What Living in China is Like
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- So I've been working in China for 5 months and it's been a crazy ride. I wanted to share my experiences on a BUNCH of different aspects of living here
Keep in mind this is just one person's experiences/opinions :)
ENJOY amigos
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Food
2:49 - Transportation
4:22 - Language Barrier
6:55 - Looks
8:00 - Entertainment/Nightlife
9:22 - Safety
11:15 - Making Friends
12:30 - Staying in Touch
13:34 - Cost of Living
15:24 - Final Thoughts
16:38 - Outro
17:13 - Bloopers
#china #vlog #lifestyle #travel #shenzhen
More people should know about China.
Thank you so much bro for being transparent with all of us . This video pretty much is your insight with the good and bad as an expat in China, your everday life,.eyc.
Of course no coubtry or society is perfect but im glad you are putting the effort to make it work and im also glad that the pros outweight the cons, that says a alot.
Keep it going Aaron!🎉 Love hearing your story over there
Same to you man, cheers 🥂
10:16 Not everyone in black uniform is police. Only the ones that have "POLICE" or "警察" at the back are real policemen. The rest are security guards mostly with "SECURITY" or "保安" at the back. The role of police in China is different from that of the west especially United States. Chinese policeman are more like public servants rather than law enforcer. They are mostly not armed and doing traffic work on the street. Try holding an open can of beer then approach them asking for direction, you will know what I mean.
n no Guns even for Police
I didn't understand the ladt statement. Can you please explain?
@@AdityaKumar-sv1sr police brutality is common in north america
In first and second tier cities it is not hard to find authentic foods from other cultures. Use Dianping.
You will for sure get more subscribers over time
Wait man.. if I were taking any photo of a us military base in the states as a foreigner. I could already in the jail.. did you just assume you can go any countries and take photos of their military stuff? There were many cases people from other countries was misled by google map and got to a US military base, and got cancelled their visa or got kicked out.
Not reading all that
@@taimurhasan6368that's barely a paragraph 🤡 illiteracy ftw
@@taimurhasan6368.... Read 📚 ...
. DO NOT EAT CHINESE FOODS, HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES, GUTTER OIL, FAKE MEATS, FAKE EGGS, BLEACHED VEGETABLES, HUMAN MANURE AND NUMEROUS UNTHINKABLE BLOODY THINGS... Except Chinese, nobody should eat CHINESE FOODS ... Even keep away from Chinese women . We have worked as Foreign Experts for China's government for many years. We have travelled all over China. We have travelled all over China's army illegally invaded Eastern Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Aksay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang Region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean Liaoning..... we are masters of Mandarin language and we are experts of China. Mandarin language is the language of Manchu-Eastern Turk people. In fact in real world Since ancient times till Today there is no such thing CHINESE ETHNIC GROUP, Chinese race, Chinese DNA, Chinese spoken language, Chinese written language, Chinese culture, Chinese civilization.... The Communist Soviet Russians ( Russian Bolsheviks) have invented Central Communist Party ( CCP) in Japanese Empire ruled Shanghai in July 1921. After the US has kicked Japanese Empire from ex-Manchu empire territories ( Far Eastern Russian territories, North Korea, South Korea, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur region....), the Soviet Union has invented China on 1st October 1949 . Except Cannibalism, nothing is real in China. China and over 1.45 billion Chinese are the Global Disinformation Superpower, Deception Superpower, Corruption Superpower, Anti-Transparency Superpower, Anti-Accountability Superpower, Anti-Civilization Superpower, Anti-Human Superpower, Genocide Superpower, Organ harvesting Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule making Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule Eating Superpower, gutter oil producing Superpower, gutter oil eater Superpower... Wake up. There are many foreign criminals are on China's payroll. Foreign criminals with China's state security agents together have produced millions of Disinformation to Cover Up China's Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, China's Uyghur Organ Harvesting industry, China's Uyghur Organ Trading industry, China's Human Flesh Capsule making industry, China's Tibetan Genocide, Manchurian Genocide, Southern Mongolian Genocide, Yellow Uyghur Gansu Genocide, Kazakh Aksay Genocide.... In fact since ancient times till Today The world's Great Gobi Desert has been standing in between East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia and China in Far Eastern corner of Asia . East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation is not a part of China. China is not a part of East Turkestan. Uyghur Nation in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation have nothing to do with Chinese in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are not Chinese. Uyghurs are not China's citizens. Uyghurs do not live in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. China do not issue passport to Uyghurs. Uyghurs are not allowed to freely travel from Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia to China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are second class foreigners in China. Tibetans are not China's citizens. Tibetans do not live in China. Wake up.
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Not only the military bases, they don't even allow you to take photos in certain areas of the Los Angeles (LAX) airport.
Somewhere in San Diego, I mistakenly ended up in the air force base gate and I had to handover my driver's license and had to answer several questions before I was allowed to U-turn to come out.
Stop it. Who would know you were a FOREIGNER taking the picture???
very informative, thank you. from an youtube addict, i liked that you put in some b-rolls. but maybe more b-rolls could enhance the viewer experience. .
You should be able to find Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese , Indian, Mexican , German, American food in Shenzhen
It's definitely findable, just tougher than I'm used to :)
@@PLANetAaron. DO NOT EAT CHINESE FOODS, HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES, GUTTER OIL, FAKE MEATS, FAKE EGGS, BLEACHED VEGETABLES, HUMAN MANURE AND NUMEROUS UNTHINKABLE BLOODY THINGS... Except Chinese, nobody should eat CHINESE FOODS ... Even keep away from Chinese women . We have worked as Foreign Experts for China's government for many years. We have travelled all over China. We have travelled all over China's army illegally invaded Eastern Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Aksay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang Region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean Liaoning..... we are masters of Mandarin language and we are experts of China. Mandarin language is the language of Manchu-Eastern Turk people. In fact in real world Since ancient times till Today there is no such thing CHINESE ETHNIC GROUP, Chinese race, Chinese DNA, Chinese spoken language, Chinese written language, Chinese culture, Chinese civilization.... The Communist Soviet Russians ( Russian Bolsheviks) have invented Central Communist Party ( CCP) in Japanese Empire ruled Shanghai in July 1921. After the US has kicked Japanese Empire from ex-Manchu empire territories ( Far Eastern Russian territories, North Korea, South Korea, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur region....), the Soviet Union has invented China on 1st October 1949 . Except Cannibalism, nothing is real in China. China and over 1.45 billion Chinese are the Global Disinformation Superpower, Deception Superpower, Corruption Superpower, Anti-Transparency Superpower, Anti-Accountability Superpower, Anti-Civilization Superpower, Anti-Human Superpower, Genocide Superpower, Organ harvesting Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule making Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule Eating Superpower, gutter oil producing Superpower, gutter oil eater Superpower... Wake up. There are many foreign criminals are on China's payroll. Foreign criminals with China's state security agents together have produced millions of Disinformation to Cover Up China's Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, China's Uyghur Organ Harvesting industry, China's Uyghur Organ Trading industry, China's Human Flesh Capsule making industry, China's Tibetan Genocide, Manchurian Genocide, Southern Mongolian Genocide, Yellow Uyghur Gansu Genocide, Kazakh Aksay Genocide.... In fact since ancient times till Today The world's Great Gobi Desert has been standing in between East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia and China in Far Eastern corner of Asia . East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation is not a part of China. China is not a part of East Turkestan. Uyghur Nation in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation have nothing to do with Chinese in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are not Chinese. Uyghurs are not China's citizens. Uyghurs do not live in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. China do not issue passport to Uyghurs. Uyghurs are not allowed to freely travel from Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia to China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are second class foreigners in China. Tibetans are not China's citizens. Tibetans do not live in China. Wake up.
@@PLANetAaronNanshan, Seaworld.... Coco-park got options 2 square blocks of restaurants.... in futian
学习一门外语还是很有用的，尤其是与外国人交流或者是想长期在外国生活的时候
Great video! Would love to see a video about your typical day and the different systems over there.
Appreciate it brotha
Fuck off Russell, I’m the one that writes the comments here
@@PLANetAaron... China 🇨🇳 is a real hell ... . DO NOT EAT CHINESE FOODS, HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES, GUTTER OIL, FAKE MEATS, FAKE EGGS, BLEACHED VEGETABLES, HUMAN MANURE AND NUMEROUS UNTHINKABLE BLOODY THINGS... Except Chinese, nobody should eat CHINESE FOODS ... Even keep away from Chinese women . We have worked as Foreign Experts for China's government for many years. We have travelled all over China. We have travelled all over China's army illegally invaded Eastern Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Aksay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang Region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean Liaoning..... we are masters of Mandarin language and we are experts of China. Mandarin language is the language of Manchu-Eastern Turk people. In fact in real world Since ancient times till Today there is no such thing CHINESE ETHNIC GROUP, Chinese race, Chinese DNA, Chinese spoken language, Chinese written language, Chinese culture, Chinese civilization.... The Communist Soviet Russians ( Russian Bolsheviks) have invented Central Communist Party ( CCP) in Japanese Empire ruled Shanghai in July 1921. After the US has kicked Japanese Empire from ex-Manchu empire territories ( Far Eastern Russian territories, North Korea, South Korea, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur region....), the Soviet Union has invented China on 1st October 1949 . Except Cannibalism, nothing is real in China. China and over 1.45 billion Chinese are the Global Disinformation Superpower, Deception Superpower, Corruption Superpower, Anti-Transparency Superpower, Anti-Accountability Superpower, Anti-Civilization Superpower, Anti-Human Superpower, Genocide Superpower, Organ harvesting Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule making Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule Eating Superpower, gutter oil producing Superpower, gutter oil eater Superpower... Wake up. There are many foreign criminals are on China's payroll. Foreign criminals with China's state security agents together have produced millions of Disinformation to Cover Up China's Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, China's Uyghur Organ Harvesting industry, China's Uyghur Organ Trading industry, China's Human Flesh Capsule making industry, China's Tibetan Genocide, Manchurian Genocide, Southern Mongolian Genocide, Yellow Uyghur Gansu Genocide, Kazakh Aksay Genocide.... In fact since ancient times till Today The world's Great Gobi Desert has been standing in between East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia and China in Far Eastern corner of Asia . East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation is not a part of China. China is not a part of East Turkestan. Uyghur Nation in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation have nothing to do with Chinese in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are not Chinese. Uyghurs are not China's citizens. Uyghurs do not live in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. China do not issue passport to Uyghurs. Uyghurs are not allowed to freely travel from Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia to China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are second class foreigners in China. Tibetans are not China's citizens. Tibetans do not live in China. Wake up.
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you are not far from HK where there is a large diaspora of Indians for hundred or more years, I know that Indian food can be had.
You’re absolutely right, but it is much harder to find than I’m used to :)
HK still takes 45 mins and a border crossing for me to get to
can't have it on the fly but whenever day off , you can make a trip to cure the craving@@PLANetAaron
@@PLANetAaron
Since you loved food, Malaysia, a food haven should be an ideal place for you. Maybe you can teach in International/private schools there. And, there's no language barriers as majority of the population speak English.
You may wanna check out another Ozzie expat in Malaysia, Jack Alderton sharing his experiences living in Malaysia, cost of living, safety. etc, etc. 😃
the food variety is kind of true.
foreigners in China kinda group up in certain area, japanese mostly lives here...indians mostly lives there
most of the authentic foreign foods are located in their group area😂
NIce video
The place where you are taking photos of the sunset clearly has high wire fences. Such places are either border areas or sensitive facilities. You knew that.
That’s right. It’s not just in China. Any other countries too. Common sense. Learn some basic Chinese.
a lot of them are security guard, not police. they don't have law enforcement rights
True.. It's very rare to see actual police. But don't mess with any security, bao'an, teqin..... or whatever and you will be SAFE
Just take the train to HK on the weekends for authentic Indian food
What is it that you don't like about teaching English there? I have thought about going and teaching English in China, but I would be interested in learning about other options as well
In a nutshell, the workload & schedule were a lot more demanding than I was expecting. Currently planning an entire video about this if you want to hear my thoughts in full :)
@@PLANetAaron yes, that would be great, thanks!
I would love to see anyone find Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese , Indian, Mexican, German, American food in any indian city.
Precisely! ... should add "authentic" which makes that extremely difficult or next to impossible. That's the reality of living in a foreign country which we must and should be prepared for and accept.
A A Ron. Is there an A A Ron over here?
how do you have a visa to stay there?
I got a Z visa (work visa) working as an English teacher
Why don’t you like your job there? And do they have jolly bee over there?
Teaching English is a lot more draining than it sounds, managing kids for hours at a time starts to get to you 😰 As for Jollibee, yeah they have a ton of locations here
@@PLANetAaron oh, I see how that could become draining. That’s pretty cool that they have jollie bee there. Hopefully London gets one soon (or maybe they have one I don’t know about)
Kids get out of hand. .. Tell them you will talk to their parents... Probably make them cry
maybe foreign community is a good idea, like china town in S.F
What is China's equivalent to Popeyes? How does it compare?
You and David are on the same wavelength bro 🤤 Jollibee and KFC are the big ones but Popeyes is #1 in my heart 🤫
Kfc, mostly. There's a few more brands, but non of them is as popular as popeye. Honestly, kfc in China is another world, not the same as anywhere else
I heard KFC is better than USA/Canada
Here in Canada I know KFC use to taste way better
lives in SHENZHEN!!! BUT struggles to find Western or foreign food!!!!?? WTF!!! Are you sure youre in Shenzhen!!!?
You should be able to find Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese , Indian, Mexican , German, American food in Shenzhen
In first and second tier cities it is not hard to find authentic foods from other cultures. Use Dianping.
5 months is obviously too early for you to educate other people about china lol.....
youre trying to be informative but obviously unintentionally misleading..... theres meituan ffs..... shenzhen is a first tier city with tons of foreigners! theres going to be authentic foreign food
info in your vid is winding me up so bad
Hes only been there for 5 months hes a complete baby expat lol
@@hayleybarbara1589. Too many WUMAO on the comment sections of TH-cam right now.... DO NOT EAT CHINESE FOODS, HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES, GUTTER OIL, FAKE MEATS, FAKE EGGS, BLEACHED VEGETABLES, HUMAN MANURE AND NUMEROUS UNTHINKABLE BLOODY THINGS... Except Chinese, nobody should eat CHINESE FOODS ... Even keep away from Chinese women . We have worked as Foreign Experts for China's government for many years. We have travelled all over China. We have travelled all over China's army illegally invaded Eastern Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Aksay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang Region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean Liaoning..... we are masters of Mandarin language and we are experts of China. Mandarin language is the language of Manchu-Eastern Turk people. In fact in real world Since ancient times till Today there is no such thing CHINESE ETHNIC GROUP, Chinese race, Chinese DNA, Chinese spoken language, Chinese written language, Chinese culture, Chinese civilization.... The Communist Soviet Russians ( Russian Bolsheviks) have invented Central Communist Party ( CCP) in Japanese Empire ruled Shanghai in July 1921. After the US has kicked Japanese Empire from ex-Manchu empire territories ( Far Eastern Russian territories, North Korea, South Korea, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur region....), the Soviet Union has invented China on 1st October 1949 . Except Cannibalism, nothing is real in China. China and over 1.45 billion Chinese are the Global Disinformation Superpower, Deception Superpower, Corruption Superpower, Anti-Transparency Superpower, Anti-Accountability Superpower, Anti-Civilization Superpower, Anti-Human Superpower, Genocide Superpower, Organ harvesting Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule making Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule Eating Superpower, gutter oil producing Superpower, gutter oil eater Superpower... Wake up. There are many foreign criminals are on China's payroll. Foreign criminals with China's state security agents together have produced millions of Disinformation to Cover Up China's Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, China's Uyghur Organ Harvesting industry, China's Uyghur Organ Trading industry, China's Human Flesh Capsule making industry, China's Tibetan Genocide, Manchurian Genocide, Southern Mongolian Genocide, Yellow Uyghur Gansu Genocide, Kazakh Aksay Genocide.... In fact since ancient times till Today The world's Great Gobi Desert has been standing in between East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia and China in Far Eastern corner of Asia . East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation is not a part of China. China is not a part of East Turkestan. Uyghur Nation in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation have nothing to do with Chinese in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are not Chinese. Uyghurs are not China's citizens. Uyghurs do not live in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. China do not issue passport to Uyghurs. Uyghurs are not allowed to freely travel from Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia to China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are second class foreigners in China. Tibetans are not China's citizens. Tibetans do not live in China. Wake up.
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I work in Shenzhen vape factory 🙏, your looking same like my Pakistan husband in 😊
Vape is harmful
How’d you find your job?
I found my job through the company's website after searching "Teach English in China." Job boards on Indeed & Linkedin can also be helpful, You can find lots of tips on working abroad/finding a job on reddit forums too :)
@@PLANetAaron cheers king
There is a bit of variety when it comes to food in Guangzhou. Lots of authentic stuff as there are a good amount of foreigners here. The only thing I wish we had decent would be shawarma, like back in Mississauga.
The things I would do for some Osmos...
@@PLANetAaron... do not eat chinese...... . DO NOT EAT CHINESE FOODS, HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES, GUTTER OIL, FAKE MEATS, FAKE EGGS, BLEACHED VEGETABLES, HUMAN MANURE AND NUMEROUS UNTHINKABLE BLOODY THINGS... Except Chinese, nobody should eat CHINESE FOODS ... Even keep away from Chinese women . We have worked as Foreign Experts for China's government for many years. We have travelled all over China. We have travelled all over China's army illegally invaded Eastern Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, Tibet, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur Gansu, Kazakh Aksay, Koknoor, Guangxi Zhuang Region, Yunnan, Ningxia Hui region, Korean Liaoning..... we are masters of Mandarin language and we are experts of China. Mandarin language is the language of Manchu-Eastern Turk people. In fact in real world Since ancient times till Today there is no such thing CHINESE ETHNIC GROUP, Chinese race, Chinese DNA, Chinese spoken language, Chinese written language, Chinese culture, Chinese civilization.... The Communist Soviet Russians ( Russian Bolsheviks) have invented Central Communist Party ( CCP) in Japanese Empire ruled Shanghai in July 1921. After the US has kicked Japanese Empire from ex-Manchu empire territories ( Far Eastern Russian territories, North Korea, South Korea, Manchuria, Southern Mongolia, Yellow Uyghur region....), the Soviet Union has invented China on 1st October 1949 . Except Cannibalism, nothing is real in China. China and over 1.45 billion Chinese are the Global Disinformation Superpower, Deception Superpower, Corruption Superpower, Anti-Transparency Superpower, Anti-Accountability Superpower, Anti-Civilization Superpower, Anti-Human Superpower, Genocide Superpower, Organ harvesting Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule making Superpower, Human Flesh Capsule Eating Superpower, gutter oil producing Superpower, gutter oil eater Superpower... Wake up. There are many foreign criminals are on China's payroll. Foreign criminals with China's state security agents together have produced millions of Disinformation to Cover Up China's Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, China's Uyghur Organ Harvesting industry, China's Uyghur Organ Trading industry, China's Human Flesh Capsule making industry, China's Tibetan Genocide, Manchurian Genocide, Southern Mongolian Genocide, Yellow Uyghur Gansu Genocide, Kazakh Aksay Genocide.... In fact since ancient times till Today The world's Great Gobi Desert has been standing in between East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia and China in Far Eastern corner of Asia . East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation is not a part of China. China is not a part of East Turkestan. Uyghur Nation in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation have nothing to do with Chinese in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are not Chinese. Uyghurs are not China's citizens. Uyghurs do not live in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. China do not issue passport to Uyghurs. Uyghurs are not allowed to freely travel from Eastern Turkestan in Central Asia to China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. Uyghurs are second class foreigners in China. Tibetans are not China's citizens. Tibetans do not live in China. Wake up.
Wwwwwwwww.....
@@PLANetAaron. Gutter Oil, Human Flesh Capsules, Uyghur Halal Organs, Tofu Dreg Civilization, Bleached vegetables, fake foods, Fake drinks, Human manure, plastic rice and numerous unthinkable bloody things are eaten in China in Far Eastern corner of Asia. What do you expect from the Sick Man of Asia?..... Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan of Uyghur Nation in Central Asia, Tibetan Genocide, Manchurian Genocide, Southern Mongolian Genocide, Yellow Uyghur Gansu Genocide, Kazakh Aksay Genocide....
Take a break, visit India for a holiday and authentic Indian food, blend in with the locals and bike around to ur hearts content and make some vlogs of ur stay there
I'm curious what brings you here.
I’ve been here teaching English for about 5 months now 🇨🇳
@@PLANetAaron yeah. I know... I mean what helps you make this decision😂
May explain more in a future video, but long story short: I wanted a new adventure 🤙
Do you have a instagram account???
look at Guangzhou when you want to buy clothes, shoes and tech
Dude. The food You side The video is so wrong. Lollll i had better Spanish food than i had in USA😂
In a nutshell, when we are in a foreign country, be prepared to respect and accept that their lives, traditions, cultures, language, habits, etc will be different from ours and that it's us who have & need to make the adjustments and not the locals. Just behave like an asshole and expect to be worship like a God/king.
Dude, China is anything but ethnically homogenous. Chinese is not even a single language.
As a local I understand what he's feeling. The thing about Chinese people is that they are in general friendly and easy-going. But it's difficult to develop a deep and serious relationship unless you are truly part of the family. That goes roughly the same for all East Asian countries. This is a big gap between "colleague/friends" and "best mate/partner".