I would suggest watching the following videos of mine, the first is talking about kidnapping: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zEnN_Bqu14s.html The second is about the lack of good samaritans: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xz42BrlkBD8.html Thank you to all of you who support my family and I on Patreon, you're bloody awesome! www.patreon.com/serpentza
It's so crazy that you moved here and now people are getting like murdered by these peace demonstrators and thousands are being beaten with billions in damage and all the targeting is being done based on skin color... You can't get away man. I can't even say the truth in this comment or it won't be seen...
I'm a criminal justice professor at Western Oregon University. I have been to China over 20 times. I agree with your assessment. if you ever visit Oregon I would look forward to comparing notes.
@@himanshusingh5214 i was on a road trip all around taiwan last august and i liked it! Not awesome like japan but very nice ☺️. Outside the 2/3 big cities it looks like a third world country with wild dogs on the road everywhere etc though. But i guess the work hours are less stringent than japan's!
Winston's videos saved me from the tea scam in Shanghai last year. I was in the "old" town (which doesn't look old at all but looks like a corny amusement park for tourists) and a girl asked me to take her photo and then started chatting me up, claiming she was a tourist as well. I didn't suspect anything until she suggested going to see a tea ceremony down the street... then my serpentZA training kicked in and I said I was busy and left. I returned to the same place 10 mins later and she was there looking for another victim. I'm glad I was prepared, but it's still a big blow when you realize people who seem friendly are trying to screw you and you have to initially keep your guard up with everyone you meet.
The first time I went to China in the early 2000's I got tea scammed after 2 girls approached me in a KFC wanting to "exchange language" because they saw me reading a study book. How the story unfolded gets interesting from there involving a local friend, police and mafia. But I was so pissed from the experience that I booked a return flight to Canada for 2 days later vowing never to return. My friend said too bad because had I have stayed a few days longer he thought I could get my money back. Visa eventually reversed the charge with a police report I filed. Ironically I returned to China for several more years.
@@serpentzaActually I think one must not go for gambling , prostitution( a person whom you saved was doing prostitution) drugs etc especially if they are living in foreign countries. Instead they must focus on their job , traveling, exploring or focusing on their goals.
True, the sheer sadness it causes. It's just so unsettling to know that your child is now gone and is at the mercy of someone else and that person could be the worst person to ever touch the surface of the earth and your child could be a victim to his/her brutality or the child literally starve to its demise
True story, my brother visited New York and while being at a store he forgot his cellphone at the counter, he walked across one streed to a elevator to get up to the subway (was a very wide road he said), while as he came out the elevator at top he noticed the woman behind the counter down at the street waving with the phone to him. So she had taken the phone and ran after him to give it back to him. He was so very thankful and offered to pay her some money for the kindness, she did not want any money but he insisted and paid her some for it, and said she saved his day by doing that.
She didn’t help for money. She helped, for respect of others, community, and herself. To honour her, pass it on. Do good deeds, for others. And say, pass it forward, when you do.
@@billpetersen298 I know she did not, and my brother knows that as well, but she made his day and he felt she deserved atleast some money as a nice gesture not that he needed to, as he said to me.. he was sure she could have put the phone at some lost and found office and been done with that.. and quite possible he could not have had his phone back (note this was no iphone or expensive phone) and in all honesty sure he could do without it but he was happy and felt she did something good.
I once found a wallet in the men’s washroom in MET. I found some IDs, I called the number on the business card found in the wallet, spoke to the owner and returned his wallet. He shaked my hand so many times.
@@silvermix5093 actually the communist party is on the US government terrorist list. But business lobies are too strong in the US.. So they ignored rules for money..
We need to spread the word cap itself is evil America heals and stopped its deeds and gave everyone rights to suckle the government teat now chinas backing dems to oust are start civil war in us if we fall all freedom loving country s fall
Alik Matus yes you’re right and republicans are rallying around to get away from China for once the republicans are just .but it’s only cause chinas went to far
Meg Griffin and America there preaching false history to uproot and turn black people against white democrats and China have been so deep they don’t want trump to undo it
No one covers China better than this. Thanks so much for all the insight and facts you share with the rest of us. It is important to understand the truth of society in China. This is extremely important and essential for us here in the US.
Winston is doing a great job of informing us what modern China really is like. But there is also a newspaper in the USA called The Epoch Times that is written by Chinese people who have escaped China because of persecution and now have inside sources that explain a lot of what's going on in China (plus they have articles also on what's really going on in the USA- something not easy to find here these days). It is well written and very eye-opening. Give it a try- which you can do either online or get a free example newspaper.
There's a Romanian youtuber named Vee who periodically talks about how under the Communist regime there, all news of bad things was routinely suppressed, to a degree that people there also thought they lived in the safest country in the world. They were then shocked! SHOCKED! when their house was burgled, for example, because they left the doors unlocked because nothing bad ever happened so what's the worry about?
In Romania everyone knew about the securitate and that they could be your neighbour or family member. They also knew how corrupt he police were, since the police let a lot of crime happen. People got away with theft because the police knew how hungry and poor the people were. The people also knew about how proliferate the mafia were and how corrupt the government was, which resulted in the revolution. They knew about the persecution of Christians, but they did not understand the persecution of gypsies because there were bad gypsies who robbed people and the good gypsies were then, discriminated and lumped into the same group. The Communist regime tried to make it all look wonderful, but the people it was not wonderful. They were starving too much and in too much poverty.
Charmaine Why don’t you stop watching other people ‘s tellings and go to a tier4 Chinese city or a countryside and see how a real life looks like in China .
Once again, a balanced and insightful look at a subject that just doesn't seem to be covered anywhere else. Great job as always, Winston. Enjoy the benefits of living here in the States and contributing to the true narrative we need in these times. Take care.
@Enigma MK how did you get that impression? He didn't say the USA is perfect, far from it. He said the media in the USA reports on all the bad things that happen so the people know what's going on. He even mentioned how the media embellishes their stories for views and mostly reports on the bad news. His critique on China is their censorship that leads to a false impression of life there.
I heard some of that is in the spirit of sarcasm (don't have TikTok myself) and to prove that when they do, their views and likes go way up magically b/c of CCP trolls.
Same with all the sports millionaires.. They love it so much while refusing to live there and complaing that the US is Facist.. I wonder what those black sports people would say if they got refused entry to a restaurant etc.. In China becsue they hate their race.... Would they speak up then...
@@zakofrx That's why I am glad SerpentzA, C-Milk, and others with first hand experience and knowledge get the message out about how it's really like (good and bad). For SO LONG in the USA we sold out to China and ignored what was really going on there because we wanted to make $$$ (Cheap labor for manufacturers, HUGE market for Hollywood and the NBA). In fact, you'd be attacked or brushed off as a conspiracy theorist if you tried to point out the bad things that the CCP was doing to its own people. We swallowed the lies our industry leaders and politicians fed us and that's why there are misinformed or greedy athletes who ignorantly praise a corrupt and racist regime.
When I was a kid I almost got kidnapped back in China. A guy straight up came up to me and said (in Chinese) "Little friend, come with me." I pretended to follow him. When he had turned around I went the other way. After a while I turned to look back at him. He was still walking as if I was following him. He was a few metres from a white van. I then left. When he got there he probably realized his attempt had failed. But remember that they have no sense of panic or shame. When one attempt fails, they try to go for another one. "I'll try X times today, if it doesn't work, no sweat." When my family was in China someone offered to pull our luggage for us if we paid them money. My dad did not want to go for it but my mom actually paid him. He said "I'll go over the bridge, you guys can go on the road below." Big red flag, he is clearly trying to steal the luggage. There is no legitimate reason for intentionally trying to split up. My dad argued with him. Finally he agreed to go on the road below with my family. But instead of going on the sidewalk like a normal person, he intentionally went in the middle of the road where there was heavy traffic. My dad yelled for him to come back. My dad even offered to pay him to come back and cancel their arrangement. By the time my family got the luggage back there was a long cut on one of the cases made by a utility knife. However, since the case was extra durable, the knife did not actually penetrate the outer layer. The worst part is that he was very visibly trying to cut it. He wasn't even trying to be subtle. There was a deep gash that penetrated the cloth layer but got stopped by the underlying plastic layer. He would repeat the cut time after time with no luck.
Well, my experience was different. I was accompanying my ex a Chinese to help her finish her Bar exam application. I didn’t enter the building, just waited outside. Then there was a little girl who came running to me and just said nihao, nishi waiguo renma. I said yes in Chinese and asked her where her parents were, and she said she don’t know. In a sudden, an old couple came and asked me if i know the kid and i said nope. And told them she wants to find her parents. Then they tried to take the kid, but she was hesitating them. So i stopped them and said we better wait for police to come and they were like no we can help her. Luckily the security guard came to see what was happening. I told him everything and he called the police. After a while my gf came and started panicking cos there were many Chinese around me. But anyways i hope that kid is safe now. This happened back in 2016, around the g20 time.
no offense, but often times I find women in the west are so gullible when it comes to their own safety be it political issues or social events (maybe because they grew up in a safe environment )
Being factually correct doesn't mean trueness. It could also mean selective reporting. I could equally just go to scums in U.S. and discuss how bad U.S. is by showing drug problems, sex problems, gamlbings, unemployment, blahblahblah. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like U.S. media is no better than Chinese media in delivering wrong messages and manipulating its innocent people.
@@drinking6314 you cant blame him when you use chinese manufactured goods in your everyday life. Dont blame him for doing business blame all the consumers that are buying chinese products.
@@Bolt-9 Being half-Chinese, I have only good things to say about Chinese culture in general. There is only one government in China - the glorious Communist Party which will eventually run the whole planet.
@@johnsnow6290 Baloney. China is hardly the only country in Asia. I have lived in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong (pre CCP), Thailand, Philippines. My almost 20 years of living in Asia says your claim is BS.
@@johnsnow6290 Taiwan still technically China so yeah you only had China to compare lol. Jokes aside, get out and see other countries in Asia.. Generalizing Asia because China sucks..
The fact that every residential building in every city in China has barred windows for a minimum of at least the lowest six floors might suggest something. Either the lower floors of every condo are occupied by criminals and he bars are to keep them detained, OR there just might be a small burglary problem.
CCP narrative - small burglary problem. Reality - Highest crime rates in the world probably. Chinese Police spend their time looking for people undermining the CCP, instead of actually looking for criminals.
@@brunopimenta8204 As far as petty theft goes, I would bet China is probably just second to India in the Eastern world. Especially if you're a white Westerner, since it's often presumed in many places in China that Westerners are filthy rich.
I always thought the bars were there to prevent trees from blasting through the windows during a typhoon... Was sure glad for them the last time I sat through a bad storm
Sadly, Even the "Bao Bao Come Home" is another grey industry in which some bad guys try to profit from the parents who are desperate after losing their children. They let them pay a high price for advertising.
@@jimc5303 I think he said accident,he lived in China for many years and he mentioned that there's a lot of accident there because most of them don't follow the rules
Same dude, I've lived in Shanghai for 3 years, and Hong Kong for 5. During my stay in Shanghai I've witnessed a lot of scary/dangerous situations, despite feeling safe there, I knew that I had to keep my eyes out. People have attempted to scam, pickpocket me or one of my friends several times throughout the years. Also, at some residency I lived on the 18th floor I heard loud screaming outside, so when I went down to check it out the elevator was covered in blood everywhere, it was literally a scene out of a horror movie. There was a path of blood that led from the elevator to outside, and suddenly a guy walked past me from behind..my Chinese isn't good but I asked him if he was ok, he looked at me full of hate and spit on the ground in front of me and left. I literally think that guy killed someone there... I did walk up to the security entrance of the residency and they didn't care at all, took them a long time before they followed me. Another time I witnessed like a group of 30 guys chasing after one guy, and once they got to him they beat him up really badly. I wanted to interfere and help out, but a Chinese friend next to me said it is too dangerous. Called the police but they left by the time they arrived. Another time I went to Wuhan, stayed at a really kind Chinese family's home for 2 weeks. One day we left the premise for lunch and when we came back the entire home was robbed. All the family Jewellery etc. After checking security cameras, we found they stalked me from far for several days since I am a foreigner...so when they noticed we went out, they robbed the place and fled the city. They lived in that home for 30+ years and it never happened before... so yeah, that just few of many scary/weird things that have happened to me while living there for 3 years. But that's not to say I dislike Chinese people, have a lot of friends there, love the traditional culture and food, but like any other country there are always some problems, but with China some things are rather extreme like discussed in this video. And it's true regarding censorship, it's very obvious on sites like Weibo, any video that blames the HK protestors for violence or fake things that didn't happen can stay, but whenever someone uploads a video regarding people standing together, or police mistakes, or any news that talks about any mistake or problem from China, the video gets removed and/or account banned within several minutes. Censorship system is insane there.
Yes it looks like you have to especially watch out when someone bumps you in person or on a vehicle, that's when they make their move to steal from you.
Mostly these criminals are not desperate due to poverty.They live in a society where the culture is totally regard for money so no concern about any immoral activity. Trafficking children etc is of no concern unless happens to your child hence rampant in china
That culture of censorship is spreading all over the world especially places with Chinese company. I have experience working in such environment where nobody wants to bear responsibility and any criticism or reports are silence to maintain status quo...or saving face. But the bad thing is if error are made unknown and not corrected...it will get worse and someday so bad a simple bad habit will become a mega-disaster.
@@guilhermetonon7267 the difference is that in my country, people are used to judging the government by it's actions. The media and journalists are constantly talking about corrupt politicians, bad things etc.
I do not know what his reason eas for leaving South Africa, but there are many worse places to live than South Africa. I was born in South Africa, knows all it's problems, but the people are friendly, the climate is great, we have all the game parks. It is still a great place to live.
I live there, and can vouche and say, he's right. I myself am looking to leave someday as well. I might be one of the few lucky ones since I have EU citizenship from my Mom's side. Just need to get my life together, which is REALLY tough by the way, especially if you are white like yours truly. Covid also did not help my situation. 😑😑😑😑
@@skylinez4793 I remember that too, he said that you can walk in the middle of the night without being dangerous because the cities have a lot of activity like dancing, eating.But you know, China is changing for the worse and people change their opinion based on the reality of the present.
@@skylinez4793 watch "China false sense if security" he talks about how he used to think that because no crimes were ever publicised but now because of social media he sees how wrong him and everyone else was.
I've been following chineses propaganda for the past 10 years, and what You and iaowhy86 are doing has unprecedented credibility in the exposure of CN. I myself wouldn't have found the courage to do the things you did in CN. So mad respect to you man. Love from India btw
@@susgsas I guess you're missing the point dear. Anything like this happening anywhere is bad, we'r humans afterall! However in China's case it's in the way how they project themselves. It's also has crime, corruption and oppression like many other societies, BUT can media report it freely? You're talking about crime, we voted out one of our former PM due to increase in onion prices, is that possible in China? Our leaders are answerable.
@@qingohyeah6775 The tag system also helps prevent babies getting mixed up and being given to the wrong parents, there are documented cases of it happening and people not finding out until the kid is much older.
True story when I lived in China: In the early 90s when motorcycle was something quite new. My dad went to a coach for a license for motorcycle. He got quite close with the coach and during a small talk, the coach said to him, I recommend you not ride motorcycle at all because all my students from the past ten years, all of them died, died of accidents. He wasn't joking. So my dad told me about the story and kept his license in the drawer. Serpenzas video just reminds me of what a mess the streets in China still remain after this many years.
I agree with you that there were bad things that happened in early 90s but there were many aspects of China that have improved since then. During Mao's time there were no tourist in the whole of China but in 2018, 120 million Chinese left and came back to China as tourists. This is not to say that China now is perfect country but nobody can argue that standard of living of the Chinese people have improved substantially.
I guess growing up in Beijing I seldom realize how privileged I am compared to the rest of China. Yes, Beijing has problems but the smaller cities and rural areas have it much worse. And because the media doesn’t report on them for a long time I thought the whole of China is just like Beijing. The CCP wants to make Beijing look as good as possible as part of their “save face” thing, and they have sacrificed the development of other areas for it. And to think that some Beijinger pride themselves for being “the royal people living under the palace” is crazy. The illusion that ordinary citizens can benefit from CCP rule is false and dangerous.
I really don't understand how China went from the cultural revolution to whatever it is now. All those people who were brainwashed to the point of condemning even their own parents are now my age and older. Where is the outrage of all the Communist ideology being abandoned after sacrificing so much to make it a reality. What was it all for to in end become the thing they hated.
@@pakde8002 Deng Xiaoping said trust us (CCP) we will make you rich. Your answer is 'money',the real god of China. The snake flicks it's tongue in two ways.
It's not so much about saving face. *The CCP is a totalitarian organisation* & like all such governments in history, they use fear/violence & propaganda/lies (this is where the State controlled media reporting comes into play) to control the populous. China & the CCP are the greatest threat to world peace & human liberty on the planet. *In practice, China is now much closer to pre WWII Japan than a communist country.*
@@pakde8002 I think what happened was all those young brainwashed teenagers had to go spend the following several years working the soil in the countryside. Consequently, many of them lost their belief that working as a farmer was somehow the highest form of devotion to communism. Suddenly, they all wanted to be back in school or be back in cities with all those benefits instead of breaking their backs toiling.
@@gart9680 Im neither american nor chinese but I think that usa too is a totalitarian organisation. The only difference is that china does it out in the open.
+Cole Yeah, well don't look now, but for not much longer will Winston be able to criticize America should he have a complaint. Safe? Can't you see the New World Order is marching towards us?
@@jblondon1327 True. However, soon there will be no where left to run and hide because the United Nations wants to implement their communist/socialist 2030 Agenda within the next 9&1/2 years, and time is running out - even for Winston.
As a Chinese, let me explain why people are so “pococurante”. This is bcos when you see a elderly person fell down and you wanna help her/him, you need to think twice whether you would be blackmailed that you pushed him/her over, don’t be shocked, this happened a lot years ago. Then, when you saw a guy were beating others, and you just wanna stop him, you also need think twice in there, bcos you gonna be sent to jail if you hurt the perpetrator by accident. Interestingly, Trick thing is that a man found his wife cheating on him with others, then this man just wanna stopped “the lover guy”escaping from his house. Ultimately, the guy fell down from the window, so this man got punishment to go to jail. By the way, I have no political point of view, just explaining why he thought we are not so warmhearted like western ones
Yes, China does not have Good Samaritan laws which is ridiculous. It's cultural degregation and destroys cultural cohesion when people can't even help others without fear.
I have never liked China mainly due to it being lead by an authoritarian government. Your videos, especially the ones since you have left china, are eye opening and in a sense important. This is not only China. This could be any authoritarian government. This is something we have to work worldwide to avoid falling victim to.
China has evolved from a authoritarian country to a meritocratic nation. This is what Deng Ziao Peng when he said 'Socialism with Chinese characteristics'. This is the reason why China has grown to 2nd largest economy in the world in a very short time because of this meritocratic system where the brightest and the ablest run the government. This is the system which resulted in 4 Golden Ages in Chinese Civilization.This is not to say that no mistakes have been done but taken both the negative and positive aspects of this regime nobody can argue that it has not benefit the Chinese people substantially.
Tell them it's the same here in Milwaukee - the rioting was all of a few blocks in one neighborhood - not in my neighborhood, not in the suburbs, tell the Chinese they live in a web of lies. Keep up the good work!
except revolutions & insurrections don't take place across an entire country in every city and state, they take place in small pockets like you're describing. you're waiting for the whole country to be on fire before you think we're involved in something and that's not how it works.
Did I hear that right? Chinese spouses want to go back to China? The power of Chinese media. Your coverage is invaluable to US citizens wanting to learn more abt the nuts n bolts of China.
The CCP deliberately targets Chinese living overseas, especially in America. One problem is that so many Mandarin speakers end up watching CGTN and other official (censored) because there are not that many other Mandarin outlets.
OR Hollywood has distorted their view of what the US offers and they realize THAT THEIR GOVT IN CHINA IS NOT THAT BAD. I have seen this first hand in my top 10 ranking University classmates from China. Very pro-American at the beginning, less so after interacting with real Americans, defending China by the time they get a job in the US, PRO-CHINA after working for 5 years in the US and facing workplace discrimination in promotions and bonuses. Most now work for Chinese firms and a lot have moved back to China. And to think they were very pro-American in the beginning....
My father in law is constantly calling my wife to move back to China because Colorado is just too unsafe. It’s caused a lot tension in our family. Even before COVID we could never get him to come visit because he felt it was unsafe. There is crime here but I’ve experienced much more petty crime and being a target of crime in China than at home. I had two scooters stolen, creepy dudes hanging around my apartment and someone tried to steal my wife’s car.
I am going to say what you probably won’t like: your marriage is at stake. Family ties are extremely crucial in China. Your Chinese wife can’t and won’t revolt your father in law’s commands. At this rate it won’t be long until your wife try to convince you and drag your ass to China. If you don’t like it then you are likely to part ways. I am sure of this because I am an immigrant. The CCP pro China propaganda is so powerful that I can’t even convince my dad on USA topics after he came here and see it.
I have family members in China too, and they told me to keep my word after pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States. I'm sorry to say this but her father sounds a bit ignorant.
I remember a video of a little girl being run over in an alleyway in China and dozens of people just not caring and just walking past while she was still alive but broken.
It was a real problem for a while, because horrid people would fake it to accuse the people helping of being the ones who did it. It's gotten better, but people would rather kill the person than help them, because the penalty for accidentally killing someone is less than injuring someone.
she died after a second vehicle decided to run over her. See on utube1) The tragic story of YueYue. RIP 2)WTF?!?! chinese girl, toddle r8un over twice 3) Farewell to little Yueyue there is no car in haven
@@oliverfasola19 It is Project Turd. He likes to make remarks without any proof at all. It is all smelly and not worth your attention of the screen space it occupies.
@@noneofyourbusiness9489 Does 'Everywhere' also have a different meaning in English? My User name is S888. If you can not tell I am Chinese from that name then you do not understand Chinese people as well as you think.
I travelled through China last May on a Canadian Passport and was hassled at the Guangzhou & Chengdu airports just waiting for my connections. I was taken by police and interrogated 4 times where I was asked over and over again why I did not have a visa even though I did not need one transiting through the country. I was photographed, fingerprinted and yelled at in chinese for 20 minutes at a time. All while the two Michaels are taken hostage for the huaiwai Ms Meung who has been arrested in Vancouver.. They are behaving as if they are at war...Glad to get out of there...
It is very strange that China has really been sloppy in their industrial/pharmaceutical spying. They seem very desperate to get a vaccine. Usually Chinese spy assets are very subtle.
Jason's Trike Adventures you know what American politicians did from long long ago? They use anti-China actions to get vote from you guys. Then after the election, they will repair the damaged relations with China. Trump still asking China to buy agricultural product from America. The politicians are smarter than any of you guys.
So true, I had a co-worker who spent three weeks in China on a tour, when he returned we were comparing vacations ( I had traveled to Bangkok via Hong Kong ) and the subject of the Hong Kong protest came up, he responded, What protest?, And told me in my face that there was no news in China about that and it was all made up, I then responded , Tell that to the people in Hong Kong, he's such a tool.
When is this gentleman going to get recommended for Sainthood? Mr Serpentza is one of the most honest person on RU-vid and this is so underrated in the world of today. I wish good health and all the best to you and yours!
If chinese listened to this guy they’d make a lot of progress and their country would trully get better. He is valuable to China as he is reflecting on them what he has observed and analized over the years. He had a lot of positive things to say as well
A wholesome story from when I was in Guangzhou, my girlfriend dropped her passport in the taxi we were in. She only noticed about 30 minutes later. We managed to find the licence plate number from a picture we took just before getting in the taxi. The guy drove 40 minutes to where we were staying in the end and he tried his hardest refuse all payment.
"South Africa - there's a reason why I suggest nobody lives there." I pity the 59,359,094 population but I know what you mean. Hiya Winston from New Zealand. Nice to hear the words "Bugger off."
as someone who lives in the us, i just wanna say thank you for always giving such a great insight into china. I love learning about how other societies are
I totally agree with you. Once have experience living in China enough, all know about the truth there. Really scaring place... especially those law things.... you will have no chance to get out of trouble.
Great video mate. Just know there are a lot of Americans who oppose the ccp strongly. I just wish there was a better way to fight them. Arguing with spoiled rich Chinese kids doesn’t do anyone good.
On my second trip ever to Copenhagen, it happened to be during the 2009 UN Climate Conference in December. My wife (girlfriend at the time) lived not too far from central Copenhagen, and she actually happened to know one of the high ranking officials in the police department in Copenhagen (he might have been the chief, I don't remember). Well we went into the city, saw all the sights, and had a rather enjoyable time seeing the beautiful city. One evening, back at her apartment, we had the news on, it was CNN International, and they were covering the climate conference and they showed "violent protests" in central Copenhagen. It looked like a mess, and quite scary. But as I saw the footage, I realized it was an area we had visited that day. We saw nothing like that when we were there. We were a bit puzzled by it. This type of thing was happening every day on the news, but we never saw anything that resembled those protests, even though we were all around those areas. The day before I left, we saw my wife's police friend and his wife. So I asked him about all the protests. He said what happens is a group of 100 to 200 people will show up at an area, unannounced, and then start a ten minute "riot". The news crews will hear about this and rush their cameras right into the middle of these groups that are holding a planned riot to get their footage. As the crews are standing in the middle of the group, it makes it appear much, much, bigger than it really is. Then, after about ten minutes, they finish and disperse. Maybe a handful or so of the rioters will get arrested. But overall the protests were quite small, short, and relatively tame. But the way the news covered it, and by positioning the cameras right in the middle of the groups, they looked far bigger and more violent than they were. The news would then keep showing 10-30 second clips of these protests and made it look like Copenhagen was under siege, when the reality was the overwhelming majority of people had no idea anything was happening. Edit - I really enjoy your videos. Many of the experiences you share are similar to what I experienced during my three years in China. One day, when I was in Haikou, there was a man lying on the sidewalk with blood coming from his head. Nobody was helping him, everyone was just standing there looking at him, including a police officer. Following my western instincts, I started to move towards him to see if I could help, but the police officer waved me off and told me to go away. So I did. But I was shocked at the dismissiveness of the Chinese people to a man who was clearly in need of help.
Good on you to try and help an injured person. I have no idea how Chinese culture is, so if anyone could explain why they let injured people die, I'd be thankful.
@@OpRaven-62 I'm not sure if it's true or just a rumor but I remember reading somewhere that By accident if Chinese people hit somebody while driving, they try to make sure that person is dead bcuz the punishment for hit and run is higher than that of killing someone or something like that.
@@marieslabbert6009 very limited in what you can do outside gated communities,and with the goverment destroying the economy over the wuflu things will probably get worse,I live near Johannesburg btw
@@shubkale376 overall the goverment shut down everything over the virus,now millions have lost their jobs,essentially the economy is fucked,add that with the banning of alcohols and cigarettes,riots(per usual),Eskom going tits up (as usual)and now the SAA is collapsing,I also hear that there are major corruption problems in SA hospitals(alot of dead babies )as well as the goverment planning on taking people's pensions
When my father was touring China for business, in 1986, he was out with a business official one day... as well as one plain clothed guard. When the official noticed several young men following my father, dressed in his ankle length wool coat with fur collar... The official said something to his guard. The plain clothed man stepped to the boys, reached in his pocket and then flashed the boys a badge... The young men's faces lit up and they ran the other direction in a shot! Foreign businessmen were /are a common target and thankfully my dad had some help that moment. At other times, my dad says he traveled with uniformed soldiers! :-O He says everyone stared but kept a good distance away. :-)
I've lost my phone 3 times 1. Seoul, South Korea: train station: someone returned it to lost and found 2. Singapore taxi: paid with credit card and able to trace taxi and taxi driver returned it 3. New York taxi: driver answered and returned the phone.
I have personally returned one phone dropped by a girl on a bike in kyoto, i had to sprint after her like a madman since she had headphones on and didnt know she had dropped it. god knows what she thought with a westerner with terrible japanese language ability chasing her down like the T1000 in terminator haha! I have also done the same but only needed to walk briskly as a japanese young couple on foot, the girls purse fell out of her bag and narrowly avoided a taxi running over it. I believe all decent and normal people would do the same. I also saw a guy leave his phone on a train in japan, and another quickly snatch it up and dash off the traiin, shouting "EXCUSE ME!" to get the guys attention to turn around. he waved the phone at the dude from like 20 metres away and in plain view placed it leaning against a pillar so he could get back on the train before it left while making the guy aware of where his phone was lol. This is the kind of people we need to live around. not the taxi driver that winston and his mate had =(
@@Auron710 then there was a case where I had a laptop of a neighbor delivered to me. When I brought it to her, not even a thank you. Like I owed it to her. This is a New York City neighbor several buildings away and I'd not even recognize the person.
my brother once left the door open and my sister at the age of 2 went out. her mouse squeak shoes was gone. me and my mum ran out and saw a woman holding my sister talking my my school friend. Apparently the woman was helping my sister find her family. she figured that a 2 year old shouldn't be alone outside of the house. If this was china, my sister will be gone for good.
The part about them preventing you from sending that picture probably has less to do with the actual image itself, but more so the EXIF data. China was probably scanning all the EXIF data on images sent over their networks and blocking anything that came from that area. Many image processors will delete that EXIF data to reduce the file size, which is probably why you could then send it. Even just converting the file from one format to another would probably have been enough.
Checking Exif is old school. Google, Facbook, Twitter etc.. Have AIs that scans all photos and blocks those they dislike.. RU-vid scans all Audio and Comments. (RU-vid just banned every comment I wrote about a riot attack using a SAW in Portland, any more detail and this gets deleted) If they do all this to mess with Poltics etc. then China does the same to control their country..
@@thoughtsandprayers no, its a channel that's very free speech and against the rioting... It was an AI autoban.. Within 1 minute of the post it was deleted... Nothing offensive in it to normal people.. Many comments are being deleted for saying certain negative things about a certain three letter group.. If you mention that group and unlawful things stuff happens.. And when they delete a comment youtube then checks all of your comments for days at the least and bans many that would have been fine before... They are very protective of the group and not mentioning the bad things they are doing.. I can't mention the baby whos neck crushed under a person of that group while they said negative things about light coloured people such as the baby.. (I can't mention colors in comments without high chances of deletion at the moment). Now I get to wait and see if this post stays up, it's all true but they don't like truth it seems..
It’s amazing how many leftist ads I saw on this video... almost as if they want to directly contradict your message. It’s so safe in the US. I hear crickets and barely a car right now. I can live alone safely as a woman. Pretty awesome.
@@pamcurtis2717 I live in a small town too (1400) Nothing ever happens here. The biggest "problem" is the guy who lost his license because he drink and drove, riding down the street on his golf cart, going to buy beer LOL A stray dog from "town" trespassing on my little acreage.
Thx Serpent. What a country to be in. I just don't understand how so many people are clamoring to visit China. This is prevalent especially in the diasporic Chinese overseas thinking they are going back to their roots and to be proud of their origins.
C-Milk's recent post about the thief guilds in China certainly gives a different perspective on crime in China vs. the U. S. According to his report, theft in China is absolutely rampant - including human theft (I. E. kidnapping and human trafficking) - crimes that are virtually *unheard* of in The States. If you go to the actual crime statistics, from state agencies or the DOJ, you find that the U. S. is one of the *safest* places to live! Part of this also has to do with the fact that Americans tend to be more open and friendly. We generally get to know our neighbors, and then we watch out for each other. Also, since there generally isn't an overriding political entity (in most places - with far left-leaning places like Chicago, New York City, Portland, Seattle, L. A., etc. being notable exceptions), officials aren't incentivized to cover up, and/or to at least tolerate crime. Here in western Palm Beach County, I can safely walk my dog at any hour of the day or night. If a policeman or woman does cruise by, they generally just wave, and I'll wave back. Safe, quiet, and peaceful is the absolute norm. I like it this way. It's a state of being that most of China can only *dream* about.
Didn't Us have so many missing children that their photos were shown on milk cartons? The numbers were shocking if I recall. Could some of them have been trafficked? I've no doubt some were found but human trafficking is a massive global network and no country is free of it.
@@carolynabbott888 While a few of the "Milk Carton Kids" could have been trafficked, the vast majority are either parent abductions during acrimonious divorces, or run-aways. That's why they put the pictures on milk cartons - assuming that the parent who has the child is going to let them play with other kids, and if one of those other kids sees the picture, he or she will tell someone. Outright stranger kidnapping is extraordinarily rare. If one does happen, it's usually nation wide news. As a matter of fact, the U. S. has a nationwide "Amber Alert" system, such that, if a child is abducted, text alerts are broadcast to all cellphones in the area - an incredibly effective system and (for the most part) solution.
there are criminals in all countries but in most civilised countries they are abhorred particularly crimes against children. In china there is no support from the law or society for such crimes as child kidnapping, trafficking which are rampant and seen essentially as a business = money - the present religion of nearly all chinese, very little empathy for anyone
@@denniswhite166 Actual abductions by strangers is around 115 a year in the US. The vast majority of missing children are from parents who lost custody and usually are returned safely.
@@denniswhite166 Its low because actual abductions by strangers are unusual here. Most are convinced to run away, or taken by family members and acquaintances.
When I was there last year, the locals said that crime was alive and well, either batteries or entire motor bikes being stolen. With all the security cameras, face recognition and surveillance at their disposal, why is it that the Chinese authorities are unwilling or unable to tackle crime?
@@aoeu256 Everyone was aware of this and had special locking plates made up to go over the battery. They would break into a garage to get a new motor bike.
I lived 8 years in China and I’m thankful to your channel to show things how they really are! My friends who never have been in China getting shocked after all this stories barely believing but once I’m showing videos...
There are so few people protesting, compare to population of the USA, and they could not get away with the destruction unless they are allowed to; even prompted by city leaders.
Oh my God, the police chief of Seattle has said that they’ve been forbidden by the mayor from using even non-lethal force against ‘protesters’ (really rioters). She sent out a letter warning people about this, ie, basically to stay away because the police couldn’t protect them. So you are absolutely right.
In one of my two week-long visits to Beijing, I saw a motorcyclist being hit in traffic( what are the odds of that? I’m 63, and only once before in my life watched a motorbiker being hit in traffic). No-one helped him lying life-less in the middle of the road. My chinese friends stopped me from trying to help. I understand them better now, thanks to your channel.
Wow, that's pretty horrifying... I knew about pickpocketing for sure but especially as a father I'm shocked about the kid trafficking in China. I heard of it but was not aware of how critical that is and that it is SUCH a thing. My wife is also in chjna with our 11 month old atm and that's scaring me a bit now
Also, if these people are reading that are having their wives threaten to go back to China, with their kids remember this. If you file for divorce before they run they LEGALLY cannot take your child. If they do they will do 5-15 years for kidnapping. Not to mention they will never get out the US legally. Also, your spouse cannot leave the country with a child unless they have the permission of the other parent. As far as I remember you have to present the birth certificate and my dad had to provide a notarized letter from my mother to take me on vacation outside the country.
They take this very seriously, my kids needed me to be physically present and sign off on the time/nature of their trip out of country. If you think your foreign spouse will take the kids, file immediately and file for a temporary restraining order.
@@jonanderson5137 It's been a long time since i've been through this system like 27 years. From what i remember if she shares that she is planning to take your kids and flee from the country notify customs and a lawyer to stop it. If you're dumb enough to go back to China right now with your family and she files there you're fucked. If you divorce in the US you will be guaranteed visitation with your children however if you file in China you will be a single man with no kids. So think about that when you need to be present.
Thank you for letting me know. I only left China for 2 years. I still can’t believe that my hometown has become like this! It looks horrible! Should I go back? I really miss my parents!!!
I'm in South Africa and would give anything to get out of here, but I can't really afford it. Working remotely now dud to covid might havd changed the dynamics a bit, hopefully I can keep my job and go live in a cheap country somewhere.
@@weetbix4497 If you are white and the situation is getting really bad, please research Botswana and Namibia where the situation appears to be more peaceful than SA. If you have IT or other skills, it may be worthwhile to apply for a Canadian Visa as well.
@@weetbix4497 I heard that New Zealand is eager to have people settle there, especially if you have some useful skills. Indonesia is very nice as well and fairly stable. Of course you're pretty much stuck where you are until the pandemic is over.
China’s beautiful and amazing just ignore the politics and be super respectful if you feel the need to talk to people and you’ll have a blast. It you want trouble you can find it easy, if you want beauty it’s there
@@ThePlckle It's not possible to "ignore the politics" because it affects every facet of life in China. You are forbidden access to tons of outlets, sharing tons of information, strictly censored, etc. Beyond politics, it has all the problems that comes with mass poverty, lack of sanitation, clean air, poor infrastructure, extreme violations of human rights, and then some.
Chinese tourist destinations and good looking people(both inside out) are some things you should never miss if you ignore the influence of the ccp inside china. Ofcourse I'm not encouraging you to turn a blind eye to chinas issues but china can be very beautiful if you look at it in another angle
@@vladivanov5500 aside from the censorship(which is the worst in china, just next by north korea) other third world countries nearby like the pakistan, bangladesh, nepal, philippines, indonesia, cambodia, laos have it worst. China is an ideal tourist destination if you do not look at it politically when you visit as a tourist
Vlad Ivanov if you go to China as a tourist the ccp will basically shield you from all the bullshit to make China look better. It’s really not that hard to look past most of your issues. The worst things that you can’t ignore would be sanitation by the locals and it can be dangerous if you’re doing stupid stuff or in a very bad area. Everything you see in serpantza vids tell us all these negative truths, but I look at them more as a “hey, China fix this.” China is amazing and amazingly shitty if you want it to be
You NEED to get on Joe Rogan. It would be an amazing episode. I've thought this ever since watching your friendly motorcycle vlogs. But now more than ever as all of this dirty laundry is airing, I think you'd be able to tell a very important story for many to hear. Best of luck and stay safe!
Absolutely hilarious... 11:24 "I'm not surprised that the woman involved in the accident was Chinese". Here in Houston, home of the first Chinese Embassy Closing... Yay! We call it DWA... Driving While Asian.
Until you have to respond to a call reporting a suspicious person legally fishing a the coast legally wearing a kevlar vest and a longrifle who eventually gets trespassed from the site which outrageously even seems to be legal. 😏
Well said S i think youre pissing the ccp off.We have a large population that hasent been aware of the ways of our world... The pandemic awaken the multitude. your timing is excellent.thanks for educating us.. . ..I hope your wife stays here .
Two nice stories from China. I forgot my phone in a taxi. The taxi driver called the last called number and I got it back. It was late at night and the taxi driver asked for 100rmb to drive back downtown, which I gladly payed. Another time, I forgot my backpack on the subway in Shanghai, I panicked and tried to locate it to no avail. A random good samaritan called me 4 hours later, my number was on a form in my backpack, which was very lucky. He waited over an hour for me to ride back downtown and pick it up and didn’t want anything for his help. Bearing in mind, neither one of these times I had anything very valuable.
So how long till all the chinese trolls come out in force from the title? Love your videos it's very interesting to see this kind of perspective about the truth of china.
Chinese Idiom "Desease enters from your mouth, trouble comes from your mouth."病從口入，禍從口出 ---- Shut Up ⚠️ Thank you for speaking out. Take care and stay safe ❤️
Part of the reason people don't help is 1. Most scams are looking for people who are willing to help where they may tell a sad story and their gang surrounds u 2. If you help someone at accident spot the police may try to frame you. 3. If its a brawl, you might get attacked
