A Day in the Life of a Chinese Young Lady in Shanghai China
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- Interested in how a Chinese citizen lives in the biggest city in China? How does she spend money? What are her work schedule and weekend like? No need for cash and a wallet?
Glad we’re all making terrible financial decisions all over the world ❤️
Lol
Ahaha... But Chinese people don't use credit for everyday expenses so even if she's bad at money she probably has no debt
yooooooooooooooo
on point! I used to be like her but I've since changed my ways haha
Unfortunately, the new generation of Chinese does use credit a lot . From cars to houses. They are in debt just like the average Americans too. 😢
I live in Shanghai and I use most of these apps. This is not an ad, they REALLY use these apps, including me, all the time, since work takes most of the time of the day. Work hours are much longer in China
How did you manage to watch TH-cam if it is banned in China?
@@MicheleLodetti Some phone have vpn auto installed prior to purchase. And most companies have vpns installed into company desktops
@@hammondnordland4822 Do you still have physical debit/credit card on your home and can you access alipay and wechat pay from desktop/laptop without phone in hand? I mean when someone lose/break the phone, from the time between the phone lost until getting a new phone, how do you access your financial account? In the meantime of no phone, how to buy a new phone, commute, pay for food, do you use friend/family/relative's phone and borrow their money? I know the money on your account will be secure, but since you're not holding phone but all of the payment apps is there.
@@hammondnordland4822 Is it common for people to use VPNs in China?
@@MicheleLodetti oh yes, everyone I know has VPN.
"can't save any money"
*spends $1200+ on fashion, beauty, food & bev, entertainment
I thought the same. But for example fashion and beauty for them is perhaps unskippable... She said at the beginning that make-up was a big thing there...
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that american way.this odd seen most chinese in china save more money then any country.
@@muhumedmohamud2356 money is meant to be spent. Why save it? Im not saying spend recklessly but the more money circulating the better.
@@dissolved5920 i know but its the culture in china.plus it smarts to save X% income for rain day or U just live on paycheck to paychecks.That is the problem in american and the worst world where we spend more money than we earn then complain how we no room to pay for stuff.Granted i know most place are expensive and the some wage could not support their necessity but we got to save some money.
girl literally sitting at a bar after being at a hotpot restaurant: where is all my money going????
sadly, hotpot is pretty cheap food.
that too a script writer like common
I live in a HCOL area and her monthly expenses (rent aside) are higher than mine wtf. And I go out to eat 4-5 times a week lol.
@@Narium413 sheeesh. dat girl for sure doesnt know what "financing" entails xD
Tutorial: How to become a working poor.
lmfao
Just go to Shanghai lol
@Sepher Agon America's poor is rich compared to many countries. Pull your head out of your ass.
@@jaycc3365 Lmao, that girl's paying just $330 rent in fucking Shanghai, one of the best cities in the world and you think her quality of life is lower than an average American's?
@@Sujay95 yes, $330 per month seems ridiculously low.
The impression I got: Her young life is series of transactions on a phone. She doesn't have time to cook, socialize much, or do anything outside of work besides eat takeout and drink. She has to work Sundays and extra time with no extra pay, and at the end of the day she can't even save money. If life is an endless cycle of this it's no wonder so many young people are depressed.
To be fair, they only followed her around for a day. Just how interesting would your life look to an outsider if a random day was picked to follow you around?
She only works 54 hrs a week and has no commute time to work, she can walk. Copywriting has unavoidable overtime because there are deadlines. She does have a social life which is where some of her money goes. She probably has time to cook but can't blame her I used to eat out all the time too when living alone, food really not that expensive. I think most of her money waste is in fashion and beauty services
While I agree with some of what op says, the difference between Western and Asian countries is eating out is cheaper in Asia than in say USA where eating out every night would result in high credit card bills
@@mnraiders8546 I fking cringe at the amount of tips we pay. I'm in NY and I get people who get mad at me for not tipping 25% minimum. Needless to say, these are the same type of people who are broke and can't manage their finances. Honestly, if you look at the history of tipping in the US and its racist past, it's fucked up. But it's the norm now....
@@Scarsofevil that's why I stopped eating in and started doing pick ups. I know it's not good for their business but tips are indeed ridiculous in USA when I get twice the service in Asian countries
I‘m from China and I watch this like a foreigner lol
LOL
lol same born in china and raised and still surprised
@@婷婷-d9h good. I have a insta group of international teenagers. Wanna join?
Lmao
Most Chinese _are_ considered foreigners in Shanghai thanks to the 户口 system.
Apps are a lifeline in Shanghai. Even street beggars have QR code’s to pay them donations as nobody carries cash anymore. I haven’t went to an ATM for over an year now.
This is how it should be. It avoids robbing elderly of their cash and other stuff. To those that says that cash is king, it's not. It's a huge pain....
@@ripp102 Cash is freedom though. It's untraceable, unlike cards
@@delacroixx if you want freedom go back to before internet invented. There is no such thing like complete freedom and privacy when the whole world is connected with internet
@@xiaomose7495 well, in my, and probably in your country too, rn it is not compulsory to be connected to internet. It is a choice. If you don't want to - you can simply throw away your phone and use cash and live like that, it is not forbidden. It's just important to leave that choice. Plus there are ways to stay private on the internet if you really want to.
@@delacroixx thats what mean you can go back to the era before internet ofc only by yourself not other, since it's a matter of choice not mandatory. But you must know for some matter in today modern society its needed to connected with internet
I love how similar our daily life is, yet people judge Chinese people for being so "different". Very subtle differences between young American people and Chinese people. We pretty much do the same thing
Their judgements are usually guided by racism and ignorance, as well as propaganda against China. Our lives are very much the same, both crushed by our harsh reality and the constant work ethic promoted to younger generations, we both alike suffer.
who judge them? They are very nationalistic, so are many Europeans. But they need to get off their phones a bit more.
Honestly Colin not many people in the west actually care about how Chinese people live, and certainly don’t judge them as much as the Chinese like to think they are being judged.
@@Ben-yp9nh We don't really judge where I live, but I know lots of people around the West do.
Both countries are incredibly oppressive in different ways.
Ah, living to work, work to live. Worlds the same everywhere I guess.
@@rumbaenbois6554 investing, lol. Just as the video showed, she wastes a lot in "beauty" stuff that is not really necessary, hell, if you are in debt every month you shouldn't be going out to restaurants, you are killing yourself willingly. Now Imagine putting that money in stocks or even crypto. This is the kind of people that live in debt because they want to. Don't spend more than you have.
Someone should be quite fооlish to invest in something that can drop in price so easily just because some random guy on the internet posted a tweet. I'm not making a statement that it is impossible to make money on crypto currency trade. I'm just telling that it's more like gambling. You either get profit or take a financial loss. There are a lot more stable ways to obtain money without entering the modern slavery that being employed in a company and wasting six days a week to pay the bills and make your boss rich is.
@@Madoyon. What are these ways that you talk about, kindly enlighten us please.
@@Gunbardo Just start an online business. Believe me or not, you can do it without any previous money investments these days. Make money out of your hobby or something. At first, it won't be much, but it will be better in the long run than your average "office slave" job or throwing money in crypto recklessly and praying for it to not go down leaving you with nothing.
I work part time 25 hours a week. In Europe we have more rights.
Who does your filming they did an amazing job I like this style it’s really honest
right, the metro scenes are really well done
did u hear all the background noises boosted to max? wtf is that sound recording/mixing
@@CorvetteCarCraft got nothing to do with the filming style.
ccp
@@CorvetteCarCraft the noise is important for this vid. It's about what everyday life is like, you're meant to hear everyday noises too.
i was strangely invested in her day
that's probably because you are a midwit
get strangely invested in mine watch my vids
same
I feel like since social media is a very huge thing nowadays, we dont do much aside from scrolling our phone. Work, and chats with friends, eat, watch TV, and eh its already 7pm. Time to do more work, and then sleep.
Then you realise you didnt do much in your daily life, and wonder how people spend theirs, and realised its basically the same.
In London I pay 1300£ for a fking one bedroom and the salary is less than 2000£. Fortunately I dont wear make-ups.
And London isn’t worth the money or sacrifice lol I dunno what we’re paying for
@@velyvely6479 Most places in London aren't even worth half of what they charge for them.
LOL
mate what the fuck? 1.3k for a flat or a bedroom? If its a flat, you need to get a houseshare! save sooo much
@@velyvely6479 I've spent plenty of time living in other places and I can say London is worth it, if you're on a decent wage. If you're on a shit wage, its a miserable city, but otherwise it's fucking ace.
when she said "little red book" i really thought she's going to show us her communist manifesto book
lmao
Lmao, I never realized that
Jajaja
lol me too
XDDDD
Don't get me wrong, I love my card and paying with my phone but I realised I spend less by paying in cash because it's physically in your hand and it hurts to see it leave.. with the card it's just a quick contact with the machine and the money is gone haha
Love the video btw, I watch it every day because I love the vibe and her chill energy
which is why i almost always use cash 😂😂😂😂
i agree, mobile payment makes u lose money faster.
Indeed, i learn it on my 1 week using similar app
we were merely talking about paying for stuff (essential or non-essential for everyday life), but I do agree with you. 'Money can't buy happiness' is not one of the most popular sayings for nothing.. Just want to add that I think everybody should treat themselves to something they want but don't need once in a while. Life is short, after all, and as much as we are the sheep led by capitalism, we might as well make our time here on earth a bit more enjoyable.
Yes and I personally spend more online than when I shop in person someplace.
When I was visiting my parents in China last year, I used most of the apps mentioned in this video. It's super convenient.
I hope you doin' well
Does those apps have english
@@TheChinkyell Wechat and Gaode have English version. For other apps, I don't know.
How do you manage to visit the internet while in the INTRANET of China?
@@twoone7877 I bought a sim card and chose a mobile plan including wifi. There are different wifi plans you can choose. The day before I was leaving, I called the LianTong Company to stop all service. As long as I pay 5 yuan per month, my phone number is saved and I can reactivate it anytime. I put enough money in my phone account for number keeping fee. I can also pay more fee through wechat or Alipay when I am in Canada.
my parents always say to me life is easier now. everything is online. while it is easier in one aspect of life, its depressing in the other. its a mistake for parents to underestimate the hardships of the future generation. everything isnt as easy as it seem.
Life will be easier when we manage our money wisely.
Communist Chinese Party Wechat is the only social media site allowed in China.
No Facebook, Twitter, Google or anything else.
@@jamesclancy8091 and they are not dead they have multitude apps...
@@Deliahszepinzky what are they?
It is easy for them now. Only thing they lack before was accessibility and resources, their money management was always on point. Now we have accessibility and resources but our money management is poor.
In almost every major city in China, the cost of buying vs the cost of renting has a significant gap. Renting is super cheap compared to buying, and the average worker can at least live in a decent place like this young lady in the video who is only paying USD330/month rent. In places like California, many people can't afford paying the rent even with a full time job and more and more people are living in their cars.
that place apartment looks abit old not modern tho
Her salary is above average in Shanghai.
Not really, the rent of 1b1b apartment in entral Shanghai costs me about $700/month
The place she lives is quite old .I think normal neighborhood costs 500 US dollar per person with 3 people sharing one flat
her salary is way above the average shanghainese tho
This really does show daily life. I've been to Shanghai, Wuhan, Anhui, Beijing. I've eaten and many local restaurants, purchased food from many local shops (using wechat), and seen the convenience of a phone based society. I've taken the metro, the bus system, and taxi's. I've also done a lot of walking the streets of Wuhan and Shanghai. Amazing country, for sure. My wife is from Wuhan.
wuhan is it corona virus area ?
@@Muhtodem Yes. Wuhan is where the virus was first discovered. My wife and I had been to the wet market that they claim was the source of the outbreak year before.
My wife is also from Wuhan, I was visiting in December 2019 right before the outbreak. Best experience of my life.
o my god i want that shit in canada
you know my energy drink just fell out of a height of approximatelly 1,5 meters onto my plate, which I had just put there after finishing my pizza and the astonishing thing is, the plate didnt break - I just wanted to tell you that
1980s: work 50 hours a week, paid off a house 3 months later.
2020s: work 80 hours a week, barely can afford food.
2050 nobody can ever buy house and housing projects are only built for the mega rich 1 percent separated in isolated rich communities who are made to look down on the poor with hate whilst everybody else either lives in the streets or in shacks illegally built which the government attacks and tears down even to the point of murdering its own people. Constant false propaganda and frauds rampant everywhere. People have no choice but to commit crime and life expectancy drastically reduces. People no longer can afford kids and have grown to hate raising children and young children in general with increased child violence. The population drastically decreases which means more work to do and more division between rich and poor with the middle class becoming the working class. Society will completely fail and having a family will be almost impossible for anybody who wants to survive we are going down a terrible road and no country is doing better than any other.
It's just her way of life. If you don't buy a lot of useless things, you can easily just spend $500 a month to have a comfortable life
@@cool_things_collection no its not. I can barely afford anything even after working 80 hours and getting paid $26/hour. Inflation and the prices of everything has skyrocketed while wages and salary barely moved since 1980's.
17:58 i'm pretty sure she can slash her beauty/fashion & entertainment costs by 50% .
sure thing
more like 80%
Food delivery not cheap. She says she rarely cooks at home.
Hi, Brian. Why did you decide to use a word slash, not cut or reduce?
I'm a non native, just wondering
@@David_Liu93 it means the same thing. Image of a knife "slashing" or "cutting" when there is a sale its more dramatic to say 'cutting' or 'slashing' prices than to say 'reducing' prices
Spents almost 40% on Fashion/beauty/entertainment cant save any money.. well guess why that is
@ 3:40 look at how much shoes she own.. That explain everything
thats exactly what i was thinking!!! lol shes like "idk where all my money goes" while sippin on some 20 dollar drinks 🤣
@@hasnatsakib7223 that's not all of her shoes XD that's hers and her roommates
when working under depression, she may spend more and not aware of it
This is actually the modern world in a nutshell. People buy and sell like crazy (partly because of their stressful life), living paycheck to paycheck, end up being hustlers (which makes things more stressful). At the end of the day, half of the things we buy are overpriced garbage.
If it's hard to relate how it's like living in China's big cities, imagine yourself would be moving to and working in San Francisco next month - just see how much you can earn based on your skill, and how much the rent is. Just for your reference, I live in Beijing which is basically the northern counterpart of Shanghai. My rent is $1200 just for a studio (only a single room + a small toilet + a small kitchen) and I don't really have as much entertainment and fashion expenses as her. Although I earn quite a lot compared to the average person, but to buy the same apartment, it needs $1.2 million which is more than 80 years of the rent, and more than 20 years of my income without spending. To get married in China, many parents are like control freaks and ask the couple to buy their house. To have kids in China and send them to school, a two-bedroom is pretty much needed which is basically doubled the price.
Also now I look at the job market, couldn't even find many positions worker under 72 hours a week. I feel like we trade our life by being working like crazy, just for like put 500 different kinds of jeans and lipsticks on the market, and not even be able to own anything real.
TBH back in the 'Soviet' time at least most people can own their own apartment while going home at 5pm, and have actual life.
Correction. Back in “communism” time, no one owns their apartment. I lived through those time.
@@evelinericksson1611 depends. I lived through that time in Romania and guess what. 92% of romanian population actually own their houses.
Wow, what a comment! Would love to converse more. I clicked on this video because I searched "Everyday life young people China". I'm really interested in what life is like for people all over the world!
China developed so much, I wonder what will a “developed” China 🇨🇳 looks like
@@evelinericksson1611 Nobody was living on the streets during the communism time. What country did you live in? Nowadays in all communist countries only the old folk have a house, cause they had it since the communism age, they were handed out for free for gods sake... and prices inflated like crazy afterwards, democracy came!
this is actually pretty similar to japan in some ways, especially the depressed, overworked, and no overtime pay part...
Asian countries are like this. It's the downside of over-population.
@@Clarity520 It's not overpopulation it's the same as all round the world it's terrible corrupt politicians.
@@Isomoar that might contribute to it but it’s not the root cause. Overpopulation causes extreme competition that’s why everyone works their asses off al day everyday to survive. Meanwhile the West reaps the benefit of these Asians’ hard work.
China Japan and S Korea are almost identical in every way. Food, culture, work ethics etc...
@@hammondnordland4822 I wouldn't say that
She have a high salary in China's standard. Her parents would freak out when they see how she spends all that on beauty and meals LOL
in china yes, in shanghai, no, just average in shanghai.
@@EnnTomi1 is it average? my ex does graphic design for Disney and that is his salary as well. I think it is fairly high considering another friend is a restaurant manager and also has same amount. Her rent is so small, she really needs to stop ordering 3 takeouts every day and on top of that going to restaruants and buying clothes. She could easily save 500-600usd.
@@Estonian4life All is about face dudes. You want to save money or being do more thing. Think its, there start working from 9am-9pm mostly current status in China. You don't have any extra time, only delivery can save times, you saying no saving. After you staying China about 1 Years you will know that, the more harder you saving the money you still can't do anything for buying house or anything. Medical don't worry, As long as you Citizen, Ur medical fee will be cheap.
but her parents are probably not poor
@@EnnTomi1 Shanghai is in China idiot
All big cities look the same... life is just on the phone and lonely, living for work and not working for living.
Man when I was watching this i had this feeling throughout. Interesting, eh?
TRUE
The people in the modern city are just the fuel of the society.
True, I made the mistake to move into a big city, expecting the thrilling and moving lifestyle. Hated it, learned that the slow and "boring" life of rural areas and small cities is the best thing. Even people seem... Happier? Everyone seems in a rush or disconnected from everything in big cities, they don't even need to be with their face in their phones, it's like they are in automatic mode.
The world is getting more homogenised unfortunately.
"oh cool a video about an actual day in china without just a load of asian stereotypes"
*girl wakes up and instantly puts on some cat ears*
I mean, she's spending more than she makes and doesn't save, so at least she's breaking some stereotypes.
thats a hairband not cat ears
If I spent $880 on Fashion and Entertainment per month, I'd have a cat ears headband that performed the exact same function in my bathroom where no one is looking, than a cheap one too.
Please thank Dorothy for sharing a part of her life with us! Insightful.
BBC mad that this video doesn't have their signature gloomy dusty filter
😭
You’re mad cuz BBC shows the truth.
@@kaleidoscopeon apparently, you’re mad
Lol, go to China and you will know who is telling the truth@@kaleidoscopeon
I have been to China about 4 times and enjoyed every minute of my experience. This video was very interesting to see a city that I have not been to and to see one person's daily routines. More videos like this will enable North American people to understand more about China instead of just accepting biased media reports that portray a China from 50 years ago for propaganda purposes. China is very modern now.
I don't think their lack of modernity is the issue most Americans have with China in today's climate. I think it's moreso their treatment of minorities and work culture of 60+ hour weeks for extremely low pay. However, these are issues with the CCP, and the average Chinese person should not be demonized as they have been. Much of our media takes it too far, and ends up antagonizing anyone who is Chinese, when Chinese and Americans are the same at heart. We all just want to live our lives peacefully and enjoy the things we love.
Thanks for your comment.
@@machina5
I do not think that America is better when it comes to treating minorities. Try to go back in history and see how Chinese were treated. But the mainstream media ignore these facts. This is still present in contemporary USA. Just look at the education system. East Asians do not have same conditions as others. In usa there is not any special requirements for negros when beeing admited to collegae other than the color of their skin. They can even get a master degree without writing a relevant subject. Although east asians have higher qualification than so called ' white' ( I never understood the american definition of black and white, a lot of so called white are considered black in our world ) they are often refused admission.
I am not saying that this is wrong or right. East Asians that choose to live in the USA just have to accept this or leave. I never understood why they or anyone for that matter would choose to live in usa.
USA and the western world always bash China for violating human rights (their definition) and yet USA is more or less constant in war killing children, women, and unborn children. Tortur……
But it seems to be natural for Americans just as it is normal to carry guns and shoot people. Just as humans breathe, Americans kill millions as if it was drinking a cup of coffee. When I confront Americans with this they are not able to grasp it. Usually they react with ‘ what are you talking about’ .
At last. What minorities are you talking about in China? Muslims ? Where did you get this information ? Yes from mainstream media ?
@@machina5 谢谢理解，作为一个普通的中国人我们的意识里其实很少有对少数民族的偏见，可以说人们其实并不在意民族。并且少数民族有很多优惠政策，可以有更多机会进入优质学校。一周工作时间长是因为中国人口比较多，竞争比较激烈，都想挣钱追求更好的生活，随着经济的增长人们观念也会转变。
@@machina5 作为汉族，我负责的说，如果中国大陆有汉族和任何少数民族结婚，绝大多数家庭会把孩子的民族登记为父母一方的少数民族。
为什么？在中国大陆当少数民族只有好处没有坏处😂
你们在欧美任何媒体了解到的中国少数民族情况都是被扭曲过的信息。
只有你来中国大陆，找各个少数民族自治区、自治州、自治县去旅游，你就知道我说的是真相。
Yes, the Western media does seem to be portraying China as it was in the 1980s rather than how it is now, which is quite futuristic in the big cities.
This is too much of technology for me.... and I am a millennial lol
Escapism
@@_sparrowhawk lol i learned a new word today haha
Haha same, Australia needs to catch up
Fuck off
@@insideinfo1556 Why are you butthurt?
This is just something I noticed: When the subway doors opened people are walking in and out at the same time. That's slightly odd to me.
Thats just the way how it is. Shanghai is overloaded with populations. with the Non resident population shanghai almost triple the new york city. Just think about it. If you waited for people to get out, You would never get on the subway during rush hours. That just become a normal thing in Shanghai even it happens for taxi. But if you travel to other major cities with much less population like guangzhou, shenzhen. Most people stay in line for the subway because there is no need to rush.
Overall this slows the whole thing down but individually it gets you in there. This is not egoism, however, as often judged to be by many outsiders, but instead many different local village cultures that clashed simultaneously. In many western countries, people would enter the cities in waves which could adapt to the existing city culture and influence it a little before the next wave came. In China you will observe behaviours that require synchronization and tacit agreement much less often that in most other countries.
that's how it should be, stay whatever side cars take in traffic. It aggravates me so much to open the right side of double doors
and someone on the other side stops, waits for me to open the door and they walk through my door instead of the other side.
really don't need to be that stupid and or lazy...
People get out first than get in only fit in superb crowded metro occasions, if not that crowded and standby time are sparingly, get out and in at same time are reasonable. # bus should like front door in back door out, trains are get out first but get in later, but light railway or metro, whatever.
LOL you saw nothing bruh
Here in Brazil (Search for "Metrô Sé rush hours") people fight for the slightly empty place at the corner
There is no "Wait for the passengers to leave".
Brazilian people are amongst the most individualist and "Advantage taker" people of the world.
Being over 60 years old and travelled extensively, I quite like these vids as it gives a view of how people live in todays world, she also seems nice 👌
China is visa-free right now. Good chance to travel there.
It’s common for us Asians to say we’ve got no savings even if it’s not true. Haha
true. most parents give money to children in Asia
Stop judging this girl’s life lmao just let her live her life at least she is happy and got a chance to have a video of her on the internet. Leave her be
through this video she will will be remembered when we are all dust and forgotten individuals.
tier 3 simping for a girl hoping she notices him overseas
@@Michael20 lmfao
Agreed we shouldn't judge but it would be wise for her to save for the future. I think hopefully she at least sees the comments about this and tries to do so.
Also LOL at @Michael.
@@Michael20 i laughed bro lol
I used to stay two months every summer in Shanghai. But as visitor, I don’t get to see how local lives. Very interesting perspective from a white collar non-native Shanghai person.
WATCH SERPENTZA CHANNEL TO SEE THE T-R-U-E CHINA pls DONT delete my comment
@@faye_isc soory not interested in a channel that shows just the bad side of a country no matter what is the topic.
@@faye_isc there are better youtube channels if you want to see anti china propaganda
@@faye_isc he is a liar.
@@evelinericksson1611 he is hostile, but not liar, least not sheer liar.
One of the few cities in the world where you can walk freely on the street at 4am
This needs to be bumped! Been living here for 15 odd years now (I'm 32), safe, modern thinking, the generation below me here are so lucky.
@朱红伟Yes, but it there is also a big downside, guilt and shame are instilled from a young age, filial piety comes with big costs to the individual
@@adriand1817 Still better than being shot randomly while having a walk
You can do that in all Chinese cities.
It is not! Delicious 24/7 street food will rob your wallet and shape ( •̀ ω •́ )y
I hope, whatever Dorothy is doing, I hope with all my heart that she is okay
I'm sure Dorothy is doing just fine, there's nothing wrong with her lifestyle. It's the young people in red state America I'd be more worried about.
wut? She spends too much on makeup, thats all
She literally spending all her money on stupid shit lol. And you wonder if shes ok, ofc not lol
@@Dgsrgv stfu
@@Dgsrgv I think that person thought covid - wise
imagine paying more on make-up than on actual rent.
Her lifestyle is not commonly seen among Chinese. Most of people can store at least 1/3 of their salary every month
I never expected Shanghai to have so many trees/plants, it really looks amazing imo
the greening done by the government in China is pretty good to be honest
most east asian countries are like this, they have a deep respect for Greening the urban environment.
@@Dylan-jf5tu Don't think it is really about respect but rather a have to. Greening the city cools down the city and boost "moral".
They have a lot of beautiful parks too
Thank you for sharing the experience and giving us an idea how Chinese ppl spend and live overall. I really love the fact that you explained those individual apps she used and how convenient it was for her to have them. Would like to see more videos like this 😊 - China is as modern as any other countries in the world and moving even faster with technology and features. Loved the video.
18:04 "Looks like she can't save any money". Well, to me it looks like she CAN save a lot of money.
Rename the video to "what apps chinese people use" lol.
as a Chinese and Shanghainese, this is mostly accurate. My grandparents also live in a old house just like this. But my question is, why would someone wear makeup when she will go to the gym and sweat it right off?
哈哈哈哈，太吃累了
wearing makeup is a good time spending in front of the camera
I was wondering that too
It's scary to think that the apps are such necessities over there. Unfortunately, I can see the very real possibility of that becoming a thing all over the world. I say unfortunately because of the immense privacy concerns it would lead to..
I think people often overlook that part but eventually as we let our devices track more and more of our lives, it will also become easier for the companies and governments to manage and control us.
finally someone who is woke, i mean over a few years every country will use apps to pay and paying in cash would be worthless
oh no. You don’t worry one bit. These apps ans smartphones are soon to be put to rest, and the smart cloud grid combined with 5g, Space x (Starlink satellites) and the smart RNA vaccice shots Dna operating systems will be rolled out. They are playing us like a game. This lifestyle is coming near a town near you!
Just look how miserable her life is
Really enjoy this video, well done and amazing how our society is moving to smart phone cashless payments in so many areas.
It was like this in China already in 2015, when I was living there.
Wonder if you can game the face recognition on the drinks machine using a photo of her colleague.
Oh dear, one of my friend , pay for a young girl on smartphone after some worthful service he received , and one day he caught the trail by his wife, three days later I picked up him on the hospital.
@@vilmamattila7388 yeah but in the us, 2010= credit card and 2020 = credit card. China did skip the credit card altogether and before 2015 they were behind the us.
This channel's concept is quite interesting, keep going post covid. A great Video.
A net salary of 2300 USD with a rent of 330 USD in a mega city. Wow! That is not bad! She spends more on fashion and entertainment than many educated people in the EU country I live in earn per month.
Reason why i want visit china
I think in the western world, many people still have the outdated impression towards living standard in China. In my personal experience, the cost of living in many cities in China is higher than many western european countries. So does the salary level.
@@fasttracklife I agree when it comes to the price of many consumer goods and services but rent prices are often way lower than in Western countries. 330 USD in Amsterdam or Frankfurt? Quadruple it and they consider you lucky. It is even impossible to find something decent in Eastern Europe for that money.
@@tomv7986 the room the girl rents in the video is from an old apartment with very bad condition, bad as compared to apartment quality in Amsterdam. The difference between rent vs. buy is just insane in Shanghai and many other cities in china. Real estate is anothet whole topic to talk about. If you buy one, the monthly payment would be much higher than if you buy one apartment in NL and Germany. So does the down payment.
@@fasttracklife Yes, real estate in China is very expensive mostly due to capital movement restrictions (the mainland). I never said buying real estate in China is a good deal. But, my only point is that it is great you can earn a good salary and spend little on rent if you want to. In Europe there is no such choice. Rent is high relative to salaries and there are basically no cheap options for Joe average. All I said was something positive.
4:26 8k-10k RMB/sqm is 1.1-1.4k USD per SQM!!!! NOT SQFT! 1sqm=10.7sqft!!! meters are not foot! so price is not that skyhigh as shown
with 2300 usd a month I would live like a king in my country
We should get Graham Stephan on her, to see what he thinks about her monthly spendings
Great video. I haven't gone back for a few years. China has changed so much. So advanced, so fast and busy. Amazing!
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@@faye_isc many have said that he's a liar.
Vichith Chai mostly just exaggerations, but mostly not blatant lies
@@faye_isc i still think his business went downhill and he made stuff up for views
@@faye_isc whoever talks about merely shit things, are not supposed to watch
Each thing has positive and negative vibes, but merely negative things are haters
40% of salary just on fashion and entertainment. Jesus Christ almighty
wemen...
I really like this insight of her daily life - I admire the technological use in day to day to life. But man, that kind of life looks pretty flat and stressfull - also the apartment looks depressing
Her appartement is ok ..at least it has a window
Nah, her apartment is great. Way better then most of the apartments in my county
You sound depressing, her place looks fine. People like you are so shitty. I wish you stay this way your whole life.
She has too much stuff.
It is depressing for me, for some reason.
you need to head over to china and rescue her with your bitcoins
wow China's tech is jus so advanced... da way they use their tech in their daily life is so darn cool
fr im really suprised the powerbank rental took me by suprise amazing 💖❤
@@paulmartins9291 ifkr and it's really big brain how they may recover it, if the power bank gets stolen...cuz it's registered to the mobile
@@harshjain3122 I think its registered to the person actually, not the phone. If you steal it, the person who took it gets a bill i think, idk.
@@MsRiqueman Power bank is cheap in China, less than 10 USD. Who gonna stole that？
its more like "depended" then "tech"
i won't call internet high tech in nowadays standard by any measure. if you have to argue the face recognition is, then i have no words.
2300 USD / month is what young people get paid nowadays? It's actually high. I work part-time currently and only get paid 700 USD, but would be only 1200 USD if full time.
my girlfriend is 26 and we live in Shanghai. She has a degree from an average university and makes about 2600 USD a month. I think she is slightly in a higher salary quadrant among her peers
where u at? i think its pretty good for part time
don't forget that she apparently works 54 hours a week.....
@@Fynnrah that's with overtime and I don't think she gets paid for all 54 hours
crying in 500 USD / month + sandwhich gen
$2300 monthly income is NOT really bad specially in CHINA
$2000 is starting to be the norm (after several years of hard working) in cities like Shanghai.
I hear from some Shanghainese students that in China, $2k is actually a good starting salary, and most of them hope to get that once they graduate.
I help a 23 yr old girl in Shenzhen with her English via WeChat and she earns half that. Amazingly. she has only been working for a year and has saved $4000. She came from a poor rural family so has always lived frugally. But she is so proud that she has amassed some money for the first time in her life that she'll sometimes shows me her bank balance. She'll jokingly say 'Call me Rich Girl'
@@brianrowe236 love those positive people
So, after all, no young generations can afford to buy or maybe even rent a house anymore. Nice future we got here.
Love how boomers try to make it seem that this mess we inherited from them is somehow our fault though.
It’s true and sad to know :( It’s the same in my country
only rich people can afford to buy a house in the future, working class can only rent
Actually, because of the land redistribution back in the 1950s, almost every chinese family owns some property. This gets inherited and can be sold to buy new property or if worst comes to worst, they can move back to the original property the family owns
It's because bank leasing make house price overpriced because of higher demand and accepted price
the chinese words for "cat litter" sound like "meow shat".. that's amazing
猫沙 cat sand
@@adrianzondervan6521
thanks, Māo shā it is then!
still made my day :D
And now I'll be calling it "meow shat" for the rest of my life. xD
XD I've been playing it over and over.
Well, that's a business name/idea for me to stay in Shanghai "Meow Shat"
Convenient stores can also receive packages in the uk too it’s the same lol
here just about anything with a front for customers can receive packages ... it increases the convenience even more :D
If she ever lost her phone I don't think she can survives
In fact, having a high-tech life doesn't mean forgetting basic skills, at least for most people.
@@ensonchannel so agree with you
You can certainly survive but you need to deal with a lot of troubles. With so many information and account linked to your cell phone number if you don't act quickly you can easily get your identity and account balance stolen.
Correct. Not mentioned if the phone broken
@@soniachen5739 Partially correct, but in China, we can scan our face to pay at almost all situations.
"Looks like she cant save any money"....... she spends most of her money on take away food, restaurant, fashion and beauty and entertainment...... she could easily save like 1300 USD a month if she wanted to.
I do agree. Transportation is also unclear how and where it is used. Metro is affordable and it is well connected.
There is a lot to optimize in her budget.
Well produced video.
Appreciate the opportunity to experience the life of a young Shanghainese person.
so "little red book" means 2 vastly different things in china i guess
Actually, they are not the same words in Chinese, just got translated into same words in English. No one would easily confuse them in China ^ ^
I very like your filming style which is so natural. The theme, the visual design, editing, sound and music, the acting, screenwriting which is fantastic. Also, thanks for the clear subtitle that helped me to improve my English,. The video was so nice and informative. After watching it, I've had a general picture of a young girl's life in Shanghai and discovered that life is very convenient and way easier with support from new technologies there. Hopefully, you can create more and more videos like this! Thank you! A well-done job!
What a great video👏 I can't believe she did everything she needed to do with her phone🙄 So interesting! That's like living in the future👍
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@@faye_isc oh, I know what you mean that guy. the one who demonizes China in many ways because of his some bad experience. And you praise him or his fan as I saw you post the same comments under almost every video talking about Chind highlighting "Don't delete my comment"
yes, it was from about a few years ago. Most of people, especially young people live live a cardless life, just with mobile to do anything from ordering food, buying anything online to taking metro etc.
China puts that easy transaction on all things then when you look at your statement its like hers -44 way to easy to spend.
Her life seems so artificial and generic. But im just an old fasion eastern european farmer what do i know
I notice that you only have 2 videos on your channel?! This was great! So professional! Please make more!!
She wears makeup to the gym?
Welcome to Asia. They have separate makeup lines for swimming!
@@trevorkim Really? living in Asia, never heard of it
@@trevorkim Really? That's wild
This looks like the most advanced city I've ever seen. Also chaotic as f
Yep. But so much fun!
cyberpunk 2077
lol come to shanghai ig
@@planck8181 I wanna visit Shanghai for sure, yeah
@@MarioKarasuma yesss
日本にも同じ番組が有るがやっぱり雰囲気はやや違うね。しかし中国も短期間のうちにえらい発展したものだ。男女とも同じ国民服を着た夥しい人民が広い道路を皆自転車に乗っている様子はほんのこの前みたいだったが。
I live in Shanghai and her life is pretty like mine haha. I do not take anything with me when I go our but I really need my phone haha
Impressive video! Thanks for sharing it and letting us see how convenient the new technologies can bring to real life. Things are changing so rapidly in China. It's amazing that these rich mobile apps are not only affecting people's daily life but also introducing a new living style we have to adjust.
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The only think i believe i'm missing is: With a 330 rent and a 2.4k salary, she can't save money? She spends more on fashion/beauty and on entertainment than on rent? Maybe some cuts are required. In my country rents cost more than 50% of someone's salary and we still manage to save money, we simply don't spend 400$ a month on makeup or whatever.
Where are you from? To avoid it...
@@abstractfactory8068 They offer valid points of argument though. Like, if she was really that tight on money, she wouldn’t choose to do a hand spa, of all things. I understand splurging on eating out is okay, but treating yourself further to a hand spa? You can see why her beauty/entertainment costs rack up that high. If she’s happy with that, that’s fine. But she shouldn’t claim to be short on money if she’s treating herself so well.
@@sarcasticismyname1163 its free...
Here in Brazil most of us don't have such a problem, since we're already used to live very cheaply and frugally, the consequences: we don't to have to work our ass of like other foreigners, and therefore, there's more quality time for family, hobbies and personal projects, the bad part of it is that most of us are always poor and broke.
which is why in a couple decades China sky rocketed from one of the poorest most poverty ridden countries to one of the most advanced countries with now poverty eradicated. and Brazil is still dirt poor, cuz to put it badly, you're lazy and not driven.
China become more advance, but for who? Not her obviously
Video seemed more like an add for apps for the phone.
you forgot to mention, their service at the restaurant was really good without extra tips :)
Like the video. Lived in Shanghai for several years before came to the states. Shanghai is a special place in my life. Great to know more about new Shanghai!
I do think it's sad that millennials and gen z generally don't have time to cook for themselves.
Eat raw and you don't waste time cooking. Want a vegetable? Eat it now. No fuss, no time spent. Raw is the best way to live. Sprout your carbs for far more nutrition than cooking them (grains, lentils, peas, beans).
We do have time. We're just lazy!
@Just another boring person Why is eating raw not balanced? I'm in great shape, better than 98% of the men my age and have been raw for almost 3 decades! What's funny about discussions like this is I come from experience. I ate "normal" for decades. Then I tried raw. It was simply much better. That's why I've never gone back. So quick, simple and you feel so much better. I'm not saying cooking food is awful. Just that eating raw, for me, is better. When you factor in the convenience its a no brainer. No cleanup of heavy, caked on grease, either. To eat raw you do have to sprout your carbs of course. But that's also much better than cooking them. And very easy to do, a fraction of the work of cooking.
@@swilhelm3180 so in that case you basically go vegan, without the fake foods and whatnots
@Just another boring person I've tried both. Its very fulfilling.
Now that its 11mths later, it would be good to see a follow up for the covid year2020.
I bet there is no difference as life has been back to normal in China.
No difference. China is mostly back to normal. All bars and restaurants are open with normal business hours.
as a Chinese who came back to China from the Netherlands due to the Pandemic, and I just happened to visit Shanghai a month ago, life is pretty much the same but only one thing has changed, wearing masks on public transportation.
And QR health codes need to be presented on phone (To make sure you haven't been in a high-risk area recently, an app as well) when ppl are entering a crowded area (such as malls)
She spends a lot of money on whatever you can and then complains she cant safe any money. I earn more then her but spend much less.
China just feels like a depressing Japan
lol I assure you, every single Chinese I know who live in Japan now are saying Japan is a depressing hell and they would come back if any opportunity comes.
she does not cook for herself ... obviously expensive 🙄
Can't believe that I watched the whole video.
I love how the first thing she does in the morning is unironically put on cat ears.
step i spend all your money on worthless shit
step 2 have no money left
step 3 ???
*confused screaming*
everything is done with just a couple of apps. human interaction will be non existant soon
Won't be an imminent issue for a country with 1.6bn ppl
54 hours a week? Sounds like in Japan
Permanent Japanese male workers work more tho...
China's new working fashion: 996. from 9 am to 9 pm and 6 days a week.. this has become very normal in china..
When filming... how do you get out after them? Do they get off at the second last station and then cameraperson goes ahead first to the final stop and waits to film the person exiting?
good question. Maybe a second camera man or so?
You got it. The sequences were planned for the camera (she enters building; camera already inside, etc.)
Life in big cities is so depressing...
No
not at all if you have 10million cash in your bank account
@@nelsonk1341 It's hard to have a tough life anywhere with $10 million in your pocket.
I'm genuinely curious what about the video seems so depressing to you? She goes to the gym and socializes with her friends, nice walkable city full of greenery. Her only issue is that she's bad with money, but that's an easy problem to fix. So what is the issue?
Working over 50h/week and over time for free... what a life. Guess you have to grew up in a city like this. Happy to live in tiny Switzerland 😊
Same here in Belgium. It is good to realise we have it really good compared to the other nations in the world. =)
also little payment，it‘s so hard for us chinese young people to achieve work-life-balance
One question is, what about the next generation?
@@jiachengxu3584 I don't know about that really. To me it looks she likes to spent money on things she likes. That's her choice of course, but she chooses to live an expensive lifestyle at this point.
About the work-life-balance i agree with you. If you work overtime you should get it either in compensation days / hours or in extra overtime pay. Which is the case in most West-Europe countries.
Here in the U.S. that would be highly illegal and employers have to pay time and a half to anyone working overtime.
My monthly food expenditure is $30 since I cook most of my food. I probably spend around $250 months total outside of rent. I never understood how people can spend $2300 a month. Do people not save money at all?
30 dollars of groceries a month?
@@freekpeet if they are in a lower tier city in China, definitely possible
It depends on where you live. I live in New York and just my rent is $7,000 a month.
@@neatneat8194 ur trolling lol
I spent about $75 a week or less in Japan. In America I could see food being more expensive.
The wood paneling and ornate decoration in her apartment remind me more of something you'd see in the US or Europe.
She works almost all the time, almost no time to enjoy, but she drops down the sink most of her salary. "I don't know where my money goes, I buy only the necessary things." She is in a financial situation that is determined by her own choices and what she deserves as a consequence.
if you ask your wife where she spent money........
She's young. In a few years her salary will surpass her spending and she'll have money left over. The most important thing for people that age is socializing- without it no friend circle, no family, etc. You can't wait or your peer group will all end up having children and you'll be left behind.
@@rsmith02 What is she doing wrong? She just does not make enough money. She does not even have a car.
Looks like someone took strong inspiration from Paolo from Tokyo's Day in a life series. ;)
So every videos that record people’s everyday life is taking inspiration from him lol?
@@sextuplemillionsellersfan7961 The format is too similar to be a coincidence... If you can't see it you lack common sense.
@@PlNKUHOSHI well shemight be a fan of paolo
"Rent your life" is basically future lifestyle for everyone, it start in Europe too and it will be worse, much worse.
Why so? it actually gives the Middle Class a higher Access to stuff wich otherwise never cant be affordable in thair lifetimes due limited incomes
Take examples:
No need to work like forever for Banksters to pay back credits + intrest rates for your home..
If you have problems with your rental home or stuggle to find work at your area you able to move and rent a new one.
No need to buy physical CD'S.. just make a spotify plan...
not just a single CD wich bores you out in 2 Months anyways after constant repeating.. but millions of songs on all variations.
No need to buy GYM toys...
Just rent em in a GYM wich gives you the ability to use lliterally all equipment that is existing to torture your body
The mindset behind is the invidiual shares intrest with collective and gets actually all service
It doesnt matter if you rent or buy.. if you cant afford monthly payments you are f*** so or so...
Ah yes, I will gladly, as a french, buy a house, and have to pay massive tax on it yearly, having to constantly maintain it, having to pay someone to take care of it if you want to leave the country, or go anywhere, and if some squatter starts living in your flat/house and doesnt pay, you have to fill in a literal lawsuit that will ruin your mental health and savings for over a year.
And if you want to leave the country for good, good luck selling the house.
Don't be tied to a property, at least in europe. You can just rent, live a minimalistic life, change appartements in barely a week, and you can travel freely.
Really I don't understand you people who dive deep into a mortgage for no reason
@@evryatis2853 Well, I living in Prague and renting a flat here is like 2/3 of average salary! Its because there is no regulations and investors from rich EU countries buy properties here (not only reason, but it is like that)...So you can maybe aford living in a rent if you are young, but what you will do in retirement? You will no longer make average salary, in Czech average retirement is like 420 EUR/month and small flat is cca same price! So how is this good lifestyle? Is it like living in the city is for young only? I dont like this view at all...
@@richitkohrichitko4355 Indeed you're right, its good for retirement, but terrible for the youth, and prices get more and more expensive..
What a life
@Quentin ANDRES Bah allez, va t'endetter à vie pour une maison que tu ne pourra pas donner à tes enfants sauf millionaire
Et je me plaint pas vraiment, je dit juste la situation de l'immobilier
That made me sad as it seems very dystopian to live like that. Life should not be about chasing bills to live looking at a screen, and yet here I am somehow on my day off trying to learn about how people live in other cultures by looking at a screen! lol
Unfortunately that is the way of life for young people now
This video was exactly what i was looking for.