From setting fire to curtains inside an aeroplane cabin and hurling scalding noodles over a flight attendant to urinating in public places, Chinese tourists have gained a bad reputation.
One in 10 travellers world-wide is from China.
Outside of Asia, their destination of choice is France.
Despite complaints from locals, officials in Paris want to double the number of Chinese visitors to five million a year.
101 East asks what it will take to turn the plane loads of first-time travellers from China into well behaved sightseers.
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"Remember yesterday I explained democracy". What an amazing line...
Back home, that would land him in prison.
Haha yeah
There's nothing like that in China, Ironic.
Dark Ascent CoC hahaha yea remember democracy, forget it about it lol
@@pitaratnasari5508 It overrated regardless.
Everyone: French people are so rude. Chinese tourists: Hold my rice.
they only rude when you don't speak french
@@rza884 and only Paris
@@rza884 when you speak french it's worst, trust me ^^
French are very polite and kind. Not because you are unable to speak a language tha n english, they are rude. learn french and all is fine, simple as that. Would I go to NYC and insist on french? Americans have such weird idea the other way around sometimes...no wonder that they get in trouble by that. Learn a civilized language, learn french. Simple as that
@@m.c9146 The whole language? I'm not American, but no one is learning fluent, or even conversational French, just for a holiday. I dislike people who criticise non-English speakers for not speaking English, even if they're in an English-speaking country. It's so rude and hypocritical. Lastly, what if I learned an uncivilised language? What to you is a civilised or uncivilised language?
China told it's citizens to stop travelling to Australia out of spite lol it's actually a blessing for Australia.
Yes very lucky.
Nobody wants chinese tourists!
why is that?
Haha the chinese government is doing the australians a favor
Truly a blessing for us.
Why do you think Hong Kong, Taiwan try so hard to get way from China....
Taiwan and HK are same, you don't know anything
Hong kong looks like the suburbs only bigger
Taiwan is its own country but China is acting like its a state it china
Hong Kong is more mannerly
@Kes Mangkuk Better living standards lead to better behaviour and manners. I suspect people in Shanghai, or Shenzhen are also pretty well behaved.
Why would you travel to France just to eat Chinese food????!
Amazingly enough, you can see tourist from all around the world looking for international food. I met a (western) guy in Singapore who was doing a round the world trip who would evaluate the “best” countries depending on the availability and/or quality of international food (mexican, italian, etc).
Having Zero Class 101
Food is a reminder of home.
Tsundere Child than stay home idiots
Buuraha calmadow they can see a foreign culture while being reminded of home. Also Chinese food in France or the us is completely different from Chinese food in China.
I think the most surreal moment was when the guide was explaining the strikes and said, "Yesterday I told you about democracy".
Bizarre..Ehh.?
And he said that the government shouldn't let them do it!? Poor communist...
@@phanx0m924 Tragic..
I've studied in Montreal, Canada and I can say it's the exact same situation. Since the start of direct flights from Montreal to Beijing and Shanghai in 2015, Chinese tourists came there en masse. Even worse, rich Chinese investors, the same ones that jacked up home prices in Vancouver, Toronto, and other places, started doing the same to Montreal. The average home price that used to be $800k in 2014 is now $1.8 million in 2019. There has been such a sharp increase of homelessness and one of my favorite neighbourhoods there, where there was an equal number of English and French speakers, were almost entirely replaced by Mandarin speakers in a fortnight. Oh, and the city became much dirtier than before. It's not a good thing.
I thought Quebec has alot of restrictive language bylaws. Like how restaurants have to use French in their menus and waiters should always prioritize speaking French to customers. Is the government not enforcing that onto the Chinese over there?
@@elkinshiner5066 Technically, they are, but the government welcomed the Chinese investors because of how much money they could bring with lots of investment into local real estate. Unlike Vancouver, Montreal does not have a foreign buyer tax or an empty homes tax. Given the increased use of websites like Google Translate, Chinese business owners could just translate their signs into French while hiring local and more established Chinese inhabitants who could speak French to do things like customer service.
This is EXACTLY what is happening to Australia right now! And they wonder why Australians hate China
@@amberclarisse6928 Totally! Have you heard of Drew Pavlou? He was a University of Queensland student who organised protests against the Chinese Communist regime, and the Chinese consulate there incited violence against that peaceful protest organised by Drew. Because of UQ's relationship with China they decided not to take action against the violent Communist rioters but to suspend Drew. History will not look at this kindly!
herb - travel & video yup! I live in Brisbane and My boyfriend and friends go to QUT and we were just talking about this the other day! So shameful he didn’t do anything wrong. He’s taking them to court for defamation I believe but unfortunately I don’t think he will win the case. It’s definitely put me and a lot of people I know off UQ for sure
I swear, I had a mental breakdown seeing someone eating a croissants and viennoiseries with chopsticks.
I'm the only one who thought it's kinda cute !? Especially the girl , I loved her goofiness lol
@@erenmademewritethis9833 only you
as a chinese person i have to say i was a bit annoyed because of how they forced chinese culture and norms into other countries but eh its ok they're not used to using forks and knives to eat so
That's the least of your worries....
I once ate what they call "chocolatine" with a fork and everyonr starred at me. I thought at first its cos I was just that plain uneducated-in-etiquette tourist but later a lady came up to me and said naaa its cos the way you *stabbed* the pastry surprised a few people. Not my fault Im half viking 😂
I don't see the point in traveling overseas just to do the same thing you do back home.
The Chinese are supremists. They don’t want to learn the language or assimilate bc they feel their culture is the best.
Exactly 🗿🗿
@@midnightvelvet8077 least better then u frenchish. u people hare all non french
3rd world mentality..... Narcissistic, Arrogant, Ignorant, Greedy, Selfish, Lacking Empathy. TOLERATED BUT NOT REALLY WELCOMED IN OTHER SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES !!!
@@terrysmith381 China is East Asian not South East.
I just hope Chinese educators and parents would realize what they have not been teaching to Chinese. Chinese are so proud of their academic grades (globally ranked) and future material status (e.g. jobs), but they forget the core value of life and code of conduct that presents who you are in the society is more important than $. I cant wait to finish my degree to go back to China to make a change. They need that.
good thinking you have there.
***** nothing to do with the gov. most of them just out of poverty 20 years. they still have to learn the way of life. most of them did learnt and behave different. yet 1% from mainland make up a huge number. give them some times.
+lmz there.is.no.time
智障,中国教育很好用不着你操心,还是多操心自己吧
+ming li 哈哈哈哈哈你再這樣留言只會讓你們更難看而已
you know its bad when you ask a tourist about how your country is and the first thing they say is 'the air is nice'.
European urban air do be nice tho. That nice, faint tang of CO2 without the levels of Beijing or New Delhi
Anyone from a third world country would say the same thing
Trust me, the air in America and Europe feel like heaven once you live in a third world country. I remember my first ever foreign country outside Nepal was the Netherlands and the first thing I noticed going outside of the airport was the clean air. When returning back to Nepal I felt like I was suffocating.
@@techbro_4309 I live in a third world country. Most parts of the country still have plants all over, and the air here is nice. Except if you go to the capital, the air now is polluted.
@@techbro_4309 lol come to rwanda you will experience some nice quality of air. I've been to other third world countries and yes most of them do not have nice but I've developed countries with bad air quality. For instance, new york, San Francisco, Stuttgart, London and even surprisingly Toronto some bad air quality.
Koreans and Japanese: “They are not our neighbors.”
Apak umqi It’s just a joke come on man! I like Chinese and I love Chinese culture (but honestly not the bad behaviors by some tourists). You said you are Chinese but your name doesn’t sound like a Chinese name.
@@ryanson5858 I am Chinese. You only know little about China.
Apak umqi still angry?? Haha don’t get mad. I know Chinese are the greatest people in the world. Don’t get mad. It is just a joke.
@@ryanson5858 Are you kidding? You Koreans are the greatest people in the world. We Chinese are just normal human beings, please don't demonize us. Don't worry! I am not angry. Are you happy now?
Apak umqi ??? I don’t know what you are talking about...
''It's not their problem, it's just two different cultures'' *Has floor spit on*
i think it's not about culture or country, the suck person exists in any culture or country
@@haifeng000xxx2 Yes but china have high percentage of them
yes
賢治末原 maybe in your area...slums.
@@lcchen3095 if you call tokyo slum，i feel bad for your dumbness
Mr Summer and his family should not even be following a tour group. They should be travelling on their own. Look how Mr Summer appreciated the details of the sights especially the Louvre.
You have more flexibility this way.A bit more expensive of course but at least you can plan everything on your own.
They don't understand France so it will be difficult to travel around. Many new china travel always at the mercy of tour package.
It can be difficult to get the tourist visa if you're not travelling with a tour group.
You are quite right, but my guess to why he is traveling with a tour group is because it is the easiest way to learn in his language the places where to go and the history. Also some people feel comfortable and secure when traveling in tour groups. I am not one of those travels though lool. I rather get lost and explore myself than let someone guide me. On the other hand I usually miss some important events and places when I travel on my own.
+GracielaRoca0408 why french,authorities not providing translation in madarine despite,over 1 million tourist arrive
“Paris is still their most popular destination outside of Asia” I feel sorry for y’all
Thank you Paris.
@Really Don't Care 😅🤣😂👍
@Really Don't Care 👍👍👍
Oh my god haha 😂😂
Hahahaha
0:30 it's not the clash of culture, it's the lack of it
Really underrated comment.
Hahahahaha
Blame Mao for that one
I mean maybe since Mao, but China has a culture that’s a few millennia old.
@@e8tballz Taiwan does
"Yesterday I told you about democracy" LMAO
Isn't obvious they don't know anything about it. They know their glorious government is the key to success.
@@penguinpingu3807 chinese dont care about politics
surprise suprise~~!!??? Not at all for me
LOL i laughed at that too
@@ohhi5237 they aren't allowed to care
Mr. Summer seems to be a well mannered person.
Hes a part of what would be regarded as the upper class, owning a factory and that
Paris brought out the class in him, and it was a beautiful moment.
Specialy when he is "screaming " at Mona Lisa
Adrian Vatavu he is a fanboy of Mona Lisa
Adrian Vatavu screaming is “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” definitely he is a fanboy
Zero introspection, consideration, acculturation, etiquette, and respect for others
Those are all traits that need to be taught, but for a period of time in China (the Cultural Revolution years), they were abandoned. Thus, a whole generation of Chinese youngsters (who are now part of the older generation today) grew up without ever learning these qualities; instead, they've only retained their base "fight or flight" mentality.
@Central Intelligence Agency There is absolutely a lot of correlation between the CCP and rude Chinese tourists. When an entire generation is denied proper schooling at an age when they should've been in school and told to wreak havoc in the name of supporting a dying chairman, it's going to cause them to feel far more entitled for their entire lives than the previous and next generations, and we see it in these tourists. The idea that "nothing will change" is ridiculous; we're already seeing that change for the better in the younger generation as they're better equipped to understand the world from a younger age.
coming from a frenchie,im not gonna bother taking u seriously
So So True
lol
They are opposite the Japanese. The Japanese are very humble, discipline and very honest
honest? say that to the koreans
lol ... Yeah cause they're cucks. Chinese are more like blacks, they don't bow to Europeans. That's why you hate. - COPE.
A line on a map doesn't determine who you are
And murderous
Yeah most Asian countries are and that's why they hate the Chinese LOL. You look at all these countries full of nice people like Filipinos and Taiwanese and Japanese and Korean and Thai. And then you've got this f****** land of the rudest people on Earth.
Mr. Summers seems like a good man. I wouldn't mind giving him a tour of my country. I believe the Chinese can learn something from him.
He was obviously being a good boy for the camera... you really need to see things on a deeper level pal.
@@CuttySobz why do you say that? there are good people in the world too... we shouldn't assume things like that...
@@CuttySobz as someone who is Chinese, the tone of his language sounded very sincere. I don’t think he was acting. Not all Chinese people think negatively of the western world or behave poorly.
What can "The Chinese" learn from him ?
Yeah i do think so. He spend money for 5 person, it almost cost 35k$. I think he is a real deal in his country and travel a lot. Idk he went overseas before or not, but i think he have seen foreign person / informed enough quite a lot to learn manners. I like this guy tho, i hope other chinese tourists can learn from him.
This is absurd. Chinese tourists go to France and what do they find most interesting? Sights? Restaurants? Night life? No, it's clean water and clean air... This is so sad.
i haven't seen the chinese 50 cent army here yet Edit: I just had to scroll down a bit more
+Mardas Man You see, when The Chinese Gov. Eliminated private property, why would people take care of the environment when no one will sue them if they pollute it.
go to check 20 century London and Tokyo. This is process of new industrialization nation. Whole World like to pay attention to China too much. China just want to be silent and keep developing.
China is not developing.She is expropriating from their poor farmers and enriching further the rich. This is not developing.This is exploiting.
***** I understand it, but it's still incredibly sad.
When I went to Paris there was constantly Chinese tourists cutting the long restroom lines! Is it sooooo hard to just wait your turn! If you have a young child who really needs to use the restroom then you can ask the people in front of you if you can cut the line they will probably let you. Before I went to Paris I spent a lot of time learning French, researching French culture and what to do and what not to do in France why can’t they do the same!? Is it really so hard to be polite when visiting a foreign country!? Do they just not care!? When ever we were in big crowds there were Chinese tourists in big groups pushing us and nobody did anything! My brother even swore that he saw a Chinese tourist from a group try to reach in and touch a piece of art. I understand that they are a from a different culture but isn’t that just a better reason to take time to research French culture before going there!
Maybe they expected it for france culture to adapt itself on Chinese
@@eehhh636 maybe, but that’s just super entitled
@@shoamfanning3053 super entitled and uncultured
And you people used to complaint about Americans😂 take that.
@@katrachosps don't worry, we still complain about you americans
Now I see why China's social credit system makes a lot of sense
Barry Richards that is fake lol
江泽民 President Jiang how do you know?
Führer 将軍 Shogün those monitoring cameras on street are real, but no social credits
@The Rotten Orange if you think democracy will change peoples manners then zou are dead wrong.
@@tylerliu2632 Actually he is 100% right. Democracy allows for more open-minded people who don't view all opposition as "brainwashed", because everybody is legally allowed to have and express their own opinion. On the other hand, in a suppressive form of government, the flow of information is always going to be more controlled and censored than those with democracy, and even though both sides monitor and control information flow, communist governments will have to do it significantly more to prevent opposing points of view from forming. People of communism and other suppressive forms of government are often more vulnerable to propaganda and being misinformed, since their media, education and economy all come from one single source, meaning whatever they say is true will often automatically be viewed by the public as true. In terms of manners, third world countries that value democracy such as India, Malaysia and Brazil all prove to be much more civilized and open minded than China, because they are not constantly fed pro-country propaganda and are able to acknowledge their struggles instead of pretending they don't exist
I visited China in 1988. Everyone spat EVERYWHERE. Inside, outside, in trains, buses, restaurants, museums. It was disgusting.
Holy molly
Chinese are improving everyday. Every ethic group spent time to improve their etiquette including your ancestors.
Spat? That's nothing, man. They take a dump right on the floor!! Jesus...
@@steilacoom teach some basic manner to your People Before visiting to othet country.
They have religion called confusion.
The way Mr. Summer reacts is so cute, sincere and childlike he was very excited at first, but it gradually wears down
i love how he talks about what he sees! it's like an innocent cute little boy.
goes to show, not all chinese are bad
I've noticed a lot of East-Asians act in a childlike fashion. Strange to me as they are such smart people. Maybe it's their culture or maybe I'm a bit daft?
Willem Potgieter I mean maybe is because its another culture.
@@willempotgieter6045 It is true, but we cannot explain. Adults in office and kids at home, Peter Pan lives in our mind😂
Mr. Summer is one of the only chinese tourists I've seen who actually seems chill.
13:59 ‘It’s normal to go on strike in France. Yesterday I told you about democrazy’ omg 😂
Proof that money can't buy you class
yeah stolen money can't buy you class
it can lol most of the wealthy chinese are very well behaved and have good manners. the ones who doesnt have manners are usually from more rural areas that arnt that wealthy
darklnxgud don't try to lie.. the ones who are from the rural areas that aren't that wealthy wouldn't be able to travel to France and other countries you dimwit. This is the wealthy Chinese we're talking about. that stole money from the previous riches..... Rude, no matters, no class... they ruin China and make Chinese people look so bad. SHAME SHAME SHAME
lol lie? do you know how much a ticket from china to paris cost? its like around 1.5k USD. you know how much a mid tier hotel like ibis cost per night in paris 150 USD. staying 10 days would be 3k USD. lets put in 3k USD for travel expenses and shopping. thats still only 6k USD. having 6k USD is definitely not considered wealthy in most european country/america nor in most first / second tier cities in china. idk where you live. maybe 6K usd sounds like a million dollars where you live. but in china/ western countries, you do not have to be wealthy to travel. therefore I did not lie.
Julia L WRONG. Do you even know how much money they have?
They are just jumping around each country so fast to take pictures and then leave. :(
2 days in each country isnt enough. I wouldnt travel to every country in the future. But I'd at least stay a month in the ones I would go to, then I'd find s suitable place to settle down
Time is money bro.
they could've just use photoshop
They are allergic to everything "not Chinese": food, democracy, beds with pillows, tea English" style and a lot more. They need pictures and souvenirs to brag with at home and to increase their social credit - that is all.
They're just speedrunning
How to be a chinese tourist. 1. If you're sick go on vacation...
ABSOLUTE FACTS
*Corona Time*
FACTS!!!
I approved this
😂😂😂😂
The eating of the pan au chocolat with chopsticks killed me 😂😂😂😂😂
I’m part Chinese, but seriously, this got on my nerves. I’ve experienced this myself when I traveled to Thailand and Malaysia, and boy was it bad. A Chinese man making a loud video call showing the person on the other end how quiet and peaceful the Kuala Lumpur airport is. How ironic.
_lololol_ I can relate
I also had this when I was in a waiting room in a train station of England, someone was speaking eastern european language in a very loud and rude manner, but I didn't understand. I didn't diss her on the internet or make a hateful video to attract haters. I simply asked what was going on, her house just got robbed and she needed to wait for the train to get back. All you need is a little more understanding.
Lucika Shen it’s different with the Chinese. Every Chinese person around a loud-speaking Chinese I saw was calm af, like it was normal (cause it is in certain cases). Plus, you can’t really ask the loud ones wtf is happening cause they’re usually the ones who don’t speak English. The ones who speak English are usually the well-mannered ones based on my experience.
@@jdb6026 Mmmm.... I sure hope we are loud on the internet, and making disrespectful videos to other countries, so we know that we are not welcomed and wouldn't let anyone earn money from us.
Guess what, if any asian is loud on the street, people think of Chinese anyways. Do they really understood the language? No they didn't.
So Chinese tourists go to France to buy & eat Chinese food? That's like me going to India and asking for steak & mashed potatoes.
Your analogy to India is a bit worse. Cows are sacred in India it's like eating Jesus.
People eat Beef in India, just in low numbers and among more specific people. Not everyone is Hindu.................
LOl I've seen American tourists do that before, so yeah, I guess that's pretty universal
OMG this is too funny!
Like americans eating chinese with fork...
I went to the Lake District in England to find thousands of Chinese people with cameras complaining to store owners and saw a Chinese kid about the age of 8 kicking a swan and his parents just allowing it.(edit) also some asking for expensive stuff for free
One of the biggest fear for us East and South East Asian who happens to looks like Chinese is we’re most fear for ppl will think that we’re Chinese when we travel in Europe or USA many of my friends esp girls have to wear Korean and Thai and Japan hat or their national identity to be just comfortable and dare to step out of their rooms.
The only issues with mainland Chinese groups are the ones who come on big tours. The ones who come independently are polite and more aware of how to behave in foreign countries.
Eric C it’s because ones who come in tour groups are less educated because they’re not as well off. Ones who come independently have usually been educated abroad
Aj B Ones who travel independently have usually been educated abroad? That's not really true. The Chinese tourists who travel independently are often younger people who speak English, have higher education, are curious about foreign cultures and have taken the time to learn how to behave abroad. Some have likely been educated abroad, but many others were not. As a reference point I've been living in China for the past 13 years and many of my Chinese friends have traveled abroad. Few of them have a foreign education, but most of them did take the time to learn how to behave when outside their own country.
Most likely they to loud and noise... Really Annoying...
Agreed.
This tends to be the case with most tourists. If you spend more time planning and researching your trip it typically means you are more respectful and educated.
As a Chinese Canadian myself, I have to frankly say that Chinese tourists are the WORST. I used to work in a very tourist heavy area, and it was so frustrating. There is no courtesy or manners to be found among them. It's a shame, because when you travel it should be treated similarly to being in someone else's house - you must be polite and respect the rules/customs of the host.
chumchum2001 ļ
chumchum2001 shame on you
Did you work at Yorkdale ? 😂😍🤔
Are you sure they are TOURISTS? Who go to Canada for holiday? I think they are the new MAINLANDERS who are investing property in Canada.
@LapuLapu because they ain't Chinese, they are Canadian. Chinese refers to Chinese nationality
Chinese tourist can you not talk too loud when you’re in a foreign land and be respectful and have manners, stop giving a bad image for other asians in the western world please, you can learn some good manners from japanese tourist
Sara kadi i know, i see that a lot, no manners and embarrassing
@Rocky Asap Don't worry, anime can save asia xD
Here's a tip to Locals: Peoe don't go to your country to listen to you speak their language. Keep your french lifestyle, culture, and ways of life, we will appreciate it more.
Yep. Its sad seeing that place lose culture like that.
Usually French are considered rude tourists or entitled tourist, but Chinese gave them that reality chrck
lmao right
Joseph Kilmer how do you know he is American
I'm French. Bonjour?
@@stopaoaodkx5408 he doesnt, its just knee-jerk anti-Americanism
Lol by who? French have always been polite from my experience
I'm in Toronto and I was downtown with some friends and I'm in a wheelchair,,,. A Chinese tourist just got in my face and started taking picture out of the blue.. i was so shocked, like i'm not a tourist attraction.
liquidsword29 wow
I had the same thing. I am a secondary school (high school student] and I was on a school trip with my class and my classmate told me that a Chinese person was taking pictures of me. I felt weird.
I’m sorry for you. Just know that not all Chinese are like this.
Wow. That happened to me in downtown LA and then the lady has the nerve to share her disappointment over the photo that I didn't even want to be in with her, smh.
Similar experience, except they were taking pictures of me from their tour bus.
Tour guides play an important role to teach and inform the tourists prior to each destination.
Mr.Summers seemed to be really enthralled by what he was seeing, it was so sweet.
"Why is nobody listening to me?" Buddy, it's a Chinese tour group, they listen to a camera shutter.
10:10 they’re eating croissants 🥐 with chopsticks 🥢.
@@Unknownlng I once saw a korean girl eating chips with chopsticks
I actually loved that part 🤗
You eat 🥐 with your hands
😆🤣
Tbh I would eat anything with chopsticks. It's so much easier compared to forks.
What do you expect from people burning their own books lol
"Chinese tourists are travelling like never before" **LAUGHS IN LOCKDOWN**
Paying customer or not, you gotta kick out people that spit on the floor
funny that u say that when i see 90% of the customer in that restaurant is chinese
@@sdqsdq6274 I don't think all the Chinese go around spitting on the floor. That lady gave an isolated incident.
@@mexicanjesus8482 spitting is very normal in china, its usually older generations that do it. its disgusting
unless you live in china
Yes, the majority of them are older, rural folk
Oh god, I experienced so much second hand cringe. My dad (he's from Hong Kong though, not sure if this counts) says it's the newly rich that mostly cause all this trouble because they were born as peasants, only to have a windfall of money fall on them, but never learned manners. But that one Chinese man that she followed was very nice! He reminds me of my dad.
yes, this happens in many cultures ... for example, you can take the peasant out of China, but you can't take China out of the peasant... and yes, that man she followed was very sweet ... it was like watching a kid in a candy store ... the rest is forgiven just so that man could have his dream come true :)
yep, chinese hillbilly
+Jardin des Papillons France should,have been,blown,by german,general, when,germany invaded france
HK is part of China but it's own region. Plus most HK locals are well mannered.
I would not say that Hong Kongers are well mannerd, I would say Hong Kongers are better mannered than the mainland Chinese, but when you take a ride by MTR or bus you hardly will see younger people standing up and offering a place th the eldery who have to stand and most parents chese ther youngsters in the MTR in order to reserve a seat. Go to Bangkok such behaviour you hardly will see there.
That sounds stressful, being in a tour group that has to hurry everywhere.
Kudos to Stephanie for being so patient!
I'm Chinese born and raised in Hong Kong. My grandparents are originally from Mainland China. I think this video is so funny. The sisters from Shanghai are typical red army leftover from the cultural revolution era. Younger generation are mostly polite and well-mannered. We here in Hong Kong have the same problem with some ignorant and rude tourists from the mainland, but most Chinese tourists are pretty nice and are eager to be good tourists. The worst case scenario, we can always count on the Chinese gov't to stop issuing passport to those who misbehave. Give them another 10 years, and you will see the bad manner disappear. Chinese are fast learners. This is after all the first era when Mainland Chinese are given passports to see the world.
The Cultural Revolution has something to answer for this but the sudden riches to some of them during Deng's open door policy really make them that way.All of a sudden in a nano second they are somebody else.
I am HKer myself, the worst thing is the media only report "bad" mainland tourist and the HKers assume all of them are bad.
The thing with news reports is basically summed up as: "It's never as bad or as good as they claimed to be". Some people only uses the bad part to justify their bigotry. But oh well.
Without being racist I met a few Chinese international student and I can tell honestly most of them are rude or simple impolite. No matter if they have lot of money or not. After being 4 years in the states they still didn't pick up and manner. Of course they are some exceptions but majority of these students are not adapting at all.
Here's the thing... even though the sample size of 'a few' is not really statistically significant, but because it happens close to you, those 'few' are swaying your opinion with greater effect than some hypothetical study on it.
Watching this as a chinese American is so embarrassing. I'm going to France this summer and knowing that I'll be associated with mainland chinese tourists just makes me so embarrassed
Youll be fine, just remember your manners and before going at least know a little french. One of the things that bothers me about tourists the most are the ones who dont know a single word of the national language. They expect to be catered too. But im sure youll be fine, have fun!
Yah seems like most Chinese people born outside of China like HK,Taiwan Singapore etc don't want to be associated with main landers. I have been to China and the people are fine its a over hyped stereotype. Yes main landers can speak louder the other Asians like Japanese but I view as a cultural thing no big deal
Just learn a little French, it'll go a long way.
You shouldn’t be embarrassed. You’re an individual and your own person. It would be ignorant to judge you based off of a group of people.
that's your problem , not theirs.... your a snob .
it would be sad if the gucci shoes were made in China
oh boii
Dont buy gucci shoes in the forst place
Was in Hakone Japan. My friend and I were in a pod on the ropeway with chinese tourist and all they did was talk loudly and watched videos.
I dislike those people who spit on the ground no matter what nationality he is or what kind of culture he comes from. But I admit that most Chinese people does spitting a lot.
yes is true
Welcome to Nepal,or India..
@@mikedulcimer6039 we don't do that abroad 🙄 and I don't even do that back in India.
Could you show the statistics that supports the word 'most'?
Yeah worst tourist are from mainland china. They spit inside a mall smoke on elevator.
Mr. Summer and his family are precious and must be protected.
MiaØ yes
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH
As they walked into the garden..”what’s that smell? Smells like cat pee..” Narrator “ as they walked into garden, not used to that smell of nature” lol
This was published in 2016, and yet, Chinese tourists are still the rudest people I've ever met. Mainland Chinese in particular. Hong Kongers and Taiwanese are really nice and friendly.
Taiwanese aren't Chinese. It's never been a part of China.
10:00 lol eating croissant with choptsticks :)
sophisticated traveler as the host describe. haha
just had to point that out :)
Watch your language, you think you are smart?let's take a math exam and see how SMART you are.
请文明用语，谢谢！！
So, we should hang them. You narrow minded, simpleton, manners police! WTF! these are people who never had bread called croissant. Big deal!
Kudos to Al Jazeera English for doing this piece of investigative journalism. Until this video, I never understood why Chinese people travel and still have such a limited understanding of the countries they visited.
They don't have the same exposure as a westerner might have to France. They grow up seeing images of France and develop stereotypes of it being "romantic" etc because that's what they see. They might see many images of the Mona Lisa and understand that it's famous but not be aware of the history behind it and WHY it's famous, thus be disappointed by its small size. But by the same token, many westerners don't have much exposure to China and the East, and develop misinformed perceptions. I don't know many people that could recognise a famous Chinese painting let alone know anything about it. Chinese are stuck in their country's media bubble, as Americans are stuck in their media bubble, and many of us in the west aren't very educated about their culture and vice versa.
they dont know anything about the EU either, they're so......ignorant it hurts
I agree, this is a very interesting and fair piece that does a good job of showing some of the effects of Chinese tourism. I wish I could say the same about most of the comments.
Donald Knoblet please tell white people to stop going around countries spreading aids.
I’ve seen a lot of Chinese tourists in northern Canada litter and be rude and have no respect for the local population which is just disheartening.
Beat them up mate
Neither you a pure Canadian mate chill out
Very interesting doc. Very good Al Jazeera! , me myself having lived in China so many years and understand the Chinese language well (not like those peeps who took a course but really speak to locals) I think that this Doc is very interesting! :)
Here in the Philippines, they keep shouting inside the churches. Like wtf? what if we go to your temples and do the same? LOL
They don't have a lot churches so when they see one, they're excited. They see it more as an architectural marvel as opposed to a religious monastery. The tourist guide should educate them better before entering.
There are millions of Christians in China too. Probably as many as in Philippines.
They talk in their temples...They will talk almost anywhere. Even during an orchestra or Opera. They haven't been taught the value of art etc after all the books were destroyed in the Cultural Revolution. They were taught to obey the system and toil the lands until they overcame that difficult time. Now the culture is changing with the younger generations.
Soumyakanti Chakraborty no lol
Matt NA the youth of China are gonna make it amazing. I just know it
So often, I have seen the remark along the line, "If you want their money, then don't complain." Isn't this irresponsible remark getting worn out and lame? This is nothing more than an excuse and rationalization for poor actions, disrespect, and bad behaviors. When a tourist/customer uses a facility or engages in a transaction, he/she also has a responsibility to uphold. If you come into my restaurant and spit on my floor in front of me and my customers, I do have a justifiable reason to complain given the appropriate opportunity. How would one expect bad behaviors to change if people don't complain and are expect to swallow their frustrations. It's a transactions between two parties, where both have responsibilities to uphold. Lastly, if one is a guest in a country one chooses to visit, one should not to be disrespectful. When visiting another country, the foreign visitors will be judged, justifiable or not. So try to be a good "ambassador" of your country. All of the above are just plain common sense.
I think people who give such comments like you are the very definition of bad educated and ignorant. in statistics theres a theorem called Bayes theorem. Its a shame that you never learnt that
***** Wow you can represent the rest of Asia. Such a powerful magic. You should not expose your IQ and education level so fast.
***** lol sorry man. i dont talk to people who are under-educated. that means high opportunity cost. I guess you dont understand what Im talking about though. no reply please.you should have some self-knowledge lol
***** What are you? "3-methylindole of boar droppings"
***** lol who cares who you are, Which Asian country are you from? Let's check whether your country is environmentally responsible. I dont want to waste my valuable time to have conservation with a "person" like you anymore. I think your existence on youtube is a waste of resource and it contributes to unnecessary CO2 emission which could have been avoided.Your utility for the world is basically zero or even negative. Teaching yourself some basic logic then learn to how make a proper comment. Dont you know what is so called shame? Finally, I wont reply you anymore. Im afraid talking with a idiot will lower my IQ. I hope you can harvest more sense of existence and happiness in the interest ;) Enjoy.
I remember being at the top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii to stargaze. Lots of Chinese tourists come to Hawaii. There were lots of cars parked at the visitor center, and a lot of the Chinese tourists kept flashing their headlights and opening their car doors (which made their cars light up) repeatedly, making us lose our night vision to see the stars. I was even trying to take pictures, and this one Chinese guy whose car I was near had his headlights on in my face as he was asking me about my pictures. It made me really frustrated but he seemed totally oblivious that he was doing anything wrong. I think culturally it has a lot to do with the big/dense population, people are used to being around a lot of other people. It was still frustrating though.
Not the history, art or culture impresses him the most. It's the quality of air outside china. That speaks a lot.
I feel bad though because that Summer guy seems so lovely aw
Yes, he seems humble despite his wealth (able to bring family of 8 for 3 weeks Europe holiday)
I was in China back in '99 - 1st time. I was walking out of my hotel one morning and noticed a really gorgeous looking woman. So, I started walking to her and hope to stir up a conversation. As I approached about 10 feet away, she made the most horrendous guzzling noise and spat whatever she had in her throat onto the carpet floor of the hotel lobby. My 10feet walking towards her had turned into me running away in the opposite direction.
I can imagine that clearly lol
Rob Scovell ... How?
that's disgusting !
Albert Lima Lima Right on bro, only 2 billion asians in the world so we need to watch out to keep the race clean! extinction is basically right around the corner
Interfcukingresting lol
im now in love with Mr. Summers
I just want to say that traveling is such a Joy!! There is some research you can do about the etiquette of the country I am visiting and act accordingly. I just think "some" just don't care, you can't behave like you do in your own country, that's why you're traveling to learn how other cultures live.
I remember once i was in the University library in Heidelberg when a groupe of chinese tourists came in and started taking picture of us studying ! Like wtf have you never someone studying ? Everyone was in shock we couldn't believe what we just witnessed xD
Djidanee try being black in China. The Chinese are like paparazzi, they snap pictures without permission. I kind of like it bc I feel like a celebrity but sometimes it’s a bit annoying
Hey what about the vloggers taking pictures and recording?
It's like you go to a zoo taking pictures
One time when I was in middle school a Chinese couple - I don't think they were tourists since there's nothing in the area to see - walked right in to our school yard, with teachers around, and made themselves at home taking selfies by the school, the bleachers etc. Eventually they were asked to leave (y'know, because they were tresspassing) and seemed very apologetic. Before ever so slowly leaving, still taking pictures and staring at everything.
eyy i am 18 and soo not sure what to study , last summer i did scuba diving for the first time and some ppl there were like "I want to study marine biology" so I was like i am gonna be a marine biologist too lol then I was like i want to be a journalist cuz i love reading and watching documentarys and refinery videos lol then i was eve thinking about architecture graphic design or business or law and now recently i thought about economics cuz it would get me a job .I legit dont know how to decided what tf i wanna do with this one life omg and my dad is thinking i should apply to ivy leagues lr something which were impossible for me to think about , thoughts? Do u think following passion but beimg jobless or studying something for a career and a job is better ? How did u decided ur major ,started applying to colleges? Btw are u studying in hiedelberg uni ? What uni in germany is best for international ppl in germany or france? Random q but i wanted to ask lol
That family they profiled seemed pretty nice
Yeah they seem polite
This is exactly why the social credit system was created in China
hhmmm, starting to make sense
Social credit???
All this chinese tourist need to try north korea sight seeing😂
This is only 7% of the Chinese with passports!!!?? Already so crowded...God help us :/
U X You are going to have Chinese neighbors very soon, be nice to them.
Remember China has the largest population in Asia
76% of British people have a passport.
💯
😂😂😂😂
The fact that they were so excited to see nature makes me happy I don't live in China. Just being in an industrial part of town for a few minutes makes me very depressed and anxious. I can't imagine having to grow up there.
There is actually a lot of beautiful nature in China. What makes the garden of Versailles special is the design, not necessarily the plants themselves.
Not all of China is industrial, just the big cities like Beijing shanghai guangzhou etc are horrible and polluted. Yunnan, Sichuan, guangxi, and xinjiang have some beautiful outstanding nature
Very good journalism. Keep up the good work.
I think they probably don't even realise they are being rude. They are not aware of the manner standard outside the country
when I was living in Mexico I had a friend who used to work at the Monarch butterfly sanctuary in Monterrey. she told me that Chinese were horrible ppl, one time she witnessed when a chinese child was out of the path limit jumping and killing the Monarch butterflies, people around was horrified but parents did nothing to stop him until an American woman told the parents that it was not right and the Chinse starter to shout at her aggressively and they continued their way. the American chinese that I know in California are completely different from that, they are well behaved
Noooo pobre mariposas :< They didn't deserve to die like that
jessyuzu please only those from China..
In Philippines, went to see tarsiers who are nocturnal so you have to be very quiet during the day when around them. Just 1-2 Chinese families with 2 kids screaming, tour guides telling them to be quiet -- nothing, they just looked around and kids kept screaming. From this I understand that most Mainland Chinese respect nothing, you have to punch them in the face to make them understand. No wonder China is so polluted with no wildlife left.
Search catch butterflies you'd be surprised there's even a page on wikihow teaching you ways to catch butterflies. And there are specialists who teach children how to catch their own butterflies using butterfly nets.So it's not a Chinese only thing.
Last time I was in Cancun a lot of the locals told me they didn't like the Chinese tourists due to being rude and particularly loud
13:35 What he actually said: 'Yesterday I told you about THAT THING CALLED democracy' XD
"民主这个东西" hahaha
Yeah democracy is a thing for them
Hahaha. Irony is Communism is meant to empower the working class so strikes should be something that they appreciate.
@@nandum.h3765 china's nowhere near communist smh
chinese official slogan: "Quantity not Quality"
12:30 this man gets it and gets western culture. He's a good man and the kind welcomed allover the globe. Well off and with a sense of common decency.
“Mr Summer” is so precious and seems like a good kind tourist. I can’t write his chinese name lol sorry..
Dara Wulan I think it’s 夏
phoebe han 夏天
夏 that's also my family name
He is a very kind and humble Chinense, I actually like him, he is quite different from other Chinese tourists, but I think with a foreign journalist they behave better
napa ci
I work in NYC and Chinese tourists are the main clients for many companies now. However, they are the worst tourists you can imagine. Not all of them, but many are rude, loud, and dirty. They simply squat, spit and smoke anywhere they want. They simply do not care for what you think of them. Their biggest issue is that they think their money means they can do whatever they want. Like I said, not all, but there's numerous incidents of shameful behavior by the Chinese. I've never see tourists from EU, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Middle East, etc. act this way.
Very sorry for that, Lots of Chinese didn't get well educated as they become rich. I admit that we have the wrong behaviors. It's a shame on all of Chinese. Things will change better in the future. Just feel sorry for that.
honglei liu your english just makes me laugh. Lol
I read the word "not all" from his comment, but look ,someone is butthurt . Must've been one of those barbaric people eh
Mr Summers like many viewers noticed is a very sympathetic ... Chinese tourist : he is spontaneous, humble and simple!
Who’s here because of the coronavirus
I've acted as a tour guide for my visiting Chinese in-laws. . It is kind of stressful. I was expected to have every minute planned and we were not to spend too long at any one place. Unlike these tourists. . nobody wanted to spend any money for admissions, restaurants or museums. They were more interested in "clear water" blue skies and natural things. . but didn't like the intense sun and mosquitoes that comes with natural places in Canada. There is to be no repetition either. . I ended up going alone to see Mont Morency Falls in Quebec City because "THey already saw Niagara Falls so it is not special".
why did you even marry a chinese?
In-Laws = Out-Laws once you are married every where you go on this planet. Maybe Mars is different I hope !
Very interesting. Perhaps we can now change the old saying "the ugly American" to something more appropriate.
What a stupid question.
He has a fetish.
I can so relate to this, I am an Indian and have traveled Europe and China in similar tour packages. Just like the Chinese, the Indian groups are also noisy, cluttered and more than arrogant are just ignorant of rules. However, young people like me are more sensitive to local etiquette and manners. We don't want the world to become homogeneous in customs and traditions. That would be boring. But basic etiquette and civic sense should be imposed autocratically.
Put any middle class group of any nationality in a bus, you'll have obnoxious tourists.
Not too mention both chinese and indians smell the worse. Jk
Dude Al Jazeera is a news Chanel run for Islamic propaganda They hate all non-Muslims Did you notice they never run anything remotely close to terrorism and anti-Islamic
Tushar Chatterjee Odd, in my town we get many Indian tourists due to our temple and they are very respectful, the only annoying thing is some when they get tired of trying to walk to our temple they will try to hitchhike lifts there.
However, the reason why Chinese became like this is different.
Yolanda(?) is an asset and absolutely a bridge builder. She’s quick, but she seemed to be hitting some of the important notes for visitors to France/Europe. Wherever we go, regardless of nationality, we need to respect the local customs and take care to not be a disruption. After all, you want to _experience_ a new place… not colonize it.
I am Chinese, I visited Tasmania in January 2020, I also find my fellow countrymen always talk loudly. Perhaps I had to live in UK during the 90s, I knew that is rude but I knew they would not listen (my dad also behave like that), I stayed away from them. I really advice the non-Chinese countries NOT to expect most Chinese tourist to change their behaviour, not give more convenience for Chinese, you just spoil them. Let them learn gradually.
Being in China as a foreign exchange student it changed my perspective so much. There's just so many people that manners do more harm than good on the streets here. Even I now regularly drop politeness simply to be able to get on the subway during peek hours. They are horrible tourists but really as people they just don't know any better, they live in a different world from ours XD
That’s an excuse. I used to think that way, that the Chinese behave that way cause of the population until I went to Hong Kong. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, but good manners were everywhere, if not, then probably a mainlander. Lol
Hmm, but what about tokyo? you don't get more crowded than on a tokyo subway and those folks are more respectful and polite than anybody.
@@mikebudimir1244 Hong Kong did not experience the Cultural Revolution. I'd guess a lot of the behaviorism is not even actual Chinese culture but due to the massive changes and upheavals in Chinese society for the past century which uprooted society from the until then followed norms.
Mike Budimir true,I live here in Hong Kong but I’m not Chinese.chinese citizens here are Very polite.its just the Chinese from mainland China.even the Chinese here in hk doesn’t like mainlanders and think they are very rude
I have been to Tokyo and Taipei where it is very crowded and people are very polite. I don't buy the crowed excuses.
The best part is where the tor guide says " Yesterday, I told you about democracy" LOL 13:35
Haahahahahha
"its very hard to carry out a reform in Europe"
Most Chinese people have been able to afford to travel abroad in the last ten years. We just had some money and wanted to go abroad to see it. The Chinese have endured too many hardships, and who pays attention to etiquette when they are not full. We believe that it will get better and better in the future. So please forgive us for now
Yah...the educated know (and hope you do), that it's all due to communism and the cultural revolution. China has such a rich history and so many contributions to the world that started there. Until communism came along and destroyed Confucianism philosophy that made China's society so great. Case in point; Japan and Korea's societies are based in-part on Confucian principles hence why individuals value respect for the fellow citizens and the greater collective.
The good the bad and the chinese😂😂
I love how Mr. Summers was disappointed by the Mona Lisa. I know I was!
never meet your heros
Yeah everyone has the same thought when they see it.
It's a very mediocre piece of art. What is there to be disappointed about? I never understood why it is even famous.
Jason Eaton unitonically it’s famous just because it’s famous. It was stolen a few times and got in headlines a lot and now it’s just the famous painting everyone knows.
@@artugert most art pieces are famous because of the painter and its history
Chinese: this unpolluted air, water, and nature smells like cat urine 🙄oh lord
LOL
That part was funny
I know exactly the smell hes talking about, just not what plants make the scent.... it does have a faint whiff of ammonia which might not be the first thing someone thinks of when considering garden smells, most would think of flowers. rotting leaves and mulch are sooo much more funky, wonder what he'd think of those??? lol
Ok, that was funny!
This gave me some bad flashbacks of when I’ve visited Thailand. Every time I go, it gets worse. More buses of even less civilized Chinese tourists. They are incredibly rude people. Even with the guides’ instructions most don’t follow any of the suggestions.
I just find it fascinating how we all just get information on what to do and what to avoid and we'll stick to it. pretty normal to get those customs explained to tourists before they'll enter etc. Why Chinese tourists didn't know (or just don't care)...