7 Culture Shocks I had in China

2024 ж. 17 Мам.
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Hey there everyone, Today I am going to share with you 7 of the most shocking culture shocks I had when I just moved into China. Enjoy!

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  • China is a huge and diverse country with different ethnic groups, languages, cultures and food. If you go to south like Guangzhou, you will see that they love their soups.

    @etlay5684@etlay5684 Жыл бұрын
    • Hahaha I love this comment!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
    • For Guangdonger, soup is the main dish, noodle is decoration.

      @erwingobig1954@erwingobig1954 Жыл бұрын
    • reminds me of hot dry noodles I Wuhan...

      @DescendantofYellowEmperor@DescendantofYellowEmperor Жыл бұрын
    • @@shanghaiandi768 Time to learn Cantonese

      @kaidongliang3483@kaidongliang3483 Жыл бұрын
  • Guess what, Chinese is the most spoken language on earth. Once you can speak Chinese you suddenly can communicate to 1.3 billion more people on earth. Isn't that a cool thing to do?

    @LetsGo-zj9tq@LetsGo-zj9tq Жыл бұрын
    • It's the most spoken language because China is the most populated country in the world.

      @ramosity@ramosity Жыл бұрын
    • @@ramosity thats 1 point.... youre pointing out china and inside china..... outside china there are various other asian or asean countries that read write and consume chinese media and culture...... hk, taiwan, macau, singapore, malaysia, africa XD.... and im just speaking about spoken language..... im not even referring to cultural tv or beliefs then that would widen and include vietnam, thailand, cambodia, indonesia etc...... language is just one commonality..... for example food, chopsticks and everyone has even heard of the monkey king even in south america.... obviously my point is pointing to the wider issue happening with the west! and your point stating that china is the most populated is definitely one reason why china is the hub of the world

      @antwango@antwango Жыл бұрын
    • 1.5 bln would be closer to the truth... or even 1.4..... and thats not including the 10M native chinese outsde of china or non native that also happen to align with chinese language and culture not of chinese descent...... 1.3 is indias population!

      @antwango@antwango Жыл бұрын
    • @@antwango The point is majority of those who speak Chinese are Chinese/partly Chinese whether they are from Mainland or outside China

      @ramosity@ramosity Жыл бұрын
    • @@ramosity You misunderstood my point buddy.

      @LetsGo-zj9tq@LetsGo-zj9tq Жыл бұрын
  • China seems a whole different world to me in a good way ofc. I've seen lot of travel videos in different countries but China always hit different like they've built there own world inside the country. Love to visit there one day

    @sandyyy4842@sandyyy4842 Жыл бұрын
    • Welcome to China🎉🎉

      @chinavalley7230@chinavalley7230 Жыл бұрын
    • well it should be..... do western people who go to other countries just expect another hub for starbucks / maccy ds / kfc etc???? wouldnt it be boring??? holy heck its a nightmare if that was what china turned into thnk god china isnt anything as crazy.... every country should have its own unique flavour..... plus its also a reason there isnt an obesity problem

      @antwango@antwango Жыл бұрын
    • @@antwango well good for you. I Don't know about "Western people ". I'm not from there. I wasn't saying about Western things either 🤔

      @sandyyy4842@sandyyy4842 Жыл бұрын
    • A town in China is equivalent to a nation in Europe, so the whole China is like a scaled down version of the United Nations.

      @jackwang3608@jackwang3608 Жыл бұрын
    • 欢迎

      @user-rq5pv3ef3z@user-rq5pv3ef3z11 ай бұрын
  • In fact, the preference of Chinese people for white skin is a historical phenomenon, as in the past, people who engaged in heavy physical labor were usually outdoors, which led to their skin being very dark. Chinese people, due to their desire to become wealthier people, have led to an aesthetic trend towards white skin. This is also why Europeans initially described Chinese people as "white people like us" when they arrived in China, because their hosts were wealthy people who did not need to work outdoors, so their skin was not tanned, and most of them had white skin

    @user-vx8ex8fb7u@user-vx8ex8fb7u Жыл бұрын
    • The opposite in the west, well modern times really. The tanner your skin it mean the more money you have to go on vacation to somewhere warm.

      @MarkMiller304@MarkMiller30413 күн бұрын
  • Thank you for this excellent video. So clear and informative. Ican’t wait to experience China. I watch all Chinese series on Viki. I especially like the costume dramas, Dynasty and historic series. I also love the language because it is musical and soft. I’ve tried to watch some Korean series which are good but the harshness of the language grates on the ear. At one time I worked for some Chinese people and was amazed to find they had the same sense of humour as us and were such hard workers. I was so impressed. I’m trying to learn the language at the moment but as I am in my 70s, find it very hard, it is fascinating though and very interesting to study more so than any other language. I like the Chinese people I have met and can’t wait to go there where the films are made. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking and huge, I can’t wait to see it.

    @johnstauffer4362@johnstauffer4362 Жыл бұрын
    • Oh, don’t we all love a Chinese palace drama where the imperial consorts and concubines try to poison or kill one another not to mention their constant b1tch fights 😅

      @never4ever386@never4ever386 Жыл бұрын
    • Welcome to China!!!(^・ェ・^)(o^∀^o)

      @Silver23399@Silver23399 Жыл бұрын
    • @@never4ever386 what is better than British killers who burnt Summer Palace and push opium all over China, blood suckers were finally kicked out

      @peterk5981@peterk5981 Жыл бұрын
    • It is very interesting to me that seventy-year-old foreigners like Chinese court dramas. Hahaha. In any case, China welcomes you.

      @user-mo4jh9uw1b@user-mo4jh9uw1b Жыл бұрын
    • @@user-mo4jh9uw1b costume dramas simply means set before modern times. They can be about anything and not necessarily court dramas.

      @never4ever386@never4ever386 Жыл бұрын
  • i was impressed with how clean and safe when visiting Shanghai, high contrast with San Francisco.

    @chunghsia@chunghsia Жыл бұрын
    • They don’t have libberaliism

      @lavish_1717@lavish_1717 Жыл бұрын
    • And it is not only in Shanghai that's clean and safe. Every other cities in China, big or small, are like that too. You won't feel unsafe walking down a quiet street in China, unlike US where crimes like mugging and killing are so common that people take that as a norm. So who have more freedom in this sense? The freedom to go anywhere at anytime in your own country without fearing for the safety of your life. And lets not even talk abt cleanliness. The streets in some US cities, even the big ones, are so filthy that it makes you wonder whether you are really in a 1st world developed country.

      @williamlucas5852@williamlucas5852 Жыл бұрын
    • @@lavish_1717 Yeah freedom is evil, people need to be controlled

      @niavellir7408@niavellir7408 Жыл бұрын
    • ​@@lavish_1717有钱或权利才是绝对自由

      @user-ub9iv2zq2c@user-ub9iv2zq2c11 ай бұрын
    • ​@@lavish_1717Yes, we don't have the freedom to shoot or take drugs, or we don't have the freedom to defecate at subway stations, nothing else is different

      @user-su5yg8sh1p@user-su5yg8sh1p11 ай бұрын
  • I thought the biggest shocks for a foreigner would be the wide use of digital currency, the ease of online shopping and the vast network of high speed bullet trains. Shanghai is the largest metropolitan in China, not exactly representative of the country, go to some of the 3rd, 4th level cities to experience real China. Beijing for example, is very different from Shanghai. Hope you enjoy your stay in China.

    @JingLu8@JingLu8 Жыл бұрын
    • True indeed, I talk about those things in another video, check it out!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
    • The city used to be very crowded because traditionally people all lived in the CBD, however in the past few decades when more and more new MRT lines were built extending to outskirts of the city, the government asked people to relocate to outskirts 2-3 hours from city centre and paid them 3 million to 5 million RMB as compensation depending on the home size and number of people of the family. People were given a choice of either buying a new home with cheaper price or moving to the apartments government built. After people were moved out, government knocked down all the old houses and build skyscrapers, some of the houses demolished were historical and 200-300 years old including these built by Britain and France during 1840-1945 era of international settlements in Shanghai. Shanghai had been ruled by a dozen of western nations and there were British, French, American and Japanese concessions, they were Indian policemen patrolling British concession and Vietnamese policemen patrolling French concession. There were tens of thousands American seamen, Jewish refugees from Europe and Russians living in Shanghai. There is an office building of Korean government in exile in Shanghai after Japan invaded Korea.

      @icebaby6714@icebaby6714 Жыл бұрын
    • @@icebaby6714 Yeah, India was a British colony and Vietnam was a French colony before.

      @kwokholuk8723@kwokholuk8723 Жыл бұрын
    • @@kwokholuk8723 Correct. Great Britain has contributed a great deal in Shanghai’s city development during its 100 year rule in the city’s international settlement from constructing new roads, buildings and tram routes to schools, hospitals, racecourse and ports, most importantly Britain established rules and western legal system in Shanghai. French influence is mainly in French concession but British influence is everywhere. Shanghai was like another Hong Kong in 1930s and 40s.

      @icebaby6714@icebaby6714 Жыл бұрын
    • @@icebaby6714 Wow 😊 Thanks for that new information. Your written presentation is clear ...like the Domino effect.

      @patrickbly4170@patrickbly4170 Жыл бұрын
  • You have just described one city, Shanghai but I guess if you have a chance visiting other cities, big and small, you will have a lot of surprises for your Vblog. China is such a huge country so harmoniously diverse and yet uniform. You will have much to report about.

    @sstchan924@sstchan924 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks! Eventually I will! Have been to many big and small cities here! But not since I started shooting videos, so no records about it 😅

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
    • dont think he should report lol, i think he should just enjoy and maybe document..... i just feel that nearly everyone that is foreign and is in china feels the need to set western records straight..... and sometimes it comes across as box ticking or even propaganda..... it depends how the video is done i suppose...... if he wants to report then report or document.... i dont know i just feel like everyone who goes to china feels like theyre making the same videos answering the same questions over and over and i get there are some questions, issues and topics that are unavoidable because its uniquely china etc like transport in china, like paperless money etc... i dont know... im thinking out loud.... im not suggesting he should or shouldnt do this or that.... i like natural sort of diary vids.... i really like stu from china traveller, i love his channel.... i also like afu and abit of blondie.....

      @antwango@antwango Жыл бұрын
    • so harmoniously diverse and yet uniform,wow, cant find a better way to put it.

      @andyliu7922@andyliu7922 Жыл бұрын
    • you are right but don't ask people to do so

      @user-nu9wl2ob8h@user-nu9wl2ob8h9 ай бұрын
  • Compared to many developing countries, the streets in China are very clean. No homeless people around. Many foreigners living in China have commented that China is very safe country with very low crime rate. People are very friendly too.

    @lionelwong5842@lionelwong5842 Жыл бұрын
    • @@sosoable How many people are killed in Foxconn?

      @lionelwong5842@lionelwong5842 Жыл бұрын
    • @@sosoable Then you tell me. How many people were killed in Foxconn Zhengzhou?

      @lionelwong5842@lionelwong5842 Жыл бұрын
    • @@sosoable But no one is killed there.

      @lionelwong5842@lionelwong5842 Жыл бұрын
    • @@sosoable Many more people died in America from gun violence and covid infection, and many innocent people died countries invaded by US and allies. In fact millions have died.

      @lionelwong5842@lionelwong5842 Жыл бұрын
    • @@sosoable So what? Does it affect the whole country of 1.4 billion people? This is not even a tiny drop in an ocean of 1.4 billion people. Furthermore this is connected to people who are colluding with foreign powers, clamoring for democracy and carrying covert terrorist operations insides China. These are cowards who dare not directly fight with Chinese military but carrying out despicable terrorist attacks on innocent people and stirring up hatred against the authorities.

      @lionelwong5842@lionelwong5842 Жыл бұрын
  • Not all soup dishes the soup is supposed to be eaten. It depends on the dish type. Some soup noodles for example, the soup is equivalent to condiments like soy-sauce, ketchup etc, just used to flavour the noodle but not supposed to be eaten by itself once the noodles' are finished. Some soup noodle the soup is supposed to be finished, because it's not made to be condiment to the dish itself. So be careful, by finishing 'soup' when it's not really soup.

    @flysmask@flysmask Жыл бұрын
    • most soups are not supposed to be eaten, that's why Chinese people don't eat the soup

      @pearlblack9753@pearlblack9753 Жыл бұрын
    • maybe its me, i just finish everything in the bowl..... ive just been taught not to waste.... and i also get that not everything is supposed to be soup, soup base or broth.... which is why that point also stuck out like a sore thumb to me..... chinese do not waste anything.... i mean the majority..... obviously im not saying waste doesnt happen of course its sometimes unavoidable..... i was just shocked when he said "everyone" doesnt finish? and i also have never been to shanghai to know if thats true.... let alone watch every single shanghainese finish their bowl of soup lol but have to point out the difference is im chinese born and bred overseas in the uk but taught not to waste anything and also would point out that my parents would probably say guandong or canton is the area that i would mostly associate with or be familiar with as my parents are from hk and yes they do finish everything etc.... ok disclaimer before theres any crazy misunderstanding.... obviously talking generally when i say we finish everything...... its usually more rare to find plates unfinished unless its bad..... even when people cant finish, theres an option to take the food home.... i think my point is or maybe a few people have cottoned onto the point in the video where it sort of paints chinese or in this case shanghainese people as wasteful when it comes to food? and for me that point is very jarring..... AGAIN ive never been to shanghai personally..... ive only been to hk.... so maybe shanghainese people dont finish everything and is wasteful???? and also disclaimer im aware that some of the foods it would be impossible to finish off everything like say for example the TONS of chillis and chilli oil in a hotpot... thats for the flavour, thats essentally like soy sauce for flavouring or for dipping..... when i see that going to waste its sort of hurts but i understand thats impossible to drink all of it lol.... anyway not a negative comment or whatever i was also coming down the comments wondering if shanghai people waste alot of food lol..... again im chinese but in the uk and have never been to shanghai and this fact alone n the video would be culture shock for me lol!! i would personally WANT to finish everything served to me and not let any of it go to waste.... barring erm big bowls of chillis or chilli oil in a hotpot or dips obviously

      @antwango@antwango Жыл бұрын
    • @antwango 面汤这种喝不完也带不走的就不要硬撑了啊_(:з」∠)_为了节约喝坏肚子就不值得了 老一辈确实比现在的人更有节约意识,这一点确实没错,可能现在都没饿过不知道食物是好的:(

      @resgiramforest6416@resgiramforest6416 Жыл бұрын
    • You really don't have any idea about "Western Food". Take the soupy Chinese beef noodles for example. You get the noodles in a nice beef broth and it cost about 12 - 15 yuan in a small restaurant. In western country, you order that broth as soup and it cost you over USD$10/-. So next time, drink that damn broth.

      @hclau218@hclau218 Жыл бұрын
  • Awesome video and great editing! 👏 The way you speak to us, viewers, is captivating and it makes the vid all the more interesting. 😁 I haven't been to China in over 8 years, so it's cool to see how modern the cities have become!

    @tiny6406@tiny6406 Жыл бұрын
  • I have more experience of Chengdu, which is also a mega city with 21 million people living there. May I add a a couple of things that was a positive experience for me when I first came to Changdu in 2015. It's very clean. - No trash or grafitti. There is none of that. - Well dressed people. Especially the young (maybe up to their fourties) dress very well. No sloppyness, showing their crack, wear down jeans och shoes. Very tidy people. (Except from some who spit in the street. There are more of that than back in Sweden I can tell - Sense of safety. I can walk ANYWHERE in the city and not feel threated by violence. Girls sit in parks after dark doing their homework and noone approach them. And in coffee shops. The chair and tables and be left outside without them getting thrown around, stolen och trashed. They are not chained down at all. And public toilets. Very very clean, atleast in Chengdu. And again, you can go there without someone approaching you. I'm aware that the above is not 100% true all the time. What is your experience? I'm asking the people in the comment section here :)

    @enpappa@enpappa Жыл бұрын
    • haha you just made me miss chengdu even more... nowdays young people on the red or xiaohongshu (a chinese version of Pinterest/insta) promote chengdu as china's berlin becuase of its inclusivity of lgbtq and subculture stuff. weirdly i start to love Chengdu more after i studied aboard in canada...it's just way more fun, energetic, and convenient

      @fightlab6467@fightlab646710 ай бұрын
    • @@fightlab6467 sorry :p

      @enpappa@enpappa10 ай бұрын
    • Chained chairs and table? In what country they are chained? I'm really curious. I'm from Russia and visited only asian countries .

      @Julia1khabarovsk@Julia1khabarovsk9 ай бұрын
    • @@Julia1khabarovsk I live in Sweden.Yes, after closing time tables and chaorvget chained/wired together and locked. Otherwise they most likely get stolen or thrown around and trashed by less lovable people. Seen this in many countries atleast in Europe.

      @enpappa@enpappa9 ай бұрын
    • crack is so fk weird,dude...

      @Aex0496sick@Aex0496sick9 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for your video that was very interesting ! Well done, explained and edited !

    @tse4730@tse4730 Жыл бұрын
  • Not only China, it is popular for the whole East Asia that people prefer whiter skin. For Japan, Korea, Vietnam etc., they have the similar preference.

    @bingli8775@bingli8775 Жыл бұрын
  • Safety , friendliness and amazing food ✌️ ☮️

    @oneplanetearth@oneplanetearth Жыл бұрын
  • Awesome! Thanks for sharing your thoughts😊

    @mariatong2022@mariatong2022 Жыл бұрын
  • Great summary! Keep doing and Share!

    @oceanblue1771@oceanblue1771 Жыл бұрын
  • interesting perspectves! Hope to see more! Thank you!

    @w.z.6062@w.z.6062 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for your videos, they’re great to watch and very insightful! I will be moving to Shanghai in a few months, so these introductions to the city are very useful 👍🏼 Keep them coming!

    @shirleyc3175@shirleyc3175 Жыл бұрын
    • You'll love it

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • Love this video! Your observation is accurate and tbh these are things I never really notice but they are true 😂😂

    @xiaoweihuang7171@xiaoweihuang7171 Жыл бұрын
  • I found the 7th very interesting! Haven’t noticed that before. There’s a lot of reasons to explain why people don’t finish their food. The one you mentioned counts one. And sometimes as a restaurant owner or a host if you don’t provide enough food (to some extent it means beyond regular size) people might not think you’re as friendly as they expected. Though there’s another Chinese traditional culture is don’t waste food. But I’m confused as well because from my experience I think it really depends on situations and it is very hard for us to finish noodles, especially the noodles dish when you eat out. 🤣 On the other hand, modern Chinese culture cares more about the way they look, like the 3rd culture shock. Eating less is another way to show how they care about the calories they intake, for the young female generation especially. I’m living in a western city and I found it’s very easy for me to finish a pasta dish but there is always something left in my Asian noodle bowl. 😂

    @HiddenRavioli@HiddenRavioli Жыл бұрын
    • no waste food to myself or my families, but provide enough food to my guest and friends.

      @leeliu-dz6hr@leeliu-dz6hr11 ай бұрын
    • too much salt in the soup, getting thirsty if you drink up.

      @user-ji6qr9vq2l@user-ji6qr9vq2l10 ай бұрын
  • Quality upload. Keep up the good work.

    @Jaqen_Hghar@Jaqen_Hghar Жыл бұрын
  • I was in Spain and despite being able to speak a bit of Spanish, I was often ignored. Once I went to a cafe and asked for some food in broken Spanish. The staff made it clear they didn't want a non-Spanish eating in their cafe.

    @Zerpentsa6598@Zerpentsa6598 Жыл бұрын
    • Really?

      @minzhang9112@minzhang9112 Жыл бұрын
    • Omg ! Sorry to hear that ...

      @tse4730@tse4730 Жыл бұрын
    • offtopic?

      @breakerofbucks@breakerofbucks Жыл бұрын
    • Wow, way to prop up tourism that one.

      @questworldmatrix@questworldmatrix Жыл бұрын
    • That is surprising, I've only heard of small local Japanese restaurants do that but never thought of what you had. Thanks for sharing.

      @sola4393@sola4393 Жыл бұрын
  • I went back to Shanghai after almost 4 years of studying in the UK. This video is also relatable to me cuz I kinda feel that reverse culture shock! :) and I would say that Shanghai wasn’t that empty until the pandemic and lockdown started.

    @graceq8398@graceq839811 ай бұрын
  • Ni Hzo, My gym partner is from Shanghai. He teaches me Chinese and I teach him English. This was a great video. Xie Xie.

    @rob1248996@rob1248996 Жыл бұрын
  • Amazing videography, really beautiful.

    @mattmaggoux9859@mattmaggoux9859 Жыл бұрын
  • Great take on Shanghai.Enjoyed it.

    @solotransform@solotransform Жыл бұрын
  • your observation are very precise and on the point, good.!!1🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

    @yuehchen7308@yuehchen7308 Жыл бұрын
  • Very interesting point of views! Like it!😊

    @yvonnehua1266@yvonnehua12667 ай бұрын
  • Nice, I am excited, I will be going to Shanghai next month for a few days.

    @svenbadstieber3001@svenbadstieber30017 ай бұрын
  • Great video! Reminds me of my happy days in Shanghai.

    @mingxi7945@mingxi794511 ай бұрын
  • This is really interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!!

    @hermaiana@hermaiana9 ай бұрын
    • You're welcome!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi7689 ай бұрын
  • what a fresh air, your beautiful channel earns my sub

    @hannibalyin8853@hannibalyin8853 Жыл бұрын
  • Such a beautiful city. I hope I can visit there as well and stay there for a month or two. I was told the food there is so delicious. I plan to lose some weight before I go, in case I'll eat too much.😅🤣

    @pollyliao5651@pollyliao5651 Жыл бұрын
  • Cool video brother, success always

    @putriannasyaofficial@putriannasyaofficial Жыл бұрын
  • As a chinese, i was really thrill to see who as a foreigner spreading the real things in china. Very appreciated!I strongly recommend to go to many other cities in china. For instance,Suzhou and Chengdu, as china is a such huge country that no city is totally representitive.🙂

    @jeffrayshao6230@jeffrayshao623011 ай бұрын
    • Agreed! Thanks for your comment

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76811 ай бұрын
  • Great videos, keep it up. 辛苦了

    @wiseguy888@wiseguy888 Жыл бұрын
  • Great observations, thanks.

    @alfong8279@alfong82792 ай бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi7682 ай бұрын
  • That was interesting, thank you. I hadn't been to SHH in 30 years. The soup in the noodle bowl - how amazing. I never knew that soup was a priority in any country, unless it's a soup dish. Soup in noodle to me , is just water. Proper soup I expect lots of ingredients, to be very nutritious as you may know by now, Chinese people always emphasize if the food is good for you, good for your body.

    @oileengrace8228@oileengrace822811 ай бұрын
  • really respect that you really dig to experience and observe the life in china. i live in another country now and sometimes i just feel lack of courage and patient to get involved.

    @rrrimp1209@rrrimp120910 ай бұрын
  • Not right about not finishing your soup. I am a Chinese and I always finish the soup whenever possible, hate wasting good food. Only when the soup is too salty or not so nice, do I leave it unfinished. If you have a meal at a Chinese home, it is best to finish everything, it shows your appreciation of the food, that it is good food (just the opposite of what you said in the vid). Your host may offer you more if he sees your bowl is empty, just politely refuse (it is OK) by saying you are full already.

    @jameskoh2945@jameskoh2945 Жыл бұрын
    • Depends the soup, modern days some restaurants don't make the real soup like they used to, instead they put msg giving it a more strong favour, therefore some people may not drink the whole thing aside from being full already.

      @sola4393@sola4393 Жыл бұрын
    • shut up! you can only represent yourself

      @user-oh8gv3zg8y@user-oh8gv3zg8y Жыл бұрын
    • 这没关系吧,现在比较年轻的人都不太注意这个了

      @huaimchen-gs4ot@huaimchen-gs4ot2 ай бұрын
  • 感谢你,真实的报道你看到的一切。 Thank you for truthfully reporting what you have seen.

    @user-lm3mz2hx4e@user-lm3mz2hx4e Жыл бұрын
  • The noodle soup thing is a good catch! I am overseas Chinese. I never noticed that

    @wjleaf2802@wjleaf2802 Жыл бұрын
  • Nice video. Also as Shanghainese, I feel for no.6 it really depends on which area you live. The shopping malls, restaurants, KTV and bars usually have more people, but the most “Loud” crowd is the old people who dance and sing near your home hahaha( But it’s true that there are fewer people on streets after the Covid :()

    @hvvy4834@hvvy4834 Жыл бұрын
    • lmao,"Shanghainese"????

      @PP-qw3yr@PP-qw3yr11 ай бұрын
  • I want to visit China!! Thank you for sharing!

    @Tonyisactive@Tonyisactive Жыл бұрын
  • I find your videos about Shanghai both informative and entertaining. I would be interested in a video about you: how and why did a Bolivian come to live in Shanghai; do you plan on staying for a long time; do you have a job there; I believe you are somewhat fluent in Chinese but not sure; did your educational experience prepare you for your living in China, etc. Thanks.

    @georgepetrin1334@georgepetrin1334 Жыл бұрын
    • Hreat suggestions! I wi eventually reveal more about me and my journey in China

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank u for sharing this❤

    @zhuojia2065@zhuojia206510 ай бұрын
    • My pleasure 😊

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76810 ай бұрын
  • I miss my city a lot...havent been back for 4 yrs. Thanks for your video, it helped with my homesickness, hope you have a happy life in Shanghai :)

    @weilihe6518@weilihe6518 Жыл бұрын
    • thanks! check out my other videos about Shanghai, you'll feel closer to home!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • You made me want to visit Shanghai! I wasn't expected those either at all!

    @andaro45@andaro4510 ай бұрын
    • Oh! That's so great, you wont be disappointed, for sure

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76810 ай бұрын
  • Nice sharing!

    @halfdropofink@halfdropofink Жыл бұрын
  • Buenísimo video como siempre! Espero que algún día podamos estar ahí! 😁😁👌🏼👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

    @bubits1@bubits1 Жыл бұрын
    • ohh acabo de ver, gracias bubits!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • thanks for your video! I love Shanghai! I did not except that Shanghai is less crowded than Newyork!

    @TheSummeryly@TheSummeryly Жыл бұрын
    • I wonder if it has to do with certain areas still under lock down?

      @JL_hahaha0303@JL_hahaha0303 Жыл бұрын
  • Beautiful video, good editing

    @level1selamat155@level1selamat15510 ай бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76810 ай бұрын
  • thanks for share,really objective

    @xiyuyan4020@xiyuyan4020 Жыл бұрын
  • Before the pandemic, it was more crowned, and a lot of night time lives such as night markets, street snacks and restaurants, ktvs, bars, clubs, game centers and etc.

    @user-jt4pw6no2x@user-jt4pw6no2x Жыл бұрын
  • I agree with what you said 👊

    @ITeachChinese@ITeachChineseАй бұрын
  • actually,noodles is not preferred for us;in north people take mantou as main,in south is rice,sometimes we eat dumplings and baozi.

    @Aex0496sick@Aex0496sick9 ай бұрын
  • BEAUTIFUL video.. subbed!

    @MapleJokerRofl@MapleJokerRofl Жыл бұрын
    • Appreciate 🙏 🙏

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • The culture shock you experienced is very interesting! We should know that China is not a country but a civilization in a sense. Imagine that it is composed of 1.4 billion people with different customs. Even the dialects of people in the southeast and northwest are different. In China, most Chinese people do not understand the dialects of other regions, which is totally different from the accent. Different cultural customs have created different food cultures, and the differences are beyond imagination! You can assume that China is regarded as a unified European country. The core of Chinese culture lies in cultural identity, ancestral identity, and the pursuit of inclusiveness and harmony. Chinese people love peace and do not take the initiative to provoke disputes. They advocate moderation and benevolence. They have a completely different world outlook from the West. There is no zero-sum game thinking in the West! I wish you have a good time in China and everything goes well! Greetings from a Chinese!

    @laojiatou5161@laojiatou516111 ай бұрын
    • Thank you! Is true what you say!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76811 ай бұрын
    • 是的,如果中国用西方的哲学思想来统治和治理,这么大的国家根本不可能延续五千年不分裂。这就是东方智慧。

      @baiyun7810@baiyun78109 ай бұрын
    • ​@@baiyun7810西方说中国没有人权,但是中国讲究纪律,从不散漫。中国从来不干涉任何其他国家的内政,向来尊重别国的主权独立和完整。而讲究人权的西方国家例如美国,干涉了多少国家的内政,发动了多少战争,考虑一下。😂

      @tl87-rg9df@tl87-rg9df6 ай бұрын
  • Great video.

    @partsandlaborgroup@partsandlaborgroup Жыл бұрын
  • 夜生活的话长沙晚上比较热闹,上海还是相对安静许多。

    @user-pm1lt1wj4n@user-pm1lt1wj4n Жыл бұрын
  • I watch a lot of Chinese drama's and always assumed that the empty streets I was seeing were filmed very early or late in the day, to avoid the crowds. Your comments on that shocked me.

    @fianorian@fianorian Жыл бұрын
    • or it was all filmed on a set or wherever that place is called.... i also assumed china is packed 24hrs a day.... but it makes sense it isnt thank god lol

      @antwango@antwango Жыл бұрын
    • Shanghai is a busy city...when you go to tie-2 cities like Wuhan Chengdu Chongqing, you will find life is very different

      @DescendantofYellowEmperor@DescendantofYellowEmperor Жыл бұрын
  • Bro, your monologue is so good and not boring at all, bless you more subs. Can you suggest a good HSK1 level book :) ?

    @MrPartysun@MrPartysun Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks, I'd actually recommend you to start from HSK2, hsk1 gives nothing, too basic

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • In terms of nightlife, it depends on where you go in China, and you'll get a very different impression of China. Shanghai doesn't really have nightlife. But if you go to some other cities in China, you'll find very busy exciting nightlife. For example, I think parts of Chengdu don't seem to go to sleep! Even 3am is completely filled with people on the streets!

    @ChinaSongsCollection@ChinaSongsCollectionАй бұрын
  • Thats was really great observations.

    @ArtisFX@ArtisFX10 ай бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76810 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for your comments. Quite interesting

    @paulvh5893@paulvh58939 ай бұрын
  • I love Chinese community. I want to visit China one day. I have been learning Mandarin.

    @bryanryan4504@bryanryan45042 ай бұрын
    • 加油!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi7682 ай бұрын
  • Beggars have long been out of work in China, where few carry cash. All payment, top-up, shopping, consumption, check a variety of procedures, bills, bills, taxis, tickets, looking for moving, looking for a repairman, looking for a variety of mechanics. Hair and nails, everything in life can be done on one phone. China's various departments, institutions, industries have their own two-dimensional code, mobile phone scan to solve related problems. .

    @koovoo6011@koovoo6011 Жыл бұрын
    • Actually, there are no panhandlers in China. It’s illegal to beg for money on the streets in China. Poverty in China has been eradicated and the government has implemented many programs to help the poorer people. Unlike the western countries, panhandlers and homeless people are everywhere. I recently visited San Francisco in California USA and stayed at a 5 star hotel in downtown. I paid $300 US dollars per night. I didn’t see any homeless people around the street of the hotel. But as soon as I walked down 2 blocks, I saw so many homeless people sleeping on doorways, tents, cardboard boxes. They urinate and defecate on the streets. If you’re not watching your steps, you can easily step on the urine and feces if not the homeless person. They panhandle very aggressively and if you don’t give them any money, they will call you names and make derogatory racial remarks. They don’t want food. they just want cash so they can buy alcohol or drugs. Their government needs to resolve the homeless problem or else no tourist will go there.

      @Sayitlikeitis-jn6xe@Sayitlikeitis-jn6xe Жыл бұрын
  • Great video. Hey you should visit Beijing and other cities, cause its so different from Shanghai... more Chinese and eye opening

    @grapefruitvodka@grapefruitvodka Жыл бұрын
  • Shanghai, my favorite city apart from my hometown Suzhou.

    @-felixx51@-felixx519 ай бұрын
  • Muy bueno. Me gustó como siempre tu trabajo, investigación , estadística, relato, sigue adelante con más videos, los espero.

    @marioandrade2064@marioandrade2064 Жыл бұрын
    • TQM papi!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • It was a lot more crowded before the pandemic. Tourists are less because of the Covid policy. It’s just inconvenient to travel around. If you came 5 years ago, Nanjing road would always be full of tourists. Also welcome to Shanghai😊You have a lot to explore. I would recommend you go to some sub centers instead of just the center of Shanghai. If you like greeneries, Gongqing forest park is a great place to go and you’ll see how families enjoy their weekend.

    @xll5668@xll5668 Жыл бұрын
    • Shanghai as a whole doesn't feel crowded. Certain touristy areas are crowded, though.

      @lollymanna@lollymanna10 ай бұрын
  • Awesome skilled content! How long did you get really good with Mandarin?

    @JoeHan268@JoeHan268 Жыл бұрын
    • 2 years if you work hard you'll be decent, to be really good takes time

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • Its easy for westerns to enjoy the convenience, efficiency and modernization in China , but maybe harder for them to enjoy China’s culture, especially those cultures identifying race. It’s natural and understandable, cause to sincerely embrace or enjoy a new culture, it always comes with a little bit of humble about your past.

    @wondererasl@wondererasl Жыл бұрын
    • wow you speak my mind

      @andyliu7922@andyliu7922 Жыл бұрын
    • Chinese culture emphasizes seeking common ground while reserving differences, which is also suitable for communication with countries around the world. However, the aggression of Western countries and Japan has made us more aware of the importance of unity

      @user-su5yg8sh1p@user-su5yg8sh1p11 ай бұрын
  • Cool video! Peace and Blessings

    @chirogirl67550@chirogirl6755010 ай бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76810 ай бұрын
  • if you want night life go to southern part of China. or find some teens they will teach you where to have fun during mid night. generally speaking big city has midnight life. but you need to know where is it. BTW covid19 made a lots interest place closed...

    @louiswu6300@louiswu6300 Жыл бұрын
  • Not all Chinese noodles pays attention to the broth. Some broths are just soy source/MSG mixed with water; hence, people don't really empty their bowl unless the place is known for their broths.

    @luisanthonychau@luisanthonychau11 ай бұрын
  • I guess the time you filmed this video, shanghai was still under the impact of covid. You'll probably feel it less quiet by now lol. Hope you enjoy the time in Shanghai

    @lilihu5295@lilihu529511 ай бұрын
  • Are you 브레드 피트 ? Thank you for your broadcasting for China experience 👍

    @sirius_25@sirius_25 Жыл бұрын
    • 감사합니다.

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi768 Жыл бұрын
  • Hi, Cold Choquito =) May i know where are you from? I am from Malaysia 😊😊 It was nice to know 7 of the most shocking culture shocks you had, LOL.. btw, did you learn some simple Mandarin to ease around in China? Hope you are safe and happy there =)

    @kelic5035@kelic5035 Жыл бұрын
  • Beautifully filmed WHAT CAMERA AND MIC DO YOU USE? Thanks

    @eri7-11@eri7-1111 ай бұрын
    • Sony 7iii, and a rode mic, small one

      @shanghaiandi768@shanghaiandi76811 ай бұрын
  • The Bamboo Sea Resort near Hangzhou is more interesting, such as Nanshan Bamboo Sea and Yixing Bamboo Sea

    @SCIFIGAMESFANS@SCIFIGAMESFANS Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you so much for this video! It feels refreshing to watch China-related videos that are not negative, especially since China is a wonderful country. I'm going to Chengdu this year and I'll stay there for about two years so... I had a question. I'm having trouble understanding how can I transfer my money from my European bank account to a Chinese bank account without paying much fees. Do you know any service that could allow me to do so easily? Have a good day!

    @bibianxin@bibianxin11 ай бұрын
    • You typically go to Bank of China (I don't thnk other banks do this) and deposit a check. It costs about $8 for $3000 I made to my father. But it takes about 45 days for the Bank of China to allow you to use the money after the check is deposited.

      @baptismb@baptismb11 ай бұрын
    • @@baptismb Thank you so much !!

      @bibianxin@bibianxin11 ай бұрын
  • this was a really good video

    @blazez755@blazez755 Жыл бұрын
  • 哈哈哈好神奇😂😂面汤造成的困惑……如果是鸡汤面可以喝汤啦,只要那个汤看起来不是很淡的颜色or很清爽的口味,那就就别喝了!会很撑的(不过螺蛳粉汤太香了我也会忍不住大喝一碗…

    @lulalala_@lulalala_ Жыл бұрын
  • In ancient China, rich people didn't need to work in the sun so they looked white.That's why people see white as beauty.

    @user-cx8ir7gg1u@user-cx8ir7gg1u9 ай бұрын
  • I will say hello to you when i see you in Shanghai😊

    @frankfang2146@frankfang2146 Жыл бұрын
  • Yo amo💕💕 la cultura Asiática desde niña. Pero que mas aprecio y que debemos aprender es la disciplina en todos los aspectos de su vida .

    @marianadelima1598@marianadelima1598 Жыл бұрын
  • come to Guangzhou, and you will understand where all the people is!

    @helen9904mc@helen9904mc Жыл бұрын
  • You have great hair!

    @hotpotgang@hotpotgang Жыл бұрын
  • Wish to see how to load money into wechat to pay for stuff when you first arrive in China, can western debit cards or credit cards work on WeChat?

    @RESatellite@RESatellite Жыл бұрын
  • There is a lot of preception that the soup of the Chinese noodles soup is just MSG in hot water that's why we don't drink it. A "good Chinese soup" that we would consume is made by very different ingredients.

    @cheetaih@cheetaih11 ай бұрын
  • VERY INTERESTING.

    @ALGMandarin@ALGMandarin Жыл бұрын
  • All interesting "shocks," and even after 12 years in China, some I hadn't really given much thought to. Looking back over the time I've been here, there are a couple of things that continue to pleasantly surprise me. One is how safe it is. I've lived in a few different cities, and all of them are safe to walk around in anywhere and any time, even alone at night on darkened streets or back alleyways. No problem! The other is the quality and affordability of medical and dental care. Not to go into details, but as an American and senior citizen (74), I can say that even without insurance, my costs are considerably lower than my net costs would be back in America. Recently, I had a surgery which had me in the hospital for 5 days (total out of pocket was $4,000). However, I do need the help of my Chinese wife to navigate the system, because I have been lazy about becoming even close to fluent in Chinese.

    @lawrence97431@lawrence9743111 ай бұрын
    • 如果你有中国得社会保险你只用支付800美元😊

      @user-wf8qu2uj8x@user-wf8qu2uj8x11 ай бұрын
    • I usually walked to home after 12 a.m. in Tianjin.

      @josephguo6256@josephguo625610 ай бұрын
  • Nice video❤👍🏼👍🏼

    @zoeliu1350@zoeliu1350 Жыл бұрын
  • I'm from China. The video is very accurate about our life.

    @Qamar-sz4nf@Qamar-sz4nf11 ай бұрын
  • agree,the video‘’s really interesting

    @user-lonegeer@user-lonegeer Жыл бұрын
  • nice video! have a good time in shanghai

    @alexvain5593@alexvain559311 ай бұрын
  • That contrast of "hotspots" of night life but the rest of the quarter "empty" at night You could also find in Tokyo, Japan. Nice impressions

    @jangelbrich7056@jangelbrich7056 Жыл бұрын
  • This video was very well edited. I’m a Chinese diaspora and i would like to visit Shanghai one day.

    @whiteetoile8416@whiteetoile8416 Жыл бұрын
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