Chinese Bullet Train Or Slow Train? 14 Hour Travel Day To Avatar Mountains!! (China Vlog 2019 高速火车)

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Chinese train travel is always an adventure! If you were to explore China by train, would you choose a lightning fast, 300 km/hour Chinese 'bullet train' or would you prefer to travel like a local in a slow train? Let's weigh the options as we travel to the mountains of Zhangjiajie, the inspiration for the epic scenery in the Avatar film!
The Chinese bullet train is one of the fastest high speed rail trains on the planet. And our favourite high speed train we've taken so far!
If you love train travel or high speed train travel in general, then we highly recommend bullet train China travel - it is the most comfortable way to get around this vast country. And you'll have a blast doing so!
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@NaickKim 4 года назад

We so love trains! If you have any good recommendations for beautiful train trips in China or South East Asia, we'd love to hear from you :) thanks for being here, we really appreciate it. If you want to see the incredible scenery that inspired the Avatar producers for the movie, make sure to subscribe so that you don't miss out on the next video. See you tomorrow? Wishing you a good night from China!

@halfgodliu452 4 года назад

Hi,I am from China.I like your videos.You can take train from shanghai to Lhasa.it's a very long and beautiful journey.

@gyanendrasapkota4583 4 года назад

This two white are enjoying in our asia

@verarod0730 4 года назад

Travelling by train, for sure Japan is one of the best destination. You can purchase de japan railpass to get unlimited access for a certain period.

@jmcprotech9670 4 года назад

I am now on border I have subscribed bless you both in the mighty name of Jesus may his Angels Watch Over Your travels

@gearsau 3 года назад

Many years ago, I did a trip from Beijing to Urumqi. I stopped at Jiayuguan on the way out. They have a huge fort there, built hundreds of years ago, to stop the invaders. Stayed at Urumqi, the world's most inland city for a few days, then back to Shanghai over two days on the train.

@lxjilyfe 4 года назад

the reason that some ppl still prefer squat toilet is because they dont have to touch the seat with their butts, which they think it's not hygiene. So the trains just have both kinds.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Oh that makes sense!

@IngeldGaming 4 года назад

I also like that aspect, but sadly people piss all over the floor so you have to touch piss with your shoes.

@bensky888 4 года назад

actually squating is more proper to use as it produces more discharge, because your stomach is press

@djmuscovy7525 4 года назад

Seat papers are provided in all restrooms in US just as toilet papers are.

@IngeldGaming 4 года назад

@@bensky888 Squating is mechanically superior and is how humans should be shitting. However the pissy floors get me every time.

@maximilianlee2042 4 года назад

Oh if you still in China , you can try Hangzhou to Huangshan, this train line has a really beautiful view and the city of hangzhou and the Mount. Huangshan is also fantastic.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for the tip!

@hondaqiusang8314 4 года назад

wow, the YiChang is my hometown, but I was living in Shanghai, very glad to see you went to Yichang, really love this vidoes, hope you have a good trip!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for watching! We really had a good time in China and would love to return. Unfortunately now that is difficult.

@CS-bl2sz 3 года назад

Wonderful trip! Hope you guys come back to visit China again!

@tandesmond3930 4 года назад

Happen to see my hometown Yichang in your video lol. Hope u have good time traveling in China

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you! Too bad we didn't have time to visit Yichang this time.

@MrSmoovefan1231 4 года назад

You guys are good Narrators, like it.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you!

@boeyluckyenough 4 года назад

Your vlog is definitely awesome. I m Chinese but have never been to Sichuan province. Thanks for providing such great views !

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for watching. We hope to return to China soon.

@KimDirix 4 года назад

I would choose the bullet train every single time! It was nice to take the more local slow train too, but in terms of comfort it just cannot compare to bullet train travel. Glad we tried both! :)

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Amen to that 😊🙏🏻

@djmuscovy7525 4 года назад

Squat toilets won't make people waiting outside wait for too long. One can't be on a squat toilet for a long time looking at the phone for example because the legs get tired. Also you shit easier and so quicker in a squating position.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Hahaha that is true.

@user-nv1cy2sc7h 4 года назад

哈哈哈哈，nice one

@gearsau 3 года назад

I hate the awful things. Was forced to use one a couple of time in Japan..... awful experience :-(

@minyuminyu2674 4 года назад

it’s due to hygiene problem. In home, we use seat toilets. In public area, we prefer squat toilets

@mocuishle3519 4 года назад

Did you guys miss YiChang’s three gorgeous dam? It’s also worth to see if you had more time though.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Yes we did. We decided to skip it.

@Aprikoze 4 года назад

the terrain around Chongqing is pretty rugged hence the railway into or out Chongqing and SiChuan would go through so many tunnels, i'm sure you have already noticed that in Chongqing cause this city is know as "the city of mountain" in China

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Yes there were a lot of mountains in Chongqing. The scenery is very nice. It is a charming city.

@ericliume 3 года назад

From anatomy point of view, squat toilet is more preferable over the other one, since it makes much easier to do number 2, let alone, it is much more hygienic.

@dstanley8995 4 года назад

I suggest you experience the high-speed railway from Beijing to Shanghai. Along the way, you can visit Beijing, Tianjin, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Shanghai. We live in Suzhou, and welcome you to the beautiful south of the Yangtze River.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for the tips! For this trip we started in Beijing and are moving south.

@salanicus 4 года назад

You two have seen more of China than we've seen in several years. But I guess it's because we're based in Beijing working. Though I don't think that's a good excuse for us. We definitely need to get out more our next opportunity :) Fun travel day episode. Best, James and Kim

@NaickKim 4 года назад

That's what always happens when you live somewhere. We also have not visited some very popular spots in Belgium, that are only an hour away from where we live. We have not visited any of the popular museums in our own city, despite living there for 6 years. What's your favourite spot in China?

@salanicus 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Chengdu is really interesting but perhaps the ancient tea growing areas of Yunnan are fascinating. We have a dear friend who spent years there studying the arts of growing and aging fine teas. We want to spend some time there next year. But for now we're really enjoying you two discovering beautiful China :)

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Yes, we read and heard so many good things about the Yunnan province. Next time we will go there for sure. Probably in combo with Tibet if we can get in there. The scenery looks so beautiful there. I think we could travel in China for a full year and not get bored of it.

@hokongdahasagei393 4 года назад

很好的视频 nice video keep going！😁

@user-xt5bn3mk9v 4 года назад

enjoy your trip in China ,good luck .

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks Alex 😊

@szelingchai4987 4 года назад

Hi You have posted many beautiful videos of china. Anticipating for my trip to be there in November. Ur video has guided me in planning my 30 days in china May i ask did you book the train ticket in advance or just get over the counter on the day of travel?

@NaickKim 4 года назад

That's great to there Sze Ling Chai! You will have a great time. Where are you planning to go? We booked our train tickets for Beijing to Pingyao and then to Xi'an and Chongqing before we arrived in China. All the other trains we booked once we were in China. We usually bought the train ticket at least 1 day before to be sure we could get it. Although one day we showed up at the wrong train station (Xi'an North instead of South, about 35km in the other way haha) and they were able to book us onto another train immediately. September and especially golden week is a very busy period so we didn't want to take any chances.

@szelingchai4987 4 года назад

Thank you for your reply We will fly in to Harbin then going Beijing , datong, pingyao, xian, chengdu, zhangjiajie, guilin and last kunming . I am thinking to add in Fenghuang because of your video. Hopefully everything will work as plan. Our main concern now is payment using cash or credit card or wechat. Have a blessed day

@NaickKim 4 года назад

If you do not have a Chinese bank account, you cannot use wechat for payments. Credit cards are generally not accepted. Some more upscale restaurants and shops accept them, but it is pretty rare. We have been using cash for pretty much everything. There are plenty of ATM's where you can get cash with your credit card. ICBC always work for me, as well as CITIC, HSBC and China Construction bank. Bank of China, China postal and some others did not work for me. Install the Didi taxi app, even if you don't need taxis, their map has pretty much all the restaurants, hotels and ATM's in there. Even some small ATM's inside government buildings etc. Sounds like you have a great itinerary. If you can fit it in, I would visit Fenghuang, it is very beautiful.

@hunteralabama4501 4 года назад

very impressive vlog, i should travel more after graduation like you guys

@NaickKim 4 года назад

After graduation is the perfect time! Do it!! :) where would you go?

@hunteralabama4501 4 года назад

@@NaickKim yes! i am planning to travel along the costline of china by train. if i can deposit more money, i may travel to Nara, Japan, there are lots of lovely deers in that city.

@Zergcerebrates 4 года назад

The highspeed trains in China has both squat and western, depends on the compartment.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for the info.

@andyyang6996 4 года назад

All the bullet train has squat toilets and sit toilets, you just have to find it, most of them are next door or front door, will have a sign on the door.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for the tip 😊👌🏻

@AvadaKedavra943 3 года назад

No, only the first class and the business class cabins have them. For sleeper trains, only soft sleeper trains and executive suites have them.

@yanyan_taiwanchina 4 года назад

Wish you have a great time in China

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you! We really enjoyed our time in China!

@afunguynamedkawhi7959 4 года назад

If you get time, soft sleep slow train beats the HSR by a country mile. If you are lucky you may get an entire cabin for yourself for hours. Also bringing enough food like sandwich, desserts, beer, etc, to enhance the experience. 😎😎

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Yes it is probably a lot more comfortable. HSR is not too bad, only thing that is not so nice is that it is very noisy, which isn't that much of a problem, until it is 6am and people are shouting haha. Yes, bringing plenty of snacks is always great.

@afunguynamedkawhi7959 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Chinese technology and hardware is as good as any country but the etiquette of the average person is still not there yet. I am Chinese so I am entitled to say it LOL. Then again China is very safe for tourists.

@janasuslee2094 4 года назад

Lots of tunnels because Chongqing and Zhangjiajie and area in between them are all mountains, you are travelling through these hills and mountains.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

That makes sense 😊 thank you! 🙏🏻

@murphylin2798 4 года назад

Nice video, I like it

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks so much :)

@SourceFlow 4 года назад

Wow, that is a serious backpack she is hauling! Impressive. Whenever I put on my pack, I can't help but think "back in the saddle again"... 🐎. China seems like a super cool mix of nature and modernity, but their visa process seems a huge pain in the arse.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

We both have 50 or 55l backpacks. We could do with a lot less now though. If it wasn't for all the camera gear, chargers and laptops, we could easily travel with a 40l carry-on. China is just awesome. It is so diverse it is incredible. Big modern cities, culture, historic cities, scenic cities by the river, amazing nature, great food. It's one of our favourite countries now, if not our favourite!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

The visa process takes a bit of time to collect the documents you need (invitation letter, request form, etc.), but for the rest it is very smooth. Some countries like the US even get 5 or 10 year visas.

@MrDavidcanet 4 года назад

Good night Kim and Naick

@NaickKim 4 года назад

good night David!

@gearsau 3 года назад

The Chinese bullet trains now do 350 km / hour. The MAGLEV does 431 km/ hour, but, it's only a 8 minute ride. The Shanghai maglev train or Shanghai Transrapid (Chinese: 上海磁浮示范运营线) is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai. ... It is also the fastest commercial electric train in the world.

@Aprikoze 4 года назад

actually both the squatting toilet as well as the western toilet should be available at the same time, maybe you should check the other side of the carriage to see if there was a western one

@NaickKim 4 года назад

We'll be sure to check next time!

@GyacoYu 4 года назад

I don't think so. Just make a removable low-seat above a squatting toilet works better. Also dig two holes for seat users to place legs.

@AlecDebrofowitz 4 года назад

Joyful video.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@frank2958 4 года назад

Many foreigners come to China only to find that they have been deceived by the media. It is a country that's beautiful, huge, has a long history, and has many different customs,people are friendly. In China, even every city has different food and beautiful scenery. This is a country where people still go to the mall and walk the streets at one o 'clock at night

@jack-sy2pl 4 года назад

张家界是真的漂亮！

@user-zn9ij2rq7o 4 года назад

Welcome to China!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank youuuuu 😊🙏🏻

@leu159357w 4 года назад

welcome to my country and good luck

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you!!

@AmbientWalking 4 года назад

2:05 haha Awww Naick. Chomp chomp chomp.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

A moment of silence for that poor breakfast bun! It wasn't that great to be honest. I prefer the Baozi's for breakfast.

@AmbientWalking 4 года назад

@@NaickKim I hear you. Bread in Asia is generally disappointing. Full of fluff and sugar. And weird stuff. I do have a list of great bakeries in Asia though (my wife is Dutch). It's very useful when she wants a good sandwich for lunch (cold lunches! ugh!)

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Ow that's great. We are from the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. I personally do not like cold lunches at all. A lot of people in Belgium prefer a sandwhich for lunch, but I'm not really fond of that.

@AmbientWalking 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Me neither. I need a BIG HOT lunch with lots of rice and meat and vegetables! Slurp!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Sounds great, although I prefer noodles to rice. We're not used to eating rice so much.

@user-wz9ys2px6j 4 года назад

欢迎来中国，玩得开心。welcome to China.have a nice trip.from tianjin（天津）

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you!

@jackierandom8948 4 года назад

Welcome to China, Have a nice trip!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks a lot Yuchao Wang! Where are you from?

@jackierandom8948 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Jiujiang,Jiangxi Province, China haha

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Cool! I hadn't heard of this place before. There are so many cities and provinces in China. Is it a big city? What language is spoken there?

@jackierandom8948 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Its a nice small city, you can search for it, Jiujiang is famous for 庐山（lu mountain）it famous vacation place it is really lovely and amazing, we all can understand mandarin and Jiujiang dialect

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Wow, that really looks impressive! The Lu mountain scenery looks impressive. And those waterfalls! When searching I also came across some beautiful pictures of winter scenery. What would be the best time of the year to visit?

@user-mm3gg5bf6z 4 года назад

why u dont use a box with wheels instead of two heavy bags on back

@quanscott1979 4 года назад

welcome my friend

@NaickKim 4 года назад

谢谢

@datang-nomad 4 года назад

谢谢你们展示中国正面积极的事物。

@NaickKim 4 года назад

谢谢

@CS-bl2sz 4 года назад

Yes, I found it~!

@CS-bl2sz 4 года назад

Anyway, have fun in China! I think you have visited more Chinese cities than I have traveled!

@MrDavidcanet 4 года назад

Please desde :. IT IS CHANGJIANG RIVER. (nOT Yangtze). Your travels are very special . I am a Chinese lover too. Stay safe. Blessings from Catalonia . We are 7.4 million people only.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Muchas graçias David! Sorry my catulian is not so good, only know a bit of Spanish. Thanks for the tips! Where have you been in China?

@MrDavidcanet 4 года назад

@@NaickKim been to Xian, Giangdong, Beijing,...one month. I Hong Kong I worked as a Spanish Teacher for 5 months. Have a safe journey. We love Belgium because you speak Flemish like Catalan. Catalans have a tone of Catalan books. We publish a lot in Catalan although 50% wish to speak Spanish. In Flemish do you have Flemish novels, newspapers, etc? I love Tintin so much. I have all the books in pdf. I was born in 1967.

@ning9163 4 года назад

Yangtze river and chang jiang river ,they are the same river ,just different name .haha by the way ,welcome to China .

@user-lp2go8zk3u 4 года назад

welcome to China. have a good time?

@NaickKim 4 года назад

谢谢

@gengliu1270 4 года назад

Haha, I cannot help giving the mandarin pronunciation for Zhangjiajie. It sounds somewhat like John Jar Jay. Or you can try google translate with 张家界.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks a lot for the tips! The pronounciation of Mandarin is what makes it so difficult haha. Even when I pronounce some basic things like Fenghuang, nobody seems go understand me. I'll have to practice more. Do you speak any other Chinese languages like Cantonese? Is it very different?

@gengliu1270 4 года назад

@@NaickKim I do speak a little Cantonese. It is very different from Mandarin. They are not mutually intelligible. But if you are native speaker, starting from one, you are able to transfer to the other with a one month practice, although your pronunciation may not be quite accurate. The point is that we share not only the same writing system, but also the same formal written language.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

So the characters are the same and have the same meaning then? So it is more the pronounciation? I read somewhere that Cantonese has 6 different intonations, but Mandarin has less. We have an expression in our language: 'It sounds like Chinese to me' which means I do not understand it. It's unfortunate Chinese is such a difficult language. I would love to be able to talk a bit more to the locals.

@gengliu1270 4 года назад

@@NaickKim You are right. The formal written languages, if not direct interpretations of colloquial languages, are the same. In Hong Kong people use traditional characters instead of the systematically simplified ones, but it's more like different styles of the same thing. In the colloquial languages, our choices of words for the same meaning can sometimes be different, but people can guess and somehow find the reason why different words are used in other dialects (if they know how the words are written) based on a common culture background.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

That makes sense. I didn't know the traditional was still in use in Hong Kong. We're not going to make it to Hong Kong this time. We would need to request a new visa to re-enter China if we go to Hong Kong, which is a bit inconvenient at this time.

@932557101 4 года назад

Welcome to China, welcome to experience China's high-speed rail, welcome to experience China's speed!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you!

@user-vy6yh2vi6g 4 года назад

Hi，I am studying in Belgium now!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Oh that's so cool. Where are you studying? KU Leuven?

@user-vy6yh2vi6g 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Yes! For Bachelor

@caughtinprovidence7197 4 года назад

in China ,western toilet is considered not to be hygienic for publicly using , but in private places like home , hotel , we use western toilet. Have a nice trip ~

@user-pf1ir3fc8i 4 года назад

高铁上两种都有，随你选择…

@yaozheng6925 4 года назад

welcome and I like Belgian chocolate very much.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you! We love Belgian Chocolate! What is your favourite brand?

@yaozheng6925 4 года назад

Naick & Kim recently I had "cote dor" 70%, they're very good and are popular among chocolate lovers in china. The weather was too warm for chocolate so I kept them in a fridge which affected the taste. Before that I probably had other Belgian brand chocolate too but I don't remember at the moment. And many years ago I had a Belgian chocolate cake, it was so impressing that I still remember it.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Cote D'or is really good! It is probably the most famous in Belgium. A lot of times we see 'Belgian chocolate' in other countries but we have never heard of the brand haha. I like the 70% too, has a really good chocolate taste without too much sweetness. Although sometimes I like the sweet chocolate too!

@user-sl6mx4zt4z 4 года назад

good friend welcome to china have a good time

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thank you so ,much. Where do you live in China?

@user-xs8jq2dk2j 4 года назад

@@NaickKim hey！I live in Shanghai

@user-xs8jq2dk2j 4 года назад

@@NaickKim have a good time

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Oh Shanghai! That is one of our favourite cities. it must be so cool to live there. We really enjoyed our time there!

@giantpanda3531 4 года назад

在中国人家里或高档酒店有坐式马桶，其他公共场所很少有，因为不卫生，每个人的屁股都触碰过，我是不会使用的

@NaickKim 4 года назад

那是真的哈哈。我想这是文化差异。你从哪里来?

@giantpanda3531 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Chengdu,Sichuan Province.hometown of giant panda

@dstanley8995 4 года назад

There are also Western toilets on the high-speed trains , but in some carriages, you need to find or ask the staff

@djmuscovy7525 4 года назад

Seat papers are provided in all restrooms in US just as toilet papers are.

@solerhongkong 4 года назад

但坐式馬桶也没問題, 只要像功夫片無影凳一樣就可以

@dailydose273 4 года назад

This train has both of the toilets for your choice. Just go and search for seat toilet in another car

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for the tip!

@naickberden8638 4 года назад

My back is already a lot better. Although, please don't tell Kim, so she can carry my backpack for a few more days. Who know, I can even stretch it out for a few weeks ;) My back is feeling pretty fragile I'd say ; )

@NaickKim 4 года назад

You know everyone can read this right?

@chjin1796 4 года назад

You are going to become a sandwich.

@kofeesala23 Месяц назад

I am deeply impressed by the girl's carrying capacity! In China, this is solely a men's task. The good point about squat toilets is contact-free. Yangtze River is the third-longest river in the world after the Amazon River and the river Nile. China has two big rivers Yangtze and Yellow, which belong solely to China.

@caidonggting5115 4 года назад

哈哈，老外

@Tobyee 4 года назад

*WHAT A TRIP! I've done the bullet train once from Hong Kong to Fujian :))))* *Hit me up if you guys ever stop by Hong Kong* 🇭🇰

@NaickKim 4 года назад

It was a great experience! We're going to skip HK for now, because we would need to request a new visa for China to re-enter which is a bit of a pain. But I would love to visit Hong Kong.

@user-np4jb8qj1f 4 года назад

@@NaickKim Hong Kong students have gone crazy and become terrorists,

@chjin1796 4 года назад

@@NaickKim DO NOT visit Hong Kong now! Hong Kong is now in chaos.

@爱我中华 4 года назад

@@NaickKim 用你的护照去一次香港或者澳门就不用再次签证了吧，到香港或者澳门需要经过海关，在海关留下你的出入境记录就好了。

@jameslee2465 4 года назад

are you from Belgium? I had stayed in KULeuven for more than 3 years!

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Yes, Kim studied for 6 years at the KULeuven! What did you study and when was this?

@jameslee2465 4 года назад

@@NaickKim I was there for PhD 20 years ago, I lived in Camilo Torres at that time, Brusselsestraat 165. nice to know Kim and me are KUL alumni.

@catfish9868 4 года назад

James Lee I have been there once twelve years ago.

@maxpruitt3653 4 года назад

Why did you let the lady carry the luggage? hahahah

@NaickKim 4 года назад

rewatch the first minute of the video, we explain why there :)

@ezioauditore5616 4 года назад

bullet or slow train, it's always better than flying in airplanes the constant jet noise, the small seat, the low amount of food, the turbulence, can't smoke, the constant uneasiness, no leg space, can't stand up and stretch getting up when windows passenger wants to pee, and when you're sitting in the window seat and want to pee and the two guys are sleeping and you have to wake them up, or them waking you up 38 hours in a slow train wasn't all that bad for me, i could move around, look at the environment, smoke, stand and stretch, talk with the waitress 4+ hours for me in an airplane, always hell, minutes feels like hours no leg space, small seats, jet noise no leg space, small seats, jet noise no leg space, small seats, jet noise (6'0, 80kg, 34 waist here)

@NaickKim 4 года назад

I feel you! I'm 1m95 (about 6'4) and travelling in airplanes is not easy. Especially the local Asian planes are... a challenge! We really love the long distance trains. WHere did you do the 38 hour train ride?

@jameslee2465 4 года назад

I agree. Moreover, much much time needed in security check and baggage claim if flying.

@ezioauditore5616 4 года назад

@@NaickKim guangzhou railway to jilin station, to save money for snowboarding

@loumcast 4 года назад

Those squat toilets are for fairly young and for fit people, I can't imagine an older 300 pounds plus person squatting down to go to the bathroom in China.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

I can't imagine that either, but I haven't seen any 300 pound people here yet. People seem to be quite fit here in general. Obesity isn't as much as a problem like in a lot of western countries.

@birdyashiro1226 4 года назад

Asian people are slim af lol

@NaickKim 4 года назад

@@birdyashiro1226 Haha indeed. It is quite exceptional to see really overweight Asians.

@AnarchyEnsues 4 года назад

Western people don't have the ability to squat because we sit in western chairs and wear western shoe/boots which limits our range of movement

@gearsau 3 года назад

The latest trains do 350 km / hour

@user-mn6lc6sq4b 4 года назад

Using ordinary train in stead of slow train. Because the term “slow” does not definitely refer to its speed about how much the speed is.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

The Chinese refer to it as slow train, so we just use whatever the locals use.

@jmcprotech9670 4 года назад

SO sweet of U. U do have love in ur Heart for him i was wondering if it was so. i take it bk ur both the same towards

@NaickKim 4 года назад

No worries, I love him a lot :)

@babypandajixiao9935 4 года назад

Sit down toilet is popular in every family,but in public ,it’s not that good for station management . Huge amount of people use toilet

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Oh really, didn't know that! Never saw any sit down toilets outside of a few select fancier places so that's why we figured they weren't very popular. Thanks for sharing!

@birdyashiro1226 4 года назад

I believe it's because Chinese think public sit down toilets are not that sanitary.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

That might make sense yes! I've also seen some sit down toilets with foot prints on the seat hahaha.

@user-wp5mr5pv3n 4 года назад

欢迎来到中国，旅途愉快

@bensky888 4 года назад

do you feel safe travelling to china?

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Yes, very safe. Safest we ever felt probably.

@bensky888 4 года назад

Naick & Kim good to hear that, because if you will believe western media report it seems that china is very dangerous place to visit.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

@@bensky888 In our experience, western media don't really report a lot about China, except for some political stuff (foreign policy, relations with US, etc.). The only thing that is in the news lately are the protests in Hong Kong. So western people (including us) don't know so much about China. Some of the images that we have of China are also not relevant anymore, as China changed so much in the last 10-20 years.

@bensky888 4 года назад

Naick & Kim thank you for your nice info as we will be travelling to shanghai this coming november. i learn a lot frim your video i like your video on avatar mountain that will be my next plan to travel

@AlecDebrofowitz 4 года назад

@@bensky888 youtube has a large number of travelling vlogs, they put themselves in China, explore it, experience it, no one no one tells us its dangerous in any part of china, most of travellers are the western guys, at least they are freedom to say anything on RU-vid, they don't get paid by Chinese govt But you still dont seem to believe in its existence. Congrats, ur successfully manipulated by professional, continuous propaganda of west. ur not the only.

@nihaomrzhang5286 4 года назад

0:32 Chinese auntie taking pictures of Western tourists’ excessive gears :)

@NaickKim 4 года назад

hahaha indeed. Well, our camera stuff and laptops takes up too much space.

@user-ue6cq7ux1r 4 года назад

Don't ride a bus driver who solicits passengers at the station. He will charge a lot of extra money. Download a taxi-hailing software, from the above taxi safe and cheap.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for the tip!

@xiaochenjia6353 4 года назад

it weird that speaker playing kindergarten music :(

@NaickKim 4 года назад

It was one of the passengers ;)

@davienotellin4313 4 года назад

Almost all fast trains have Western sit down toilets and squat toilets, you didn't look hard enough.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

True, someone told us they have both squat toilets as well as sit down toilets on the trains. Next time we'll look for the other ones ;)

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Makes sense haha.

@djmuscovy7525 4 года назад

@monarch wangke Seat papers are provided in all restrooms in US just as toilet papers are.

@fanqiuliu1110 4 года назад

Your wife is very capable, so many luggage ~ ~ ~ ~!

@arvintingcn 4 года назад

laigen wo du zhangjiajie

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@user-vq3yv4jz8f 4 года назад

squat toilet is cleaner... if have a choice I will take squat one

@NaickKim 4 года назад

It is true it is more clean.

@djmuscovy7525 4 года назад

Seat papers are provided in all restrooms in US just as toilet papers are. Also it's very rare that people pee on toilet seat.

@user-vq3yv4jz8f 4 года назад

@@djmuscovy7525 that's female toilet. Here Australia, lots of male pee on the toilet seats. Also, scientists identify the squat toilet can help people with constipation.

@djmuscovy7525 4 года назад

@@user-vq3yv4jz8f I'm a guy who has lived in US for a long time and there are seat papers in every public men's room I've been to. True, shiting is easier in squating position. But difficult for old people and people with leg problems. Also, some Americans are so fat that you have to see them to believe how fat they are. They can't squat.

@user-vq3yv4jz8f 4 года назад

@@djmuscovy7525 HHHH, Squat is very healthy, my YOGA tutor told me.

@MrDavidcanet 4 года назад

重庆市. My dears you pronounce wrong the big metropolis Chongqing. [.chongching ]. Please the chi sound is spelled". "" qi "". In mandarin. I am sorry to be telling about speaking rules. Just if you type it on Google translator and you type the speaking option you will find the truth. I.am studying putonghua. I love Chinese and other countries. Hong Kong , Taiwan and Catalonia.

@Arnel_A67 4 года назад

😢

@NeverFind1992 4 года назад

Actually the train has two kinds of toilet .

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Oh really? Where are the sit down toilets?

@NeverFind1992 4 года назад

Naick & Kim u can ask the attendant or u can look for it carefully

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks a lot Aaron!

@kungeli6478 4 года назад

@@NaickKim There are two kinds of toilets, some have toilets at both ends.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Next train we will do a search for the hidden toilets ;)

@joeextraknow2854 4 года назад

Naive please treat Kim kindly. She carries your bags and serves you coffee. Man, you like a king. I wouldn’t let my lady as pretty as her do that.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

I will ;)

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks for the concern Joe 😉 we take good care of each other! When I had a serious knee injury earlier this year he carried my bag for weeks and did everything for me 😊🙏🏻 xx Kim

@joeextraknow2854 4 года назад

Naick & Kim you are lovely couple. May God bless you. Love your channel.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Thanks a lot Joe! Are you from China?

@joeextraknow2854 4 года назад

Naick & Kim yes, I was born in Shanghai and grew up there. Then came to US about 35 years ago. I wish some days I will/can travel like you all over China. But I think I need to wait for a few more years when I actually retire. I did not have a chance when I were young to visit many places in China. China changed so much, now it is good time to visit....

@victoriali2217 4 года назад

But I think squat toilet is cleaner for the public.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

I understand that, but disagree since I have found myself standing in pee a few times because people aimed wrong haha :D

@JonMadsen70 2 года назад

@user-wn5tq1ue9p 4 года назад

如果有中文字幕，你们会有大量中国粉丝订阅

@stonerjason9366 4 года назад

All countrys area cants see sunshine....

@stonerjason9366 4 года назад

Thats mean dark china...

@NaickKim 4 года назад

True :)

@juanman5505 4 года назад

Chinese people like to use Trolley Case, while Westerners like to use big backpacks

@NaickKim 4 года назад

that is possible :)

@yangyun4412 4 года назад

your wife is so tall.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

ahahaha wife says thank you ;)

@dorothychadwell9891 4 года назад

I don't mind a squatting toilet as long as they put a pole in the middle to help one to get up, especially for a fat person like me.

@NaickKim 4 года назад

Haha :) A nice handle bar to keep yourself steady is always nice!

@gearsau 3 года назад

I hate squat toilets , but, you were facing the wrong way.

@user-lb4ed6eg4p 4 года назад

欢迎来到中国，世界人民和睦相处，共同繁荣，祝旅游愉快！

@NaickKim 4 года назад

谢谢

@ratzeng9930 4 года назад

既然看得懂中国，那就用中文说一句：欢迎游中国！

@NaickKim 4 года назад

谢谢！抱歉，我们必须使用翻译器。我们只会说几句中文。

@partyhu 4 года назад

这姑娘背了两个大包，小伙子你这样不好啊。

@seaweed9999 4 года назад

你们几个人是听不懂英文吗？男主角伤到腰了所以女主角主动帮他背包

@GyacoYu 4 года назад

Imagine if one is sitting on a sitting toilet, the water in the toilet may bounce back with dirt, and the dirt water may flow follow one's butt to the toilet seat. AFAIK most American has no habit of wiping the seat after each use but even if they do, bacteria could not be wiped out throughly. Now the next one comes, making it further accumulated. The third one may have diarrhea, and the fourth one would...

@NaickKim 4 года назад

We only have these kind of toilets in Europe and even the US and parts of Latin America. I haven't seen millions of people having the shitters, so I guess it's alright.

@GyacoYu 4 года назад

Naick & Kim I've seen human solid waste on the toilet seat in Paris. The US in general is much dirtier than Europe, where one can frequently find things weird on the seat.

@GyacoYu 4 года назад

Naick & Kim I've not been to Latin America so I cannot tell how it works there.