Growing Up in China Since 1999

Growing Up in China Since 1999 | What I Loved

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this is something I never really talked about but a lot of people are curious about, so here we go! part 2 coming next: what i didnt like about growing up in China
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Hey hey, my name is Alysa, a half Polish American who grew up in China since 1999. This channel is mostly about travel, third culture kid life, and cross cultural relationships. Get some boba, sit back and enjoy the journey~
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@yonight6871 Жыл бұрын

Before coming to China, the media coverage on China l had come across was usually negative.Many people in my country including me mistakenly believed that China was a poor country, where there was only oppression without freedom.But when l came to China, l found China is AMAZING! l dare say China is better than the West in many ways.Modernization, convenience, hospitality, safety, all of these has left a positive impression on me.

@xepinephrine4743 Жыл бұрын

I have seen your comments under many videos, It seems you really like modern China, thanks for your kindness.

@yonight6871 Жыл бұрын

@@xepinephrine4743 you jun🤫

@xepinephrine4743 Жыл бұрын

@@yonight6871 got it, houzang youjun🤪

@user-ds3un8sv3b Жыл бұрын

@@yonight6871 😂6

@Lee_CHN Жыл бұрын

@@xepinephrine4743 xswl, nanguai juede zhege pinglun hen yanshu🤣

@ReyOfLight 7 ай бұрын

I went to China a few times between 2006 and 2010 and stayed for a total of 10 weeks spread out over those trips. I was staying with locals, in a regular apartment in Suzhou (SIP) and honestly not seeing many westerners other than my own mirror reflection. I went to China with an open mind my first time and I truly had an amazing time, and coming back for my other visits, felt like coming home in a sense. I got to know some amazing people during my stays, and to my western eyes, there was just something magical about how buildings and bridges and whatnot was lit up at night. Here at home all I see except for at Christmas, is regular boring streetlights with absolute zero design when it comes to aestetics. Suzhou at night in May, June or July was more stunning than what I see here in Sweden in December. Suzhou at Christmas was something out of this world. There's just so much thought and effort put into things in China, to make it look good and not just be functional. I was also amazed by how clean it was in most places, there was little or no trash on sidewalks or along roads in cities, and definitely no broken glass bottles (while here, you have to watch out for broken glass everywhere if you're barefeet, walking a pet, use a wheelchair or bicycle). I'm well aware that the poorer parts of the country and rural areas can be completely different from the modern areas of bigger cities, but I did spend my time in the cities, and not in tourist traps btw as I was with locals and avoided the places with tourist groups like the plague. It was also nice to not see grafitti everywhere (which is usually the case anywhere in the west) And then of course the food! Even to this day I'm missing many of the foods I had in China that are either difficult or outright impossible to find where I live! Lotus root for example, I absolutely loved it with or without rice in it. Glutinous rice dumplings (the ones traditionally eaten around the dragon boat festival) were another favorite along with Xiao long bao and other dumplings. Hand pulled noodles in broth that had been simmering for many hours... Kirin milk tea (I know it's a Japanese brand...), fresh mochi with cream and fresh fruit inside... Just some of the things I just absolutely loved! I didn't even miss western cuisine because the local cuisine was so incredibly good! I was and am well aware of the political situation in China, but I choose to not let it shadow my experience of the country. I always felt very safe during my stays as well. Considering it wasn't exactly yesterday that I visited last time, I'd probably be completely blown away if visiting again because of how fast the urban areas are developing and evolving, things changed even just between my visits and those happened over a pretty short period of time (arrived first time just before Christmas 2006, left from my last trip in July 2010)

@JINGLAIFU Ай бұрын

欢迎再次光临苏州！我是苏州人。

@gktang3925 Жыл бұрын

You are already a local Cantonese now. You can speak Cantonese and Mandarin very fluently. Time flies, and the city has changed obviously, from a worn down one to a vivid, colorful one, fantastic.

@AndorranStairway Жыл бұрын

China’s rapid development is on a whole other level. I first visited Shenzhen in 2006 and I didn’t have the best experience. I got approached by random dodgy people either trying to get me to stay in their hotels, or to follow them to some unknown place. Didn’t help that the hotel I stayed in turned out to be really seedy and my room wasn’t even prepared. Visited again in 2022 for a business trip and the city felt completely different and modern. I actually thought I went to the wrong city for a moment because there weren’t any people staring and giving me weird looks.

@user-du3fb9zw3q 9 ай бұрын

中国这20年发展太快了，我是1995年出生的，5年前甚至10年前发生的事情都已经过时了，每隔几年就一大变化

@dennisluz6453 7 ай бұрын

My nephew from San Francisco works for Square in Shenzhen and after 6 years in China he is apparently adapted to the country's lifestyle. He can read and fluently speak Mandarin, Cantonese and Fukienese dialect . He concurs that great changes have taken place in China, especially in Shenzhen (China's Silicon Valley) since it was first nothing more than a fishing village. He says that there is now a high speed train which connects Shenzhen to HK and it takes 19 minutes. Previously it took 2 hours (mostly because of a Custom stop at the border between Shenzhen and HK) why a Custom stop? Because HK is a Special Administrative Zone with it's own regulations. Now here's a kicker comparing China to the U.S (especially SF): homelessness is almost non-existent, at least not noticeable in China's large cities and if you see an occasional beggar in the street don't be surprised to see him holding out his cellphone so that a passerby can donate him some money just by connecting their cellphone QR codes! How about that for a cashless society? Privately many Chinese citizens may not like XiJinPing and the CCP but they feel as long as their standard of living is not impinged they tolerate things the way it is. An analogy would be trading freedom for economic well-being. In the current Israel vs Hamas war some say Israel is trading security for land (when you consider the history of Jewish settlements)

@cadhlaohanlon4443 Жыл бұрын

I’m a half Chinese, and by going through your videos, I can’t help to sense your love towards China. 点赞。👍

@ccbeh9103 Жыл бұрын

😃半个中国人👏

@singhi89 Жыл бұрын

混血女孩儿？那一定很漂亮😀

@JXFAXTF Жыл бұрын

刚开始还以为是视频博主，原来是另一个小姐姐，哈哈。中国近十年来变化还是有的，我不想谈那些发展什么的，太多人说了，没意思，说一个我自己发现的日常吧，近十年来，中国街道上跑步的人明显比以前多了很多很多，这是个非常好非常健康的现象。

@sigerlion8608 8 ай бұрын

@@singhi89 Stop perpetuating this stereotype. Asian American men is on the bottom tier in dating in the West because of this type of thinking from Asian women. Many Asian women went for White men hoping for a 混血儿 and also the privileges of being White adjacent in the West. Other races also didn't want to date Asian men, so they were rejected by Asian, White, Black women for many years.

@AMPProf 7 ай бұрын

Right

@spencer7404 Жыл бұрын

Actually, there is another thing I love about China, which is people embrace nerds. Actually, nerds are one of the most popular kinda people in China. It's one of the reasons why China has developed so rapidly. So many STEM talents are treated as role models, heroes even.

@lucas_tinker Жыл бұрын

@@blue-xb1cq There are some places friendly to "geek" is totally different with an entire country or its culture does the same.

@frankfleming1103 Жыл бұрын

This is also the reason why Chinese football cannot develop. The vast majority of parents believe that everything is inferior, and only education is superior. No parent is willing to waste their child's adolescence by letting them play football, especially among the lower middle class.

@blue-xb1cq Жыл бұрын

@@frankfleming1103 - they are working on it ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fc2HjaenzL2df3U.html ( primary school football in a poor region of China)

@spencer7404 Жыл бұрын

@@frankfleming1103 So true. I actually discussed it before. It's not just football. Judges, lawyers, doctors, writers, artists, teamwork game athletes, philosophers, and other humanities and social sciences also lack outstanding talents. Students with talent flood into STEM-related courses. Thank God there is Political Economics. Because the Chinese economists are not so good, either.

@WangJing66 Жыл бұрын

@@spencer7404 I think that in such a huge country as China, it is too big and too difficult to study the national economy related to the behavior of 1.4 billion people. Ordinary people can only study the economy of one province at most. But no one will Willing to claim to be an economic expert specializing in a province

@yijiancai1651 Жыл бұрын

One thing I was upset about safety issues when studying in US was not that they happen a lot, but how people in the end are always just "accepting" it as a reality and be numb. I was studying in a small college town in Colorado where it was considered a "bubble" in mid US from violent crimes, but just 1 month ahead of my departure, the largest mass shooting in decades in the town happened, in a supermarket just a few km from my place. I couldn't believe it and never felt so real about the threat, even I saw those kind of news happen a lot around the country. I guess if I were to grow up in the US I would be numb too and all I can say is "praying for the victims and their families". But when you look at other countries, not just China, it's a shame. It's not like natural disaster or the country doesn't have the ability to do something, it's man-made problem and the men choose to divert attention by creating more problems around the world.

@stukadax Жыл бұрын

It's indeed a shame. I immigrated to the US form China in the late 90's and I think my generation was the first generation of US kids that have to experience lockdown drills in case of mass shooting. We did more of those in school than tornado drills in my memory. Both parties use the issue to milk votes and money and they don't care of the average people get shot on a daily basis. The entire US government, all three branches of it, is corrupted.

@bunnyfreakz Жыл бұрын

Lol you don't mention how homelessness and drugs addicts now become epidemic. Mass Shooting is just tip of the iceberg when people feed up and snapped over chaotic society.

@bobzhang5450 Жыл бұрын

definitely agree

@Tom67Slick Жыл бұрын

I worry more about being targeted for being an Asian, the US is just not friendly toward Asians, there's a lot of racism and you're more likely to get robbed or mugged if you're Asian

@jamesc2899 Жыл бұрын

How about over one million Uyghurs in concentration camps and hundreds of thousands of other Chinese citizens being jailed or executed for political or religious opinions?

@PeterSzeto-es6em Жыл бұрын

People who say China is a safe country because of the surveillance cameras are in denial. Foreigners usually say that! China is a safe country because it doesn't have drug problems, guns problems, gambling problems, easy access to all sorts of porn. Being a cashless society also helps. The surveillance cameras are essentially for national security.

@garylee9668 Жыл бұрын

well, surveillance camera is actually the number one reason that China is so safe now. otherwise, it will take forever to catch a criminal sometimes.

@beproudasian8279 Жыл бұрын

Well said. It's just common sense. Less drug, guns, gambling problems and porn definitely makes for a better and safer society.

@chrissong2763 Жыл бұрын

I dont understand why some guys care about the caremas. If you are not a bad guy and wanna do some illegal things, what are you worrying about? Actually. if the goverment wanna arrest you, you will be arrested quickly, because we are living in a morden soociety, and the important data, for example, your address, your phone number, your education backgroud, your relatives have already been collected when you born, go to school, go to hospital, rent a house.

@anonnoone8500 Жыл бұрын

You often see videos of crime scenes in the US and in the UK. Hey, these are taken by CCTV in public places, which means they do have a lot of surveillance cameras everywhere. They don't talk about it but love to smear China on this. In fact, I have seen figures that the density of CCTV over population in the UK and the US is actually higher than China😁😁 These western countries are just hypocritical about privacy, human rights, and freedom. They just have a hegemonic media disseminating lies, smear, and propaganda to the general public.

@chilam2512 Жыл бұрын

its the camera and the high punishment, Ai contribute the most. the camera system not just flag up on the suspect, it flag up everyone get in contact with the suspect then arrest everyone involved. Hell if they caught you do drug, they will flag up everyone around you and request them to come in for a drug test.

@wwyytt20 Жыл бұрын

Your video has made me appreciate my own country much more. I used to take the advancements in our society for granted.

@JiaTelindadada Жыл бұрын

@Commie Monkey I can use VPN to access to YT😄😄

@shisidishaoxia Жыл бұрын

@Commie Monkey I see from your id that you how crazy the man

@user-qs8xs7wf3x Жыл бұрын

@Commie Monkey 没有人抓，更没有人管，因为翻墙是如此简单，以至于我和我的小伙伴都认为政府只是走走形式，

@venjenwayn7807 Жыл бұрын

@@user-qs8xs7wf3x 这人一看就是个反串的殖子叼它干嘛。

@user-ui1mr9cr2n Жыл бұрын

@Commie Monkey in fact .some company and school are allowed to use VPN Legally.....normal people also easy to find payable VPN to use

@FarewelI Жыл бұрын

Coming from the Netherlands, I can agree on so many points, being just back from Guangzhou and having visited the city numerous times in the past. I am literally seeking opportunities to work in China!

@sugarmandeka4628 Жыл бұрын

im an east asian studying in the nl currently, and it was nothing like a expected maybe im in a rather boring city(enschede) the life here is just as flat as the country itself, also the random yelling teenagers I was really terrified at first they were yelling at me when i was walking down the road and i didn't even know wtf they were saying just some random words . Yeah there is nothing much to do here in city im living

@MidgardSerpent Жыл бұрын

@@sugarmandeka4628 Hey, I have lived most of my life in Enschede. Sorry to hear you are not having a great time here. Yeah, people can be quite racist here. In my store we regurlarly have to deal with racist youth.

@theramendutchman Жыл бұрын

Really? I'm not very convinced from her video, as card-check-in at trains, which are fast and (honestly, statistically) quite well on time, we also have great online shopping platforms, food delivery etc. Like, I'm just sitting here thinking "yeah we all have that, lady, nothing new here"

@sama-sc3vy 10 ай бұрын

Living in Dutch now😂 I really miss all the stuffs in China! Transportation, food… as a student, it’s really inconvenient to go out. The Dutch trains really blow me away, preventing me from traveling for all sorts of weird reasons besides the usual delays. Such as a strike, or train station maintenance. Unbelievable, since 2years ago, the train station in my city has been repaired several times, often causing people in the whole city to take the bus to the next city to transfer to the train.😅

@theramendutchman 10 ай бұрын

@@sama-sc3vy That is a good point, and a strong critique I've never really had, so far. I've never been in another country for more than two months consecutively, so I've never noticed if trains have more or less outages, there.

@GOAT_MESSI53 Жыл бұрын

Chinese people are really warm and they will always smile and talk to you.

@kko-punch7059 Жыл бұрын

I definitely am going to recommend and promote your channel to people who have negative views on China! There are sooooo many many ignorant Americans who think China is so backward!

@stukadax Жыл бұрын

Most Americans think the whole world is underdeveloped except for a few big cities in Europe. It's indeed pathetic.

@akiddies3911 Жыл бұрын

For western countries, China is under develop country, poor country, for BBC news, they always show black and white picture of China, old age of china

@akiddies3911 Жыл бұрын

Now Europe and western countries go back to old age, they don't have natural gas, they have to used woods

@ranochung Жыл бұрын

But they will say that this video is fake and paid by ccp.. bla bla.. 😂 ignorance and ignorance,

@felixlaupc Жыл бұрын

In actual fact, most Americans are stupid. For those who are not stupid, the loose gun law would kill them anyway.

@UberYunSpicyEggroll Жыл бұрын

I was born in Jiangsu but moved to the States when I was 5, so I have this HUGE disconnect when I do go back to China. Came too early so I lost the ability to read/write, but I can still speak it semi-fluently. Your videos help non natives (such as myself) understand the current timeline thats going on in China. Those battery bank stations on every floor in malls n stuff are a lifesaver the last time I went back to Chengdu to visit the in-laws. Thanks for taking the time and putting in the effort to make this video!!! Cheers~

@AnbenK Жыл бұрын

safety is something I could never believe how much better China is vs the US, is simply horrible in the US and you hear about these horrifying stories around you about robberies, shootings every single day.

@anonymintheworld9781 Жыл бұрын

Although China has been demonized by the Western media, the Chinese never slack off for a day. The Chinese do not argue, but work hard on the ground. They use facts to prove everything. I believe that one day everything will be self-evident.

@jeremytine Жыл бұрын

Yeah the political prisoners having their organs harvested felt real safe I'm sure... Muslims in xinjiang as well.. all nice and safe unless you rock the boat and speak your mind

@dazzheaiz9822 Жыл бұрын

bruh do you even know how many street stabs cases have happened just as of today this year? 50+ cases

@jeremytine Жыл бұрын

And yet, life expectancy in US still several years higher than CCP. 🤔

@mistersquare7327 Жыл бұрын

America is for sure the worst country in the so called first world, and actually the whole West is in a huge crisis.

@CuriousJet Жыл бұрын

I was born in Taiwan, then grew up in the States, then lived in Shanghai for 5 years. My impression of China was leaning toward the negative side too. But after experiencing everything on my own I’d grow to love this amazing country. I now have moved to Taiwan again but I often miss my time, my friends in China just as much as those in the US. China is definitely not the back water, hostile place many in the West or Taiwan believe it is. China, its culture and people really is something you’d appreciate once you actually lived there. I hope more people in the world would have the chance to experience it.

@fgdfhdhjd7776 Жыл бұрын

留岛不留人听过吗？

@liveinfeet5780 Жыл бұрын

@@fgdfhdhjd7776你先把你英语学好吧。你先看看人家发的啥。丢死人了

@user-fx7nd4vc4e Жыл бұрын

@@fgdfhdhjd7776反串？？

@user-th2fg8jf8s Жыл бұрын

I thought they are rude and spit everywhere.

@CuriousJet Жыл бұрын

@@user-th2fg8jf8s Some of them are, that’s true. But you gotta look at the big picture. China has over 1.3 billion people. Of course there will be people that are rude or loud. They spit and even pee on the streets. But there also millions of lovely, sophisticated, cultured people everywhere in the huge country. Don’t judge people based on their nationality, instead judge a person on their own merits or the lacking of it. There are angles and asxholes anywhere you go.

@JasonTheZoologist Жыл бұрын

I was born and raised in Malaysia but my great grandparents are from guangzhou. I look forward to visiting the place one day once I have some free time and money.

@KinLee919 Жыл бұрын

Welcome, just avoid line 3😂

@taowang-jz4ow Жыл бұрын

欢迎回老家看看

@user-qs8xs7wf3x Жыл бұрын

梦里还有一个故乡的感觉棒极了！

@goodputin4324 Жыл бұрын

Cibai jangan jadi pengkhianat 😢

@kl9518 Жыл бұрын

I went to China 20 years ago and I loved it. I love it even more as I watch videos like this. Thanks.

@louyu0822 Жыл бұрын

Compared with 20 years ago, China has undergone earth-shaking changes. Welcome to China again!

@ashleylaurin6531 Жыл бұрын

Great video, glad you feel so at home in Guangzhou, all I can think of is one famous line by 苏轼：此心安處是吾鄉

@mikef6399 Жыл бұрын

You are so genuine, love it!

@frankliu9320 Жыл бұрын

Hard to believe Guang Zhou, getting into a modern city in such a short period of time, good for you and good for people living there, l wish Los Angeles could have the same convenience.

@why2cool Жыл бұрын

I think Alysa's intention is to introduce the real China to the Western world full of criticism and prejudice. Unfortunately, most viewers are still Chinese perhaps here to learn English. We should think of a way to promote Alysa's channel to our Western friends, more European and American need to learn the truth. As an expat working in the Philippines, I lost my job because I expressed my appreciation for China's contributions to global well-being and humanity. It appears that the Dutch colleagues, along with the American country manager and pro-US Filipino clients I worked with, took issue with my viewpoint. Regrettably, the true reason for my departure would not be acknowledged, which is disheartening and reflects a common occurrence of double standards and hypocrisy.

@dehua-2730 Жыл бұрын

It's weird how Philippines and Vietnam hates China so much when it's America that waged all the wars against them and committed all the heinous crimes. I had similar experience going to the Philippines and Vietnam.

@gipsyking2011 Жыл бұрын

Thanks，As a Chinese I dont encourage you to agrue with that peoples.walking safe then walking longer.

@why2cool Жыл бұрын

@@gipsyking2011 Yes, but the consequence is that I have yet found my next job. I wish I can work in mainland China, but I am 50 years old and evidently, it has been challenging to come across any career opportunities.

@dehua-2730 Жыл бұрын

@@gipsyking2011 maybe right, but if Chinese people keep silence all the times, people keep bullying us, somebody needs to step up.

@dzjanczidi4749 Жыл бұрын

别想那么多，干就完了，我在欧洲十几年，能顶回去的绝不憋着，要打架我也不怕。

@garylarowe8741 Жыл бұрын

Wow, this is so informative Alysa! And useful for whenever I get to visit there!

@owenyih4129 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support and respect for China. I hope you continue to have a wonderful time while you are here.

@inderaputra2846 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the changes observed and shared through out your stay in Guangzhou, my ancestor came from Sunde Guangdong, I'm from Malaysia anyway! Thanks again!

@kevinkuok9131 Жыл бұрын

Love this video, Alysa. Gives me valuable insight into China. Thanks. I am subscribed.

@tonmatthew5544 Жыл бұрын

great video🎉🎉 the world is lucky to have these true heart and wonderful people

@eugeneheeger3284 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! A wonderful and honest Video. Thank you from Canada.

@KevinFeng-hu5qp Жыл бұрын

This lady deserves much more likes and subscription! all the best!

@cfyau2008 Жыл бұрын

Once you are sitting on the lap of luxury in China, it is very difficult for you to adjust to other countries where services outside China are not easy to get, eg domestic cleaning help at a reasonable cost!😂😂😂 congrats to you 👍

@yuchen4631 Жыл бұрын

I have an nearly reversed trajectory of yours. I grew up in GuangZhou and went to Michigan for University. Now I have lived in the middle west for about 10 years. I am glad that you enjoy GuangZhou enough to call it home! I do feel your pain about the VISA status. I wish China can be more inclusive too as it really has a lot to offer. Hope to bump into you some day back home!

@newtonw1008 9 ай бұрын

Hong Kong is a little more liberal with giving permanent residency and even citizenship...try moving nearby for 7 years

@JS-lesca 7 ай бұрын

Omg, thank you for sharing your experience, it's so fascinating! 😳😳

@little_volcano 9 ай бұрын

Very Informative! Thanks for spreading the word Alysa

@mufeng2008 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your video! I grew up in GZ and graduated from the university shown in your video. I have been living in USA for many years. Your video invokes my home-sick. Keep up the good works! 加油！靓女！

@Monitor2023 Жыл бұрын

It is very interesting to hear your story of growing up in Guangzhou. I am your new subscriber from HK, being an old man. Of course, I have been to Guangzhou for so many times. Best wishes to your life in China.

@keithhudson1358 Жыл бұрын

Great Video. I had the same experience at my college alma mater which has a large international presence. I was part of an international friendship program. I have also been to China many times and saw the growth in China with transportation, amenities, and everything. Even took a high-speed rail from Tianjin to Beijing and I loved it. I wish the US had something like that but we don't, generally. When I first came to Guangzhou, they had two airports, one for international flights and one for domestic flights. Had to walk some 1000 feet to get from the international terminal to the domestic terminal. Now I love the new Guangzhou Airport. Very big and modern. Anyway, I am glad China has services similar to Amazon, DoorDash, Uber, etc.

@huiqinjinxi4514 Жыл бұрын

这就是个长得和大部分中国姑娘不一样的中国姑娘啊。真心祝愿你们全家都能拿到居留证。❤

@user-hc5cg3jc3i Жыл бұрын

她现在能居住就是拿居留证只不过不是永居的绿卡而已，还有她不是中国姑娘，她可以把中国当成家不过这样说她是中国姑娘就不对了。

@felipesun4679 Жыл бұрын

基本拿不到，中国对入籍审查很严格的，除非父母一方是中国人，或者有杰出贡献（经济上，科研上）。

@shaoranxiong4100 Жыл бұрын

尊重所有人的国籍！

@dinochen6968 Жыл бұрын

@@user-hc5cg3jc3i 中国人讲究文化认同，可以不同籍~文化认同比国籍重要

@user-hc5cg3jc3i Жыл бұрын

@@dinochen6968 谁他妈告诉你？从古至今都是血脉和文化认同不然哪来血脉相连还有讲究血统血脉文化？你要不看看古人还有现在当然有可能现在有近现代西方文化殖民影响。😂

@alephwilliamalves2017 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing video, thanks for the information about China, I hope one day it will reach China.

@themissingsock2437 7 ай бұрын

This is so cool. I went to China ten years ago, and I FELL. IN. LOVE. I want to go back in the future. This is so cool.

@josephchai6875 Жыл бұрын

Good to hear your quick summaries of the things in china. Your 24 years in china really help facilitates many to quickly understand many of the daily essentials in china, such as the App to use, and how to get things done. So basically you are a 'bridge' for many. Very much thankful for that. Keep up the good work, lady.

@Truthstelling Жыл бұрын

great video Alysa. Thank you for sharing. Just subscribed

@hansweissmann_xviii6754 Жыл бұрын

Oh, given the amount of food choices available in China, I must congratulate you on your self restraint! I gained 5 kg in three weeks visiting Shanghai and Beijing end of April and beginning of May. Those Lelecha drinks are so damn tasty!!

@AlysaWonderland Жыл бұрын

bubble tea is my guilty pleasure!

@hansweissmann_xviii6754 Жыл бұрын

@@AlysaWonderland I think they put some kind of secret ingredient in it that calls out to me every 2 hours or so......I was so weak.......

@taowang-jz4ow Жыл бұрын

中国是美食之都

@Aapig Жыл бұрын

@@hansweissmann_xviii6754 Hahaha, just you are too greedy

@hansweissmann_xviii6754 Жыл бұрын

@@Aapig No, I was slavishly weak……

@Shin_Godzilla7289 9 ай бұрын

Love your stories and all your videos! Amazing!

@pashaw8380 Жыл бұрын

Came across your channel by chance and immediately fell in love with it. Just subscribed it as well. Keep up the great work! Asian American of Chinese descent here (from Taiwan).

@lchansocal Жыл бұрын

It is sad that Chinese citizenship is so hard to get. By the way, it is not only Guangzhou. The majority of the big cities have changed drastically. Welcome your stay in China and thanks for sharing your experience in China to the world.

@yaelz6043 Жыл бұрын

Allowing large numbers of westerners to become citizens and do whatever they want has destroyed many, many nations. It's better this way, China can't help anyone if it's no longer China.

@cheese-df1yx Жыл бұрын

I saw you in Japanese director Zhunei Liang 's video! Great video !

@Pseudologion Жыл бұрын

I'm in SZ right now for school, and been to GZ once. It's been a blast and I'm definitely going back to GZ when I have time! Great video and very informative!

@bunnyhop9465 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your experience living in Guangzhou Alysa 🙏🙏🙏 Growing up in Australia, I have always wished to visit my motherland... Wishing all the very BEST with everything!!!

@maomingymao1433 Жыл бұрын

The motherland welcomes you. The motherland will never let you down.

@Anabellw0w Жыл бұрын

When I lived in China, I loved all these things too! It's genuinely so convenient living in China!

@peterlai9018 Жыл бұрын

I remembered the "chicken taxi" from 23+ years ago.

@sugameltpastriescoffee7186 Жыл бұрын

I live in Laos but grew up in Sydney Australia, listening to music or reading books while travelling on public transport can be the best time to spend alone

@HanC. Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, I just found my favorite channel, your content is really good.

@terracecar1 Жыл бұрын

亲眼见证了广州的发展❤

@ningzhang7417 Жыл бұрын

希望你们一家都能早日获得绿卡❤

@qiuweida Жыл бұрын

中国的绿卡世界第一难拿。

@laurielu3858 Жыл бұрын

When I watch KZfaq your vlog title caught my eye. I love my hometown Guangzhou! I was born and raised there 20 years. Then I moved to US IN 2007. Before I moved to US, Guangzhou metro only had two lines. Now it developed to 18 lines! It has been changed a lot! Thank you for sharing the video. I hope I can go back this year or next year.

@terrdliang1283 Жыл бұрын

Pls keep posting your videos. I miss my Guangzhou as a 广州人🫡

@johnssenli Жыл бұрын

I just subsribed, i think i first got introduced to u watching an episode from hazimeng, the japanese lady that interview people in china. Loved that episode, if im not mistaken, your the person that does sound voice. Great to know u have your own channel.

@justgado2772 Жыл бұрын

Once you live in China, lots of things in my own country is really complain-able lol. Hello from Indo here. My second home was and will always be Shanghai. You right, China doesn’t give pr easily even after staying there for decades… I heard that they will have 华侨证, hopefully they approve that in near future.

@andreakubicki258 Жыл бұрын

if you are the third generation from chinese descendants, you still can apply chinese citizenship.

@user-wk3ut6yn7b 8 ай бұрын

it is amazing see you talking about Guangzhou here. I have lived in Guangzhou for 7 years and I just found that we graduated from the same college JNU. it is so cool when I realize that we had ever stand in a same place. I'm so glad you love Guangzhou so much and I believe you will get your green car soon.😊

@alanweiss1288 9 ай бұрын

Love your "Making friends from around the world" segment.

@yitzchakwang2226 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, you are so lucky to grow up in China

@antwango Жыл бұрын

Anyone remember the song 1 million bicycles in beijing, or chun lis stage in sf lol yup the change in china has taken EVERYONE by surprise even the Chinese.... its more notable among the Chinese who have lived and moved there etc.... would love to visit or even live work there one day..... closest ive been is HK!!! discovered you on Hezhimeng!!! Love that channel!!

@Ottovonostbahnhof Жыл бұрын

now it is 1 million EV in Beijing

@herman389 Жыл бұрын

Just landed here first time. Nice video.. sending you lots lots of love from Indonesia. ❤️❤️❤️

@joelam583 8 ай бұрын

This is definitely one of the very best “foreigner in China” video I have seen. Not a dull moment and the context is both refreshing and meaningful. Thanks Alysa for such a enjoyable post. Hope China changes policy soon and you will get your green card🤗🙏

@appledvlog Жыл бұрын

I'm from Philippines, and saw you graduated in Jinan University (暨南大学华文学院）and makes me miss Guangzhou so much!!!! I miss my alma mater. ❤ And I could't disagree of what you just mentioned. China Guangzhou will always be a home to me, and if given a chance where I wanna migrate, that's definetly Guangzhou!

@GolDFish-if1ov Жыл бұрын

Well then go back to China 🇨🇳

@ALIBERBAGI Жыл бұрын

Good morning from Indonesia. Hello best friend. I really like your content. SUCH AN AMAZING, SMART AND CREATIVE EXPLANATION. Thank you for wanting to share a very good, interesting and inspiring video for all of us. Hopefully this year 2023, we can all be better than previous years, healthier, stronger, successful, happier and always under God's protection.

@softerhaze Жыл бұрын

Reading this title, my first thought was how incredible it must've been to see the country develop and change so much from then till now. China has made leaps and bounds in so many areas

@FrankieDaddy Жыл бұрын

One thing you said that I can agree with is that I don't like calling customer service, and online service is good news for social phobes

@yong6345 Жыл бұрын

以前单从生活对比来说的话应该就是对比现在的尼泊尔，老挝之类的城市生活，在广州生活的话的确比现在的所有的发达国家生活还要便利，生活水平提高的同时公民素质也是翻了一番。在广东生活个人来说最重要的还是荔枝龙眼，早茶宵夜等饮食，无得顶！

@huiyuchina8594 Жыл бұрын

1999年的广州也比现在尼泊尔老挝强！

@Sone418 Жыл бұрын

Cool insight! I hope China in general becomes more immigrant-friendly in the future

@jennyohara4011 11 ай бұрын

Keep up the great Vlogs Alysa😄

@windcold4532 Жыл бұрын

虽然20年来变化很大,生活条件变的更好但我们依然怀念我们的童年时光

@kdks9873 Жыл бұрын

great video!!

@dddddd-mm5nu Жыл бұрын

It's definitely an interesting life you have so far. I came to the states in 2002 right after college for grad school and now I've lived in the states for 21 years. I often wonder what life would be like if I didn't come to the us or I just went back to China in 2009 after I finish my degree. It's insane how much china has transformed. Pace is much slower in the states:) Enjoy your content, keep up the good work and best of luck!

@yongzhu8454 Жыл бұрын

感谢中国的精英们，是他们选择留在中国同广大劳动人民一起建设中国，而不是自己一走了之，所以才有了现在的繁荣的中国。困扰西方的难民问题其实根源也在这里，一旦你破坏其它国家的稳定，输出动乱和贫穷，本地居民没有了组织和发展，它们只能逃避到西方，因为它们母国已经没有能力建设自己的家园了。所以，不要同情任何输出战争是颜色革命的西方国家的难民问题，这是它们应得的代价。

@user-ch2ol2bh1m Жыл бұрын

那时候你来中国现在可能是个老板

@dugang139 Жыл бұрын

你曾经是中国人，已经不会中文了？

@pbrlpgu5601 Жыл бұрын

@@dugang139 他应该是也像其诗文，在中国生活过很长时间后回美国了

@binli8681 Жыл бұрын

@@dugang139 也不必要咄咄逼人，在一个英语频道下发表英语评没有任何问题

@wuhui 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your true experience in china. I’m really interested in moving there now from Australia. 😊

@JustinWoo 8 ай бұрын

Wow those shared power banks are awesome. I wish that existed here.

@AlysaWonderland 8 ай бұрын

You and me both!

@johnren5233 Жыл бұрын

神奇的KZfaq算法把我带到这里 😅 I have been living in Michigan(Troy) for more than 12 years since I came here for college and never left US in the past 12 years! Now finally I am going back to my hometown Changsha. I have no clue how different it has become since my old memories😂

@felipesun4679 Жыл бұрын

现在长沙发展很快，夜生活也是全国最丰富的，而且现在长沙据说房价还没炒起来，现在回去是最合适的。

@tkyap2524 Жыл бұрын

So many vlogs about China. People should go over and experience the atmosphere.

@Mark-hr9rm Жыл бұрын

im off to Qingdao this weekend..Peace

@tkyap2524 Жыл бұрын

@@Mark-hr9rm - Have a nice beer while there.

@teflerchina.2987 Жыл бұрын

I have been in China for 19 years and currently live in Guangxi province, with my wife who is Chinese, after spending many years teaching in other provinces, Eleven of them in one school in Zhaoqing. My Mandarin is still at the basic level but I can understand more than I can speak. I have also seen how the infrastructure and transportation methods have vastly improved. Where I live all the slum areas have gone. There are brand new shopping malls, wider roads, clean rivers, sports parks, 6 new subway, metro systems and a new high speed rail system. Plus many more things. There are many things I agree with you on. One thing I have trouble with is Tencent. I have problems accessing QQ and have been asking them since last November to help me. All I have ever received from them is a no reply email telling me they will contact me soon. Same with Weixin They never reply to questions. Surveillance cameras are almost everywhere. Where I live in a big city I can walk for ages without seeing any cameras apart from traffic cams. However, I have never worried about my safety in my 19 years here and have been out at all hours of the day and night. I have even seen single females out walking through the parks where there are no cameras at all apart from the one on their phones. . The phone charging points. Do you actually leave your phone in them and if so are you not worried that someone will come and take it? Also do the points charge any phone? I have a Huawei phone.

@lhumphrey3947 Жыл бұрын

you can bring the power bank to your table

@redstwok1123 Жыл бұрын

great to see that you are making more content. Please keep it up

@aodelaogei1542 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story in Guangzhou. I graduated from Jinan University暨南大学 as well. I moved from Guangzhou to Canada. It's the Canadian version of your Guangzhou story. But the Canadian version is not that fun, I really miss Guangzhou. Planning to go back to Guangzhou one day!

@humgarchaun Жыл бұрын

haha Alysa, sounds like i am just the opposite of your life experience because i lived in China for the first 14 yrs, and then i moved to the US and have been living here for 20+ years now...... I love both countries and really wish to go travelling in China, hopefully some time soon ^^ although China is my home country but i think i need a tour guide like you :P nice to meet you ^^

@soha7271 Жыл бұрын

My wife went to shenzhen with her friends yesterday for leisure, it’s a one hour ride from Hk and she hasn’t been there for almost 10 years, she had lunch dinner and spa massage and it’s less than Hk$500, she just amazed how SZ has changed in the last 10 years and she said she would make it a monthly event😂

@AlysaWonderland Жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely!

@warnerwong8300 9 ай бұрын

I'm a Chinese American; I'm glad u r posting on Facebook & in English becoz of my [our] ignorance here of knowing just 1 language (i.e. English)

@polyanna4927 Жыл бұрын

Moving to Guangzhou in three weeks for work, and this video and the comments below make me more reassured about my decision!

@RDstar813 Жыл бұрын

我离开出生地广州的二十几年，没有见证到广州改变😢 非常开心看到深爱广州的你，你比广州人更广州人呢

@christopherkn917 Жыл бұрын

Greetings beckoning you from Uganda 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Uganda East Africa

@wroughtforge7547 Жыл бұрын

In the US if you call because you have a problem, you get an Indian voice who doesn’t speak English.

@user-xq8qx6bg2j 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤Thanks For shedding some light on Aspects of Chinese culture 😘😘😘😘🌹🌹🌹

@omni3670 Жыл бұрын

Wow! You look so much younger, slimmer and more beautiful here! Congrats!

@MrJasonb06 Жыл бұрын

It’s very refreshing to watch a video with factual content about China for a change. Your video makes me miss China and want to visit again. More China videos, please.

@impetus5232 Жыл бұрын

Clothing wise, it's the opposite for me. I'm on the smaller side so I either have to buy kids' clothes or import from Asia 🤣 I guess it makes sense China bans some western sites and apps. They've got everything to support their digital business China really is looking like the country of the future. I wish Brazil had developed this much.

@lyl3645 Жыл бұрын

Happy to see how efficient, convenient, and safe living in GZ is. 😊

@user-iw2bx7cv3r 9 ай бұрын

your China insights are so real, Cool.😊

@remixnation6272 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alysa, great video I know exactly what you mean about seeing the changes in China. I first went to China in 1995 with my band and I'm from Philly I've traveled to many countries in Asia since but China has come so far and I love it!!! I will return someday and explore more God bless you and all the best.

@eternaldrunk Жыл бұрын

i leave to China right now , yes

@andrewz8135 Жыл бұрын

knowing when NOT to take line 3 and 5 makes you a true GUANGZHOUer😂😂😂. keep it going, love from GZ❤

@bunnyfreakz Жыл бұрын

China is such wild place. Every decade everything changed drastically.

@Loramend 11 ай бұрын

Nothing compared to your experience but I moved to China in 2011, I've lived in Suzhou, Shanghai and now Qingdao. I remember when I was living in Suzhou there was no DIDI and we had to flag taxis in the street and be very focused during the trips since we would have to tell them...turn right, turn left, go straight ...now just order a didi and relax :) I also remember I had a qq account that I used to chat with my bf, now husband and father of our kids :) i only had him as contact in the app :) Time flies, I came here as a graduate intern and I'm now a mother of 2 who can't imagine moving back to her country...

@woshisuo 8 ай бұрын

所以你来自哪个国家

@Loramend 8 ай бұрын

我是西班牙人@@woshisuo