Shanghai is clean, safe, well organized and super public transportations. BTW, I have never heard anyone got their wallet, phone and money pick pocketed in Shanghai. But I won't say the same for NY.
@@SamMcNeill-q6w , not just better, safer and cleaner metro. In fact, almost everything you can see in Shanghai is better. EXCEPT Shanghai don't has the freedom to carry gun to wander around.
Way more better. I lived in Shanghai from 2004 to 2013, miss it a lot. Now I live in a small town 30 miles from New York city, I rarely visit New York, do not like subways and streets, dirty and smelly, a lot of homeless.
There is no comparison whatsoever between Shanghai and New York. New York is filthy, full of homeless and poor druggies, crime concrete jungle with no soul and Character, only for the extremely rich while Shanghai is serene, clean, family oriented, full of character and love spreading city. There are more than 9700 Starbucks in Shanghai and none is vandalized on the weekly basis like new york. By the way, I haven't started on the subways of both cities.
I understand New York is the symbol of modern megacity in many people’s mind. It is true 20 years ago. Today, New York is far behind Shanghai in many aspects, especially when we talk about safety, convenience, cleaness, transportation, high-tech, cost of living, infrastructure and maintenance, etc. The only advantage of New York, for now, is the Wall Street, perhaps.
Completely beyond expectations, the first time you arrived in a foreign country, you performed very easily and enjoyed it very much. I feel that China is very safe and the environment is very friendly. Thank you for your day of random recording. We look forward to exploring more places in China.
Glad you are pleasantly surprised being in Shanghai, you should do a full visa journey around China, it will be an amazing adventure, visit Avatar Mountain, Hangzhou West Lake, Qingdao, Xian, Chengdu the capital city of Panda, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, etc
People from the west haven’t realized they have been brainwashed by anti China propaganda even they live in China for years because they keep watch English news during their live China
I like the title Chengdu the Capital city of Pandas, maybe the Chengdu Tourism Administration should consider brand Sichuan as Republic of Pandas and Chengdu the Capital of Repblic of Pandas ;)
You guys need to do some preparation before go to China. Download some APPs that work in China. That is the minimum thing to do. That would make your trip to China a lot more enjoyable and hassle free.
The surroundings cities and areas around Shanghai are all very nice, more abundant with culture, nature, history, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Etc. Too bad most foreigners only know Shanghai.
nothing could match those real time zombies across America ' What happened to this Neighborhood? ' ' I've never seen anything like it': Inside the center of the tranq drug crisis ' ' Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Ave Documentary, October 25-26 2023 ' - youtube
just came back from Shanghai after spending 6 days there....already miss it. too bad, it doesn't look like you guys actually got to see the rea cool parts of Shanghai besides the Bund. :/
true , Shanghai skyline is beautiful, dont compare with NY, and for safety dont even think of NY compare to Shanghai , glad you guys see it for yourselves , btw Shanghai is that lit up (at night) when i was there 7-8 years ago..... BTW did you even see any homeless folks in Shanghai?
Hope you can get a longer visa to China and explore more of the country. The other tier 1 cities are just as clean, modern and fun as Shanghai! Enjoyed your enthusiasm to visit even with all the demonization the country from western media. Love seeing western travellers document their initial reactions to China
The proper way to eat xiao long bao is the place the bao on the soup and put the entire bao into your mouth. In China, 50% the cars are electric cars. So it is quiet and clean. You will be fined if you honk for no reason. There were many foreign powers who set up banks and offices in Shanghai in the past and that is why you see many European style architecture.
The line's for a type of fluffy pastry dessert, it's good but I don't think it's line worthy, you've made the right choice going to the soup dumplings instead. I was sitting at the exact table 3 nights ago at 48:10 where the lady was sitting, the food wasn't great, although it's definitely not a general reflection of the food standards in Shanghai, it was just tourist trap food. Again, you've made the correct choice.
@@realvoluntaryexile You guys were spot on! Although what I'll also say is sometimes making the wrong choice is part of the experience, because it adds to your knowledge of the country. As long as it's not too damaging that is and you have plenty of time at hand. I'm sure you guys agree, but I just thought I'll fill in the gaps on this occasion.
Great video, glad you liked Shanghai. Although you were in Shanghai for the first time, you seemed to know everything pretty well including how to eat soup dumplings without burning your tongues, which is incredible. This soup dumplings chain is one of the popular ones there, you won't get disappointed. The location of People's Park used to be the Racecourse during British settlement 150 years ago and there were tram tracks along Nanjing Road. Shanghai Old Town you visited is actually authentic, all these buildings are 800+ years old but were refurbished in recent years for tourism, that is the location of the old town of Shanghai where Chinese people used to live during colonial era. There were British concession, French concession, American concession and etc, there were a dozen of European countries including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Russia & Britain, and Japan and the US had had settlements in Shanghai and eventually they all merged into one except for French concession and Japanese quarter.
The more proper way to eat the "soup dumpling" is to poke a hole of the dumpling with a chopstick, pour the soup out in the spoon, and drink it. then eat the dumplings with 1 part soy sauce/3 part vinegar & ginger slices..yummmy.🤑🤑🤑🤑
I thought vikings have cold resistance? it doesn't even really snow in shanghai 😅 first mistake in china, going to starbucks 🤣 but at least you found a nice local soup dumpling place 👍 this might surprise you but there are close to 100 million christians in china but most gatherings are 'house' style so grand churches are not as common. if older areas are boarded up, it's probably up for renovation or redevelopment. shanghai is the most expensive city in china so there's no room for old run down areas thus it's not really a good city to see 'historical' china. you should have taken the subway to the financial district since you had a day pass, or even hopped on a ferry since it only cost 0.25 euros per person. not bad for just a day trip 😉
Are you sure you were NOT Shanghainess last life? You know how to eat HiaoLoneBao at first try than all of us. You suck the soup with outside air to cool down the temperature of the soup. Better than our native born Shanghainess.
that's right, i'm Chinese lived in shanghai for 7 years and new york area for 8 plus years. in many ways, new york is nowhere near as fabulous as shanghai.
I am from the uk and I am not anti China ( in fact I am Pro China) but I can’t help to think that you guys are actually paid by the Chinese Government. Because all your Videos seem to be very well organised and choreographed, you seem to “bumped “ into many cultural activities and got invited , surely it can’t be that coincidental with a lot of things . Anyhow I am not against what you guys are showing . I am just curious how come you guys always tend to be in the right place in the right time! ?
The fancy places in Shanghai hit the ball out of the park. There is nothing in New York even close to the fancy areas of Shanghai, except perhaps for a private mansion or apartment building (Which Shanghai also have). The big difference is that in NYC the rich live surrounded by poverty, drugs, migrants suffering and crime.... while in Shanghai the whole society is well behaved, there is no drugs, the whole infrastructure is continuously evolving, transport is affordable and efficient, and we have close to zero crime, no no-go-zones and no ¨bad parts¨ of the city at any given time of the day or night. Big massive difference!
actually the first coffee shop you bought coffee, there was a sign of "Xiaolongbao" on the shop. You could have coffee and soup dumpling together without walking so long
Sydney is only one sixth the size of Shanghai in both the population and area size wise. Its sky lines can't even match the third tier Chinese cities. How is it better than Shanghai?
There is no need to compare. It appears petty for someone in your position to make such claims! A blogger (for click bait) might do so, but you, especially if you are Australian, would appear petty!
First time here, I like your style and immediately took a liking to your username, “Voluntary Exile”, which resonates with my current mindset. that alone makes me wanna follow your adventures.
Don't compare with Japanese cities. Shanghai was the largest city in East Asia in the last century. Later, the Japanese invaded China and destroyed the entire development of China. It's shameful!
When you expect a D, but get a A+. lol
Hahahaha, exactly like that 😂
I prefer Shanghai over Nee York anytime, not just for the skyline but also the overall feel about the city.
Shanghai is clean, safe, well organized and super public transportations. BTW, I have never heard anyone got their wallet, phone and money pick pocketed in Shanghai. But I won't say the same for NY.
Better, safer and cleaner metro in Shanghai for sure.
@@SamMcNeill-q6w , not just better, safer and cleaner metro. In fact, almost everything you can see in Shanghai is better. EXCEPT Shanghai don't has the freedom to carry gun to wander around.
@@panyaboonc5621🎉
Way more better. I lived in Shanghai from 2004 to 2013, miss it a lot. Now I live in a small town 30 miles from New York city, I rarely visit New York, do not like subways and streets, dirty and smelly, a lot of homeless.
There is no comparison whatsoever between Shanghai and New York. New York is filthy, full of homeless and poor druggies, crime concrete jungle with no soul and Character, only for the extremely rich while Shanghai is serene, clean, family oriented, full of character and love spreading city. There are more than 9700 Starbucks in Shanghai and none is vandalized on the weekly basis like new york. By the way, I haven't started on the subways of both cities.
😂new york subway is so smelly
Been to new. Never wanna go back again. Dirty . Worst subways in this world.
New York is full of character and great people. Stop insulting them
@@bilbobaggins8108 Full of homeless and druggies.
Compared to Shanghai, New York is so yesterday, last millennium probably.
Compare Shanghai to new york is insulting to Shanghai. New york can only compare to paris, london or mumbai.
And the fact is Shanghai was existed long before there's a country called America. Yet today NY comparing to Shanghai is like comparing day and night.
Are you serious ?
How can Shanghai compare to New York when it's not even as good as Tokyo? You're living in a fantasy
@Joehero1107 watch Cash Jordan if you think zoo York is better than Shanghai 😂
@@Joehero1107have you been to NYC?😂
@@Joehero1107 you obviously haven't been to New York lately son, get out of your basement once in your lifetime kiddo, touch some grass.
I watched this and booked a flight ticket to Shanghai. Going next week to film a cinematic video for my channel. Can't wait!
Subbed in advanced already 😊😊😊
hangzhou is best city in china，not far from shanghai， please check it out
Welcome, not just Shanghai
Me2
Far too many awesome places to visit in China.
One day we'll come back to explore more of the country!
@@realvoluntaryexileas an american, it would be a shame to not visit the avatar mountains.
China is too, too, too big. U can't explore 1 city in 1 week.
@@realvoluntaryexile你是一个非常聪明绝顶的人，因为中国不是以前的中国，交通便利，物价稳定，安全，每一个地方的饮食文化都不一样，（城市）你留的时间越长你更加喜欢他的，会令你意想不到的收获，人民善良，勤劳，热情帮助他人的人，特别是中国市场非常大，旅游景点特别好玩好美丽，美食天堂，夜生活等，加油，我们永远支持正能量的人，
I understand New York is the symbol of modern megacity in many people’s mind. It is true 20 years ago. Today, New York is far behind Shanghai in many aspects, especially when we talk about safety, convenience, cleaness, transportation, high-tech, cost of living, infrastructure and maintenance, etc. The only advantage of New York, for now, is the Wall Street, perhaps.
wall street is for the ultra rich with legal corruption, not for the common people, nothing to be proud of.
Hope you guys come back one day to explore more in Shanghai!
Most especially summer and autumn periods.
Thank you, I hope to come back one day! 😄
Completely beyond expectations, the first time you arrived in a foreign country, you performed very easily and enjoyed it very much. I feel that China is very safe and the environment is very friendly. Thank you for your day of random recording. We look forward to exploring more places in China.
Glad you are pleasantly surprised being in Shanghai, you should do a full visa journey around China, it will be an amazing adventure, visit Avatar Mountain, Hangzhou West Lake, Qingdao, Xian, Chengdu the capital city of Panda, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, etc
People from the west haven’t realized they have been brainwashed by anti China propaganda even they live in China for years because they keep watch English news during their live China
I like the title Chengdu the Capital city of Pandas, maybe the Chengdu Tourism Administration should consider brand Sichuan as Republic of Pandas and Chengdu the Capital of Repblic of Pandas ;)
@@SamMcNeill-q6w that might sell it more!
One day I hope to come back and explore more of the country 😄
广西没资格上榜吗？
You guys need to do some preparation before go to China. Download some APPs that work in China. That is the minimum thing to do. That would make your trip to China a lot more enjoyable and hassle free.
Our family is going there in two weeks, can’t wait.
Enjoy your trip!
欢迎
Amazing...
Thank you so muchfrom heart. What an awesome video！ Truly amazing！
Thank you for your nice comment 😊
I will love to visit Shanghai soon😃 it’s very beautiful
Welcome to Shanghai!
The surroundings cities and areas around Shanghai are all very nice, more abundant with culture, nature, history, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Etc. Too bad most foreigners only know Shanghai.
I'd love to return and explore more of China in the future!
@@realvoluntaryexile很多探索之后，生活，工作，生意等，
nothing could match those real time zombies across America
' What happened to this Neighborhood? '
' I've never seen anything like it': Inside the center of the tranq drug crisis '
' Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Ave Documentary, October 25-26 2023 ' - youtube
That M Stand right next Maserati you guys walked passed around 10:30 is also a great coffee place.
China is the future 🇨🇳☝️💪
Those dumplings go with vinegar, not soy sauce. And they are delicious 😊
just came back from Shanghai after spending 6 days there....already miss it. too bad, it doesn't look like you guys actually got to see the rea cool parts of Shanghai besides the Bund. :/
It was cold, we were tired, and only had one day, so unfortunately we had to decide what to go for! I'm sure there is a lot more to see!
Nice Video Guys!
Shanghai has been quickly changing for the better. Especially along the Huangpu river
true , Shanghai skyline is beautiful, dont compare with NY, and for safety dont even think of NY compare to Shanghai , glad you guys see it for yourselves , btw Shanghai is that lit up (at night) when i was there 7-8 years ago..... BTW did you even see any homeless folks in Shanghai?
One or two we suspected to be homeless, but nothing compared to where we're from!
welcome to Shanghai. i very enjoy your vlog. this is a charming city
Hi guys, I visited NY back in 1994, it was the other way around. I'm living in SH now, nice video, thanks!
Hope you can get a longer visa to China and explore more of the country. The other tier 1 cities are just as clean, modern and fun as Shanghai! Enjoyed your enthusiasm to visit even with all the demonization the country from western media. Love seeing western travellers document their initial reactions to China
I hope to come back one day and see more 😄
Welcome to China. Have a nice trip
Thank you ☺️
The proper way to eat xiao long bao is the place the bao on the soup and put the entire bao into your mouth. In China, 50% the cars are electric cars. So it is quiet and clean. You will be fined if you honk for no reason. There were many foreign powers who set up banks and offices in Shanghai in the past and that is why you see many European style architecture.
Aren't colonel-style architectures the legacy of the past when the Europeans Forced china to open up after the Opium Wars?
Only one day? What a crazy journey
19 hour stopover between flights 😬
I love fresh chinese foods.
Shanghai is the city with the most cafes in the world, and you can easily find quality small cafes instead of just trying Starbucks and luckin.
Might be true, but it's a bit trickier when you don't speak (or read) Chinese 😅
A very good city
The line's for a type of fluffy pastry dessert, it's good but I don't think it's line worthy, you've made the right choice going to the soup dumplings instead. I was sitting at the exact table 3 nights ago at 48:10 where the lady was sitting, the food wasn't great, although it's definitely not a general reflection of the food standards in Shanghai, it was just tourist trap food. Again, you've made the correct choice.
Hahaha, good to know that we didn't miss anything! 😄
@@realvoluntaryexile You guys were spot on! Although what I'll also say is sometimes making the wrong choice is part of the experience, because it adds to your knowledge of the country. As long as it's not too damaging that is and you have plenty of time at hand. I'm sure you guys agree, but I just thought I'll fill in the gaps on this occasion.
Way better
cool vlog！！！
that church looks like the building in minecraft.
Comparing NY to Shanghai 😂😂😂
the Shanghainese soup dumpings are made with crab cream and pork, which is why they are so umami and flavorful.
Is great to watch ...going places where i would ...of there's a chance for me to visit in short...tq so much 🏞️💚💯
Great video, glad you liked Shanghai. Although you were in Shanghai for the first time, you seemed to know everything pretty well including how to eat soup dumplings without burning your tongues, which is incredible. This soup dumplings chain is one of the popular ones there, you won't get disappointed. The location of People's Park used to be the Racecourse during British settlement 150 years ago and there were tram tracks along Nanjing Road. Shanghai Old Town you visited is actually authentic, all these buildings are 800+ years old but were refurbished in recent years for tourism, that is the location of the old town of Shanghai where Chinese people used to live during colonial era. There were British concession, French concession, American concession and etc, there were a dozen of European countries including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Russia & Britain, and Japan and the US had had settlements in Shanghai and eventually they all merged into one except for French concession and Japanese quarter.
I want to move back to china.
I think there will be a better way from the bund to the shoreline of Suzhou riverside ^_^ the landscape will be phenomenal
The more proper way to eat the "soup dumpling" is to poke a hole of the dumpling with a chopstick, pour the soup out in the spoon, and drink it. then eat the dumplings with 1 part soy sauce/3 part vinegar & ginger slices..yummmy.🤑🤑🤑🤑
Good vibes guys 🤘🏼
why not try Hangzhou，just 1hr away from shanghai by high speed railway
Maybe next time, this time we only had less than 24 hours in China!
I thought vikings have cold resistance? it doesn't even really snow in shanghai 😅
first mistake in china, going to starbucks 🤣 but at least you found a nice local soup dumpling place 👍
this might surprise you but there are close to 100 million christians in china but most gatherings are 'house' style so grand churches are not as common. if older areas are boarded up, it's probably up for renovation or redevelopment. shanghai is the most expensive city in china so there's no room for old run down areas thus it's not really a good city to see 'historical' china. you should have taken the subway to the financial district since you had a day pass, or even hopped on a ferry since it only cost 0.25 euros per person. not bad for just a day trip 😉
the old street is going to rebuild，thats why no ppl living there
Shanghai looks deserted. Most probably folks have gone home to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Nice vid.
完了，战忽台的各位同仁！我们快要瞒不住辣！！！！！
你哪个部门的？😡名字都能叫错！！！😡😡😡🐕
你哪个部门的？😡名字都能叫错！！！😡😡😡🐕
👍👍👍
Amazing video, Shanghai is the best! China is nothing like how western propaganda depicts it lol.
Are you sure you were NOT Shanghainess last life? You know how to eat HiaoLoneBao at first try than all of us. You suck the soup with outside air to cool down the temperature of the soup. Better than our native born Shanghainess.
坐在对面的阿姨教他们的。
Who knows? 😂😂😂
The soup you had was seaweed and and egg.
这不是小笼包，这是汤包！😂小笼包是发酵面皮做的！
that's right, i'm Chinese lived in shanghai for 7 years and new york area for 8 plus years. in many ways, new york is nowhere near as fabulous as shanghai.
欢迎来上海旅行！
That is seaweed soup and that is vinegar, not soya sauce.
Surprise you did not get a jian bing for snack
What is a "jian Bing"?
@@realvoluntaryexile search this : 杂粮煎饼
@realvoluntaryexile it's pancake's Chinese name🎉
damn
shot's fired
No shots fired, simply stating the truth, everyone who's been to both knows Shanghai is wayyyyy better and it's not even CLOSE.
白天两个城市差不多，但夜晚属于上海😂
????白天两个城市差不多？别侮辱上海好吗，中国农村也没有纽约那么脏乱差破。
Structures in your video use zero metal or wood nails.
欢迎你们再次来中国
smart to look locals how to eat something you aren't familiar with.
上海的经济不如纽约，也许不如纽约繁华，但是安全干净程度 基础设施建设是绝对比纽约好的
不知道你这个繁华是怎么定义的，每次我去纽约都感觉平平无奇，街道不仅窄而且脏。每次去上海都感觉回到了大城市，有好多新鲜的先进的东西。
纽约繁华在哪？脏乱差破就是繁华？实际上中国小县城都比纽约繁华的多，纽约出了市中心就是个粪坑农村。
@@JSG-m1t 没有去过的才会觉得纽约繁华，实际上北美的城市要多恶心有多恶心要多脏乱差破有多脏乱差破，中国县城都能秒杀根本不能比。
No one should get food at the airport unless they have to
Comparing Shanghai to NYC is insulting.
Please pronounce Shanghai correctly. It's Shanghai not Shanhai
Not a big problem. As locals we call our city Zaonhae.😁
North wai tai much better view❤
There are more historical buildings in Xi'an.
来嘉兴，这种小城市拍影片吧。离上海不远。
Hopefully one day!
better New York LOL
欢迎来到中国🎉🎉🎉
Thank you 😄
yuyuan and the bund are much better at night
I am from the uk and
I am not anti China ( in fact I am Pro China) but I can’t help to think that you guys are actually paid by the Chinese Government. Because all your Videos seem to be very well organised and choreographed, you seem to “bumped “ into many cultural activities and got invited , surely it can’t be that coincidental with a lot of things . Anyhow I am not against what you guys are showing . I am just curious how come you guys always tend to be in the right place in the right time! ?
Oooooops I meant to comment on the Hutchisons video .
That makes more sense, because my video is very much not well organised or sponsored 😂
let's watch more of their content, see if they really get paid by the ccp
@@muimin那家人只不过是签约了中国公司，才安排了那么多活动。毕竟活动越多，观看的人数越多，观看的人数越多，中国公司分成越多。
@@muimin As a Chinese, I think this family signed with a Chinese agency. I prefer to see personal tours
Personal opinion: the fancy places in New York are better than those in Shanghai, the backstreets in New York are worse than those in Pyongyang.
what fancy places have you even been to Shanghai vs NYC? give me some examples, because I completely disagree.
😂😂😂😂😂nothing in nyc is better than Shanghai. Stop smoking the copium
The fancy places in Shanghai hit the ball out of the park. There is nothing in New York even close to the fancy areas of Shanghai, except perhaps for a private mansion or apartment building (Which Shanghai also have). The big difference is that in NYC the rich live surrounded by poverty, drugs, migrants suffering and crime.... while in Shanghai the whole society is well behaved, there is no drugs, the whole infrastructure is continuously evolving, transport is affordable and efficient, and we have close to zero crime, no no-go-zones and no ¨bad parts¨ of the city at any given time of the day or night. Big massive difference!
You have no idea what fancy is.
What fancy places? Fancy places in Shanghai are wayyyyy better.
actually the first coffee shop you bought coffee, there was a sign of "Xiaolongbao" on the shop. You could have coffee and soup dumpling together without walking so long
Have you been to Sydney its better
治安不好，不安全…
Sydney is only one sixth the size of Shanghai in both the population and area size wise. Its sky lines can't even match the third tier Chinese cities. How is it better than Shanghai?
@@andrewzhang985 对，那地儿只有土著和流放历史
There is no need to compare. It appears petty for someone in your position to make such claims!
A blogger (for click bait) might do so, but you, especially if you are Australian, would appear petty!
Is there another mega city outside of China as safe? Just another aspect of why Shanghai is wayyyyyyyyy better!
Nice city.
If Americano is weak, why not go double shot expresso, they don't have it on menu, ask the barista. I always do.
First time here, I like your style and immediately took a liking to your username, “Voluntary Exile”, which resonates with my current mindset. that alone makes me wanna follow your adventures.
Welcome to the channel 😄
Shanghai is more like Tokyo with more European style , NYC is more like a rich version of Bombay but more crime !
Don't compare with Japanese cities. Shanghai was the largest city in East Asia in the last century. Later, the Japanese invaded China and destroyed the entire development of China. It's shameful!
China is the future❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Shanghai reminds me of Jakarta. It is also full of modernity.
lol
Lol jakarta? Not comparable.
very cool
画质太低
祝你一辈子都活在纽约
Do you think that 24 hrs you can waste.....😮😮😮😮😮😮😮!?
You feel curious don't stop and mumbling, go nearer and see clearly or you can ask whatever 🫣.