Looking at Beijing Drain Holes! 

@@charlesyeeh 😂😂 And yet the original title was “Looking at Beijing Manholes”… which we had to change haha

@@LibertyEater thank you 😊 we were wondering if it was a Chinese abbreviation or an international standard abbreviation. Thanks for the input!

非常专业和有用的释疑，赞

👍👍👍👍

professional explanation.

Honestly stems from the idea of being fluent and someone coming to China and asking "Hey, what's that say." Just getting prepared, that's all.

@@johnli6782 video or it didn’t happen!

I don't remember seeing fanciful drain covers where I live. In some countries, drain covers/grates keep disappearing because of people steal them for 'steel'. 😅

@stevenslanguagevlog Don't know how to upload pictures in the comment section. But NYC manholes are emblazened with the names of the company, such as ConEd, Water, ans Sewer, or NYTA ( transit authority). There are company acronyms that I don't know.

@@johnli6782 don’t think you can, email them to me at stevenslanguagechannel@gmail.com and I can post them.

only in China!

Attention, Reversing!

lol, I think it's more common than we could imagine. 🤫🤭🤭

收到了🫡

@@luofubo no, afraid not. This could go a couple different ways!

你大爷的…… 😅😅😅

@@stevenslanguagevlog This is a joke about regional discrimination in China, saying that people from Henan used to have bad behavior and often stole manhole covers to sell as scrap metal.

@@rongwu-sj9ws 😵

@@stevenslanguagevlog He is from Henan and is being self-deprecating. At one point, China's industrial development was extremely rapid, producing 1.3 billion tons of steel annually. In the frenzy to find iron ore and scrap iron for steelmaking, the price of scrap iron skyrocketed, making manhole covers a target for many thieves. This led to a sudden increase in the number of broken bone cases in Europe at the same time (because European rogues would steal manhole covers to sell, causing pedestrians to break their legs，It's not just Europeans; Chinese people suffer from it as well. One of my classmates encountered such a "trap" while riding his bicycle at high speed. He had a severe fall, shattering his hip bone, and underwent multiple surgeries, but he will be troubled by it for the rest of his life. Sigh!). Similarly, when the Mongols invaded the West, the price of fish in Europe soared because so many fishermen were conscripted as soldiers to resist the Mongol army. In the same way, many people in China also stole manhole covers to sell. At that time, everyone blamed it on the people of Henan, and eventually, "Henan people stealing manhole covers" became a meme.

you saying I should scratch the "SIX phrases EVERY FOREIGNER should know before they come to China?" and other classics such as "How to use WeChat for beginners!" from my content rotation schedule? 😂😂

thanks for watching :D

@@enzhus thanks for watching

最好不要对井盖有太多研究哦，外国人不需要太多研究井盖儿。我们都知道偷井盖的后果

小红书上有个兄弟专门拍铁门

@@antonyip 是研究怎么撬铁门，偷井盖吧😂🤣

@@keliangchan maybe it’s something expats see but locals would become oblivious to until it’s pointed out to them

They even made mistake with their own language, so you see..there's no hope for English

@@janusli8820 not sure what you mean, Looks more like abbreviations

@@stevenslanguagevlog The word on the drain hole was "市设政施", and it's not a meaningful abbreviation especially the latter "政施". But if you swap the second and third characters, it's "市政设施" which make alot more sense, just like others with "北京市政", and then added a word 设施/facilities.

From water department so it is water gate, in short it use gate every Chinese understand except you lol.

@@xingminwang5381 谢谢🙏

@@kz0927 yes, sewage/ waste

很有意思！谢谢你！

@@bobbylow175 🤣🤣🤣

Trip hazards exist elsewhere! Most are circular, though there are a few that are square, but not many.

@@stevenslanguagevlog I think you've misunderstood my initial comment - what I noticed were the well maintained metal tree grids around the mature trees all along the footways (sidewalks in US parlance). In the UK, these (where they exist) are often displaced via the growth (expansion) of roots which then leads to pronounced trips, whereas in China, these seem to be absent.

@@terryyeung7470 I get that a lot 🤣🤣

@@fantasycelestial2908 It’s always been something I’ve wondered about! Now I know 😂😂

@@jont2576 could be

@@user-lb3px3jq6z 谢谢🙏

pics?

My question then would be... why and how did they let someone mix up the order?? It's a funny thought but I know these things happen.

@@simrcchannel already did, look up the “Keep your dogs in line” video 😇

@@laughingkor8643 thems the way the apples bounces me guesses? And despite any perceived threat, they’d still gladly tax it!

我明白你的意思，但是你的表达容易引起误解。老外会真以为拍摄井盖会被老改。

no idea what you mean

@@davidzan9190 yes that would make sense. I think I say it in the video but the titles show “gate”.

Precise meaning of the word, when used here.

makes sense, thanks!

最好不要研究太多哦，研究太多了会让人怀疑哦