Join me as I share my experiences , challenges and daily fun as I enter my next great adventure living in and exploring the amazing country of China! I plan to visit and explore areas not on the typical "tourist" track! Please feel free to ask me questions about why I made the choice I did, and I will be more than happy to answer!
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I visited Pattaya and its not family friendly place. It draws in thousands of expats for the reason you described. The beer is cheap which is good thing, but I found the pollution bad. Their's little opportunity girls to works, and many of them come from poor farming background.
It is very sad that Thailand had been turned into one of the 2 prostitution capitals of Asia. The other is the Philippines. No thanks to the Americans ...... and lately, to Europeans as well. Everything these people touch seem to turn to dust. The national governments should put a stop to such trades ..... and focus, instead, on education and industrialization of the country as an alternative to the sex industry. What the Thai Govt is doing is nothing short of selling their own daughters for profit.
im an American been living in Asia for 3 years now in Thailand. Can i get the Chinese visa online or do i actually have to do it from my consulate in the USA?
I honestly do not know. I have heard it is very easy to apply for the visa online, but as I am not American myself, I have never been able to do so personally. I still have to do it the old fashioned and in person way. Another possibility would also be to fly first to Hong Kong (no visa required) and use one of the many visa services there for your Chinese Visa.
Quick answer yes. Longer answer, maybe. Alot depends on where you are from, how long you are staying and where you plane to go in China. Some countries now can get 144 hour visa free visits and other countries are officially visa free. But it is ALWAYS best to check in advance in any case. Visa regulations change very VERY quickly and it is best to be well prepared before you make your journey!
@@1234xingxing Then yes, as it stands now, you would definitely need a tourist visa. But once again, I can't emphasize enough, check the visa requirements and prepare for the trip well in advance. Visa regulations change all the time and with no real notice and 2025 is still some time off. I hope you enjoy your trip!
@@1234xingxing let me specify, however, you will likely need a visa for Shanghai, especially if staying longer than 144 hours, but not for Hong Kong. Most countries citizens can enter Hong Kong visa free.
@@sirant it's a big discovery for me. Just I saw it on Aliexpress and I thought "sure nobody on RU-vid made a video for this" and just I saw your recipe. It's amazing. I tried to do some Chinese pork recipes after my last travel and I didn't realize it. Now I can see clarity at the end of the tunnel. I love Chinese original food. Thanks for the video.
I've visited Pattaya. It's an exciting place. The beer is cheap and the nightlife is fantastic. It's not the place to go if one doesn't like the heat and the humidity.
Meanwhile in America.....We are still Trying to figure out what is a man and a woman....And Sending billions to secure Ukraine's War and Border while we are being invaded by the rest of 3rd world ......
I have a visa that was issue in 2018 and is good till 2028, is it true that those visas granted before covid are no longer valid? Or I can still go for vacation using the one that is already issue? I hold a US passport.
@@sirant do you recommend getting to China on a tourist visa and change it to a working visa once in China or should I get the work visa first and then go to China?
@@christianlarge3487 From my understanding being in China simplifies the process quite a bit. But in the long run, it is the employer who has to process the work visa ultimately. You can't get one yourself. When I first came, I was told to come on a tourist visa and it was changed to a work visa once I got here. And again, last year, although applying for a family reunion visa, I still had to come to China on a 30 day tourist visa and process the Q2 (family) visa here. Your employer should know the process and can guide you further. Being that you need a local health check and photos anyways, makes sense being here would be the best bet.
@@christianlarge3487 If you already have a visa valid until 2028 anyways, you do not even need to get a tourist visa. Just come to China and it will be easier for you and your employer anyways.
actually,i come from china,i can tell you that the video can not represent china,shenzhen is the top4 rich city in china,the school in this video is super great even in shenzhen,most of the schools are just like korea,students have no time to do so many activities after school.😅😅😅
Tariffs hurt China only if it dampen consumers demand as they may not have money to pay more for the same goods due to added tariffs tax . If inflation is to be reduced then cost must come down but for basic items that consumers cannot go without, consumers have no choice but pay for higher price. What’s US objective to impose tariffs??
To make money. If they raise taxes or impose new taxes on their citizens they will look bad, especially in an election year. So instead, they impose tariffs and tell the citizens it is to hurt China and other countries. They do NOT explain that those tariffs come out of their own citizens pockets. Hidden taxation.
You are not wrong. I MUCH prefer traveling in China. Though to be fair, this is just a small slice of Thailand. It is not all like this, mostly just the beachside tourist towns catering to a very specific clientele....
the fist night at Pattaya, I was on the way to a restaurant with my family, we got attacked by a group of stray dogs suddenly, we just walked normally, did nothing to make them attacking and there were always some stray dogs out of our hotel during that 10days long holiday, we have to be very very cautious
Having lived in Thailand for 14 years, both working and now in retirement, I hope you get the opportunity to see the real Thailand. Pattaya is for young, mostly male tourists. As you probably now know. Hope you enjoy your holiday and look forward to seeing you back in China.
Oh yes, I only went to Pattaya this time to see an old friend, who is younger and enjoys the activities Pattaya has to offer. I myself look forward to exploring Chiang Mai and other areas in Northern Thailand. I have also discussed with the missus the possibilities of retiring in Thailand ourselves! I have visited Thailand many times and absolutely love the people and culture there. However, Pattaya is not really my cup of tea.
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It is possible, but you would have to lower dividends to shareholders and CEO salaries and bonuses in order to afford local labour again. Unfortunately the ultra-super wealthy are not willing to just super rich anymore. They want it all, at the cost of their own country.
OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM REQUIRES AN IGNORANT AND UNEDUCATED POPULATION TO EASILY MANIPULATE AND BRAIN WASH. POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING AND PROJECTION OF STRENGTH AND TOUCH GUY PRESIDENT IMAGE IS MORE IMPORTANT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAN, ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY, UNIVERSAL AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, EDUCATION AND FOOD. YES MOST AMERICANS ARE WILLING TO SUFFER ECONOMICALLY AND EVEN EXPAND POVERTY TO LOOK TOUGH ON CHINA. STRANGE. EGO.
AS AN AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN,I AM NOT SHOCKED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IGNORANCE OF BOTH OUR LEADERS AND POPULATION. A POPULATION SO IGNORANT TO CELEBRATE THEIR OWN ECONOMIC DEMISE SHOWS YOU WHY RACISM HATE AND FEAR IS IRRATIONAL AND STUPID. TARIFFS ON CHINESE IMPORTS IS A TAX ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY SUFFERING ECONOMICALLY.
Not sure I understand the question. Chinese Embassies are located in countries outside of China. Xiamen is a city in China, therefore, it would not have an Embassy. Do you mean the Government offices or Visa Office? In such case, as I have never been to Xiamen, a quick search online should show you.
@@loovigelis6824 Yes, Hong Kong has visa centers for China. In the past one would go to the consulate, but now it is mostly done through services like this one: bio.visaforchina.cn/HKG3_EN/qianzhengyewu There may be local agents in Xiamen who can help you as well.
You can ONLY apply tariffs... 1) IF the recipient has no alternative market! If they do, they simply go there. . 2) IF they have a history of supplying you, meaning a decline in trade. . 3) IF when you eventually try to enter, re-enter and/ or dominate that same market, YOU don't rely on commodities or finished components from THEM. . SINCE 1) They do (and will) 2) They Don't And 3) You (USA) do... and likely will for some time. Tariffs aren't REALLY the smartest move?
I am so disappointed with the Canadian healthcare system. I thought I would retire in Canada but now I don't think I can because of the broken healthcare. From what you are saying, Canada is simply horrific. And for years, the Canadian government couldn't fix it. What good is voting for if the government can't fix things for the people for years?
Trump is either bullsh*tring or having wet dream to contain China. US you have missed the boat!… only lies to keep “make Anerica great again’ a voice in the wilderness.
american-- european-- japan-- s.korea-- taiwan will be crying when their profits fall b'cos china is not buying from them. who is the largest buyer of chips-- China !!!!
Tariffs and sanctions only effect the US! and now! CHINA has avoided the tariffs and now! has stop using the US dollar, and will lose the China trade. How dumb! because America is greedy
It’s not just US tariffs. It’s also the EU, all(?) of the other advanced democracies, Turkey, India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Mexico. And that’s just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. That’s already ~80%+ of global consumption. Also, the success or failure of tariffs, sanctions, and other trade barriers can only be evaluated over the long term. Decades. Success shows up in the relative economic performance of North vs South Korea, for example.
The large tariff from China is a crime of the leaders who doesn't know how to raise money of its own economy, the foreign leaders want easy money so they could use toward to their own failed agenda, China is helping the poor people of the world so they would have extra money to live. So when American put a 100% tariff then they make 100% easy money and then bank add another 100% to that merchandise then the consumer will end up paying more than what China selling to people who could not afford to pay expensive merchandise, the greedy leaders don't really care about his or her own citizen, the only thing they do is to hurt more the consumer and hurting more of their own citizen, Thank you China for helping the poor people of the world,🙏🙌✌️ while the leaders of western world greediness " make their citizen suffer more😢😢😢
I cannot understand, “canned vegetables” why ? Are the citizens not allowed to grow their own food? Small family homestead can actually find n grow food on vacant land lots. With permission from the county should be able to help. In any possible way.
I know, it is sad and terrible. As a child, I thought ALL vegetables came from cans!! I did not learn about gardens till I was much older. I started life as a normal looking kid, then was fed a diet of highly processed foods by my mother till my mid teens, but the damage was done. Most Canadians will claim it is too short a growing season or too difficult to grow their own food, because they have been trained for generations to rely on cheap and easy processed food. Most homes now focus on having a lovely green (and inedible) lawn instead of a garden full of food.
Why many countries not choosing India to open companies?????.The reasons is simple....India space technology can go up but cannot come down....death sentence
The insane and irrational behaviour of US politicians reveals their great sense of desperation and clearly shows that they are no longer able to compete on equal terms with China. Their sky high tariffs on Chinese products will not help improve their production efficiency n quality but is just a clever way to extract more money from the American taxpayers to fund their extremely expensive colonial projects in Ukraine n the middle east
Yes, and 2.5 of those 3 in 4 are struggling to feed their own families, and thus cannot donate. All while the top 1% get rich enough to have more money than several generations could possibly spend....
@sirant I am originally from Malaysia. I have lived in Canada for 41 years. I have seen the decline personally during my time. We still talk about same healthcare issues, the working poor, food bank since I first arrived. I was very impressed when I first arrived from a developing country to a developed country. I can't afford to retire in Canada. I will be moving back to Malaysia in 5 years to do that.
@@lytan36 Sorry to hear it. I moved back to China as well to retire, hoping for a better retirement than i would have ever dreamed possible in Canada. Thank you for sharing!
