China is NOT What I Expected… (first day in Shanghai) 🇨🇳
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- What Is China REALLY like in 2023? I was told not to go to China, but i went to Shanghai for the frst time anyway…
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00:00 Intro
01:23 Arriving in Shanghai China
05:25 Chinese Breakfast
08:15 Peoples Park Rollercoaster
11:07 Fake Chinese Market
16:30 Quick thoughts so far
17:17 Famous scallion noodles
19:37 Experience in Shanghai so far
20:42 Street food Shanghai
29:11 The Bund and final thoughts
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So I’ve noticed TH-cam is deleting lots of comments on this video, both nice and rude. I apologise if your comment gets deleted, please try again! (If it’s nice otherwise don’t lmao)
Thanks for watching! 🙂🙂
16:53 It's really quiet cuz all vehicles are not allowed to beep in the city area in Shanghai.
20:04 No need to worry about anything TBH. Just relax and enjoy the journey, you may find in the end of day China is more free for you to live :)
Don't know why my comment been deleted as well... but anyway let me know if you need any help.
I'm a Shanghainese/Chinese currently living in AU. Can help most of things if you're still travelling in China.
@@listjustice6987 I see about 1 comment every minute just disappear in front of my eyes.. no idea why. It's literally never happened on any of my other videos before. Thank you so much! I'm from Sydney, it's awesome my video made it all the way home to Australia :) Unfortunately this was a short trip to China, but we want to come back and do some more of it, I'll come back to this comment when we go to get your advice!! ☺
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Another Aussie here and I’ve spent the better part of 20 years living in China. Let’s put it this way. Whatever is shown in Australian media about China is very twisted and skewed. Dare I say - in many instances bordering on blatant lies.
Being an Aussie, can you explain why the governments of Anglo Saxon countries, including Australia, hate China and keep spreading rumors about China?
I would remove "bordering on".
Western media (inc. Australia) has been propagating negative news about China for a long time. Unfortunately, many people solely depend on such news for info as they have not travelled to see for themselves. Some are shackled by financial reasons, while others due to ignorance.
I lived in China for 14years. Everything about China is great except everything and anything that associates with the Communist.
@@strongbrain3128 fear
Mate, I'm an Aussie as well, and I went to China a few years ago. You are 100% correct. China is NOT like we've been told back home. People really need to visit China to see the true China. I was pleasantly surprise at how advanced and futuristic China is. I also went to USA. USA does NOT compare to China. I felt safe in China (and I'm a White Aussie male). I did NOT feel safe in USA.
I just have a question for you?
Did you use english in China or you have to learn few words in Chinese to communicate?
Just curious:)
@@User-mf3pe I learnt a few Mandarin words ... not much (gratuities, salutes, 'destination' words, and 'want' words). But I got around with English. Many of the younger generation spoke English, so it was easy to find help. Plus you've got Bing (Microsoft) Translator. Google is banned in Government building due to their Data Storages being housed all over the world in different countries. Microsoft is used, because Microsoft build Data Storages ... in China only, for China. Actually, Microsoft does the same thing for our Australia Government. However, outside of Government buildings (like in Australia) people use what they want, even Google. The most popular Search Site in China is Baidu, and you can use Baidu Translate (they have their own Internet Satellite Constellation, all over the world, faster and better).
But, you can get around China with English. Everywhere I went, they had the Mandarin Signages coupled with English, and in specific Provinces, they had the signages in Mandarin, Local Province Language and English.
In China, everybody I met were extremely friendly and accommodating.
You must go to China (oh, I believe you can buy from Amazon, a dedicated Translator device ... but you'll have to sync it with their Satellite Constellation. Buy the device in China (I never got one, because I didn't think of it at the time ... but next time, I'll get one).
@@Tony-xj4he got it Thank you so much❤️❤️❤️
Chinese bot
@@User-mf3pemost chinese people from 18 to 30 have learned english for 10 years .As long as u use some simple words to communicate, they can understand and reply. for daily issues like order food and ask for direction, english is enough for you
My first trip to China was 17 years ago. A total culture shock. I’ve been brainwashed in the states thru media and government propaganda. Chinese people are the best. They’re so helpful and just plain nice. Almost exact opposite of what I have been coached to believe regarding China.
Thank you for your willingness to visit and learn about the real China
Maybe you haven't deeply integrated into Chinese society. How to be locked at home during COVID-19 and unable to express your opinion. If you make negative remarks about the Chinese government, it will affect whether future generations can enter government agencies and state-owned units. In addition, China itself is very good at surface engineering. The good side of Chinese people does not mean that they have not received patriotic education to hate other countries. Reduce online speech attacks on the West.
@@elfin1601 didnt really understand what you are trying to say here but there are always two sides to things. quarantine might have caused inconveniences but it did effectively and efficiently stop the spread of the virus. and EVERY country literally has this so called patriotic education - simply put: why would you not like you own country? - and there's always the freedom to move or immigrate.
@@elfin1601抓到个香蕉
@@elfin1601 tf are you even saying? Most Chinese people are busy living their own lives, not every person has the time to hate another country like you lmao
I have recently come back from my first time to China. I came back realizing that if you haven't been to China, you know nothing about China.
where are you from。IM Chinese
@@howeyoung8719 American
理性的美国人
@@red9765 我想多次回來
@@LeBronKK 你还会打中文？😱
China isn't our enemy, our enemy is ignorance. Exploring their culture is a way for us to understand what our commonalities are instead of focusing on our differences. This issue won't be resolved overnight but it is actions like this that bring it closer to becoming reality. We share the planet and we need to learn how to do it peacefully as co-citizens.
中国是一个独裁政府，普通人被有权势的人欺负，没地方伸冤
Thank U
Ever heard of the great leap “forward” and cultural revolution?
For sure
谢谢你(thank u)
Glad that someone pushed out of Western propaganda and visited China. I am from Indonesia and have been going to China for business or leisure since 2004, every single time I visit, China has grown, there is a new building, a new line on the subway, etc., and it's the safest place I've been to in my travels to about 300 cities in 30 countries.
In China at night, you don’t have to worry about anything else except getting fat! Especially in big cities, it is very safe
@@worldfight6032 indeed, there is never a feeling to look over your shoulder even walking pass midnight.
I like the fact I won't get stabbed in china like i might in my western capital city lol. That enough is an improvement.
@@Mjp11111mass stabbings happen in China. No one fears stabbings apart from wannabe gangsters.
@@JohnSmith-sm7ez Rarely. It is true that mostly gangsters and apparently schoolchildren have something to fear from stabbings here but the risk is overall much higher to everyone.
As a Chinese I'm really happy to see friendly foreign visitors like you to visit China, and showing the world how China really looks like. Liked your videos!! Always feel free to explore more parts of China.
确实
No need to go to China to support the evil dictatorship. Can you live without free Internet, TH-cam, Google etc. Can you live without any privacy under monitoring? If yes, welcome to China!
@@thienthuoan1081 it's true. China is totally different from the media we watched in America ,not sure if we've been brain washed here. LOL
I am a Chinese who has lived in Australia for 11 years. My hometown is Shanghai. I am very happy to see more and more Aussie coming to China. For me, Melbourne and Shanghai are both my home now.
Stay there. you are not welcome to china.
I've visited China four times and saw different regions. Every time I've visited... I've seen big improvements. I would even be bold enough to say that the major cities in China are now overall cleaner looking than the major cities in the US.For one example, I've visited public parks in Shanghai and was amazed at how clean they look. No litter or graffiti anywhere... even the skateboard rink looks clean. And there are lots of people out there enjoying the parks... but seem to have respect for the facilities there.The greening of the city is very good, and there are many electric cars on the street, which proves that the Chinese government attaches great importance to environmental protection.What impresses me the most is that life is very convenient, a cashless society, the subway system is very new and clean, and the people are very friendly.Other than some culture shock, I feel China is very safe. You can also go out late at night. China's technological level is beyond my imagination. I feel that the future is in China..But In the US, I dare not go out at night, for fear that black people will shoot me.
have fun in China and God bless you.🤲🤝❤
黑人也是被压迫者，别歧视他们
@@peterwang5272oppressed is the excused to act out violences whenever to anyone?
What you said is so unpolitical correction
@@peterwang5272 不是膚色的問題，而是社會階層的問題
@@peterwang5272 你多大了？
I'm so happy that a lot of the TH-camrs I follow are finally taking the leap to experience China for themselves regardless of what backlash they may get from some of their viewers. Stay strong! I'm looking forward to seeing more of China through your channel!
youtube is banned in china so most of the comments are from 50 cent wumaos
BUT SIR MY INDIA IS THE REAL SUPERPOWER NUMBER ONE 🤗🇮🇳 WE HAVE THE BEST INFRASTRUCTURE AND HIGHSPEED RAIL 🤗🇮🇳 MEANWHILE IN CHINA PEOPLE STILL RIDE RICKSHAW EVERYWHERE AND THEY ALSO POOR DONT HAVE CAR . THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🇮🇳🤗 , WE NEVER SCAM! WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳
These travel vloggers might actually avert WWIII.. their vlogs enable people to see beyond the political rhetoric in their countries where Chinese bashing is trendy.
@@aero.l if any 50 cent wumao fail to do their task, fire them. If any msm channel like NYT doesnot rise to occasion threaten them with bribe cuts. If any politicians in solomon island, taiwan etc doesnt do well pay them less
@@aero.l I did not expect that ordinary people going travel doing Vlogs might actually avert WWIII, but it's a real possibility!
Thanks a lot for your fairly comments about China 🎉❤❤❤I wish China would be become popular soon ❤❤
Can’t imagine that I’ve literally finished watching the whole video as I usually can’t focus on one video for more than 10 minutes!! But the time is really worth spending!! Love the way you explore the city and always being so open to everything. I will put Shanghai on my travel list. Thank you guys😊😊
WHOOOAAA what an awesome compliment!!!!! Thank you so much for watching 🙏🥹
Welcome to Shanghai😊
战忽局记得把名字改了，别用乱码，至少用chatgpt随机生成一百个老外username 吧
很喜欢她拍的视频。对待陌生国家充满了新鲜感和尊重。而不是像有些旅游博主一样带着自我文化的优越感拿自己国家和别国做比较。 客观真实的记录。很棒❤
呜呜，是的
你非常善于观察并且对文化很敏感。感谢你的分享。
讚同！她真的很用心地在感受
希望有更多外国人能来中国体验和感受真正的中国文化
呜呜，是的
i’m so glad you both have such a open-minded view coming here, and not being affected by western media! wish more youtubers were as kind and respectful like y’all
Thank you so much. What a lovely comment. 😁
typical trash comment from wumao. if anything western media is way too nice because we can't hurt China's feelings : ( such a bit powerful country can't tolerate anyone speaking out on the horrors of China cause it might cry : ( i hope you don't eat any takeout food cause you might ingest gutter oil, hope you don't drink tap water cause you might get cancer, hope you don't breath the polluted air cause you might get asthma, hope you don't have kids or they might get kidnapped, hope you don't have anything negative to say about CCP or Xi or you'll go to prison, hope you don't move 5min outside the cities or you'll see abject poverty, hope there isn't heavy rainfalls cause the CCP might open the floodgates and drown you, hope you don't have any business secrets or you'll be subject to corporate espionage, etc etc etc etc etc etc. besides all that, let's keep an open mind!
@@josieliftsthingswelcome to China again😂
Well, as long as she does not mention politics as a tourist in China...
@@josieliftsthings Well, for ur own sake, things should always go this well ala u do not question or mention politics or history as a tourist in China, and don't expect the land-locked areas being even as good-moraled as Shanghai (in fact many Chinese people from land-locked areas openly post hate speech towards Shanghaiers even on Twitter, some even going as extreme as demanding of massacre and human trafficking & enslavement...partly for some Shanghaiers discrimminate against them, but partly just because they view the Shanghaish civillizedness and open-mindedness as abnormal, if not traitous) ... Chinese people usually tend to nicely treat foreign tourists as "guests" though they are just passer-bys to them, but the majority of them would show their sensitive super both imperial and national inner side if triggered by "the alien", just as what "western media" says, if not worse.
Hi Josie, I'm an Aussie from Sydney living in Shanghai and had some very similar experiences especially the Jiang bing. Yes its a pretty amazing place. Im glad you really enjoyed the vibe here. Yeah we need Jiang bing in Oz !
Hi
Hi
There are plenty of places in Sydney, Melb. Bris that make them, you just have to go to the Asian eatery hotspots, even some eateries in Westfield
I am flying to Shanghai in 2 days from now and this is really the inspiration that I needed to spark that excitement for travelling rather than that fear of the unknown we often like to let take over. Thank you!
Have a nice trip. From Shanghai.
Enjoy!
Hope you have a good time🎉
How does it feel?
Thank you guys for showing the world the real China! And you’re most welcome to come back and visit anytime! ❤
We have a few more China videos to go! Really enjoyed it ☺️
@@josieliftsthingsI'm a fan of yours now. I look forward to more videos about China.Suzhou Wuxi Nanjing Hefei Zhengzhou Wuhan Nanchang Changsha Beijing Shenzhen Guangzhou, Chengdu, Qingdao, Dalian, Chongqing and Xi 'an ... These cities all have their own uniqueness.😊
@@josieliftsthings exactly China is just another level. China cannot be compared to country like Australia or india . China is way ahead of us.
Sometimes I wonder authoritative government is better than democratic government.
Then I realised China is the same country from where COVID-19 Pandemic came.🤮😢
Also Chinese eats Bats , tortoise, snakes , lobster , dogs , horse and all types of insects .🤮
@@josieliftsthingsMore than 300 cities in China are worth visiting.😊😊
This is natural and can happen anywhere and you cannot predict it, just like the Spanish Flu 100 years ago.@@gauravkr4857
I have to say that you guys are so friendly and giving your big smiles to everyone. Then in return you guys definately deserve people to treat you back the same way.
That's very good.
FRIENDLY REMINDER TAIWAN IS PART OF CHINA 🥰 🇨🇳 🇨🇳
😊
omg after watching this i'm actually want to be a tour guide for you guys to improve your experience in China hahah. it's a really fun to watch video :)
Guides never make travelling better imo, always better to explore on your own.
Hi Josie, I am so happy you are travelling in china and wish you have a great time of your stay, this world need more people like you who are friendly, open minded, and kind.
Thank you so much! What a lovely comment. Thank you 🙏🏻😁
BUT SIR MY INDIA IS THE REAL SUPERPOWER NUMBER ONE🤗🇮🇳 WE HAVE THE BEST INFRASTRUCTURE AND HIGHSPEED RAIL 🤗🇮🇳 MEANWHILE IN CHINA PEOPLE STILL RIDE RICKSHAW EVERYWHERE AND THEY ALSO POOR DONT HAVE CAR . THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🇮🇳🤗 , WE NEVER SCAM! WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳
你说的都是反话吗，我还看到印度人轮奸外国女人
@@indiasuperclean6969 I like your sense of sarcasm
@@indiasuperclean6969原谅我不厚道的笑了😂😂😂
Had the same feeling the first time I went back in 2016. Was told only bad things about China growing up, and I was just so taken aback by its beauty and modernity.
确实，自身经历 胜过任何言语。😄
welcome back home😊
智慧的朋友，让我们共享世界❤
谢谢你的喜欢。
Welcome to our country. People who come to China without malice will always receive our respect🫡
I am very glad that you have a good time in China, and thank you for your love and praise of China. China also has many shortcomings, and you will learn from other countries. Welcome to visit China again, and there are many worthwhile places and different experiences in northeast China!
If you just landed a few days ago in China then be prepared to face massive amount of people everywhere. China is having their Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday (10 days). Many Chinese people travel within their country for holiday (China is so big it has region which is in the tropic and region that experiences winter-4seasons). Hence going to China during their national holiday is madness. The crowds will be massive, at a scale you have never seen.
@@anglohan5428 Form your judgment only after you have personally witnessed it.
@@anglohan5428 you can free your ass from shit first
@@MadPunchManIt is true😂 Has been like this every year except the lockdown time .Conversely,it is post covid time rn +holiday time so the tourism industry is going crazy.
@@MadPunchMan I have personally witnessed it. I'm in China now. I will not travel anywhere during this holiday or the start of Spring Festival because it is madness. It was interesting to experience it once, but never again.
Josie! I am so happy to see you organically fall into my TH-cam home page, you have come so far! Glad to subscribe and look forward to all your new adventures all around the world x
Welcome to China,and if you meet people in China don’t want to talk or help,this is not means they are unfriendly,they just don’t speak English😂 preparing a translation APP is very important.hope you guys have a good time in China.❤❤
Or they genuinely aren't interested in talking or helping. Don't make such broad brushes, even positive assumptions, about a population.
OMG - I was trying to work out what "pancake type thing" you were talking about and then you showed a screenshot of jianbing and I don't know why but I just cracked up so hard! You are too cute! I've been learning Mandarin trying to work up enough vocab to go to China, but you've inspired me to just wing it. Love this video and thanks for sharing so honestly about everything xo
不需要学习足够中文，也可以来中国，因为有翻译软件，欢迎来中国！女士。
@@user-zu7nw8kq9r Thanks for your encouragement. 谢谢你 🙂
欢迎来到中国🇨🇳
America's perception of China makes it seem so scary and like the people there are sad and have no freedom. I'm so happy to see this video. Thank you very much for sharing the real side of China to the world.
I just visited Venice Beach, walked the Walk of Fame,saw a Basketball game at Crypto and walked away thinking I know America. Kind of arrogant and stupid isn't it. Do study the CCP history a bit, undestand what houkou is and go visit a few places,especially inland villages and most importantly do understand that people if they have grivances aren't allowed to assembled for long before they are either threaten or squashed like Tianamen Square massecre, or if you practice religion they don't like, they harvest your organs for CCP officials,or teenagers disappear with organs missing.......
@@tommohsien888Well…I am a Chinese and I live in China 24 years.In fact, there aren't so many cruel things happening in our country right now😂.Even though we can not vote our leader by ourself but most of people have no care about that.Because that is so far from our life. But that doesn't mean we're all satisfied with government.Our government 's corruption is extremely severe.So many Chinese workers are cruelly exploited and oppressed by the boss. The law of labor is nothing but a blank paper.
@@tommohsien888 I believe that all countries in the world will have some bad things. At least for 99.99 percent of us, we will not see such things. Pls analyze the news or remarks you see rationally.
@@user-pt1hw9xf1t Rational is not when you don't know the language or custom and visit some big city and pretend to know anything or speak for anyone. So,basically you are saying as long as you are not the .001% of people who have their organ harvested,or arrested with no dued process you are good. Thing is, it is all good if you are having fun yourself,but there are 200 Americans locked up without dued process and one sentenced to death. It deserve a rebuttal if some naive tourist wants to give an opinion on "freedom."
@@tommohsien888it’s hard to explain clearly, I was born and grew up in China. I think only those who have lived in China for more than ten years and are concerned about national politics and have thinking can rationally understand the current situation in China. China has to do so. In fact, I don't like Xi Jinping
Hi Josie, It's good to know you have visited China; I always believe that only when you are in a country/nation can you see what a country/nation really looks like. I'm a Chinese international student in Canada, by the way :) Thank you for showing more people about what China looks like.
As a Chinese, I'm pretty happy to see more and more people and vloggers come to China!! Love your video!
I've been in China for 16 years now, and I love it. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
Woo thank you! You can teach me some mandarin for next time 😂
@@josieliftsthings deal
让我看看这是谁呀！😂😂
厉害了，还拿了绿卡
Mate as another Aussie it's amazing to see how misleading Western media has been. We've been completely brainwashed into thinking China is some backwards cheap toy manufacturing country that abuses anything and everything. I remember touching down in Shanghai and being absolutely blown away by how advanced China is. Same couldn't be said about New York and San Francisco when I visited. I was blown away by how dirty those cities were and the shocking amount of homeless people. Keep up the good work!
你說得對，要親自去探索中國才會瞭解中國，中國在不斷進步。我希望不同國家的人都要真實瞭解一個國家才作出批評。謝謝。
No no no! Your media did not mislead you! Your government didn’t lie to you either! I'm using Nokia 5110 to watch videos and leave you a message!
Western media reports on China are full of lies and mislead Western readers, especially lies to smear the Chinese government for committing genocide in Xinjiang. In fact, the Chinese government has actually given preferential policies to ethnic minorities beyond the national level, and has a policy of extra points in the college entrance examination for ethnic minorities. People with lower scores than Han people can get into top universities. Even if they commit crimes, ethnic minorities receive lighter sentences than Han people. The Chinese government also allocates funds to support minority areas every year. Xinjiang's population growth rate is the fastest in the country.
其实无所谓 ~闷声发大财
@@user-mo3tj7kk3m 谢谢你们代表着中国制造业走向世界。
I felt the same when I visited China nearly two decades ago. I was scared to go there even then but had to due to my studies as I was dying for first hand experience. My own Uni and the travel agent told me the same. My destination was ShenZhen, could have easily crossed from HK, but was scared as I was traveling alone, so I transited from Pudong, (hilarious) and the rest is history!!! You are not alone, hope you will enjoy very long stays there. You will be safe at ALL times, even in the middle of the night!!! During warmer days night is different as all the families and pets come out to stay out and enjoy life where we live in heavily locked houses almost all day.
The situation wasn't the same 20 years ago.
The crime rate was enough low, but it has decreased from 2013 on.
That's what some Chinese comments suggested.
Western medias demonised China all the times. Their lies got debunked after people visit China and find out the truth by themselves.
@@peppermint210so what necessary u need to know is U can‘t go back to the year before 2013…or u can tell how can u transfer to that year！😂
Americans think that the Chinese use bicycles and still do as they did in the 90s. Westerners laughed and small talked over the coffee and tea table that the Chinese don't have enough money for cars, so they only have bicycles. The BBC was always active the channel that broadcast Beijing's mass cycling to Western audiences in the 90s and 2000s.
Too many sweets and oils can easily lead to cancer in 10 to 20 years
it's very nice of you to convey your sincere thoughts like that,and I would say viva la people❤❤❤
Hope you and your partner are having a great time in China, enjoy your pleasant commentaries, Josie!
Your journey is so full of happiness and positive energy!!!! lovely to see your travels!!
Thank you so much!! I’m so happy you like my videos! Glad you’re here 😁😁🙏🏻
I like your vibe! You are so cheerful and energetic and have so much positive energy in you. People in the west really need to see your channel!
Thank you for sharing the real China. I am a Chinese. I love my motherland very much. I hope more and more people will understand China. Thank you again. Welcome to visit China again. Every city in China has its own unique beauty.
omg I love your smile and thank you so much making this video
As a Chinese, I‘m glad to see such a friendly program. Our country is very beautiful and has many shortcomings. Some prejudices are mainly caused by differences in values from Western countries, but I believe that China will get better and better! By the way, I’m in Chongqing. There are mountains and rivers here, and it‘s still the location of Transformers. Welcome to travel!
支持
bad guy crime crimes criminal republic republican communist poop shit bull shit
i do not agree with your view that China has many shortcomings.In my opinion,China devleops rapidly and it supprot us,Chinese individuals,a safe environment,which most countires lack.
TH-cam is illegal in China…
重庆！
i also was in china. i loved it. you feel like, you are guarded from everywhere. everyone is normal and nice and kind. they look at you, cause you are a foreigner, but they dont mean it like that. its just, theyre surprised. i tell you. everything is so chill and nice. would visit again. definitely
The core difference between China and Western countries actually lies in the relationship between the individual and the collective. Western countries place more emphasis on individual interests, while China is the opposite. A typical example is the street cameras. In the eyes of Western media, this is the best evidence of China's invasion of personal privacy, but for the majority of Chinese people, it represents public safety. The fact is that China is almost the safest country in the world, not only in Shanghai and Beijing these metropolises, but almost the entire China, even in remote rural areas. You don't need to worry about personal safety or property safety. So no Chinese person would object to street cameras. Compared with privacy, ordinary people care more that you and your children can travel safely at midnight, and your car parked on the side of the road will not be stolen. Another extreme example on the contrary is the issue of guns in the United States, so no one would say that the United States is a safe country. The scariest day of my life was at 9 p.m. on February 2019, when I was walking with my wife in the downtown of San Diego. It could only be described as a real-life "The Walking Dead".
@@chinesetiktok2529 There are There are pros and cons, but this is actually very subjective. If you are used to it, this is actually a way to protect security. If you are very personal, then this will also be an invasion of personal privacy.
@@user-fk1xf4pq6n Another reson why Chinese people don't think street cameras as a threat is: most of them have witness the improvement of social security since the TianWang System launched. For example, one of my friend lost his bicycle recently, and he came to the police station to ask for moniter video, and within 3 hours he got his bicycle back. By the way, almost all people in Chine believe that the government especially the police could protect their personal privacy.
Really love your content! Btw as a Chinese living in Europe now and North America before having McDonald's as my first meal back home is something I'd always do every time I'm back!
Glad that many people have changed their view on China and Chinese. Shanghai is a wonderful city that you can find amazing memories and I welcome everyone to travel to Shanghai for a visit🥰
As a Chinese, I think It’s really interesting to see China in a foreigner’s perspective 😊
That's what I think, too.
难道你不觉得这个视频引导的观点有点偏颇吗
@@rain5585 引导什么的太无聊了
是的
原谅他们，其实他们对中国和世界都是无知的@@rain5585
I like how Michael is so knowledgeable about different things! Great job Josie on picking a country out of your comfort!! Looking forward to more of China!
He really knows so much more about travel and countries than me. I really am an open book with it and don’t know much, I just experience things as I go with no pre conceived thoughts, good or bad and it’s kind of fun, risky but fun. Haha. We had a short trip but there’s a couple more videos, hope you like them 😁😁
well dispite that most of the info he gave are wrong.. calling chinese chess "mahjong" ,, calling the chinese calligrahpic stamps on the stone as some mahjong icons.
@@user-yc8yu8qv3q he was right about most things though. cut him some slack, he is a foreigner. you would also get some things wrong if you went to his country.
He literally said he was wrong. The words were quite literally written on the screen for you to see. If you’re going to be so rude to someone, at least be accurate.
@@anglohan5428台巴子为了吃绿鸡蛋也是拼了
It’s so funny to watch you visiting China as a foreigner perspective . It’s happy to hear you like China ( as I’m a Chinese international student who studied in Australia for five years 😂
Love your video. All you recorded is true and objective. Sorry for the rude comments and hope you not be bothered by them. China is a country with a large population. Most of us are nice but some trash got mixed in. Glad you enjoyed your trip and welcome to come again.❤
Wars happening more and more today, you know what can prevent that? People like you. People who travel and see things, people who make videos and let their people know more about the other side of this world. There will always be competitions and even conflicts but people like you have helped making the bottom line. I'm hereby, greatfully thank you for posting this. Enjoy your visit ❤
100%agree
We need these kind of people to gain actual power (P0lytycal or Mylyt@ry power) (I don't know how to achieve that, and it sounds ridiculous), but I know things like "fr33d0m of sp33ch" "stryke" and "p0rtest" are useless. We need these people as lead ers not just influencers💪
so facts
yes, more traveling, more understanding, more communication, less wars
@@LEI_Z_ no wars
I lived in Europe and grew up here my entire life, but every now and then I travel back to China, and this video just made me miss my country soo much.
Always go home and take a look😊
I studied in China over 10 years ago and it was the best time of my life. It wasn't nearly as modern as it is now, but your video really made me miss it. Really wish I could stop by a jianbing stall on my way to school/work in the morning would be the best thing ever.
10年到现在中国变化还是挺大的，可以回来看看。这几年是中国变化最快的时间了
Shanghai is a very international city in China (it is indeed very expensive). I still recommend places like Suzhou with a Chinese flavor.
去吃西湖醋鱼？😂
Thanks for your sharing, as a Chinese, I’m really happy to see foreign friends to visit my motherland and share the real daily life, not only Shanghai, including many other nice cities. Looking forward to your coming again❤❤
嘿嘿嘿
哈哈哈
嘿哈嘿
有些人在用中文搜索时全部是摸黑
然后国家对不起他，然后恨国恨党恨中国人
I am very glad that people get to visit my country and experience in person what it is like. Not being mislead by some social media and having your own thought is the best!
29:11 sheeeesh didn't expect to see my girl XIN LIU on a billboard in your vid!! She's so pretty🥰 Glad you're having fun in Shanghai and I really enjoyed watching your vlog, I'm actually heading to the Beijing one right away hahahaha
In fact, merchants will sell goods to foreigners at more expensive prices, so it is best to be accompanied by locals when shopping (of course, never be professional tour guides, they will directly take the commission from the merchants)
Oh my god. I'm so glad I found your channel! I watch the entire video without skipping a bit, smiling all the way through as I really felt your excitement!!!
It's a really refreshing to see China/Shanghai through your eyes--I have been to Shanghai before but that was a long time ago. I am glad you and Michael found a way to navigate around the issues of payment etc (I heard that you can connect your credit card to Alipay now so perhaps you can look into that, if wechat-pay doesn't work for you) because cash payment is quite inconvenient there.
Hope you have a wonderful stay in China :) Gonna start watching your next video now! ❤
Yes Alipay
What a lovely video! I went to China and Shanghai years ago and really, really enjoy it for 3 weeks with tour group.
You are so brave and happy! I am a Chinese from England, Mandarin is not easy.
I hope to revisit.
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Hi Josie and Michael ... Shanghai, Beijing and a few other coastal cities are first tier so they are a bit expensive. Beautiful places like Dali in Yunnan bordering North Thailand, Chong Qing, Cheng Du ( panda land ), Nanking and many more are beautiful yet has cheaper cost of living.
Vă mulțumesc pentru voi a putea avea o conștiința nouă despre China. Iubirea din e-friendul Chinezesc locuit în România.❤❤
I’m glad you enjoyed China. I’ve personally visited Australia many times as well and I’ve really loved Perth :) hope to see you back soon 🎉
when I was a child I had always wanted to go to China. Maybe it was the Pandas or clothing I dont really remember why I was so fascinated, but as I got older I guess politics started to cloud my judgment but this video has once again made me have the feeling of wanting to visit.
Come to visit China! Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu are all great cities to visit!
guangzhou欢迎你🎉
Then you must come to Chongqing, I want to treat you to hot pot
Welcome chengde
欢迎来旅游
omg I saw someone wearing the team T-shirt of my team, no way haha. And the museum is like one of the place you will definitely go by a spring or fall tour when you in primary school, I am still remember my experience. Love this video, it makes wanna go home😢😢
China is a beautiful country, due to good governance, China is now very civilized, people are very friendly. No matter what the world thinks of China, it all stems from political issues and people of all countries should get along well with each other. Thanks for the video!
非常感谢您对中国的高度友好评价，欢迎您到中国，中国人大部分都是善良的，中国人很淳朴，在我们的国家旅游会让您感受到中国人对于国外友人的友好
You have no pre-conceived notions about people and places, this is what I like the most about you.. 👌🏻
Y’all are doing such a great job in filming and making videos !!I really enjoyed watching this ❤
Very much enjoyed your reaction to the jianbing 😂 also one of my favorite things to eat when I go back.
I am very happy and excited after seeing your video!❤
One thing that you will not need to worry about China is safety. You will notice cameras every corner of the street. People thinks twice about commiting crime in China. Enjoy Shanghai
No, associating security with cameras is a misconception. It's said that London has one of the highest numbers of cameras among major global cities, but does that make it as safe as Chinese cities? In China, even in suburbs and rural areas without cameras, it's just as safe. What determines safety primarily is the overall economic condition of a country, followed by the level of governance. If the economy is poor, having more cameras won't help. Are there no cameras in those big supermarkets in the United States? Yet they still get robbed
不，将安全与摄像头联系起来是错误的，美国那些被“零元购”的商店没有摄像头吗？决定一个国家治安情况的，首先是国家整体的经济状况，其次是国家的治理水平。如果经济糟糕，再多摄像头也没有用。
There are still a lot of so called experts pushing the narrative that China is going to collapse. If you believe them, my suggestion is to visit Oakland, San Francisco, then go visit Shanghai, Shenzhen, then tell me which country is more likely to collapse.
@@user-rf5nl9oi2qis it possible that in the uk and usa they just shrug when they watch the footage while in China the law enforcement catch the bad guys?
@@user-rf5nl9oi2q 扯淡
Bargaining with the store owner over the price of the bottle is peak China experience. You did good!
your laughing is so infectious, love the video, it makes me so hungry 😋
HI,Josie. So glad to find this video. As a SHANGHAI local who is now working in Sydney, I feel so gorgeous that you present my home town in a realistic way. I hope you enjoy the snacks and cuisine there. Yeah, the taste of dishes in Shanghai is a little bit sweet, which even tourists from somewhere else in China are not used to. And we local people actually never go to those vendors in the underground, but shopping online with Taobao. We would like to bargain with vendors if we go shopping offline, by 30% of half off at least.
❤As a Chinese who grew up in China, studied in Europe for a long time, and now works as a tour guide for foreigners coming to China, I am very grateful to you for showing the real China. Hope you have a wonderful experience in China! Due to political interests, many Western media have always been biased against China. China does have many shortcomings, but these shortcomings are not as terrible as reported by the Western media. I have many foreign friends, some of whom really want to come to China, and I would love to lead them to have new experiences across China. Most Chinese people are very friendly, China is huge, China's culture and society are very diverse and interesting, in different places in China you can find a combination of tradition and modernity, different foods, languages, religions, lifestyles, China's Nature is also beautiful. I am very happy that more and more people want to come to China and learn Chinese. This is the best way to understand a country and gain experience. I hope more people can visit or live in China and become friends with Chinese people. There are many political prejudices not only in China, but also in the world. More cultural exchanges need to be established everywhere. More cultural exchanges can help us put aside our political prejudices. We need a more open and inclusive world. We welcome all friendly people!❤
我们的国家 怎么说那 可悲 人民任劳任怨 政府呢你懂得 但是我还是爱着中国 但是我不爱他们 中国有素质的人很多 希望国外的朋友们 不要歧视我们谢谢😊
粉红比出了国照样是粉红比。独裁又贫穷的中国，没有资格被任何人膜拜。穿件西装，有几座高楼大厦你就不是野蛮人了？
Does only China has many shortcomings🤔🤨
素敵なコメント!
Do you have a website outlining your services?
Love your open-minded approach to travelling! Thank you for this -inspirational too
Thank you!
谢谢你对我们中国不执有偏见，而是尊重与认可，用自己的真心体会我们中国的魅力所在我很开心看到这样的视频❤
Hi Josie, this was such a great resource for our planning, thank you. Do you have information regarding VISA'S Into China?
A great perspective! Glad to hear it. I would love to see your take after visiting the rest of the country, especially the rural areas and the factories and nature. Thanks!
Ive seen many people travel to China and your video is by far the most relaxed and most respectful one ive seen. Genuinely want to go to china and explore there,the people seem so nice,amazing food and buildings,ill definitely look into this further!🩷
Thank you for coming to China and experiencing it. I hope you have a happy stay in China. I also hope that more foreigners can come to China to experience China for themselves instead of just knowing China from the media.
It’s so much fun looking at you guys trying Chinese food and to understand people’s daily life from foreigners’ perspective. For anybody going to China, tip for you, young people generally speaks English. Some elementary kids speak perfect English.
Your appearance and eating habits is truly amazing
We need more people like you - the kind of people who are nice, open-minded and adventurous to show the authentic image of misrepresented countries in western media! Thank you for doing what you do!
别恶心人了行吗，那个国家那个政党实质上是什么货色，你作为中国人不清楚？西方媒体报道的不是你亲爱的祖国真实发生的事情？？？你作为一个被中国共产党洗脑的奴隶，面对事实和真相装什么瞎呢
This is one of the most tourist places in the China, it's authentic but not representative of China
she is having problems using apps and other banned apps... what do you like more about it you fucking idiot?
@@eoj096 You enter the discussion with a bias, so all your comments are biased.
@@HanKow lol
I think I have to pause and come back to this because I’m so jealous of the jianbing and need a second to calm down. 😂
I can’t watch that part again or I’ll book a ticket back with a 144 hour visa just for another one 😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for sharing❤hope you enjoy your trip❤🎉
Thank you for the nice words to my country, welcome to my country again. There are many other amazing places you can visit, real typical Chinese style❤
Thank you! I am a Chinese, appreciate your introducing China to the world!
Thank you for watching 😁😁
Shame, not many people are like you guys with an open heart.
Open heart and open mind. Here in the states our media, not just the news but the comedians are lying about China. They are all going along with the state department or cia talking points from their scripts.
hahaha, Josie, Welcome to Shanghai China, it's a great travel vlog and hope you enjoyed in Shanghai. please please, please, next time if you would like to back to China, find some local friends and show your really super good local foods! those restaurant or small place worth for waiting in line for like 10-60 minutes!
As an Australian Chinese in Sydney its funny when you say its similar to Sydney city considering there are so many of us in Sydney city lolz. I really enjoyed this video, but when I do visit China, I generally go to the smaller towns, but I definitely want to check out Shanghai one day. Looks amazing. Keep it up with the vids, and you got a sub yo. lolz
It's always nice to see vloggers in TH-cam to come to visit China and sharing experience with the world.
This is liberals out of their cocoons.
Thank you for filming the real world in China! I also strongly recommend you visit Chengdu in southwestern china, which is the most underrated city in our country. The local culture and food here are amazing. And the living expense here is way cheaper than shanghai and beijing. It's also the happiest city in china. I'm living here currently and honestly i'm having my best time here🥰
确实，我小时候也住成都，打算今年考完研再去一趟
那里还有全中国最多的gay
Nice video! My dear husband is Dutch and last year he went to China for the first time and he literally had the same reaction like you guys did! 😂❤ and when he returned to the Netherlands and ppl were super curious how it was there 😮😅
You two are so brave. I don't have the courage to travel abroad without looking at the strategy. Of course, this is also what we do well in China. It seems that short-term tourist visas have been opened this year, but obviously we have not done enough to welcome foreign friends, such as the map app that can't be used. Cash payment is not convenient, and there are also great restrictions on credit card payment and other problems. I hope that the situation will improve when you come again next time.
Watching this made my heart smile, I’ve been planning a trip to China and don’t know where to go as I want to see all of it! Thank you so much for sharing your experience 😊
I personally recommend“ 都江堰九寨沟”for the natural landscape
不要都去上海，北京，也可以去其他城市，比如去广州！或者重庆，成都一类的城市，我在广州，我喜欢广州这座城市😊
@@anglohan5428 Brother, go to the hospital to check your brain. I suspect you have dementia😂😂
中国有960平方公里，城市之间的差别非常的大。上海是超级大都市，你可以看成一个比纽约现代化的纽约，杭州相对离上海只有两个小时的车程，但生活节奏会慢很多，也是个大城市，喜欢传统中国文化可以去“乌镇”在上海跟杭州之间。美食每个地方都有，上海，杭州，北京。能吃辣可以去成都，美食最多。广州食物比较清淡，食物不太推荐，都类似于点心，不能体现中国的美食
@@user-ge8ih5kv4x 广州很美，这是一个我很想去的地方
I love the pokemon collecting idea in different languages. This is really nostalgic for me. It makes me happy to see others experiencing my home country and realizing it's not as terrible as the media makes it out to be! Thanks for doing what you do guys.
I lived in China for two years, best experience of my life! I hope I can go back really soon. This video gives me so much nostalgia 😢
wonderful video!l am really delighted that you can enjoy the journey in china !
Thank you so much for uploading this video and sharing about the cash situation in China! It definitely reassured me since almost all the media and information shared online tell you to use alipay or wechatpay, but your vlog proved otherwise 😊
Thanks Josie for going to China good job for speaking in Chinese with the locals! love seeing the food you try looks delicious
love you I love you
Thank you for showing the beauty of China. Welcome to China. We will definitely give you a wonderful travel experience.
When you buy something in China, you can buy it online. It can arrive in a day or two at the fastest, and it's very cheap. You only need an Alipay account to purchase, and you can directly bind your bank card to deduct the money. There is no need to exchange cash. You can solve all food, clothing, housing and transportation needs.
Spent
Two weeks there in many cities , way better than expected, great people,
Food and experiences. Highly recommended.