I have to say, this is by far Katherine's most serious and hard-hitting video, touching on a range of highly controversial political, social, economic, and geopolitical issues. I could even see some of the interviewees looking a bit uncomfortable with the questions she put to them. But Katherine managed to pull it off in a very balanced and professional way. I really appreciate the time and effort she puts into creating such a thought-provoking episode-very well done.
it is unfortunate she has only 131k subscribers on TH-cam and only 30k views for this video. She should have at least 2 million subscribers and 200k views for each video. I guess it is because most people watching her are from mainland China and so few have VPN access. Hopefully, some of you can remember to share her TH-cam channel so they will at least take a look at her work.
Your friends and family are awesome. This is the impression of America I've always grown up with. Lots of different opinions but everyone is civil and inclusive. In recent years people have seemingly lost their minds.
Thank you, Katherine, for showing us the real America. In fact, whether in the United States, China, or any other country, the lives of ordinary people are peaceful and kind, not as extreme as portrayed by politicians or the media. Katherine gives us something important to consider: if you truly want to understand the real essence of a country, avoid relying solely on media reports, especially those with a political bias. If possible, visit or live in that country to form your own perspective. At the very least, don’t follow media narratives blindly.
Social media here in the US is very bias. I live in California and i read them and form my own opinions. They don’t dictate my opinions or beliefs. I consider them more of a different perspective. That’s how we should all view social media or medias imo.
This doesn’t show what real Americans think lol, this is only one sided. These are all democrats that should leave to live in china since they love communism so much!!!
Love this Q&A vid.... Like all your vids, this so so much more real than some other YT vids where one culture asks questions of another....Would be fun to have your family and friends ask questions to your village neighbors, and see your families/friends reactions. 😁😁
I was shocked by the Chinese opening statement. I subbed when you were having 300 or 400 subscribers, and I remember back then how your accent sound. well, fast forward today, the contrast is like what you dad said, "my god", but in a amazing way.
This video was exceptional. Thank you & Appreciated From NEPAL 🇳🇵. I look forward to seeing more, especially one featuring a Q&A session with you and your family discussing your experiences in China and other significant aspects of life there.
I like Katherine's videos, you are very real, unlike other social media who like to exaggerate things or make up lies for traffic. 喜欢Katherine的视频，很真实，不像其他社交媒体为了流量喜欢把一些事情夸大或者编造谎言。
It is not only social media that exaggerates things and makes up lies, but the major newspapers like the New York Times and Washington Post does it also. Most people in USA no longer trusts any of the newspapers as they will print lies to promote their political agenda. You can see this from a podcast with what happened to a reporter at the New York Times: th-cam.com/video/wKHSE9eISRg/w-d-xo.html Ex-NYT Reporter: The world went crazy UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Nellie Bowles, formerly of the New York Times, to discuss how they weaponised 'fake news'. When Nellie Bowles got her dream job as a reporter for the New York Times, she thought she'd never leave her the legacy paper. But what she witnessed behind the scenes gave her a very personal insight into the political capture of the American newsroom. She tells UnHerd's Freddie Sayers about how the disinformation movement, mainstream media bias and finding herself outside the tribe.
Love this video describing your hometown in mandarin. Was in CN, Bridgeport several times back then 20 years ago, like moving around in cowboys town with people starring at you most of the time (not too sure now). Back then the local only drives old vehicles fearing parts will be ripped off any times when they are not around. Writing from a senior citizen from red dot South East Asia
As an American, watching this, I think I'm liking Americans again, because they are all very much like me. But you wouldn't know that from watching the shit mainstream media where it's constant division and conflict. Great video Kat!
Kate, I always loved your video! Having lived in Dallas for five years as a Chinese person in the U.S., I can confirm that everyone you interviewed represents a large part of Americans’ perspectives on those topics. I laughed at your mom’s concern that talking about guns might impact her trip to China! Your friend’s daughter is adorable, too. My American host family in Dallas wears slippers around the house, sometimes goes barefoot, and sometimes wears shoes-there doesn’t seem to be a strict rule, and after living with them for over a year, I’ve seen a bit of everything. I also loved your cousin’s struggle with Kamala’s name-it’s so true that many Americans aren’t sure how to pronounce it, though it doesn’t seem to change opinions about her! When your dad said, “I haven’t liked who I’ve voted for in the past 20 years,” I felt he was speaking for so many people. Like your uncle, I rarely lock my car here in Dallas and haven’t had any issues. Gas prices, though, are out of control! I remember back in 2017 when it was about $1.80 per gallon, and now it’s around $2.78 or even $3. And last year, I had an eighth-grade student who got offended when I used “she” for their pronoun-so I totally get where your friend is coming from about balancing inclusivity with scientific perspectives. Finally, I loved that moment around 18:00 when you clarified to your mom that you weren’t starting a family argument. That’s something I’d do too! 😂As always, stay safe and enjoy every moment!
What an incredible mission you undertook. The interviewing looks really fun compared to hours you must have spent on editing this informative video. A thoroughly awesome job!👍 :D
I am also a Chinese American now. My family in China has changed greatly, most importantly my parents have passed away. No matter what my thoughts are, America is my home now. I am extremely homesick.
You have a lovely family, and your cousins and friends, what can I say, they are as amazing and down to earth as you are. I was surprised to learn that some were accustomed to taking their shoes off when entering the house and was as amazed at the reasons why they do. I suppose when they say they take off their shoes, they will have some slippers to put on after so that they are not walking barefoot. Even if they are walking around their house barefoot, I suppose they can because most houses in the US are carpeted, so that the floor wouldn't be cold to the touch.
Such a great video, Kat! Good work as always. However, a word of caution as the USA is still many many more different types of people than the tiny sampling that was shown here, please keep that in mind. Thank you and blessings from CA. Also, most people all over the world want the same, to live in peace, with friends and family, having good meals, relaxing and enjoying life and each other.
I have been watched your channel for a while. this interview is by far the most balance and realistic lives of most American people. I have been lived in US for last 40 years. Most of things did not change that much. except the people are more tolerant , information is more easily accessible. and the foods have more varieties. The basic ways of life in an American did not change that much.
Katherine is in a privileged position of having deep understanding of US and China cultures and political systems. She will be a real asset in fostering greater understanding between the Americans and the Chinese. I hope she uses this to great effect in this troubled times.
thank you very much for making this insightful and informative video. and you are right, ordinary people's daily lives are far less dramatized as what the media exposed and depicted. and that two Vermont cousins are cute🤭 and btw, not being gossipy, but why lab coat said CYQ 郑琪
Your family and friends are really so cute❤ Thanks for the video. And big big welcome to Changsha if there is a chance. (Live in Hong Kong, Changsha, and Nashville)
Excellent video with a touch of realia. I live in Israel and I have also wondered about how people fare in America, and your video has answered all my questions.
The American poltical spectrum is as bad as what happened in the 1960s. People from the outside and even many in the inside of USA do not realize how all the major newspaper and TV news just fabricate and make up stories. You don't know who to trust or believe anymore. If you think China deletes and withholds the history from its population, the mass media news organizations here do the same. th-cam.com/video/wKHSE9eISRg/w-d-xo.html
You put together a nice basket of issues, and the people to answer them, to impart the diversity of opinions in America. And I think the subtext is that nice, reasonable people have all kinds of opinions and can agree to disagree. I guess this was mostly for your Chinese viewers but I wish more of these types of interviews were made for Americans--it would help us heal and come back together as a country. On a different topic, thank you for that pic of Berkeley's Campanile (clock tower) overlooking San Francisco. Goooo BEARS!!!
Even as an American in the DMV area, this was an interesting perspective. I definitely have biases when it comes to some of the states and people that live in them (even my local area), so this was fun to watch :)
阳离子did great interviews. The foundation of America is in these small cities where the people represent the American spirit. It is still sound and well despite the current political rhetorics and divisiveness
Kath, most rural Americans are very similar to those in your videos. But urban Americans will of course tell a very different story. P/S: Winter coming and time to prepare for anticipated frozen water pipes. Suggest you get some containers to store water inside your house. Cheers! As for cost of living: Cost of Living in China is 51.0% lower than in United States (without rent) Cost of Living Including Rent in China is 57.3% lower than in United States Rent Prices in China are 69.9% lower than in United States Restaurant Prices in China are 67.1% lower than in United States Groceries Prices in China are 50.3% lower than in United States Local Purchasing Power in China is 50.3% lower than in United States So, we really cannot compare salaries in the USA (and most other developed countries) with a country like China.
I have to say, this is by far Katherine's most serious and hard-hitting video, touching on a range of highly controversial political, social, economic, and geopolitical issues. I could even see some of the interviewees looking a bit uncomfortable with the questions she put to them. But Katherine managed to pull it off in a very balanced and professional way. I really appreciate the time and effort she puts into creating such a thought-provoking episode-very well done.
i gave them a disclaimer beforehand that i didn't come up with the questions and just skip any that seem too controversial😂😂😂so hope that helped😂
@@kats_journey_east I think those are just normal questions, but Americans put too many daily issues into controversy. Which not good.
哈哈，没有争议，全文的关键词就是 "controversial"
it is unfortunate she has only 131k subscribers on TH-cam and only 30k views for this video. She should have at least 2 million subscribers and 200k views for each video. I guess it is because most people watching her are from mainland China and so few have VPN access. Hopefully, some of you can remember to share her TH-cam channel so they will at least take a look at her work.
@@kats_journey_east C H I N A questions are probably too controversial 😂😂😂
Your friends and family are awesome. This is the impression of America I've always grown up with. Lots of different opinions but everyone is civil and inclusive.
In recent years people have seemingly lost their minds.
It's the media. They are completely out of control.
Thank you, Katherine, for showing us the real America. In fact, whether in the United States, China, or any other country, the lives of ordinary people are peaceful and kind, not as extreme as portrayed by politicians or the media. Katherine gives us something important to consider: if you truly want to understand the real essence of a country, avoid relying solely on media reports, especially those with a political bias. If possible, visit or live in that country to form your own perspective. At the very least, don’t follow media narratives blindly.
的确是很棒的采访，需要花巨大的功夫才能完成；也成为可参考的多重 媒体/信息 来源之一。
某国/某地的人们是善良的，并不会有政客或媒体刻意地 异议/反对/攻击 这一点（楼主应该也不会有异议，即使不能访问或居住在提到的每个国家）。当有新闻报道某地有战乱或其它灾害发生时，读者可以知道：那里善良的人们的生活处于糟糕的状态。
（楼主的第 2 句 "In fact, ......" 中，提到了所有国家，不过，没有说哪国政客或媒体）
Social media here in the US is very bias. I live in California and i read them and form my own opinions. They don’t dictate my opinions or beliefs. I consider them more of a different perspective. That’s how we should all view social media or medias imo.
是的。社交媒体甚至包括丰富的评论区
Thanks for helping me understand what real Americans think, we are not that different, we are families on this tiny planet.
Actually Trump and some of his supporters seem to come from another planet!
实际上，楼上真正写着：世界人民大团结万岁
This doesn’t show what real Americans think lol, this is only one sided. These are all democrats that should leave to live in china since they love communism so much!!!
媒体把各种冲突都放大了，其实在普通人生活中都是日常的生活，并没有那么多的起伏，通过阳离子了解了很多东西
媒体需要流量，编造各种新闻，断章取义。
我相信阳离子在视频中引述的新闻报道是真实的。关于治安，舅舅不锁房门和车门。
（说到编造各种新闻，首先想到的是亩产万斤；不错，这 “媒体” 二字）
@@linwoodhucse628除了媒体，还有带节奏的网军
@@rexma9712 也不尽是媒体的问题，大部分观众喜欢看新奇，谁爱看每天不变的生活故事？市场需求决定一切😃
还有很多容易被煽动的网民…他们很难理解事情不是只有两个极端非黑即白的😂😂😂
Love this Q&A vid.... Like all your vids, this so so much more real than some other YT vids where one culture asks questions of another....Would be fun to have your family and friends ask questions to your village neighbors, and see your families/friends reactions. 😁😁
great idea
I like this video. As a Chinese living in Canada, I have some understanding of the US. The two neighboring countries have a lot in common, diversity
只有对通胀/物价涨幅的回答全部一致，其他回复还是多元化，和实际完全一样，感谢分享
物价只有一个方向，那就是涨、涨、涨，大家感同身受，我们这边很多东西都涨价超过一倍了😭
我太爱这个视频了，帮我了解一部分美国的情况❤❤❤谢谢你，阳离子。
I was shocked by the Chinese opening statement. I subbed when you were having 300 or 400 subscribers, and I remember back then how your accent sound. well, fast forward today, the contrast is like what you dad said, "my god", but in a amazing way.
Kat回乡的几个视频都非常棒！
Your command of Mandarin is amazing! Even better than some native speakers❤ your uncle is cool! Nice family ❤
太感谢阳离子和接受采访的朋友们了，🎉非常优质难得的能让大家了解美国百姓日常和百姓观念的视频
This video was exceptional. Thank you & Appreciated From NEPAL 🇳🇵. I look forward to seeing more, especially one featuring a Q&A session with you and your family discussing your experiences in China and other significant aspects of life there.
Grèat video, real people, real lives
I like Katherine's videos, you are very real, unlike other social media who like to exaggerate things or make up lies for traffic.
喜欢Katherine的视频，很真实，不像其他社交媒体为了流量喜欢把一些事情夸大或者编造谎言。
It is not only social media that exaggerates things and makes up lies, but the major newspapers like the New York Times and Washington Post does it also.
Most people in USA no longer trusts any of the newspapers as they will print lies to promote their political agenda. You can see this from a podcast with what happened to a reporter at the New York Times:
th-cam.com/video/wKHSE9eISRg/w-d-xo.html Ex-NYT Reporter: The world went crazy
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers meets Nellie Bowles, formerly of the New York Times, to discuss how they weaponised 'fake news'.
When Nellie Bowles got her dream job as a reporter for the New York Times, she thought she'd never leave her the legacy paper. But what she witnessed behind the scenes gave her a very personal insight into the political capture of the American newsroom. She tells UnHerd's Freddie Sayers about how the disinformation movement, mainstream media bias and finding herself outside the tribe.
Thank you so much for doing this. This is so much fun seeing your friends talking about all these stuff. Take care Katherine. Love you...❤
很喜欢这个视频，一群美国不同地方、不同背景的普通人，讨论大家关心的话题，非常好！让我们更加了解彼此。
不错的采访， 不过样本太少，希望以后可以采访更多人
Love this video describing your hometown in mandarin. Was in CN, Bridgeport several times back then 20 years ago, like moving around in cowboys town with people starring at you most of the time (not too sure now). Back then the local only drives old vehicles fearing parts will be ripped off any times when they are not around. Writing from a senior citizen from red dot South East Asia
谢谢你做这个Q&A，很有趣！
Interesting video. Everybody is broad-minded, each of everyone of them are practical kind a. What you see is what you get, point of views.
As good as usual. Looking forward to the next episode.
So fun to follow you Katherine!
This is a great and informative video. Thank you for your effort in producing it. I have just added your channel to my subscribed list.
As an American, watching this, I think I'm liking Americans again, because they are all very much like me. But you wouldn't know that from watching the shit mainstream media where it's constant division and conflict. Great video Kat!
太棒了你。
Just turn MSM off. Easy solution
Kate, I always loved your video! Having lived in Dallas for five years as a Chinese person in the U.S., I can confirm that everyone you interviewed represents a large part of Americans’ perspectives on those topics. I laughed at your mom’s concern that talking about guns might impact her trip to China! Your friend’s daughter is adorable, too.
My American host family in Dallas wears slippers around the house, sometimes goes barefoot, and sometimes wears shoes-there doesn’t seem to be a strict rule, and after living with them for over a year, I’ve seen a bit of everything. I also loved your cousin’s struggle with Kamala’s name-it’s so true that many Americans aren’t sure how to pronounce it, though it doesn’t seem to change opinions about her!
When your dad said, “I haven’t liked who I’ve voted for in the past 20 years,” I felt he was speaking for so many people. Like your uncle, I rarely lock my car here in Dallas and haven’t had any issues. Gas prices, though, are out of control! I remember back in 2017 when it was about $1.80 per gallon, and now it’s around $2.78 or even $3.
And last year, I had an eighth-grade student who got offended when I used “she” for their pronoun-so I totally get where your friend is coming from about balancing inclusivity with scientific perspectives. Finally, I loved that moment around 18:00 when you clarified to your mom that you weren’t starting a family argument. That’s something I’d do too! 😂As always, stay safe and enjoy every moment!
阳离子越来越迷人了，也许是爱情的魔力吧！向你的家人及朋友问好！很不错的视频！
感谢科普，美国人非常友善友好，我爱美国。
Excellent! Thank you!
Thanks! Super interesting to know.
What an incredible mission you undertook. The interviewing looks really fun compared to hours you must have spent on editing this informative video.
A thoroughly awesome job!👍 :D
I love all your videos. Thank you for taking the time to do this :)
And welcome home :)
I am also a Chinese American now. My family in China has changed greatly, most importantly my parents have passed away. No matter what my thoughts are, America is my home now. I am extremely homesick.
nice Q&A video. informative, thanks!
You have a lovely family, and your cousins and friends, what can I say, they are as amazing and down to earth as you are. I was surprised to learn that some were accustomed to taking their shoes off when entering the house and was as amazed at the reasons why they do. I suppose when they say they take off their shoes, they will have some slippers to put on after so that they are not walking barefoot. Even if they are walking around their house barefoot, I suppose they can because most houses in the US are carpeted, so that the floor wouldn't be cold to the touch.
very interesting, thanks for your sharing ! waiting for your update . . .
Great video! Thanks for bringing more understanding between the people of earth.
very nice video, very diverse
Such a great video, Kat! Good work as always. However, a word of caution as the USA is still many many more different types of people than the tiny sampling that was shown here, please keep that in mind. Thank you and blessings from CA. Also, most people all over the world want the same, to live in peace, with friends and family, having good meals, relaxing and enjoying life and each other.
I have been watched your channel for a while. this interview is by far the most balance and realistic lives of most American people. I have been lived in US for last 40 years. Most of things did not change that much. except the people are more tolerant , information is more easily accessible. and the foods have more varieties. The basic ways of life in an American did not change that much.
Oh thiese people remind me of my friends in US when I was a kid there. Honest and genuine.
The baby girl is soooo cute, and she really takes after her mom. :-)
Very nice investigation.
这个视频很好，展现真正的美国人民想法！
Very good video!🎉
Katherine is in a privileged position of having deep understanding of US and China cultures and political systems. She will be a real asset in fostering greater understanding between the Americans and the Chinese. I hope she uses this to great effect in this troubled times.
Great Q&A, Really interesting hearing their opinions
Great show with the
Questions and answers from your chinese inquiries
Opening in mandarin...Top 😊
thank you very much for making this insightful and informative video. and you are right, ordinary people's daily lives are far less dramatized as what the media exposed and depicted. and that two Vermont cousins are cute🤭
and btw, not being gossipy, but why lab coat said CYQ 郑琪
i had just joined the lab at that point and didn't have my own lab coat yet, LOL!
真得是非常棒的视频！
同感！👍
Your family and friends are really so cute❤ Thanks for the video. And big big welcome to Changsha if there is a chance. (Live in Hong Kong, Changsha, and Nashville)
非常棒的视频，期待下一个！👍
这个节目好，真实鲜活。
Great video. The world is complex and opinions are diverse. Great to see it all captured rather than narratives presented
Great video to give good exposure to see American about their real life in different states.
Excellent video with a touch of realia. I live in Israel and I have also wondered about how people fare in America, and your video has answered all my questions.
Excellent video! That must be your cousin on your dad's side because the resemblance is striking!
很喜欢你的视频，客观，中立，不带诱导性，加油❤
great to say the diversity of the interviews, it is America! :)
Thanks to your relatives and friends for answering these questions
This Q&A really reveals your friends and family are rational, decent people. Also, their area is some of the best in America.
Katherine, I've not been to your channel for a long time. Now I'm back and I see again you are making absolutely great videos! Good for you!
这一集非常棒！
Excellent video🎉. Love this Q & A. Real life opinions and comments. Nothing like the major media feeding us junks.
Thanks!
最美阳离子！支持！点赞！
阳离子和她的家人朋友都是真诚的人，每个人都直面问题并认真回答
you take after your dad
非常感谢你带来这么多精彩的访谈，邀请了这么多人，让我们得以一窥美国的政治光谱。不知道这些视频有没有在中国国内平台播出。
当然有，bilibili上这期点赞都过万了
The American poltical spectrum is as bad as what happened in the 1960s. People from the outside and even many in the inside of USA do not realize how all the major newspaper and TV news just fabricate and make up stories. You don't know who to trust or believe anymore. If you think China deletes and withholds the history from its population, the mass media news organizations here do the same. th-cam.com/video/wKHSE9eISRg/w-d-xo.html
哈哈哈 好有意思，喜欢阳离子
Good job!
Love these Q&A videos!
陽離子 晚上好🌠🤗
晚上好🌛
You put together a nice basket of issues, and the people to answer them, to impart the diversity of opinions in America. And I think the subtext is that nice, reasonable people have all kinds of opinions and can agree to disagree. I guess this was mostly for your Chinese viewers but I wish more of these types of interviews were made for Americans--it would help us heal and come back together as a country.
On a different topic, thank you for that pic of Berkeley's Campanile (clock tower) overlooking San Francisco. Goooo BEARS!!!
太喜欢看你出的视频了❤，让人感觉很轻松，视频里总会有平凡的小光点，很治愈！每期都有看😅
Thank you and your relatives for sharing.
阳离子好美好正好优秀~
Even as an American in the DMV area, this was an interesting perspective. I definitely have biases when it comes to some of the states and people that live in them (even my local area), so this was fun to watch :)
Nice video! Great contents! Amazing how well you can speak Chinese!
wow，这些问题真的很尖锐啊！能看到这么真诚的视频，真是太爱你了！
挺好的这个视频
Very informed account of a very complex country.!!!🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩
Love your videos, Katherine!
You are awesome
爱你，太诚恳了，真的不得不关注你，加油！@！！！！！！
Such a great video , thank you
Your yoda friend is smart.
Well done girl! You are promoting inter-country understanding. If they had any sense at all, they should appoint you ambassador to China.
Thx for sharing, enjoy your trip getting back
very interesting topic in this eposide..
喜欢。
Great thoughts and answers - though your blond friend reminds me of Donna from the West Wing???
Thanks for sharing!
阳离子did great interviews. The foundation of America is in these small cities where the people represent the American spirit. It is still sound and well despite the current political rhetorics and divisiveness
这期视频非常好，两国人民需要更多互相了解
Love this video
你中文说得出奇的好，尤其是发音，标准的难以想象，希望在中国的外国人能多一些像你这样的喜欢中国文化而且能把中文说的这么溜的人，感谢你作为中国和外国的文化使者，让两国人民有更多了解各自普通老百姓的生活和思想的的机会。
Thanks for sharing. Great contents.
Wow, your mandarin speaking skills is very impressive.
这一期节目做的真棒，非常接地气，感谢你的分享。
Kath, most rural Americans are very similar to those in your videos. But urban Americans will of course tell a very different story.
P/S: Winter coming and time to prepare for anticipated frozen water pipes. Suggest you get some containers to store water inside your house.
Cheers!
As for cost of living:
Cost of Living in China is 51.0% lower than in United States (without rent)
Cost of Living Including Rent in China is 57.3% lower than in United States
Rent Prices in China are 69.9% lower than in United States
Restaurant Prices in China are 67.1% lower than in United States
Groceries Prices in China are 50.3% lower than in United States
Local Purchasing Power in China is 50.3% lower than in United States
So, we really cannot compare salaries in the USA (and most other developed countries) with a country like China.