Chen Zhu On some things yes, on others no. But my comment was less about the problems of luxury goods and more about the ethical priorities of the consumers of the goods. The vanity is so rampant. The desire to stand out, or to be better than others, to show off.. it just seems so trifling. Since we all know, money is power, it would be nice if the people with this kind of wealth. would use some of it to make bigger changes in the world. Don't get me wrong. I'm empathetic, I see this stuff and it's pretty nice.. but my subconscious is like a nagging mother-in-law.
***** Why do Americans always assume women want to come to their country? I'm just north of you, I can say, in Canada there aren't hurdles for minority children. We don't seem to have the same level of racism. We have lots of white women married to Asian men. It's just a great, balanced place to be. It's full of culture.
+The Rain So what is your culture? Judging other people by knowing a little about them? I'm living in the US and I've never seen a young woman would do that just for the green card or something else.
On one hand you ridiculed them for spending big bucks on learning the right pronunciation of luxury brands, yet on the other, you mocked them for their poor pronunciations. The hypocrisy here is palpable and almost makes the conspicuous ways of China New Wealth look candidly adorable.
I love how westerners mock the Chinese for trying and learning how to pronounce brands. Yet you don't see Chinese people mock westerners for when the way they say "Huawei" or other Chinese brands.. ffs
Thank god, I thought I was the only Chinese who would say something like this. I guess that's the culture, and people fearing that some other Chinese who knows them, will show this to other Chinese and publicly shame them >.>
Not only Chinese tho. More likely East Asian culture. Well, I think happiness is the key, if those things are something that make them happy in this cruel and unfair short life, so they finally able to fit in, or survive in the society, just let them. But if it don't make them happy, but they keep doing it, that's the problem, since we all know how it usually ends, yep, suicide. Idk how high suicide rate in China, but in South Korea, Japan and Singapore is pretty high. The debt trap is real.
+Will Yeah i agree,but there are cultures that will treat you in certain ways depending on your bag.so yeah it's not about real respect but since people want to fit in they have to adjust to the materialistc ways
Yeh you only get to dress like plain Jane when everyone already knows who you are. Bill gates can show up to a party in a plain t shirt because he is Bill Gates. Try to pull that when you are only moderately rich. People would disregard you
This comment explains why the woman is taking ridiculously expensive classes to learn to pronounce the brand names...Just to not be looked down upon by people like you
+Wihtecity Unlike people with relatively low income, they are responsible for spending money, whether it be on something stupid or useful.Rich people hoarding money ruins economy.
That's going to come when Chinese people improve quality. Remember when poor Europeans bought riches from Asia to show that they are wealthy. Well it's the Chinese turn to buy the riches from Europe to show that they're wealthy.
cacapupu1234 if you saw them all, you had just as much time lol. It's called being subbed to the uploader and getting the notifications on your phone. Welcome to the 21st century bro. Don't go getting lost out there son.
Mrlolibre this is the consequence of culture revolution. Destroy classic chinese value and replace by capitalism......everything is about money now, so sad-.-
Mrlolibre It's really upsetting because I am an US born Chinese...yet I know more about classic Chinese culture than my Chinese born cousins and even aunts and uncles. I was persistent to learn both Mandarin Chinese and Shanghainese (Shanghai dialect). Unfortunately, in Shanghai, speaking its dialect is seen as unclassy and too old-fashioned...many of the youth don't even understand it anymore. :( It might be fruitless, but I'm majoring in Comparative Literature and East Asian Studies...hoping to be part of a minority to bring back cultural heritage to a new generation.
+K Lu It's the intended audience. A white guy would be a Western audience's way of being able to understand China. Otherwise this whole series would be in Mandarin, featuring only Chinese luxury brands, no?
1baby great guess! There are so many Korean and Chinese students here. In my accommodation British students are a minority. Courses like management in particular have many Asians students
“The key to trading success is emotional discipline. If intelligence were the key, there would be a lot more people making money trading… I know this will sound like a cliche, but the single most important reason that people lose money in the financial markets is that they don’t cut their losses short.”
+8-Bit And most of those billionaire and millionaires are self made, they worked hard for it, so why shouldnt they get to reap the benefits of their hard work?
+8-Bit well, they worked hard, and it is actually understandable that not everyone will organize up charity organisations or creating jobs for EVERYONE in the planet, so why not just take a chill pill? I mean, I'm not any wealthy either, but are you gonna blame yourself daily that there are still people suffering out there just simply because you're living in a better environment?
Class is something you're born with. It's not something you can buy. Class is something you wear, something you breath. Class is in the eyes. It's easy to spot the spurious.
That room looked like it should be the lobby of Versace. Color theme: gold on gold on gold. Materials used: crystal, satin, gold, gold, gold. Very understated, indeed.
Why do these people like versace sooo much. You can have a shoe what could costs £10 but because it has a versace or gucci logo on it becomes a £1000 shoe. I'm just stick to my nike jordans and adidas.
Come on, there should be a difference in quality. But of course you are paying for the marketing and brand name as well. Not only for the shoe. Perhaps a hand made shoe specifically made for you will cost more than £1000, and the quality will be a lot better, and you are not paying for the brand.
***** Oh oh, here we go. I study the companies and production processes before purchasing their products. I can assure you, the method and materials used in the production of Salvatore Ferragamo and Luis Vuitton shoes are not to be compared with those of Carmina or Saint Cripin's, when it comes to leather dress shoes for men. Even Wildsmith or Crockett and Jones makes better shoes at a cheaper price. But are those companies well known for their Brand like VL or SF? I guess not. Do I need to own them all to know? I think not. Who looks like a peasant now? Yep, you.
I understand what you are saying, but you contradict yourself by stating you rather purchase Jordan's or Adidas. Both which are probably 10$ to make but 100$ to purchase cause of the logo as well.
"I didn't want anything too flashy" her freaking house looks like a Ceasars Palace in las Vegas...I was looking for Siegfried & Roy behind the curtains!
This is absolutely not a common image most people want and see here in China. I live both in Shanghai and New York and I want to let everyone know most people here even in big cities are more humble and very few would care for that gaudy Versace image. Also no one around me want to go to a classroom to learn how to pronounce French brands. We are looking at the down market 1% here who seriously embarrass my home country.
I couldn't agree more. Chinese people may be of new wealth, but they are civilized and strive to learn. Rich Arabs, at least in my experience, are living in middle ages yet trying to show off, often without paying for the goods they ordered.
They dress like my sister and her friends... and we are by NO DEFINITION well-off. All I see is gaudiness and unrestrained opulence; no class, culture or anything really inspiring. It makes me sad, I need to stop watching these vids. :(
Anyone can buy Versace or Louis Vuitton. What about Goyard or Moynat? I think buying something that is one of a kind, even if it cost fifty dollars on Etsy, is what makes an object priceless. It is awful to see the Chinese throw away hundreds of years worth of tradition to emulate European and American gaudiness.
djdk29f fkgk9dc it isn’t her language cut some slack. Most Americans I went to school with sound like idiots speaking Spanish after taking the language for 3+ years
Well personally all these branded goods certainly do look nice and all, but I prefer to invest my time and effort on priceless things such as true love, knowledge acquisition, and time with family
I think the Beatles said that "Money Can't You Love", lots of other things money can't buy as well, it is so true that people know the cost of everything but the true value of nothing, enjoy your "Bling".
yeah that's what i felt too while the other commenters are just plain haters saying they are stupid and tasteless. lol. envy at its finest. they can do what they want with the money they earned right? Being a self-made millionaire is admirable and inspirational.
They aren't self-made as the West knows it, they are all connected to the Party, otherwise they would have never landed business contracts or been able to start companies.
The think about owning expensive branded products in developing countries is that a lot of replicas or knocks off are also selling in demand there, so if u need to show ur wealth it wont matter.
To think all that money could bring a little elegance and sophistication, instead I saw one of the ugliest, tackiest most vulgar homes. Expensive yet classless.
