China, USA, Coronavirus, being Antisocial, Mr. Happy and Wet Markets | CHINA VLOG
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- Some updates about my situation in China. The apartment move and my personal paranoia with regards to being social. Tiring of the news and feeling something dangerous brewing. Explaining what a Wet Market is and why there is a misconception about them.
Recorded April 11 (date was wrong in the video)
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I grew up in Malaysia and wet market is common, we get our daily fresh produce from wet market growing up. Even in Korea and Japan. Wet market is a good way supporting small grower and cheap business set up for small business owners. It is our culture and we don't see what is wrong with it other than keeping a better management and better hygiene practices.
Wet market in every where. US & UK also have wet market.American, british & europen also hunting those wild animals and eat them.
@@Mk-qc2yt in the usa, some people hunt wild animals to eat, but it is just deer, elk, maybe wild pig. And these people who hunt only hunt for their own families. It isn't sold in markets to the public. Any meat sold to public is controlled and inspected from slaughter to butcher to packaging sales with strict hygienic procedures followed
Thats the difference. And we keep meat separately from vegetables and fruits, etc.
@@Mk-qc2yt Stop embarrassing yourself with your empty pride. Since when can you find gutter oil in US or UK wet markets, or find pork and animal carcass's hanging up in the open air, outside - waiting for the butcher's cleaver? If those existed in the two countries 'you' mentioned, they would be closed immediately! AND the roasted rats for sail for human consumption. Let us not forget the roasted dogs, all black with their burned on hair and their lips pulled back in a snarl. No... You're wrong, live with it. You don't advertise that for the non-Chinese tourist.
@@fuzzball57 Stop embarrassing yourself even your country(maybe just called area) all the "bad thing" you commented can be found in Taiwan province.Oh maybe with yours "great heart" you can stop people to hunt wild animal especially Those Rayal family. One more Korean eating dog too. Japanese killing whale. Goto Stop them. don't bark at me.
@@1ACL Then the problems are with cleanliness and health standards. The problem does not lie with wet markets themselves. Demanding developing nations to get rid of wet markets is ignorance at best, imperialism at worst.
I understand u r worried about your family back in Detroit. Let's hope they will be fine coming out of this pandemic. Bless.
As an epidemiologist, I would continue to call for science/data-based approaches to the controversies. No data prove beyond a reasonable doubt as how the pathogens of outbreaks are originated. Unfortunately, during the crisis we are having today, many of the issues are driven by anger and political motives.
Totally agree " many of the issues are driven by anger and political motives."
Too much political move ego rather than care with other.
If only have one country in this world. maybe they Call the virus originated from Mars or evil
@zukimaniac you should sue the virus too..😂
@zukimaniac sorry i dont know what you mean. Im bad for english language.
You mean choose health or money?
Its not take too long if all work together.
Bussines must start even if still have the virus. But self protrction. And goverment should provide it. Like standard mask.
Because dont have money make the New virus. Crime increasing or other disease
agree
Why everybody called “wet” market,it just farmers market in all the asian country.and Chinese people do not eat bats.
Thanks to so many anti-China people and those biased media.
What is wrong with eating bats. It’s just different cultures.
Hi Matt
When you, Anny and Eva last arrived in the US from China and they just waved you through without the slightest interest in your health or whether you were infected or not, I knew that the USA were not interested in taking this seriously and it was a sign of how they were going to screw it up - and boy oh boy, did they screw it up! And they still are not taking it seriously and are never going to with the clownish shit show going on in the White House!
Best wishes from your friend and David Attenborough fan in Spain.
Have you noticed the we were all quarantined in the US to "flatten the curve"....... hospitals are empty now in many many places...... so the only thing flatted by Fauci is our GDP..... food for thought.
Dave Andrade wtf - the US will has over half a million cases already and nearly 19,000 deaths - and the death rate won't fall unless social distancing is enforced nationwide.
@@kevingarywilkes Yes. What is your point?
Dave Andrade There must be a villain if my life is miserable way of looking at the world.
WOW...I live in the states and can assure you the White House takes this VERY seriously. The entire country is shut down! We have the best experts in the world here and president Trump takes their advice. Do you really think Trump, who had the best economy in the history of the country, would shut it all down if we weren't taking it seriously??? Living in Spain, you really don't have a leg to stand on. Your country is in a lot more trouble than the US.
The old good days are gone for good, and US and China are moving apart.
Fort Detrick : youtube this channel “The Last American Vagabond"...
It's good old days actually. China and US were never together they have been our enemy for a long time.
To be honest USA is and has been the greatest enemy to the whole world - considering all your genocidal wars and the starving of millions of humans with your illegal trade "sanctions"
Xcaliber Trekker Wrong- US always used China and hate China. Chinese people love America.
By all means, id like to watch what the next era has to offer
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." ~Bernard Shaw
Harrison Knoll thanks
Harrison Knoll As always, Mr. Shaw nailed it. And thanks, my man, for quoting him.
He came up with the term 'super man'
Matt I feel your frustration with whats going down mate. I also have a very strong connection with China and the USA and I have to say that while I am not by any means a CCP supporter I also cant help contrast the way that China and the USA have handled the pandemic. I am appalled by the way the amateurs in the Trump administration has handled this whole crisis . The USA under Tumps watch is more politically polarized and divided nation than ever before and in my opinion the animosity that Trump has caused between the federal government and the states and the politicization of key institutions during this crisis has lead to a massive break down in trust , cooperation and coordination leading to national disunity and a failure to cope. As a result every one of us now needs to be acutely aware that the blame game has already started , Trump will leverage off ignorance and fashion this in to a vehicle for saving his own skin. God help the Amercian people and the rest of us that that are likely to get dragged under by the wake of this horrific mess.
Ron Bentley Agree! Some many Americans don’t know how China is. When the western media especially the USA media controlled 90% of the world’s speech, it’s so easy to inspire their citizens to shift the blame all the way towards Chinese and other Asians. I live in NY, now it is the epicenter. The crime of anti Asian is soaring up here drastically. People are buying guns to protect themselves. Cops are relatively useless now. There are more than 1500 city cops infected and couldn’t be on the job. Plus, they are afraid of being infected and wouldn’t even wanna do anything if nothing is serious.
Wet markets have absolutely no health standards. If they want to have wet markets, then they should institute national health standards that sellers have to adhere to. Why don't they do this?
Jules Hi wet markets has been around for thousands of years.
Jules Hi
I think the government is working on that. And honestly it is not as bad as you would think. It’s more like a farmer’s market kind of thing. But definitely there are meat, poultry, and fish. Lessons learned for sure.
Do you think wet market only in china?
Wet market is benefit for low income people.
If you want to closed it. All benefit move to big corporation. And that monopoly start like in USA
China already set up strict regulation on wild games about a month ago. As China developed, these wet market will go away as people prefer box supermarket. But there are wet market all over the world and people hunt wild game all over the world. Pandemic will never end. Nation just have to stop practicing herd immunity. It is no one's fault but the government. Blaming others won't stop the virus. Western Democracies is just pathetic!
@@Miliyaliyahe Yes, I lived in China and SE Asia for many years. It's a little less like a 'farmer's market kind of thing' and more like an outdoor butcher with dead animal parts everywhere, no refrigeration, no gloves, no masks, no hand washing, no containment, no testing for pathogens... Sure, if the stall is selling bad food, the people won't buy it (and there is something to be said for caveat emptor to correct bad practices). However, in the west we pay a lot more for our food, because this includes our health inspection and safety standards. We pay so that something like the COVID19 global disaster doesn't happen. In my opinion, the real problem isn't even that the health system doesn't exist, it's that if they put it into place the system is corrupt. Inspectors can be bought for a price and farmers can continue to sell what and how they want.This is evident already in China's history of food safety issues. It's a big problem, and will be interesting to see how things evolve in China moving forward.
You have a unique experience to seeing first hand how China and the US were affected with covid-19. Speak it!
Don’t reveal your take on this issue too early Matt. Every day more and more information and research come out that could totally change your view on this, whatever that might be. Probably wait for a bit to collect more information on this or just reveal what information you got so far instead of drawing any conclusive results. Just my two cents.
I agree! But at the same time, I think his main point is the frustration of the blame game and where the blame is being placed. Regardless of what scientific findings we will have, the fact is that our president and his team was doing a fucking horrible job. Horrible horrible job.
I don't think it's too early to form a judgement about Trump and I have no doubt that he will only get worse if that were possible. That guy has got a lot to answer for.
@@Nilguiri l call bs.he is doing a great job .
@@nankidd3050 Is that supposed to be funny?
@@gzZZZ That may be true but don't forget who caused this whole pandemic and all the horror that it has caused. Death to ccp.
I also agree this caught America way off guard. The lack of preparation was due to how supply chains became globalized over several decades. So many masks for instance were primarily still made in America until one day 90% went overseas. This is not a wakeup call to America only, but the entire world, that production facilities need to be spread out around the world to not have to depend on 1-2 countries for supplies. When in a pandemic of this scale, the very country you are depending on supplies will be needing those same very things. COVID-19 is the perfect case study where globalization fails humanity. Because it only stays together when business is as usual.
COVID-19 is not a call to return all manufacturing inward for each and every country. It is a call that a balance needs to be established that allows the manufacturing capabilities for a regional area to be big enough to sustain that region, but still work in a global market.
How everything was centralized because it was more about the bottom dollar. That is what has to change.
@Iron *Fe* then why doesn't America have enough PPE? Exactly. Caught off guard. Just like the rest of the world.
It breaks my heart seeing you upset Matt. I'm about an hour from Detroit. We only have 11 cases but we are still very much in the heart if this pandemic and I wish people would stay home and take precautions and quit calling this a hoax.
Hi Matt, don't put too much stress onto yourself. It is not good for your mental and/or physical health. I know you want to offer your perspective to others with your unique experiences through your traveling to so many places. That is very noble of you. However, you can't change the world or others' opinions. People form their opinions based on their backgrounds and up bringing, and won't change no matter what you say (including people from both sides). Don't stress over things that you have no control over. That will just drive you crazy.
I agree with you personally. My husband works in the medical and he's on the front lines. And I see what little has been done to really protect people like him. People had heads up and knew this was coming but down played it. Even today its being downplayed and it makes me sick. Its putting so many in danger. Including those of us who are immunocompromised. Like me and my daughter and my soon-to-be born son. And yet my husband can't quit his job or stop because he's needed. So every time he goes out it comes home the risk of us getting sick skyrockets. And if something would happen and we were to get sick we won't make it. We are too sick normally to be able to make it. You're not the only one who's upset about it. Honestly while trying to did make some mistakes in the first place they are doing their best to stop it. Stay safe and keep your family safe that is what's most important right now. Hang in there matt
Well said. keep safe.
Hello, I am a Chinese from Shanghai. I ’m sorry to tell you that doctors are the most susceptible people, so the chances of the doctor ’s family being infected are also very high. I strongly advise your husband not to go home after work, it is best to stay in a hotel to protect you and your children, this is very important. Doctors in Wuhan all stay in hotels close to the hospital after work to protect their families. Of course, these arrangements come from the Wuhan government. By the way, the doctor is very great and pays tribute to your husband. (My English is not good, so use Google translation)
@Joy CC that is what we are having to look at doing here too. We live in a smaller town but it's still getting us here. He doesn't want to bring it home either. They are gonna put up the workers here in town (our town is paying for it) to keep familes safe. Keep safe there and hang in there. We are praying for China and for everyone affected.
@@BadStrykerBaby
Please stay safe for you and family especially the new coming addition. God bless and protect these brave doctors and front liners like your husband.
bless you! all the best! Best wishes from China
Thank you Matt. My wife and I have been watching since the last Mt Everest attempt. We really enjoyed reef tank vlogs, your trips cycling through South Korea and Japan.. North Korea was interesting. And we found the story of how you (your business) lost money when bits didn't fit together. And we especially found your recent videos revealing. This said as a preamble to saying that I'm finding some other China-motorcycling vlogs to beeeeee..... depressing?, misleading? , to have some sort of agenda lately. You know whom I'm referring to of course. Of course China is racist. So is South Africa. So is America. Just not so obvious in recent decades. And they keep saying there's some sort of cover-up. I've done some research and it doesn't appear to be any cover-up. But I'm not Chinese, and I don't speak it. I doubt you will address this but I wish you would.
I unsubbed the 2 motorcycling guys you mentioned after being a 5 year subscriber. It was a sad decision for me but their videos has clearly turned very politically biased. They talk as if they are experts on things they only have a fraction of knowledge on, probably only read a few paragraphs from wikipedia. They have also clearly resorted to clickbaits and only offer one side of the perspectives which makes their videos very misleading to their large audiences, and currently it has generated a lot of visible anti-Chinese sentiment.
I grew from loving their videos and defending them against over-nationalistic Chinese comments to feeling disgusted by their content over the past year. I would suggest that you take the current videos produced by them with a huge grain of salt, or stay away if you can.
Beware, stay as far as two valley from that toxic channel “ Only to promote hatred over the chinese around the world !
he needs his green card, maybe some department promised him that, you know what i mean.
he also cooperates with China uncensored recently, the channel he used to despite.
and this channel is known funded by a cult.
also if you pay attention to his patreon, donators increased hundreds in recent weeks. shameful.
hope your family in USA is safe from this covid 19 outbreak.
Absolutely, sir. It is just like all the other parts of the world...it's done differently, could be better, but like you said SO close to the way it should be. Fresh food is important. This was all
I 100% agree with you! I’m an American! It makes my blood boil, that we are not prepared! Yes we wasted 2 months, when USA should have been preparing. My goodness, At least by getting our testing right! Something! Nothing was prepared nothing! I cant stand when they say, we just found out about it! Wait what! Are they kidding me?! I’m a normal common citizen & I’ve been following this, since 12-31-19 & HARD CORE following this since Jan 3rd! Hell I had a crap ton of Lysol spray, wipes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, and 2 packs of N95 masks bought, along with tons of canned & frozen fruits & vegetables, all of this bought by Jan 16th!! No I’m not a hoarder! I freaking prepared for this, WAY b4 it came to America. I’m so thankful i didn’t wait to get my crap together! Ppl who thought, it couldn’t come over here, I just have to shake my head! 🤦🏼♀️ We have this thing called air transportation, it’s called an “airplane” that flys across the sky internationally. How could it not get here. How could it not?! Seriously! Again I’m just a nobody, but I do pay attention to what is happening in our world. I do not follow “just main stream media” I do like broadening my brain a little bit, so I can learn and know what’s going on in this BIG WORLD WE ALL LIVE IN. Thank u for all your videos, I look forward to all of them.. Can’t wait to see the new family addition, yayyy a new puppy! Take care stay safe. Sorry for typos, I was on a roll, and didn’t proof read b4 sending.. lol 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
stacieg31 I as prepared also because I paid attention to the stuff being bought up. Don’t blame the president cause your head was in the sand. Also, please move out and enjoy your communist life somewhere else. We don’t need people who can’t rely on themselves and need the govt to lead their life. That’s un-American.
@@ThriftyTee70 STOP TELLING AMERICANS TO MOVE OUT. THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR EDUCATED OPINIONS.
Teresa M lol nothing u said makes any sense Teresa. Your comments makes NO SENSE. Lol 😂 None of it does. Lordy girl, I have no more words for u, but asinine ... sheeesh Lol SMH 🤦🏼♀️
I watch all your videos. I got to say this was one of the best! Great point!
It's actually like a GAME OF CHESS being played with players we (the public) can not see but are experiencing the outcomes of each move.
I don't like to be a nay sayer
But I can see what's coming
as a Chinese living in China most of my time, I have never seen never heard anybody eating bats, I never seen it in any wet market either. years ago I have seen dogs in the wet markets in the small cities. but not any more.
nope just pangolin, Elephants, Rhino, and any other endangered animal you can think of. just not in the open of course. all in secret.
@@scubaguy5389 then it is another story, which not only Chinese involved, we can trace back to colonial period when colonists started the ivory trading in Africa
@@ilonailona28 mostly Chinese buy the ivory. Some Vietnamese as well. But almost all of it goes there. Your government was suppose to suppress it but they didn't
@@scubaguy5389 it seems you know everything, are u a part of it? "most, almost...". of course our government banned it long time ago, protecting endangered animal is univeral common sense, chinese and Chinese government know the importance, that is why it goes underground. you can even find some traders in prison. But for the other nationalities traders they are out of our law.
@@ilonailona28 it still goes on though. And for the record I am not a part of it of even close. Just an animal person. I read quite a lot
Great video Matt! Thanks for sharing! As a Chinese who live in Chicago for almost 20 years, I love both China and the US, from my heart. My best wish to you and your families, stay safe!
Great update Matt, looking forward to the next video.
One thing is for sure, when you and others got off the plane in Chicago, as well as other similar flights from China and perhaps Asia, all should have been instructed to self quarantine, and told what that really means, how to accomplish it.
You did it of your own volition, and no-one told you and others anything. This could have been done by the airlines easily and at zero financial cost to anyone. A simple opportunity missed, all that was needed was a directive from the US government for it to be done, such a simple thing.
I'm an American-Filipino (mother is Filipino). I don't see the issue with the mere existence of a wet market. The change needs to be in the health and safety in wet markets.
From more sterilized areas in markets, the separation of species to prevent transfers of viruses from species to species or zoonotic transfer into humans, et cetera.
You are right that China isn't the only country with wet markets. Because they exist wherever refrigeration is not common. I think focus is put on China because of their immense appetite because of the amount of people in the billions that exist in China. That requires a lot of food, that many people surely do not take a moment to try to comprehend.
All in all, my position is not the elimination of wet markets as stated, but the implementation of health and safety regulations for wet markets that exist all over Southeast Asia and the rest of the undeveloped world.
Most people who are blaming wet markets rn don't even know what the hell a wet market is!
wet markets aren't as common as you might think, lots of young people just go to convenience stores to get the hormone injected whatchamacall it that Matt was referring to. Also note that china cannot make itself sufficient on pork and poultry due to the fact that they don't have the legal, and ethical standards in place to not have individuals at various levels of the supply chain not cutting corners or risking contaminating their stock just to save some money, so you have seen pokr prices rise astronomically now that china is trying to be self sufficient in pork.
Lots of "oopsies" last year for china and alot of it was no coincidence. Wet markets might have served as a "super spreader" but peronsally I think Laowai86 has a far better theory with the lady who was doing some weird traditional chinese medicine studies. She probably had individuals consuming bats. TCM probably has some good things too it by focusing on nature over synthetic remedies but it also promotes blatant barbarism and superstition such as eating dogs and if the dogs suffer while they are killed then the meat is supposed to be more "revitalizing". There is far too much happening in china with far too little accoutability because the chinese communist party uses accoutability as a political tool and rarely enforces it beyond the realm of their own self interests.
@@mitchtherighteous Actually wet markets are all over Asian countries competing with the chain stores as they are over priced and are only for those with money. Markets, wet markets how ever you want to word make food affordable for the people with little to no money. Your take on a wet market is being seen threw a westerners outlook without any understanding of a wet market. The information you are talking show the lack of understanding of just how these markets are the backbone for smaller countries and have been like this for decades. If you believe this cam from or out of an animal then you are forgetting we all are no ANIMALS, HUMANS, etc. these are labels to separate one from another. We are all organisms.
@@MikenNinginThai
I love wet market. You go there not just fir shopping groceries. You interact with people there, you see smiles on their faces. You bump into your neighbours or some not-so-often-see-each-other friends...
A wet market... Is much more than just a market.
the problem is misinformation regarding wet markets. The available scientific evidence suggests the most likely origin of the virus are bats or wild animals. It is not wet market. So what China needs to do is to eliminate the trading of wild animals. Wet markets have nothing to do with it.
Matt everything you said here deserves a great deal of attention.
Well I live in Perth Western Australia and we have many social distancing and lockdown rules in place here now ....our government is very strict and most ppl are doing a good job following the rules... our number of cases are very low so far and we want to keep it that way.
I am Chinese guaduated from UWA 7 years ago. Perth is a nice place. I feel happy that you did the right things and sucessfully contain the virus.
Your numbers are low mainly because there's much less population spreading across a vast land.
Ancient Time actually, it may have a lower population than the US etc, however it has been a concerted effort to 'flatten the curve' across the country, that has helped keep our numbers down. No 'herd immunity' crap. We don't have sufficient icu beds and ventilators, so Australia has implemented laws to help keep numbers lower. The infection rate:death rate is far lower regardless of population numbers.
I must add, it hasn't really hit here yet and is expected to peak around November this year now. Each State has different rules and laws. The Eastern states have a far higher incidence of infection and higher deaths. WA was the first to go hard. Aud50.000 fines and /or jail for breaches. They now have aud1000.00 on the spot fine for breaches of social distancing. Police patrols, closure of the State Border with only certain exceptions. Other states have now closed their borders also. Testing regulations have now changed as it is being community spread. I generally don't like our government, but even though they got off to a slowstart, I have to commend them on listening to experts and making the hard decisions, and having a plan of sorts. Our country went through the absolute horror of the devastating bushfires recently, this virus on its back. Many communities are far from recovered, many still don't have homes. Australians are strong, take no bullshit kind of people, and are helping one another. Our hearts break for what we see happening in some other countries , for their people, the medical personnel. All because some are politicising this virus!
@@miaombak655 Listening to the professionals and experts is a good start and has been proved wise. All regulations implemented mentioned here are good moves, but just like you said, I believe days are getting colder there in Australia, watch out for the aerosols, my lady.
@@miaombak655 You're right that the different states handle this differently. In CA, so far we are doing pretty well. Everybody where I live works to keep distance, and our grocery stores have instituted good policies for safety. Our governor was perhaps the earliest to order the shelter-in-place, and I am very grateful for that.
Also South Korea did better as they have had a good history dealing with MERS and SARS. So yes they are way more prepared than the Western countries.
It’s not because they had a good history dealing with virus. The reason is they took this virus seriously. Look at New Zealand, they should be a model for western countries.
ironically S.Korea didn't cut off flights with China until now...
Matt, just like you i am caught in between interracial world too. I was advised to stay out of the "politics" at first but it didn't work. It resulted in a lot of distress and depression. But I am much much older now and instead of avoidance, I confront it head=on!! These days I am much happier! And why? Because both side is actually looking at you as the arbitrator. My advice is speak your mind but remain impartial.
Great video Matt. Praying for the health and safety of all your family in America
Don’t worry about about Detroit. We’re getting better....my sis-in-law works at Henry Ford and while it is bad in city hospitals, other ones around state are indeed dead. Doctor cousin in Grand Rapids said that side of state has been quiet....
A channel called Barrett (father and son) who live in china did a video today educating us on the difference between wet markets and wild animal markets it was very interesting
Here in Finland we have 5 ladies at the top of the government and they are doing excellent job. They say openly what they will do an then do it properly.
As a US citizen, I would be willing to trade all the Repubs in our government for just one of those ladies.
Nobody knows how the days after this tragedy would be. Lets hope that good people all round the world support each other....
“Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about the things that matter” Keep it coming bro, don’t overstressed yourself, take care.
No time for hatred ❤️ stay well Matt ,anny & Eva
Oh and you could have mentioned that wet market is different from wild animal market. It is the latter that is questionable but not wet markets. I think western countries got these two mixed and confused.
Where do dogs fit in Wet or Wild?
@@zoebrotman-denahy8580 I was from WUHAN and have never seen dogs and cats in wet markets there. Most people don't eat that but certain places in China eat them for hundreds of years just like some Danish and Japanese people eat dolphins, many westerners eat beef, eastern Indians eat chicken, and some Americans eat alligators, deers, bears and mooses.
Wild animals are sold at many wet markets. I think most people around the world are fine with an outdoor market, it’s the regulations that need to be tightened. If China has the ability to check temperatures and create a code for every citizen green yellow or red, then they have the ability to properly regulate the markets. It’s not just about wild animals though, any meat products or dairy that isn’t properly handled & refrigerated puts people at risk. Even vegetables handled in a unhygienic way have the potential to pass illness or disease. 100s of people touching everything to check it before it’s sold and butchering on site without proper hygiene protocols or basic food safety handling protocols endangers everyone. Educating the seller & customers on food safety protocols is imperative to keep China and the rest of the world healthy. I understand people need access to food but Business as usual is irresponsible to say the least. If most of China is reopening right now a huge priority should be education and regulation of the wet markets. If China can build hospitals in a few days they can also handle regulation for food safety and taking the sale of wild animals seriously. Not just saying it’s illegal and pretending not to notice the restaurants selling pangolins bats and dogs for example. This goes for EVERY country in the world where this is happening. If it doesn’t change the virus will continue and new viruses may pop up. Let Educate and regulate be the mantra. Education..Regulation! Educate ..Regulate!
Wenbo Zeng I myself do not eat animals as I see value in their lives. I kind of see carnivores as other. It is particularly heinous when an animal is domesticated or on the bridge of extinction. Being killed for bogus beliefs. Most disturbing to me is the ivory trade but from my understanding that is waning in light of education.
I do think Matt is a really sweet genuine man.
@@zoebrotman-denahy8580 I agree with you.
Hang in there, Matt. Well said. May you and your family in USA and China be safe.
I often wonder if this is how PTSD feels. I find I'm full of fear and anger.. because I have no control over so much of what affects my life. The things in my home that I can control... doing great there... but the outside... not so much. The world is just one big mess right now.
For me the problem is not the existence of wet markets but it is the sanitation standards of the wet markets
those markets have been around for centuries.
We call them farmers market here in Nova Scotia . We love them.
THe meat and fish are refrigerated or frozen in Canadian Farmers markets. There are food and safety inspectors and regulations. . believe me it is nothing like Chinese wet markets.
@@MrTynanDraper exactly right
@@MrTynanDraper you are right you can even compare them
Okay, but more people are raising chickens and rabbits for food.
And this is in large US cities.
Our US cities are also becoming infested with more and more raccoons, squirrels, crows, mice and RABBITS!
Lots and lots of rabbits
AND coyotes.
Lots of them.
Most people who live in urban areas have no idea.
Coyotes don't let most people see them unless there's something wrong with them.
I usually only get a glimpse of them running from me.
I like the idea of being self sufficient, but unlike farmers, urban dwellers who are at work all day have no idea what interactions take place between their "livestock" and wild animals.
I have a unique job with a utility that sometimes requires me to enter these urban farms.
@@jstravelers4094 that is a good point. I have seen on many occasions rats living in chicken coops in China. I'm sure that is also the case in the USA. I can't see how you classify squirrels, crows, racoons and coyotes as an infestation though, if cities wanted it's pretty simple to cull a population of any of these animals. I really don't get how this relates to wet markets in China though?
Love your vlogs about your family and your daily life between China and America. God bless you and your family keep it up Matt and welcome to Guangdong after all these virus things :) Say hi to Eva shes such an angel
So glad you decided to share your insights. Yours is a unique and valuable perspective! ...hope Annie and little Miss Stinker Dinker Doo are settling in a bit. Praying for your family in the States.
Matt I agree. China did a good job once they got a handle on it. I agree. America is wrong. My friend has COVID 19.
yeah great job, they created a global pandemic
Stay safe, Jean!
@@HappyWolverine they didn't create anything. It is possible in another scenario that the transmission happens naturally. Nothing was created. Were the chances increased? Possibly.
I can kind of relate. I'm teleworking and hadn't left my neighborhood in 2 weeks. Now there's plastic and plexiglass up everywhere. Some people have masks, some people aren't doing shit. Here in Georgia, USA our governor lied on tv and said he didn't know ithat f you didn't have full blown symptoms you aren't contagious....2 months after the outbreak.
People are out not observing 6 ft of distance. Our president is what he is (I'm not going to say more other than he has blood on his hands) and is brothers in arms to Lindsey Graham. Every conservative wacko blames China when our patient 0 came from Europe .
Do you just put your head in the sand and wait for this to pass? Do you try to fight and save lives despite our politicians?
I don't know.
I just can't
murrij sadly playing anger and blame game is way easier than actually fixing the problem. I live in US have no idea where the country will go when there are more and more people support the president （as least from poll).
Hindsight is 20/20 both republicans and Dems were downplaying virus and didn't take it seriously, along with most of the world, probably yourself included. Ultimately the virus originated from china, probably a research specimen from the only level 4 virology lab in China, which happens to be in Wuhan. Wet market theory is likely a red herring. At least trump closed border from china earlier than most other countries, Dems called him racist for doing that.
@@knbagnall The lab experimented on bats. There could have been some laziness and bats got out and infected others and bats are amazingly immune to corona viruses. First case could've been a worker in the lab too. No one is perfect an accident of something virtually invisible could be the case. But definitely took too long to react one everyone's part. Containment right away would've saved so many lives. No flights sooner, no cruises or tourism would've probably stopped it by now. Precautions just in case should've been implemented so much sooner. I started my own preps and avoiding crowds early and no visitors. I hated being right and it's worse than anticipated. Still too many without masks and gloves. Make it mandatory like a month ago minimum.
@murrij I feel for you with that governor of yours (who by the way, cheated his way into the governorship by taking hundreds of thousands of voters off the rolls). And then, I believe, he demanded the beaches stay open, even though local governments had made moves to close them. I am so grateful I live in CA, where our governor instituted the shelter-in-place order on the early side. So far, where I am (in a Bay Area city) there isn't a steep curve, and I pray it stays that way. What I am really worried about are the millions of people that lost their jobs and won't be able to pay their bills. Not enough help coming from the federal government on that.
@@knbagnall all Dems didn't think that. Joe Biden did. I'm very left-wing, and I thought it was good to close borders, but I thought the federal government should have done a lot more too.
You take care Matt...hats off to your for having undergone two quarentine...many here are finding difficult to even stay in their own homes...stay safe and take care... watching your videos....
Matt, remember the Bene Gesserit litany against fear. I've found it a powerful tool to battle my anxiety despite, or maybe in spite of it's fictional origins.
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
Matt even though I might not totally agree on your points I really would like to hear what you have to say. You’ve seen the world and your perspective is very important to me and pray for your family in the front line. Your points are very interesting.
Wet Market, itself is not the problems and what they are allowed to sell is the subject matter
On a positive note Australia’s making its own respirators we can make things when we have to
i dont think austrilia has industrial technology to make it,
xinyiquan666 well they are govt backed
I resonate with your perspective and feelings. Almost as though you’ve taken the words right out of my mouth. Appreciate your willingness to share your thoughts with us! Please continue these videos. It’s a comfort.
God bless America, remember to wear masks and take care of yourself. If you need N95 masks, I can send you a box free of charge
I agree 100% with you. I live in Brazil and here there are a lot of erroneous polarizations of opinions. We need to understand ourselves and others, use our intelligence to make the world better. Be well you and your beloved family and your wonderful work. Thank you
I guess we all are feeling how you are feeling but there's not much we can do about it
Stay home, it’s a tough and great job. Be safe
I'm staying in till 2030. People suck. This virus caused so many weird social break-ups....I'm all done...
Another way to deal with wet markets are segregate them. Vegetables in one, seafood and meats in another. Eliminate cross contamination.
the sections are divided in most wet markets in asia... meats are one place and vegetables in others.
Please keep putting out videos. You are creating an historical record that is important-in my opinion. Try and date videos, especially your previous videos, accurately. We are going through an event that will be studied and debated for hundreds of years. You are offering a very unfiltered rational perspective of what is happening.
crisis show the ugly side of human being
Really really ugly now
good side comes out too though, with some people.
As far as politics go, there are 2 sides to every story, old saying. You will never get everyone on the same page. That's why we have freedom of speech and the right to vote in America, the right to choose. I love my country.
Love the view behind you, can see the green and here the birds. If you get a dog, somebody has to take him potty down 19 floors, and they seem to have to go all the time...lol. A cat would be better, litter box, easy....lol.
Yes Michigan is hit hard in Detroit, I live in Michigan, most of Michigan is taking it very seriously and our numbers are low depending on how close you live by Detroit. Detroit had to put police out to break up crowds of people, all ages that were not taking it seriously. They are very social people in Detroit, and many reasons why it spread so bad there. You can't put everyone in the same category in America and say they are not taking it serious. Most are and we will get there.....😷
I really like how devoted you are to seeing all perspectives in this pandemic and it’s really inspiring. I really wish everyone, especially those people with big roles and voices, could think like this.
i agree with your opinion exactly. if things here in the US don't change, and people don't start taking it seriously the death toll is going to be astounding.
uhaneokalani james so true!
It's sad to see the deaths count daily, the missing of love one during this outbreak of Covid-19...
Stay safe & God bless!
Matt everyone will need time to heal and see things clearly, and we all will.
Yet there were always peoples in power who don't want civilians to have a clear picture, so they can profit from it, get elected again, and stay in power...
忘精小腰齊天大腎 which apparently the ccp president was elected right ..!?
@@dwalte4742 But he does not look like Annoying Orange With Slap Of AssButter As Hair, claim the virus is a hoax by Democratic Party... So nop, not him.
忘精小腰齊天大腎 an how old are a child .?!
@@dwalte4742 As ordinary people, if there is no media-biased propaganda, I think we should understand each other. Because we have no wrongs and no hatred. But when media and politicians deliberately smear each other for their own benefit, it creates confrontations among ordinary people, which is not good for individuals, for the country or the world.
The birds singing in the background sound happy
I miss your travelling videos too. You inspired quite a few of my travels :)
I feel for you Matt! I feel the same way in California. Stay safe and love on your family in these times.
appreciate your courage to speak out
You’re right that there is certainly no room for hate and blame now that we are in this mess , thanks for the positive words in the hopes that the better side of human beings will come out in the end. What market conversation is another story one of the things that brought the western world into modern civilization was the reduction of disease and germs through the FDA , the food and drug administration which regulates how food items are distributed and grown and marketed. The amount of disease has been greatly reduced by using the modern methods of food distribution the world needs to all come to that realization.Please don’t point your fingers at your audience like that it’s very Condon sending two I’m talking about literally pointing your finger at the camera
Hi Matt and thank you for your continued video blogs!. Been with you from the beginning as you continue to bring a bright light to this pandemic. I too am feeling all of thee above as mentioned, many of us. We continue to review, research, reflect and pray for a better tomorrow. Some how some way, the World will continue to AWAKEN from that which is important in life. Helping one another as one people & unity!.....Peace/Love Vince (:
Chaos is the ideal climate within which tyranny comes to power.
Or gains more power.
@@jstravelers4094 The question is whether this mishandled crisis will cause Trump to be dumped in November or if it will serve as a means for him to gain more power as you have pointed out. But farmers are now plowing under acres of crops that were earmarked for restaurants. And the commercial fishing industry servicing restaurants is now flat. And what are car sales now? And car loan payments? This virus is going to devastate the undeveloped and underdeveloped countries. It hasn't even got up a head of steam yet.
Hey Buddy! Love ya. I am worried for you however. This entire virus situation is taking on a life of its own, and at this point it is very difficult to know now where all the cards will fall in the end. For what it is worth my friend, my conservative advice would be for you to maintain a very low profile TH-cam-wise till you are on the road again, which I look forward too. I think you are a bright and brave soul and will do what you think is right, but my fears are that this whirlwind is not over and I would hate to have you become an unintended casualty. You and your lovely family take care and God Bless!
Matt is doing a great service to us all with his Covid-19 reporting. This channel now has more meaning than a mere travel blog.
@@cinmay2000 I hear ya...
PTSD Matt, be kind to yourself! ♥️
Here in the philippines we have wet market, we buy fresh fish, vegetables, meats,, dry goods, etc..its cheaper than buying in supermarkets/grocery stores. Wet markets is the heart of the community especially for those who couldnt afford.
Keep the spirits up bro. Your channel is about good vibes of daily life. Stay clear of the political aspects that are affecting you. It could harm the great channel you have built up man. Just keep doing your thing as you always have buddy and stay on that path 👍🏻
I'm an ICU nurse in California. From the outside we look empty. We stopped all visitors and the ED is empty because all the people who come in with a sniffly nose are staying away. You are probably on the other side of the political spectrum than me. Inspire of that, because of that I really value your opinion and view. I have heard that it's really hard for foreigners in China now. The US has hard times ahead. China will have a harder time. Lead paint, plastic in rice, unfair trade practices, IP theft, etc. All that has been overlooked. This is different. The world is moving away from Globalism and becoming more Nationalist, for better or worse. All the best and be well.
Hey, ~~
plastic more expensive than rice -- fack news
unfair trading? U ll get a tax return from ur gov when u do an export do you know that?
IP Bala Bala, Fine, but they re fixing that sh*t, U Know what happened when the US or Japan young? same thing.
but take care of yourself & best wishes. It's a hard time we all should work together.
I agree Matt, it’s hard to explain it to those who grew up never knowing what a wet market is, then having this issue come up with covid-19(even SARS), and having the media paint the picture for them. Then they only fear and doubt, without truly understanding what a wet market is. There has been a lot of anger directed at Asians in America without truly understanding the situation. The best way I have been able to explain to America is that Pike place market in Seattle is essentially a wet market. There has been so much hate toward Asian countries until people realize that a wet market is not entirely how media portrays it. It is hard for people to open their minds to different cultures and understand that this is a time of struggle for everyone. There is no need for anyone to attack anyone right now. Rather we need to help each other.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts when it is all over. I wish your family in both China and Detroit the best. We are starting to get cases here in Reno and Hawaii where my family is.
Best wishes.
I go to my local wet markets few times a week in HK. Western countries should respect our way of living & culture. Thank you Matt for standing up for us Chinese!!!
Here is my thing, I understand about not believing. I understand about not being afraid of getting, but why can't people just sit back and watch. When it's over you can do whatever you want. Just take one for the team. I am
It just shows that people are all about self
I agree, and empathize with everything you are saying. Especially re:USA. This virus will show which countries are really "3rd world", and which are more advanced.
That's exactly right.
3red world leaders handle things very differently than 1st world leaders.
@@jstravelers4094 I'm curious to know who you think are the "first world leaders"?
@@1ACL
The grown ups
Dude I feel exactly how you feel you definitely gained a new subscriber today!
Everyone needs to calm down and cool down to think of this situation we are having in a rational manner. Panicking, paranoias and frustration are not going to help.. I share your frustration and all the feeling you have. Especially for those people that are not tolerance of other people cultures and way of life. People like us probably need to start educating others more, if they don’t listen, we just need to keep trying until they do. It’s kind of an irony, growing up in S.E Asia in the 70s and being drummed into your mind how bad communist is and all that from early school years, until you get to China and understanding the cultures and people and “unlearned” or more correctly fine tuning one thought, then you see the two sides of the coin, which for some people is a difficult thing to do. Unfortunately we have people that are doing this to get personal gain be it wealth or power and will just need to see them as different from us.
I don’t know your financial situation but because of that nasty wet market I have lost everything my retirement i’am without a job my friend
I mean there's cause and there's proximate cause right. Yes, it did start in a wet market, but it also started in china, and asia. Should we close down china or asia then?
I've never been to the shadier ones but when I was in China I've been to wet markets. It looks just like a farmer's market in Canada. You have stands where people bring their stuff to sell, mostly fairly normal stuff too. Veggies, fruits, etc. Granted there's also meat like pork, which is unusual for the farmer's market comparison. Those are like the meat counters in Walmart, so those aren't that weird to me either.
Point is blaming wetmarkets in general for this is like blaming supermarkets in general for what something that happened at your local safeway.
Not sure where you are from but hope you pull through friend. Where I am we are getting some emergency relief benefit if you lost your job recently. Try to see if you guys have any.
Wet market lol, you guys are so gullible. It came from a lab.. look up laowhy vid
@@cooliipie laiwhy and winston are two of a kind Schmuck. YOU ARE EASILY FED WITH CRAP.
You have to remember that the US is a federal system. The people are sovereign and have delegated authority to govern in different shares to the States and to the federal government. The responsibility for the response to pandemics is bottom up. This is the National Incident Management System that operates under the Stafford Act. (This is the same law that guides response to hurricanes, wildfires and floods.)The local governments are responsible for initial response until they are overwhelmed, then they declare an emergency and draw upon the State for resources. (Each county has an Emergency Operations Center which would enter into Unified Command with the local public health Dept. and a Pandemic Plan that they are supposed to update and practice.) If the state is overwhelmed, it can declare an emergency and request that the feds recognize that emergency. Then it can draw upon federal resources (the stockpile.) The federal government acts in a response support role to the States through FEMA. Specific requests for type and amounts of needed supplies and resources flow from the bottom up. It is the States which have been delegated the authority and responsibility to protect the general public health, safety and welfare from harm. The counties and the states failed to set aside pandemic supplies, such as masks, gloves and gowns. In some cases, they failed to rotate outdated supplies or refill after the last flu outbreak. (To be fair, some - such as the amount of ventilators needed, could not be anticipated.) The federal government also failed to update supplies after flu in the Obama era. There is plenty of failure to go around.
Why set up such inefficient systems and get entangled in knots whenever emergencies of life and death situations occur. That's when you'll say f**ck the system, but unfortunately the damage has already been done. It's what common sense would interpret as a complicated solution to a simple problem! To my simple mind this tangled web of rules and laws are drawn out of distrust and lack of faith in the central government. Another minus point to America's system of blinkered democracy. Politicians there have to spend billions of dollars belonging to the very same people who they raised from who also vote them into office every four years. It's a huge two sided partisan driven political carousal!
@@khanniniah Freedom is not as efficient as top down tyranny. It requires individual responsibility to assess personal health risk and exposure with available information/advice and to take individual action to avoid, minimize and mitigate the risk of exposure. In the US, the American people, not the government, are sovereign. The government has been delegated limited power and authority. There are legal challenges right now to state attempts to regulate religious gatherings, the madating of mask wearing and force lockdowns. Americans prize individual liberty. These are values that may not be shared with other cultures. What has been accomplished here in mitigation is largely based on voluntary compliance.
Matt I would love to hear from you on both sides. Keep your family safe.
Its nice to see you and the family are well under the circumstances . Its important to stay informed but unhealthy to consume yourself with everything and anything about our future in the news . The future will be what ever we decide it will be and worrying about it wont change a thing , although i realize its easier said then done . Be well Matt and just concentrate on family like you have been doing and put your phone away ..
It's nobody's fault, it's all the virus' fault, we should unite to defeat the virus.
um no
there is fault
and it matters
you will soon see
7 out of 10 pandemic came out from Europe and people have more sense not to blame the host nation because it was as much as a victim as all other nations. Yet some nation want to blame others for their own failure/incompetent. It is nothing but barbarism. The virus is the enemy yet people are so fool to make an enemy out of a victim. This narcissistic psychopath will end the world and must be put away for good.
I get it. My wonderful daughter in law is a Chinese American citizen. Being a multi cultural family in America is difficult.
When I first went to China back in 2008 my first reaction when I visited a wet market was that this is kind of like a farmers market here in the States but only more exotic. The things that I saw being sold and eaten were surprising to me but I didn’t give it too much thought as my Grandparents grew up in China and that’s what they ate. I’d hate to see those markets go but I do think that they should be a little more regulated and exotic animals should not be sold there for obvious reasons that were now stuck with. I agree that both China and America should have done things differently but now it shows that we were unprepared. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and stay safe.
Here, NSW, Australia. We have a Wet Market ----> Flemington Market or Sydney Market.
I think lots of PPL don't know the wet market is different from the wild animal market , most Chinese wet market more like the Sydney market.
Zhang Daikun very true👏. I’m a Australian living in Beijing.
Good video. On the topic of wet markets, I think the issues that need to be considered are food sourcing, hygiene, and sanitation. The foods that enter the markets are not regulated, and can come from any source. The source may be a very clean private farm or some animals that were obtained through not so good means. For example, there have been scandals with lab animals being sold for meat to wet markets. As for hygiene, not separating butchering areas from vegetable areas, and not cleaning or using refrigeration is a great way to breed and spread disease. On the topic of sanitation, the wet market near my last home in China (I still live in China) was located near a sewage plant that dumps sewage into a canal. Literally, less than 50 feet from the canal, and it smells like sh##. So what I'm trying to say is the concept of a wet market as a farmers market, is good. Having all that fresh food in one spot is awesome. The problem relates to standards and regulations. China is really sloppy about implementing those regulations. Guanxi usually wins out.
💯 FACTS bro!!! Preach the truth!!! We dropped the ball big time. We had 2 months to prepare for this shit and we didn’t do shit until people started dying....
Matt I am in Sacramento as a RN and I am here too try too keep mothers safe and the DRs and when we get new babies arriving them safe! We might have too do C-sections right in there Rooms for one more sept of safety
God bless America, remember to wear masks and take care of yourself. If you need N95 masks, I can send you a box free of charge
A wet market is like a farmers market here, I believe.
I dunno most farmers markets keep meats frozen or refrigerated and packaged. Wet markets keeps all the meat out on tables even on hot summer days. . no refrigeration flies buzzing everywhere and people all fondling the raw cuts. Petri dish.
"anger is what leads to the dark side..."
So don't waste your time and emotion over things out of your control...and it's all politics anyways, you cant reason with radical internet trolls about politics...
Good you have expressed yourself.
Your a lovely person who loves his family and we aint surprised you feel this way!
We have wet markets here in south east Asia, and even as we are going thru the circuit breaker here to contain covid 19 in Singapore, we are not closing wet markets, as they are considered as places selling essential food supplies just like supermarkets.
My son works in a hospital here in Illinois along with his wife I worry for them everyday but I am proud of them. If you have fear for your family it's cause your human your fears are for the unknown the future right now for the US is very scary but we that live here know we will over come this someday and your we will be stronger American together. As far as your wet markets I don't think it's right to eat dogs and cats and bats but if wet markets remain open then how long will it be before ppl return to eating what we in the US call pets this is something everyone should be fearful of.
I think your right things have to change not just in China but here as well. And I'm sure not everyone eats dogs and cats and bats but their are some that do it's part of their culture.
But came here when you got scared you came back to America now you putting us down
I have a feeling virus might come back in China
@@spiderpig4567 it might come back to usa too
@@carloslee3390 true... Thats why running from the virus is pointless
Matt is an American citizen. He is voicing his opinions about our inept government. IT IS HIS RIGHT. JUST LIKE YOU.
USA🇺🇸
I just love your take that's unbiased and objective.
Nothing like a crisis to bring out the best and worst of people. Thank you for putting yourself out there and showing us more of the world. I greatly appreciate your videos and perspectives, stay safe.