Location, location, location... Welcome to our new Nanning! Beautiful, roomy, and unbelievable homes everywhere waiting for dreams to be filled. Thanks for the walk about in their homes.
Great guy . Now everyday i pay attention to ur post video. That is amazing thing. U let more people know the real China voice, the real chinese society. Hope everyday u enjoy ur time . God bless ur family. Real like u and ur family. Thanks very much . Sometimes watch ur media let me feel lovely. Thanks again u do that for China. Very very great guy .
Our apartment in Coquitlam BC Canada is about 906 sq/ft with only 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom, we bought it 4 years ago cost us $420,000 Canadian dollars, and now up to over $700,000, and after viewing many video showing the size of apartment in China is huge and cost much less, it really makes me feel like retire in China. Thanks for more video showing different places of China, to let us understand more about different city and living style!
it's not bigger the rooms are smaller (1500/1800 sq ft ) and the Grade of building Materials are lower in ten yrs or less the place will look much older
@@cadlesh That may be true for the older houses in US. But the newer ones all uses cheap materials that look great now, but all deteriorate in 10 years.
Chinese house are often made of concrete and tiles so there's a perception they are built better than wood framed buildings with siding and shingles. Yet construction quality goes much deeper than materials.
Seems you never rent an apartment in China. I used to live in 3 different provinces and the quality of the construction is lower than average. I had some problems with the electric connections, with the sinks with the switches to turn on the lights, anyway, you dont know how is China. Al least when i used to live in USA, i never had a single problem in housing matters
@@henryking2382 - get off the pot ! Construction quality problems can happen anywhere, and do. Look at the (recently) brand new, most expensive high rise condo tower in San Francisco ... the foundations settle 14 inches in 2 years; look at the multiple new high rise condos in Australia, suffering from foundations cracking; look at the huge number of (brand new) leaking condos in Vancouver, B.C. in the 90s, and then another outbreak of leaking condos in Vancouver starting in 2014. In many instances, the owners lost their entire investment, due to the high purchase price, combined with insufficient funds for the repair costs. * san fran - sf.curbed.com/2016/8/1/12341914/millennium-tower-sinking ** - australia - th-cam.com/video/lGj4srVomnA/w-d-xo.html ** - vancouver - www.vancouversun.com/technology/Leaky+condo+crisis+rears+head+again/9871711/story.html
To add some context to the housing situation in China. First, in any urban city in China, you will not be able to find single family detached houses. The reason being it is not efficient use of precious land in the busiest part of the city. So "western" style houses you see in the video are mostly in development areas in the suburbs, often further away from downtown. Second, housing markets vary greatly from city to city just like any other country. If Gweilo's place is 700kRMB (i'm assuming 100 sqm), that comes out to 7k per sqm. I have a place in Shanghai (downtown area), roughly 60sqm, the price is close to 80k per sqm. To put this in perspective, a 8-9m RMB house in Nanning, such as the one in the video, would barely buy an average size apartment (100sqm or roughly 1000sqft) in Shanghai city
Interesting take on the houses there in China. The first house can do with a major clean up and all the clutter gone. :) All the hanging clothes can be done away with. A shed would be handy to put away all those tools and clutter in the backyard. Otherwise the front looks nice with the gazebo and pond. The street is very clean and quiet, a big plus. Nice job with the video.
I reckon their could be a bubble burst in the future though. I’ve been lucky so far, my house has over doubled in value at currently 3.4 million. The thing I do like is face scan recognition only lets in the right people, and although there’s a yearly fee the inside is all well tended, there’s a pool & landscaped gardens. Anyway as always cool video
1. if you see your friend chao ping again, maybe you can pass on my message to him. he has such a nice mansion and he should decorate it nicely. he needs a professional do-over. for now, it looks quite clutter and disorganized. tell him to hire a professional interior designer !!! 2. for the second home, it looks at least 2000 sq ft big. also suggest that he should hire a professional interior designer. thank you.
The most important part of the home is the people living there. If the house is neat and organized and you come back to it, no one was there to greet you, you will feel lonely and may not have that "homely" feeling. If the house is cluster and disorganized and you come back to it, you hear your wife cooking in the kitchen, your kids are all playing, your parents watching tvs, then you know it is a "HOME" to come back to. So home is where your loving family is, not how neat and tidy it looks!!
Chinese government will build Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,then Hong Kong people can live in guangdong, then daytime get back Hong Kong to work, high speed trains are so convinent. Hong Kong people will have enough place to live.
yes. actually the normal people can not afford even that appartment. because the average income of the city is 1000CAD. The house is not so good but still costs a lot.
No property tax is because you technically don't own the house in China. You are just renting the land the house is sitting on. If the government wishes, they can just take it away without your permission. Of course they wouldn't do that, but just saying they could.
@Notmuch Tosay I know, same as the eminent domain in the US law. But I am saying, technically they don't have to reimburse you since you don't own the land. Of course this will not happen in a stable society.
Reagan Li try not to pay your property tax in US and see what happened? All over the world is pretty the same you don’t own your land the government does.
The condo is ok and the landscaping of the house is attractive but the house is too big, too dark, too cluttered and lacks character. You can own the house but can you own the property that it is on?
Although Chinese houses are not permanent property rights, they do not need to pay property tax. Although only 70 years of ownership. But it can be renewed, and the house can live for 70 years? At least the regular decoration will be expensive enough. As a Chinese, I bought a house and sold it when I didn't like it. In contrast, your American house seems to be a permanent property right. Even if it has been a one-off purchase of property rights. But if you don't pay the property tax, your house will be taken back by the bank. Which is better? Please think for yourself.
Wow, thanks for showing us. Nice houses. If we can afford that in hk, my daughter will be so happy coz she bought lots of stuffs, especially books. We have no place to store things.
Suggest you go to Jia City, not too far north east of Nanning city on the kunlun road, near the golf course. The houses there would be classified as mansions in anyones language. I would love to live there, so close to the golf course. A beautiful area.
Yunnan is better and cheaper, When I'm retired I will sell my apartment in Hangzhou and buy or rent a house there with huge yards and have views of snow mountain....plus millions of yuan left, I will buy a horse and ride it to mountains.
Depends where you go most in China tho my wife's family pretty much every member have house this size. My parents in law brought top two floor of a apartment combine them together.
That’s a very good price for a detached house compare here in Orange County (California)! Is small and some don’t have a drive way anymore! Here in OC that price is just upper middle class area, not even rich.
Yet housing price is expensive in Nanning, it is still much cheaper than Toronto and Vancouver. Nanning’s housing price is like Halifax compared to Canada.
@@MichaelSvenson Yes, I do not like their interior design. Some family would like to spend more money on interior design, and some family does not care at all. The interior design of the first house looks like 10-15 years ago, and this family spent more money on wooden furniture than interior design.
Purely a personal preference here so don't attack! I will always choose a nice high rise over a nice house. The higher the floor, the better. Funny I was extremely scared of heights when I was younger. Never really liked houses in the States unless they have a fantastic vista on a hill, but then it is a fire hazard waiting to happen in the super dry brushes with power lines draping into the trees. For a high rise I can see miles away. Used to live on a 47th floor Dubai apartment and loved the VIEW! Can always bump into neighbors in a lift, common area, parking lot and chat when I want to. It feels more ecological to stack things up vertically instead of the giantic sprawl like Los Angeles.....Also for houses you have to clean the pool, mow the freaking lawn and backyard that whips up all the allergens. I am not special so don't need a gated community to hide my identity. Can someone please explain why they like a huge house?
That high-rise apartment building is right next to a major network of highways. With all that traffic noise, how could one get any peace and quiet while living there? The thought terrifies me. This is one of the reasons I am in Canada. It's easier to get a quiet living space here.
You're the antithesis of serpentza. He's always moaning how China is not like the west while you worry that China would become more and more like the west. I enjoy watching your videos a lot more nevertheless. It's refreshing to hear from someone who has a positive outlook.
fossel epic paradise Winston Sperpentza is always misled westerners about the truth of China. I think he found the best way to promote his Videos and make money by posting anti China Videos online, at leaves he would like to edit the titles of video to make China look bad or terrible.
@Gweilo 60, thanks for your vids. Love 'em. Can you and your cohorts/co-hosts on the live streaming panel shows do something about informing us on the senior care scene in China, when you get a chance? American nursing homes are plagued by horror stories one after another. The supposed care-givers just don't care, as in the case of my in-laws in one of those semi-upscale, resort looking, "all included," expensive -- close to $100k USD/year, senior care facilities. The counselors that lure customers in are excellent sales people. They talk and show a good game. Then the reality is shockingly different after move-in.
It's true that Chinese people don't use dishwashers. I am Chinese and living in Sydney. The dish washer has never been in use after we bought the house 5 years ago.
Wait a minute, a girlfriend and a wife? A follow-up video would be very interesting. Do they have reality TV in China? Wonder if "Real Gweilos of Nanning" would be a hit TV show?
They are middle upper class Chinese. You must watch the TV show Ultra Rich Asian Girls to see what crazy rich means. Just bear in mind that the properties in China are all lease titles from 50 years up to 70 years.
Shanghai local here, if only one day every cities in China are more or less developed at the same level I can trade a 100meter square apartment with some huge house by some beautiful mountains or seas. But the price would probably be a totally different story when the countryside caught up with Shanghai lol.
People always want what they don't have. A lot of people I know in Shanghai wants a single house away from the city with great scenery, but it is so rare in Shanghai. For me, who has lived in such a house in US for so long wants to move back to the bustling condos/apartments in Shanghai. I want to be able to see other people as I walk out of the door. Where I can get things and get to places without having to hop in my car.
Reagan Li it’s a little bit different in China tho. When you heard people say things like that, they will actually do it given the opportunities. Now the countryside in China has somewhat levels of development. You can argue outside Shanghai it’s very doable. However when you do get the basic malls and hospitals staff, education and retirement are still the biggest issues. Chinese people are just not going to put their parents away in some old folks home if they can avoid it. And they will always put the education for kids first. If those issues are no longer problems a lot people not everyone will do it. Also not saying the western style suburban life is certainly better. Just wanna point out many people are not just simply wanting things they don’t have in this case. Hope you get my point. After all why choose if u can afford both lol.
@@nagisaindaegu784 Thats why China is still a third world country. The disparity between top tier cities like SH/BJ and some smaller city like Nanning is huge. Maybe one day as it continues to grow, it will improve.
Looks like a waste to clutter an expensive house with all the crap. Another thing: land ownership. I was taken aback when told you do own the house/apartment but not the land it sits on; but realized actually it's not bad because you DON"T have to pay property taxes either. So if you amortize the land lease (50 years?) over the taxes saved, you actually come out ahead, provided you stay put for the duration.
Very cool place. That's pretty big for a condo. How do Chinese buy houses? Do they go to the bank and get a mortgage just like we do in the West, or do they save up the money before buying?
Chinese go get a mortgage just like in the West. However, if it is your first home, there are lots of favorable policies (very low down-payment, low interest rates) to ensure they you will be able to buy your home. Also, in China you don't pay an annual housing tax. Not sure what the inheritance tax is though...
I keep watching your videos and they are so convincing me to retired in Nanning. I have a couple questions though. 1) What kind of visa do you need to have to stay in China if you want to retired there. I looked at the "Temporary Residency Permit" but that's for someone works or goes to school. Not for a retired person. 2) Can a foreigner buy an apartment there?
This is no way a "rich" house, somewhat like a peasant's house "农民房“， there is no interior design and furnish at all, the bathroom is pretty much "basic" , the main bedroom bathroom in my 240sqm apartment is more than twice as large.
I think the house was built in very early days of the economic boom, it looks like a pre-2008 building. Nanning isn't the 'more developed' part of China, it is recently ranked at 50th in China in size of GDP (even more behind in terms of GDP per capita), it is nowhere near the top cities in terms of everything, but it will catch up soon.
Who were those people milling around with you in supposedly your girl friend's apartment? Were they just strangers dropping in the check out the floor plan for prospects?
I would take the apartment over the house any day of the week and it's not about the money. A 4-3 bedroom home in a rural area outside of Boston is over a million US. Great view she has.
I was born and grew up in Beijing until I came to Canada when I was 14, your videos kinda give me a resonance of how Beijing looked like when I was young. I'm graduating uni in June and can't wait to go back to my homeland after 8 years of school in this beautiful country
I actually know their family spend money together for a big house. I have experienced in 1990 and 2000s, many American teenagers spent a lot money on rent when they go away for college. I know Americans family can own a big house if they spend money together than individual private independent living that’s what young Americans live.
It's good for the body. No, it ain't made for lounging around. You gotta get up and go and walk. Medicine tastes horrible but it's good for the body. My mattress is 1" thick because 5" gives me body ache.
Gweilo60, you need to tell US and Canada people the basics such as Chinese do use electricity, Do have cars, do have drinking water, do have gas, do have chicken to eat etc. seems most of western do believe Chinese has all of those. lol.
have to say people living in 3rd tier cities in China has a very good "happiness index", remember back the days I lived in Shanghai, 0.5m Canadian dollars is about only 400-500 square feet apartment in Pudong, where is less expensive area in Shanghai. Thanks for the video.
Sorry Kirk, I could care less what crazy rich Chinese do in China; I wish the crazy rich Chinese would stop building and buying crazy rich homes in Vancouver. Our market has been dragged and distorted to the point that ordinary Vancouverites cannot afford to live in their home town. Nothing personal or against ordinary Chinese (my wife is Chinese). The influx of money from not only China, but also Iran, and Russia has ruined the quality of life of the ordinary Vancouverite. Vancouverites have also contributed to the crazy distorted market because they have caught the FOMO disease; Fear of Missing Out. This is not going to end well for Vancouver quality of life; maybe we will end up worse than China; dirt poor people and ultra rich, and nothing in between
@Jeff Smith In China the property tax (permit) is not too bad and Condo fees are lower for the Most part, but when you buy a "New Condo " No A/C, No kitchen, No Bathrooms, or any wall coverings, you get a Cement Box the new home must finish by the home owner... So 2.3 million yuan box with 800,000 for finishing work Oh you want parking ??? that about 150,000 for a two car parking that's Cheap for parking
Really a down-to-earth dude even tho he barely speaks the local language. We all need that open mind.
Think of a guy who would casually use the word "shitter"... He is enjoying his life.
Location, location, location... Welcome to our new Nanning!
Beautiful, roomy, and unbelievable homes everywhere waiting for dreams to be filled.
Thanks for the walk about in their homes.
hi, daniel, saw a lot of your comment under gweilo60, i think you are really miss nanning, hope you could back to nanning soon, welcome back!
@@jerryluan9106 ty
I came Nanning in 2004 and married my wife ... its a great place to live!
these are not the crazy rich Chinese. they looked above average. there are far crazy rich Chinese out there!!!
Agree.
Agree, 120sqm apartment in Guangzhou is over 10 million, crazy!
@@kwongyuetli3183 89m2 for 6 mil in Shanghai and the location sucks. :p
Stress out just by looking inside of the house, need a MAJOR clean up!!! Look like a hoarders.
Agree, that houses looked normal
Great guy . Now everyday i pay attention to ur post video. That is amazing thing. U let more people know the real China voice, the real chinese society. Hope everyday u enjoy ur time . God bless ur family. Real like u and ur family. Thanks very much . Sometimes watch ur media let me feel lovely. Thanks again u do that for China. Very very great guy .
Our apartment in Coquitlam BC Canada is about 906 sq/ft with only 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom, we bought it 4 years ago cost us $420,000 Canadian dollars, and now up to over $700,000, and after viewing many video showing the size of apartment in China is huge and cost much less, it really makes me feel like retire in China. Thanks for more video showing different places of China, to let us understand more about different city and living style!
Seems MUCH BIGGER than 90% USA houses, AND, the construction materials for these houses are much higher grade than USA houses' sidings, tiles, etc.
it's not bigger the rooms are smaller (1500/1800 sq ft ) and the Grade of building Materials are lower in ten yrs or less the place will look much older
@@cadlesh That may be true for the older houses in US. But the newer ones all uses cheap materials that look great now, but all deteriorate in 10 years.
Chinese house are often made of concrete and tiles so there's a perception they are built better than wood framed buildings with siding and shingles. Yet construction quality goes much deeper than materials.
Seems you never rent an apartment in China. I used to live in 3 different provinces and the quality of the construction is lower than average. I had some problems with the electric connections, with the sinks with the switches to turn on the lights, anyway, you dont know how is China. Al least when i used to live in USA, i never had a single problem in housing matters
@@henryking2382 - get off the pot ! Construction quality problems can happen anywhere, and do. Look at the (recently) brand new, most expensive high rise condo tower in San Francisco ... the foundations settle 14 inches in 2 years; look at the multiple new high rise condos in Australia, suffering from foundations cracking; look at the huge number of (brand new) leaking condos in Vancouver, B.C. in the 90s, and then another outbreak of leaking condos in Vancouver starting in 2014. In many instances, the owners lost their entire investment, due to the high purchase price, combined with insufficient funds for the repair costs.
* san fran - sf.curbed.com/2016/8/1/12341914/millennium-tower-sinking
** - australia - th-cam.com/video/lGj4srVomnA/w-d-xo.html
** - vancouver - www.vancouversun.com/technology/Leaky+condo+crisis+rears+head+again/9871711/story.html
To add some context to the housing situation in China. First, in any urban city in China, you will not be able to find single family detached houses. The reason being it is not efficient use of precious land in the busiest part of the city. So "western" style houses you see in the video are mostly in development areas in the suburbs, often further away from downtown. Second, housing markets vary greatly from city to city just like any other country. If Gweilo's place is 700kRMB (i'm assuming 100 sqm), that comes out to 7k per sqm. I have a place in Shanghai (downtown area), roughly 60sqm, the price is close to 80k per sqm.
To put this in perspective, a 8-9m RMB house in Nanning, such as the one in the video, would barely buy an average size apartment (100sqm or roughly 1000sqft) in Shanghai city
Beautiful homes there who ever owns those homes have to be quite proud of what they have
Interesting take on the houses there in China. The first house can do with a major clean up and all the clutter gone. :) All the hanging clothes can be done away with. A shed would be handy to put away all those tools and clutter in the backyard. Otherwise the front looks nice with the gazebo and pond. The street is very clean and quiet, a big plus. Nice job with the video.
This is too real😂 but having such a big house..they could have decorated /furnished it in a better way.
China is kinda ugly but functional
WOW! You live good, my friend! That's a gorgeous hos filled with beautiful furniture, and a lot of love! Good for you! You are truly blessed!
I reckon their could be a bubble burst in the future though. I’ve been lucky so far, my house has over doubled in value at currently 3.4 million. The thing I do like is face scan recognition only lets in the right people, and although there’s a yearly fee the inside is all well tended, there’s a pool & landscaped gardens. Anyway as always cool video
1. if you see your friend chao ping again, maybe you can pass on my message to him. he has such a nice mansion and he should decorate it nicely. he needs a professional do-over. for now, it looks quite clutter and disorganized. tell him to hire a professional interior designer !!! 2. for the second home, it looks at least 2000 sq ft big. also suggest that he should hire a professional interior designer. thank you.
you are not a chinese on
the inside bro 大户人家你不懂
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To you it may be messy or disorganized. To the owner, maybe thats the way they like it.
The most important part of the home is the people living there.
If the house is neat and organized and you come back to it, no one was there to greet you, you will feel lonely and may not have that "homely" feeling.
If the house is cluster and disorganized and you come back to it, you hear your wife cooking in the kitchen, your kids are all playing, your parents watching tvs, then you know it is a "HOME" to come back to.
So home is where your loving family is, not how neat and tidy it looks!!
李实 how do you know?? lol
8,9million RMB will only get you a tiny 500sq ft apartment in Hong Kong. You guys are really lucky living in China where everything is so affordable☺
Chinese government will build Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,then Hong Kong people can live in guangdong, then daytime get back Hong Kong to work, high speed trains are so convinent. Hong Kong people will have enough place to live.
@@lilysing766 that's great!
Now it’s even more affordable 4 million RMB can get you a good apartment in HK.
Haha, the houses are so so. The good part is there’s no property tax! Not like here in California they tax the shit out of me, over $13000 a year!
yes. actually the normal people can not afford even that appartment. because the average income of the city is 1000CAD. The house is not so good but still costs a lot.
No property tax is because you technically don't own the house in China. You are just renting the land the house is sitting on. If the government wishes, they can just take it away without your permission. Of course they wouldn't do that, but just saying they could.
@Notmuch Tosay I know, same as the eminent domain in the US law. But I am saying, technically they don't have to reimburse you since you don't own the land. Of course this will not happen in a stable society.
Well, in the US, the government has taken away many people’s houses. How do I know? I bought them from the government at auctions as investment.
Reagan Li try not to pay your property tax in US and see what happened? All over the world is pretty the same you don’t own your land the government does.
Thanks for showing around the home you awesome.
I laughed so hard when you said your girlfriend lisa.
I have driven by that place. The highway going east is getting more done! Thanks for the outside views! at 15:18 into the video. East side Nanning.
The condo is ok and the landscaping of the house is attractive but the house is too big, too dark, too cluttered and lacks character. You can own the house but can you own the property that it is on?
Although Chinese houses are not permanent property rights, they do not need to pay property tax. Although only 70 years of ownership. But it can be renewed, and the house can live for 70 years? At least the regular decoration will be expensive enough. As a Chinese, I bought a house and sold it when I didn't like it. In contrast, your American house seems to be a permanent property right. Even if it has been a one-off purchase of property rights. But if you don't pay the property tax, your house will be taken back by the bank. Which is better? Please think for yourself.
Wow, thanks for showing us. Nice houses. If we can afford that in hk, my daughter will be so happy coz she bought lots of stuffs, especially books. We have no place to store things.
If you are looking for affordable house in Hong Kong, you should get in touch with mrs Ashley Jacoby, and she will get you through.
the house is packed, so much stuff, opposite of simplism, there is a old saying in china a massy home worth millions
Wonderful apartment and landscaping.
Hello, Gweilo 60, give me a sound when you are visiting Toronto, I am from Nanning.
Suggest you go to Jia City, not too far north east of Nanning city on the kunlun road, near the golf course. The houses there would be classified as mansions in anyones language. I would love to live there, so close to the golf course. A beautiful area.
Most beautiful place in China, I want to emigrate to the area, only in my dreams
@@caughtinprovidence7197 from Hong Kong love China
dont get it ， hk
To mainland , 10 mins .it's handy . You can immigrate to any part of China you want bro
@@stilljason1 need money a lot of it
@@kamts1468 如果你现在还在香港建议你多多参考一下内地对港人的优惠政策，大湾区发展会不错，北方这边雄安新区以后是个好的发展方向，华南不用说都是好地方，中西部的武汉，成都，重庆都可以的，中国这么大都得是好地方可以去，香港不进行彻底的改革发展几乎没有太大的可能性了，而这件事目前的港府没能力办到。
Yunnan is better and cheaper, When I'm retired I will sell my apartment in Hangzhou and buy or rent a house there with huge yards and have views of snow mountain....plus millions of yuan left, I will buy a horse and ride it to mountains.
I want to live in NANNING when I'm old.
顾眉生 很多中型城市都很惬意
南宁人告你。。。别傻了，经济不行，气候不好，物价贼高，何苦呢？
@@genggui 物价是对于收入水平而言
@@jaggeryang613 南宁是一线物价，四线收入，生活消费比一线城市贵的多，自己去体验下就知道了
@@genggui 他们是在国外工作，打算退休去南宁这个意思。并不是去南宁赚钱
Depends where you go most in China tho my wife's family pretty much every member have house this size. My parents in law brought top two floor of a apartment combine them together.
I wonder if individual home prices are affected in the same way as newer condos recently.
8 million RMB would get you a crappy little apartment in HK lol
ElementEvil Welcome to Big Bay Area
@@jamesjian Big Bay Area also not cheap! Guangzhou apartment around RMB60000-70000/sqm
Kwong Yuet Li zhahai Zhongshan , huizhou ... the third line cities are cheaper
That’s a very good price for a detached house compare here in Orange County (California)! Is small and some don’t have a drive way anymore! Here in OC that price is just upper middle class area, not even rich.
Yet housing price is expensive in Nanning, it is still much cheaper than Toronto and Vancouver. Nanning’s housing price is like Halifax compared to Canada.
Such large expensive house can do some good with an interior designer.
@Notmuch Tosay yes the first house looks cramped inside, low ceilings and exposed ducting, too many separations too many walls. Very old fashioned.
@@JAY-wn2hr yeah just my personal taste.
@@MichaelSvenson Yes, I do not like their interior design. Some family would like to spend more money on interior design, and some family does not care at all. The interior design of the first house looks like 10-15 years ago, and this family spent more money on wooden furniture than interior design.
not when you have kids....
Im an interior designer and the house gave me an anxiety attack. Junk everywhere and no apparent effort to decorate at all!
I think in the countryside, many people live in storied houses with a yard and maybe more, but it’s luxurious to have that in the city.
Sweet!
You going to have to explain the girlfriend "Lisa" 😂😂
The price of that house where I live in the US would be less than 25% of what that cost in China. I am really surprised how high the cost is there.
because merican houses are built with wood mostly, its cheaper
I live in Iraq and some houses in Iraq cost around 1 million dollar 😂
Purely a personal preference here so don't attack!
I will always choose a nice high rise over a nice house. The higher the floor, the better. Funny I was extremely scared of heights when I was younger.
Never really liked houses in the States unless they have a fantastic vista on a hill, but then it is a fire hazard waiting to happen in the super dry brushes with power lines draping into the trees.
For a high rise I can see miles away. Used to live on a 47th floor Dubai apartment and loved the VIEW! Can always bump into neighbors in a lift, common area, parking lot and chat when I want to. It feels more ecological to stack things up vertically instead of the giantic sprawl like Los Angeles.....Also for houses you have to clean the pool, mow the freaking lawn and backyard that whips up all the allergens.
I am not special so don't need a gated community to hide my identity.
Can someone please explain why they like a huge house?
The higher the better... Just for a though about Glenfell Tower in the UK... Scary ehh? I 😎🇲🇾💟🇨🇳
Those furniture are antique, expensive!
That high-rise apartment building is right next to a major network of highways. With all that traffic noise, how could one get any peace and quiet while living there? The thought terrifies me. This is one of the reasons I am in Canada. It's easier to get a quiet living space here.
In Vancouver lots of people live beside highways.
I need to see you talk mandarin or something,just a wee bit ....
You're the antithesis of serpentza. He's always moaning how China is not like the west while you worry that China would become more and more like the west. I enjoy watching your videos a lot more nevertheless. It's refreshing to hear from someone who has a positive outlook.
Serpentza and his bitches are paid for what they are doing, they know exactly what's the real situation
fossel epic paradise Winston Sperpentza is always misled westerners about the truth of China. I think he found the best way to promote his Videos and make money by posting anti China Videos online, at leaves he would like to edit the titles of video to make China look bad or terrible.
Serpent is a horrible talking about China. He needn’t be in China if he has to criticize everything about China. Go back home!
@Gweilo 60, thanks for your vids. Love 'em. Can you and your cohorts/co-hosts on the live streaming panel shows do something about informing us on the senior care scene in China, when you get a chance?
American nursing homes are plagued by horror stories one after another. The supposed care-givers just don't care, as in the case of my in-laws in one of those semi-upscale, resort looking, "all included," expensive -- close to $100k USD/year, senior care facilities. The counselors that lure customers in are excellent sales people. They talk and show a good game. Then the reality is shockingly different after move-in.
Great one there Gweillo. I'm live and direct from #Ambaxonia
It's true that Chinese people don't use dishwashers. I am Chinese and living in Sydney. The dish washer has never been in use after we bought the house 5 years ago.
I brought my house in uk for 15 years with dish washer, probably used it 5 or 6 times.
And you use the dishwasher for storage? That's what we do here, I'm in Melbourne and ethnic Chinese.
It is not a crazy rich home, dude
for a newly developed city like Nanning it is... that's his point....
this needs an update in 2022 !
The house you showed us it is a nice house but dang! So messy! Shits everywhere lol they really need to tidy the place up it will look much better.
Wait a minute, a girlfriend and a wife? A follow-up video would be very interesting. Do they have reality TV in China? Wonder if "Real Gweilos of Nanning" would be a hit TV show?
Girlfriend refer to a friend that is girl?
that 3 story building is upper middle class at best but often entire families live in those. the bungalows are richish but no where near crazy rich
They are middle upper class Chinese. You must watch the TV show Ultra Rich Asian Girls to see what crazy rich means. Just bear in mind that the properties in China are all lease titles from 50 years up to 70 years.
Due to the high cost of living here in Canada ppl are downsizing and moving into their vans.
Van,??? Thats sad n bad! In Canada!
Hi, Please do some videos on cheap deals, like houses under 15000$
You can get an affordable and well furnished house cheaper , Ashley Jacoby is the best agent I know .
In Beijing, 8-9 million can barely buy an apartment
any 1st Tier City
Nice house but lack of storages .they have too much stuff need to put away .Thx for showing
Shanghai local here, if only one day every cities in China are more or less developed at the same level I can trade a 100meter square apartment with some huge house by some beautiful mountains or seas. But the price would probably be a totally different story when the countryside caught up with Shanghai lol.
People always want what they don't have. A lot of people I know in Shanghai wants a single house away from the city with great scenery, but it is so rare in Shanghai. For me, who has lived in such a house in US for so long wants to move back to the bustling condos/apartments in Shanghai. I want to be able to see other people as I walk out of the door. Where I can get things and get to places without having to hop in my car.
Reagan Li it’s a little bit different in China tho. When you heard people say things like that, they will actually do it given the opportunities. Now the countryside in China has somewhat levels of development. You can argue outside Shanghai it’s very doable. However when you do get the basic malls and hospitals staff, education and retirement are still the biggest issues. Chinese people are just not going to put their parents away in some old folks home if they can avoid it. And they will always put the education for kids first. If those issues are no longer problems a lot people not everyone will do it. Also not saying the western style suburban life is certainly better. Just wanna point out many people are not just simply wanting things they don’t have in this case. Hope you get my point. After all why choose if u can afford both lol.
@@nagisaindaegu784 Thats why China is still a third world country. The disparity between top tier cities like SH/BJ and some smaller city like Nanning is huge. Maybe one day as it continues to grow, it will improve.
Reagan Li yeah it’s a huge gap but third world country not really. Third world country is a totally different story man.
awesome view in that condo!
Looks like a waste to clutter an expensive house with all the crap. Another thing: land ownership. I was taken aback when told you do own the house/apartment but not the land it sits on; but realized actually it's not bad because you DON"T have to pay property taxes either. So if you amortize the land lease (50 years?) over the taxes saved, you actually come out ahead, provided you stay put for the duration.
Great video!
too much stuff in the house makes me feel dizzy and headache. I like my house in Marina, San Francisco better.
You don't make any sense, your IQ is below average.
@@badimpulses17 where is your IQ stands?
Interior is still the 90s.
look like don't have a soul.
true.
Unfortunately, most of modern China is generic and soulless.
Very cool place. That's pretty big for a condo. How do Chinese buy houses? Do they go to the bank and get a mortgage just like we do in the West, or do they save up the money before buying?
Chinese go get a mortgage just like in the West. However, if it is your first home, there are lots of favorable policies (very low down-payment, low interest rates) to ensure they you will be able to buy your home. Also, in China you don't pay an annual housing tax. Not sure what the inheritance tax is though...
@@jyashin Dont know about China, in hong kong there is no inheritance tax.
My Wife got apartment in Shenyang, I will encourage her to get one in Nanning.
Nanning is more comfortable than shenyang
I keep watching your videos and they are so convincing me to retired in Nanning. I have a couple questions though. 1) What kind of visa do you need to have to stay in China if you want to retired there. I looked at the "Temporary Residency Permit" but that's for someone works or goes to school. Not for a retired person. 2) Can a foreigner buy an apartment there?
This is no way a "rich" house, somewhat like a peasant's house "农民房“， there is no interior design and furnish at all, the bathroom is pretty much "basic" , the main bedroom bathroom in my 240sqm apartment is more than twice as large.
I think the house was built in very early days of the economic boom, it looks like a pre-2008 building. Nanning isn't the 'more developed' part of China, it is recently ranked at 50th in China in size of GDP (even more behind in terms of GDP per capita), it is nowhere near the top cities in terms of everything, but it will catch up soon.
Who were those people milling around with you in supposedly your girl friend's apartment? Were they just strangers dropping in the check out the floor plan for prospects?
Wow!... a Big Mansion which isn't actually mostly "Empty" and a Kitchen that that is actually used...
That's not a bad price for such a big place
Well its all nice n good until Chinese New Year comes along and they need to do their yearly spring cleaning. Do they have any house keepers?
China should ban Lee Kah Shing from venturing housing project in mainland China. To avoid housing price from sky rocketing.
The apartment has a shiny floor with cheap kitchen finishing. Why is this town so “trendy”. Because the government says so
Great vlog and tour showing the affluence of the place ~ ❤️
I’m not gonna fight with tradition because there is a meal 😂😂
Why is there a hot water kettle in the bathroom? (9:09). I’ve seen it in Chinese homes in the west too.
Do an update if you want wonder the occupancy rate on those towers that were being built seems china has been overbuilt for a while now
Why don't they use (laundry) dryers? I'm sure cost was not the issue.
Definitely not crazy rich houses. How old was that first house anyway? It looked like something from the 1980s. At least it had a large kitchen.
I would take the apartment over the house any day of the week and it's not about the money. A 4-3 bedroom home in a rural area outside of Boston is over a million US. Great view she has.
I was born and grew up in Beijing until I came to Canada when I was 14, your videos kinda give me a resonance of how Beijing looked like when I was young. I'm graduating uni in June and can't wait to go back to my homeland after 8 years of school in this beautiful country
It’s messy everywhere haha
You know, we are kinda parvenu.
Are you Canadian cuz your accent is so charming
Thanks eh!
Kirk, aren't you supposed to speak some friggin chinese after all these years? And you claim you love China so much!! ;-)
Would it kill them to edit their possessions.
well, since i own a house in beijing as big as the ones in the video, i don't consider it as crazy rich, in my perspective
3 mill Rmb is a very cheap price for China but looking at quality of doors and doors hardware the quality is extremely low
That's the first thing they did was go buy better doors. Company build.
You are out of touch with the Canadian scene. Most houses in Vancouver are more expensive than those houses in Nanning.
I actually know their family spend money together for a big house. I have experienced in 1990 and 2000s, many American teenagers spent a lot money on rent when they go away for college. I know Americans family can own a big house if they spend money together than individual private independent living that’s what young Americans live.
Those chairs don't look very comfortable.
The furniture in majority of the Chinese homes are very hard including chairs, beds and couches.
It's good for the body. No, it ain't made for lounging around. You gotta get up and go and walk.
Medicine tastes horrible but it's good for the body.
My mattress is 1" thick because 5" gives me body ache.
Beautiful furniture and great for the body!
15 years ago, Dr Huang told me to adjust my furniture to fix the pain in my body; it truly worked!
If the authentic red teak is used then that type of furniture never gets thrown away, just refurbished with another owner.
How can a 8-9 million rmb house be rich? It's just slightly higher than average
u have wife and girlfriend?
Wow threesome every night
Gweilo60, you need to tell US and Canada people the basics such as Chinese do use electricity, Do have cars, do have drinking water, do have gas, do have chicken to eat etc. seems most of western do believe Chinese has all of those. lol.
Hay quá
The owners might be rich. But the way they live is a mess. Could have made the place nice, organized, clean,and cozy, instead of a full mess.
Seem neat already, but can b better I think
I am sorry to say this house design is still too low taste even though they have money.
吾拍世界 峨嵋派 我的老兄，你把世界看的太小了。不是大陆中国人才能住的上这样的房子！
非常喜欢你家!
nice houses
have to say people living in 3rd tier cities in China has a very good "happiness index", remember back the days I lived in Shanghai, 0.5m Canadian dollars is about only 400-500 square feet apartment in Pudong, where is less expensive area in Shanghai. Thanks for the video.
It's a rich home, but not that CRAZY rich. Try 50 million USD apartment in Shanghai.
Truth AndTruth 🤭😲 Really !! 👌😊
girl friend and wife... u the man!
girl friend 有闺蜜的意思
@北洋提督 yes,我就在澳洲，很多时候女孩子说 my girl friends， 但是她们都不是同性恋，就是中文的闺蜜
Sorry Kirk, I could care less what crazy rich Chinese do in China; I wish the crazy rich Chinese would stop building and buying crazy rich homes in Vancouver. Our market has been dragged and distorted to the point that ordinary Vancouverites cannot afford to live in their home town. Nothing personal or against ordinary Chinese (my wife is Chinese). The influx of money from not only China, but also Iran, and Russia has ruined the quality of life of the ordinary Vancouverite. Vancouverites have also contributed to the crazy distorted market because they have caught the FOMO disease; Fear of Missing Out. This is not going to end well for Vancouver quality of life; maybe we will end up worse than China; dirt poor people and ultra rich, and nothing in between
LOL 500k is Cheap as far LA Prices that place in DTLA is 1.7 million its nice for southern China
Nanning is only a third tier city in china... just like ohio
@@roman618 that's True
@Jeff Smith but the quality or design of the appartment and houses are definitely different
@Jeff Smith In China the property tax (permit) is not too bad and Condo fees are lower for the Most part, but when you buy a "New Condo " No A/C, No kitchen, No Bathrooms, or any wall coverings, you get a Cement Box the new home must finish by the home owner... So 2.3 million yuan box with 800,000 for finishing work Oh you want parking ??? that about 150,000 for a two car parking that's Cheap for parking