What I Really Thought About China 我的中国印象之旅 

Good, truthful video about life in China. No graffiti, no panhandlers, no homeless, no tent cities ... and no gunshots! China is all about safety, stability and prosperity.

China is the #1 safest country in the world. Also the most convenient public transportation. Oh, the best food too! Absolutely amazing.

I have only been in China for one year, but during this year, I did not see a homeless person. China really feels like the future.most of people in the west can't even tell where Asia is , let alone the difference between Asian countries.A big challenge ahead but I hope you will succeed.But honestly, seeing is believing. China has even more people than US. Not to mention, minimal violent crime, strict drug laws and a law biding society. We all have a lot to learn from China!Bless you.

As a Chinese in NYC, seeing this is a fresh breeze of air. That's why I sent my daugter back to China to grow up.

I have been living in Australia for a decade , i personally think China has a better environment for children to grow up compare to the west. Australia is considered as a safe country , but you dont feel that safe when you walk alone at night in the city or not. In China , i never worry about safety issue , there just not that many crazy people around .

China's infrastructure construction is undoubtedly the best in the world, and it is also the country with the fastest technological development. China has now launched autonomous taxis, autonomous buses, and robot restaurants, all of which have amazed people around the world.

As a Chinese, it is not recommended to give tips. This behavior in a culture without tipping will cultivate unrealistic expectations among service staff and have a negative impact on the overall level of service in society. In fact, Chinese service staff's salaries are entirely provided by their employers, and they have their own internal systems for improving service quality and training, so there is no need to provide tips. However, if during daily tourism activities, you encounter elderly vendors who work hard to sell their products, it is worth encouraging to provide them with some tips as appropriate, but it is not necessary and there should be no moral pressure.

No homeless in the stations, no gun violence, no criminals left alone to do their crime, rampant theft like in America, no drugs whatever, and laws are there and they will be strictly enforced to the letter, no ifs and buts. How I wish it is the same here in the greatest nation in the world, America! How I wish me and my family can live in China! Only thing we can do now is to visit only.

China is safe for me and my kids, that's my number one big deal and its safe 24/7

Security and safety checks are there for the protection of everyone. Freedom is not free without safety. Freedom is US, but can a woman walk alone at night in the US?? If the answer is no then there is no freedom. Freedom and personal safety go hand in hand.

Regarding safety vs privacy: Having studied in the US for almost 7 years, when I went back to China I was actually not used to the changes at first. But after a short while I started to realize, as long as I'm doing anything illegal (which I have no need or interest), the authorities don't care a thing. The difference between the two countries is huge, especailly regarding the trust in authorities. Here in China people generally trust them and know they are here to help, of course it's not built in one day. That's why it's so difficult for Americans or someone from the west to understand, it really is a culture thing. The safety you get if not just from the strict rules, but also a trust that had been built for so long. You don't tread the line, I respect you. That's why people in China will only feel safe when there's police around. There's also the comparison between "individual freedom" and "collective freedom". About tipping, tbh that's the one thing I hated most when I lived in US. I prefer to have everything priced before me. Why should I tip when the food is so average even if the service is good? In the US eating outside might be about the service, but in China eating is eating. If you want better service in China you go to the fancier places, or if you don't care about interacting with people, many restaurant can order with phone, or get delivery.

What people sometimes forget to emphasize when talking about China's wonderful infrastructure is that this is all for the people. Well-built subways, high speed rail, highways, and bridges mean safe, affordable, fast, and efficient transportation for the masses. That is an investment (to the tune of trillions) in the people. And that demonstrates unequivocally China's commitment to the lives and livelihood of its citizens.

Having been to China many times traveled by high speed train and private car, comparing my experience to yours I would say that you have been to the upscale tourist areas and have missed the areas that I fell in love with in China the everyday country people, seeing not only the present modern China, I was in the areas that are the ancient China. Because I hosted so many Chinese Children in the USA, I spent a lot of time visiting my kids, most are grown up today and yet there parents called me family by the end of my visits. I look forward to your next video about what you didn't like about China.

Beautiful lady. 😍 Laws are strict, enforcement and crime prevention are tight in China. This is what most Americans and Europeans do not like. (Asians have no objection to this.) But when you have 4 times the population of the United States and you want a conducive environment for the people to live and for the country to progress, strict law enforcement is the only way to go.

I agree with your content. China is safe and convenient. Plus with awesome food. Downside is my family always gain weight when we are there. Just endless choices of different Chinese cuisines from various parts of China……….I also thought I knew so much about Chinese foods. But I was really clueless.

Americans focus on "my rights". Chinese focus on "my responsibilities". Americans often tolerate but dont accept. Chinese often accept but don't tolerate. These are small important differences.

The tipping culture in the United States are getting out of control nowadays. Checkout systems push you 18%+ tip options even you just buy a bottle of drinks or order a takeout. I really don't like it.

I visited Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. My experience was very similar to this video, except I caught one person try to pickpocket me in Nanjing. My friend told me from her dialect/accent she was from a far away province. Also, when you are slightly out of the city areas little kids like to just drop their pants and do their dirty on the sides of the roads sometimes but I kind of found that funny and endearing. In my trip to NYC, the subway was loud and disgusting, there were a lot of mentally ill/homeless, and in my case about a dozen different groups of black and Hispanic people trying to scam, mug, or aggressively beg for money from my wife and I in about just as many days. I had no idea it was so bad in the city, I lived just an hour and a half away on Long Island but never found much interest in visiting.

I am looking forward to your next video. I hope you can point out the shortcomings of China, so that we can correct and make progress.

in Indiana, U.S even tho i tipped 30%, i get really bad service, that's why i only use ubereats now, cause i can't stand bad service

About tip: 1. In ancient China in the feudal system era, tipping was allowed under some special circumstances, but the class status of the people who accepted the tip must be relatively low 2. China is a socialist system now, and people are equal in the concept of communism. Therefore, the waiters in state-owned stores in the past were called salespersons. Sometimes buying goods feels like causing trouble to others. 3. Tipping is an exploitative means of capitalism to shift the obligation to pay 4. The price bureau's laws on commodities stipulate that commodities must be marked with a price, and the marked price is the final purchase price, including taxes, 5. When buying goods (such as food) in China, you don’t need to declare tax because the price of the goods itself includes tax, so sometimes you need to fill in the tax refund list online. For example, the income obtained from publishing vlogs on bilibili has actually been tax deducted. For example, you The income is not high or the family has many children In China, the tax has been deducted at the sales end, so when foreigners leave the country, they can apply for a tax refund in some cases. In addition, in China, except for banks, the toilets of any government department or shops and hotels must be open to the public for free, only a few toilets are charged, and the government has administrative requirements for the opening of toilets

See! If y'all just take a moment to get to know us Chinese people then y'all will see that we are not the monsters that y'all thought that we were.

Thanks for share your experience in China, enjoy your video..

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the service in China is for much large crowd, that is why the staff are busy doing their job and donot converse too much. And let alone tipping is not prevailling in China. That is quite fair and you do feel better as a customer in China, cause you pay what you expect, no tipping and tax is included in the price. Tipping went crazy in US after pandamic.

That’s awesome I’m from Guangzhou living in Arkansas..

food, culture, huge city, new technology, friendly people...

My view about tipping is that it has been abused by the employer to pay low wages to their service staff.

In Chinese restaurant, waiter expect you to actively interact with them if you need anything. like wave them to come to your table or just speak up to any of the staff. Is really different from the states, that the waiter is the active one. Since in china staff are not assigned to a particular table of customers.

Interesting. Good video work.

First of your videos I've watched. Very impressive. Thanks. I miss Taiwan so much. Been to the mainland three times but I still prefer Taiwan.

Awesome video, very informative 👏 👍 🍀🙏

Love your work! Thank you as I learnt something new today.

you are a right and honest man, I like you and respect you 👏, may the Lord bless you.

I live in Qingdao. It has over 300 KM of subway. Although I rarely take it, it's nice to know we have it. Subway make it so much easier for visitors to get around the city.

Thank you. It’s nice to know the other side of the real story. I never been there but I always wanted to go to Beijing.

Looking forward to your videos very interesting and informative 🎉 ❤

I have only discovered your channel today to which I have subscribed. I found your video very genuine and refreshing. Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️👍

So when you use credit card and the card companies or the government would not know how you spend your money?

Delicious food and safey place in China. Welcome to China. Enjoy it.

This is the difference between China and the US. China deals in how to materially improve people's lives. The US deals in abstract concepts of freedom which doesn't actually exist for most people. Freedom in China is being adequately mobile, clothed, fed, housed and educated.

if the travel is "middle" distance, let's say 1000km, if there is a bullet train, its more convenient than flying. a 1000km bullet train trip may take 4~6 hours, but the check in procedure takes far less time than flying, and the train station is usually in the city, and the airport is usually out of city. but I still prefer flying for a trip over 1500km, or when bullet train take more than 3hours compared to flying.

欢迎你还有其他和你一样友善的美女们来中国游玩！

What is one thing that you LOVE about China?🤔

Great points. More foreigners should let others know their experiences in China.

It's good that they are harsh with crime. I'm American and I wish American justice system was more harsher, more strict, more like China's. I live in a more wealthier part of California I would say, but if I drive a few miles in either direction, I suddenly feel like I have to look over my shoulders often. The tipping thing is crazy to me, cause a lot of people here in the US depend of tips for their lively hood. It makes me wonder, if China can survive without tips, why can't the US?? Its mind boggling.

Thanks for sharing.

It is recommended to go to Shu nan Bamboo Sea and CHUAN XI Bamboo Sea in Sichuan for vacation. The ancient buildings, huge bamboo forests and bamboo forest food there are very Chinese. It is also the location for Hollywood, Kung Fu Panda, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Mulan.

Tipping is rare in East Asia.

13:59 I just found that your hotel in Shenzhen happen to be 1 block away from my home. 😂 Guess that is probably why RU-vid’s algorithm recommends me your video.

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Thanks, that was fun to watch , almost like I was there.

Thank you for your insights❤

as a foreigner how did you get the wechat pay? I am really curious about it.

Paper money are filthy! So I much prefer paying with my phone. In the US, we have another problem: Tipflation! Everybody is expecting a tip. And when paying with my phone, I have to choose tipping (15%, 20% and 25%) and no tip and sign. The US government does know approximate how much money its citizens have and how they are getting them and where the money go.

No homeless laying in the street

Tipping in North America is getting out of hand! It's border line tax evasion if you think about it. Say a Californian waitress who earns $15.50/hr (California's minimum wage) waited on a birthday party whose final bill came to $1000. With the ongoing tipping percentage of 20%, she would earn a nicely sum of $200 which is more than the wages her employer would pay her for that day. Now most food industry servers that i know of don't declare tips as their earnings when filing for taxes, they are avoiding a big chunk of income taxes, which is nice i suppose. Not if you're the taxman.

It is totally unbelievable, such a big country with the world largest population can manage the country so well in term of economic, social, environment and security.

How long did you spend in China? What city did you visit?

As a Chinese American living in the US, I'll inevitably retire to China - that is a given! However, I'm curious why some non-American foreigners living in China speak English like a native American with practically no accent. Are you from America?

As a Canadian living in China, I once got into an argument with a Chinese family because I was being the mad Canadian. All of a sudden, the grandfather hit me in the neck so I hit him back with one punch and cut his eyebrow open. I had to go to the police station and I learned the law in China is that it doesn’t matter who started the fight. If u injure the other party, u need to pay his medical expenses. So basically there is no win in fighting in China. If u win, u pay. If u lose, u go to the hospital. That’s why culturally, Chinese don’t really fight much.

enjoy everything there ，quality and affordable safety.

You can still use cash everywhere if you want to in China. Even if it looks like everyone is using apps, you can just tell them you want to use cash. The one thing I noticed when I first arrived here is that there is no graffiti. I am not opposed to graffiti if it's artistic, but where I come from it's just horrible and trashy, and it's everywhere. I think that Chinese people could do better when it comes to not littering, but all the cities are super clean, because they have an army of workers cleaning them.

Tipping culture is really an anglo saxon thing. US, Canada, UK, Austrilia...etc.. I don't think tipping is a thing in France or Germany, except tourist area. It just a ploy the employers pull to make a merchandise appears lower than it is, at the risk of employee's income. Same as the pricing system ending .99

There's a difference between the tier 1 (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen) and the tier 3 or 4 cities(population and money). But even in the poorer and smaller cities/provinces the local governments really try to make a better life for the people. It's being done by installing/building public toilets (something very much lacking here in the west), parks and infrastructure. The infrastructure is incredible and high speed trains are fast, cheap, reliable, comfortable and frequent. Some homeless/crazy people do exist ofcourse, these are mostly people who don't have a (local) family to fall back upon.

The traffic, especially the electric scooters are really out of control. Ignore red lights, run the opposite way, run in the pedestrian lane, no helmet etc. It is the biggest problem.

You were in Shaanxi province and Beijing!

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你真的很漂亮，感觉你对中国的评价，让更多人了解中国。

Security and safety checks are there for the protection of everyone. Freedom is not free without safety.

The positive side of having an extensive surveillance system I guess.

How to setup WeChat pay or Alipay before u go to China?

Why not mention the beautiful infrastructure in China, you don't like it???????( like the driverless modern subway system etc)💖💖💖❤❤❤💛🧡🧡

歡迎主持親臨來到中國，體驗一切事物，把中國的真實一面分享給全世界!謝謝!

Fair social order and justice is practiced only in China. Oddly China is singled out for its low human rights record. Democracy prescribes for majority rule but individual freedom is often accorded to selected group to override public interest. It’s time ladies in West ask their governments their entitlement to a peaceful evening stroll on the streets.

I'm not a big fan of the tipping culture, as it allows businesses to their staff lower wages. Service should be included in the cost of the food, not something that's an added extra to top up wages. In the UK it's as expected as it is in the US, and it's one of things I like about China. Food wise, Chinese food we can buy from takeaways and restaurants in the West are generally recipes that have been changed to meet the palate of the country. I discovered this after marrying my wife who's from Shenyang, then even more so when I first visited China. The choice in China is vast each province will have it's own specialities that you won't find in other parts of the country. If you're a food lover then China definitely has to be on your bucket list of places to visit, likewise Japan and Korea.

Good lord that food looks mouth watering 😮. I want to go

Other than improvement in the Chinese living, culture may be factors that made the difference, unlike western culture, the Chinese are willing to accept relatives in difficulty.

If you have any gripes about life in China you obviously live in your own fantasy world, clean, prosperous, crime free, politically stable, clean, an example to the rest of the world.

Nice

Freedom from fear and affordable living is the no 1 consideration for me. No brainer really.

thank you for exposing the truth

Father’s Day yesterday the bill was 520 and the tip was mandatoried around 80 bucks. Nuts here in the US

no tipping is great. Inflation is already making it hard to eat out... tipping is another 20% on top of that.. WHy couldn't the employers pay fairly in the West? service person would come to ask "how is it?" simply to get tips...

the littble rabbits are so lovely and full of life 🥰

I understand that you pay using Wechat Pay from your mobile? How did you do that as a foreigner? I had thought that a foreigner would need a China's bank account in order to open a Wechat Pay account, and you need to be a permanent resident in order to open a Chinese bank account. I will be visiting China again and am interested in paying for my purchases there using my mobile, as this is definitely more convenient. During my previous trip several years ago, I had used AliPay whereby the apps help tourists to open a temporary one month account in a Shanghai bank. You can then transfer your money using your international credit card into your AliPay account. A month after your travel to China, if you have any leftover money in your Alipay account, it will be automatically transfer back to your credit card account. Unfortunately, this service is now not available and I am struggling to find an alternative.

I had never been to China before. I was even a bit nervous when I was there during leave and saw armed Communist soldiers in Hong Kong. Since then, I have returned and with a better understanding of the situation. I went to Shenzen and was even more impressed there during Chinese New Years Celebration. Truly a modern city. Next year, I planned a trip to Guilin and stayed at Waterfall Hotel. At one point an old man with a cane approached me and held out his hand. A nearby policeman scolded him before a man in a black suit approached, threw his cane away and scolded him. My last wish on my bucket list is The Great Wall, Tianamen Square and Teraacotta Warriors..

very good👍🏻

My question is how to make you not hungry? 🤣🤣 Love your video 💕💕

You are in China's third largest city and my hometown: Guangzhou, there is a Chinese saying: Food in Guangzhou, you know?

Nice footage. Predictions about the dislikes for those from another culture - dense population and buildings in many areas (simply too many people and too many buildings and not enough public spaces), loud in public spaces, and, depending on your preference, local people can be too warm-hearted to break the bubble of privacy. They may ask whether you are married or what/how you do for a living even they are purely strangers that you won’t ever meet again in your life. And damn, almost everyone works 😂too hard! No matter at work or in the school. And those fast drivers and stunt delivery guys!

英语说的真好！

just to give you guys a idea how safe china is my dads, good friend stole a black and white tv in the 1980,s ,which was the only tv in the whole village , he got caught and sentence for 30 years in hard labour .

do you recommend any place in China good for the month of June and July. It's hot everywhere in China now

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What a beauty! Gorgeous.

7:08, Welcome to Guangzhou

Life in chima is good

There is no tipping culture in most if not all of Asia. I'm from Singapore and I really cannot get used to the fact that you are EXPECTED to pay out another 20% over and above your bill. That's not a tip, that's psychological blackmail!