOwErS" here
It doesn't take a genius to deduce that the man is filming a video. And that he's most likely taking the short cut through the store. Half the time he has the camera pointed at himself. So yes, he was still unusually nervous.
Great vid! Love a good apartment complex tour, there’s so much variety. The fenced in complex’s make it feel super safe hey, in mine there’s literally no way in without the face recognition software and guards, waimai has to call up first via the video screen by the door. And no traffic in the complex means it’s perfect for children. Yours looks pretty big and peaceful
The way he talks like the people around him don't even exist is unsettling...
This place was amazing when me and my other half stopped there from August 14th 2017 till 18th September 2017 Was on 23rd floor Known as Panda Family Style Apartment above the mail collection.. Cost me back then CNY 2.970..Walk around the complex every evening very relaxing and HOT lol ..When we was there we never once saw the gates shut LOL Just a key Card to get in bottom entrance to Apartment ..Busses and Taxis on hand any time it seemed..Wal-Mart just around the corner (My first ever Wal-Mart) and a Dicos but i believe that's now gone ..Always somewhere to visit each day by bus Taxi or hire a driver..Seemed very cheap to travel about..Believe it was 1 Yuan for bus ride then.. ..Still wish to this day i had never come back home ..What a downer after a fantastic time there in Chengdu..Thank you for the amazing video and bringing the memories back..
my pleasure!
I wonder why he is so nervous. *getting filmed and followed by a stranger.*
pretty informative on apartment complex. There are realtors or go-between agencies where you can get info on available houses. They post the interior photos of various empty houses on Chinese app 58同城 for you to find. If you can find the ones posted by private owners instead of the agencies, you can save the service fee by directly contacting the owner. The one-time service fee is usually priced at half of the monthly rent.
lol They look at you and they smoke. That is so true!!! I am from Chengdu, Tongzilin, and i haven't been home for some time now. Watching your vid just calms me and brings that home vibe! Thanks so much !
Thanks for a very interesting video! A lot of similarities to the complex I lived in on the corner of Renmin rd North and 2nd Xiaojia alley, but it had a smaller park area and the swimming pool had no water all year and really run down. But I agree, the foyer area was really spooky even in the day: polished stone, high ceilings, dimly lit and tons of unused, rusting mailboxes.
In the Republic Of China Taiwan 🇹🇼 most apartment complex’s also have those security guards they’re called 管理員 “guan li yuan” and there job responsibilities consist of sleeping, smoking , watching TV , calling the maintenance people if any needs repair , they’ll call you when you have a package in the mail etc etc
This gave me flashbacks to my shanghai apartment complex .. nice work as always. Street food vlogs are definitely in so I look forward to seeing more vids of the awesome food of chengdu (such as what $1 can buy)
Oh yeah, that's a nice idea! I may steal that from you haha
I've been living in Beijing for 3 years and just about every home I have seen throughout China has been an apartment, even in rural areas. There have been a few times I have seen Western-style houses like in Dalian, Tianjin, as well as some other places and I always find it strange, even eerie to see houses in China because I'm so used to seeing apartments all the time.
Wtf is a ''western style houses''? There is an American style housing, and then there's a European one. In Japan, over 70% of people live in single family homes and detached houses. Those who live in apartments live in multi-unit dwellings, which range from 2 to 4 floors. They don't have these giant apartment blocs in Japan even though the population density in Japan is higher than in China. Houses in Japan are similar to Europe, the only difference being is that, the space between the houses is smaller and the front yard is smaller, often there is no yard at all. The difference between housing in China and Japan in my opinion comes down to ownership. In Japan, housing is completely private with the exception of very few incredibly ugly apartment units called ''danchi'' which are cheap units built in the past for poor people. The rest are all private, and that's why they are maintained very well. One issue with Japan is that, unlike in Europe and US, Japan during the post-war reconstruction lacked any form of regulations in housing, no zoning or anything like that, As a result, housing tends to be chaotic in Japan. In China, housing is state-owned. People can own their apartments, but the buildings are owned by the State or Province, that's why they are poorly maintained. Apartments are built by the province or state firms and that's why they build these giant blocks because they are cheap and easy to build. There isn't a lot of diversity in housing in China, the housing is done for the same class of people, in Japan it's more diverse. There are small houses, big houses, rich neighborhoods, poor neighborhoods etc.
@@ilovecoffee7623 I meant western-style house as an umbrella term. (US, Canada, Europe) Yes, I'm very aware of the state-ownership of apartment buildings in China and that you have to be filthy rich to own an actual house or villa in China.
@@ilovecoffee7623 You seem to know nothing about China. Housing does not belong to the government, but the land belongs to the government. Depending on the income situation, there are many types of housing in China, with villas and multi-storey apartments, but more people can only afford high-rise apartments. In the city, due to the high price of land, high-rise apartments are generally built, and many villas and multi-storey apartments are generally built in the suburbs. The repair and maintenance of the house is the responsibility of the family and the government is not responsible for management.
@@jzeng2022 Who owns the apartment buildings?
@@ilovecoffee7623 The apartment is private and can be traded, but the land belongs to the government, and you can't tear down the apartment to rebuild or change the function. You can't change the apartment to commercial use.
So many stereotypes... Scary? Horrible? Personal space? You're right on top of the guy and then proceed to say that you wonder what his deal is 🤦🏻♀️ I came here looking for information and all I got were negative adjectives.
还是我大成都安逸 ！国内的小区都是很多栋 一起有独立绿化面积 也比较大，欧美的公寓很多都是独栋或者连体的几栋，绿化面积也很小 而且很多还是在楼城平台上。也有像国内的小区 不过大多比较高端 也不会是在市中心。
出国了才懂中国小区的好。。方便，安全
Hi, this is not the apartment complex that has no lights in the alley, dumped their garbage anywhere, and all kinds of illegal activities.
Yeah... the facilities are normally not maintained at all. It’s mostly for show right after the construction to attract buyers. After the apartments are actually bought, there’s no point in maintaining them
eh, where did you get that from?
LighteN Ing
People who work in real estate
I used to live at Le Parc close to Tongzilin, in Chengdu. Nice area, but really densely populated complex.
Interestingly informative and thankfully honest. But I gotta say you're really representing the USA - I've heard of Chinese as being a bit brash/rude but the way you're charging around with a camera talking at a decent volume, I can't tell if that's China's influence on an American or just a stereotypical American.
Best of luck wherever you are now.
yes! football! not a soccer ball! we Brits thank you!
China (and most foreign countries) speaks American English
The British are the ones who came up with soccer anyways
Gated，sealed。 The fountains never work in the apartment complexes. Utilities水电气。
Hey Austin. Don't take this the wrong way but did u go on a diet? I started watching you years ago and randomly came across a video of yours today and it seems like you lost a lot of weight. still love your videos.
yes - check the most recent few videos on my channel and you'll see what I've done
Have two questions:
1)how much is the rent for a 2 bedroom condominium in Chengdu?
2) Do you know any community in southern part of Chengdu has indoor swimming pool? Maybe it operates the whole year. Thanks!
2-bedroom apartment will be around 2500-3500 yuan/month in Chengdu, depending on the area. And an indoor swimming pool - no, don't think so. Those'll mostly be in gyms or hotels instead of communities
Hi there, we are from Spotlite Trans 7, Indonesia. We would like to ask for permission to use ur youtube videos for our show. We will put credit title for ur channel and footage.
Hey, Spotlite - yes, feel free to use my footage as long as you give me credit for it! "Austin in China" - the name of the RUclips channel - is how I'd prefer you to credit me :)
Thanks for contacting me and not just using the footage! When the show is up, send me message or leave a comment with a link! I'd love to see it!
@@austinguidry2 thank you
Great Scott! Century 21 in China already.
Hows the building management at your place. I heard that a lot of them don't do anything. Aren't the management fees suppose to go for cleaning and maintaining the place, i.e. replacing that broken light?
They're fine here...they've always come pretty quickly and handled it well
DUDE!!! NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO BE IN YOUR VIDEO. How rude
How many square feet is your apartment? Do you have air conditioning. Do most people rent or own?
Pretty much every apartment in China has air conditioning, unless you're in a really dry, temperate area like Gansu, Ningxia, etc.
@@austinguidry2 agreed, but most I have seen are in wall horribly noisy beasts. I thought maybe quiet heat pumps would be more in Vogue.
Hi, I saw you used to live in Lanzhou, and I am thinking about moving there for the long term, do you have any suggestion on where to find listings for apartments?
MIRAK try 58.com
Yep, 58
I used to live in China and owned an apartment there, thankfully I am back in Australia safe and sound.
In my experience Chinese apartments can be nice at first sight however they generally have poor workmanship. Also, the communal areas in Chinese apartments are neglected and rundown.
Finally, being a RUclips fan if you want interesting videos about apartment living please check out Russia.
totally agreed!!
looking sharp man
What do you pay for rent, and can you give us a tour of that??
2500 yuan/month, and yeah, maybe I can do another apartment tour!
@@austinguidry2 Thanks, would like to see that. I'm quite interested in the relative affordability compared to say North America, in terms of income vs rent (considering square footage, location, etc) - my understanding is that rent in the major cities has become quite expensive? I'm a new subscriber so not even sure where you live. 😊
You so rude u gave the camera in someone face .. that’s why he looking at u
How do 外卖哥哥s get in if you need a keycard?
They just go in - the gate is really just for show hahaha
吃货老外现在这么瘦了？？
生酮减肥法
What about showing an actual unit?? hello??
I have tons of apartment tour videos....guess it seems obvious to show one in the video, but I didn't do it haha here are three:
ruclips.net/video/dkmno2Rmfyo/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Vtn0N9bcBvs/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/dY-skNK4qLE/видео.html
sorry about that!
you remind me of the white samurai from cannon busters
looks like 神仙树
damn what happened. u look unnaturraly skinny. you starving over there in china?
Lol no - just went on a diet because I was having health issues
@@austinguidry2 good on you doing what was necessary to be healthy!
Interesting video. If you need more views, it is better to have some China bashing videos, which are more popular among the people who grow up under the western media. You can use some words such as “communism” “hate” “police” “censorship” etc.
I don't want more views if it means using words like that unnecessarily. I'd rather have less views and a better channel