I am Chinese, I moved into the U.S in 2015. I totally agree with you! I went back to China every year, and I had revise culture shock every time when I arrive in China. I got cut in line, and got sick from people coughing right in front of my face. Majority of mainland Chinese get offended when you speak the truth and facts that's not good in their eyes. 😂😂
That's interesting because I grew up very influenced by China as many kids did because they showed the old Chinese Kung Fu movies on the weekends. In America at that time kids would stay in and watch these movies and all races watched them and were influenced by them. If you were lucky enough to have cable tv like I did you got to watch a movie on Saturday and Sunday of "Kung Fu Theatre". Anyway I lived in NY and my parents took my sister and I into the city to Chinatown for the Chinese New Year celebration and we were amazed. I'd never seen anything like that and I still have a souvenir for that trip; a calendar made of many reed wooden pieces with a Tiger and a Dragon on it for 1986. It may have been year of the Tiger because my Dad called me Tiger. However when I got older and worked down there my gf and I (especially her bc I was used to nyc from being a messenger in the past), well she would really hate all the pushing and shoving once you get to East Broadway, or Grand St. anywhere near there. You would see people, either older men or even women step out of a store and spit right on the sidewalk and then step back in while everybody else was like wtf ? And this is a thing you see all the time. I initially learned some Cantonese so I could say things like "move it", or "get out of my way", or dont push me and worse things too, Also stuff that would empress them. I was told that these people that do this are somehow related to or raised with "the lost generation" under Mao. You do not see the young people do this at all, always the older people. Honestly I very much miss being down there everyday. Of all the bad you may see, it's still much better and nicer than where I live now. Another thing was littering and the smell of fish and roasted peanuts and when it's 85 degrees and humid in NYC, that is quite unpleasant, but I still miss Sara D. Roosevelt Park and the surrounding areas.
As a Chinese, I have to say that what tou said is the truth(but not for all Chinese) in some way and I'm really ashamed of that .But I also want to say that our young generation are trying our best to change the bad situation. We cannot change the old generation' bad behaviors ,but we are trying to be better .Please give us more time .Anyway thank you for your advice.
铻劍 well I guess she is taking ownership towards her country and feeling responsible to contribute for the change instead of saying that it's not her fault and that the Chinese need to fix their issues.She is a proud Chinese and wants her country to be better
Spot on. I had to leave my Chinese GF because of the money thing, and we did not lack of it. This went above anything else like health or time. Money was the ultimate goal and omnipresent. Then what was hurting the most was the lack of compassion and empathy. It did not appear at first, but it became very obvious and it was so deep ingrained that there was no way for her so see or do things otherwise. Selfishness admitted without any regret. Not for me.
I'm sorry, all people supporting the meat industry here are responsible for animal cruelty. I would invite you to watch documentaries on factory farming. It's like sitting in a glasshouse throwing rocks. I mean this in all the good ways. We are sometimes not aware of what we are doing ourselves.
i live in australia and went to a chinese majority school and these things are still true..most kids are so afraid of speaking up and being individual..they stick to their cliques based on culture and socioeconomic status...hard to have close friendships, obsessed with grades (and later on money)..its 100%how they are raised and as they grow up many of them do want to change and are frustrated at how their upbringing is holding them back one thing i do remember is in bio class (where a lot of kids wanted to be doctors) my friend fainted and the whol class just stood around her in a circle..no one got the teacher until i said and no one put her in recovery position like weve been taught.. no one even wanted to touch her. it scares me these people are the ones becocming doctors
Growing up in Australia. We had all different cultures at my school and let me tell you. All the Chinese kids would mock me and call me guailo. I already knew what that meant at a young age and it used to piss me off because now Australian’s are labelled racist by Chinese people. When they are the most xenophobic people on the planet
I have spent five long, miserable, God-forsaken years living in Beijing and believe me when I tell you this video is a great deal kinder than I would be.
I see what you mean. Just seeing this has made me to not ever desire to visit in China, or Hong Kong or Macau....I think I would hate every minute of living in any of those places. Even Viet-Nam...I used to want to explore about Saigon...not so sure now. Sorry about your experience.
@@brucemarsico6 Hong Kong isn't so bad once you get over the baffling expense, and Macau is a great place to visit but a dull place to live. Vietnam I can't speak for, but from Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, I can truthfully say the only country in Eastern Asia I've been to that wasn't an absolutely amazing experience, was China.
There is a place in India. It's Pondicherry. Once was a French enclave in India. I've read it's quite different from the rest of the continent and people there seem to be a bit more international than the rest of India.They eat meat there and drink fine wine, French is still spoken.I think I might like it there.
@@brucemarsico6 Actually Hong Kong is very nice city but I wouldn't go there right now because of the protests that are going on. One thing that he didn't mention is smoking, not very many places in mainland China you can't smoke.
what really pisses me off is how excruciatingly sensitive they are about everything. You can't talk logic with them just because they're offended, can't believe a country with 1.4 billion snowflakes, they never admit any mistake. PS. who else hates people speaking loudly on their phone on speaker like a walkie talkie?
The thing is, the Chinese people grew up shielded from controversies and arguments. The government doesn't expose the Chinese people to the truth. We were never taught how to think independently and critically. So when being criticized by foreigners, people automatically turn to defensive. And we perceive criticism towards the government as personal attacks. It took me nearly 10 years to get rid of that thinking pattern
It's my first time to watch your videos. I'm a Cantonese and I live in GUANGZHOU as well. One months ago, I just came back from California as an exchange student. I have a strong experience between USA and China. YES! What you say is mostly right. It does happen in China, especially in some places poor. It goes without saying that environment can change people. When I just came back from San Diego which is king of the most polite, clean and safe place in USA, I cannot get used to my former environment in China. I am sort of upset. But thing changes, I sudden realize that it does need to take a long time to educate people to be disciplined and well polite. I wish you have a good life in GUANGZHOU. Looking forward to your next fantastic video. THANK YOU FOREIGNER!
I'm a Chinese. I totally agree what you said. I love my country but I must admit that there are so many problems there. It is never because of the race or ethnic, it's because of the history and environment. What the country had gone through determined how people think and behave. Just like what you said, people live in rich will never understand the fear of poverty and eager for money from people who had almost starved before. Your thoughts are deep and objective. Love your video.👍🏻
Yeah he did, even the adults will do this occasionally especially outside the bigger cities. Sometimes they will even stand literally next to you and talk about your looks or guessing your nationality in Chinese.
I am Chinese living in Europe. My English is not enough to express what I want to say. But I totally agree what you said hier in this video. It's not good, people told all things in China are wonderful or all things are terrible. We chinise need to here honest voices about ourself. The bad habits in China are not only 5, they are much much more. We Chinese owe a big thank for people like You telling us the truth not bad minded so we can keep making things better und get real Respekt from the world we are longing for. Thank you in deed!
LOL, number 2. I was able to return stuff in China before (not easy) they consider it "bad luck" when you come back to return something but if you are persistent they will do it.
it is actually very straightforward , when you do not need to struggle for your daily life, you get the luxury to think about things such as animal right. And that is why most of the Chinese animal right activists are middle or upper class from big cities. Do not take life for granted.
M Fred, that doesn't make any sense and this is not about animal rights. This is about empathy. Empathy works irrespective of wealth. There are a couple of reasons why Chinese people don't feel empathy: a) they don't know (ignorance) / recognize (ideology/religion) sentient species (other than their own) b) their feelings have deadened because they are raised with such animal torture, i.e. it's "normal" for them c) they are different genetically and lack empathy in general I know poor kids who grew up in a place where they learned how to butcher animals from a very young age on. That changed them such that they have no problem with butchering animals. But they still wouldn't torture animals. Why? Because they feel empathy.
Your comment, and that entire mindset literally makes no sense. It is not a "luxury" to "think" about animal rights, it is called empathy and is a basic emotion which all emotional species, including many animals feel for other animals. And when I say animals I mean humans as well. Torturing animals such as BOILING THEM ALIVE and ABUSING THEM is never a necessity. It is a CHOICE to TORTURE, whether or not you are wealthy, or have absolutely nothing! You can't use lack of money for an excuse to why the animal you are eating had to be tortured before you ate it because it "makes the meat better". And for the turtle, it could have been dispatched in a far more humane way, whether the person receiving the money for the turtle meat has nothing or is very wealthy. The treatment of animals is a CHOICE. Empathy and compassion for other beings is not a "luxury" .
WTF is also wrong with these kids ? :D Brainwashed from parents or what is going on. I am currently bingewatching Serpentza videos and now 3 videos in a row where kids are obvious "racists" Thats my humor :D
The frikken half alive animals being eaten screaming in pain or the Chinese? I find their rampant cruelty towards animals something I just can't get past.
In 2005 I traveled through dozens of countries, all the way from Germany to China*. I had the best time of my life so far, met so many friendly welcoming people. It was a pleasure to meet so many cool people, no matter if poor or sick, we have had such a beautiful time. Until I reached China.
I am Chinese immigrant to the West. I like your videos very much, because you are telling the truth bravely with a loving China heart. I really emphasize with your feelings. I feel you love China more than I do now.
Um wow I don't understand how your comment got this much hate... or any hate. Yikes. Are you okay? Anyway, I just wanted to say that as an American who loves China and has lived here for four years all told (with a gap in between), sometimes it's the places you love most that you feel compelled to criticize. These days I have a plethora of blistering criticism for the United States, and am honestly more hopeful about China these days than I am about America, but it's still my country, and the reason I'm so angry is because I love it. Meanwhile, I consider China my second home and have a deep love for the people here for a number of reasons, and it's because of that that I have concerns over some of the more negative aspects of Chinese culture, because I see that it's hurting people. But as I said, I'm also very hopeful, especially since I'm a university teacher and can see my students who have just become adults embracing positive social change, and I even have the opportunity to encourage them in that way sometimes. But yeah, you can definitely tell that there's a difference between someone criticizing from a feeling of love and criticizing from a feeling of hate or ignorance. See the assholes who gave you hate for a lovely comment for more details. -_- I legitimately don't know what's wrong with people sometimes.
I am a 70 year old American who married a beautiful Chinese lady 25 years ago who I met in NYC. I’m understanding more and more about the environment that may have shape her thoughts and values from your channel. She is 4 years younger than me so grew up during the cultural revolution. You are so insightful and have enlightened me to understand what my wife may have experienced during the cultural revolution and Chinese society. The values clash was not clear for many years as she understood not to show that in America. But you are spot on with those 5 irritants that are very troubling particularly in a marriage.
My quran Teaches us many Morals like to respect all people To respect ur mother wee have a saying that says paradise is under ur moms feet . We have saying ordring us to visit relatives and nieghbors and check on them.We are obliged to donate 2.5 %- of our money to charity We have also morals for animals becuase our prophet told us about 1 man who was very bad but 1 day he was in a dessert and shared some water with a Dog so he was sent to heaven . And there was 1 woman who was very good and relegious and she was sent to hell becusse she hardly turtored a cat u can never see in any muslims country lets say a man beating any animal without people steeping up to stop him or beating any Child or woman on the street We feel hardly empathy with every one and as a muslim i always aim to to help any one in need and make his day better what ever relegios he is from .
@@bumbjify yes but you have to download VPN or something idk, but I never had access with RU-vid as a child in China most lot because I didn’t know it existed XD
Book Snake I tend to watch these vids while eating or laying on my bed, so I am often just listening to them as if they were podcasts. This is exactly why I also asked how do you say "Foreigner", I honestly don't know. Oh and I guessed because he says China at the beginning of the video, and I just happen to know that Ren means person (from playing this mobile game called Art of Conquest).
Well you really cant blame the kid. When I was in Cuba last year the waitress called me Mexicano because of my accent and I called her Cubana . It really doesn't bother me.
You hit the nail right on the head. These five annoying traits of the Chinese exist not only among the Chinese people of China but also apply to most ethnic Chinese in other countries. I've noticed these annoying traits and bad habits among the majority of the ethnic Chinese in Singapore.
I saw this in Disney last year. We were queued to go from Hotel to one of the Parks. My family was first in line. A Chinese man walks in front than waves for the rest of his extended family to come cut in line. Lucky for me, I am not a small meek man. I grabbed my family and put myself in front of his lame ass. He tried to grab my shoulder and I pulled his hand off me in the most painful way possible. He jabbered in Chinese with anger. I ignored him and he avoided me.
Good for you! I had a similar event occur at the Hoover Dam. A Chinese woman was trying to block everyone else from viewing a section of the dynamos. I shoved her aside, and yes, she squawked something in mandarin or Cantonese. I kind of enjoy pissing them, getting in THEIR way!
In Wuxi a man tried to cut in front of me right before I could order my food. I slammed my hand on the counter in front of him, stared him in the eyes and cussed him out loudly in English - quickly, facetiously said "thank you" and ordered my food.
im also chinese :) i went to the hongkong disney hotel to and people were really rude there, but nothing got pyhsicla tho i think both of you shouldnt have touched eacnother
you literally cannot avoid it in China so it's no surprise it appeared in the video. although impressive it happened in the exact moment he was talking about it
Spot on! I find their etiquette quite appalling. The most annoying habit is chewing very loudly. In general, they are quite inconsiderate of others - ultimately a lack of foresight.
The first meal I had at a table at a home I was appalled at their bad manners. To me it was disgusting BUT thats because I was brought up to believe that manners followed different rules around the world. They simply have different manners to ours. So after that meal I said to myself get used to it I am here for another 3 weeks and I just didnt look into their mouths instead their eyes or their hair.
As a Chinese I fucking approve this video, that helps me a lot ! You summed up some real problems that I’ve encountered in my life, we are working on it to make this country a better place! Thank you!
Years ago when I was working on my PhD I met a lovely woman from Shanghai. We invited her and her husband (who we never say with her) for dinner at our house. The man was years older, didn’t brush his teeth and was oddly silent. His wife was a person I could have as a friend. They never asked us over and within 6 months they were gone. I can’t prove it but the vibes said that she wanted to learn a culture and make friends. His vibes were a weenie spy. The only open lovely Chinese I have ever met were from Hong Kong or of an ethnic group that didn’t speak Mandarin and came to the US 2 generations ago. Truly weird.
As a fellow foreigner living in China, I have to agree. I love China and honestly like living here better than living in America for the most part (especially lately...) but these are also concerns for me, and things that I hope can be improved in China. But I do also think the younger generation is taking strides to improve them. I'm a university teacher near Shanghai, and while I do see some of these still being a problem (particularly the money thing -_-), I also see that progress is being made, particularly in the areas of empathy and compassion, and not all having the same opinion on things. I've got about 150 writing students who have been turning in their persuasive essays on various topics, and it's really fascinating to see all the varieties of ideas and different ways of thinking. So I'm very hopeful about China's future, and I hope I can continue living here for some time.
Hi, Serpentza. Nice to see you here again. You are the kind of honest person whom we should treat as a best foreign friend. You provide an almost undistorted mirror for people to know what normal Chinese people really behaves. Some view angles is very unique which are overlooked by Chinese themselves. Thanks and Awesome!
Good point here for people to note: it is not about Chinese, but about people living in communist China, as opposed to overseas Chinese communities (e.g. Malaysia, Singapore, and China-towns worldwide) and parts that had separated at least for a while (HK and Taiwan) so people did not grow up under the communist regime and all the crazy politics such as the Cultural Revolution etc. Thus, the term Chinese can mean people of China, or it can also mean all people that originated in China, including centuries ago. Very different meanings of the term. I visited the Baba Nynonya culture in Melaka a few decades ago and found it very interesting.
After living in Shanghai for a year, I can personally vouch for all of this being exactly true. So aggravating sometimes each one of the five things you mentioned.
You know. There must be a lot lost in translation. I've watched dozens and dozens of your videos and I've never seen anything that would make someone say you hate China or you dislike it. In fact it's quite the opposite. I hear someone who passionately loves China. You just aren't blind to the fact it has its flaws. It's a living, breathing thing. It has good and it has bad. I'm American and it annoys the hell out of me to hear other Americans saying things like, oh we are the best country in the world hands down or America is perfect and the only civilized place in the world. Every nation on this planet has its good and its bad. It's horrible to only see the good and perfect propaganda from a place. It leads to a big disappointment when you actually travel there and see some of its dark side. Anyway... Great video as always. Thanks!
Americans only say they are the best country in the world because they don't know the names of other countries, much less their cultures. The extent of American geography education goes as follows: Canada, their friendly northern neighbor. Mexico, their enemy and the place they need to separate from with an ugly wall. England, that place they all came from. France, that place they had to save in WW2. Russia, communists. Cuba, communists. Venezuela, communist. Middle East, terrorist disneyland. Asia, home of the Iphone and the imitation Iphone. Africa, place with starving babies. Oceania, who? Stupid, fat, and lazy have become standard American stereotypes for a reason.
I am Australian I have spent the last 14 years teaching in a university entrance program for international students from all around the world of all of those students the young Chinese are clearly the most ignorant of their own country's history and the world. They are just as brainwashed as the older generations and seemed completely ok with the CCP's aggression and human rights abuses I am scared for the world
The metal gear solid ❗️ sound is my second favorite meme on your channel, right behind the whipping sound when you take off your glasses. Absolute gold.
I am a contractor and have done work in many Chinese and other restaurants in the U.S. Let me give you some advice. Don't eat at one. Chinese kitchens are the nastiest of any food establishment I have ever seen. If people could inspect their kitchens before they ate there, they would go out of business.
I know, we had such a lovely Chinese restaurant in my city (obviously I never saw the kitchen, and toilets were quite dirty, but food was alright) and they shut it down because of the hygiene issues. And it probably happens all over UK
Even in American fast-food establishments like McDonalds or KFC or Pizza Hut employees will use the washrooms and never wash their hands afterwards and if they do, which is rare, using soap seems like taboo. Wake up folks this is how people get food poisoning even Hepatitus B. And when this is mentioned to the managers you get laughed at. If that happened in any other country the manager would sincerely apologize and more than likely give you coupons for free food for a month or longer. Also the employee who didn't wash their hands would be fired immediately. These actions need to be mentioned to world head offices of McDonalds or KFC immediately. I have also seen signs in McDonalds, written in Chinese, saying please do not shit in the urinals.
@** x So true. Am chinese. I went back to China for travel. I got horrible travel diarrhea and diarrhea straight for 3 days. Bad experience but oh man the food tastes really good man. Wonder what kinda shit they put in it lmao
I don't have a great interest in China, but I REALLY like your videos. So, I think that says a lot for you and your thoughtful and honest ruminations on this vast and mysterious place.
You got me. Although I am a Chinese, I do HATE the "spitter". And there is nothing I can do except I restrain myself to not imitate them. And the money issue is true. I saw money disintegrated many families especially in rural part of China. Brother and sisters may sue to a court regarding a piece of land or a small amount of money.
As I know, Chinese families are only allowed to have one children each, how can they have brothers and sisters to sue with? (Just curious though, that doesn't mean I disagree with your statement.)
What you said is true in citis. I'm the only child in my family. However, rural areas are different stories. Most of my distant relatives living in rural area have at least 2 children.
In rural areas, it is much harder to control 1 child policy back then and many family do hide theirs daughters away and didn't even report them to the government. Not to mention some places are so remote, everyone in the same village know about each others, so the collaborate to ignore the 1 child policy.
@@michaelvk2483 the one child policy is usually applied by punishing(fine etc) parent that have job in public service, like government personal(teacher,doctor...), or pubic sector employee. in rural area and private sector employee, the policy is less effective. those family have many children is often work in rural area or small business owner. it really depends on what group of people, in my case, only 2 out of 8 relative family have single child.
I agree about smoking in the elevator, and I smoke! Children, old folks and people who don’t want to smell that shit also ride the elevator. You can’t wait thirty seconds to light your cigarette?
Man you are spot on. I have lived her in China 10 yrs visiting much longer. My wife is Chinese. I love China but the manners, personal space, and the rudeness of people that don't care if the cut a long line. I have noticed if I say something to them it's like Oh Ok I'll go wait in line. It is not the first thought they have. The first thought is I want this or that and I'm going straight to get it. Also littering. Put your trash in the can provided. As far as not standing out, it is more dominate in the small towns now than the cities. Thanks for your vids always interesting. I have seen the latest generation change a lot.
Yeah, most of the rudeness seems to be thoughtlessness rather than anything at all malicious, so honestly most of the time it doesn't bother me that much. But the hygiene stuff lately has become kind of terrifying.
A chinese should never be compared to a Japanese when it comes to the 5-point topics. In fact, a chinese should never be compared to anyone, for obvious reason.
@@AngryPostmanStockholm So long as you don't have the audacity to live in their country. And this is coming from. Someone who really likes the Japanese. Ignoring their xenophobia problem, along with their other issues, won't make them go away.
I don't know why I like this guys videos so much? He seems genuine! I have fun learning on this channel since I havnt gotten to travel yet. You know what they say, "life starts at 40!
@** x well a country have it's bad and it's good. Chiang doesn't just have good things. It have bands too. And that ends up to be a good country with it's bad and it's good. It's not or perfect but nothing is perfect soo
@@bean9333 Yep, I am Chinese (mainlander). Taiwanese and Hong Kongers are so different from mainland chinese. What I hate the most is the lack of social etiquette. It's horrible over there. Still like China though.
I am 100% agree with you. I am in S. California living in a Chinese community and the way they act like they are living in China. I am 1/2 Chinese and I can't tolerated it either. I am glad you made this video. I hope a lot of Chinese will watch your video think about what you said and change. This has to do with living under the Communist regime for too long....
@@vickyqctao3739 I'm from a country that is nowadays part of the EU, but which was under Soviet control & everyone here refers to that time as the communist regime. The mentalities that he is describing in the video reminded me of my grandpa, he was a member of the communist party. While it's not something uniformly spread, the beneficiary elite system and collectivist mentality seeded within in the last century, still hold a big impediment for social evolution. But I'm not exceptionally politically informed or strongly interested, so it may be a term used improperly
I lived in "decommunist" community and NEVER saw anything like what Serpentza described (I am talking about eastern Europe), especially about not helping people, usually socialist countries are MUCH more helpful than people in US, for example, so those things are exclusively chinese and has nothing to do with communism. I am 100% sure all those terrible habits were around before communism was even invented!
My quran Teaches us many Morals like to respect all people To respect ur mother wee have a saying that says paradise is under ur moms feet . We have saying ordring us to visit relatives and nieghbors and check on them.We are obliged to donate 2.5 %- of our money to charity We have also morals for animals becuase our prophet told us about 1 man who was very bad but 1 day he was in a dessert and shared some water with a Dog so he was sent to heaven . And there was 1 woman who was very good and relegious and she was sent to hell becusse she hardly turtored a cat u can never see in any muslims country lets say a man beating any animal without people steeping up to stop him or beating any Child or woman on the street We feel hardly empathy with every one and as a muslim i always aim to to help any one in need and make his day better what ever relegios he is from .
Grigoriu Lorm Then again, the US has some of the most prestigious universities in the world. I've met many Russian academics in Australia, and I wouldn't trade one of them for the kind, unassuming bright Americans I know
The more I see the less inclined I am to even think of visiting China - many of the behaviours you described I have witnessed personally the worst for me was queue jumping and they don’t like being told to wait their turn and what is it about touching and mauling food items when their food shopping 🤯
I’m a 19 year expat in China and I really think the flood mauling comment should at least get an honorable mention given the serious nose picking that is endemic. 😂
Spitting on the street I can handle. But I was at a nice buffet in china and looked around and all the old men were half way chewing their food and spitting it out on their plates. That was disgusting.
You can add this to the list. Glass heart mentality. Remember the Chinese girl in Harvard who graduated and say she loves USA because of fresh air? She said China had bad air pollution. She was bombarded with hate and anger by millions of mainland glass heart Chinese.
As someone who has lived in China for several years, I would agree with these 5 points. I spent a lot of time conducting English tests in China and, in doing so, examined thousands of Chinese students. The lack of variety in both proficiency levels and opinions was almost astonishing to me. The low levels of critical thinking are also a huge problem facing Chinese society. I do think things like spitting are becoming less common, and general social etiquette is clearly better in younger generations. This gives me hope for the future of China, and I feel that the current political climate within the country - in all its repressiveness and paranoia - won't be sustainable in the long run.
Omg. I thought of ALL of these around early 2000s when I first came into contact with people (Fjian, Guangdong, ShanDong, Beijing). Very accurate depiction of the majority! Lack of compassion, rude and dirty socially, Money obsessed and hungry: yes. Also: Money put above morals, above other people, other life, above friendship. Also, so similar: lack of individualism, very boring and sad... You hit the nail on the head!!!!!
@@Someone-ish I'm Fil-American. What I find odd in the PI is what I call the jeepney mentality. Why do they keep adding cheap trinkets in their cars? There's always something hanging on the rear view mirror.
I livehere in the states and i saw 2 chinese women while in a restaurant let their child pee in a bowl instead of going in the restroom, and they made the whole room smell like piss. Then they just left the bowl of pee on the table after they left. Unbelievable.
I’ve been watching many of your videos. Love what’s you’re doing. Exceptionally brave but more importantly leading educational channel helping EVERYONE understand the end result of what a socialist/communistic economy does. Keep up the good work!
Hi Winston and welcome back. I have lovely new Chinese neighbors here in Australia and we have become firm and fast friends. These are the things they say they find difficult to take about Australians: -Aussies think that all Chinese are super rich when that's not the case. -They can detect a certain odor from Aussies which tells them that they eat a lot of dairy products (not sure about this one but that's what they said). -Aussies think that all Chinese are cheats and schemers. -Aussies don't want to make friends with Chinese. For my part I can say that my neighbors exhibit none of the negative things you listed. They don't spit, they are very friendly and empathetic and are very caring. I think this came about because of the attitude I showed them on the very first day they arrived here. Their teen daughter was the only one who could speak English. They had no idea of how to get their utilities turned on and that's how I met them...they were very distressed in their front yard and I asked if they needed help. They were taken-aback by the offer (a little suspicious) but when they realised I lived next door they allowed me to help them and I organised everything for them. While they were waiting for the power to come back on I went and bought them a big bucket of KFC from a nearby store because the daughter told me they had not eaten since early morning. They were so grateful about this that we have become very good friends. I have minded their house on their holidays back to China and they have walked my dog when I was ill and unable to (their kids love my dog). They are getting some Yunnan Bayaiou from China for me along with instructions for its use from their doctor friend to help me out with a severe oral illness I have which western medicine cannot treat effectively. So...all in all...win/win. I have met Chinese here who are rapacious and lack basic manners...who spit, etc. but I think that once they realise the expectations in Australia they do attempt to adapt. They aren't stupid and if they are migrants they realise that they will have to fit in and so they they do eventually make an effort to do so.
What? How is he a "shyster" or a troll, ffs? His videos are informative and well-produced. He doesn't sell stuff and he doesn't spruik his Patreon account all that often. People profit from his Chinese experiences in that they can travel their with the benefit of his insights. I have watched every one of his videos. NONE of them have been untoward. I think you are barking up the wrong tree!
>Aussies think that all Chinese are super rich when that's not the case. Maybe not all, but the vast majority are super rich. The ones that are in uni are usually there because their parents can afford to pay full fees for them to study in Australian universities. I did meet a few Asians that were working while here to pay for their education, but most of the Chinese specifically were rolling around in new sports cars, and spent most of their time in the casino. I had a Chinese housemate that would regularly blow 3k in a weekend gambling at Crown. It's a result of the one child policy. There is also a bit of resentment to Chinese because they buy up a lot of property pushing prices above what is attainable for the average Aussie. They do this because they can't actually "own" any property in china, and the laws there are very strict. Not that that's their fault, it's the fault of the politicians for allowing foreign people to buy all our land without being a citizen.
Yes, I agree...there are some Chinese in Australia exactly as you say but if you get to know them most are good people who are simply using the avenues left open to them by our government. If anyone is to blame in this it is our government BUT I would also tell you that Chinese speculation in the property market has stopped us from falling into recession a number of times so while they do drive up prices they keep the economy buoyant.
Having traveled extensively through both China and Taiwan I agree with most of your points. However some Chinese people can be very compassionate and will share what little they have even if they are poor. Another example is the host mother I was staying with saw a little girl begging on the street and instead of giving her money (which would go to the local gangs) she bought her a huge meal instead.
Thank you very much. I mean it. Those bad habits as pointed out above do not apply to all Chinese but they do exist. These are blunt and honest comments that are difficult to swallow. But as a Chinese myself, I appreciate people like you who're willing to spend time to point out the deficiencies we have, so we may learn and correct our mistakes and hopefully improve to earn respect around the world. With education, the younger generation is already very different and better in many ways. Please continue to make more neutral and impartial videos about China. They're greatly appreciated.
America has gotten boring int he same way. Every town you go to, same Walmart, Target, McDonalds, Starbucks, etc. Massive corporations have led to the erosion of originality and charm of different places.
I very much agree. It's a symptom of our legal system favoring oligarchy. In every industry, taxes and subsidies and quality controls are all designed to prevent small new companies from competing with the big dominant companies. The big companies push for new laws that actually make it more difficult to do business, because that protects their position. It's a form of "rent seeking," and it is destroying our country.
Totally agree. I lived 15 years in Australia and it's becoming exactly like that. Awesome and beautiful country but the franchising of businesses, red tape and laws to start new businesses etc... has led to a copy and paste of every suburb. Good bye originality, trying new foods in commercial centers and starting a new business. Madness!
I think (no actual data, just a hunch) that there are three primary reasons for that - 1) A lot of that is an artifact of what 'average' people want. McDonalds and Denny's became national symbols because they represented the familiar and comfortable. Going someplace new and seeing nothing familiar generates stress reactions depending on how risk tolerant and extroverted you are. I suspect that Expats, in general, have higher tolerances for the unfamiliar than the average person. 2) Economies of scale - chains and franchises that can exercise quantity purchase deals can have lower prices. 3) Regulatory capture - once a company is large enough it exerts political influence to create regulations that are expensive to overcome, creating barriers to entry for competitors. I'm a small town type of person. My ability to tolerate cities has declined steadily since high school (a long long time ago). So, I love small towns - still, there is a real similarity between small towns too. In the US there are sort of archetypical small towns - the tourist town, which often regulates against chains and franchises - the agriculture towns will have one or two fast food chains and grocery stores but not much else - resort town - most of the smaller chains will be present - maybe they have a CostCo and a Walmart in a near by city - there are a few other types. But the similarities are significant - Still, I find it better than block after block of nearly identical glass front shops and Starbucks on every other block you get in cities.
Agreed. In the US what should be the most treasured, original institutions all too often become homogenized and multiplied. I suppose it’s the price of convenience and a natural side affect to capitalist behavior. I also agree to some extent on regulatory measures. On a macro level, I am glad cars are safer and air travel is much safer. I’m glad we care just a little more about our food, air and water. Having been to China, it really is sad that such a beautiful place is so polluted. That said, this neurosis in the US on the micro level where common sense should be enough without involving the legal system is out of hand. In China I know that if there is a hole in the ground, no one is likely going to take precautions to tell me it’s there, it’s up to me not to walk into it.
We are actually helping China to change for the better, not criticising it with baseless accusations, come to think of that the country with vast talents cannot go to waste because of some bad habits.
I lived in Shanghai for 3 years, Jinan for 8 years, and various smaller towns and cities which collectively add up to about a year, and I agree with most of what you say. Glad you talked about the fraud and scamming, even though it was incorporated into the money part. If it was my video, I would add the total disregard for any type of smoking restrictions. No Smoking signs in Chinese restaurants and public restrooms are a joke. I've even seen people smoking under a No Smoking sign in a hospital!
@haolong du China will _never_ have weapons like the West. What it has now, it has because it stole it from the West. Original thinking is not something you are good at. Your military technology will never be equal to that of the West.
When i'm in china, rather than playing "don't step on the pavement cracks" i play "don't step on the spit" so grossss so hard to play D: i'm chinese btw
Thank you for your advice， we accept that，We still working on that。Maybe you cant feel it ，but we chinese people had already make a great progress，hope you should try hard to find that 。Besides always remind that we have 1.3 billion people ，its a tough mission to make this super large population who was reluctant to survive 30 years ago transform in to a manner,polite people immediately ， thats impossible 。near future we will earn you respect。Hope you have great time in china。Peace
I think if you watch his other videos, he's very positive towards China. It's the same hivemind every country has except China seems to socially be accepting of it and the culture simply lets it be
It sounds like you're a very lovely person. I hope that translates ok. I'm sorry your country had to suffer so much before but I'm happy for you that it is getting better
We're aware of the progress that has been made. When I was a little kid, China was an abject third-world hellhole of poverty and oppression, a billion people living in mud huts, starving and afraid. Basically, it was North Korea, only bigger. Then Mao died, and at that moment, things began to improve. All of the leaders China has had since, have been human beings, and therefore flawed: greedy, power-hungry, all the usual problems that you find in the political elite in any country. But they've all also realized that if China becomes a better country, then whoever's in charge of China will be in a better position globally. And so they have all done things to improve China. Not everything they've tried to do has been as successful as they hoped, but you expect that. The point is, for the last forty years the leadership of China has been working to make China better. That makes a big difference. Today China has a food surplus, a relatively diverse economy (with a thriving manufacturing sector, an information technology sector, a financial services sector, and so on and so forth), and a rising middle class, so it's clear that things have improved economically. Education has also improved significantly (though if it's ever going to be of first-world quality, the government is eventually going to have to jettison the Ministry of Truth). The "evil uncles" are almost all middle aged or older, that's not a coincidence. Things are much better than they were.
Summary: 1. Lack of compassion. 2. Lack of foresight. (Grab something now without thinking about future.) 3. Rude social etiquette. 4. Money is God. (Money, food, family hahaha.) 5. The hive mind. (Like to be the same. People don't make up their own minds.) 6. Noise (I add this for you haha)
You are very educated about your surroundings, Country you live in and you speak the truth and that takes guts buddy, people dont like the truth about them self's thats why they turn, but keep up the good work and the truth....
I've watched your videos for a few years, and you've never said anything remotely bad about China. In fact you've given me knowledge about China and also have strengthen my interest and curiosity of China.
Your description of the old generation sounds a lot like my Vietnamese in-laws. 😀 I am a recent scholar of ancient Chinese literature. On one hand, I can see the great wisdom that came from that culture and on the other, I can see that the "ordinary" Chinese person was not above killing someone on the street for a few coins.
My friend, your observation is spot on. It is honest constructive criticism. Let's hope Mainland Chinese people will improve in these 5 areas overtime.
Agree with the points you've shared. This is why China is still a developing country. Not only in terms of economic development. A lot of chinese like myself don't have these "problems" as listed. But generally we could be outnumbered in the streets full of people. I mean, there are millions of people migrated to the city from rural areas in recent years where the education system didn't do well to keep in pace. Anyways, tolerance seems to be the only way to deal with it...
Agree 100% with you on this , in my experience I found Chinese have all these mentioned traits , but its lack of compassion for humans and all living creatures I found most disturbing, it's awful having to deal with this
I’m one of your Chinese subscriber and I totally agree with your points of view. I’ve been living in Australia for years but I haven’t realized those questions because I’ve got used to it, until it shocked me last time when I traveled back to my homeland Beijing for a Chinese New Year. I said happy new year to those people working in shopping mall but got no feedbacks, they even didn’t look in my eyes, and when I took the elevator to home and gonna ask my neighbor what was she gonna cook for meal tonight, she was shocked and asked me if she had hit me with her shopping bracket, no more strangers said hello to me while I was walking on the streets. The reasons for the points that you mentioned are quite complicated. I guess the reasons might be: 1. Chinese people seems apathetic because most of us are cowards. 关系 the relationship is very important in Chinese society, and the maintenance of a close Chinese friend is way higher than making a western friend. Most people would only stand out for the good of their close friends or family members. She will only treat you like this when you become her close friend. 闷声发大财, it means staying in a low profile and living for your own goods, which is caused by the influence of Confucianism. 2. & 3. Being shortsighted and money-drived. If they are rich, it is unlikely to happen. Although China is growing stronger, but the living condition of its people still needs to be improved. If you are poor and struggling for surviving, you might possibly ‘betray’ your friend for your own good. Since Mao’s cultural revolution and Deng’s economics revolution, people gradually realize they are living in a bad condition and neutralising part of their faiths. 5. Act in a way where the majority goes. It is believed by the Chinese as a ‘philosophy’ for thousands of years since the hierarchy system was built in Qin Dynasty and the Confucianism was established in ancient China. People would like to fully obey the country and the great power, if they think the leader is good. The great power can be anyone, it can be an emperor, a boss or a people who is on the higher position than you. If you act differently from others it can be considered as disobedience by the other Chinese and that’s why they have this belief. People hide their personal feeling and work hard for getting promoted in the systems. If they are not satisfied with their ‘great power’, they may politely resigned the job(e.g. your boss is not treating you properly or you don’t like him, you probably would say my home is too far from the company. My mom is suffering from illness I will stay at home to take care of her blah blah blah) or make a revolution to replace the dynasty.
I know your comment is years old but your explanation helps me understand the culture and practices a little more. I'm in Melbourne and live in a suburb with a large Chinese population. I can see the look of shock and sometimes disdain on some peoples faces when I say 'excuse me' when trying to get through a crowded area. We always go to Chinese New Year celebrations, I was laughed at in a friendly way at a food stall because I kept letting the elderly push forward and I was brought up to respect my elders. The friendly girls running the food stall told me I'd never get served unless I pushed through as well. It was awkward. I hope Australia is being good to you if you're still here. Take care.
Yeah, but see, you don't have to drive in China. That's probably one of the things I love most about living here lol. (I can drive just fine in the US, but I've had unbelievably bad luck with cars, including a serious accident that still gives me flashbacks sometimes.)
Actually, the driving here is about the same as in any poor country through Asia, South America, etc. Insane and crowded and chaotic, and yet it flows. That is not at all unique to China. In Thailand, they have an expression: if you want to cross the street, it's better if you were born on the other side.
Totally agreed with you with this VLOGS. I'm Asian, lived in a multicultural country. Have come across Chinese mainland travellers behaving horribly and it's very disturbing and to see and hear about. As a traveller myself, visited many foreign countries and I've seen many many bad habits from other races and nationality. Learned the facts - no matter if you're an Asian, Middle Eastern or Caucasian... we all have bad habits, none is perfect. Like you said hopefully things will improve. Your VLOGs is helpful and hopefully people will learn from it. You're making this VLOG to educate and send a message , if NOT how else would these people learn. Stay awesome, Take care and Happy Lunar New Year.
Google translation (worth sharing:) Wei Zhang read before your reply! In general, I did not say anything bad to the Chinese. It is impolite to travel to mainland China to other countries and to the detriment of other Chinese. If you say that, you are no different from bad manners and continue to promote hatred toward the Chinese. Stop to think, improve, educate and change. Racism does not improve your world. China is a beautiful country with good people, but not doing bad things or thinking. Your words are very abhorrent to everything, but most are against yourself and your people. I support Serpentza. His RU-vid Vlogs is a unique education. He loves China just like everyone else. That's why he ventured to do Vlogs so people can learn and change their lives to create better conditions for future generations
Damn this guy is so brutally honest. I know a lot of Chinese folks are going to be offended. He's spot on again. I was gonna add that they can be an incredibly selfish and self-absorbed people. But he is right...Chinese will do anything, I mean ANYTHING for money 💰. Having done business with them I know. Completely unscrupulous. Ok....now people are going to attack me.
+Bob Singhv I had an argument with some Vietnamese descendants who live in first world countries. They commented on a video about a Vietnamese man who lives in Senegal but makes good money selling spring rolls. They are scared for him and agree that his wife should not go there to live with their daughter because she might be raped and murdered. I argued that there are Chinese living all over Africa and they don't think that way. When it comes to money they put aside such thoughts. The Vietnamese are soft they want to live in first world countries like Denmark and Norway. The Chinese feel at home wherever they can make money. Look at the history of the Chinese in 19th century America we can see how much adversity they had to put up with but still persevered.
+wayne samuel the vietnamese are soft because they want to live in safe propserous countries? what kind of idiot doesn't want that, its the basic hierarchy of needs.
You have it all wrong. Not every Vietnamese can live in countries where their parents went as refugees. The man ended up in Senegal where he makes a great living than he could make in Vietnam. There are lots of Chinese in Senegal. I don't see Chinese telling Chinese people don't move to Senegal. Well Maslov's hierarchy of needs got nothing to do with what you're talking about. One of them is safety. I was able to use Google and cited a number of Asian females who were murdered right here in America. How safe is that? How many Chinese girls get murdered in Africa? Do you really think all those Africans and Syrians and Pakistanis should be flooding Europe because they need to fulfill their needs? I don't think so. I think they should stay in their countries and help build them up. If the Europeans flooded Africa for its natural resources then I don't see why Africans need to flood Europe, a continent that is not known for natural resources. That is why Europeans went to Africa.And that's why China is all over Africa today. And Chinese don't worry about being raped or murdered in Africa when they read about road rage in America where a woman shot a Chinese female student from China who was driving a nice car. A man beat and raped a Chinese girl on the street who was only in the country two weeks. Another Chinese female scholar goes missing and the FBI said she is murdered right here in America, first world country. Show me where Chinese girls are being murdered in Africa? The Vietnamese in the diaspora are most likely millennials who are softies who grew up with calculators and computers and think that is how the rest of the world is.
johnnyboy the Chinese are all over the world on all continents. The only reason Vietnamese are in these first world countries is because America wrecked their country and made their parents refugees all over the world. The Chinese been traveling and trading for centuries. It seems like you want me get into an argument about young Asians. I'm telling you there are Chinese living in African countries now either they went on their own to make money as Bob states or China sent them there. Not everyone could move to live in America. The point I'm making is that they were saying he should move to places like America or Europe. The only reason they ended up being born in Europe or America is due to a savage war. The Vietnamese man who ended up in Senegal went there on his own not due to a war. He wanted to improve his life. Sure it might be easier living in a European country. Didn't you see that video of how Australia is picking up refugees on the high seas and putting them in countries like Papua New Guinea and even Cambodia. Apparently many of these people are economic refugees who move to first world countries to abuse the welfare and other hand outs. That's why Australia is harsh and won't let those boats reach Australia unlike in Europe they are reaching the shores of Italy and other countries. All those people who try to get to Australia and to Europe are exactly the people you mention who want a better life. Not because people want a better life means we ought to let them into the country. So when these Vietkieu say the man should have gone to France I call them softies. I tell them look at all the refugees in France in the town of Calaiais, across from England trying to sneak onto trucks to get into England where they have a good welfare system. France is not even deporting them. They just let them sleep in tents. If the Vietnamese man got to France that is where he might end up sleeping in a tent. That's what happens when people live in first world countries. They lose their innate ability to survive and common sense. If you're hungry and destitute looking to make a living you won't care what the hell country you end up in as long as you can make a living.America and Europe are not the only places where people can make a living. The Chinese prove it every day by surviving in Africa.
Nice video and good point of views! I've been watching your videos for a few years but this is my first time leaving you a comment because I really like this one. Every of the fives things you metioned is on the point. I spent the last few years studying and working in the US and I just came back to China last month. After truly experincing life in the US and being able to compare it to life in China, I totoally agree with what you have said. There ARE these problems in China and it is really annoying sometimes. However, what I notice when I come back to China this time after being away for more than two years is how fast these problems are being overcome. Fewer people spit on the ground, cut the queen or talk loud in public than a few years ago when I left China. In my hometown, vehicles start to be forced to yield to pedistrains by the law. Although there is still a long way to go until these problems are totally solved, everything is on the right track and becoming better and better everyday. I appreciate that you wish China to overcome these problems and become an incredible place!
Couldn't agree more. You put on a video what i felt about my 4 years in China and it is exactly how I explain China to those who have never been there. It did annoy me a lot the fact that they call you "Lao ai" even though they know your name and/or position (i was an airline captain).
