The most dangerous thing in China is: You come back from the gym at night, and there are many barbecue places or late-night restaurant on the way back. So you'd better take a taxi to get home and don't stop.
First trip to China I just decided to wander, good and bad idea. I was always lost, that is the bad part. The good part I would point on a map where I wanted to go, people helped me purchase tickets, got me in the right bus or ferry line and on to the next stop where I was lost. Chinese people were so helpful, calm and patient with me. Love you China!
@@patrickwu6052 i would love to see their reaction to this video, becouse what they say its the oposite of what we sow in this video, and suposily they talk from experience. i just watched a video where Serpentza said a women in taiwan helped him get to the bus and that would never happen in china and yet it happened to her
@@SeaDemon25 They made these stories to attract audiences/satisfy viewers. I understand their desires of absorbing more money by showing their despises on money.
When you think Chinese people are staring at you, they mean no harm in fact. Maybe they're just curious or surprised. That's culture difference and it's hard to explain. Btw Im Chinese
Balding Drop Shipper would u like to volunteer to be the first one Bruce lee by jerry zhang ? Lmao 😂 i also can do chuck Norris according to western taste lol !
I experienced the same hospitality of the Chinese people when I was in Shanghai. I arrive around midnight in Shanghai without booking for any hotel. A group of young Chinese in the same Airport bus actually used their Apps to help to to look and book for a Budget Hotel, sent me there by Taxi, spoke to the Hotel Reception, make sure everything is OK for me, before they leave. .... I can't thank them enough, and I was touched by their kind gesture .... I hope other foreigners experience such great hospitality in China too. China is very different from what is written in the western media 😊
Thanks for sharing your experience. I will be going by myself next year. I feel better about it when I hear stories like this. Although my husband is Chinese and from Beijing, he will be joining me later in my trip, but I won't have that advantage for my first two weeks while I'm there alone. Luckily I can speak Mandarin, however, my reading needs practice! Lol 😉
Living in China for 4 years now. Well most dangerous thing about china is food 😂 i went there 4 years ago 85 kg and now i m 102 kg 😂😂 thats how dangerous food in china is. And in that case i m living in the most dangerous city the gastronomy capital of china " chengdu 😊
Let me tell you folks. When you (as foreigners) come to China, you may find sometimes people (especially with lower education level) may look like they are scared. However, the truth is they do not have any foreign language ability but they are SO~~~ concerned about it. Western people may not understand, because Chinese people seldom think in this way - "this is in my country, so you should speak Chinese rather than I'm speaking English". Instead, they show their worry and anxiety for not being able to communicate, which in your eyes may perceived as scare, but trust me many of them really wish to help indeed. Anyway welcome to Nanjing, my dearest home city!
Exactly, they don’t seem scared to me. Also, Crystal was asked of her name, and she told her her name, yet, instead of just making an effort to call her by her name, Poppy said “English” please... are we only allowed to have an English name? Should we require all expects to only use their Chinese name here? That just sounded odd to me.
I'm from Los Angeles. Every time someone warns me about a "dangerous" area of Shenzhen or Hong Kong I just can't help but laugh. America is seriously so much more dangerous than most places in Asia.
Well, there are always “dangerous” areas in every city with population over million people.😂 With 1% bad apples, there are over 1000 people already. Just stay on main streets and don’t take shortcuts at night.
Well, I don't have the statistic for it. However, I was just saying, as long as there is a relatively large population in any cities in the world, there will be certain "dangerous areas" within the cities.
My biggest concern is that the streets in China are loaded with food everywhere, and they are delicious, fresh and cheap. Weight control is a lifetime challenge. It's not a safe place for anyone who works to stay in shape.
I came here 4 months ago, and I found something different from what Media back home showed us, I found that China is really Beautiful, people can have a looooot of fun, the youth are so trendy and fashionable! It's AMAZING
Glad you like china, now you will see how we love our country and our culture. Western media won't show you China's prosperity, safety and beauty. They would only tell you that we're under high pression and all brainwashed :)
Compared to 20-30 years ago, the living standard and overall infrastructure of China have improved tremendously. Most Chinese people are proud of the achievement of their Government. This is a relatively safe country to live in.
Chinese Airport even the domestic once looks amazing and cities are super clean, didn't expected that. Same here I have very very hard time in finding directions too even in game, imagine that :). We should never trust mainstream media news, they will only show that benefits them and their governments, so open your eyes , dare a bit and enjoy the beautiful world just like Poppy :)
As someone who's traveled in China, let me temper that statement. The domestic airports are really nice. However, the behavior of the people flying on them can be really bad by Western standards. Of course, it's their country, and they determine what is normal. But if you are going to fly domestic in China, don't have high expectations for noise level and personal space. In fact, that sort of applies off of planes too. There's people honking in the streets constantly, people play music on speakers, there's a lot of yelling. Imagine New York, but ten times worse. Also, the planes are oftentimes really old and cramped still. There's way more demand for flights than planes available. A sign of how fast China is growing and how much more affordable flying is becoming. (If Trump starts a trade war and China starts taxing Boeing, it's going to take forever to fix this.)
I went to china for the first time as a korean-chinese and it was really safe. I went alone from England (I am 14) and no one in China robbed or anything. One of the women was helping me find the things i needed in the store and even recommened the best skincare products and female things. The products were the best and some were a little pricey but the results were amazing. I never thought that my mother's home country was soo amazing other than what people in England or elsewhere think. China in a westerners eyes: No instagram, youtube etc No fun Rude Loud What china actually is: Clean Safe Beautiful And i love how this video shows all those qualities that china has. Edit: if you are wondering, my mum is chinese and dad is korean.
@@rameesrami66 Beijing, shanghai, Shenzhen,nanjing are mordenlized and fashionable, and it is more easy for foreigners to live because they have more english guidance everywhere. However, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhangjiajie(Hunan province), Jiuzhaigou (Sichuan) are famous for their amazing natural views. And Xian, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Guangzhou are food paradise
Last Christmas, I went to Shanghai, and I arrived at night just in time to catch a non-maglev train, which was the last train available at that late at night. I took the train from 9pm to 2am, and the passengers were all low-income folk. The people sitting next to me were eating sunflower seeds and smoking and talking gruffly, and they looked like they could mess someone up in a fight. But at the same time, they did not harass me at all. One older gentleman went around periodically to collect trash, and said to us 'comrade, let me clear that trash for you.' Another younger gentleman got on his phone and started a video call with his wife and young son. A few seats over, people were sharing tea from a thermos. I realized that these people were going back home to visit their families after working in the city. To me, what I would stereotypically think to be a dangerous setting in some cities in the world was actually a wonderful display of compassion in China.
After looking at the first 2 words of your comment, I literally thought you would have written the lyrics of the song "LAST CHRISTMAS, I GAVE YOU MY HEART, THE VERY NEXT DAY, YOU GAVE IT AWAY" 😂😂😂😂
@@icelee5868 Most of the trip was on a standard train travelling from Shanghai to Nanjing. The passengers smoked by opening the windows and keeping the cigarettes near the windows so as to minimize the smoke within the train itself.
Your story about the lady helping you back to your hotel brought a tear of happiness to my eye. I think I actually saw this video twice and it got be both times.
That lady walked you back mainly because you are foreigners and alone and she cares for you...That is how Chinese "a yi" or "da ma"is, which means old ladies. They just cares for u like ur their own child, I am a Chinese female and I got helped by them many times, they just love babysitting and I love that. Welcome to China Poppy!
Comforting to know that there is no mass shooting in China or Japan. Quite unlike US, mass shooting happens everywhere. Places you think should be safe like Walmart parking lot, Vegas open air concert.
Being a Chinese, I visited Japan and I would say China still needs to learn from Japan in many aspects...I also witness China's improvement all over these years.
Been here in China for more than 6months now and It is far the most safest place ever in my entire life of traveling, ever since I came here I've never heard even a sound of a shot gun nor hear any sort of crime! not even a car accident, I also recall a day going out with my friend for a dinner and we were riding an e-bike when we got to the restaurant she forgot her iPhone on the bike and after like 5mins that’s when she realizes that she left her phone, we went to the bike and still got her phone despite being an open area that has quite a lot of movement of people, it would have been easier for anyone to take it, but it was still there so it’s that safe!
that's because we have "skynet", meaning cameras everywhere. and the cameras can come after you once it photographs your face.no matter how far you run,cameras to cameras, their sharing your face data and locate your position every second. and by the way, we don't sell guns, so, as a normal citizen, we never hear a gun shot in our entire life.
China is one of the safest countries in the world. There are some pocket pickings and scamming around, but the other violent crimes are very rare. You can literally walk around on the streets at the mid of night without worrying about your safety, which I used to do a lot after hanging out. But now in the US I definitely wouldn’t dare to do so
In the US, the pop culture here makes no attempt at hiding the fact that they CELEBRATE their violent crimes and gang life. From Hollywood to rap music, it's all gangs, drugs, mo money, mo bitches. I'm not saying all Americans are like this, but because this is what's popular in their media, many people, especially youths, will aspire to it... becuz it's COOL.
In the USA it's definitely not safe at night time in cities or rural area. However in China, omg ....night time is where a lot of the people come out to eat snacks cart, drinks (like bubble tea, shakes), and markets to buy hair clips and accessories. I LOVE it back then, but not in the USA. I always thought : why? USA is supposedly suppose to be "safer" but I just feel scared.
+Jim Kirk You talking about the Falun Gong? Pretty sure they only make up a small portion of Chinese immigration. This isn't the days of the Cultural Revolution craze. Nowadays, most come here for the purpose of expanding their family and wealth. They come to the West for better pay, buy big houses, and send goods to their relatives back home, like luxury products and powdered milk.
Oh my god... I just burst into tears... I used to live very close to this hot spring (Tangshan, if anyone interested) because of my dad's job. We are not there anymore. I have so many good memories with my parents there. There are many strawberry farms, and they sell fresh picked strawberries beside the road, best strawberries I have ever tried in my life. But the place has changed a lot and is still changing fast. The time we moved (like 4 years ago), they started to develop the area, more hot springs and hotels for tourists. Before it is very rural. I need to visit there and the hot spring when I am back in China again.
you bring back all the good memory I lived in china for 11 years I was in the same hot spring in 2013 and I can say Chinese people are very good people you could run in some bad people but mostly they are good people take care and be safe
As a Chinese citizen, I have to say, I don't think you can meet Crystal or the nice lady who paid for your bus ticket everyday, and there might be thieves among the visitors, but I believe most of us are friendly and willing to help the others out. But it's still not recommended to place your camera away or take the bus that late alone, coz we cannot make sure everyone is kind and friendly. Anyway, thanks for your video! And thanks for letting the others know the real China
I agree.. is doesn't mean China insecure. is everyone need to have a basic security mindset for precaution.. Cause there are not just local ppl around there.. :p
In China, you can shoot on the street, but in places like hot springs, it's personal. You can take pictures of yourself, but you can't take pictures of others. So the waiter gives you two choices 1. can not shoot. 2. The waiter has been following you to help ensure that no one else is photographed (considering that you are a media publicity, you can help them lay advertisements,which is already a special treatment). Of course, the main concern is that you violate other people's privacy
China is as safe as houses. Go walking by yourself at midnight. You will feel comfortable as well. Because lots of people stay late and may have fun with their friends midnight, especially in Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Good luck to your trip to China!
but maybe she has met people who go by english names. my host mother in japan at first asked me to call her Grace until we eventually lapsed into me calling her by her Japanese name because it was more comfortable, lol.
@@NaraKwonPoD I'm gonna be an English teacher. I know alot of little kids have two names. I call them what they tell me to, but it makes me sad. People should love their cultural names and force people to pronounce them!
everything?! u saw we eat everything?! Now the virus surface is from seafood market ! actually It's not so simple! otherwise why so many years Chinese No problem ,why suddenly have virus this year ?And why suddenly source only appear in Wuhan?!
Thank you all for the nice comments and feedback! If you have a moment can you please vote for me to win this video contest by clicking on this link: ceo.cancun.com/profile/poppy-popescu You can vote once per day until January 13th. Thank you!!!
Be careful eating there. You will miss the food for life. I'm actually going to the Asian market in the U.S. now, learning the recipes, and doing my best to cook their dishes. Still haven't gotten it right. I recommend traveling together, for anyone, especially women, but definitely go to China. It's a very under-rated country. The culture is amazing, most people are very friendly, and the food is cheap and delicious. Nice video by the way.
i'm a chinese for 30 years but i spent half of my life in austalia, and now i have to watch your Vlog to know all these cool spots in China, thanks poppy, love your video.
Steven Even I lived in Australia too and I love to see how many good changes taking place in China now. It just makes me so proud of my country and I wish more people can see it.
In 1990, I visited USA first time for business travel, and I used to get lost somewhere in San Jose. I saw a big building nearby with logo of Dataquest, I entered into the building and asked a lady in reception how to get back to my hotel. The lady offered to drive me back, and after she understood I had my own rented car, she made a detailed map for me. Amazing experience !
people really should come to China themselves and judge instead of trusting what local media tells for media is usually the tools of government , usually truth comes from what you really experience
Very happy to hear your story. Glad you had a great experience in Nanjing and had help from a kind lady. As someone like yourself from another country and far from your home, Chinese people probably are more inclined to offer their help. That is just the nature of most Chinese people, and probably many many people in other parts of the world too. Your video brought back some really good memories. I have had quite a few of that type of experiences in America. A little over 30 years ago, a group of us foreign students went to visit Los Angles during a summer. Even though we spoke enough English, we still managed to get lost a couple of times while visiting the downtown areas. Each time people of LA stopped by and asked us if we needed help. One time at night a gentleman rode his motorcycle for a hour to lead our car back to the hotel where we were staying (no GPS then). People were really nice and kind!!! To this day, I am still very grateful to those kind people who helped us!
Dear Poppy: we recently watched the video about you leaving Bali. My wife and I are going to China for a month in October. We want to say that we love you and that you are beautiful. Your videos are of very high TH-cam quality and have been very helpful to us. We continue to follow wheresPoppy for fun. You are terrific and great, keep up the good work!! Olena and Dave
I am Malaysian Chinese, and we learn moral of 路不拾遗 in 2nd year in primary school. And Chinese subject taught us tons of “chengyu”, which means idiomatic words that only allowed 4 chinese characters in a word to describe moral story. Just sharing this because you left your camera or stuff on the busy place, but no body was gonna take it away. That’s the meaning of “路不拾遗”.
im fking studying at Chicago like two years. There are hundreds of gunshots and attacks happened near me. However, back to my home Shenzhen. Things like that never happened to me. Not even one
No guns, no drugs, no gangs, efficient police forces, perfect basic education. Any country will be safe to do this. This is also the most basic freedom.
Lmao this was 2 years ago China has majorly moved mire radical. Like the social score you get as a citizen, and she says the camera are good lmao it’s spying on their citizens. And you think they care about their citizens? They have “sacrificed” many cities probably killing thousands and more to come to sacrifice the “tier one cities” like Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan unlike some of the 2nd tier cities up stream.
@Uncle Wang Safe if you see nothing, talking nothing when it comes to #中共 #CCP misbehaving. If Dr #LiWenliang # 李文亮 is voicing his concern on #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 spreading in #Taiwan, do you think he will hit by “keep your mouth shut” warning by #中共 #CCP law. Subsequently, resulting loss of lives around the world including his own. #ChenQiushi #陈秋实 @chenqiushi404 also disappeared for reporting the #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 That's communism, same as old Soviet Union.
Thank you Poppy for sharing this with us. I am touched when I am browsing the comments section. I am glad that people from outside China are defending China by sharing their own living and traveling experience there. I hope there is more positive energy like you to help reduce people's stereotype partly built up by the media. Thanks again.
After watching so many videos of foreigners discussing this question, I already knew the answer before clicking this video. But I still loved your fun experiment whilst having a great time. On one hand, the lady who paid your bus fare and took you all the way back to the hotel was a really nice bonus but on the other hand I kind of wished she didn't so you can feel the complete safety of travelling alone at night. A really enjoyable video topped by someone asking you for a selfie...finally! :D
People like you are just so attractive, your courage, positive energy and optimistic view about everything really influenced me, keep it that way Poppy, I hope everything the best for you.
I guess Shanghai is safer than Nanjing, I'm no offense here,Nanjing used to have some black history in 1996(I guess many people know what am talking about),even if now the huge case hasn't finished yet,especially for young ladies,you guys should really take care,that was the past.but now everywhere has cameras,I guess it is much safer than before!
In general, China is quite safe in most of its places. But still , no matter how safe a country or a place is, it won't be free of criminals. So always stay alert to the unknowns.
@Tracy L Peaceful if you see nothing, talking nothing when it comes to #中共 #CCP misbehaving. If Dr #LiWenliang # 李文亮 is voicing his concern on #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 spreading in #Taiwan, do you think he will hit by “keep your mouth shut” warning by #中共 #CCP law. Subsequently, resulting loss of lives around the world including his own. #ChenQiushi #陈秋实 @chenqiushi404 also disappeared for reporting the #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 That's communism, same as old Soviet Union.
After Serpenza, Laowhy, China Uncensored and Pretty much every Western News media ever, It was about damn time Someone finally grabbed a camera and went to China to record the truth. I was getting tired of my country being media's punching bag.
HeadQuarter Gaming dear, Am sorry the truth is chinese people are rude!! And everybody knows this its rare to find nice polite people 0.5% in all china!
Wenbo Zhan you are DEFINITELY 100% WORNG ,,, not to mention you only respect who is from THE US or equal,, if black ops hell for me I am in china and not black but the worst experience in my whole life
Zeyad Zodako I am Chinese and most of us is gentle to foreigners. A foreigner will be rare to meet a rude Chinese. But normally we will be rude to some foreigners if they are rude or their behavior is bad. Show some respect to others you will get the same
Serpenza and Laowhy are positive about China. I got interested in China because of them. But they also show the bad sides or if something bad happens they will tell you. Every Chinese I speak to knows China has issues (like any other country, especially large countries). I like how they are honest and show both sides. Only the clickbait titles I dont like.
Well. I find a funny comment from a Chinese. I try to translate it.“the most dangerous thing for me to wander on Chinese street is I pass a market of lots of street food after I have already done my excise in gym at midnight. ”Ok.If there any grammar mistake please tell me how to say. Thanks
It's just a joke,It means that when you come out of the gym, you can't help eating food, so the exercise you do is wasted.So people who lose weight will be "afraid" to pass the food street.
On my first night in nanjing of university life, i lost my self in gulou roundabout, i asked a local lady for direction, she eventually take me to where i want to find. I am so impressed so warm hearted when ever i thought aboutthis in my whole life.
Love China, so nice and so safe!!! The only time I was scared was when I was walking with a friend in the street around 3 am, and met a group of dogs with no other people around. And I also like the cameras on the street. They do make me feel safe.
You can talk about politics.But the Chinese are not very interested in politics.They pay more attention to life.They hate people saying they have no freedom,They think this is a Westerner’s prejudice.
Gerrarl Nandis we do. Or at least I do. Politics at the end of the day is about life. Putting on dramas and hyping up slogans only make them sound or look like they’re doing something, so that they can claim they’ve done it, or they achieve certain further agendas. Call me prejudiced, I’m not saying that anyone who goes in front of a camera and make speeches are like that, they could be promoting something really beneficial, what I’m saying, is that if someone is doing so so much of that, then when do they really go and do actual things which do make a difference? That’s why we don’t hype up and follow those people who’s only louder but not more helpful. Which might be mistaken as we don’t care, or it’s a forbidden subject. We’re only calmer about this, because we care more about the actual “doings”. And also, some of you who don’t speak Chinese much might not even realize we do talk about it. And we don’t usually start a conversation about it with expacts or really anyone who were not super close with. Because many of the policies or things we talk about, you won’t be able to relate because they don’t concern you. So yeah, just because you don’t hear it, doesn’t mean we don’t talk about it, or were not allowed.
China is definitely safer than Europe, I grew up in China never being stolen while after one and a half year living in Europe, I already got my wallet and phone stolen, in train station and a makeup store(really?) respectively. Besides, there are always some drunk people in the streets in Europe trying to flirt with you if you are a young pretty female, it really freaked me out sometimes :/
I was in Italy for a week in 2014. We took all the precautions, otherwise we would have lost money every day. We ran into incidents several times where we noticed some lady was trying to steal but we stared at her and she ran away. We did get cheated a few euros two three times in the train station, where we were not paying attention. A bit hard to guard every penny. Other times each strong man guard every ticket vending machine so you have to pay them to get ticket. We have two big sons so these guys sweared at us instead of attacking us.
@@443tify so ignorant, I'm Han Chinese and we have many minority ethnic groups that are of Muslim faith. Muslim is the third biggest religion in China behind Buddhism and Taoism, and have been for thousands of years. ignorant about Muslim and ignorant about China.
@@lovelion2001 He means the Africans... The minorities in china are Chinese for far more time than those african immigrants in Europe ☺. That's a difference.
One of my college friend in the UK genuinely thought that her native country (Somalia) was ahead of time compare to China and she was stunned when I showed her photos of Shanghai. I never forget the reaction on her face. At the time, I did not think she was being horrible but after it made me realize that a lot of people are so brainwashed by the portrayal of what or how China should be and look like in their mind.
@DT Morris 600 million Chinese are making RMB1K per month. If Dr #LiWenliang # 李文亮 is voicing his concern on #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 spreading in #Taiwan, do you think he will hit by “keep your mouth shut” warning by #中共 #CCP law. Subsequently, resulting loss of lives around the world including his own. #ChenQiushi #陈秋实 @chenqiushi404 also disappeared for reporting the #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 That's communism, same as old Soviet Union.
@@jasons983 You only see 60 million, but you don't know that these people are old people and children who don't work. You can see how stupid you are. You only look at the surface and never think by yourself.
You are just a China fake internet account WUMAO ; stupid channel bribed and financed by Red china; of course it is relatively safe in metro areas within big cities of china. just wait till u go to other lesser tier cities and not town/cities regions.
Another excellent and enjoyable video. And, yes, on a comparative basis China is clearly one of the safest countries in the world. And the reason is NOT that they don't have guns, as some people believe. That's nonsense! A criminal doesn't need a gun to commit a crime. It's 'cause it's a 'family' country, more so than many other countries - a family, community atmosphere. It's all around you if you open your eyes. Families everywhere, children and especially the elderly, communal exercising, and even in the restaurants you share tables with complete strangers (something some westerners don't like). It's in these small communal settings that civility exits...and I suspect that the woman who went out of her way to help Poppy probably practices it herself... Great job, Poppy! And your 'Where's Poppy' bit is a great gimmick! Keep it! And if you ever find 'Waldo' I hope you let us know...!
Woon Fa Seng this is bs.All of this video is made up. There is no such city called Nanjing even. Rapists, stalkers and any other kind of criminals are all over the place at night. Gunshots are the most disturbing thing. (滑稽
Love your video~I know, it’s ironic. I’ve lived in US for four years and UK for two year. Every time I asked locals whether they’ve thought about visiting China, they said “I’d love to, but I’m not sure if it’s a good choice for traveling safely” and they’ve never been there before. All they tell you is “I watched from news all the time......” Honestly I feel somehow pathetic because they always think they are so-called “open-minded”, but after all, all they know are coming from news, not the actual experience.......and they think they live in the “GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD” although they’ve never ever been to any other countries......some people need to face the reality, just saying
I enjoyed watching your video, and I have a similar experience in Shanghai whereby I met a group of young Chinese who helped me to find Hotel with available room, and then send me all the way there by Taxi and paid for the Taxi trip ... I was really touched by the assistance given to me, a foreigner who just arrived in a foreign city in the middle of the night 😊
13:20 I'm telling you, THIS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU, THIS SURELY WILL... VERY VERY OFTEN ! I did my masters in Beijing and it happens when you are a foreigner and you need help - people really love to help you till the end.
Travelling solo throughout the country as a male for 2 months, and having travelled in 30 countries, I would say China is very safe, even more than Europe or the USA. Doubly so as a visitor because the government is not at all happy about international incidents. Biggest hazzard is probably the traffic.
*record scratch *freeze frame dajia hao my name is xiao ru i was chillin at work and one day there's this laowai came in and suddenly i am a videographer
Congratulations!! You are a PROFESSIONAL video maker! The sound, the content, the edition, the light, the pace, the photography... everything is top quality!
Nice video! I am from Beijing. I would say China is one of the safest countries as I used to go out with friends at night and come home after mid-night, and nothing happened to me. I went to Beijing and Shanghai with my coworker from the US and they were surprised how safe China is. However, you have to use common sense in any place to avoid troubles. Oh also there are thieves so you have to hide valuables or they might get stolen.
Wow, you went to NANJING! Poppy, I was there in November for five days, but not alone. My wife and I went everywhere except those hot springs. I think I even ate at the place you showed at Fuzimiao! Nanjing is an historic and lesser known city with beautiful sites and great museums. Underrated tourist destination, for sure. Like a mini-Beijing!
I love the story you add in at the end about the super kind and thoughtful lady who went all the way back to your hotel with you from the hot springs! She was so sweet enough to even pay for you and just make sure that you safely got to your hotel! so kind. I also live in china!
Damn! Now I wanna go to those hot springs :D In my opinion China is pretty safe. When I visited a couple years ago I never felt like anyone meant me any harm...as you said...sometimes they were actuallly a lil too keen on helping^^
Wow this was a good idea! I was mostly alone on my first trip to China last year (Guangdong) but I mostly stuck to the cities - definitely going to try some more adventuring when I go back this yr! 加油！
Wasserrübenvergilbungsvirus agree with you. It’s just like that, an American who come to China was asked if she has a Chinese name, after she said her englisch name.
Who cares about safety? Go to Colorado, get drunk shoot some legal AR 15s and AK 47s, smoke legal weed and rock climb. Murricccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!
There are pickpockets everywhere, and of course it's wise to watch out for your personal safety. However, I felt so much safer as a woman travelling alone in China than I have anywhere else in the world. I'd really recommend the country for solo travellers, it's magic.
i‘ve seen a guy carrying a kitchen knife robbing money near an ATM in China. What happened next was a couple of dudes (including myself) fighting with that poor robber and taking his knife away. we tied him up with a skipping rope on a handrail and called the police... i think it took all of us 1 min taking that poor thing down...
I am Chinese living in Nanjing.It's really safe like every country. As long as you dont go out too late alone at night.because I think everyplace at night is not enough safe for alone person.Beijing,Shanghai,Shenzhen Chengdu and Chongqing are also nice cities. There are so many nice food in these cities.Hope everybody like China~ Welcome to our country！
Hahahahaha, it is really funny when you took picture with that man and you wanted him taste your ‘Sugar Hawhorn’. in China it is impolite to taste a stranger’s food, so he refuse you politely 😆
Leaving stuff in crowded area is not always safe all over the world, they do get stolen in China or in America. other things are pretty objective, no place is safer than China, especially for foreigners, maybe Japan can be on the list, but their social norm are not so concerned about others, while Chinese tend to help u all the way to the end if you are nice and seems needed some help. and the pool thing you have to understand that some female go and film other naked and sell those videos online, so they have to send someone follow u, sorry for the inconvenience, and enjoy ur trip in China
nice, i got the same experience with being helped out by a woman in turkey..it's amazing how kind and thoughtful people can be, thanks for your china videos, i'm considering moving there for one year- oh and I just realized u are half romanian :)) im romanian :)
haha indeed- but it happens a lot more in the East I noticed, also in the West, but in the East people actually want to make sure you reach the final destination, the door to safety, they don't manage time or don't see time the way time is perceived in the west like time=money, i'm always happy to be in the east honestly, I hope you have a great week ahead!! take care of yourself
I love the way "Crystal" took the time to accompany you and assist with the filming. I'm sure this enhanced your experience. I've only had good experiences with the people here in China.
In china currently and I totally agree with you. People here really make u feel special. I'm here for business and the 1 guy choice to drive and pay for my food the whole week I'm here.. Love this place
The young / urban China Chinese are super friendly and helpful. Went Shenzhen 2years ago, a young man led us to our destination, about 15 mins walk. Impressed.
trust me, Nanjing is perfectly safe. there were so many times I got really drunk in a club and took a taxi home at 3:00 am. But i dont feel safe doing that in downtown Toronto
The most 'dangerous' thing might be when you return back home at midnight, you walk across a street with foods from the beginning to the end of the street. And you can't stop eating😁
Thank you for making this great video. It is such a great thing to see that an increasing number of people pay more attention to China. and you did a great job of introducing China to every one. Hope you enjoy ur stay in China. BTW, i am also from Shenzhen.
the most dangerous thing is that you will meet many food store on street when you walk on street alone ,because ,you have risk eat toomuch and be round.
Thank you for this video. I really got a bit emotional about the lady and the bus ticket part. That's how Chineses deeply are, we want peace, safety and independence for everyone
In the West, in the evening you see a group of youths huddled around, you might think there's a drug deal going on. In China, it's usually people watching guys playing chess or cards.
As a Chinese, I so appreciate this video, because you let more people can understand my country. Let me explain why some Chinese stare you and without face language sometimes in China, because most of Chinese can't speak English fluently and well. But if you can say some simple words, they will be very nice and try to do their best to help you. Chinese are so friendly and warm. So, welcome to China and enjoy your trip.
I told my Aussie friends that China is safer than Australia, and nobody believe me. Its not just happens one time. Consider I live in both Australia and China, but they have never been to China, they should've believe me. But they just can't accept the truth. One local said: no I watched the news report....... Seriously some cities like Sydney and Melbourne is not that safe. Maybe safer than Europe which I have also lived in. But can compare with Chinese cities.
徐凌 they just believe what they would like to believe, not the truth. China is already the second lagest economy in the world. I have no ides where they've got the confidence, assuming China is really worse than their countries?
It's because they don't know otherwise. It's all the same in China as well - media outlets and what the public believes is just as biased as any other country in the world, and popularly held beliefs don't always reflect the truth. It's the same in every country.
Aries Xie it depends, in some areas China is better such as technology, innovation, infrastructure etc, in some other areas still need to work on such as environment, average living standards country wise.
Well, my brother lost his handphone in a driver‘s car and the guy told my brother can’t find it at all, that time we were at Beijing in 2012. I know many peoples critic on president Xi, but he actually did a lot more, even not allow the nation waste the food in restaurant so call finish the plate movement. I remembered there is a case happened in Foshan, Guangzhou about no one stop and rescues an abandoned girl, and this case raise a huge anger amongst Chinese society (not only in China, but also hugely discussed in many others society on asking what’s going on to this country, and many of us are so sad that human became like this) But I could see Chinese became more warm and friendly after Xi became president. He changed the livelihood of China.
The most dangerous thing in China is:
You come back from the gym at night, and there are many barbecue places or late-night restaurant on the way back. So you'd better take a taxi to get home and don't stop.
because they always make you fat ?
@@ryanwong9426 exactly😂😂😂
NOOO WAY! HAHAHAHHAHAHAH! loved this comment
So true lol
Damnit, I just came back from mainland and fell into that trap. Way too much food everywhere and so affordable!!! Need to be on high alert next time!
对于我来说在国内最危险的事莫过于你晚上从健身房回来，回来的路上有一整条路夜宵店！！！！！！！！！
哈哈哈，大實話呢！
真实真实
魔鬼
我从健身房到家的路上就有一整条街的小吃。。。。
然后，我能够做到的就是，只买一小块卤牛肉或者一个酱香鸭架（T_T）争取在200大卡以下。。。
确实，上次和朋友健身完一个醉酒的过来打了我们一顿，最后我们叫了六个兄弟把对方四个人打到跪在厕所吃屎
Hi I’m an Indian . And I’ve lived in nanjing for two years. This place feels like home and is the best place in China to live .
there are a lot of outher cities in china :)
Thanks bro!!! Nanjing is my hometown, we are and we will always welcome everyone come to visit in China!!!
It seems that you should go to other cities in China.
尝试 kunming
hi，guys,you can travel to other city in China,you will find many beautiful citys.
First trip to China I just decided to wander, good and bad idea. I was always lost, that is the bad part. The good part I would point on a map where I wanted to go, people helped me purchase tickets, got me in the right bus or ferry line and on to the next stop where I was lost.
Chinese people were so helpful, calm and patient with me. Love you China!
@@patrickwu6052 i would love to see their reaction to this video, becouse what they say its the oposite of what we sow in this video, and suposily they talk from experience. i just watched a video where Serpentza said a women in taiwan helped him get to the bus and that would never happen in china and yet it happened to her
@@SeaDemon25 They made these stories to attract audiences/satisfy viewers. I understand their desires of absorbing more money by showing their despises on money.
@@十一月的嚣张丶 你理解能力那么差跑来干嘛？
@@patrickwu6052 不知道你是不是在搞反串所以我先不拔刀但是求求你别说英文因为外国人听不懂你的Chinglish🙃🙃
@@yosamutrui3413 呵呵，你看不懂的就是Chinglish。学好了再来判断。
When you think Chinese people are staring at you, they mean no harm in fact. Maybe they're just curious or surprised. That's culture difference and it's hard to explain. Btw Im Chinese
whereas if a white stares at you in western countries it's because they think you're subhuman and actually wants to kill you
In some small towns in Quebec, people there often stare at Chinese.
Balding Drop Shipper would u like to volunteer to be the first one Bruce lee by jerry zhang ? Lmao 😂 i also can do chuck Norris according to western taste lol !
现在走在街上谁鸟老外 20年前差不多
哥们儿你的名字够秀啊
I experienced the same hospitality of the Chinese people when I was in Shanghai. I arrive around midnight in Shanghai without booking for any hotel. A group of young Chinese in the same Airport bus actually used their Apps to help to to look and book for a Budget Hotel, sent me there by Taxi, spoke to the Hotel Reception, make sure everything is OK for me, before they leave. .... I can't thank them enough, and I was touched by their kind gesture .... I hope other foreigners experience such great hospitality in China too. China is very different from what is written in the western media 😊
Thanks for sharing your experience. I will be going by myself next year. I feel better about it when I hear stories like this. Although my husband is Chinese and from Beijing, he will be joining me later in my trip, but I won't have that advantage for my first two weeks while I'm there alone. Luckily I can speak Mandarin, however, my reading needs practice! Lol 😉
In China，police do not take guns. So you can imagine how safe China is.
Living in China for 4 years now. Well most dangerous thing about china is food 😂 i went there 4 years ago 85 kg and now i m 102 kg 😂😂 thats how dangerous food in china is. And in that case i m living in the most dangerous city the gastronomy capital of china " chengdu 😊
OMG, you are so doomed bro.
I miss ChengDu. So please eat my share too.
I went to Chengdu once. Love everything there. Especially their food.
i am sorry to hear that, but i can't control myself not to laugh😂
damn,I’m a Chinese living in Australia now,you make me homesick for food.
I like panda there!!!
Let me tell you folks. When you (as foreigners) come to China, you may find sometimes people (especially with lower education level) may look like they are scared. However, the truth is they do not have any foreign language ability but they are SO~~~ concerned about it. Western people may not understand, because Chinese people seldom think in this way - "this is in my country, so you should speak Chinese rather than I'm speaking English". Instead, they show their worry and anxiety for not being able to communicate, which in your eyes may perceived as scare, but trust me many of them really wish to help indeed.
Anyway welcome to Nanjing, my dearest home city!
I talk a lot of a forum and met wonderful friend from China, He says the same thing.
This is the point bro.
Exactly, they don’t seem scared to me. Also, Crystal was asked of her name, and she told her her name, yet, instead of just making an effort to call her by her name, Poppy said “English” please... are we only allowed to have an English name? Should we require all expects to only use their Chinese name here? That just sounded odd to me.
That’s exactly the truth！！！
Sun Yu Have good time in nanjing,I am from Nanjing LOL
I'm from Los Angeles. Every time someone warns me about a "dangerous" area of Shenzhen or Hong Kong I just can't help but laugh. America is seriously so much more dangerous than most places in Asia.
uscbruin213 Of course
Well, there are always “dangerous” areas in every city with population over million people.😂
With 1% bad apples, there are over 1000 people already. Just stay on main streets and don’t take shortcuts at night.
Louis Lo China is also one of the lowest crime rate countrys in the world. Welcome to China!
Well, I don't have the statistic for it. However, I was just saying, as long as there is a relatively large population in any cities in the world, there will be certain "dangerous areas" within the cities.
Louis Lo That's for sure. But honestly speaking, China is still safer than so many other countries.
My biggest concern is that the streets in China are loaded with food everywhere, and they are delicious, fresh and cheap. Weight control is a lifetime challenge. It's not a safe place for anyone who works to stay in shape.
jaja, it's true.
hahahaha,you are right!
Lol, that sums up all the reasons I would want to go there
Yes chinese have two stomachs one call day, one call night together mixing is 24 hrs called hard workers that's why street foods everywhere
@@kaoi6871 do u have two tomachs??? For all those foods
I came here 4 months ago, and I found something different from what Media back home showed us, I found that China is really Beautiful, people can have a looooot of fun, the youth are so trendy and fashionable! It's AMAZING
Hope you enjoy if, from Sichuan
Glad you like china, now you will see how we love our country and our culture. Western media won't show you China's prosperity, safety and beauty. They would only tell you that we're under high pression and all brainwashed :)
Welcome
Compared to 20-30 years ago, the living standard and overall infrastructure of China have improved tremendously. Most Chinese people are proud of the achievement of their Government. This is a relatively safe country to live in.
I know, the government did a lot to improve our safety and living standard, but western media’s keep shading them
Chinese Airport even the domestic once looks amazing and cities are super clean, didn't expected that. Same here I have very very hard time in finding directions too even in game, imagine that :).
We should never trust mainstream media news, they will only show that benefits them and their governments, so open your eyes , dare a bit and enjoy the beautiful world just like Poppy :)
Vazeer Abbas don't trust western media. They are mostly anti China propaganda
Because they are brand new.
As someone who's traveled in China, let me temper that statement. The domestic airports are really nice. However, the behavior of the people flying on them can be really bad by Western standards. Of course, it's their country, and they determine what is normal. But if you are going to fly domestic in China, don't have high expectations for noise level and personal space. In fact, that sort of applies off of planes too. There's people honking in the streets constantly, people play music on speakers, there's a lot of yelling. Imagine New York, but ten times worse. Also, the planes are oftentimes really old and cramped still. There's way more demand for flights than planes available. A sign of how fast China is growing and how much more affordable flying is becoming. (If Trump starts a trade war and China starts taxing Boeing, it's going to take forever to fix this.)
I went to china for the first time as a korean-chinese and it was really safe. I went alone from England (I am 14) and no one in China robbed or anything. One of the women was helping me find the things i needed in the store and even recommened the best skincare products and female things. The products were the best and some were a little pricey but the results were amazing.
I never thought that my mother's home country was soo amazing other than what people in England or elsewhere think.
China in a westerners eyes:
No instagram, youtube etc
No fun
Rude
Loud
What china actually is:
Clean
Safe
Beautiful
And i love how this video shows all those qualities that china has.
Edit: if you are wondering, my mum is chinese and dad is korean.
No TH-cam no Instagram but there's something called Weixin, Weibo, Youku, QQ, .... Or use VPN
I have bilibili, like youtube
因为欧美妖魔化中国和歧视中国人是客观的事实
再就是中国本身有一定的社会问题
你作为外籍人，总体也是走马观花
i would like to travel China.. can you recommend any place
@@rameesrami66 Beijing, shanghai, Shenzhen,nanjing are mordenlized and fashionable, and it is more easy for foreigners to live because they have more english guidance everywhere. However, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhangjiajie(Hunan province), Jiuzhaigou (Sichuan) are famous for their amazing natural views. And Xian, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Guangzhou are food paradise
Last Christmas, I went to Shanghai, and I arrived at night just in time to catch a non-maglev train, which was the last train available at that late at night. I took the train from 9pm to 2am, and the passengers were all low-income folk. The people sitting next to me were eating sunflower seeds and smoking and talking gruffly, and they looked like they could mess someone up in a fight. But at the same time, they did not harass me at all. One older gentleman went around periodically to collect trash, and said to us 'comrade, let me clear that trash for you.' Another younger gentleman got on his phone and started a video call with his wife and young son. A few seats over, people were sharing tea from a thermos. I realized that these people were going back home to visit their families after working in the city. To me, what I would stereotypically think to be a dangerous setting in some cities in the world was actually a wonderful display of compassion in China.
China indeed is very safe . People are kind really
After looking at the first 2 words of your comment, I literally thought you would have written the lyrics of the song "LAST CHRISTMAS, I GAVE YOU MY HEART, THE VERY NEXT DAY, YOU GAVE IT AWAY"
😂😂😂😂
@@ukisbeggar8462 so funny
smoking in teh subway in shanghai???
@@icelee5868 Most of the trip was on a standard train travelling from Shanghai to Nanjing. The passengers smoked by opening the windows and keeping the cigarettes near the windows so as to minimize the smoke within the train itself.
Your story about the lady helping you back to your hotel brought a tear of happiness to my eye. I think I actually saw this video twice and it got be both times.
That lady walked you back mainly because you are foreigners and alone and she cares for you...That is how Chinese "a yi" or "da ma"is, which means old ladies. They just cares for u like ur their own child, I am a Chinese female and I got helped by them many times, they just love babysitting and I love that. Welcome to China Poppy!
Georgina Tang Chinese da ma are the best.. miss my mum already
chinese people really honest and friendly. .. we LOVE our country
友善我赞同，诚实嘛？看人。
Tashi Delek Tibet Travellers are you sure ? lol
larry okay, I believe in democracy.
Tenzin Tsundue that s a word reminding me of terror**m nowadays
Poppy I still believe that China and Japan are right up there as the safest countries in the world for travellers 👍👍
Comforting to know that there is no mass shooting in China or Japan. Quite unlike US, mass shooting happens everywhere. Places you think should be safe like Walmart parking lot, Vegas open air concert.
Being a Chinese, I visited Japan and I would say China still needs to learn from Japan in many aspects...I also witness China's improvement all over these years.
Also Singapore, I went there on my own when I was 16, super safe, clean and friendly.
catshelley yes, China still has many issues it can improve in but it has done wonderfully well for such a short amount of time!
As Chinese I like Japan very much
So happy to hear positive and honest comment about China.
Been here in China for more than 6months now and It is far the most safest place ever in my entire life of traveling, ever since I came here I've never heard even a sound of a shot gun nor hear any sort of crime! not even a car accident, I also recall a day going out with my friend for a dinner and we were riding an e-bike when we got to the restaurant she forgot her iPhone on the bike and after like 5mins that’s when she realizes that she left her phone, we went to the bike and still got her phone despite being an open area that has quite a lot of movement of people, it would have been easier for anyone to take it, but it was still there so it’s that safe!
Wow... That's so great. That's the world I wanna live in.
哈哈
There are pickpockets everywhere. It’s just a question of how much probability.
that's because we have "skynet", meaning cameras everywhere. and the cameras can come after you once it photographs your face.no matter how far you run,cameras to cameras, their sharing your face data and locate your position every second. and by the way, we don't sell guns, so, as a normal citizen, we never hear a gun shot in our entire life.
@@华夏蒲公英 I have not seen any pickpockets in ten years in Beijing.
China is one of the safest countries in the world. There are some pocket pickings and scamming around, but the other violent crimes are very rare. You can literally walk around on the streets at the mid of night without worrying about your safety, which I used to do a lot after hanging out. But now in the US I definitely wouldn’t dare to do so
100% agree with you. It’s a very safe country and people respect each other in a way that not exists in Europe
So true.
In the US, the pop culture here makes no attempt at hiding the fact that they CELEBRATE their violent crimes and gang life. From Hollywood to rap music, it's all gangs, drugs, mo money, mo bitches. I'm not saying all Americans are like this, but because this is what's popular in their media, many people, especially youths, will aspire to it... becuz it's COOL.
In the USA it's definitely not safe at night time in cities or rural area. However in China, omg ....night time is where a lot of the people come out to eat snacks cart, drinks (like bubble tea, shakes), and markets to buy hair clips and accessories. I LOVE it back then, but not in the USA. I always thought : why? USA is supposedly suppose to be "safer" but I just feel scared.
+Jim Kirk You talking about the Falun Gong? Pretty sure they only make up a small portion of Chinese immigration. This isn't the days of the Cultural Revolution craze. Nowadays, most come here for the purpose of expanding their family and wealth. They come to the West for better pay, buy big houses, and send goods to their relatives back home, like luxury products and powdered milk.
Oh my god... I just burst into tears... I used to live very close to this hot spring (Tangshan, if anyone interested) because of my dad's job. We are not there anymore. I have so many good memories with my parents there. There are many strawberry farms, and they sell fresh picked strawberries beside the road, best strawberries I have ever tried in my life. But the place has changed a lot and is still changing fast. The time we moved (like 4 years ago), they started to develop the area, more hot springs and hotels for tourists. Before it is very rural. I need to visit there and the hot spring when I am back in China again.
Emily Gu I come from Tangshan haha, but I live in Beijing ,Tangshan is a good city, but I don’t like the ppl here, 😑😑😑they’re not friendly
Emily Gu yes China strawberry totally different flavors, much better than the GMO products in the USA
Welcome back.
I am Chinese and currently live in Tangshan. Tangshan has a bad environment! Southern cities are more suitable for travel and living
I lived in Shanghai for 2.5 years. They are some of the friendliest people.
thanks for your praising a lot~~~As a Chinese,it's my honor to see kind comments like these words indeeeeeed:)
f0t0b0y thanks
感谢😁
I’m from Shanghai😊😊
SO,now what about your chinese level?你的中文学的怎么样了？
you bring back all the good memory I lived in china for 11 years I was in the same hot spring in 2013 and I can say Chinese people are very good people you could run in some bad people but mostly they are good people take care and be safe
As a Chinese citizen, I have to say, I don't think you can meet Crystal or the nice lady who paid for your bus ticket everyday, and there might be thieves among the visitors, but I believe most of us are friendly and willing to help the others out. But it's still not recommended to place your camera away or take the bus that late alone, coz we cannot make sure everyone is kind and friendly. Anyway, thanks for your video! And thanks for letting the others know the real China
老外就算遇到小偷，警察也会第一时间破案的，毕竟一等洋人。我们五等汉，呵呵，永远不要指望那帮警察能帮你把丢的手机或者钱找回来。
selune shar 等你被偷块手机，警察让你回去等消息等到天荒地老还是没消息的时候，你就有体会了，别问我怎么知道的…
I agree.. is doesn't mean China insecure. is everyone need to have a basic security mindset for precaution.. Cause there are not just local ppl around there.. :p
+selune shar 这人根本就没懂你在说什么。。。
我是觉得，也有很多外国人丢手机没找回来的例子，但媒体肯定不报道了~不过中国人自古好客，加上某种程度上在外国人面前确实不够自信，肯定会有对外国人更好的警察，不过也是具体看个人了，不能代表整体啊
In China, you can shoot on the street, but in places like hot springs, it's personal. You can take pictures of yourself, but you can't take pictures of others. So the waiter gives you two choices
1. can not shoot. 2. The waiter has been following you to help ensure that no one else is photographed (considering that you
are a media publicity, you can help them lay advertisements,which is already a special treatment). Of course, the main concern is that you violate other people's privacy
China is as safe as houses. Go walking by yourself at midnight. You will feel comfortable as well. Because lots of people stay late and may have fun with their friends midnight, especially in Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Good luck to your trip to China!
I don't like the idea of asking people their english name...I prefer we learn people's REAL name
S T Agree
it was cringy
but maybe she has met people who go by english names. my host mother in japan at first asked me to call her Grace until we eventually lapsed into me calling her by her Japanese name because it was more comfortable, lol.
@@NaraKwonPoD I'm gonna be an English teacher. I know alot of little kids have two names. I call them what they tell me to, but it makes me sad. People should love their cultural names and force people to pronounce them!
@@st.6959 I agree! Or if it's that hard to pronounce, at least a nickname of the actual name.
Chinese people are so lovely!
Yeah lovely/ friendly, but most are shy, don't know how to express themselves, like me, especially before a camera.
嘻嘻(#^.^#)
Thanks😍
Eline Raukema u r right
谢谢 朋友
we Chinese don't like drugs and guns, we like eating and make delicious food😄
haha true
That's why the most dangerous thing is the food places on the way home...... They always delay my time going home.
that's true
What about eating everything you see?
everything?! u saw we eat everything?! Now the virus surface is from seafood market ! actually It's not so simple! otherwise why so many years Chinese No problem ,why suddenly have virus this year ?And why suddenly source only appear in Wuhan?!
Thank you all for the nice comments and feedback! If you have a moment can you please vote for me to win this video contest by clicking on this link: ceo.cancun.com/profile/poppy-popescu
You can vote once per day until January 13th. Thank you!!!
@Where's Poppy some TH-camrs stole your videos th-cam.com/video/x5R2xj0c_1o/w-d-xo.html
More & More
i badly got a crush on u
I voted for Poppy. She makes terrific videos. Let's all vote for her.
for a second reading the thumbnail i thought u said how safe is the food in china really? lol
Be careful eating there. You will miss the food for life. I'm actually going to the Asian market in the U.S. now, learning the recipes, and doing my best to cook their dishes. Still haven't gotten it right. I recommend traveling together, for anyone, especially women, but definitely go to China. It's a very under-rated country. The culture is amazing, most people are very friendly, and the food is cheap and delicious. Nice video by the way.
Soooo right! We students studying in foreign countries miss our food sooo much.
i'm a chinese for 30 years but i spent half of my life in austalia, and now i have to watch your Vlog to know all these cool spots in China, thanks poppy, love your video.
Steven Even I lived in Australia too and I love to see how many good changes taking place in China now. It just makes me so proud of my country and I wish more people can see it.
im from china and living in syd too
Reverse culture shock, is not only reserved for native English speakers.
if you have money ,you will safe in china.
Shanghai vs Chatswood
In 1990, I visited USA first time for business travel, and I used to get lost somewhere in San Jose. I saw a big building nearby with logo of Dataquest, I entered into the building and asked a lady in reception how to get back to my hotel. The lady offered to drive me back, and after she understood I had my own rented car, she made a detailed map for me. Amazing experience !
I hope more and more people come to china by themselves， don't judge us just by imagination😅
说的没错，没毛病
Not imagination. Its anglo west media and not just news.
people really should come to China themselves and judge instead of trusting what local media tells for media is usually the tools of government , usually truth comes from what you really experience
or lame mainstream media.
Very happy to hear your story. Glad you had a great experience in Nanjing and had help from a kind lady. As someone like yourself from another country and far from your home, Chinese people probably are more inclined to offer their help. That is just the nature of most Chinese people, and probably many many people in other parts of the world too.
Your video brought back some really good memories. I have had quite a few of that type of experiences in America. A little over 30 years ago, a group of us foreign students went to visit Los Angles during a summer. Even though we spoke enough English, we still managed to get lost a couple of times while visiting the downtown areas. Each time people of LA stopped by and asked us if we needed help. One time at night a gentleman rode his motorcycle for a hour to lead our car back to the hotel where we were staying (no GPS then). People were really nice and kind!!! To this day, I am still very grateful to those kind people who helped us!
Dear Poppy:
we recently watched the video about you leaving Bali. My wife and I are going to China for a month in October. We want to say that we love you and that you are beautiful. Your videos are of very high TH-cam quality and have been very helpful to us. We continue to follow wheresPoppy for fun.
You are terrific and great, keep up the good work!!
Olena and Dave
I am Malaysian Chinese, and we learn moral of 路不拾遗 in 2nd year in primary school. And Chinese subject taught us tons of “chengyu”, which means idiomatic words that only allowed 4 chinese characters in a word to describe moral story.
Just sharing this because you left your camera or stuff on the busy place, but no body was gonna take it away. That’s the meaning of “路不拾遗”.
im fking studying at Chicago like two years. There are hundreds of gunshots and attacks happened near me. However, back to my home Shenzhen. Things like that never happened to me. Not even one
Bro I love China from India... USA is dangerous as hell...
UK is also dangerous
In china we dont have gun so It dificult to have gunshot
Murica 🇺🇲
Ruihai Zhang 伊拉克都比芝加哥安全--川普
Even Iraq is safer than Chicago--Donald Trump
No guns, no drugs, no gangs, efficient police forces, perfect basic education. Any country will be safe to do this. This is also the most basic freedom.
erm.. there's gangsters actually.. but gangsters who does good things...
@@covid-19madeinamerica46 lol your name
You don’t have guns so the government can completely control you
Lmao this was 2 years ago China has majorly moved mire radical. Like the social score you get as a citizen, and she says the camera are good lmao it’s spying on their citizens. And you think they care about their citizens? They have “sacrificed” many cities probably killing thousands and more to come to sacrifice the “tier one cities” like Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan unlike some of the 2nd tier cities up stream.
@Uncle Wang
Safe if you see nothing, talking nothing when it comes to #中共 #CCP misbehaving.
If Dr #LiWenliang # 李文亮 is voicing his concern on #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 spreading in #Taiwan, do you think he will hit by “keep your mouth shut” warning by #中共 #CCP law. Subsequently, resulting loss of lives around the world including his own.
#ChenQiushi #陈秋实 @chenqiushi404 also disappeared for reporting the #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎
That's communism, same as old Soviet Union.
yep, China feels pretty safe.... love your vlogging style, btw!
EveryDay HoliDay Eastern Coast is very safe. The same cannot be said about other places.
Thank you Poppy for sharing this with us. I am touched when I am browsing the comments section. I am glad that people from outside China are defending China by sharing their own living and traveling experience there. I hope there is more positive energy like you to help reduce people's stereotype partly built up by the media. Thanks again.
After watching so many videos of foreigners discussing this question, I already knew the answer before clicking this video. But I still loved your fun experiment whilst having a great time. On one hand, the lady who paid your bus fare and took you all the way back to the hotel was a really nice bonus but on the other hand I kind of wished she didn't so you can feel the complete safety of travelling alone at night.
A really enjoyable video topped by someone asking you for a selfie...finally! :D
i think, the lady was not really worry about the safety, it was most like care and make sure Poppy don't get lost her way.
我就放心了看到祖国这么流氓
Yes, knowing Poppy would have been perfectly safe on her own...this showing of kindness is the better outcome.
我就放心了看到祖国这么流氓 刚想说这句话
RespectOthers i
People like you are just so attractive, your courage, positive energy and optimistic view about everything really influenced me, keep it that way Poppy, I hope everything the best for you.
China is really safe!!! Even at midnight, you(including female) could go out for a midnight snacks or sth you like ALONE.
I am a Canadian Chinese. General population here still believe that China is not a safe place. I wish oneday they will be able to watch this video!
Nanjing looks so awesome! And I love Crystal!
Great video as always Poppy, and so funny this time.
Travellight Master ball
I want to see Jordan and Poppy together in more videos. I love them both so much !!
Travellight I can vouch for Nanjing! Was there for five days in November. It’s historic and beautiful! Go there if you can!
I guess Shanghai is safer than Nanjing, I'm no offense here,Nanjing used to have some black history in 1996(I guess many people know what am talking about),even if now the huge case hasn't finished yet,especially for young ladies,you guys should really take care,that was the past.but now everywhere has cameras,I guess it is much safer than before!
In china, the city is larger, the city is safer.
0:40 China map with Taiwan province in it! Awesome!👍
and South Tibet and Aksai Qin as well
You can read the law after WW2
Hong kong also have... so u wanna wack carrie lam?
Isn't that great? We don't left our people behind. LOL
nice兄dei
In general, China is quite safe in most of its places. But still , no matter how safe a country or a place is, it won't be free of criminals. So always stay alert to the unknowns.
fancyleaf Yes, people should know this
China probably is the most peaceful country to travel for a woman.
I agree.I walked alone 2am in Shanghai but cannot walk my dogs alone after sunset here in the US.
Maybe you should consider move to China.
Singapore is also very safe and convenient for shopping. It looks more like a city of China.
@Tracy L
Peaceful if you see nothing, talking nothing when it comes to #中共 #CCP misbehaving.
If Dr #LiWenliang # 李文亮 is voicing his concern on #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 spreading in #Taiwan, do you think he will hit by “keep your mouth shut” warning by #中共 #CCP law. Subsequently, resulting loss of lives around the world including his own.
#ChenQiushi #陈秋实 @chenqiushi404 also disappeared for reporting the #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎
That's communism, same as old Soviet Union.
but still there is a lot frauds and theifs like the old fraud lady in the video you need care
After Serpenza, Laowhy, China Uncensored and Pretty much every Western News media ever, It was about damn time Someone finally grabbed a camera and went to China to record the truth. I was getting tired of my country being media's punching bag.
HeadQuarter Gaming dear, Am sorry the truth is chinese people are rude!! And everybody knows this its rare to find nice polite people 0.5% in all china!
Zeyad Zodako You are definitely wrong.
Wenbo Zhan you are DEFINITELY 100% WORNG ,,, not to mention you only respect who is from THE US or equal,, if black ops hell for me I am in china and not black but the worst experience in my whole life
Zeyad Zodako I am Chinese and most of us is gentle to foreigners. A foreigner will be rare to meet a rude Chinese. But normally we will be rude to some foreigners if they are rude or their behavior is bad. Show some respect to others you will get the same
Serpenza and Laowhy are positive about China. I got interested in China because of them. But they also show the bad sides or if something bad happens they will tell you. Every Chinese I speak to knows China has issues (like any other country, especially large countries). I like how they are honest and show both sides. Only the clickbait titles I dont like.
Well. I find a funny comment from a Chinese. I try to translate it.“the most dangerous thing for me to wander on Chinese street is I pass a market of lots of street food after I have already done my excise in gym at midnight. ”Ok.If there any grammar mistake please tell me how to say. Thanks
It's just a joke,It means that when you come out of the gym, you can't help eating food, so the exercise you do is wasted.So people who lose weight will be "afraid" to pass the food street.
”I can't eat anymore，but I wanna to eat anyway！“
Safer than most Asian countries for sure.
Amy Shi
No,India is safe ,the media is fake news
th-cam.com/video/1NjXm95TtLU/w-d-xo.html
Ken Yup yawn
If you r a female,u will choose to live in india?
Amy Shi do.not compare toindia
Well, India is not safe for woman, but it's safe for man. There are some videos about testing in India.
On my first night in nanjing of university life, i lost my self in gulou roundabout, i asked a local lady for direction, she eventually take me to where i want to find. I am so impressed so warm hearted when ever i thought aboutthis in my whole life.
Love China, so nice and so safe!!! The only time I was scared was when I was walking with a friend in the street around 3 am, and met a group of dogs with no other people around. And I also like the cameras on the street. They do make me feel safe.
I am told by people who knows China well that personal safety is very good in China. Just stay away from politics though.
Edwina Lee dude , even you talk about politics in China , no one would beat u up nor act aggressively towards u , Asian culture is peaceful
普通中国人并不喜欢谈论政治，更不感兴趣，这就是为什么我们天天跟看猴子一样看着欧美国家天天高喊皿煮自由万岁，正义罢工万岁，选举自由万岁，媒体自由万岁，共产党邪恶之类的莫名言语
You can talk about politics.But the Chinese are not very interested in politics.They pay more attention to life.They hate people saying they have no freedom,They think this is a Westerner’s prejudice.
you can talk about politics in public freely when you are not a famous one.
Gerrarl Nandis
we do. Or at least I do. Politics at the end of the day is about life. Putting on dramas and hyping up slogans only make them sound or look like they’re doing something, so that they can claim they’ve done it, or they achieve certain further agendas. Call me prejudiced, I’m not saying that anyone who goes in front of a camera and make speeches are like that, they could be promoting something really beneficial, what I’m saying, is that if someone is doing so so much of that, then when do they really go and do actual things which do make a difference? That’s why we don’t hype up and follow those people who’s only louder but not more helpful. Which might be mistaken as we don’t care, or it’s a forbidden subject. We’re only calmer about this, because we care more about the actual “doings”. And also, some of you who don’t speak Chinese much might not even realize we do talk about it. And we don’t usually start a conversation about it with expacts or really anyone who were not super close with. Because many of the policies or things we talk about, you won’t be able to relate because they don’t concern you. So yeah, just because you don’t hear it, doesn’t mean we don’t talk about it, or were not allowed.
China is definitely safer than Europe, I grew up in China never being stolen while after one and a half year living in Europe, I already got my wallet and phone stolen, in train station and a makeup store(really?) respectively. Besides, there are always some drunk people in the streets in Europe trying to flirt with you if you are a young pretty female, it really freaked me out sometimes :/
欧洲太乱了现在，在欧洲必须要有特工的觉悟，在外尤其是人多的地方每一刻都要防骗、防偷、防抢。
I was in Italy for a week in 2014. We took all the precautions, otherwise we would have lost money every day. We ran into incidents several times where we noticed some lady was trying to steal but we stared at her and she ran away. We did get cheated a few euros two three times in the train station, where we were not paying attention. A bit hard to guard every penny. Other times each strong man guard every ticket vending machine so you have to pay them to get ticket. We have two big sons so these guys sweared at us instead of attacking us.
@@443tify so ignorant, I'm Han Chinese and we have many minority ethnic groups that are of Muslim faith. Muslim is the third biggest religion in China behind Buddhism and Taoism, and have been for thousands of years. ignorant about Muslim and ignorant about China.
@@lovelion2001 He means the Africans... The minorities in china are Chinese for far more time than those african immigrants in Europe ☺. That's a difference.
Giannis Antetokounmpo ur words sounds like some chinese
One of my college friend in the UK genuinely thought that her native country (Somalia) was ahead of time compare to China and she was stunned when I showed her photos of Shanghai. I never forget the reaction on her face. At the time, I did not think she was being horrible but after it made me realize that a lot of people are so brainwashed by the portrayal of what or how China should be and look like in their mind.
@DT Morris
600 million Chinese are making RMB1K per month.
If Dr #LiWenliang # 李文亮 is voicing his concern on #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎 spreading in #Taiwan, do you think he will hit by “keep your mouth shut” warning by #中共 #CCP law. Subsequently, resulting loss of lives around the world including his own.
#ChenQiushi #陈秋实 @chenqiushi404 also disappeared for reporting the #Covid-19 #武汉肺炎
That's communism, same as old Soviet Union.
@@jasons983 You only see 60 million, but you don't know that these people are old people and children who don't work. You can see how stupid you are. You only look at the surface and never think by yourself.
China is one of the safest conutries anywhere in the world.
You are just a China fake internet account WUMAO ;
stupid channel bribed and financed by Red china; of course it is relatively safe in metro areas within big cities of china. just wait till u go to other lesser tier cities and not town/cities regions.
I was born in China now live in canada I miss China
By Camera and Mobilepay
Absolutely, its just that crazy western media that shows China and India bad.. We are safer than USA...
don't exaggerate it.
Another excellent and enjoyable video. And, yes, on a comparative basis China is clearly one of the safest countries in the world. And the reason is NOT that they don't have guns, as some people believe. That's nonsense! A criminal doesn't need a gun to commit a crime. It's 'cause it's a 'family' country, more so than many other countries - a family, community atmosphere. It's all around you if you open your eyes. Families everywhere, children and especially the elderly, communal exercising, and even in the restaurants you share tables with complete strangers (something some westerners don't like). It's in these small communal settings that civility exits...and I suspect that the woman who went out of her way to help Poppy probably practices it herself...
Great job, Poppy! And your 'Where's Poppy' bit is a great gimmick! Keep it! And if you ever find 'Waldo' I hope you let us know...!
winston kam It's Confucius tradition deep in Chinese culture.
paid PRC sponsored . how true can that be . haha
Woon Fa Seng this is bs.All of this video is made up. There is no such city called Nanjing even. Rapists, stalkers and any other kind of criminals are all over the place at night. Gunshots are the most disturbing thing. (滑稽
I agree, MrThezous...
Zhome Derzart wow，Tactical type liar
Love your video~I know, it’s ironic. I’ve lived in US for four years and UK for two year. Every time I asked locals whether they’ve thought about visiting China, they said “I’d love to, but I’m not sure if it’s a good choice for traveling safely” and they’ve never been there before. All they tell you is “I watched from news all the time......” Honestly I feel somehow pathetic because they always think they are so-called “open-minded”, but after all, all they know are coming from news, not the actual experience.......and they think they live in the “GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD” although they’ve never ever been to any other countries......some people need to face the reality, just saying
I enjoyed watching your video, and I have a similar experience in Shanghai whereby I met a group of young Chinese who helped me to find Hotel with available room, and then send me all the way there by Taxi and paid for the Taxi trip ... I was really touched by the assistance given to me, a foreigner who just arrived in a foreign city in the middle of the night 😊
LoL things like that rarely happens in the west.
13:20 I'm telling you, THIS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU, THIS SURELY WILL... VERY VERY OFTEN ! I did my masters in Beijing and it happens when you are a foreigner and you need help - people really love to help you till the end.
In Chinese we say "送佛送到西", look it up, I don't know how to translate it LOL
你说的对了
sòng fó sòng dào xī :D
Kaptain Abid - MAS :))
6666
Travelling solo throughout the country as a male for 2 months, and having travelled in 30 countries, I would say China is very safe, even more than Europe or the USA. Doubly so as a visitor because the government is not at all happy about international incidents. Biggest hazzard is probably the traffic.
"I'm Crystal now. This is my life now" Lmaooo, I cracked up at the end
Collin Abroadcast awesome bro
Round in CHINA OMG I LOVE CHINA AND I LOVE YOUR AVENTURES
*record scratch *freeze frame
dajia hao my name is xiao ru
i was chillin at work and one day there's this laowai came in
and suddenly i am a videographer
DA XIONG DI , NI DE YING YU BU CUO MA
Collin Abroadcast l
Congratulations!! You are a PROFESSIONAL video maker! The sound, the content, the edition, the light, the pace, the photography... everything is top quality!
Nice video! I am from Beijing. I would say China is one of the safest countries as I used to go out with friends at night and come home after mid-night, and nothing happened to me. I went to Beijing and Shanghai with my coworker from the US and they were surprised how safe China is. However, you have to use common sense in any place to avoid troubles. Oh also there are thieves so you have to hide valuables or they might get stolen.
In the big city, you need not to be afraid of thieves. You will see the polices in everywhere.
从小到大我就没被偷过…真的没必要强调外国人注意小偷吧…
你没被偷过不代表别人没被偷过。。。我家里人就被偷过呀，提醒一下总没错，大家出门在外都要小心嘛
in China use Baidu map APP instead of google
高德
GAODE MAP IS BETTER
And Amap(高德地图)
@@9s嘅テンチ Amap, 高德地图。
Not exactly. we use google , baidu , gaode and many others
Wow, you went to NANJING! Poppy, I was there in November for five days, but not alone. My wife and I went everywhere except those hot springs. I think I even ate at the place you showed at Fuzimiao! Nanjing is an historic and lesser known city with beautiful sites and great museums. Underrated tourist destination, for sure. Like a mini-Beijing!
Ken Goldman NANJING had been the capital city for six times in China's history.
It was the capital before 1949.
Ken Goldman in chinese "jing" means capital.Beijing means north capital and nanjing means south capital.BTW Tokyo means eastern capital
Almost the whole western world know china nothing except negative news:), but most of Chinese know at least 30 America cities
mini BeiJing!, this will trigger many NanJing ppl's anger.
I love the story you add in at the end about the super kind and thoughtful lady who went all the way back to your hotel with you from the hot springs! She was so sweet enough to even pay for you and just make sure that you safely got to your hotel! so kind. I also live in china!
Damn! Now I wanna go to those hot springs :D In my opinion China is pretty safe. When I visited a couple years ago I never felt like anyone meant me any harm...as you said...sometimes they were actuallly a lil too keen on helping^^
Wow this was a good idea! I was mostly alone on my first trip to China last year (Guangdong) but I mostly stuck to the cities - definitely going to try some more adventuring when I go back this yr!
加油！
Guangdong's my home town. Come to my place I offer you few days' free staying.
Miles Lee 谢谢啊
You must learn to pronounce Chinese name don't give them English name by force Lol
Yeah, it's really disrespectful.
Wasserrübenvergilbungsvirus agree with you. It’s just like that, an American who come to China was asked if she has a Chinese name, after she said her englisch name.
Yeah, I was gonna say... Names have significant meanings. Kind of disappointed to see that.
i feel safer traveling in china than USA or europe !! Modern
city and most of all , IT IS AFFORDABLE !!
Who cares about safety? Go to Colorado, get drunk shoot some legal AR 15s and AK 47s, smoke legal weed and rock climb. Murricccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!
There are pickpockets everywhere, and of course it's wise to watch out for your personal safety. However, I felt so much safer as a woman travelling alone in China than I have anywhere else in the world. I'd really recommend the country for solo travellers, it's magic.
i‘ve seen a guy carrying a kitchen knife robbing money near an ATM in China. What happened next was a couple of dudes (including myself) fighting with that poor robber and taking his knife away. we tied him up with a skipping rope on a handrail and called the police... i think it took all of us 1 min taking that poor thing down...
Are you kidding me？
Fake story
I am Chinese living in Nanjing.It's really safe like every country. As long as you dont go out too late alone at night.because I think everyplace at night is not enough safe for alone person.Beijing,Shanghai,Shenzhen Chengdu and Chongqing are also nice cities. There are so many nice food in these cities.Hope everybody like China~ Welcome to our country！
hlw. from Bangladesh
I like nanjing, great city!
Hahahahaha, it is really funny when you took picture with that man and you wanted him taste your ‘Sugar Hawhorn’. in China it is impolite to taste a stranger’s food, so he refuse you politely 😆
Leaving stuff in crowded area is not always safe all over the world, they do get stolen in China or in America. other things are pretty objective, no place is safer than China, especially for foreigners, maybe Japan can be on the list, but their social norm are not so concerned about others, while Chinese tend to help u all the way to the end if you are nice and seems needed some help. and the pool thing you have to understand that some female go and film other naked and sell those videos online, so they have to send someone follow u, sorry for the inconvenience, and enjoy ur trip in China
nice, i got the same experience with being helped out by a woman in turkey..it's amazing how kind and thoughtful people can be, thanks for your china videos, i'm considering moving there for one year- oh and I just realized u are half romanian :)) im romanian :)
Yay Romanians stick together! haha...and yes that's why I wanted to share this story because it is remarkable and shows the good in people
haha indeed- but it happens a lot more in the East I noticed, also in the West, but in the East people actually want to make sure you reach the final destination, the door to safety, they don't manage time or don't see time the way time is perceived in the west like time=money, i'm always happy to be in the east honestly, I hope you have a great week ahead!! take care of yourself
Crystal is pretty smart. She made up an English name right there on the spot.
I love the way "Crystal" took the time to accompany you and assist with the filming. I'm sure this enhanced your experience. I've only had good experiences with the people here in China.
In china currently and I totally agree with you. People here really make u feel special. I'm here for business and the 1 guy choice to drive and pay for my food the whole week I'm here.. Love this place
careful not to break bad into those on the news recently. respect is earned instead of given, you know.
The young / urban China Chinese are super friendly and helpful.
Went Shenzhen 2years ago, a young man led us to our destination, about 15 mins walk. Impressed.
Hospitality has been a big part of our culture for thousand of years. You’re welcome again anytime my friend.
trust me, Nanjing is perfectly safe. there were so many times I got really drunk in a club and took a taxi home at 3:00 am. But i dont feel safe doing that in downtown Toronto
Stephanie P. Yeah, that’s pretty much how your night life ends in China, 3am taxing home, not going to happen in the US
hoho u better watch out in trt bro, telling from experience.
You cant take a taxi at 3 am safely in u.s.?? Why Is that??
@@skahu78 yes you can, but u cant get drunk on the street in downtown area 3am all by urself safely take a taxi in the US.
@@xuke103 What happens if I do this? Please tell me, I am very curious.
The most 'dangerous' thing might be when you return back home at midnight, you walk across a street with foods from the beginning to the end of the street. And you can't stop eating😁
> be me
> a 实习生 in hot spring
> just started working days ago
> tasked to help this laowai
> end of the day i become crystal
inturn 实习生
太空人太空人 intern
Thank you for making this great video.
It is such a great thing to see that an increasing number of people pay more attention to China. and you did a great job of introducing China to every one.
Hope you enjoy ur stay in China. BTW, i am also from Shenzhen.
Great video
Keep up the good video
the most dangerous thing is that you will meet many food store on street when you walk on street alone ,because ,you have risk eat toomuch and be round.
"In china you risk becoming round" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m so glad you experienced such kindness in my hometown 😘
Thank you for this video. I really got a bit emotional about the lady and the bus ticket part. That's how Chineses deeply are, we want peace, safety and independence for everyone
In the West, in the evening you see a group of youths huddled around, you might think there's a drug deal going on. In China, it's usually people watching guys playing chess or cards.
As a Chinese, I so appreciate this video, because you let more people can understand my country. Let me explain why some Chinese stare you and without face language sometimes in China, because most of Chinese can't speak English fluently and well. But if you can say some simple words, they will be very nice and try to do their best to help you. Chinese are so friendly and warm. So, welcome to China and enjoy your trip.
You are such a positive person. What a breath of fresh air online.
Majority of people are very nice I’m glad you didn’t lose anything but it’s not always like that so still keep your belongings to yourself.
I told my Aussie friends that China is safer than Australia, and nobody believe me. Its not just happens one time. Consider I live in both Australia and China, but they have never been to China, they should've believe me. But they just can't accept the truth. One local said: no I watched the news report.......
Seriously some cities like Sydney and Melbourne is not that safe. Maybe safer than Europe which I have also lived in. But can compare with Chinese cities.
徐凌 they just believe what they would like to believe, not the truth. China is already the second lagest economy in the world. I have no ides where they've got the confidence, assuming China is really worse than their countries?
Aries Xie their confidence come from their news reports......
I am always glad to see foreigners to be misguided.....
It's because they don't know otherwise. It's all the same in China as well - media outlets and what the public believes is just as biased as any other country in the world, and popularly held beliefs don't always reflect the truth. It's the same in every country.
Aries Xie it depends, in some areas China is better such as technology, innovation, infrastructure etc, in some other areas still need to work on such as environment, average living standards country wise.
Well, my brother lost his handphone in a driver‘s car and the guy told my brother can’t find it at all, that time we were at Beijing in 2012. I know many peoples critic on president Xi, but he actually did a lot more, even not allow the nation waste the food in restaurant so call finish the plate movement. I remembered there is a case happened in Foshan, Guangzhou about no one stop and rescues an abandoned girl, and this case raise a huge anger amongst Chinese society (not only in China, but also hugely discussed in many others society on asking what’s going on to this country, and many of us are so sad that human became like this) But I could see Chinese became more warm and friendly after Xi became president. He changed the livelihood of China.