A Day in the Life of a Chinese Young Lady in Shanghai China

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4 жыл бұрын

Interested in how a Chinese citizen lives in the biggest city in China? How does she spend money? What are her work schedule and weekend like? No need for cash and a wallet?

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@hammondnordland4822 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Shanghai and I use most of these apps. This is not an ad, they REALLY use these apps, including me, all the time, since work takes most of the time of the day. Work hours are much longer in China

@MicheleLodetti 3 жыл бұрын

How did you manage to watch KZfaq if it is banned in China?

@Cecilia- 3 жыл бұрын

@@MicheleLodetti Some phone have vpn auto installed prior to purchase. And most companies have vpns installed into company desktops

@damblebee1253 3 жыл бұрын

@@hammondnordland4822 Do you still have physical debit/credit card on your home and can you access alipay and wechat pay from desktop/laptop without phone in hand? I mean when someone lose/break the phone, from the time between the phone lost until getting a new phone, how do you access your financial account? In the meantime of no phone, how to buy a new phone, commute, pay for food, do you use friend/family/relative's phone and borrow their money? I know the money on your account will be secure, but since you're not holding phone but all of the payment apps is there.

@MicheleLodetti 3 жыл бұрын

@@hammondnordland4822 Is it common for people to use VPNs in China?

@hammondnordland4822 3 жыл бұрын

@@MicheleLodetti oh yes, everyone I know has VPN.

@Chosospacebuns 3 жыл бұрын

Glad we’re all making terrible financial decisions all over the world ❤️

@realkk 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@deeb.9250 3 жыл бұрын

Ahaha... But Chinese people don't use credit for everyday expenses so even if she's bad at money she probably has no debt

@yurusuleive2651 3 жыл бұрын

yooooooooooooooo

@dtminifun 3 жыл бұрын

on point! I used to be like her but I've since changed my ways haha

@happylife7542 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the new generation of Chinese does use credit a lot . From cars to houses. They are in debt just like the average Americans too. 😢

@trevorkim 3 жыл бұрын

Apps are a lifeline in Shanghai. Even street beggars have QR code’s to pay them donations as nobody carries cash anymore. I haven’t went to an ATM for over an year now.

@ripp102 3 жыл бұрын

This is how it should be. It avoids robbing elderly of their cash and other stuff. To those that says that cash is king, it's not. It's a huge pain....

@delacroixx 3 жыл бұрын

@@ripp102 Cash is freedom though. It's untraceable, unlike cards

@xiaomose7495 3 жыл бұрын

@@delacroixx if you want freedom go back to before internet invented. There is no such thing like complete freedom and privacy when the whole world is connected with internet

@delacroixx 3 жыл бұрын

@@xiaomose7495 well, in my, and probably in your country too, rn it is not compulsory to be connected to internet. It is a choice. If you don't want to - you can simply throw away your phone and use cash and live like that, it is not forbidden. It's just important to leave that choice. Plus there are ways to stay private on the internet if you really want to.

@xiaomose7495 3 жыл бұрын

@@delacroixx thats what mean you can go back to the era before internet ofc only by yourself not other, since it's a matter of choice not mandatory. But you must know for some matter in today modern society its needed to connected with internet

@syproful 3 жыл бұрын

Tutorial: How to become a working poor.

@lailai6402 3 жыл бұрын

lmfao

@Connetification 3 жыл бұрын

Just go to Shanghai lol

@jaycc3365 3 жыл бұрын

@Sepher Agon America's poor is rich compared to many countries. Pull your head out of your ass.

@Sujay95 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaycc3365 Lmao, that girl's paying just $330 rent in fucking Shanghai, one of the best cities in the world and you think her quality of life is lower than an average American's?

@sandrajenkins6822 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sujay95 yes, $330 per month seems ridiculously low.

@MotiveCap 3 жыл бұрын

The impression I got: Her young life is series of transactions on a phone. She doesn't have time to cook, socialize much, or do anything outside of work besides eat takeout and drink. She has to work Sundays and extra time with no extra pay, and at the end of the day she can't even save money. If life is an endless cycle of this it's no wonder so many young people are depressed.

@sparkeyjones6261 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, they only followed her around for a day. Just how interesting would your life look to an outsider if a random day was picked to follow you around?

@deeb.9250 3 жыл бұрын

She only works 54 hrs a week and has no commute time to work, she can walk. Copywriting has unavoidable overtime because there are deadlines. She does have a social life which is where some of her money goes. She probably has time to cook but can't blame her I used to eat out all the time too when living alone, food really not that expensive. I think most of her money waste is in fashion and beauty services

@mnraiders8546 3 жыл бұрын

While I agree with some of what op says, the difference between Western and Asian countries is eating out is cheaper in Asia than in say USA where eating out every night would result in high credit card bills

@Scarsofevil 3 жыл бұрын

@@mnraiders8546 I fking cringe at the amount of tips we pay. I'm in NY and I get people who get mad at me for not tipping 25% minimum. Needless to say, these are the same type of people who are broke and can't manage their finances. Honestly, if you look at the history of tipping in the US and its racist past, it's fucked up. But it's the norm now....

@mnraiders8546 3 жыл бұрын

@@Scarsofevil that's why I stopped eating in and started doing pick ups. I know it's not good for their business but tips are indeed ridiculous in USA when I get twice the service in Asian countries

@Young.H 3 жыл бұрын

I‘m from China and I watch this like a foreigner lol

@turquesa_8056 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@user-gg3td9gt9s 3 жыл бұрын

lol same born in china and raised and still surprised

@thevaidik_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-gg3td9gt9s good. I have a insta group of international teenagers. Wanna join?

@mayaash1116 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@ShaferHart 3 жыл бұрын

Most Chinese _are_ considered foreigners in Shanghai thanks to the 户口 system.

@jtta7919 2 жыл бұрын

girl literally sitting at a bar after being at a hotpot restaurant: where is all my money going????

@tsuba14 2 жыл бұрын

sadly, hotpot is pretty cheap food.

@criptik5208 2 жыл бұрын

that too a script writer like common

@XyloWang 2 жыл бұрын

I live in a HCOL area and her monthly expenses (rent aside) are higher than mine wtf. And I go out to eat 4-5 times a week lol.

@jtta7919 2 жыл бұрын

@@XyloWang sheeesh. dat girl for sure doesnt know what "financing" entails xD

@colinminguy7098 2 жыл бұрын

I love how similar our daily life is, yet people judge Chinese people for being so "different". Very subtle differences between young American people and Chinese people. We pretty much do the same thing

@aldorivas1314 2 жыл бұрын

Their judgements are usually guided by racism and ignorance, as well as propaganda against China. Our lives are very much the same, both crushed by our harsh reality and the constant work ethic promoted to younger generations, we both alike suffer.

@JacobafJelling 2 жыл бұрын

who judge them? They are very nationalistic, so are many Europeans. But they need to get off their phones a bit more.

@Ben-yp9nh 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly Colin not many people in the west actually care about how Chinese people live, and certainly don’t judge them as much as the Chinese like to think they are being judged.

@colinminguy7098 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ben-yp9nh We don't really judge where I live, but I know lots of people around the West do.

@calebmerryman8398 2 жыл бұрын

Both countries are incredibly oppressive in different ways.

@matyiii 3 жыл бұрын

"can't save any money" *spends $1200+ on fashion, beauty, food & bev, entertainment

@XCN-lw6jh 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. But for example fashion and beauty for them is perhaps unskippable... She said at the beginning that make-up was a big thing there...

@dissolved5920 3 жыл бұрын

@muhumedmohamud2356 3 жыл бұрын

that american way.this odd seen most chinese in china save more money then any country.

@dissolved5920 3 жыл бұрын

@@muhumedmohamud2356 money is meant to be spent. Why save it? Im not saying spend recklessly but the more money circulating the better.

@muhumedmohamud2356 3 жыл бұрын

@@dissolved5920 i know but its the culture in china.plus it smarts to save X% income for rain day or U just live on paycheck to paychecks.That is the problem in american and the worst world where we spend more money than we earn then complain how we no room to pay for stuff.Granted i know most place are expensive and the some wage could not support their necessity but we got to save some money.

@meddena 3 жыл бұрын

i was strangely invested in her day

@bitcoinisfreedommoney.fckt2663 3 жыл бұрын

that's probably because you are a midwit

@kevinthiede1434 3 жыл бұрын

get strangely invested in mine watch my vids

@oilylondon 2 жыл бұрын

same

@jeanneann3545 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like since social media is a very huge thing nowadays, we dont do much aside from scrolling our phone. Work, and chats with friends, eat, watch TV, and eh its already 7pm. Time to do more work, and then sleep. Then you realise you didnt do much in your daily life, and wonder how people spend theirs, and realised its basically the same.

@Fischbroetchen2k 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, living to work, work to live. Worlds the same everywhere I guess.

@caius9162 3 жыл бұрын

@@rumbaenbois6554 investing, lol. Just as the video showed, she wastes a lot in "beauty" stuff that is not really necessary, hell, if you are in debt every month you shouldn't be going out to restaurants, you are killing yourself willingly. Now Imagine putting that money in stocks or even crypto. This is the kind of people that live in debt because they want to. Don't spend more than you have.

@Madoyon. 2 жыл бұрын

Someone should be quite fооlish to invest in something that can drop in price so easily just because some random guy on the internet posted a tweet. I'm not making a statement that it is impossible to make money on crypto currency trade. I'm just telling that it's more like gambling. You either get profit or take a financial loss. There are a lot more stable ways to obtain money without entering the modern slavery that being employed in a company and wasting six days a week to pay the bills and make your boss rich is.

@Gunbardo 2 жыл бұрын

@@Madoyon. What are these ways that you talk about, kindly enlighten us please.

@Madoyon. 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gunbardo Just start an online business. Believe me or not, you can do it without any previous money investments these days. Make money out of your hobby or something. At first, it won't be much, but it will be better in the long run than your average "office slave" job or throwing money in crypto recklessly and praying for it to not go down leaving you with nothing.

@MrOssyMoro 2 жыл бұрын

I work part time 25 hours a week. In Europe we have more rights.

@shukming3105 3 жыл бұрын

In London I pay 1300£ for a fking one bedroom and the salary is less than 2000£. Fortunately I dont wear make-ups.

@velyvely6479 3 жыл бұрын

And London isn’t worth the money or sacrifice lol I dunno what we’re paying for

@OneBiteoftheCherry 3 жыл бұрын

@@velyvely6479 Most places in London aren't even worth half of what they charge for them.

@Cecilia- 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@Mandaramaster 3 жыл бұрын

mate what the fuck? 1.3k for a flat or a bedroom? If its a flat, you need to get a houseshare! save sooo much

@Mandaramaster 3 жыл бұрын

@@velyvely6479 I've spent plenty of time living in other places and I can say London is worth it, if you're on a decent wage. If you're on a shit wage, its a miserable city, but otherwise it's fucking ace.

@elizalee1214 3 жыл бұрын

When I was visiting my parents in China last year, I used most of the apps mentioned in this video. It's super convenient.

@jereee4732 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you doin' well

@TheChinkyell 3 жыл бұрын

Does those apps have english

@elizalee1214 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheChinkyell Wechat and Gaode have English version. For other apps, I don't know.

@twoone7877 3 жыл бұрын

How do you manage to visit the internet while in the INTRANET of China?

@elizalee1214 3 жыл бұрын

@@twoone7877 I bought a sim card and chose a mobile plan including wifi. There are different wifi plans you can choose. The day before I was leaving, I called the LianTong Company to stop all service. As long as I pay 5 yuan per month, my phone number is saved and I can reactivate it anytime. I put enough money in my phone account for number keeping fee. I can also pay more fee through wechat or Alipay when I am in Canada.

@gara737 3 жыл бұрын

my parents always say to me life is easier now. everything is online. while it is easier in one aspect of life, its depressing in the other. its a mistake for parents to underestimate the hardships of the future generation. everything isnt as easy as it seem.

@Steve_A_R 3 жыл бұрын

Life will be easier when we manage our money wisely.

@jamesclancy8091 3 жыл бұрын

Communist Chinese Party Wechat is the only social media site allowed in China. No Facebook, Twitter, Google or anything else.

@Deliahszepinzky 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesclancy8091 and they are not dead they have multitude apps...

@jamesclancy8091 3 жыл бұрын

@@Deliahszepinzky what are they?

@Sahasrmankotwal 3 жыл бұрын

It is easy for them now. Only thing they lack before was accessibility and resources, their money management was always on point. Now we have accessibility and resources but our money management is poor.

@jomama55ful 3 жыл бұрын

This really does show daily life. I've been to Shanghai, Wuhan, Anhui, Beijing. I've eaten and many local restaurants, purchased food from many local shops (using wechat), and seen the convenience of a phone based society. I've taken the metro, the bus system, and taxi's. I've also done a lot of walking the streets of Wuhan and Shanghai. Amazing country, for sure. My wife is from Wuhan.

@Muhtodem 2 жыл бұрын

wuhan is it corona virus area ?

@jomama55ful 2 жыл бұрын

@@Muhtodem Yes. Wuhan is where the virus was first discovered. My wife and I had been to the wet market that they claim was the source of the outbreak year before.

@heliosAJ 2 жыл бұрын

My wife is also from Wuhan, I was visiting in December 2019 right before the outbreak. Best experience of my life.

@SignificantPressure100 2 жыл бұрын

o my god i want that shit in canada

@IceBioshock Жыл бұрын

you know my energy drink just fell out of a height of approximatelly 1,5 meters onto my plate, which I had just put there after finishing my pizza and the astonishing thing is, the plate didnt break - I just wanted to tell you that

@craigkeller 3 жыл бұрын

Please thank Dorothy for sharing a part of her life with us! Insightful.

@yifanwang4906 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually the modern world in a nutshell. People buy and sell like crazy (partly because of their stressful life), living paycheck to paycheck, end up being hustlers (which makes things more stressful). At the end of the day, half of the things we buy are overpriced garbage. If it's hard to relate how it's like living in China's big cities, imagine yourself would be moving to and working in San Francisco next month - just see how much you can earn based on your skill, and how much the rent is. Just for your reference, I live in Beijing which is basically the northern counterpart of Shanghai. My rent is $1200 just for a studio (only a single room + a small toilet + a small kitchen) and I don't really have as much entertainment and fashion expenses as her. Although I earn quite a lot compared to the average person, but to buy the same apartment, it needs $1.2 million which is more than 80 years of the rent, and more than 20 years of my income without spending. To get married in China, many parents are like control freaks and ask the couple to buy their house. To have kids in China and send them to school, a two-bedroom is pretty much needed which is basically doubled the price. Also now I look at the job market, couldn't even find many positions worker under 72 hours a week. I feel like we trade our life by being working like crazy, just for like put 500 different kinds of jeans and lipsticks on the market, and not even be able to own anything real. TBH back in the 'Soviet' time at least most people can own their own apartment while going home at 5pm, and have actual life.

@evelinericksson1611 3 жыл бұрын

Correction. Back in “communism” time, no one owns their apartment. I lived through those time.

@dragos7284 3 жыл бұрын

@@evelinericksson1611 depends. I lived through that time in Romania and guess what. 92% of romanian population actually own their houses.

@joaomariolira 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a comment! Would love to converse more. I clicked on this video because I searched "Everyday life young people China". I'm really interested in what life is like for people all over the world!

@user-ti2xi9bd4u 3 жыл бұрын

China developed so much, I wonder what will a “developed” China 🇨🇳 looks like

@S2th1 3 жыл бұрын

@@evelinericksson1611 Nobody was living on the streets during the communism time. What country did you live in? Nowadays in all communist countries only the old folk have a house, cause they had it since the communism age, they were handed out for free for gods sake... and prices inflated like crazy afterwards, democracy came!

@by4409 3 жыл бұрын

In almost every major city in China, the cost of buying vs the cost of renting has a significant gap. Renting is super cheap compared to buying, and the average worker can at least live in a decent place like this young lady in the video who is only paying USD330/month rent. In places like California, many people can't afford paying the rent even with a full time job and more and more people are living in their cars.

@steve00alt70 3 жыл бұрын

that place apartment looks abit old not modern tho

@JK-eo1ze 3 жыл бұрын

Her salary is above average in Shanghai.

@mathewwang8935 3 жыл бұрын

Not really, the rent of 1b1b apartment in entral Shanghai costs me about $700/month

@user-xh7rf9qn3i 3 жыл бұрын

The place she lives is quite old .I think normal neighborhood costs 500 US dollar per person with 3 people sharing one flat

@RSUnicorn 3 жыл бұрын

her salary is way above the average shanghainese tho

@chubbybunnynyancat 3 жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, I love my card and paying with my phone but I realised I spend less by paying in cash because it's physically in your hand and it hurts to see it leave.. with the card it's just a quick contact with the machine and the money is gone haha Love the video btw, I watch it every day because I love the vibe and her chill energy

@goldsunsilvermoon 3 жыл бұрын

which is why i almost always use cash 😂😂😂😂

@truezyf 3 жыл бұрын

i agree, mobile payment makes u lose money faster.

@HonISfirE 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, i learn it on my 1 week using similar app

@chubbybunnynyancat 2 жыл бұрын

we were merely talking about paying for stuff (essential or non-essential for everyday life), but I do agree with you. 'Money can't buy happiness' is not one of the most popular sayings for nothing.. Just want to add that I think everybody should treat themselves to something they want but don't need once in a while. Life is short, after all, and as much as we are the sheep led by capitalism, we might as well make our time here on earth a bit more enjoyable.

@aprilleerose 2 жыл бұрын

Yes and I personally spend more online than when I shop in person someplace.

@snorlaxsmash8551 2 жыл бұрын

1980s: work 50 hours a week, paid off a house 3 months later. 2020s: work 80 hours a week, barely can afford food.

@inhabitantwaps3qs803 Жыл бұрын

2050 nobody can ever buy house and housing projects are only built for the mega rich 1 percent separated in isolated rich communities who are made to look down on the poor with hate whilst everybody else either lives in the streets or in shacks illegally built which the government attacks and tears down even to the point of murdering its own people. Constant false propaganda and frauds rampant everywhere. People have no choice but to commit crime and life expectancy drastically reduces. People no longer can afford kids and have grown to hate raising children and young children in general with increased child violence. The population drastically decreases which means more work to do and more division between rich and poor with the middle class becoming the working class. Society will completely fail and having a family will be almost impossible for anybody who wants to survive we are going down a terrible road and no country is doing better than any other.

@cool_things_collection 3 ай бұрын

It's just her way of life. If you don't buy a lot of useless things, you can easily just spend $500 a month to have a comfortable life

@mugge47 3 жыл бұрын

I never expected Shanghai to have so many trees/plants, it really looks amazing imo

@sextuplemillionsellersfan7961 3 жыл бұрын

the greening done by the government in China is pretty good to be honest

@Dylan-jf5tu 3 жыл бұрын

most east asian countries are like this, they have a deep respect for Greening the urban environment.

@PTMMartin 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dylan-jf5tu Don't think it is really about respect but rather a have to. Greening the city cools down the city and boost "moral".

@ohmygodpeanuts 2 жыл бұрын

They have a lot of beautiful parks too

@MacKaledy 3 жыл бұрын

Spents almost 40% on Fashion/beauty/entertainment cant save any money.. well guess why that is

@hasnatsakib7223 3 жыл бұрын

@ 3:40 look at how much shoes she own.. That explain everything

@smhvito 3 жыл бұрын

thats exactly what i was thinking!!! lol shes like "idk where all my money goes" while sippin on some 20 dollar drinks 🤣

@handleless986 3 жыл бұрын

@@hasnatsakib7223 that's not all of her shoes XD that's hers and her roommates

@qingboshang 3 жыл бұрын

when working under depression, she may spend more and not aware of it

@guimeiyang8404 3 жыл бұрын

I have been to China about 4 times and enjoyed every minute of my experience. This video was very interesting to see a city that I have not been to and to see one person's daily routines. More videos like this will enable North American people to understand more about China instead of just accepting biased media reports that portray a China from 50 years ago for propaganda purposes. China is very modern now.

@machina5 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think their lack of modernity is the issue most Americans have with China in today's climate. I think it's moreso their treatment of minorities and work culture of 60+ hour weeks for extremely low pay. However, these are issues with the CCP, and the average Chinese person should not be demonized as they have been. Much of our media takes it too far, and ends up antagonizing anyone who is Chinese, when Chinese and Americans are the same at heart. We all just want to live our lives peacefully and enjoy the things we love. Thanks for your comment.

@user-uk4jl4ot6y 2 жыл бұрын

@@machina5 I do not think that America is better when it comes to treating minorities. Try to go back in history and see how Chinese were treated. But the mainstream media ignore these facts. This is still present in contemporary USA. Just look at the education system. East Asians do not have same conditions as others. In usa there is not any special requirements for negros when beeing admited to collegae other than the color of their skin. They can even get a master degree without writing a relevant subject. Although east asians have higher qualification than so called ' white' ( I never understood the american definition of black and white, a lot of so called white are considered black in our world ) they are often refused admission. I am not saying that this is wrong or right. East Asians that choose to live in the USA just have to accept this or leave. I never understood why they or anyone for that matter would choose to live in usa. USA and the western world always bash China for violating human rights (their definition) and yet USA is more or less constant in war killing children, women, and unborn children. Tortur…… But it seems to be natural for Americans just as it is normal to carry guns and shoot people. Just as humans breathe, Americans kill millions as if it was drinking a cup of coffee. When I confront Americans with this they are not able to grasp it. Usually they react with ‘ what are you talking about’ . At last. What minorities are you talking about in China? Muslims ? Where did you get this information ? Yes from mainstream media ?

@hhzz5138 Жыл бұрын

@@machina5 谢谢理解，作为一个普通的中国人我们的意识里其实很少有对少数民族的偏见，可以说人们其实并不在意民族。并且少数民族有很多优惠政策，可以有更多机会进入优质学校。一周工作时间长是因为中国人口比较多，竞争比较激烈，都想挣钱追求更好的生活，随着经济的增长人们观念也会转变。

@KING-XINJIANG Жыл бұрын

@@machina5 作为汉族，我负责的说，如果中国大陆有汉族和任何少数民族结婚，绝大多数家庭会把孩子的民族登记为父母一方的少数民族。为什么？在中国大陆当少数民族只有好处没有坏处😂 你们在欧美任何媒体了解到的中国少数民族情况都是被扭曲过的信息。只有你来中国大陆，找各个少数民族自治区、自治州、自治县去旅游，你就知道我说的是真相。

@mabel8179 10 ай бұрын

Yes, the Western media does seem to be portraying China as it was in the 1980s rather than how it is now, which is quite futuristic in the big cities.

@tristan6509 3 жыл бұрын

this is actually pretty similar to japan in some ways, especially the depressed, overworked, and no overtime pay part...

@Clarity520 3 жыл бұрын

Asian countries are like this. It's the downside of over-population.

@Isomoar 3 жыл бұрын

@@Clarity520 It's not overpopulation it's the same as all round the world it's terrible corrupt politicians.

@Clarity520 3 жыл бұрын

@@Isomoar that might contribute to it but it’s not the root cause. Overpopulation causes extreme competition that’s why everyone works their asses off al day everyday to survive. Meanwhile the West reaps the benefit of these Asians’ hard work.

@hammondnordland4822 3 жыл бұрын

China Japan and S Korea are almost identical in every way. Food, culture, work ethics etc...

@andrewcheng2113 3 жыл бұрын

@@hammondnordland4822 I wouldn't say that

@charmander777 3 жыл бұрын

17:58 i'm pretty sure she can slash her beauty/fashion & entertainment costs by 50% .

@ronen124 3 жыл бұрын

sure thing

@RSUnicorn 3 жыл бұрын

more like 80%

@millerdlv541 3 жыл бұрын

Food delivery not cheap. She says she rarely cooks at home.

@David_Liu93 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Brian. Why did you decide to use a word slash, not cut or reduce? I'm a non native, just wondering

@deeb.9250 3 жыл бұрын

@@David_Liu93 it means the same thing. Image of a knife "slashing" or "cutting" when there is a sale its more dramatic to say 'cutting' or 'slashing' prices than to say 'reducing' prices

@lambomatt2 3 жыл бұрын

Who does your filming they did an amazing job I like this style it’s really honest

@HaswellCore 3 жыл бұрын

right, the metro scenes are really well done

@CorvetteCarCraft 3 жыл бұрын

did u hear all the background noises boosted to max? wtf is that sound recording/mixing

@HaswellCore 3 жыл бұрын

@@CorvetteCarCraft got nothing to do with the filming style.

@brucelee1279 3 жыл бұрын

ccp

@OthnielCundangan 2 жыл бұрын

@@CorvetteCarCraft the noise is important for this vid. It's about what everyday life is like, you're meant to hear everyday noises too.

@michaeldunn9950 3 жыл бұрын

Being over 60 years old and travelled extensively, I quite like these vids as it gives a view of how people live in todays world, she also seems nice 👌

@cool_things_collection 3 ай бұрын

China is visa-free right now. Good chance to travel there.

@MsAmuay20 3 жыл бұрын

This is just something I noticed: When the subway doors opened people are walking in and out at the same time. That's slightly odd to me.

@martin32074 3 жыл бұрын

Thats just the way how it is. Shanghai is overloaded with populations. with the Non resident population shanghai almost triple the new york city. Just think about it. If you waited for people to get out, You would never get on the subway during rush hours. That just become a normal thing in Shanghai even it happens for taxi. But if you travel to other major cities with much less population like guangzhou, shenzhen. Most people stay in line for the subway because there is no need to rush.

@iamtheguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Overall this slows the whole thing down but individually it gets you in there. This is not egoism, however, as often judged to be by many outsiders, but instead many different local village cultures that clashed simultaneously. In many western countries, people would enter the cities in waves which could adapt to the existing city culture and influence it a little before the next wave came. In China you will observe behaviours that require synchronization and tacit agreement much less often that in most other countries.

@lordsesshoumaru8596 3 жыл бұрын

that's how it should be, stay whatever side cars take in traffic. It aggravates me so much to open the right side of double doors and someone on the other side stops, waits for me to open the door and they walk through my door instead of the other side. really don't need to be that stupid and or lazy...

@lzyJ 3 жыл бұрын

People get out first than get in only fit in superb crowded metro occasions, if not that crowded and standby time are sparingly, get out and in at same time are reasonable. # bus should like front door in back door out, trains are get out first but get in later, but light railway or metro, whatever.

@ericquinteiro2330 3 жыл бұрын

LOL you saw nothing bruh Here in Brazil (Search for "Metrô Sé rush hours") people fight for the slightly empty place at the corner There is no "Wait for the passengers to leave". Brazilian people are amongst the most individualist and "Advantage taker" people of the world.

@haly2D 3 жыл бұрын

I hope, whatever Dorothy is doing, I hope with all my heart that she is okay

@sparkeyjones6261 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Dorothy is doing just fine, there's nothing wrong with her lifestyle. It's the young people in red state America I'd be more worried about.

@HaswellCore 3 жыл бұрын

wut? She spends too much on makeup, thats all

@Dgsrgv 3 жыл бұрын

She literally spending all her money on stupid shit lol. And you wonder if shes ok, ofc not lol

@haly2D 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dgsrgv stfu

@suncanaplaninsky9848 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dgsrgv I think that person thought covid - wise

@zcao1970 4 жыл бұрын

I used to stay two months every summer in Shanghai. But as visitor, I don’t get to see how local lives. Very interesting perspective from a white collar non-native Shanghai person.

@faye_isc 3 жыл бұрын

WATCH SERPENTZA CHANNEL TO SEE THE T-R-U-E CHINA pls DONT delete my comment

@Zhango90 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc soory not interested in a channel that shows just the bad side of a country no matter what is the topic.

@Nucke4 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc there are better youtube channels if you want to see anti china propaganda

@evelinericksson1611 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc he is a liar.

@alexzhu4710 3 жыл бұрын

@@evelinericksson1611 he is hostile, but not liar, least not sheer liar.

@novanoir8309 3 жыл бұрын

when she said "little red book" i really thought she's going to show us her communist manifesto book

@sashaschmidt6519 3 жыл бұрын

lmao

@andrewcheng2113 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao, I never realized that

@hectoralbertodiazgomez4687 3 жыл бұрын

Jajaja

@melagro614 3 жыл бұрын

lol me too

@adrianbeltran6925 3 жыл бұрын

XDDDD

@mtber75 3 жыл бұрын

She have a high salary in China's standard. Her parents would freak out when they see how she spends all that on beauty and meals LOL

@EnnTomi1 3 жыл бұрын

in china yes, in shanghai, no, just average in shanghai.

@Estonian4life 3 жыл бұрын

@@EnnTomi1 is it average? my ex does graphic design for Disney and that is his salary as well. I think it is fairly high considering another friend is a restaurant manager and also has same amount. Her rent is so small, she really needs to stop ordering 3 takeouts every day and on top of that going to restaruants and buying clothes. She could easily save 500-600usd.

@foodei4107 3 жыл бұрын

@@Estonian4life All is about face dudes. You want to save money or being do more thing. Think its, there start working from 9am-9pm mostly current status in China. You don't have any extra time, only delivery can save times, you saying no saving. After you staying China about 1 Years you will know that, the more harder you saving the money you still can't do anything for buying house or anything. Medical don't worry, As long as you Citizen, Ur medical fee will be cheap.

@markusbackman9153 3 жыл бұрын

but her parents are probably not poor

@enoch2066 2 жыл бұрын

@@EnnTomi1 Shanghai is in China idiot

@PeterEloyHoschkaValdez 3 жыл бұрын

All big cities look the same... life is just on the phone and lonely, living for work and not working for living.

@joaomariolira 3 жыл бұрын

Man when I was watching this i had this feeling throughout. Interesting, eh?

@x_nno 3 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@hase5015 3 жыл бұрын

The people in the modern city are just the fuel of the society.

@biohita 3 жыл бұрын

True, I made the mistake to move into a big city, expecting the thrilling and moving lifestyle. Hated it, learned that the slow and "boring" life of rural areas and small cities is the best thing. Even people seem... Happier? Everyone seems in a rush or disconnected from everything in big cities, they don't even need to be with their face in their phones, it's like they are in automatic mode.

@jwichmann1306 3 жыл бұрын

The world is getting more homogenised unfortunately.

@user-yi6sy3zv8s 3 жыл бұрын

One of the few cities in the world where you can walk freely on the street at 4am

@xiaobai1115 3 жыл бұрын

This needs to be bumped! Been living here for 15 odd years now (I'm 32), safe, modern thinking, the generation below me here are so lucky.

@adriand1817 3 жыл бұрын

@朱红伟Yes, but it there is also a big downside, guilt and shame are instilled from a young age, filial piety comes with big costs to the individual

@user-yi6sy3zv8s 3 жыл бұрын

@@adriand1817 Still better than being shot randomly while having a walk

@evelinericksson1611 3 жыл бұрын

You can do that in all Chinese cities.

@hydrogen8029 3 жыл бұрын

It is not! Delicious 24/7 street food will rob your wallet and shape ( •̀ ω •́ )y

@yeetboi1929 3 жыл бұрын

Stop judging this girl’s life lmao just let her live her life at least she is happy and got a chance to have a video of her on the internet. Leave her be

@d4rktranquility 3 жыл бұрын

through this video she will will be remembered when we are all dust and forgotten individuals.

@Michael20 3 жыл бұрын

tier 3 simping for a girl hoping she notices him overseas

@charmander777 3 жыл бұрын

@@Michael20 lmfao

@Doggi2dog 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed we shouldn't judge but it would be wise for her to save for the future. I think hopefully she at least sees the comments about this and tries to do so. Also LOL at @Michael.

@soumya9734 2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael20 i laughed bro lol

@feiyi7858 3 жыл бұрын

as a Chinese and Shanghainese, this is mostly accurate. My grandparents also live in a old house just like this. But my question is, why would someone wear makeup when she will go to the gym and sweat it right off?

@ylpeacelove 3 жыл бұрын

哈哈哈哈，太吃累了

@qingboshang 3 жыл бұрын

wearing makeup is a good time spending in front of the camera

@rsmith02 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that too

@ej2229 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the experience and giving us an idea how Chinese ppl spend and live overall. I really love the fact that you explained those individual apps she used and how convenient it was for her to have them. Would like to see more videos like this 😊 - China is as modern as any other countries in the world and moving even faster with technology and features. Loved the video.

@anniefeng1877 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I haven't gone back for a few years. China has changed so much. So advanced, so fast and busy. Amazing!

@faye_isc 3 жыл бұрын

WATCH SERPENTZA CHANNEL TO SEE THE T-R-U-E CHINA pls DONT delete my comment

@vrc666 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc many have said that he's a liar.

@mengvictor8 3 жыл бұрын

Vichith Chai mostly just exaggerations, but mostly not blatant lies

@HaswellCore 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc i still think his business went downhill and he made stuff up for views

@taknaknak4957 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc whoever talks about merely shit things, are not supposed to watch Each thing has positive and negative vibes, but merely negative things are haters

@kanamasai5194 3 жыл бұрын

Well produced video. Appreciate the opportunity to experience the life of a young Shanghainese person.

@kevinswift8654 Жыл бұрын

This was exactly what I was looking for to learn about daily life in China! I haven't seen your other video yet (I certainly will later!), but I was saddened to see that there hasn't been any content in 3 years. I think I speak for many of us when I say that I would love to see more stuff like this, whether in China or elsewhere. Cheers!

@boorinquynh8981 3 жыл бұрын

I very like your filming style which is so natural. The theme, the visual design, editing, sound and music, the acting, screenwriting which is fantastic. Also, thanks for the clear subtitle that helped me to improve my English,. The video was so nice and informative. After watching it, I've had a general picture of a young girl's life in Shanghai and discovered that life is very convenient and way easier with support from new technologies there. Hopefully, you can create more and more videos like this! Thank you! A well-done job!

@tomv7986 3 жыл бұрын

A net salary of 2300 USD with a rent of 330 USD in a mega city. Wow! That is not bad! She spends more on fashion and entertainment than many educated people in the EU country I live in earn per month.

@jessicaly8903 3 жыл бұрын

Reason why i want visit china

@fasttracklife 3 жыл бұрын

I think in the western world, many people still have the outdated impression towards living standard in China. In my personal experience, the cost of living in many cities in China is higher than many western european countries. So does the salary level.

@tomv7986 3 жыл бұрын

@@fasttracklife I agree when it comes to the price of many consumer goods and services but rent prices are often way lower than in Western countries. 330 USD in Amsterdam or Frankfurt? Quadruple it and they consider you lucky. It is even impossible to find something decent in Eastern Europe for that money.

@fasttracklife 3 жыл бұрын

@@tomv7986 the room the girl rents in the video is from an old apartment with very bad condition, bad as compared to apartment quality in Amsterdam. The difference between rent vs. buy is just insane in Shanghai and many other cities in china. Real estate is anothet whole topic to talk about. If you buy one, the monthly payment would be much higher than if you buy one apartment in NL and Germany. So does the down payment.

@tomv7986 3 жыл бұрын

@@fasttracklife Yes, real estate in China is very expensive mostly due to capital movement restrictions (the mainland). I never said buying real estate in China is a good deal. But, my only point is that it is great you can earn a good salary and spend little on rent if you want to. In Europe there is no such choice. Rent is high relative to salaries and there are basically no cheap options for Joe average. All I said was something positive.

@jl8760 3 жыл бұрын

BBC mad that this video doesn't have their signature gloomy dusty filter

@trvpnest 3 жыл бұрын

😭

@kaleidoscopeon 3 жыл бұрын

You’re mad cuz BBC shows the truth.

@ermagreen2748 2 жыл бұрын

@@kaleidoscopeon apparently, you’re mad

@cool_things_collection 3 ай бұрын

Lol, go to China and you will know who is telling the truth@@kaleidoscopeon

@johnkelvintztc 3 жыл бұрын

It’s common for us Asians to say we’ve got no savings even if it’s not true. Haha

@elderaarondavis1 2 жыл бұрын

true. most parents give money to children in Asia

@Egymedia12 3 жыл бұрын

This channel's concept is quite interesting, keep going post covid. A great Video.

@ericdeininger6073 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy this video, well done and amazing how our society is moving to smart phone cashless payments in so many areas.

@vilmamattila7388 3 жыл бұрын

It was like this in China already in 2015, when I was living there.

@isoboy2125 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder if you can game the face recognition on the drinks machine using a photo of her colleague.

@alexzhu4710 3 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, one of my friend , pay for a young girl on smartphone after some worthful service he received , and one day he caught the trail by his wife, three days later I picked up him on the hospital.

@HaswellCore 3 жыл бұрын

@@vilmamattila7388 yeah but in the us, 2010= credit card and 2020 = credit card. China did skip the credit card altogether and before 2015 they were behind the us.

@timbo9232 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this insight of her daily life - I admire the technological use in day to day to life. But man, that kind of life looks pretty flat and stressfull - also the apartment looks depressing

@platypus3941 3 жыл бұрын

Her appartement is ok ..at least it has a window

@Glittermoom 2 жыл бұрын

Nah, her apartment is great. Way better then most of the apartments in my county

@linhschannel2378 2 жыл бұрын

You sound depressing, her place looks fine. People like you are so shitty. I wish you stay this way your whole life.

@chicnoir29 2 жыл бұрын

She has too much stuff.

@elusive842 3 жыл бұрын

It's scary to think that the apps are such necessities over there. Unfortunately, I can see the very real possibility of that becoming a thing all over the world. I say unfortunately because of the immense privacy concerns it would lead to.. I think people often overlook that part but eventually as we let our devices track more and more of our lives, it will also become easier for the companies and governments to manage and control us.

@user-uz1sp1xg5x 3 жыл бұрын

finally someone who is woke, i mean over a few years every country will use apps to pay and paying in cash would be worthless

@dantaerodgers2555 3 жыл бұрын

oh no. You don’t worry one bit. These apps ans smartphones are soon to be put to rest, and the smart cloud grid combined with 5g, Space x (Starlink satellites) and the smart RNA vaccice shots Dna operating systems will be rolled out. They are playing us like a game. This lifestyle is coming near a town near you!

@HonISfirE 3 жыл бұрын

Just look how miserable her life is

@Sunny22378 4 жыл бұрын

Like the video. Lived in Shanghai for several years before came to the states. Shanghai is a special place in my life. Great to know more about new Shanghai!

@MrSpasticdancer 3 жыл бұрын

"oh cool a video about an actual day in china without just a load of asian stereotypes" *girl wakes up and instantly puts on some cat ears*

@MeLikeGuns 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, she's spending more than she makes and doesn't save, so at least she's breaking some stereotypes.

@hopstepjump69 3 жыл бұрын

thats a hairband not cat ears

@Doggi2dog 3 жыл бұрын

If I spent $880 on Fashion and Entertainment per month, I'd have a cat ears headband that performed the exact same function in my bathroom where no one is looking, than a cheap one too.

@YummyCore 2 жыл бұрын

I was studying in Shangai for half a year like 2 years ago and just hearing that family mart sound put a smile on my face hahaha so many memories

@Joshmosis2.0 3 жыл бұрын

Very well put together video and gave me a much better picture of daily life in China. I was excited to watch more videos and saw you only have two =/ Hopefully this is only a temporary setback due to travel restrictions. I'd love to see more in the future.

@leewei2144 4 жыл бұрын

Impressive video! Thanks for sharing it and letting us see how convenient the new technologies can bring to real life. Things are changing so rapidly in China. It's amazing that these rich mobile apps are not only affecting people's daily life but also introducing a new living style we have to adjust.

@faye_isc 3 жыл бұрын

WATCH SERPENTZA CHANNEL TO SEE THE T-R-U-E CHINA pls DONT delete my comment

@IglooDweller 3 жыл бұрын

I notice that you only have 2 videos on your channel?! This was great! So professional! Please make more!!

@Garolfa 2 жыл бұрын

imagine paying more on make-up than on actual rent.

@cool_things_collection 3 ай бұрын

Her lifestyle is not commonly seen among Chinese. Most of people can store at least 1/3 of their salary every month

@isslobb2095 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching the video, the filming and narrative is so good!

@donghua605 4 жыл бұрын

what a great video, i am from Shanghai and haven't been back for 3 years, the video is so impressive and shocked me. Shanghai have been changed so much and quick. what an advanced life there, the video stimulates my desire to fly back to shanghai right away. i have been in deep touch. it is the best video!!!!

@faye_isc 3 жыл бұрын

WATCH SERPENTZA CHANNEL TO SEE THE T-R-U-E CHINA pls DONT delete my comment

@justinh3833 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc Under this video only, you have commented twice and recommend people to watch a that guy who demonizes China because of his bad experience. Have you ever been to China before? Try to search realy life in China and get some more feedback about everything, not just from mainstream media which brainwash you.

@Ratplague707 3 жыл бұрын

The wood paneling and ornate decoration in her apartment remind me more of something you'd see in the US or Europe.

@csabakertesz6475 3 жыл бұрын

She works almost all the time, almost no time to enjoy, but she drops down the sink most of her salary. "I don't know where my money goes, I buy only the necessary things." She is in a financial situation that is determined by her own choices and what she deserves as a consequence.

@elsonsti 3 жыл бұрын

if you ask your wife where she spent money........

@rsmith02 3 жыл бұрын

She's young. In a few years her salary will surpass her spending and she'll have money left over. The most important thing for people that age is socializing- without it no friend circle, no family, etc. You can't wait or your peer group will all end up having children and you'll be left behind.

@cecarblanco9933 Жыл бұрын

@@rsmith02 What is she doing wrong? She just does not make enough money. She does not even have a car.

@roelf8044 3 жыл бұрын

18:04 "Looks like she can't save any money". Well, to me it looks like she CAN save a lot of money.

@monicashang685 4 жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful video, so talented to reflect the modern life of China! The crativity and art skill s are amazing, and the significance of is beyond language! Bravo!

@faye_isc 3 жыл бұрын

WATCH SERPENTZA CHANNEL TO SEE THE T-R-U-E CHINA pls DONT delete my comment

@yougkuan9198 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc SerpentZA is a racist and a loser but you... Keep following him. ^_^

@evelinericksson1611 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc he is a liar. He used to loved China. When there are more westerner making videos in China, he changed tune and deleted his old China living videos. I used to follow him and I stopped when he changed. A weird dude who craves attention.

@mino5931 3 жыл бұрын

800-900 square feet is roughly 80 square meters. Buying the apartment would cost a million dollars. She says she still has two roommates and that her rent is $ 330. So the apartment costs about $ 1000 a month. From my point of view, a purchase would not be a good investment if you had to live in it for 83 years to get around the purchase price. Then rent and be flexible. Who knows where to work in 10 years? As far as monthly expenses are concerned, in my opinion that is also the fault of the cashless way. You don't even notice how much money you are spending and you spend too much money too quickly on things that you often don't need. I already see potential for savings :)

@16Meily 3 жыл бұрын

her ret is 330 a month, not a week.

@mino5931 3 жыл бұрын

@@16Meily thats right but she doesn't live alone. She have two friends, they Split the rent. Everyone pay 330

@nadianayana8138 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe there is no more videos on this channel. This video was so interesting!

@llililillilliilli905 3 жыл бұрын

the chinese words for "cat litter" sound like "meow shat".. that's amazing

@adrianzondervan6521 3 жыл бұрын

猫沙 cat sand

@llililillilliilli905 3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianzondervan6521 thanks, Māo shā it is then! still made my day :D

@stephaniemitchell8509 3 жыл бұрын

And now I'll be calling it "meow shat" for the rest of my life. xD

@Wulfcry 3 жыл бұрын

XD I've been playing it over and over.

@HenryTitor 2 жыл бұрын

Well, that's a business name/idea for me to stay in Shanghai "Meow Shat"

@YukiNakamura 3 жыл бұрын

2300 USD / month is what young people get paid nowadays? It's actually high. I work part-time currently and only get paid 700 USD, but would be only 1200 USD if full time.

@2000frenzee 3 жыл бұрын

my girlfriend is 26 and we live in Shanghai. She has a degree from an average university and makes about 2600 USD a month. I think she is slightly in a higher salary quadrant among her peers

@angelabby2379 3 жыл бұрын

where u at? i think its pretty good for part time

@Fynnrah 3 жыл бұрын

don't forget that she apparently works 54 hours a week.....

@equ3s973 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fynnrah that's with overtime and I don't think she gets paid for all 54 hours

@peqii5583 3 жыл бұрын

crying in 500 USD / month + sandwhich gen

@ChampionMindset 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video👏 I can't believe she did everything she needed to do with her phone🙄 So interesting! That's like living in the future👍

@faye_isc 3 жыл бұрын

WATCH SERPENTZA CHANNEL TO SEE THE T-R-U-E CHINA pls DONT delete my comment

@justinh3833 3 жыл бұрын

@@faye_isc oh, I know what you mean that guy. the one who demonizes China in many ways because of his some bad experience. And you praise him or his fan as I saw you post the same comments under almost every video talking about Chind highlighting "Don't delete my comment"

@justinh3833 3 жыл бұрын

yes, it was from about a few years ago. Most of people, especially young people live live a cardless life, just with mobile to do anything from ordering food, buying anything online to taking metro etc.

@YL-nx3yk 3 жыл бұрын

As a Ph.D. in the U.S., only half-time salary but with more than full-time work. My advisor encourages us to work at least 14 hr per day, and all of us follow it, because he works 16 hrs... Forget to mention that, we work 6 days per week~

@Connetification 3 жыл бұрын

Oh please, I work 12 hours a day EVERY DAY!

@Nookiezilla 3 жыл бұрын

@@Connetification So what? Is that some kind of gatekeeping? Are you proud to have so little free time?

@Connetification 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nookiezilla Not proud at all! In fact, I fking hate it! I simply don't have a choice. Got to make a living.

@rsmith02 3 жыл бұрын

I'd find a career path where you are valued.

@Calbac-Senbreak 3 жыл бұрын

So, after all, no young generations can afford to buy or maybe even rent a house anymore. Nice future we got here.

@d1sregard662 3 жыл бұрын

Love how boomers try to make it seem that this mess we inherited from them is somehow our fault though.

@sextuplemillionsellersfan7961 3 жыл бұрын

It’s true and sad to know :( It’s the same in my country only rich people can afford to buy a house in the future, working class can only rent

@REIDAE 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, because of the land redistribution back in the 1950s, almost every chinese family owns some property. This gets inherited and can be sold to buy new property or if worst comes to worst, they can move back to the original property the family owns

@HonISfirE 3 жыл бұрын

It's because bank leasing make house price overpriced because of higher demand and accepted price

@eddiestilll 3 жыл бұрын

wow China's tech is jus so advanced... da way they use their tech in their daily life is so darn cool

@paulmartins9291 3 жыл бұрын

fr im really suprised the powerbank rental took me by suprise amazing 💖❤

@harshjain3122 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulmartins9291 ifkr and it's really big brain how they may recover it, if the power bank gets stolen...cuz it's registered to the mobile

@MsRiqueman 3 жыл бұрын

@@harshjain3122 I think its registered to the person actually, not the phone. If you steal it, the person who took it gets a bill i think, idk.

@EZ-dk5ru 3 жыл бұрын

@@MsRiqueman Power bank is cheap in China, less than 10 USD. Who gonna stole that？

@EnnTomi1 3 жыл бұрын

its more like "depended" then "tech" i won't call internet high tech in nowadays standard by any measure. if you have to argue the face recognition is, then i have no words.

@proorizo4985 3 жыл бұрын

$2300 monthly income is NOT really bad specially in CHINA

@momoware 3 жыл бұрын

$2000 is starting to be the norm (after several years of hard working) in cities like Shanghai.

@zzzzzzzzzz098 3 жыл бұрын

I hear from some Shanghainese students that in China, $2k is actually a good starting salary, and most of them hope to get that once they graduate.

@brianrowe236 3 жыл бұрын

I help a 23 yr old girl in Shenzhen with her English via WeChat and she earns half that. Amazingly. she has only been working for a year and has saved $4000. She came from a poor rural family so has always lived frugally. But she is so proud that she has amassed some money for the first time in her life that she'll sometimes shows me her bank balance. She'll jokingly say 'Call me Rich Girl'

@leejo5160 3 жыл бұрын

@@brianrowe236 love those positive people

@djeorgette 3 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. Hoping to see more from you this 2021!

@qiankoondadao9405 7 ай бұрын

Wow this video was 4 years back, now Oct 2023 my country Singapore wasn't any way near that on cashless transaction, unbelievable modernization, thanks for this video showing every little details even on apps for payment n little red book.. incredible video 💕💕 love this even 4 years back is still worth watching 😊😊 thanks 👍👍

@chun1314520 3 жыл бұрын

This is too much of technology for me.... and I am a millennial lol

@_sparrowhawk 3 жыл бұрын

Escapism

@rachnasethi1622 3 жыл бұрын

@@_sparrowhawk lol i learned a new word today haha

@jw2473 3 жыл бұрын

Haha same, Australia needs to catch up

@insideinfo1556 3 жыл бұрын

Fuck off

@Wee-Snaw 3 жыл бұрын

@@insideinfo1556 Why are you butthurt?

@user-vj1vj8hr2j 3 жыл бұрын

Convenient stores can also receive packages in the uk too it’s the same lol

@LelouchLamperouge235 3 жыл бұрын

here just about anything with a front for customers can receive packages ... it increases the convenience even more :D

@MsOceanstar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for vblog of life of young resident of Shanghai. A change from tourist vblog. Definitely interesting, engaging and real.👍☮️

@alenalen3629 3 жыл бұрын

with 2300 usd a month I would live like a king in my country

@Gunit935 3 жыл бұрын

We should get Graham Stephan on her, to see what he thinks about her monthly spendings

@annalim3050 3 жыл бұрын

Such an honest video. Hope you made more like these.

@Salahudin- 3 жыл бұрын

We all spend way too much money for things we could go without. Nice video. Shanghai looks like a nice place if you are young and dynamic.

@koraXro 3 жыл бұрын

My life was the same at 26 in Bucharest, Romania. My commute was 3 houurs (2 trams and 1 bus), I never had breakfast during the week. I worked weekends and a lot of overtime during the week (unpaid, it stated in the contracts we signed, as it is now in UK you have to sign that you agree to unpaid overtime, so its not just Romania or China like this), I always wore denim and tshirts because all I did was work. I left when I couldn't physically make it (I once worked 3 days continuously). Its hard everywhere when you are young and poor without 'connections' :) My fist job was so bad I wouldn't even buy a can of Pepsi because with that money I could buy 1 kg of potatoes and eat 3 times

@lordsesshoumaru8596 3 жыл бұрын

nah it wasn't the same, she spends a lot of money on unnecessary things. sorry to hear the difficultly, no one should have to work to survive. smh why has everyone fallen asleep and allowed society to become serfdom again..?

@koraXro 3 жыл бұрын

@@lordsesshoumaru8596 I was taking about this to someone and he said the same. We are turning into serfs again, tied to the "land" and the owner. To me the last year seemed like The Matrix scenario: locked in our homes, connected to the computers, working but isolated. If you stop to look at it it's pure insanity

@kevinnamikata1536 3 жыл бұрын

Here in Brazil most of us don't have such a problem, since we're already used to live very cheaply and frugally, the consequences: we don't to have to work our ass of like other foreigners, and therefore, there's more quality time for family, hobbies and personal projects, the bad part of it is that most of us are always poor and broke.

@gwot 3 жыл бұрын

which is why in a couple decades China sky rocketed from one of the poorest most poverty ridden countries to one of the most advanced countries with now poverty eradicated. and Brazil is still dirt poor, cuz to put it badly, you're lazy and not driven.

@HonISfirE 3 жыл бұрын

China become more advance, but for who? Not her obviously

@tdepaoli 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very interesting how the mobile phone is embedded in everything she does during the day.

@ashishshrivastav85 3 жыл бұрын

I live in New Delhi, India and so glad to see we have all the same payment tech and apps as the Chinese! I hardly carry cash with me anymore.

@thomaskohl3130 3 жыл бұрын

4:26 8k-10k RMB/sqm is 1.1-1.4k USD per SQM!!!! NOT SQFT! 1sqm=10.7sqft!!! meters are not foot! so price is not that skyhigh as shown

@LuizFernandoSC 3 жыл бұрын

This video was exactly what i was looking for.

@whhusa 3 жыл бұрын

Homes sold in China are sold based on “gross footage” which means common areas are included in the footage you pay. The actual usable area could be as little as 65%. This makes the price per square foot much higher.

@dirttdude 3 жыл бұрын

it's communist China, Bub..... you can't just go out and buy a place close to work, you need permission to work and you have to wait for the job and you need permission to buy a place and only after you wait.... if you've ever posted a bad word about government or government policies, you can forget about getting any permission to do anything any time soon. No permission to work, no permission for banking and if you're caught begging in the city, take one guess what happens

@whhusa 3 жыл бұрын

@@dirttdude Quite obviously you have never been to China.

@dirttdude 3 жыл бұрын

@@whhusa Obviously you have no clue what so ever

@whhusa 3 жыл бұрын

@@dirttdude lol, you just confirmed that you have no idea what you're talking about. It's like a Chinese having an opinion on what's going on in the US without ever having been there. You'd think that person's an idiot wouldn't you?

@dirttdude 3 жыл бұрын

@@whhusa my mother and her immediate family escaped communist Germany with nothing more than the clothes they were wearing to spend 9 months in a ghetto before immigrating to America. my grand father was captured by the Russians for the crime of Christianity and held in a labor camp (gulag) without trial for 20 years till his death.... i know ALL i want to know about your beloved communism, commie. We do not want anything to do with it. and we don't want to study it, so fuck off you communist

@whitesalmon0925 2 жыл бұрын

you forgot to mention, their service at the restaurant was really good without extra tips :)

@Jackie-fx9kp 3 жыл бұрын

I am in shanghai now, and here's something you need to know. a lot a people like this girl, they will leave here eventually. the price of apartment is so high that normal people don't have the money to get one. if you don't have a apartment, you will not be able to live here when you have a child. education and health care are very expensive. the pressure of life in shanghai is not lower than that of new york of some other A class city in the world.

@1MinuteFlipDoc 2 жыл бұрын

what do you do in Shanghai? do you plan on leaving?

@Jackie-fx9kp 2 жыл бұрын

@@1MinuteFlipDoc as the electrical engineer, i like here. and i m sure i will live here for a long time.

@1MinuteFlipDoc 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jackie-fx9kp Nice! Seattle guy here. hahah

@andrepainha413 3 жыл бұрын

The only think i believe i'm missing is: With a 330 rent and a 2.4k salary, she can't save money? She spends more on fashion/beauty and on entertainment than on rent? Maybe some cuts are required. In my country rents cost more than 50% of someone's salary and we still manage to save money, we simply don't spend 400$ a month on makeup or whatever.

@abstractfactory8068 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you from? To avoid it...

@sarcasticismyname1163 3 жыл бұрын

@@abstractfactory8068 They offer valid points of argument though. Like, if she was really that tight on money, she wouldn’t choose to do a hand spa, of all things. I understand splurging on eating out is okay, but treating yourself further to a hand spa? You can see why her beauty/entertainment costs rack up that high. If she’s happy with that, that’s fine. But she shouldn’t claim to be short on money if she’s treating herself so well.

@tristan6509 3 жыл бұрын

@@sarcasticismyname1163 its free...

@stefanschulthess5397 3 жыл бұрын

Working over 50h/week and over time for free... what a life. Guess you have to grew up in a city like this. Happy to live in tiny Switzerland 😊

@Evilkwiet 3 жыл бұрын

Same here in Belgium. It is good to realise we have it really good compared to the other nations in the world. =)

@jiachengxu3584 3 жыл бұрын

also little payment，it‘s so hard for us chinese young people to achieve work-life-balance

@wyhily9465 3 жыл бұрын

One question is, what about the next generation?

@Evilkwiet 3 жыл бұрын

@@jiachengxu3584 I don't know about that really. To me it looks she likes to spent money on things she likes. That's her choice of course, but she chooses to live an expensive lifestyle at this point. About the work-life-balance i agree with you. If you work overtime you should get it either in compensation days / hours or in extra overtime pay. Which is the case in most West-Europe countries.

@turquesa_8056 3 жыл бұрын

Here in the U.S. that would be highly illegal and employers have to pay time and a half to anyone working overtime.

@yudizhang3964 3 жыл бұрын

wow that top did not disappoint, by the way as native chinese, I rarely see a girl dress like that, but western trends almost always end up booming in China

@elderaarondavis1 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Chinese living abroad and enjoy watching it :D While I miss my families and lives in China, the high cost of living(compared to wages) and dreadful work culture has kept me from wanting to go back.... :(

@zhouliao6848 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a college student in Shanghai, I earned 1200 USD(internship) per month, spent 500 for rental, 300 for food and saved most of the rest. Because for our boys, no savings=no wife.

@gwot 3 жыл бұрын

you mean... no house, no car, or no savings = no wife

@underhorse5367 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy that 30 years ago “little red book” was referring as the little book with red cover that full of quotes from Mao. Nowadays nobody read or even heard of it.

@_sparrowhawk 3 жыл бұрын

Of course they know about it. Shanghai is not quite so modern (I lived there for about 5 years). Every social media app in China is surveyed by the PRC government which is exactly why FB and Google don’t exist there.

@underhorse5367 3 жыл бұрын

@@_sparrowhawk true, because fb and google is surveyed by US government, a puppy can’t have two masters lol.

@mengvictor8 3 жыл бұрын

runze sun but he’s right though, people know about the little red book

@_sparrowhawk 3 жыл бұрын

@@underhorse5367 Actually it’s the other way around, Google and FB have much more power than the US government. ;)

@user-yi6sy3zv8s 3 жыл бұрын

@@_sparrowhawk Google and FB are the government dude, or shall i say, 'deep state'

@Yahoo886 3 жыл бұрын

I like her orange hair 😎🤙🏼…very interesting to see how other people around the world live…I guess we are all the same in many ways…thanks for posting!

@inconfusion6611 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I love Videos Like this it almost feels like I made friendship with her :D Love to see how other girls live around the world and how similar we all are 👯‍♀️

@pandemonium274 3 жыл бұрын

She is self made and is happy. I admire her. Life appears good. I am happy for her. This is very interesting to me as a westerner. The dependence on technology was eye opening.

@johnsmith-qs9hi 3 жыл бұрын

wow Dorothy is actually making more money than vast majority of the people in China. I have a cousin who worked at paypal in Shanghai, and started only making about $900/month, even with a bachelors from Australia.

@shineluvslambiel 3 жыл бұрын

is a bachelors from Australia supposed to mean something?