A Shocking First Day in Shanghai, China (Not What You'd Think)

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A Shocking First Day in Shanghai, China (Not What You'd Think)

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Eoin and Aisling

Күн бұрын

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@porcelaincrown 3 ай бұрын

As a Chinese, It’s a shame you didn’t receive a good impression of Chinese people before but I hope this trip can change your perceptions of us ❤. I also want to say that a lot of Chinese grew up really really poor (my grandpa for example ate dirt for half a month to fill his belly) so a lot of older Chinese might lack manners due to being born in circumstances where they just couldn’t afford to care, but this is slowly being changed as socioeconomic conditions in China rise, and people are able to afford to be more considerate. I can also say that a lot of the elders in China, despite lacking manners, are some of the most down to earth and kind people you’ll ever meet. A lot of them hold a lot of empathy to people from worser circumstances to them as well, so I hope that this helps understand why Chinese might give off the impression that they lack manners (which I think is definitely improving!)❤❤

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

This is such a wonderful message and thank you so much for sharing, we have had the warmest welcome since arriving in China and can’t wait to see more. People are so friendly and helpful where they can be and your grandpas experience is saddening but also puts things into great perspective. Thank you for your kind comment and I hope you have a great week ahead of you ☺️

@fengying-haoyunllianlian 3 ай бұрын

大仙你爺爺吃了半個月的土有怎麼誇張嗎？隨便問個醫生人吃半個月的土都不可能活

@LilNoodles 3 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling welcome to China, and it's very normal to have negative impressions of China before visiting. Western propaganda is too poweful!

@user-yr4ei8zo3f 3 ай бұрын

@@fengying-haoyunllianlian This is not an exaggeration at all. The Chinese economy took off after the year 2000, only had enough to eat in the 1990s, and it was even worse in the 1980s. I also heard my grandfather say that there was not enough to eat at that time. There was a kind of soil called Guanyin soil in China, which was edible during that time

@ty-tianyu 3 ай бұрын

观音土，吃了会很胀，饱腹感很强。我在我小时候家里都不是一直有肉吃的。@@user-yr4ei8zo3f

@rockstove 3 ай бұрын

More and more KZfaqrs and foreigners are going into china and getting to know the truth about the country! Bravos!

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

So many more people should visit China and see it for themselves

@hong13579 3 ай бұрын

Welcome t China. Use your real experiences to expose the lies of politicians and the media.

@che9218 3 ай бұрын

Sadly, not many will. Only those who are mentally ready to challenge their own perceptions will make such attempts. Majority of people prefer sticking to what they already "know" and only expose themselves to content that reinforce those knowledge.

@haniahannslew4108 2 ай бұрын

@@che9218 well then let them sit in the dark.

@lowkeyconvert8971 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling guys, stop consuming western MSM propaganda because that is the driving force behind all these misconceptions and mistruths. also, it's been widely reported that the US funded the wuhan institute of virology, so there's that. china's had wet markets for millenia and no issues. wet markets are common in broader asia too.

@blackwarrior7473 3 ай бұрын

KZfaq has recently pushed to me a number of China travel vlogs by foreign visitors who visited the country the first time. You would notice in almost every video that the vloggers would say they had such a bad impression on China and they still went to see for themselves. Kudos to those "adventurers." Sadly, after watching the videos, one would easily draw the conclusion that how much straight lies, misinformation and distorted presentations their governments, politicians and media had fed them. Not surprising that the US government wants to ban tiktok in the US now. Why? Because they cannot control tik-tok which is providing more balanced information on the world, such as those happening in Gaaaza. Sad but so true!

@YorkshireinManila 2 ай бұрын

Its not balance... its dumb foreigners being paid to promote China... connect the dots and wonder why so many foreigners ( usually under 40 ) are saying China is such a great place. China playing its usual games and gullible westerners falling for it. Truth is there to see when you look .

@theokang6795 2 ай бұрын

I am ashamed of those politicians, anchors and reporters in western countries. They have been organizing all those people (who appear as good people in public and are kind to children, elders, disabilities) to tell lies about China. How hypocritical they are! It is so dangerous for me to live with them or have such kind of relatives.

@SophyaAgain 2 ай бұрын

I'll tell you something I'm sure will make you laugh. I read/heard Trump is using TikTok ... 🤣🤣🤣 We have been fed lies all our lives until ... the advent of Internet & Social Media.

@user-xd1ze4jf6e Ай бұрын

It’s because those tings which create the bad impression are true. They just aren’t on display in tourist areas and capital cities.

@user-xd1ze4jf6e Ай бұрын

@@SophyaAgain if you think social media is telling you the truth…. LOL

@tmsgaming3986 3 ай бұрын

Im Indonesian, we have very old proverb saying "Tuntutlah ilmu sampai ke negeri China" (Seek knowledge all the way to China). Even in the old era Indonesian saw China is a great places to learn, they are smart and hard working. I remember the history of paper, gun powder, compass, silk, paper money (banknote) that was invented and found by China in the beginning of modern civilization.

@wsmzyz 3 ай бұрын

thanks

@tmsgaming3986 3 ай бұрын

@@wsmzyz you are welcome, but why?

@Ym88889 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words about our country and welcome to China!

@user-lz1sn8mz3r 3 ай бұрын

because we two countries have long history and friendship. Five hundrend years ago, our fleet visited you and many of your officiers went to china. We two never have wars.💪💪💪

@baiyun7810 3 ай бұрын

谢谢，但还有印刷术

@joosiekawk 3 ай бұрын

When I came back to the States from my 2 week vacation in Kunming, China (a 2nd or 3rd tier city, 1st tier cities would be like Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, etc) It felt like i traveled to a 1st world country then came back to my 3rd world country in a little spot in New York.

@piaklim3420 3 ай бұрын

Ha ha interesting comment 😂

@user-vt5ln7qq4j 3 ай бұрын

ikr. after China and Russia, american cities look decidedly run-down backward 3rd-world filthy and smelly.

@jamesjy3619 3 ай бұрын

That is brilliantly RIGHT. Try to promote this feelings and true observations around your neighborhood. If next time on TV or media you see any bad things on CHINA, stay out and keep alert: This is OUR WEST value system ruins it!!!!!

@user-ew5eh2co5p 3 ай бұрын

New York is crazy place. It was like that 50 years ago.

@aaga721 2 ай бұрын

i was feeling the same in 2018 when i was in New York... every thing is "antiquated"...

@victorpan6126 3 ай бұрын

For a fraction of the cost, you can travel in China vs. travel in Western Europe or the US. Since China is so big and diversified, there is so much to explore in this interesting country. On top of it, China is very very safe for tourists.

@华夏独领风骚 3 ай бұрын

中国跟欧洲差不多大，走遍中国相当于走遍欧洲

@tessa3007 3 ай бұрын

I can certainly agree with this statement. Tourist attractions, food, and hotel are super affordable. I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in Luoyang China for $50 USD per night. Got coffee at Lucky coffee for 7 yuan which is $1 USD. Taxi trips to places around the city were $1 to $2 USD.

@achtungbaby2009 2 ай бұрын

@@tessa3007 inflation is well controlled by the Chinese govt. Its a people first socialist republic govt unlike those from the west that keep bragging about their freedom & democracy.

@user-xn4xn6np7t 2 ай бұрын

@@tessa3007 您居然游历了中国的四大古都之一洛阳，真幸运！，也祝您旅行快乐。

@YorkshireinManila 2 ай бұрын

And dont forget they are so scared of non chinese that they demand your passport wherver you go. Just think , A chinese can travel freely in Europe, Us, Australia etc and no one demands passports. But in the " oh so controlled China" non chinese cant go anywhere, on trains domestic planes,, stay anywhere hotels , apartments without some jobsworth demanding a passport. Why do the chinese install scanners linked to Public Security so that when you check into a hotel your passport data is immediately sent to PSB. Why would that be. The answer is there somewhere...........and dont forget more cctv cameras in china than anywhere else in the world.....

@dlcc012david 3 ай бұрын

Always remember rumours, lies n propaganda r carried by haters, spread by fools n accepted by idiots

@SesMenT 3 ай бұрын

🎉

@rider2731 3 ай бұрын

Fabricated by American media dan politicians.

@jplin888 3 ай бұрын

👍👍

@silkroad2148 3 ай бұрын

Well said

@aghs2169 3 ай бұрын

Well said

@user-ud7np2em1c 3 ай бұрын

I think the most interesting thing about China is the amazing natural scenery.

@zhalang576 3 ай бұрын

NO，shoule be the sexy men and lovely women!

@JC-sl7bs 3 ай бұрын

Its infrastructure ?

@user-um9fx1yv4j 2 ай бұрын

중국에 한번 간 외국인들 두번다시는 안간다고~ 더럽고 말많고 시끄럽고

@peakserv 3 ай бұрын

You are the second Irish couple sharing your videos on China. I am aware of 2 couples, but there could be more Irish KZfaq vloggers. You are exposing the lies of western mainstream media. Thanks.

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Oh no way, what’s the name of the channel?! We’re happy to show our positive experiences so far

@minzhang9112 3 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling”two mad explorers”

@peakserv 3 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling "Two Mad Explorers". They are currently in Chengdu, the home of the panda.

@uwang982 3 ай бұрын

@@peakservThey are very nice and positive couple! I followed them too!

@achtungbaby2009 2 ай бұрын

That guy is from ireland..The girlfriend is from germany.

@carlnitab3341 3 ай бұрын

Every City in China is so clean, green , advance modern, safe .

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

We are soon realising this!

@andyqian1241 2 ай бұрын

Yes, even in remote border towns, it's the same I have driven along a long boundary line，Saw with my own eyes

@chinainshghts 3 ай бұрын

It's 2024 now, yet the Western perception of China remains woefully inadequate and rather superficial, as if stuck in a time warp. This is not an isolated issue but a pervasive one. Despite hailing from societies that claim to be free, open, and democratic, is China truly as fearsome as it is depicted in the media and on television? The answer is a resounding no. That portrayal is a distorted image of China, deliberately crafted by the Western ruling elite based on ideological grounds. Take, for example, the surveillance cameras in public urban spaces, which are primarily used for maintaining law and order and monitoring traffic. However, they have been disproportionately amplified to be seen as instruments of mass surveillance. Given the unparalleled scale of China's urban centers, it's a challenge that few can fully comprehend. As of 2020, China boasts 18 cities with populations exceeding 10 million and 91 cities with more than 5 million inhabitants, according to official statistics. Managing such vast metropolises is not a task that can be accomplished by human effort alone; it necessitates the assistance of technological solutions for effective governance. Yet, this reality has been misrepresented by Western media, which has long been used to misinform Western populations. If Westerners have not yet come to a correct understanding of China by now, they risk being left behind in the future by the East.

@feding3328 3 ай бұрын

Yes. Misleading their people like this will lead their countries to nowhere.

@kenmojisan1900 3 ай бұрын

The comment section is full of CCP operatives😂

@sohon6609 3 ай бұрын

@kenmojisan1900 it's the same as I can refer you as a cia bot from your comment, are you ? 😉

@uwang982 3 ай бұрын

西方已经落后于中国了，但他们对中国的认知还停留在100年前

@belthazar7157 3 ай бұрын

@@kenmojisan1900 Work harder, CIA bot

@fatdoi003 3 ай бұрын

your country has done a great propaganda job in scaring you

@thisiskevin1000 3 ай бұрын

But there are multiple vlogs across social media

@Irving-WH 3 ай бұрын

Agree.If what you have exprienced is exactly opposite to the medium told you,it's called brainwash

@obiwan5781 3 ай бұрын

@@thisiskevin1000who? Which vloggers?....go watch Cash Jordan

@palmpalm5131 3 ай бұрын

@@thisiskevin1000 Read again what the original poster just said. Read again and think about it. They’ve definitely done a great job. There’s a saying I heard not too long ago….”It’s easier to propagandize someone than to convince them they have been propagandized.”

@dice138 3 ай бұрын

@@thisiskevin1000 You got to understand people in the west aren't being propagandized about China for a day or two only. They are pretty much being propagandize since the day they were born.

@joosiekawk 3 ай бұрын

Look at all these families going about, this type of scene is hardly ever seen in the US, where its most individual people going about, shady people lurking around, just a very negative vibe. in China, the cities are ALIVE, the whole country is just so vibrant.

@wizard4you 2 ай бұрын

Have you ever voted?

@ninja9452003 2 ай бұрын

@@wizard4you After you voted, how did your choice what you voted help you?

@10birdss 2 ай бұрын

@@ninja9452003 최고 지도자를 투표로 선출할 수 있는 권한이 없는 사람들에게 아무리 설명해도 모릅니다. 인권이 향상되고 지도자가 바뀔때마다 정치, 사회, 경제, 문화가 골고루 성장함을 느끼죠. 대부분의 자유민주주의 선진국 국민들은 중국처럼 경제에만 올인해도 의사 월급이 미국 달러로 40000달러도 안되는 그런 불행한 삶을 살지는 않습니다.😂😂😂

@10birdss 2 ай бұрын

@@ninja9452003 최고지도자를 투표로 뽑는다는것은 다시 말해서 그들 스스로 권력자의 노예가 아니라는 것을 입증하는 것입니다. 그렇다면 중국처럼 인민들이 최고지도자를 직접 투표로 뽑지 못하면 이것은 무엇을 뜻하는 것일까요?😂😂😂

@jieyan7952 2 ай бұрын

@@wizard4you There are more than 100 voting countries in the world, how many have developed well in the last few hundred years? National development is strongly related to industry, many people do not know that G7 is strong because of industry, science, technology, and free competition environment, need to learn these in order to truly develop

@tatianalp2847 3 ай бұрын

Yes, there more and more electric vehicles in China, that's why even big cities are becoming relatively quiet and the air is cleaner. You can actually spot the electric vehicles with their plates, green plates are electric, blue plates are fuel. China is amazing, thanks for showing your truthful experience.

@marvinfok65 3 ай бұрын

China did a great job in green technology!

@Titty2024 2 ай бұрын

是的，也有许多充电站方便充电

@charliemac5154 2 ай бұрын

I lived in Shanghai from 2006-2011 and loved it! I am Scottish and like us, Chinese are very welcoming, open and friendly. I met and married a Shanghai girl ♥️ and am returning for a months vacation this year. Do not believe the paranoid West’s view of China it’s so not true. China is safe, sublime and seeped in history. I guarantee if you visit you will return again and again! Oh…. And the food? Out of this world!!! 😊😊😊 Wo Ai China ❤️🇨🇳♥️🇨🇳♥️🇨🇳♥️

@EoinandAisling 25 күн бұрын

Well said! It’s easy to believe what’s being put out into the world but reality is you can’t believe much of it 😅 We had an absolute blast and can’t wait for our next trip back! Hope you have a great trip back and enjoy your vacation ☺️

@sonyfan2166 3 ай бұрын

Before china was very poor , now a day china improved a lot in many ways , I am so proud to be Chinese , welcome you all to visit china again !

@dlf4298 3 ай бұрын

I'm Chinese and wife is American. We Live in US for couple years now. We are planning to move back to china (chengdu) next year. America is going downhill in a scary way in recent years.

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Oh wow Chengdu is lovely, I hope the move is successful for you both

@haniahannslew4108 2 ай бұрын

So your intention of marrying American wife is to migrate to the US. After living in the US, you realize that your American dream is not what you think. Right? A lot of mainland Chinese have gotten into this kind of mirage about the US and EU as well. Too funny 😂

@rocmoo 2 ай бұрын

你会变胖的，成都美食太多了😂

@John-yx6yz 2 ай бұрын

The amazing thing I find about current day China is they've managed to develop a bustling night time economy. While in the big cities, subways are so convenient and inexpensive, you can go all over the city quite easily. That coupled with the awesome street & building lights as well as the very safe environment makes it a whole new experience very hard to find in western cities. In fact, I find my country so boring now after coming back from recent trip to Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

@jingbow7496 22 күн бұрын

Night time safety in China is really a thing to appreciate. I wish the US could find out a way to suppress street violence and restrict the use of guns.

@sktan3743 3 ай бұрын

By your experience communism with China characteristics is not that frightening as your government would have you believed. Your government is so fearful of China because its system of governance has served the people with affordable quality living standards and social safety with ease of transport plus a clean environment in the sky and on the street. You will return home with the impression that China is world class in development with people centric conveniences at most affordable cost of living. You will miss the sense of safety walking the street even in the middle of the night. Also you will realize the notion that you can be randomly arrested are sinister propaganda stoked by your government to smear China. Glad that you have jumped outside the well to see the true China.

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

It’s really is an amazing country and we felt like we were so misinformed beforehand

@WENLONGTU 3 ай бұрын

被宣传会因为乱说话，或者意识形态乱抓人的谣言等等，都是经不住逻辑推理的，真是这样的话我们的国家会是人人自危就像朝鲜，安静祥和社会基础就是人人都感觉自身非常安全。，这在目前的世界是非常难得的。

@haniahannslew4108 2 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling Western governments including my country Canada want to keep their citizens in dark, don’t want their citizens to know about China’s great civilization, successful governance, and great development. The west governments want to control people’s mind using their media monopoly so that their people cannot compare, complain and demand the government to work hard for the people instead of for elites and the top 1%.

@wizard4you 2 ай бұрын

Have you ever voted?

@yefengyou 2 ай бұрын

@@wizard4you投过啊😂但是中国人懒得投

@firstknight193 3 ай бұрын

Actually China is a nice country thats my number 1 country I want to visit and next country is Russia.

@piaklim3420 3 ай бұрын

Good on you. These two countries seem mysterious, but you will find many nice surprises when you get there 👍

@GaminGiga 3 ай бұрын

Stop troll, and people don't care who is 'no.1' country, China is a nice country and worth a visit, point.

@Hing.Dickson 3 ай бұрын

Even Russia have war with Ukraine but still KZfaqr from England, America, Italy German travel to Russia.... Go and see it yourself discovery yourself 😄👏👍👍

@WernerZeitRaum 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to China, a place worth visiting

@dc99yt 3 ай бұрын

Yes, maybe you want to visit, but, I bet you do not want to live and work there. LOL

@WellSalt-Studio 3 ай бұрын

"Five years ago, Congress passed a law, a law which set off 1,500 million dollars, to train Western journalists in writing negative stories about China. That's done by the state agency or media in the United States. Now, those of us who go to China, or Westerners who live here and see the complexities and the broadness and try to understand China on Chinese premises see it differently. But that is where they are." -- Jan Oberg ( Director of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research)

@JohnSmith-sm7ez 3 ай бұрын

That’s a lie. Pure propaganda . Check the law

@piaklim3420 3 ай бұрын

Criminal act by congress 👎

@achtungbaby2009 2 ай бұрын

No NED credit for you for telling this truth.

@platocai8874 2 ай бұрын

shame

@jogana6909 3 ай бұрын

China is a very good place for tourist

@917amazon 3 ай бұрын

China is a big country , every province has its own dialect,culture , food and unique scenery , a lot to explore..

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

It has been so much easier and tourist friendly than we thought which is amazing!

@freedomjuan6132 3 ай бұрын

right. Go there and eat more vegetables with heavy metals, cabbage with formaldehyde, poisonous smog, and meat injected with water.

@gracejones8387 3 ай бұрын

@@freedomjuan6132You need to write for Hollywood with your knack for telling porkies.

@achtungbaby2009 2 ай бұрын

@@freedomjuan6132 while you enjoy your 'freeedom & democracy' your politicians feeding you in your country.

@johnd3860 3 ай бұрын

You will experience lots of more pleasant surprises when you travel across China.

@loremasteringwion9930 3 ай бұрын

As well as many dirty toilets and rude people who bud in line

@edwardlaw797 3 ай бұрын

15 yrs ago I stepped off the lev train and was in shock seeing Shanghai skyline, thought to myself “this is the future”, today… it’s unimaginable because I know how fast China change. I know official taxis are all electric for starters

@piaklim3420 3 ай бұрын

But some countries don’t want to see that, they are jealous 😢

@loremasteringwion9930 3 ай бұрын

@@piaklim3420 Some countries would prefer if China would stop stealing their tech

@linwoodhucse628 Ай бұрын

@@piaklim3420 关于上海的磁悬浮列车，有BBC记者站在车厢中报道， 431km/h（那时中国高铁速度尚未超过300km/h）。他在报道中可能没有提到实际是从德国引进的。不过，现在为什么常常不开到 431km/h 啦？在到机场的短距离上开出未来世界的样板戏，成本太高？还是有高铁名片啦。关于 SHANGHAI SUBWAY 的发展历史，可能在这里也能找到

@kofeesala23 2 ай бұрын

I have just realised that I am so lucky to be Chinese so that I can travel around China without any barriers.

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

No worries 😌

@lawrencepak1917 3 ай бұрын

The most beautiful city in the world! Stunning!

@piaklim3420 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful sharing guys. Wish you both have a great trip in China

@yangjiaqi-gc4nh 3 ай бұрын

I live in Shanghai for 20yrs and now studying in the UK . I think Shanghai’s center area is quite similar to London 😂. But rural areas are much more interesting and tasty ,if you guys want to travel around, Yangzhou is a good choice ! I really like the breakfast culture there! Tea and kinds of bao with people’s talking and special culture in China which called “jiangnan”🎉 Hope you will have a great experience in my hometown!

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Aw no way! Glad to see you also see the similarities haha we will add it to the list but we mightn’t have enough time on this trip to visit but that sounds lovely ☺️

@yangjiaqi-gc4nh 3 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling It's a little bit pity, but the major cities you guys has visited already contain a lot of Chinese culture and local delicacies! Thank you so much for the pre-trip guides. Because there are some cities I have not been to yet, like Xi' an. It must not be easy, I hope you enjoy the rest of your journey!

@JoelBergmark 3 ай бұрын

Have an awesome time in China, it's a great place so enjoy and document it the world needs to see it and MSM will never tell the story

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

So true! We are having a blast so far, so here's hoping it continues

@manfredtkavetu4477 3 ай бұрын

Actually 8 RMB (yuan) would be about 0.90 Pound Sterling, not 80

@heimuk 3 ай бұрын

he said PENNIES...

@PeterSzeto-es6em 3 ай бұрын

He said about 80 pence; the man is Scottish by the way, hence the accent!

@rogerstarkey5390 2 ай бұрын

@@PeterSzeto-es6em Irish, not Scottish. (Hence the accent, and the name) So he'll be working in Euro

@user-zx8ik2zw6u 3 ай бұрын

The most modern and technologically advanced cities in China are also very green, clean, tidy, and safe

@gsyoou 3 ай бұрын

Modernization should be Shenzhen.

@user-xt7tf4oi7n 3 ай бұрын

@@gsyoou agree

@WernerZeitRaum 3 ай бұрын

Shenzhen is perhaps the youngest megacity in the world, in 1979 it was just a small fishing village @@gsyoou

@华夏独领风骚 3 ай бұрын

@@gsyoou 深圳是科技城

@BellaChou 3 ай бұрын

both Shanghai and Shenzhen!

@user-dj3lo4iw2f 3 ай бұрын

Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport is one of the important transportation hubs in Shanghai. It combines airport, high-speed railway station, metro system station into one location to provide convenience to users.

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

It’s so so user friendly

@anherbar 2 ай бұрын

China is spectacular, amazing, incredibly clean and modern but with a rich culture. The I just got back there and I can't wait to go back. Ohhh the food is wonderful.

@LilyBeth-wm6lg 3 ай бұрын

Great video ❤

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Thanks ☺️

@chrismanchin 3 ай бұрын

You are braver than many Chinese; as Chinese people, many would never risk their lives by visiting the USA.

@windsong3wong828 3 ай бұрын

Many of my friends were threatened by blacks, racist whites in the USA while they were on hols in USA.

@steevek 3 ай бұрын

not true. many Chinese have visited middle east Islamic countries, Africa continent and Russia. even illegally crossed the boarder into USA. they are much more daring than overseas chinese

@user-mi9uv5pp5b 3 ай бұрын

Actually, I am more curious about why China still seems so mysterious to westerners when there are so many businesses going on between China and countries. Don't the businessesmen flying around know better and won't they tell what they see? So weird...

@user-jn6nc4pf1u 3 ай бұрын

@@user-mi9uv5pp5bFor not arguing with fools

@jeremyheung6582 3 ай бұрын

@@user-mi9uv5pp5b Speaking positively about China is seen as being pro-China, and being pro-China is considered dangerous in Western countries.

@merlinxu3879 3 ай бұрын

Lovely video! Thanks for sharing your experience in Shanghai, and letting people across the world to know what China really looks like! So glad to hear that you had a great time there, I hope you guys enjoy yourselves in the rest of your journey!

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 we had a great time and are so excited to share more of our travels through China

@painkiller2837 Ай бұрын

As a Chinese Canadian who lived in Dublin for 8 years, just want to say I am really glad to hear that Irish accent of yours. Really miss it...

@jjola8663 3 ай бұрын

No matter where you are, no matter what time it is, day or night, China is the safest country.

@gaogenxie16 3 ай бұрын

因为你什么都不能说，说了之后轻则请喝茶，重则消失

@user-vq5ez8go5e 3 ай бұрын

@@ginebro1930 🐸🐸🐸

@user-vq5ez8go5e 3 ай бұрын

@@gaogenxie16 87

@dc99yt 3 ай бұрын

or you say something negative about China, like the doctor who was trying to tell the world about Covid was spreading in Wuhan. 😂😂

@leeway777 3 ай бұрын

@@dc99yt Mike Pompeo sent a 172-athlete team to attend the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan, China, and the team did not win a single gold medal. I wonder what their mission was if not to win the gold. They left on October 27, 2019, and on November 17, 2019, Covid19 patients showed up in Wuhan. Trump told Americans that Covid only infects Asian people; obviously, it’s not true, I think Pompeo lied to him cuz Pompeo said he had an entire training course for lying.

@rubadub79 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I used to love watching CNN, but after Iraq, I got this funny feeling they weren't exactly telling the truth.

@johnsonfan-xv4uo 3 ай бұрын

西方媒体是被资本垄断的，为资本服务，而不是为真相服务

@hitthedeck4115 3 ай бұрын

"It's probably not a positive thought". Well, it depends on where you live and the media you consume, though the two are often related.

@lunlunqq 3 ай бұрын

10:15 those black flacks are Wood Ear Mushrooms. They are used quite often in Chinese cooking. The "noodles" in the next dish are 茭白 (Manchurian wild rice).

@chualooong1737 3 ай бұрын

Wood Ear Mushrooms have blood thinning property.

@ericliume 3 ай бұрын

shredded water bamboo shoots.

@user-ce8vy9cy3l 3 ай бұрын

那是竹笋，笋丝。看起来像是鱼香肉丝

@JzjsjsnDhshsnn 3 ай бұрын

@@chualooong1737 really? we called that elephant ear mushroom here, not eating that frequently tho. taste like earthy seaweed

@ericshang7744 2 ай бұрын

@@user-ce8vy9cy3l应该是茭白

@yunfengc6269 3 ай бұрын

Enjoy

@lilth501 3 ай бұрын

You may also find that most of the cars there are actually electric

@benandhaley 3 ай бұрын

Great video! We are planning to visit China in 2024 also!😊 Were you able to travel under the recent change of 15 day visa free entry that now includes Ireland? We're from the US, so we need a visa, but we're planning to do the 6 day visa-free transit!

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Thanks guys!! And yes we went on the 15 day visa option and it was brilliant, so easy and straightforward, which I was very surprised at haha where do you think yous will go?!

@emilyacana341 3 ай бұрын

China has the best infrastructure in the world, China is very clean theres CCTV everywhere. Stay safe beautiful couple.

@kennyng2289 3 ай бұрын

You can also watch videos from other foreign KZfaqrs who have been to China. Some of them are still in China. Alan and Shannon (from Scotland) Ken Abroad (from Germany) Sun Kissed Bucket List (from UK. Still in China) Jetlag Warriors (from Canada)

@ericliume 3 ай бұрын

Make sure you have Alipay and Wechat in your phone and link with your credit card. That will make your daily life in China much easier.

@user-st5ft6zy5t 3 ай бұрын

after using up your 144-hour visa-free stay in china, you can visit another country and then reenter china for a second 144 hour visa-free stay if 144 hours is not enough.

@LaowaiDaveJCP 3 ай бұрын

If you like skyline, there are many many Chinese cities that offer huge skyline but Chongqing is a city that i would highly recommend. And yes there will be a lot of people, noisy, chaotic still in unique way not very annoying like South Asia. just what you expect from China after knowing China.

@onlyzhow 2 ай бұрын

As Chinese people, we are also happy to see you having fun in China.

@user-ds9og8hl7z 3 ай бұрын

It would look more magnificent and lively if the filter is not used to darken the sky the buildings

@piaklim3420 3 ай бұрын

Well said 😂

@chenethen 2 ай бұрын

Chinese people live their own lives well. We don’t care about those negative comments because we are happy living in China. I am proud of my motherland and my government, and that is enough.

@chenethen Ай бұрын

@@linwoodhucse628 Haha, you know this again? I don't even know

@SkyworkerZhang 3 ай бұрын

It's great to see that you can share the most authentic impression of China. I think if you want to really understand the development level of a country, its diet, and its impression of people, then you should go to the local area, not through the media. I hope you have a pleasant time traveling in China. Best wishes from Qingdao, Shandong Province, China!

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

thank you so much! we love to have local and authentic experiences and fingers crossed we get that in china

@helan5207 2 ай бұрын

我出生在上海，在美国生活20多年，非常喜欢看到你们在上海旅游视频，让我看到家乡的美景、美味的食物❤ 订阅你们的频道了

@Eyeswideopen100 2 ай бұрын

The US makes China look like heaven 😂

@LilNoodles 3 ай бұрын

China has tackled the pollution greatly for the past few years

@shadowdragon349 3 ай бұрын

Coal production has increase vastly in china.

@alinux09 3 ай бұрын

@@shadowdragon349 nuts bot spotted

@shadowdragon349 3 ай бұрын

@@alinux09 guarantee look up the search of the production and the construction of multiple coal plants and production of said coal and then try again.

@rogerstarkey5390 2 ай бұрын

@@shadowdragon349 GOOD NEWS!! With the US retreating into it's shell, THEY will be repatriating the industry they farmed out to China (Attempting to exploit China) Since the US power grid is so antiquated, there's little doubt they will be firing up the coal generation to support that industry. Result? China will divert part of the Solar the US won't be importing to their own system, plus reducing the coal generation as that moves back to the US. Then USA will need a new excuse. . Just BTW If you look up the "CO2 per head capita" data, (The TRUE metric) you'll find China way down the list, Below Germany, somewhere around the UK (Which as a benchmark is converting fast, with only about 1% coal) and producing only about 60% compared to the US.

@startitan0023 2 ай бұрын

@@shadowdragon349 你会发现你无法解释中国空气变得如此洁净和你查找的数据之间的矛盾，因为中国的新一代燃煤电厂使用了非常先进的环保技术，比你想象的要干净的多。所以中国的新燃煤电厂大量替换旧燃煤电厂，反而让空气变的更加洁净。

@jacolyn12 3 ай бұрын

Aaaahhhh. China, the land of my ancestors.

@user-wt2kp2ik5m 3 ай бұрын

常回家看看❤

@华夏独领风骚 3 ай бұрын

那是你的祖国，神圣的

@johnsonfan-xv4uo 3 ай бұрын

常回来看看走走，大家都想念海外同胞

@ericliume 3 ай бұрын

That was not noodles, but shredded traditional bamboo shoots or water bamboo shoots.

@vickyhuang1958 3 ай бұрын

what you guys eat is just Chinese fast food.

@windsong3wong828 3 ай бұрын

I love Shanghai ❤️

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@frankiechiuh3401 2 ай бұрын

You have more smiles in China than you were back in your home country !

@EoinandAisling 2 ай бұрын

Well I don’t know about that

@heekangwang4802 3 ай бұрын

Glad you guys are able to enjoy your stay in China.

@carlosorff 2 ай бұрын

First thought about China - longest wall visible from space, oldest country in the world who overlived Roman empire,inventor of gun powder,inventor of compass, mot technologically advanced nation of the last decades, largest producer of metals and electronic goods...PS, I am not Chinese, but I do respect them.Peace to all.

@uut378 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to China! Greeting from Hong Kong.

@la4828 3 ай бұрын

Been wanting to see China.. She will be in my bucket list somesay

@zeleishi6018 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations you on escaping The Truman Show

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@linwoodhucse628 Ай бұрын

how about you?

@user-fw6hp6ot4t 2 ай бұрын

If you suddenly find that your poor friend is rich, your heart should be jealous, not blessed, this is human nature

@YuanSimon 2 ай бұрын

I was bron in Shanghai and since I was very little there were a lot of Westerners here in Shanghai. But they just quietly work and live here. Maybe it's just simply daily life for those people so I can't find too many comments or videos from them in KZfaq. Good to have you guys travelling and speaking for the real life in Shanghai and China. Shanghai is a good start for the people coming to China in the first time, plenty amount of English speaking people, looking more similar to other big cities in the world. Hope you'll come back to China and have adventures to more traditional places of China. That will be so much different.

@jerrylee6081 3 ай бұрын

but BBC told you，that not true

@caesarsbabymonkeys4428 3 ай бұрын

Go to Guilin and the surrounding areas like Yangshuo. I visited there im1998 and totally fell in love. Plus, Xi'an is a must see. And as always the greatest thing about China are the Chinese! Needless to say, I coudn't belive how different the country was versus the propaganda back home. Your next trip should be Iran. I did it. And it blew me away. Talk about media lies!

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

I love your insight thanks for sharing ☺️ Xi’an is on the list and we are very excited to visit

@caesarsbabymonkeys4428 3 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAisling I Can't wait to hear all about it.

@danieltam3923 3 ай бұрын

There's a saying that goes "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." You should ask yourself if you yourself are to be blamed.

@华夏独领风骚 3 ай бұрын

毕竟大部分人是没机会出国旅游的

@ys29229 3 ай бұрын

I was extremely impressed by the RMB 5 metro fare from Chongqing downtown to the airport we took recently to go to Xiamen

@freemal451 3 ай бұрын

There's a beautiful light show inside the top floor of Shanghai Tower where the building's tuned mass damper (a huge pendulum) is located.

@jessmtravels 3 ай бұрын

Great tips for getting started upon arrival!!! 👏👏

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌🏻

@Dave-qt2mu 3 ай бұрын

@@EoinandAislinghello, may I know which VPN you guys are using? Hard to find one that works. Thanks!

@user-vj6nf4kx5u 3 ай бұрын

@@Dave-qt2mu It is illegal to use VPN in China. If you need to use one, make sure it is kept secret.

@liqiuyang3985 3 ай бұрын

All the cars with green number plates are evs or hybrid, you guys can check them out if you get a chance, you could find a few brands in some big shopping malls

@liqiuyang3985 3 ай бұрын

Hi from Dublin😊

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

aw no way, thats so interesting! and awww Dublin! hope you're enjoying it there :)

@dajiejohnnyfang5890 3 ай бұрын

It's good to see you guys coming to my hometown and trying our ordinary daily lives

@terryqing818 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to China, I can't wait to see your travel videos in other cities in China!❤

@shengyi131 2 ай бұрын

Lies stop at facts. Let your eyes observe the world. I love China.

@greaterbayareahero1401 3 ай бұрын

China is love and peace! Didi the taxi app is now in English.

@franklekwan5860 Ай бұрын

As a visitor, you don't need VPN, if your SIM card is purchased outside China (of course it has to have mobile data traffic for China). Here in Hong Kong, we can buy pre-paid data SIM for use in China in say ~US20 for 10-12 GB data and can last for 1 year. The mobile carrier for some how, will not band access to Google, KZfaq, Facebook or whatever foreign web sites. For using Google Map (or other foreign GPS apps) you have to notice that GPS locations are offset randomly by 100m to 1km. But still it can give you some indication of directions. You use some alternatives such as the Baidu Map, or Apple Map (iPhone only), or AMap.

@EoinandAisling 25 күн бұрын

That’s a really helpful tip! We had esims but still needed our vpn at times for everything to work

@hycp1 3 ай бұрын

seeing is believing!

@dannywoo3016 3 ай бұрын

I am a 53-year-old Shanghainese, welcome to my hometown. Hope you to have a good time in Shanghai.

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@waihangwong6513 3 ай бұрын

Great video,enjoy your stay in China👍❤️

@cyrus-tang 2 ай бұрын

China has a lot more to offer than the mere metropolitans! I suggest going see the natural landscapes.

@SCIFIGAMESFANS 3 ай бұрын

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@zh1504 3 ай бұрын

宜兴是江苏省的。浙江省的是安吉大竹海，李安《卧虎藏龙》竹稍上打斗拍摄的地方。

@SkyworkerZhang 3 ай бұрын

你做的攻略也太详细了吧😂

@user-gg3io6ul6n Ай бұрын

Welcome to travel in China. There are many interesting and fun places in China. Looking forward to your subsequent program sharing.

@kunchen3278 3 ай бұрын

dude cant you just stick to bbc's script?????

@Zergcerebrates 3 ай бұрын

The first dish you ate, the veggies are bamboo shoots, and the black thing on the fried rice is black fungus.

@LiuliPoseidon 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to China, I want to see the next episode soon😆

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed this one 😊

@ariadneunsworth6248 2 ай бұрын

Must see in Shanghai: Go to JingAn Temple (which is on the green metro line), and just pick a road to walk south from there. You'll some of the most unique and beautiful city streets in the world

@haopeng9295 Ай бұрын

To be honest, there are a lot beautiful places in China, not only well known big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, but also some beautiful places in rural region. Hope you explore and enjoy more next time😀

@timetime8832 3 ай бұрын

Black The thing in fried rice is mushrooms ，The other one tastes crisp It's the heart of bamboo shoots

@georgejesson1944 3 ай бұрын

You need to add a grey filter to your camera like how the BBC does😁

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

😂

@yishen2534 3 ай бұрын

The software could fix it, don’t need half dark filters.

@xxangel5752 2 ай бұрын

Glad you open your eyes

@yuehchen7308 2 ай бұрын

Have a wonderful time in China.!!!😘😘😘🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍

@user-hb9jq7wb7l 3 ай бұрын

Please pay attention to the license plate. The green one is for electric vehicles, and the blue one is for gasoline vehicles

@georwoogle 3 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your video and subd. Expecting more. 😀👍

@zhuwei455 2 ай бұрын

the dish you don't know the name might be 鱼香肉丝饭 fish flavored shredded pork and rice. and shanghai version fish flavored shredded pork is quite different from original sichuan version while it replaces shredded carrot , green pepper, and mushroom in the original recipe with shredded bamboo shoots.

@felixjordan3514 Ай бұрын

Thank you for telling the truth to people across the globe. You are fantastic. Once again, thank you.

@EoinandAisling Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, what a nice message

@felixjordan3514 Ай бұрын

@@EoinandAislingIf you have an opportunity, please visit Xinjiang to see the truth. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

@user-im1kl3xs9r 3 ай бұрын

I remember the first time my mother in law left her native former communist country, to come and visit us in the west. She was also totally flappergastet to see this "capitalist" country, they always had told her was totally exploited and near slave like conditions. Not at all what she expected. This couple also have very little travel experience, and are " impressed " by virtually everything that is not knocked over. I wish you the best of luck - there are many surprises for you as you continue being globetrotters.

@EoinandAisling 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say we have little travel experience as we have been travelling around Asia for almost 3 years but yes we will continue to be surprised and impressed when going to new countries, I see nothing wrong with this

@andyqian1241 2 ай бұрын

Look at the homeless people in your country

@user-im1kl3xs9r 2 ай бұрын

@@andyqian1241The homeless people in my country ..". Yes, who are they: They come in buses from Romania and Bulgaria, sit "homeless" in the streets and beg for money. When they have collected enough, typically 3 weeks, they take the bus back to where they came from, and live there in style for about 3 month - and then everything repeats... Loads of illegal migrants attempts to enter the country every day, and we feed a lot of them. We are sick and tired of feeding half the world, and now with the EU elections, a lot of people change their vote to have this circus stopped. So much for our "homeless" people...

@zhangjin7179 3 ай бұрын

how long r u gonna stay? 7 days? any plan to go to xian and chengdu?

@Chris-zx8xh 3 ай бұрын

I'm originally from Shanghai, welcome! The pan-fried buns (called Sheng Jian Bao) are an absolutely iconic dim sum of Shanghai, along with the OG Xiao Long Bao. The rice dish you ordered was probably served with Jiao Bai (Manchurian wild rice) which is usually enjoyed as a vegetable and also quite typical for East China. And the cooking technique is called red braising (with soy sauce). U were pretty lucky to get all the good old traditional stuffs.