Why I'm Leaving China…Honest Thoughts on Traveling Shanghai! 

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re: all the security cameras on the streets - if you are not a drug dealer or want to kill random people, who is insane enough to watch you 24/7? How egocentric could one be?

Generally, in China, you won't have any problems if you just mind your own business and don't try to cause trouble. There are instances in the west where that isn't true especially if you're the wrong ethnicity or color

TBH, I would not agree that Bangkok is on the same par with Shanghai, except for its international influence... The city infra outside of the center area(even in most central parts) is not comparable to even most 3rd tier cities in China. In the night, it looks super busy and interesting when the neon lights are on, but in the day, you see wires entangled in a mess everywhere, stinky river branches that flow into Meinan river, super noisy, road conditions not good(but already quite good compared to many other south asian cities). After all, Thailand looks like a "paradise" for western people(especially men) to have some chill moments but from my perspective , it is a new reflection of "colonization", rich Thai people get richer by matching needs and providing service for tourists while poor people struggle or even compete to make ends meet(Massage/h is around 8 dollars while it can be as low as 6.5 dollars if there are several competitors on the same street). But in China, people feel confident and we don't need to do anything to cater to these needs from the non-local people I have been to most major cities in the world and I am very confident that Shanghai is among top 3 in the world in terms of most key factors to evaluate the competitiveness and livability of a city, we are living in the next level and Bangkok is absolute not, it is just a paradise for carnivals and for temporary visitors, so to speak It is hard to find a nice car in even Bangkok, like BMW 5 series or Mercedez E class are quite rare but are ubiquitous in Shanghai. An interesting fact, Many of the companies in Shanghai are offering the same salary as in Europe and Chinese people love to save money... If you go outside of Bangkok, you would probably end up being in tropical forests or beaches and nothing more, and it is so hard to reach since the trains are so infrequent and slow, in China, you can literally to most of the destinations you want by bullet train. BTW, HangZhou, which is another neighboring city of Shanghai ,is way more interesting and famous than SuZhou, be sure to check that out and spend 3-4 days over there. In China, the landscape is so various like in America, China has a lot to offer more than merely big cities. If you go to the west part of China, say ChengDu, and drive 2 hours west bound, you will be able to see some of the most elevated glaciers in the world. If you go South, say Hainan island, I would say you will feel very similar vibes and facilities as you would see in any other famous beach destinations in the world. If you go North in winter, you will see some of the most beautiful snow world like in Alaska. The list goes on... But in terms of variety of entertainment and the international vibe, Bangkok tops the world.

If you are a foreigner and you use your own roaming network, you can still access to all these western social media apps like Whatsapp, Facebook, RU-vid..etc. Microsoft apps can be used in China at all times without VPN, that's because they agree to put their servers in China, whereas the other social media apps are not willing. All countries require foreign social apps to have their servers installed locally for security reason. Thats what Tiktok did in US.

Dude, you talked so much without getting to the point! Not cool!

Hey Dany thanks for your amazing videos of China. As a Chinese I agree on your idea about the soft freedom in our society, I feel less strict social manners here in the air than in Japanese, Singaporean or maybe Korean societies. I think maybe that’s because we have a large population and everybody prefers to chill in his or her own way (and imagine those preferences multiple to 1.4 billion lol) . Chinese people and culture are super diverse and thus can be hard to define. Next time you gotta explore more places such as Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Xi’an and my home city Chongqing. They are all interesting cities that can represent China in different unique ways. Hope you enjoy your stay in Seoul:))

Have you ever thought about why Chinese people are reluctant to talk about politics with foreigners? Or why they don't like to talk about politics with white Europeans and Americans? It's because media outlets such as BBC and CNN have been conducting malicious interviews and editing interview content for decades. This has led Chinese people to be very cautious when it comes to discussing politics with these media outlets, making them reluctant to engage in relevant discussions with European Americans. In fact, if you are from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, or Latin America, Chinese people would not be so cautious. The reason why Chinese people are unwilling to discuss politics with Indians, Europeans, or Americans is because the media from these regions have been spreading rumors and slandering China for a long time.

Interesting to hear how these foreign tourists especially from the west talking about freedom in China. They always mess up political “freedom” with real freedom just like their media. London has really high cctv cameras per km2 which people hardly complain or mention it. In terms of daily life, China has more freedom like the west. Are you allowed to drink alcohol on the street in London or New York? You certainly can do it in China.

Hey Dany, thanks for sharing your experience and opinions over Shanghai and Suzhou. German passport holders already enjoy 15-day visa-free entry in addition to 144-hour visa-free transit in China.

20+ years ago I went to Shanghai for the first time, make it the point that I would spend the next 2 years travel all over Shanghai(my job needed me to travel to Shanghai a lot), 20+ years later I still haven't finish Shanghai, not because of the size, it's rather the non stop changing of everything, the places I went 2 years before is now became something else, so I've been to Shanghai for 20+ years and yet I'm still exploring.

Thank you Dany for sharing your experience in China, and I really enjoyed, both your narratives and images are superb. Expect more from you, and be more fruitful for your future endeavor.

Come on Danny do we have any privacy in America today at all.? First of all all internet activity is completely monitored. 2. Every channel you turn they know on your TV. 3. Anyone who has a smart phone they know your location at all times . Anyone that has cars made after 2015 all vehicles have a located device to track you where you have been a d are. People are picked up from homes and charged with false cases at times. I can go on it will be too long for busy people to read. You just have to have faith yourself Danny and you have nothing to fear. Try Malaysia it's like the old 80s American you will like it there better. Good luck back home.😊

Able to vlog everywhere without offending someone is surely a plus in china public area

Ukrainian? well, China actually has good relationship with your country as well as Russia. Feel so sorry for your country, that is a disaster.

China did not block some popular America apps such as RU-vid, Facebook, Twitter etc. You cannot access them in China is because they do not operate in China because they refused to obey Chinese laws regarding Internet such as having to keep China users' data in China, so they opted not to enter Chinese market on their own will.

The clickbait on this one is next level

寒雨连江夜入吴，平明送客楚山孤。 洛阳亲友如相问，一片冰心在玉壶。

Real and objective point of view. Have a good time.

I think the main reason you leaving China is … VISA ended😂 China is a developing country and indeed there are problems pending to resolve. Try ignoring them and enjoy your trip. Those problems do not really matter for you as a tourist 😉

Thank you for sharing Dany 👍🤍

welcome to china all the time!!

Dany Dev-Thank you for sharing your adventure in China that oriented us what China can offer ,it’s beautiful city nice vlog.

Hi Dani- If you recall I go to China and the Philippines. Your VLOGING, editing and camera views as so well done. ~Peter

Aww amazing video, you made me miss Shanghai even more than i already did haha!

Well, China is like a giant rapidly growing company. It offers lots of opportunities, great working environment, salary can be doubled in a short time, etc. The managers in all levels DO take advices from employees otherwise the company won't grow this fast, but you shouldn't expect that they want you to stand in the lobby shouting about how bad the managers/CEOs are. For employees, if a company offers great paycheck, nice working environement and a promising future, i doubt if any wants to stand in public or posts on company's website with harsh comments about the CEOs. For outsiders maybe criticizing their CEO is important, but for those employees who actually working there, not so much

It is a little hard to follow you, you need to narrow down your points. It is not the problem that Chinese don‘t speak English, many young people speak English well.

Hey, your vlogs about Shanghai are aesthetic, professional and impressive, particularly the one about the Peace Hotel. Looking forward to your more videos about the country hopefully in very near future. Maybe you can take us to some sand dunes in Dunhuang north west China which are totally insane and wild to my eyes. (Just saw it from a girl's vlog that i could hardly believe it real)

it's not an "influence". it was colonization, which is why so many concessions are in Shanghai.

You are often fantasize about someone trying to harm you. This is a psychological problem.

Next time you need to do more research before you go, pick better weather, avoid national holidays. Lesson learned on my 1st visit 10 yrs ago. Otherwise, you'll run into getto of China with crowds (that is if there is any :D). I just got back after 2 weeks. The cleanliness, friendliness, safeness and the luxury ($150 for 5-6 star hotel w/ 2 minute walk breakfast bar/happy hour), robots on the street and in the mall doing cleaning, took a cab without driver, never used any paper money. Paid grocery with no one in sight using my face! TOO many WTF moments. I want to go back next year for sure. Yes. People have no idea until they go there.

Thanks for sharing. China always welcomes!

Watching this video from the Pihilippines.

Your title makes no sense, of course you will leave because you don't live in China, you are just a tourist.

You wasted 75% of thr video on totally mundane and irrelevant topics and the the roots and origins of Chinese culture, instead having a tight and focused and distilled script to narrate the video, on why are really loving China. That is def8 Italy not going to help acquire more followers. Total waste of viewers time !

Dany.. you look weird and sound weird this time. You just bla, bla, bla without saying anything.

I'm in Suzhou. I can drive you around, if come to Suzhou again.

Not doing video with Bryanca?!? Missing you both. She's in shanghai too

Welcome to China again after this trip. We don't mind pointing out the shortcomings of our trip, and we hope to point out more shortcomings, as long as our views remain objective and fair.

Thank you for sharing！

I hope you come back to see more of China. Maybe some of the "smaller" cities or head out to western China. I think that will help give you an overall vibe of the country.

Welcome to visit China again. China is like Middle-earth in The Lord of the Rings, with countless different ethnic groups and unique cultures. There are more than 30 different ethnic groups in Yunnan, countless mysterious virgin forests in Guizhou, and snow-capped mountains, deserts, and Zhongsha City in Xinjiang. There is a sea view like the Maldives. Your visit this time has only opened a small fragment of the world map of this mysterious world.

You are probably the only RU-vidr that I have subscribed went to SuZhou. I probably recommend spending more time there exploring the gardens and food. I only spent one and half days there last time due to tight schedule. Will definitely be back.

Your honest take on Shanghai is refreshing. What ultimately led to your decision to leave?

Thanks god you left China, so other tourists can have chance to visit China joyfully.

I am glad you enjoyed most things in China. I couldn't imagine the mid to high 30s weather with humidity is endurable. The best time is Autumn imo.

English may not be your native tounge but your English is very clear and you are very fluent at it, at least from my viewpoint as a Filipino.

As you said you were Ukrainian how could you explain Slavic people in general are cold and distant, my opinion is there is something against western culture because they felt left behind and some remains of communism when smiling was suspicious

China does not just have SH. I reckon u should visit more cities for its natural beauty than modernity and metropolitan.

🙂❤👍 Thank You Danny Stay Safe in Ukraine Safe Travels🙂❤👍Watching from NB Canada 🙂❤👍

Really enjoyed these China videos. Thanks for sharing mate

At least China have no racism,in eastern Europe ,a lot country have very serious racism!!!

With a population of 1.4 billion in China, resistance to public regulation by a small group of people can lead to a multitude of problems. as you said, the pedestrians who run red lights are monitored on the roads, etc. ...

Next time go to Yunnan province! The best of best after I been to so many places in China!

Difficult to get your point from your talking , you talked a lot in this video.

Dany enjoy your departing china humor and help ease up the anxiety of being in china, your videos help calm the fears.. thanks for going and taking the risk for all of us....

Nooooooo. Why you leaving so soon ❤

Needing a VPN in China is over blown. The Internet in China is amazing without western apps

This is dishonest anyway..

The subtitles on your video cannot be translated into the Chinese language. The reason may be that the wrong method or software was used when editing the video. In the previous video, it was no problem to choose Chinese simplified characters, but this time the subtitles are no longer visible in traditional Chinese characters. It is a pity that we cannot know the content of the words in this episode. 😅

哈哈，中国很大，不要总是太把自己当回事，也没人跪下求着你来，管好你自己吧

Mr. Cutie is leaving，my heart is broken. 🥹By the way，perhaps you could come to Xi An to visit the Terracotta Army next time，where they have audio guides available in English.🥰

Thank you for telling the truth and look forward to seeing you back to China again! You did rambled on....which the video is half as long.

非常棒的空拍景象🎉

Good video editing but shallow narrative about the city/people/culture. Dig deeper next time.

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Hi Dany, has anyone ever told you that you look like the Sprouse twins? Look up Cole and Dylan Sprouse. I think the similarity is mostly the eyes. You could be brothers. 😄

I wish europe had more cameras on the streets. Europe became dangoures

Ironically your sponsor PIA does not even properly work inside China.

Soft freedom vs hard freedom A bit confusing.

I think, u are beeing better of, outside of China

Great video!!

I know this thumbnail! This was taken in Manila, last year I think 🤣🤣🤣. Dany why you so lazy go make a proper thumbnail 😂😂😂.

come Malaysia

Hope you coming back soon.

支持你们🎉🎉

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China so lovely

you are secretly monitoring others with your camera as well，if you really don’t feel comfortable for being monitored, ask people shown in your video for consent before upload their faces to the public.

Itd not a cultural question its a question of IQ..

Talking too much have no point!where are you from?

you need views to make money. we know we know.

When you are out walking, you have been SEEN, if being seen is the issue stay within your mom's basement 😊

Welcome back to China again😀

PIA doesn't work in China lol

Welcome back to China again

Dany, I really enjoyed your China series. I recently travelled to Shanghai as well for the first time and had the same thoughts as you! Really liked it. I appreciate your honest content, can't watch those "the people are so nice, the food is amazing" people anymore. I have yet to go to a city where the people are not nice and yet to find a city where I can't eat any food I want lol. Anyway when you said Shanghai was a top 3-5 city for you I actually had the same thoughts after my trip. Before my trip my top 3 cities were Singapore, Bangkok, and Hong Kong, but after my trip I replaced Hong Kong with Shanghai. I think as someone in my late 20's Shanghai/Bangkok could be an interesting place to be and after passing 35, can't argue that Singapore would be a nice comfortable place to be based.

The airport looks quiet and with few people/passengers.

Google is monitoring you don't be a naive😂

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好帅哦❤

move to sweden please!!!!!

How i can tell if a Chinese friend is REALLY a friend. When they tell me the bad things about their country and especially the government. I had a CCP member in my company. We went bike ride through the city and he gave me the CCP's version of how great everything is. As we rode, I showed him the truth in a tactful way- 1 or more blocks from the tourist areas. The next day, he thanked me for showing him and enlightening him, and he shared what we did with the company. I never say the West is better, but I do show what it is REALLY like "behind the scenes." Typically really contrary to what information they are fed.

I prefer countries with diversities being a American Canadian. Im not sure if I can live long term in a country with a big homogeneous population. Besides North America, I like being in Europe and South East Asia. Love your videos.

CHINA 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳！

SEOUL just like another Chinese city.

i live in china. another foreigner. stop following you.

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Very fair comments about Shanghai

Dany is a real one