I genuinely like the conversation back and forth as well as their curiosity and thoughts on our current political situation it gives a bit of insight into what they're thinking over there
I love the fact that they just talk bluntly about it. No sugarcoating or anything, or at least the subtitles weren't. I feel like unless you're in a setting where political affairs are openly discussed, it's usually a topic to be avoided and here they just openly ask about the american situation.
@@joshuain2771 - I would agree with that due to this being recorded. I visited Cuba in 2018 and 2019 using the same company/guide/interpreter. We both spoke freely on politics and he actually watched bootlegged American late night comedy shows - which was weird because my knowledge of them is limited! Not gonna lie, I struggled to explain the Electoral College.
When I was in Xiamen I went to the Blind Persons Institute of Massage. This old blind man had me on the brink of tears for 2 hours. I loosened up my back and kept me loose for a year!
You are very naive. This is not a "perspective from locals". They are living in a country with a dictatorship rule of the Comunist Party. What they are saying is in accordance with an official propaganda. They probably believe it, as most people living under dictatorship. But even if they don't, they certainly would not present opposite opinion publicly
I really appreciate hearing other countries opinions on our politics and our leaders. Especially China. Thank you for leaving that in. I feel it is very important to see how our country can affect others.
Lol, conflict in the middle east between Israel and Islamic Fundamentalists, must be the fault of the Catholic overseas. No history there, gotta be Biden. Lol.
When I got my feet massaged by a blind man, he knew I had a lot of uric acid in my feet. It felt like burning when he massaged it but I did not suffer a gout attack for 2 years! They have special talents
These China videos are some of your best work. Mexico was great too but the conversation you have had over the last three videos is so enjoyable to watch and very educational, culturally speaking. They are certainly impressed by your mastery of their language but very quickly your discussion moves on to mutual curiosity. Thank you for sharing your stories.
I love how friendly everyone is ❤ I hope such beautiful kind people dont have to work too hard to support themselves and families. Wishing you all the best ❤
Always great to see and hear common people regardless of race or religion all have the same views. We are just trying to live and provide for ourselves and our families. We are all just sitting by watching the show.
I absolutely love the commentary and discussions!! I could listen to it all day. People are the same all over world, and we're naturally curious of what people from other cultures think about each other.
bring a golfball with you when you travel and such, spend 2 minutes twice a day on each foot just rolling the ball under the pad of the bottom of your foot. This will break up the muscle tissue in your feet and they will not be as sore. as you get more tolerance for the golf ball you can apply more weight to the foot on the ball and get a deeper massage! tip from a golfer haha
My body stayed tense the whole time watching you get that “no pain no gain” massage! LOL! I absolutely loved the footage with the two young men discussing international politics. It’s just delightful to vicariously witness civil discourse like that! Ugh, I’m such a nerd. I love your content and your AI language app is pretty amazing too.
@@SanshoTheBailiff how much do you know about chinese politics? I myself know nothing except the name of their leader so I would say they know quite a lot for foreigners
It's crazy how these handful of people in power dictate our entire countries, when most of us are just concerned with surviving like that guy said. I say if leaders want to start wars, they should fight other leaders in single combat.
the way he asked the blind massage therapist if he watches any videos? 😂 then the man just replies “I can listen” heheh sorry that lil moment was wholesome
Visual impairment is a spectrum. When he said he can see a little, it wasn't completely unfair to assume he might be able to make out a video on a phone screen if very close.
@@Mister_Clean Sure, but we don't know about proximity. I have terrible vision, albeit not to the level of blindness. I can read something in my hands without glasses, but beyond a foot I'm lost. It's possible he might be able to make out shapes or movement, but yes, he probably can't watch videos with any practicality.
@@ggmanateeI think it’s also important to remember and educate people that most blind people still have some degree of vision still. The details of it varies person to person, but it’s only a small percentage of blind people that have total blackout blindness. My aunt is blind but she still has about a quarter/coin sized bit directly in the center of her vision, but it’s still blurry for her so she can really only see colors and shadows. People accuse her of faking it all the time because she can kinda track where things are using what little vision she has.
These videos have shown me how similar China and the U.S. are in regards to people on an individual level but yet so separated by the language barrier.
@@wookfoot8408 America starts wars in other countries and kills innocent civilians. Every country does bad shit. Each country is just following its own agenda.
I hope you do more videos like this. The "surprising someone with their language" is getting a bit too repetitive, but this was a nice change. Thank you for thr video
I find it interesting that more and more Chinese people are comfortable openly talking politics. When you see videos of people in Russia you can see real fear in their eyes to talk about things publicly or with language so direct. It's usually an evasive answer or they chalk things up to things beyond their control, or things they are forced to do, but in China it seems a few degrees different. They are more broadly educated about world matters and almost every single one of them seemingly has no desire for international war. Let's hope us "normal people" can keep the people at the top of both our governments in check and maintain peace between our two powers. It's absolute necessity for world, both countries have grown too large and inter-connected for us to try and divide the world into two halves at this point. We are partners as much as we are adversaries & competitors.
This is fantastic conversation! I can’t believe they are so informed on how the US political situation is currently! I love your videos and I hope you keep up the great work!!
This video was great because a regular Chinese person doesn't want a war just like a regular American doesn't want a war. It is our Governments that are the problem.
The masseuse is incredibly sharp. (That line about blind massage and suggesting should he run some kind of con LOL) The conversation casually touched geopolitics, as it seems the dude in the black shirt was the kind of person who tries to be very informed, curious even, and hit you with some questions I feel you can only answer if you were here on the ground to see it with your own eyes. Soon you find that we're all being fed some kind of narrative on all sides, but one thing is sure: no one trusts the government; it's about the people. Yes, the Chinese are very hard-working and have a long storied history in everything they do. Love your videos Xiaoma, best wishes to you and your family out there!
i loved the conversational parts of this video, so i kept turning my phone to full volume so i could hear all the tones better as i practice. however i kept having to turn it down because of all the moaning LOL. my roommates will think im learning mandarin in an….. interesting way.
I too have had several Chinese massages in various cities throughout China and I’ve even had a blind Chinese woman masseuse. Their form of massage is extremely painful in the beginning but when it’s over it feels so very good. Your body tingles for several hours after …
This is a very refreshing video. A glimpse of the Chinese way of life and how their people live. I love it. Thank you. Oh, and Chinese work ethic is significantly greater than certain countries. Er, like us. In the UK!
I have watched dozens of Xioama videos since I found them a few days ago. This is my absolute favorite! He is such a trooper! I am laughing so hard. My eyes are watering! 😂😂😂
i’m really surprised to see those guys in the massage parlor with a similar political mindset that a lot of us have here. why are we being told we hate eachother when normal people from both countries agree?
@@ELeviathan33 my friend let me introduce to you a concept called Dictatorship of the Proletariat... it is a dictatorship but its bad logic to say that because someone under a dictator holds the same or similar political views as me then that means a politician in my country must also be a dictator...
@@finjibuns you act as if people think monolith like concerning politics even in a dictatorship... not everyone thought the same as Hitler in Germany or Stalin in the USSR
Its alot of things, culture, language, religion. i think that itd be nice for everyone to get along but unless there's a cause to be united for together we just never will.
Osyio! I’m from Tahlequah Oklahoma. The capital of Cherokee Nation and I’m Cherokee. I would love to see you learn Cherokee and speak with some of the elders here who are fluent. Many of the fluent speakers have since passed but there is so many resources now to assist you to learn! If you need any information or assistance just lmk! Anyways thank you for the great content! And remember there’s no goodbye in Cherokee only see you later.
Can you imagine a load of Americans in a barbers or somewhere similar having such a grasp on foreign affairs? Being able to discuss politics or the economic state of a different country on a whim is great
we regularly go to blind masseurs in Taipei Taiwan - they are great because they can feel tight spots that seeing masseurs wouldn't notice. Apparently blind masseurs were not uncommon in Australia in days gone by, but I guess unfortunately stopped for some reason - I wish they'd bring them back, they're great.
Love to watch the facial expressions as the masseuse moves around the Back and Legs of Xio. He loves his massages and they very inexpensive in China and most places he has visited. ❤
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I love the dudes just coming in to lounge and chat with you about whatever because they're just so genuinely curious lol
Curiosity leads to more knowledge and understanding
Based Chinese dude lounging
That guy chilled on the lounger was a vibe lmao He needs to go back and have them out to dinner and drinks. I would watch that for hours lmao
@@flossfish6249 likely an enforcement agent PRC
It was so natural and wholesome. Loved that part
These guys were genuinely fun to listen to, and they had great senses of humor
I genuinely like the conversation back and forth as well as their curiosity and thoughts on our current political situation it gives a bit of insight into what they're thinking over there
Now they are picking cotton
I love the fact that they just talk bluntly about it. No sugarcoating or anything, or at least the subtitles weren't. I feel like unless you're in a setting where political affairs are openly discussed, it's usually a topic to be avoided and here they just openly ask about the american situation.
@@Tenseiken_ Since it's another country. They can't say anything about their own government except praise it.
@@joshuain2771 - I would agree with that due to this being recorded. I visited Cuba in 2018 and 2019 using the same company/guide/interpreter. We both spoke freely on politics and he actually watched bootlegged American late night comedy shows - which was weird because my knowledge of them is limited! Not gonna lie, I struggled to explain the Electoral College.
When I was in Xiamen I went to the Blind Persons Institute of Massage. This old blind man had me on the brink of tears for 2 hours. I loosened up my back and kept me loose for a year!
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😂😂😂@@alfrredd
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Didn’t see that coming
Pretty sure you went to a diddy party
Thank you for showing such genuine and unfiltered perspectives from locals in China!
You are very naive. This is not a "perspective from locals". They are living in a country with a dictatorship rule of the Comunist Party. What they are saying is in accordance with an official propaganda. They probably believe it, as most people living under dictatorship. But even if they don't, they certainly would not present opposite opinion publicly
I really appreciate hearing other countries opinions on our politics and our leaders. Especially China. Thank you for leaving that in. I feel it is very important to see how our country can affect others.
Love the conversation! It’s obvious that the people you were talking to were up to date on foreign news and eager to discuss! Best video yet!
Lol, conflict in the middle east between Israel and Islamic Fundamentalists, must be the fault of the Catholic overseas. No history there, gotta be Biden. Lol.
They're up to date on the news they're allowed to read.
brutha just wanted a massage and got roped into a conversation about politics lol
They probably never get to talk to an American, especially in mandarin
That's how it always goes you just wanted to relax, nope not happening
Nothing wrong with casual conversation. Sorry not everyone is gridlocked to youtube shorts and has n attention span and genuine curiosity
@@KieranDavid-Hines people are aware of the fact we lose either way and don’t want to talk about it
LOL
When I got my feet massaged by a blind man, he knew I had a lot of uric acid in my feet. It felt like burning when he massaged it but I did not suffer a gout attack for 2 years! They have special talents
I like that this one is more of a convo than just usual small talk. Very cool
I love the guys at the blind massage, so genuine and good spirited.
These China videos are some of your best work. Mexico was great too but the conversation you have had over the last three videos is so enjoyable to watch and very educational, culturally speaking. They are certainly impressed by your mastery of their language but very quickly your discussion moves on to mutual curiosity. Thank you for sharing your stories.
Yes, my favorite videos of his by far are in China. Would absolutely love to see him doing the same in Japan!
I love how friendly everyone is ❤ I hope such beautiful kind people dont have to work too hard to support themselves and families. Wishing you all the best ❤
I like how you did not edit out the traffic noise - it sets the proper expectations for all the fans who would visit that place.
Always great to see and hear common people regardless of race or religion all have the same views. We are just trying to live and provide for ourselves and our families. We are all just sitting by watching the show.
Employee #2 just chilling out on the massage bed 😀
I absolutely love the commentary and discussions!! I could listen to it all day. People are the same all over world, and we're naturally curious of what people from other cultures think about each other.
bring a golfball with you when you travel and such, spend 2 minutes twice a day on each foot just rolling the ball under the pad of the bottom of your foot. This will break up the muscle tissue in your feet and they will not be as sore. as you get more tolerance for the golf ball you can apply more weight to the foot on the ball and get a deeper massage! tip from a golfer haha
Update hurts like hell at first. Be warned
@@ViridianEmpire factual statement
i read goofball 💀
At 3:14, bro knew from the beginning that it would be Trump😂
They all like trump better because they are well educated on foreign affairs
My body stayed tense the whole time watching you get that “no pain no gain” massage! LOL! I absolutely loved the footage with the two young men discussing international politics. It’s just delightful to vicariously witness civil discourse like that! Ugh, I’m such a nerd. I love your content and your AI language app is pretty amazing too.
They’re pretty well informed, a good massage and cool convo.
Indeed.
Can't talk politics any more than they did. Chinese will rat their own out.
WELL INFORMED? LOL
@@SanshoTheBailiff Looks like you missed the word "pretty".
@@SanshoTheBailiff how much do you know about chinese politics? I myself know nothing except the name of their leader so I would say they know quite a lot for foreigners
Thank you for this. I am so pleased to see regular Chinese people and their lives and opinions.
It's crazy how these handful of people in power dictate our entire countries, when most of us are just concerned with surviving like that guy said. I say if leaders want to start wars, they should fight other leaders in single combat.
spot on, most of us just want to get on and live in peace
Pay-per-view Trump vs Xi would be an epic showdown lol
Its so interesting to get their perspective on our politics and world affairs compared to ours. Thank you for giving us that window.
the way he asked the blind massage therapist if he watches any videos? 😂 then the man just replies “I can listen” heheh sorry that lil moment was wholesome
Visual impairment is a spectrum. When he said he can see a little, it wasn't completely unfair to assume he might be able to make out a video on a phone screen if very close.
@@ggmanateeDidn't he say that all he sees is a blur?
@@Mister_Clean Sure, but we don't know about proximity. I have terrible vision, albeit not to the level of blindness. I can read something in my hands without glasses, but beyond a foot I'm lost. It's possible he might be able to make out shapes or movement, but yes, he probably can't watch videos with any practicality.
@@ggmanateeI think it’s also important to remember and educate people that most blind people still have some degree of vision still. The details of it varies person to person, but it’s only a small percentage of blind people that have total blackout blindness. My aunt is blind but she still has about a quarter/coin sized bit directly in the center of her vision, but it’s still blurry for her so she can really only see colors and shadows. People accuse her of faking it all the time because she can kinda track where things are using what little vision she has.
These videos have shown me how similar China and the U.S. are in regards to people on an individual level but yet so separated by the language barrier.
Except U.S.A doesn't commit genocide!
@@wookfoot8408they support it though
@@wookfoot8408i have bad news for you
@@wookfoot8408 America starts wars in other countries and kills innocent civilians. Every country does bad shit. Each country is just following its own agenda.
First masseur said it best: We regular folks just "watch the show"
I hope you do more videos like this. The "surprising someone with their language" is getting a bit too repetitive, but this was a nice change. Thank you for thr video
I find it interesting that more and more Chinese people are comfortable openly talking politics. When you see videos of people in Russia you can see real fear in their eyes to talk about things publicly or with language so direct. It's usually an evasive answer or they chalk things up to things beyond their control, or things they are forced to do, but in China it seems a few degrees different. They are more broadly educated about world matters and almost every single one of them seemingly has no desire for international war. Let's hope us "normal people" can keep the people at the top of both our governments in check and maintain peace between our two powers. It's absolute necessity for world, both countries have grown too large and inter-connected for us to try and divide the world into two halves at this point. We are partners as much as we are adversaries & competitors.
Yep. The moment we stop communicating is the moment we lose any chance at maintaining peace.
This is fantastic conversation! I can’t believe they are so informed on how the US political situation is currently!
I love your videos and I hope you keep up the great work!!
This video was great because a regular Chinese person doesn't want a war just like a regular American doesn't want a war. It is our Governments that are the problem.
Love your laughter and giggles!
And your gift for speaking other languages. 😊❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
GREAT video! One of your best showing local folks. Wonderful. Thank you.
It’s so interesting hearing other countries talk about US politics and their opinions - thanks for keeping that in the video
I really enjoy the cultural exchange here.. thank you for making these videos.
massage so good it snapped him back to english
Laoshu would be proud of the title Ari 😂
The masseuse is incredibly sharp. (That line about blind massage and suggesting should he run some kind of con LOL) The conversation casually touched geopolitics, as it seems the dude in the black shirt was the kind of person who tries to be very informed, curious even, and hit you with some questions I feel you can only answer if you were here on the ground to see it with your own eyes. Soon you find that we're all being fed some kind of narrative on all sides, but one thing is sure: no one trusts the government; it's about the people. Yes, the Chinese are very hard-working and have a long storied history in everything they do.
Love your videos Xiaoma, best wishes to you and your family out there!
One of your very best videos. Thanks!
0:41 Me so what?!?
I PERKED UP TOO 😭
22 bucks for all that time? thats crazy cheap and also the hospitality was awesome too!!
What's interesting- massage therapists in China and India have rates that low because if they were higher, they would have way less business!
I am an expat living in Hainan. Believe or not, these people can do such a great massage. Unbelievable on point with finger movements.
I love the conversation you have with these guys.
These Chinese guys are smart. I love the discussion.
This was quite interesting from a cultural and social perspective. Thanks for making this!
What a delightful, smart, witty bunch of guys. Really enjoyed the conversations.
i loved the conversational parts of this video, so i kept turning my phone to full volume so i could hear all the tones better as i practice. however i kept having to turn it down because of all the moaning LOL. my roommates will think im learning mandarin in an….. interesting way.
I too have had several Chinese massages in various cities throughout China and I’ve even had a blind Chinese woman masseuse. Their form of massage is extremely painful in the beginning but when it’s over it feels so very good. Your body tingles for several hours after …
I thought I was clicking a Laoshu50500 video with this title, RIP MOSES 🙏
clickbait p9rn title 😂
haha! Moses had the best titles.
MY GOAT. I miss Moses.
🙏 RIP
Man, I miss bro so much.
I always love to see this stuff!
This was SO REAL. I love it
That was crazy. You were laughing through the pain. The good pain. It was funny. I would love to have the foot massage . They all seemed very nice.
The masseur trying to be diplomatic, bless him
"Is this a blind massage?"
"Yeah, but I'm not blind though."
Nice video! One of your best. Really makes me want to go to China.
Hmm?..
I love those conversations with these nice people.
These guys are better informed about American politics than many Americans I know
Nah lmao they were talking out of their asses
This is gonna be fun to watch
Love love love your stuff.
This was so interesting hearing the locals’ perspectives of US politics after having literally just watched the Kamala Trump debate.
Hey 小马, glad to see you visit china. You should visit Guangzhou the next time you come, perhaps ill see you around。
I have to say you look really amazing compared to when I first found your channel. Good job man.
This is a very refreshing video. A glimpse of the Chinese way of life and how their people live. I love it. Thank you.
Oh, and Chinese work ethic is significantly greater than certain countries.
Er, like us. In the UK!
I love these conversations!
I have watched dozens of Xioama videos since I found them a few days ago. This is my absolute favorite! He is such a trooper! I am laughing so hard. My eyes are watering! 😂😂😂
i’m really surprised to see those guys in the massage parlor with a similar political mindset that a lot of us have here. why are we being told we hate eachother when normal people from both countries agree?
Why do people living under a dictatorship agree with you politically? 🤔 Id say having to ask this question might be the problem unfortunately
@@finjibuns China is not a dictatorship...
@@ELeviathan33Ping is literally a dictator.
@@ELeviathan33 my friend let me introduce to you a concept called Dictatorship of the Proletariat... it is a dictatorship but its bad logic to say that because someone under a dictator holds the same or similar political views as me then that means a politician in my country must also be a dictator...
@@finjibuns you act as if people think monolith like concerning politics even in a dictatorship... not everyone thought the same as Hitler in Germany or Stalin in the USSR
lol the last thing I want to talk about in a massage is politics
He's right, the sunglasses do make him look cooler. 😎🖤🖤🖤
0:25 a wall with notes. Where is it used for.
I can hear Employee #2’s social credit score dropping as he questions what he sees online😂😂
The people of both countries are very similar and would generally get along…it’s too bad government gets in the way
Its alot of things, culture, language, religion. i think that itd be nice for everyone to get along but unless there's a cause to be united for together we just never will.
Osyio! I’m from Tahlequah Oklahoma. The capital of Cherokee Nation and I’m Cherokee. I would love to see you learn Cherokee and speak with some of the elders here who are fluent. Many of the fluent speakers have since passed but there is so many resources now to assist you to learn! If you need any information or assistance just lmk! Anyways thank you for the great content! And remember there’s no goodbye in Cherokee only see you later.
that massage seemed life-changing haha. He really helped the blood flow
Great video, and I wish I could have had a massage from that place! ❤❤❤
Can you imagine a load of Americans in a barbers or somewhere similar having such a grasp on foreign affairs? Being able to discuss politics or the economic state of a different country on a whim is great
This was so cute, people just chilling and asking about what its like back home for him
Him asking the blind if he watches TH-cam videos killed me… lol
Looking great Ari. Keep up the good work
I love their openness ❤
One of the better banters here
The regular Chinese citizen are so "Informed"! 🤣😂 Best video.
They had a better perspective than the American Xiaoma. 😊
we regularly go to blind masseurs in Taipei Taiwan - they are great because they can feel tight spots that seeing masseurs wouldn't notice. Apparently blind masseurs were not uncommon in Australia in days gone by, but I guess unfortunately stopped for some reason - I wish they'd bring them back, they're great.
There are a lot of Chinese massage places in London too, all sorts of treatments, some holistic, others not so holistic.
I love how these people are soo good with what they o
2:44 that is crazy work
The title is crazy. Had to double check what site I’m on. 😂
Welcome to my city!!! Love from Chongqing
Starting to channel your inner Laoshu with these titles lol. RIP to the OG TH-cam Polyglot
Bro you look so healthy 🎉
These guys were awesome. Seems like we’re all the same when it comes down to it.
Love to watch the facial expressions as the masseuse moves around the Back and Legs of Xio. He loves his massages and they very inexpensive in China and most places he has visited. ❤
Watching this was extremely relaxing.
Came for the massage, stayed for the international politics
I love the conversations
Holy moly, thinking your on the "ground" but you're actually 7 stories up what the heckers. Chinese built-up cities have Cyberpunk vibes at times.
Super interesting to just hear a normal conversation and how much these guys know about the U.S.
2:49 guy came in like "holy s*** we got a live one, Ive been waiting to drop some game"...
I love how the guy just stares straight at the camera while giving you a shoulder massage! 😂
Thanks for the video 👍🏻
This is fascinating to watch.
Wow I’ve never heard anyone have such a loud reaction to a message before. Couldn’t tell if you were laughing or crying😂😂😂