Oh man that was such a sad trip, not getting into the turbine hall, breaking the drone, etc. But don't worry, it would get sadder soon 😂 This town used to be part of the military/government, so the shop owner still had the thinking as "this place is classified". Also I'd like to point out the security we encountered in the power plant was millitary (or at least partial millitary), based on how he addressed his leader. Anyway, once again my face was swollen because I pulled out a tooth the day before, I don't look like that lol
I do not know if you are in the rest of the trip, but so far, I like that you are with them. They would be so lost without you hahahaha. Well, actually, that would make also for funny content, but not if they would find themselves in trouble or a remote area :P
Lost at at 5:32 "...there's corn hanging from the ceiling...CORN!" 😂 I definitely appreciate these videos. Really gives us a good look at different cultures and how others truly do live. Fascinating stuff.
The one the germans used is rotaded 45 degrees, that is the way you can see the clear difference. Where this is a + sign with arms, the germans used an x with arms.
Try to translate what the old man said (some accents + excitement with foreigners + possible long-term effects of alcohol) 10:26 "Americans ... by train" "Drinking beer. Come here. Travel. Take photos" 10:40 "Which country are you from?" 10:48 "Germany, right?" 10:53 "(imitates drone)" "ok ~ welcome you" (yes, here he speaks English) 11:03 "Can you understand what I said?" 11:19 "You guys. Young guy. Very good" "Here we have one ..." (try to write with your feet) 11:25 "(undertake the dialogue above) Baodi University, Baodi University in Canada" (after enquiry, the Baodi University he mentioned is likely to refer to Bronte College, located in Ontario) 11:35 "He should know" (repeat the above over and over)
RE: Recycling Programs... you never know if it's a real program or just for show. I worked security for a large company that made a big deal about it's recycling. They had separate bins for plastic, aluminum & trash. One night I was out in the parking lot in the roving patrol vehicle. I was watching facilities taking out the trash. All the bags, even the recycleable goods.. got dumped into the regular trash. I mentioned it to the shift leader, and he had noticed it before as well. Turns out we had a recycling program in name only. It was all trashed with normal trash. Was told to keep quiet about it. Moral of the story is that looks can be deceiving. The recycling bins in the village may be there for show, and all the stuff gets conglomerated to normal trash by whomever collects it. But, a recycling program would be initiated by the government as a means to make the people do as their told and possibly leverage fines against them. Programs that seem like a positive thing can get implemented to actually keep the population in check by giving the government a way to scrutinize activity more. EG: a random gov't official now has an excuse to go see if folks are separating out their trash. If they're not, then it can be used as an excuse to come in and crack down on the folks, b/c "if you're not taking care of that, what else are you lax on". So, you can see it from different angles.
You guys are something else. You are sooo lucky you had Rand to help you along. Such an amazing trip so far even though you couldn't get into some of the places you were planing on.
Wow, that day was an adventure - thanks for taking us along. 👏🏻 I know you guys made it home safely so I am not too worried. 👏🏻 Ran is the best travel companion, and Chris is quite good looking..😁 More collabs from this group of four in the future perhaps.. and hey, still waiting for you to visit Australia. 🙃 Stay safe! x
I am still so shocked that the guards (are they even guards?) at these places are so chill, like ... wow. Still... be careful guys, I have no doubt you guys might still be getting reported maybe.
Pro tip: There's an app called UCAR that's kind of like the Uber Comfort in China. It's not much more expensive (about 1.5-2* the price of DiDi), meanwhile offering much better service. The cars are larger and the drivers are more professional, with probably more experience serving foreigners (should be able to speak a bit English). They also have a much stricter policy that forbids drivers from refusing trips. Recommend you guys try it out.
@@kisle3195 Nazi's took it from the IndoAryan people from about 10,000 years ago that is why they call themselves Aryan. It has many meanings depending on where it is used and by who.
You guys need to get some cultural studying in. Seem confused by the "Evil Uncle" stare. History would help. Also, take your shoes off in someone's home. There is a book called "Kiss, bow or shake hands," may need updating as China has changed dramatically in just the past decade but it helps identify motivations across cultures. Was a huge help during my travels. Much love! Keep up the great videos!
Well, that's how proper people act when things go down the pooper. Myself, after listening the drunken Chinese dude babbling away, I would have had a full blown out of control panic attack.
wo bu hui zhongwen (I don't speak Chinese), wo bu dong (I don't understand!) Also the corn is dried and burned during winter, for cooking and also to heat up under bedding overnight.
Caught scoping out a power plant. Now seen flying a drone around filming the countryside. Well, it was nice knowing you fellas. Here's to happy re-education and a newfound love of the glorious leader!
All this is somehow pretty scary...could be stuff from a postapocalyptic novel or horror movie...this village in the middle of nowhere. Never thought china would be so problematic about western ppl....wow
Eh, it is something you must at least expect given the circumstances right now, after all Chinese-US relations are not all that well and China being a communist country definitely doesn't help the tensions between the two. Also doesn't help we are in a trade war with China, started sometime last year, so that up's the tensions even more. Proper People are brave too even visit China so props to them for taking the risk and getting us a view inside China.
it's also a communist/post-communist era mentality where any westerner is assumed to be an enemy spy, sometimes you have grandpas freaking out over a random tourist in Eastern Europe for the same reason
@@lawdpleasehelpmeno it's not, just takes different forms. Every country has taboo topics you can't question, it's just that not every other worships sexual deviants and illegal migrants. :^)
I get the impression that the Chinese there or at least the drivers does not like Americans too much. Not a good start. Glad you had Ran Pan there to help with the language barrier.
FYI The ancient swastika is one of the oldest symbols on Earth. It is a symbol of peace, good luck, and positivism, predating the Indus Valley Civilization and is found in the art of many cultures: Egyptians, Romans, Celts, Greeks and Native Americans. It is also used in Vedic mathematics. The Sanskrit translation means "to be good," or “being with higher self.” In Buddhism, the swastika symbolizes the seal of the Buddha’s heart and contains within it the entire mind of the Buddha. It can be seen imprinted on the body, palms, chest, or feet of Buddha images. In China, the swastika represents the number ten thousand (wan), meaning infinity and auspiciousness. This is the same swastika that the Nazis rotated counter-clockwise and made it into a symbol of discrimination and slaughter. The symbol is all over the desert areas of the south west USA except were it has been removed.
6:40 : I will say, though: Someone who is proficient at using a Chinese abacus can often operate it more quickly than a person with a calculator. Of course, it depends on the numbers but for everyday usage you can be very efficient using an abacus once you've been trained.
Nice apartment. It kind of resembles a typical English flat in its compactness. But I was wondering as you were saying "Chinese this and that" , exactly how many items were actually made in China! I live in Canada and when I look around my place, I find a lot of Made in China. Lol!
Not being able to understand someone is my worst fucking nightmare and it happens to me constantly because I have auditory processing disorder. Adding a language barrier on top of that? The discomfort is seriously high 😭
I guess that was a small village owned power plant and supply to limited area, say, the village only, date back to the time that the State Grid was not in reach. by the footage you have shot, I assume it is a very small power plant, the generator should be ultra small and had been decommissioned decades ago when the State Grid reaches the village and substitute the power supply.
Anybody in China reading this. You should start a WWII Battlefield metal detecting TH-cam channel. I've never seen one. There are tons of videos from Europe, none from China.
Seems like a helluva trip. Different cultures, different ideals and ways. Being dissed because your speak English, yeah I can see that. People are often cautious about 'foreigners. Can't really blame them, especially these days. Hope the rest of the trip goes more smoothly.
I’m quite late to this, but you should begin petitioning state/province/whatever governments to go to abandoned hospitals, and expose the supervisors who didn’t destroy patient files, because anybody could break in easily. You’d seem comfortable with that sort of thing.
Maan, i just can’t get how can you crash that drone so easily. I’ve had so many drones over the past few years, phantoms, mavics. The first drones didn’t even have the collision avoidance and i didn’t manage to crash any of these a single time! Either you’re a bad pilot or have a really bad luck.
Guard dogs in the non-western world are like utility, there's no way they would be tricked by jerky. I hope soon you can check out the catacombs in Paris. I know they have been done before but not by you guys! Look on the bright side, you experienced village life in China, not many tourists get to see that. One day you'll be able to tell your kids about it!
So many people don't know the origins of the Swastika and that is nuts. Before it was appropriated it was very positive and was used all over asia including india
It is from pre-IndoAryan and is over 10,000 years old, used all over the world. There are some well over 5000 years old in the southwest USA and Mexico. Many were damaged after WWII by idiots that did not know the history.
Ran is just carrying this entire group.
She’s jg
Oh man that was such a sad trip, not getting into the turbine hall, breaking the drone, etc. But don't worry, it would get sadder soon 😂 This town used to be part of the military/government, so the shop owner still had the thinking as "this place is classified". Also I'd like to point out the security we encountered in the power plant was millitary (or at least partial millitary), based on how he addressed his leader.
Anyway, once again my face was swollen because I pulled out a tooth the day before, I don't look like that lol
It's a good thing you were with them, or I don't think they would have made it out :)
Sandkei spoiler alert: you’ll be surprised 😉
@@rantropolis OH NO ! :)
I do not know if you are in the rest of the trip, but so far, I like that you are with them. They would be so lost without you hahahaha. Well, actually, that would make also for funny content, but not if they would find themselves in trouble or a remote area :P
Faling Dutchman thanks! Actually I felt lost from time to time... 😂
"Chinese table, Chinese clock..." if you walked around any US apartment it would be "Chinese table, Chinese clock... " 🤣
One of the best comments I've ever read.
:) You beat me to it!
Not my place. But then again, most of my stuff is vintage Occupied Japan or American.
Australia too.. 😉
Steamzombie1838 I kept waiting for him to point at the desk chair and say, “Chinese chair chillin’.”
Those are Buddhist swastik4s, they carry a different, much much more positive meaning.
And the Native Americans used this as well, I think to signify the 4 seasons or something similar.
@@bobroberts2371 The sun and wind also depending on Tribe.
Just the thought of that guy trying to help them get in was pretty cool.
"CORN, there's corn in there" best part
Same! :D
Traditional and widespread rural way of drying corn for long conservation and subsequent grinding and production of flour.
Lost at at 5:32 "...there's corn hanging from the ceiling...CORN!" 😂
I definitely appreciate these videos. Really gives us a good look at different cultures and how others truly do live. Fascinating stuff.
Are you guys really this calm during this kind of crap or do you just keep your panic attacks off-camera?
I'm really liking these VLOGS, thanks for doing them :)
"Join us as The Proper People explore the life of a solitary shopkeeper, and a random drunk man/shirtless guy with a smartphone."
Join us as The Proper People exploe remote China, demonstrating white privilege, ignorance and arrogance never before displayed in an Urbex video.
😂😂
Those swastika's have to do with buddhism if you didn't know. I got the impression that you thought they had something to do with Naxis.
I got that impression too (and you're correct!)
I believe the Germans stole the design after visiting Tebet.
I don't feel like there was anything there implying he thought it was Nazi related. The symbol is called a swastika both ways.
The one the germans used is rotaded 45 degrees, that is the way you can see the clear difference. Where this is a + sign with arms, the germans used an x with arms.
It's a universal symbol. Widely used by Native Americans. Was used by pilots on medals.
Try to translate what the old man said (some accents + excitement with foreigners + possible long-term effects of alcohol)
10:26 "Americans ... by train" "Drinking beer. Come here. Travel. Take photos"
10:40 "Which country are you from?"
10:48 "Germany, right?"
10:53 "(imitates drone)" "ok ~ welcome you" (yes, here he speaks English)
11:03 "Can you understand what I said?"
11:19 "You guys. Young guy. Very good" "Here we have one ..." (try to write with your feet)
11:25 "(undertake the dialogue above) Baodi University, Baodi University in Canada" (after enquiry, the Baodi University he mentioned is likely to refer to Bronte College, located in Ontario)
11:35 "He should know" (repeat the above over and over)
RE: Recycling Programs... you never know if it's a real program or just for show. I worked security for a large company that made a big deal about it's recycling. They had separate bins for plastic, aluminum & trash. One night I was out in the parking lot in the roving patrol vehicle. I was watching facilities taking out the trash. All the bags, even the recycleable goods.. got dumped into the regular trash. I mentioned it to the shift leader, and he had noticed it before as well. Turns out we had a recycling program in name only. It was all trashed with normal trash. Was told to keep quiet about it. Moral of the story is that looks can be deceiving. The recycling bins in the village may be there for show, and all the stuff gets conglomerated to normal trash by whomever collects it. But, a recycling program would be initiated by the government as a means to make the people do as their told and possibly leverage fines against them. Programs that seem like a positive thing can get implemented to actually keep the population in check by giving the government a way to scrutinize activity more. EG: a random gov't official now has an excuse to go see if folks are separating out their trash. If they're not, then it can be used as an excuse to come in and crack down on the folks, b/c "if you're not taking care of that, what else are you lax on". So, you can see it from different angles.
What company?
Very telling of China's political system. Control the population and don't let the see the cracks
Beautiful mountain landscape meets awkward panicked environment.
Glad you’re home safely. ✌🏻
You guys are something else. You are sooo lucky you had Rand to help you along. Such an amazing trip so far even though you couldn't get into some of the places you were planing on.
Wow, that day was an adventure - thanks for taking us along. 👏🏻 I know you guys made it home safely so I am not too worried. 👏🏻 Ran is the best travel companion, and Chris is quite good looking..😁 More collabs from this group of four in the future perhaps.. and hey, still waiting for you to visit Australia. 🙃 Stay safe! x
I am still so shocked that the guards (are they even guards?) at these places are so chill, like ... wow. Still... be careful guys, I have no doubt you guys might still be getting reported maybe.
Pro tip: There's an app called UCAR that's kind of like the Uber Comfort in China. It's not much more expensive (about 1.5-2* the price of DiDi), meanwhile offering much better service. The cars are larger and the drivers are more professional, with probably more experience serving foreigners (should be able to speak a bit English). They also have a much stricter policy that forbids drivers from refusing trips. Recommend you guys try it out.
Service is somewhat limited in rural areas, but should have no problem hailing in cities.
Bros you're in china. Should be able to get a drone part....
Yeah DJI who makes the Mavic is headquartered in China
Thanks guys! Best of luck to you the rest of your trip!
Nah those swastikas are reversed. Its actually a symbol of Good Luck
Exactly that is where the Nazi stole them from.
@ What do you like better repurposeed? Like Hip Hop does with well known beats from famous and not so well known songs put in a loop.
@@kisle3195 Nazi's took it from the IndoAryan people from about 10,000 years ago that is why they call themselves Aryan. It has many meanings depending on where it is used and by who.
shout out to their friend Ran, She is the true MVP in that whole trip
I hope you guys are safe. Keep up the great work. If you're reading this, have an awesome day.
Well you got to meet real people that live there! And that’s a good thing!
I've always found that a bottle of good local booze works miracles on security guards in remote locations.
Cigarettes and booze , can't cross borders without them in many places... Unless you want to wait 12 hours at the checkpoints.
Brandon Steinbach the good old US dollar works miracles in those locations
The life of a drone is short in the hands of the proper people.
Thank you for another video. Keep up the good work.
Love your work!!!!
Thanks for the videos China seems like quite the interesting place. Keep up the good work guys.
You guys need to get some cultural studying in. Seem confused by the "Evil Uncle" stare. History would help. Also, take your shoes off in someone's home. There is a book called "Kiss, bow or shake hands," may need updating as China has changed dramatically in just the past decade but it helps identify motivations across cultures. Was a huge help during my travels. Much love! Keep up the great videos!
Jeez... what a tough trip guys, glad you guys actually were able to get back to the hotel
Well, that's how proper people act when things go down the pooper. Myself, after listening the drunken Chinese dude babbling away, I would have had a full blown out of control panic attack.
The corn room... you know. Every abandoned place HAS to have a CORN room.
corn's just chillin
Fingers crossed for better luck ahead.
Keep going! love the videos. You guys are great at editing! All I want to do is explore now.
Just bought a Proper People tshirt for Christmas for myself. I love it!
wo bu hui zhongwen (I don't speak Chinese), wo bu dong (I don't understand!) Also the corn is dried and burned during winter, for cooking and also to heat up under bedding overnight.
Lol right? like do the minimum before going there...
Wow that had to be scary at many moments. I could tell. Glad you all made it through safely. Another great Vlog!
Great video thanks for sharing and I hope you all have a safe trip
17:55 Chinese light. Chinese table. Chinese floor. Chinese clock. Korean piano.
You guys should check out the abandoned Balsams Resort in New Hampshire. It was quite the grand resort in its day.
Cant wait for the next part great job
the swastikas on the pavilion are an ancient symbol for good luck in parts of Asia including Japan.
Caught scoping out a power plant. Now seen flying a drone around filming the countryside. Well, it was nice knowing you fellas. Here's to happy re-education and a newfound love of the glorious leader!
It’s China not DPRK
All this is somehow pretty scary...could be stuff from a postapocalyptic novel or horror movie...this village in the middle of nowhere. Never thought china would be so problematic about western ppl....wow
Eh, it is something you must at least expect given the circumstances right now, after all Chinese-US relations are not all that well and China being a communist country definitely doesn't help the tensions between the two. Also doesn't help we are in a trade war with China, started sometime last year, so that up's the tensions even more. Proper People are brave too even visit China so props to them for taking the risk and getting us a view inside China.
it's also a communist/post-communist era mentality where any westerner is assumed to be an enemy spy, sometimes you have grandpas freaking out over a random tourist in Eastern Europe for the same reason
Yeah i totally get that...its just creepy to see in the year 2019...but well look at this creepy world XD
It's almost like political correctness is a west-only thing.
@@lawdpleasehelpmeno it's not, just takes different forms. Every country has taboo topics you can't question, it's just that not every other worships sexual deviants and illegal migrants. :^)
i was just thinkin about you guys
You flew near the light pole that had microwave equipment. It fried the drones electronics.
I get the impression that the Chinese there or at least the drivers does not like Americans too much. Not a good start. Glad you had Ran Pan there to help with the language barrier.
Not so much a language barrier but a race barrier.
Chinese people over 30 tend to be very biased toward anyone not Chinese or at least Asian.
@@Treddian Only white leftists have an outgroup preference. Every other racial, political, ethnic group has a strong in-group preference.
Were those guys thinking Chris was Benjamin from bald and bankrupt? Lol
So happy Kolya is alive and well, with a new suit too I see!
FYI The ancient swastika is one of the oldest symbols on Earth. It is a symbol of peace, good luck, and positivism, predating the Indus Valley Civilization and is found in the art of many cultures: Egyptians, Romans, Celts, Greeks and Native Americans. It is also used in Vedic mathematics. The Sanskrit translation means "to be good," or “being with higher self.”
In Buddhism, the swastika symbolizes the seal of the Buddha’s heart and contains within it the entire mind of the Buddha. It can be seen imprinted on the body, palms, chest, or feet of Buddha images. In China, the swastika represents the number ten thousand (wan), meaning infinity and auspiciousness.
This is the same swastika that the Nazis rotated counter-clockwise and made it into a symbol of discrimination and slaughter.
The symbol is all over the desert areas of the south west USA except were it has been removed.
If this was Bald & Bankrupts channel... he'd probably be doing Vodka shots with the shopkeep while singing traditional Chinese songs
You shouldn't be worried about that old Chinese guy. Just some drunk Beijing locals speaking weird Mandarin. Good video.
6:40 : I will say, though: Someone who is proficient at using a Chinese abacus can often operate it more quickly than a person with a calculator. Of course, it depends on the numbers but for everyday usage you can be very efficient using an abacus once you've been trained.
Always keep a line of sight with the drone, learn basic and advanced maneuvers and master them, always looking at the drone, not the screen.
That drunk guy was funny should have offered to buy him a drink in the store
That's how to make friends and get into these places I reckon.
I think I'd have left and gone home 😆Doesn't seem like much success so far. But I'll keep watching!
Y'all ain't got Google Translate on your phones?
Americans asked everyone speak english,even old man there. They just don’t care.
You guys are brave!
How corny, hanging corn 🌽 from the ceiling!
Just hanging with Korn
Nice apartment. It kind of resembles a typical English flat in its compactness. But I was wondering as you were saying "Chinese this and that" , exactly how many items were actually made in China! I live in Canada and when I look around my place, I find a lot of Made in China. Lol!
the end was like a chinese "bald and bankrupt's soviet table, soviet cat, soviet soil etc"
that place looks like a horrid place to go too!
Cat is sadly food.
Sounds like you ran into a grumpy ol woomau! 🤣
Drunk man very funny lol
Hes funny seemed like a good pal
Damn, dudes. Sorry that day was such a crazy wash for you. I'm glad the rest of the trip was a bit better! Lol
At least you got some footage
American guys doing Urbex in China yikes! You boys have balls of steel!! Love it!
You guys were in china, you could literally go to the factory to get it fixed.
Not being able to understand someone is my worst fucking nightmare and it happens to me constantly because I have auditory processing disorder. Adding a language barrier on top of that? The discomfort is seriously high 😭
10:27 Holy hell. They just encountered the Chinese Mr. Lahey and Randy.
07:55 xDDD 13:37 Roast pork/beef jerky~ (>u
This is creepier than your abandoned places videos... people are just lurking all around you.
Ran realized she has to talk to someone and said someone will be a man - immediately unzips jacket. she knows how the world works. lLLOLOLOLOOL
I guess that was a small village owned power plant and supply to limited area, say, the village only, date back to the time that the State Grid was not in reach. by the footage you have shot, I assume it is a very small power plant, the generator should be ultra small and had been decommissioned decades ago when the State Grid reaches the village and substitute the power supply.
Anybody in China reading this. You should start a WWII Battlefield metal detecting TH-cam channel. I've never seen one. There are tons of videos from Europe, none from China.
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I am digging her mom's choice in succulents.
10:40 sounds like the dude asked if he understood... But my 6 years of chinese is rather rusty.
You should at least be able to say basics like hello,sorry in whatever language of country you visit.Makes the locals a lot more nicer.
Well ....just be thankful you, we... have opportunity and mobility to peruse journeys. Some folks just can't.
Chris Luckhardt AKA "Urbexes" (Woody Harrelson!)
Seems like a helluva trip. Different cultures, different ideals and ways. Being dissed because your speak English, yeah I can see that. People are often cautious about 'foreigners. Can't really blame them, especially these days. Hope the rest of the trip goes more smoothly.
Nothing for 2 weeks, should we be getting worried yet?
anybody know what drone they are using? or could reccomend a good drone? cheers!
Love you guys
I’m quite late to this, but you should begin petitioning state/province/whatever governments to go to abandoned hospitals, and expose the supervisors who didn’t destroy patient files, because anybody could break in easily. You’d seem comfortable with that sort of thing.
Maan, i just can’t get how can you crash that drone so easily. I’ve had so many drones over the past few years, phantoms, mavics. The first drones didn’t even have the collision avoidance and i didn’t manage to crash any of these a single time!
Either you’re a bad pilot or have a really bad luck.
Guard dogs in the non-western world are like utility, there's no way they would be tricked by jerky. I hope soon you can check out the catacombs in Paris. I know they have been done before but not by you guys! Look on the bright side, you experienced village life in China, not many tourists get to see that. One day you'll be able to tell your kids about it!
14:05 Bus stop of a 4000 year old civilization
i feel like walking around a house and pointing at all the chinese items around is not an experience unique to china lol
social credit droppeddd
37 years of living. How clever.
I got a drone ad on this video lol
Serpenza is a youtuber from China.
I think you really filmed the apartment in an Ikea!
Iv been enjoy these vlogs shame about the powerplant
No dislikes!
“There’s *corn* in there!
Why was the obstacle avoidance disabled on the mavic?
You should have test flown the drone before the trip.
they probably did.
They hit a tree with it. The issue wasn't the drone.
he didn't see the tree
Well, welcome in China. It was pretty brave from the start to go exploring there. I wonder if you had any idea about what to expect before going?
So many people don't know the origins of the Swastika and that is nuts. Before it was appropriated it was very positive and was used all over asia including india
It is from pre-IndoAryan and is over 10,000 years old, used all over the world. There are some well over 5000 years old in the southwest USA and Mexico. Many were damaged after WWII by idiots that did not know the history.