WeChat: China Doesn't Use Facebook
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As a Chinese, I use Wechat, Skype, Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram. Personally, I think Wechat is way better than the rest.
Wechat is basically an integration of whatsapp\skype\instagram\paypel\booking.com as Schrodinger‘s Cat said.
Big Brother on your phone, social ranking data, movement data and so on, yes guys?
so as the facebook.
Like android doesnt already do that...
People i see once in my life get suggested to me on facebook the next day.
Google maps records every step you do even when its not running.
@@honeydewtv1 go eat some dog
Hey! I am from India and I must clarify that we don't really use WeChat in India. But yes, many people had downloaded it at some point, but that's only because they were curious and wanted to try out something other than WhatsApp. It was a phenomenon that lasted here for a few months, tops, and never for anything other than chatting alone.
Been a subscriber for a little while now, and I must say, I wish I had known about your channel years ago. I've just bought Conquering Southern China on Vimeo, and I must say it's bloody brilliant. Really looking forward to Conquering Northern China.
Having traveled in most of Thailand, I've met a lot of Chinese tourist, and I will not lie, they didn't give me a very good impression of China.
I'm glad I stumbled upon, serpentza, laowhy86 and ADVCina, you have really opened my eyes about China in a way I never thought possible.
Now I'm planning to tour China sometime in the future when my studies allow me.
I've always had a vision to move to Asia , Thailand has always been my first pick, now I'll see when I have been to China. When I eventually get there, I'll buy the whole crew a round of beers if you'll have me.
Just want to say thanks for the premium content.
My wife and I use WeChat on the Oregon coast to contact her family in Guangzhou. I 💛 the translation function to chat with her family is wonderful. On a recent trip to China I was able to video call with her from Guangzhou to USA. Works great.
I'm a creep
Serpentza and Lao, wow! Two or three months now, and I cannot stop watching! Thank you for sharing your adventures and insights with the world.
you deserve a lot more subscribers, premium content! keep it up :-)
J0J0McM0M0 I'll second this.
J0J0McM0M0 Subscribership would go up more rapidly with better production values. If the videos had more polish, interesting content and humor instead of shakey voices on motorcycles, etc. There's definitely a market opportunity for someone to create polished videos like that...
In fairness Facebook/Twitter does that here.
We New Yorker use WeChat in the USA but it can not do as much as it can do in China. We use it just to send text and voice messages, Post ads and moments. I been on WeChat for three years
I understand the invasive part of Wechat. I installed it to follow your great adventure, and it found all the Chinese engineers I had worked with on components made in China at an old job. All of a sudden my address book was full of old friends in China and in America working for Chinese companies. It does have a nice feature set, but it scares me.
Thumbs up for the Radiohead reference C-Milk :)
Also, Winston's bike is such an awesome shade of purple
+ReineDeLaSeine14 thanks mate, I've just bought a purple car for my tour across America next month!
When my wife is in China we use WeChat to stay in touch. We use the video calls. Sometimes during holidays there is too much traffic to maintain a video call. So, we have to resort to a voice call to communicate. Keep in mind depending on daylights saving time she can be 13 or 14 hours ahead. Timing of calls becomes important.
Love seeing your channels grow Winston. Been a fan for years :-)
When I talk to my friends in China on QQ by voice messages, once I find out that they're in a suitable environment and likely having nothing to do, I will switch to a phone call over PSTN (not VoIP) immediately, because mobile service providers prioritize voice call traffic making it more stable and realible, also, by doing a instant voice call, you both will be streaming each others' voice, instead of recording, sending, and listening which is a waste of time.
Love this channel and your videos! Keep it up guys much respect
That was your best intro! Was the comic strip inspired by a-ha's Take On Me?
I have a WeChat account here in the US to keep in touch with my Chinese friends here in America. It isn't hooked into any bank info. I just use the messenger and the Discover parts. In some ways I find it to be much better then Facebook. But one irritating problem is when I video call I think because I use a Android tablet. Either I am upside down or the other party is. I don't read Chinese so i am sure there are many other functions that i am not using. Thanks, for the video.
In China ,wechat have more function and connected all the bank
Some Android device may have problems with camera on some third party apps, because of the diversity of Android hardwares.
Same in Europe, no bank, if I have it correct you need to be a licensed bank in order to do that, something that PayPal did in Europe.
Same in Europe, no bank, if I have it correct you need to be a licensed bank in order to do that, something that PayPal did in Europe.
Cuz it's international version, not chinese version.With chinese version you can probably do anything with this single app within China.
I am watching this channel for the last few days and I can't stop. Also planning on getting a bike license and buying I bike. Stay safe and be awesome
Love all the videos guys. Awesome information. So interesting. Thanks for everything you guys do.
Yere videos are so proffessional !! Like a tv show ! Well done on quality of videos and the interesting content !
Hey, I like your videos which introduce China to TH-camrs. Just a quiet comments that wechat wasn't released because of Google was banned. Tencent, owener of Wechat, released the instant messager QICQ (then was renamed QQ) in 1999. Later, It dominated almost every PC and mobile phoness before Andoid was released. Wechat was a 'simplified' version of QQ, aiming for more efficient messenging. Even if Tencent didn't release wechat, QQ might have domated all the Android phones and IPHONE today. Thx for your video!
as a Chinese, I use wechat and facebook at same time. I just want to say, wechat has more functions than facebook and wechat is more humanized
Excellent video, as usual. I just want to point out that as useful as WeChat is, you can only pay your utilities if you live in a 1st or 2nd tier city. This doesn't work in 3rd tier cities like where I lived. But the other features work pretty well. 3rd-party apps that are connected to WeChat, only work in Chinese so you need to either go through a tutorial to set up WeChat Pay or learn to read Chinese characters.
My friends can pay a lot in small county as well. :)
Just so you know, At the end you said "like, commenting, and subscribing" but it should be "liking, commenting, and subscribing" because of parallel structure
Lol, You noticed that too!
Good times, and time flies..
Talk about an open window into your life for the government as I am sure it is 100% controlled and monitored. I would never use an app like that. Different cultures I guess.
You think NSA has no control over your google, facebook and twitter accounts? Not to mention your bank and social security accounts...
as it is mentioned in one of their other vids, there is no privacy in China, at least yet while its government is still dictated by one party. And Chinese parents never knock on the door when they enter their kids room. So I guess this No privacy thing is really rooted in our culture.
China does have very many problems, but this is just being hypocritical.
i have to say that im chinese and my parents knock on my door before they enter my room. and i guess we are from lower middle class, not that kind of highly educated people, just very ordinary chinese people.
A survey was conducted in China and found that 87% of the parents in China knocked on the doors of their children before entering. Gallup Poll 2007.
Watching your videos at 2x speed makes it possible for me to watch all your videos, being very busy as I am. Y'all should try it too. It frees up time.
I work for a small company, with half our people in the US and the rest in China. We use WeChat conference calling for a lot of our meetings. One cool thing about it is that any conference attendee can add video when needed - one at a time of course. It also has text translation built-in, which is a total lifesaver for a non-chinese-speaker like me.
You forget to mention the translation Funktion. I love wechat and use it every day. Awesome videos by the way. Greetings from Singapore.
i use this 24/7 to write to my friend in shenzhen that was an exchange student at my highschool here in miami
I tried almost all the app ,wechat is most convenient !
Chinese convenient only, not universal
Regarding conveniency, it is the most convenient app, universally
I agree
Hey guys! Iam always so happy to see your videos! You are actually my guides for my big step to move in China. I am planning my first visit for " scouting" about jobs and possibilities in a few months. Could you advise me about VPNs and how to actually have internet access upon my arrival there? I have a wechat account already and my phone is a Xiaomi ... Buying a Chinese cell phone card is in my plans but that means that I won't have internet when I will most need it, which is upon my arrival ...
You guys have sucked me in, great videos. I even backed your Kickstarter campaign-good luck with it.
+aes53 amazing, thank you!
the location feature on wechat makes it possible to be mobile , the translation feature makes easy for the girls ,you can use wechat everywhere ,even vending machines, add the google map app and for a westerner with limited chinese language you can fit right in
One of the coolest things I thought about using WeChat was the locator ability. My friend and I got separated in Beijing and I was able to use it to figure out where they were and meet back up again.
Yea, it's awesome!
oh man I just noticed the N7 jacket... commander shepard would be proud +ADVChina
LOL it's ironic you guys were talking about ad-free wechat and up pops an ad on youtube 😋
u guys are really motorcycle lovers
Thumbs up for the serpentza ad...have you noticed?
Actually starting to see Wechat payment signs popping up here in Norway too now, it's just for chinese tourists, obviously, we can't use it. But we have similar phone based payment options, Vipps, MobilePay etc.
You guys forgot to mention doing business on Wechat Moments. Although sometimes annoying, place like Moments is actually perfect for C2C businesses. Homemade commercial ads are everywhere on Moments.
In fact, just for the E-payment method, the alipay(支付宝) is more popular and popular before the advent of wechat-pay function. Even for the mobile payment, the alipay appeared before wechat. However, the wechat has caught up with alipay by its larger communication platform in the competition of mobile payment.
12:03
we finally got a glimpse of the third man
always wondered if there was someone else following you for those 3rd person pan shots, now I am sure of it
Why do you feel insecure about connecting your bank card to wechat? I know internet in general is not a safe place to store ur financial information, but wechat is just as safe/unsafe as PayPal or Amazon, or any other major E-commerce company
biased towards chinese made product/services.
protho731 like they said, privacy. Especially regarding foreign governments accessing our personal information and content.
to dank memes:
First of all if you don't agree with me then that makes me retarded? what kind of logic is that? Also why would a 200 billion dollar company risk their reputation to take two expats money? or anyone's? Sure they can take everyone's money, make some more billions at once and never be able to make any more again. Or they can keep their reputation, invest the money that people have put into wechat, and make millions of interests a week like a bank. Chinese corporations maybe evil or immoral, but they're not stupid, like you
protho731 don't feel like reading a book. even if there was a mistake it would be incredibly difficult to get this money back. they live there. you don't. so you pretty much saying they don't know what there talking about
Sure mistakes happen much more often than in the west, but it's just China, I assume they know the risks when they choose to live there, the corporations will never purposefully steal users money because that's just shortsighted. Also I'm Chinese born and raise there, currently in Europe studying which is why I have access to youtube and google etc. I hate the Chinese government too but to defect them people have to treat them like a twisted chess master rather than a simple minded bully.
Nice one guys ! you found a good long trail to ride some of it tree lined nice. Interesting info on the china app it's got all your info i would not feel safe, but as you said nearly all of china uses it so if anything did go belly up , heads would roll. thanks .
+1 for this
you can also use a lot of it outside of china, even without a bank account. you just need to figure out how to get money into it with transfers from friends.
That intro song should be on every video.
There are public bikes all over ShenZhen, and all you need is a deposit of 300 yen on WeChat and it's usually like 1 yen per hour. EVERYTHING in China uses Wechat
As one from the West, it would really be too insecure for me.
+What are you looking at? they would need to know your payment password
***** It is not only the financial, but also that I would not feel good about being too open. I know that there are measures, one can take to avoid this. But I would feel too open and vulnerable, as I am not infallible.
when i signup paypal 10 years ago. same feeling.
it is sercure.
you will get use to it.
haha.
Guys, I really enjoy your movies. There is bunch of usefull information. Keep going. Greetings from Warsaw, Poland :)
I use WeChat in Beijing a lot! My favorite way to use it....I order tacos for delivery through a local restaurant. Super easy :)
what's your Wechat ID?
Your intros make me really want to get that drone I've been thinking of buying.
well Moments is now with ads, but in a very low frequence, like less than 1 ad pro day.
Great video. Thanks guys. I am wondering if you guys plan to open an wechat official account so that you can post your videos, articles. You can even earn some money there by adding ads or selling things (You documentary videos). It's much easier to pay through wechat!
We have an official account. ADVChina
+Churchill Customs thanks for your reply. I searched in webchat but can't find this ID "ADVChina" I suggest you to check if it is still available
I found "afvchina" but it's "广告之家", obviously not them.
Foreigners are unable to put money on WeChat? WeChat is only for someone who has a Chinese bank account and making transactions in RMB, so the money thing doesn’t apply to westerners. Even in India where WeChat is popular, they still can’t use WeChat to send money.
When is your documentary coming out and where can I see it?
Any app that lets you pay online easily avoiding horrible lines is worth it. I was thinking the same before you said it... just use a pocket money bank account and link that.
I appreciate your videos.
I've used Wechat to pay for a hotel booking in China. Paid for a meal in Chiang Mai. But it's pity that I couldn't deposit money into my Wechat account use my Aussie Bank account or Credit Card.
points are true and people have to know facebook also have all kinds of access to your info as Wechat has if you give the permission (most people do give the permission). Wechat get those and make your life easier, and facebook doing all "do you know someone someone?", "do you want to post your pictures just taken?", "have you seen someone's comment on something something?". Personally that kind of messages annoys me a lot
Awesome video guys. WeChat sounds really convenient, to be honest, I wouldn't mind using it if it was used over here.
Best social app imho, very powerful and convenient in China. 2 weeks in and I felt cant live without it.
Would love to see more on the Himalayan mountains in China
Yeah, WeChat is way better than WhatsApp Etc... The video calling is also a lot better than Skype who apparently specialize in video calling, my mum has WeChat installed so we video call from China to England and the picture quality is great, with a lot less interference than Skype. Good for networking too.
I have been using it for a while to chat with my chinese penpals, and I was certainly confused the first time, since they use the voice option a lot. Here in the Netherlands the voice option of whatsapp is pretty much never used. Still an enjoyable app to use, but for instant messaging I think LINE still is the best one.
I hate typing when I'm busy, Voice message is much more convenient
I think so too that LINE is the best messaging app.... As long as you're in Japan or Taiwan
Yeah sadly you dont really have a choice of which one you like the most. It is just a matter of which one is used the most.
tHaH4x0r True. I'm Chinese residing in Canada, and I can only find like 1 friend using LINE and 50+ using QQ, another 50+ using Messenger.
Please do some more Drone Videos there really cool.
before wechat pay, there was only alipay, it is a must for online shopping, but wechat is just too convenient, it is better to use one app for everything, people choose what is most handy
I like your videos alot and love your innovative style to film while riding around China. I just LOVE your english accent! God bless you guys 👍
+zeeshan ahmad thanks mate!
This is so funny, because C-Milk pointed out how advanced he though China was because of this!! But At this point in the US (2016) we already had cashapp, Venmo and PayPal. That using your phone to pay I know for a fact started in 2012 (my bestfriend was the only person I knew who did it and he was obsessed) with Google Pay, albeit at that time it wasn’t that popular. Once 2015 came around I’d say 30 - 50% of businesses were able to take ApplePay or competing software.
微信 and QQi are great. Both have language translate and is definitely the best way of connecting with Chinese people.Maybe it's just me but have found the most sincere and genuine people on there.
Many will complain about security as they are Chinese apps but they put a lot of western apps to shame.
Tencent cloud storage is also cool. Loads of space!
max miser QQi is so outdated compared to the standard QQ app that I had to give up on it. QQ just looks so much better and has so many more features compared to QQi.
What bikes are you guys riding? I have seen they are Suzuki?
been watching your videos for awhile, and i really enjoy them. i was just curious if i were to travel to china and just stay for a week would i be able to use my visa debit card? or do you have to use wechat? btw i'm from the us.
One day we chat is gonna take all the bank accounts over then take that money to Vegas and let it ride on roulette number 7😂
That thumbnail 😂😂👌👍
Yeah, that's true ! We don't use FB in China , we have our own social media& App!
In the States at least the facebook app does a lot of these things. You can make payments, send messages, and a few other things. Also, we have a few other payment apps that can hook right up to your bank account. I have a few friends that I hang out with regularly but don't have their number, I just make calls through facebook and send messages.
Off Subject I know but can I ask why are there so many ponds in China? every road you guys ride down has so many ponds. I'm a fisherman I'd be in my element.
well in India whats-app is quite dominant but the only reason i think people use wechat is because it comes inbuilt into the phones we get and people think its good as it is manufacture recommended!!
how can i join advchina wechat group ?
I might get a WeChat just for that
thanks for the insights
I use WeChat in Zambia as an enterpreneur who do business with a lot of people in China it's really a great app, problem is I can only use bank account feature if my account was issued in China if only We chat can support all the bank accounts world wide it would be perfect
Anyone know if you can transfer money out of China using WeChat? For example, I would send money from Beijing to someone in the U.S. via the app?
+headquarters25 you can
Another great one guys. Thank you!
I down loaded wechat but I could not understand on what to do to get started.
Bitcoin is real money too guys. U can cash them for usd and place it into the bank too
Are either of you invested in tencent? I love the company and plan to add to my position going into 2018.
I just noticed you're N7 leather jacket is from the game Mass Effect
I found it was true when I visited China last week, but don't see any people in the states using it. Back to hangout
awesome!
I love Wechat so much
It's so powerful
I used to think it's just another QQ(A social platform like messenger but I would say it's far more better[I know "far more better"is wrong in grammar] than messenger) we use in china
"far more better" is very bad English. The correct way is to say "far better".
I know that
Because I think "far better" isn't enough
So,even my grammar was wrong I still want to use "far more better"
Over DCY You are "much more stupider" than I had imagined
Although QQ and WeChat are both owned by Tencent, they do not share the servers. For instance in US, WeChat servers are "far more better" than QQ but in China they r the same. Not sure if QQ even have a server in US since the ping to QQ server is 200ms+
Agreed. We love it!
Wechat is the best. I no longer use any other tools. It is very very powerful.
Lol~~ just wanna to say. Your channel is great! I was watching every single video your post and I really like it !!! I recommend my friends watch your updates as well . Keep it up~~ 😝😝
when I was in China ten years ago, financial transactions were by far the thing I hated most about being there.
can you elaborate? I'm an app developer for financial transactions, glad to hear your experience m8. Thanks!
My Chinese roommate asked if he could use my number to get a Wechat verification code to "change linking." What does this mean? Can I be charged for this?
I'm a Chinese, the answer is no.
HEADBANGING SO FUCKING HARD TO THIS SONG!!!
This narrator and show host seems to be even better than western shows in terms of good power today.
There is a money transfer app that's pretty popular in America (at least for the younger generation). It's called Venmo. I think Facebook lets you send money too.
Yeah,they all copy it from wechat and alipay.
I love how all of these videos have zero to do with their audio commentaries. One could remux with different audio/commentary to make a series of tourist videos on motorbikes.
This is driving me crazy. If you search "does china have phone sercice or only internet" and no information shows up. I don't know how to search it. Im pretty sure they said phone companies there only provide mobile internet there and everyone only uses apps. I can't find any info 😭😭😭
Um, the USA has Venmo, which does have connections to one's own bank account. So I doubt most Westerners would have a significant issue as you described.
I love WeChat. I use it more than any other app on my phone. However, I live in the U.S. right now and not many other people use it. I'll be moving to China in a few months, so hopefully it will help that I already love the app.
What's your Wechat ID?