European vs Chinese mindset, and the smell of an old closet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ย. 2024
- Back from my trip to Europe, I share fresh thoughts about the differences between the European and Chinese way of life. I then talk about the feeling of nostalgia and how it relates to progress, smell and friendship. All the while cooking very fine leaves in my dear wok.
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I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say I've missed the Sha Qing chat content.
Definitely!
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can't agree more :)
Biggest content drop of the year.
i wonder what that smells like while it's being fried... it makes such a satisfying sound, too
You really make the lifestyle there sound attractive, William. Planning is such a difficult thing because everything always changes by the time anything happens and then you have to either just wing it or re-plan everything you can, neither of which is fun after a plan has gone awry. Better to just take things as they come without trying to account for the unaccountable.
Your rambling is very nice to listen to!
Welcome back, happy to listen to you from China again! :)
The Flemish contrast of light and dark, the gentle susurrus of the leaves in the wok, the simple sharing of easily overlooked yet profound aspects of human experience - the Sha Ching Sessions are a master class of a format that defines its own perfection in a few strong elements, instead of chasing perfection in high production value. Thank you for making these, looking forward to more!
Thank you!
@@farmerleaf61 I am replying mostly to say something about the European side of things, it really depends on perspective as Europe is not as united as the US or as China so, there's that to take into consideration, also, the West is more crowded and more different then the Eastern and southern countries like, in Greece and in Romania you can just que for a lil bit and you'll be able to occupy a table without reservation but it depends on the restaurant as well and so on, also, we have a lot of restaurants from all around other places and local recipes as well or recipes adapted for our preferences and tastes as well, in Romania but also in Greece and in Turkey, this is a common practice, I can't speak for the rest of the Balkans, maybe only on Italy and Spain as for the southern countries, mainly because I don't know anyone from other places, Bulgaria is quite free feeling as a country, mostly because of the greenery and scenery, but the cities can feel old and like in the soviet days, depends on the city, but besides that, and besides a lot of Bulgarians at shops not speaking english too well or at all, this is a shops problem mainly, and to some extend a people's problem, there seems to be less openness towards foreigners and stuff.
Also, the furniture observation is true, we buy furniture that lasts for a longer time, even my curent desk is 10 years old, and I am only changing it because I'm moving away/leaving my parents and my home in order to make a life and stuff.
The thing about nostalgia and traditions, I agree, we keep things as they are which can be good, but laziness is a bigger factor for that in the east, like, corruption and hypocrisy and cultural and social tension creates too much trouble to have an ever evolving culture, it's a general problem this days, communism made china more versatile but the price was a part of the culture kinda of dissipated and nostalgia got harder to achieve, but it modernized, as for European countries, wars and tensions modeled the continent, also, it is smaller as a continent then China, so feeling like Europe is very small is quite true, Americans surely agree, like look at even Argentina or Brazil, or, of course, at the US or Canada, they are way bigger then the average European countries
It's interesting that in his 1933 essay 'In Praise of Shadows', the Japanese author Tanizaki makes the contrast between East and West in exactly the opposite way: the West is where things move fast but perhaps in a superficial way, but the East is more profound, values small and old things more etc. It seems therefore unwise to get too essentialist about temporal differences we might perceive. (Not that I accuse William of doing so)
Maybe it's just a matter of development stage. I love living in developing areas of the world because people are more optimistic and can really seize opportunities.
Don't underestimate the difference of a Japanese conservative culture and a Chinese culture where letting go of ancient things is not seen as something bad as is in Europe etc...
@@smihca Your assessment is also based on little more than a current snapshot. Suppose that in 1933, when this essay was written, a Japanese and a Chinese person reflect on the past century (i.e. from 1833-1933). Do you really think for even one second that the Chinese person could make a good case for his country being the one that is more forward-looking and more eager to embrace change?
Watching this while drinking Farmerleaf tea is my favorite form of meditation. 🧘♂️
Woooooow. Thank you sir! You have a great channel. Found it yesterday and immediately subscribed.
I love your story and rambling at the end! Very poetic. Welcome back William!!!
Old format of videos works good! Informative and spontaneous. The leaves are crackling in the background. Nice and peaceful.
"Wok Talk With William" is back!
Great content William. Very cozy!
Great video, can't wait to see more.
Eagerly awaiting some of this years maocha
We'll release it soon!
@@farmerleaf61 nice looking forward to it! Your puer introduced me to the tea type properly last year so I'm looking forward to trying it again. Have been really enjoying the puers I've tried thus far.
Really interesting insight. I have not been to China so cannot speak to that. I think Europes nostalgia comes from the history that you see everywhere. My town has a castle. My dad saw that castle, and his dad and his dad before that. There is a strong sense of identity with the place.
I agree that Europe is so conformist its suffocating. You only realise once you live somewhere else and go back.
When you get used to the South East Asian lifestyle, it's hard to go elsewhere.