TIME STAMPS 1. RANDOM QUESTIONS 1:30 Can you do more /home/cooking videos? 1:31 What was your dream job when you were a kid/teen/before you moved to China? 1:39 Do you meditate or exercise to help face the challenges or problems in daily life? 2:32 How old are you and your husband? 2:47 How tall is your husband? 3:02 What was your major at University? 3:10 Have you faced any racist situations before and how do you deal with it? 5:02 Are you going to write a book? 5:17 What kind of charities, or unique schools or businesses have you discovered near you? 5:43 How is the pollution where you are compared to Beijing? 2. LIFE AND TRAVEL IN CHINA 7:14 Was the decision to move to China difficult for you? 7:17 How hard was transitioning from living in Sweden to living in China? 7:28 How are the local people treating you there, different or are they open minded? 7:42 How difficult would you describe it was to start all over in a different country? Did you move alone? 8:05 Are toilets indoors or outdoors? 8:58 Any advice on moving to China or across the world for the first time? 9:32 I am Chinese-American and my Chinese is subpar, will I be able to find love in China easily? 10:44 Is it possible to visit rural China as a tourist? 11:19 How hard is Chinese for you? How good is your Chinese? 12:14 How long did it take you to learn mandarin? How long did it take before you could speak mandarin functionally? 13:24 How to learn Chinese easily? 14:33 Advice for remembering hanzi/characters? 14:55 Your native language is Swedish, how often do you get to use it in China? 15:10 What language are you raising Sansan with? 16:03 3. FOOD, DIET AND BEING VEGETARIAN IN CHINA What is your favourite food/dish in Sweden and China? 17:40 Are you vegan? Do you eat fish, eggs, milk and cheese? 18:34 When did you become a vegetarian? 18:54 Are you planning to make your children become vegetarian too? 19:03 Would it be difficult to find vegan food in China? 19:39 What's your favourite breakfast food? 20:57 4. OUR RELATIONSHIP & FAMILY QUESTIONS 21:03 How did you meet your husband? 21:05 What's the hardest part about being together with a man from another culture? 21:15 Examples of arguments/problems that you've had? 22:08 Are you happy with a Chinese husband? 23:51 Is it hard to get married in China? 23:55 Did you have a traditional Chinese wedding? 24:04 Will your husband learn to speak Swedish? 24:18 Do you and your husband plan to live in China long term? 24:45 Is it possible to treat both cultures equally important when raising a bilingual child? 25:32 Would you want a baby again? 26:16 What does a typical day look like for you and your family? 26:22 How do you find living abroad away from your family? 26:51 Does your parents ever worry because you're married to a rural Chinese family? 27:33 Will your parents visit you in China? 28:06 5. OUR FUTURE 28:16 What are your future plans? 28:18 Do you plan to move to the Chinese countryside one day and have a plot of land? 29:01 Are there any restrictions for foreigners living in rural China? 29:08 Would you consider doing homestay at your place to some serious curious tourists/travellers? 29:30

My daughter has a Chinese boyfriend met in Georgia, USA at University. I love your videos...look forward to visiting someday.

Miriam is quite a learned and open-minded lady. Her husband is lucky to have her.

Miriam, you have such an open, joyful, and intelligent mind. You are an educator and influencer, which could be your direction. You are a blessing to world.

I am from Australia. I found your video very interesting. You are a very wise, gentle caring and knowledgable young women. You have given some very sound advice on how to adjust and live within two countries and two cultures. I admire you greatly. I think you show great respect for your husband, his family and his Country. That is really nice.. Your little boy is beautiful, he is a credit to you both. He will have a fantastic life, rich with the culture from two countries. Thank you so much for sharing Miriam. Best wishes to you and your family.🤗🥰🇦🇺🦘🐨

I just discovered your channel and I love your videos so much! They are so peaceful and creative and you have such a beautiful family.

Hi Miriam, many thanks for your videos! I am Chinese but I have been living in Sweden for the past seven years. I really like the way you perceive different countries and cultures. Wish you enjoy China and have a wonderful experience.

I love this video! There are so many similarities between you and me. I’m also getting married with my Chinese boyfriend this year, we also live in China and we also communicate in Chinese as his English is not that good... and I’m also a vegetarian! 💕

I would love to be able to watch a video about your wedding 💓 I got married with my husband in China a month ago and I love seeing how different each wedding still is. Much love from Germany

Just finished watching your video, you are such a wonderful person who are so grounded to rural life styles, the Chinese there will always support you.

I grew up with 3 languages, and it felt so easy. Children learn languages very easily. Don't be afraid to add English, apart from Swedish and Chinese, to Sansan's repertoire.

The Chinese are very family oriented. I’m Chinese & my sister married a Kiwi. They hv been married for 40 years & raised 2 kids who embraced the Chinese culture very well. I fully understand what u r saying.

Such a sweet and honest person who is grounded in practicality. Thanks for your videos and wisdom. Wishing you and your family the best

Beautiful, you have shown us the Insights of rural China's living conditions etc. If you really receive a Permit to do Airbnb, just give us a tingle, will definitely there to support you. Keep up your wisdom too. Love from Malaysia.

It's quite interesting that you are adjusted so well to Chinese country because the condition there sometimes is a bit more rough. I love how you are so down to earth

Miriam..love your kind soul..enjoy listening to you

The world needs more ppl like you

The color of scarf and hair band just looks perfect on you.

You always put smile on my face. You are so calm and warm. Look forward to your new video soon

Thank you for adding little snippets that express the answers to your questions! I cannot wait for more videos.

I am from Qinghai, Miriam’s videos make me miss home! Thank you Miriam

Love your videos. I lived in Shanghai for five years and absolutely love my China experience. It will always be my cultural home. On a side note, my sister-in-law is married to an Italian and lives there and they have two kids. She speaks to their kids in English and her husband speaks to them only in Italian. They are now in their early teens and comfortably bilingual. And being a vegetarian in China, I find it really easy. I find most Chinese restaurants understand the concept of Buddhism . I would tell the restaurant that I am a Buddhist and never had issues with ham or blood added to my order. I guess speaking Chinese really helps too. Thank you for sharing a slice of your life in China.

Speak to your baby in swedish as much as possible. 'Cause after the childhood, it will be much more harder for him to speak a relatively minor foreign langugage. I know some Chinese-French friends who did not speak chinese in childhood now can no longer pronounce the tons correctly. It is pity to ignore parents' languages. Once lost it, we lost the connection with parents' culture. 💪

Just want to say I enjoy your vlogs, they bring peace and joy to me after a busy day. My family comes from rural part of China, and we still have our old house there. Sometimes I really want to escape the city and just go back.

希望更多人可以支持一下这位中国媳妇。让更多人了解中国

Merry Christmas from Yunnan, Dali! Thanks for posting these . . . having so much fun getting to know you through your channel!

Enjoyed you Q&A, what a delightful and humbling lady. Wish you and family all the best for the future 🙏

Miriam, I really admire you in making your family life decisions. I would find it difficult in moving to another country.

Teach the little prince both languages!

Hi Miriam, love your channel and will always be supporting you. 😄👍

listen to your talking, watching your video will bring me peace

Thanks for answering my question, Miriam 😊 it's the last question at 29:30. This Q&A is a perfect platform for you and your subscribers to connect. Thanks for doing this 💖 More power to you!!!

I like you and all of your family!❤Hoping to see more record of sansan's growth,I believe in that he'll have the same heart and courage as his brilliant parents!

This was such a great video.. It was lovely getting to know you all a bit more. Thank you for sharing 🤗... It would be my absolute dream to live in China.. one day maybe 🤔😊

Excited for your wedding video!

love it u reading form a paper not mobile phone👍 thank for the answer

Your experience can definitely be a book, with the culture elements you met. Or getting popular in China quicker, by uploading videos on Bilibili (perhaps need to speak in mandarine or with Chinese subtitles).

You are such a beautiful and intelligent person,your journey would depend on your decisions..i wish and pray for the success of your family....

Thank you for sharing your life. You seem to be very happy in the videos with your husband's family. I like you follow you heart. 🙏💜🤗

Yes! It’s sometimes difficult to separate personality and culture. My husband and I have that problem too. I’ve never been able to articulate it. Thank you.

Miriam you have the cutest little boy. I love to watch him in your videos.

Seriously, your homestay inn will be a big hit.

really like your videos, the frames all have kind of nature feel and pulse in it. the lighting is also very artistic😊

You're such a adorable girl, wish you have the happiest family.

I am a nature lover and I love the quiet village life. Your Qinghai home must be a nice place. I like second part of this video where you sit in windy sunlight and cozy homeyard. So nice...

I am a Taiwanese living in the big island of Hawaii. I am traveling in Xela of Guatemala. I enjoy your video a lot. Have a happy new year.

"let it go" hits me hard, which my mom always teaches me. Thanks for helping me reflex on things that I hold too much. You are really a good teacher, wife and mom! Thanks for sharing your story!

I would love to see a video of your traditional wedding !

It's not easy for different cultures. But I think you always a new optimistic and different culture.Cheer you up

My sister talked to her grandson in Mandrian when the boy started speaking. The child's parents talk to their kid in English. The child pick up both languages without problem. He responses to grandma with Mandrian and to his parents in English. He even tried to translate English into Mandrian for his grandma.

Love it Mariam! I was in China in the 90’s and the area you are at in this video has changed a lot. For better or worse I suppose. Beijing lost a lot of those Hutongs which is kind of sad because those are ancient and in place are the high rises. I have not been back to visit so very nice to hear the updates and love your Q and A session - just a Ninety baby would do. :). Will definitely continue to follow you.

Miriam makes a good teacher.

Best wishes Miriam! Looking forward to the new vlogs!

I watched all your vedios, waiting for more ! Love them !

Great Q&A. Very genuine. Thanks for that.

really excited about the wedding video！

I love the combinations of colors you wear. I am a vegetarian and those salads you prepare seems wonderful to palate.

Yey thanks again for the wonderful video 💕 so excited for more to come!

When the garden us sleeping. What a wonderful phrase. I will adopt it. Thanks

your scarf match the door (color match). all beautiful arrangement

Miriam thank you for your quiet, peaceful videos full of wisdom. Thank you for sharing parts of your life with us. I live in Switzerland with my Chinese boyfriend. Even though he's chosen to migrate to Switzerland by himself before he's got to know me, it's not always easy. As you said it very well: the most difficult thing is exactly to distinguish wether it's sth from the culture or the personality. Seeing other couples in an intercultural relationship gives me the confidence, that we can make it :-).

Btw... your son is adorable.

乡愁 which means missing home is always a basic theme in no matter chinese or other cultures. I sincerely understand and respect the feeling. Best wishes to you.❤️❤️❤️

I absolutely love Miriam's videos and I love her husband and his family plus the rural area where she lives; however the rulers of China terrify me.

Love your videos, Miriam! I would love to see your wedding video when you get the chance!

Raising your child with both languages, one from your own and one from your husband would be wise. He needs both culture and no one said you have to choose only only one.

I'm excited to watch your wedding video...hope you will share it here☺

I am glad to know more about you and China 😊👍

... Oh and yes please, a wedding video would be lovely to see👏🏻🤗

Aloha Miriam & Families, you all blessed to meet each other and make a New journey!

Begin from 9:47 that’s basically a advice for everyone in the world. Being a Open minded person when going abroad or anywhere that isn’t your hometown, and that is not just about how much education you had or how developed your place, your country, your city, your town is. Because it isn’t your culture and your country anymore when you as a visitor and so you should be the one that being open minded to begin with. Cause people misunderstand the words and surroundings sometimes, cause they thought that they’re the open minded one until they started to judge the local people in their very own country and culture, while they’re the visitor/guest in that country.

I found that most Swedish people can pronounce Chinese characters quite good, and they are better with intonations than most of the foreigners I know, probably because Swedish also has intonations and the two languages have many similar syllables.

Welcome to teaching, it is what you are doing. Thank you very much for your efforts.

Your sense of fashion is sublime. I love it 😍

It's no nice to see how much your channel has grown and to learn more about your interests, your family and your plans! And thank you for making this video such a relaxing time with you, as usual, a feeling of chilling around you. The comparison between feminists for your thesis sounds super interesting 😍 And thank you for talking about being vegetarian in China!

You are hereby answering my question about which language you speak to your child. As you said rightly it is your big responsibility. Great you are a more down to earth person than I was. Fare well

Hello from Washington, DC. Your videos are great! Please do video of your wedding

Love the way you answer these interesting questions. I too live in Asia with my partner and feel very comfortable.

thank you for sharing all this information! I look forward to your wedding video!

It seems your life are so peaceful. First watch your channel and love your videos.

Miriam, you are an intelligent person with a great, humble personality. 👏 👏👏 You seems to be living a happy life in China, which is wonderful. And blessed with a loving husband and a happy family. You have helped to enlighten many westerners about the real situation in China. China is a good country and the people are living happy and peaceful lives. Blessings from Malaysia.

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Amazing Q&A video Miriam ☺️👍

these were the most relaxing 30 mins of my life

Thanks for sharing your life.

Your voice is very soothing and I love how you talking very honestly and your outlook on making your cultural differences work in your relationship and raising your children.

太佩服你的勇气，也羡慕你的善良

I appreciate the q&a. I understand the wisdom behind foreigners living in your husband’s home town. T y for your time.

Love your video so much. Thank you for your sharing.

It's interesting. Nice vlogs.. I am watching most of yours. Thanks. I am Tibetan.

I was raised in Japan for my first 5 years...I understand Japanese and English. My mother always spoke to us kids in Japanese and if we had answered in that language, we would probably be able to speak our mother tongue with ease. While I think in Japanese, I answer in English.Children are so opened to languages, I hope you will continue to keep both dialects available for your adorable children.

I am filipino here in the US and most of my filipino friends with kids does not know how to speak tagalog which is the philippines language. I wish they have taught there kids the language too like what you are doing.

How much do you miss the Sweden food here in China , do you also cook Sweden food in China?

Lovely to watch. Tks for doing the show.

the old furnitures are cool 😉

I am German and I live in Greece and am married to a Greek. I have always spoken German to my children and my husband Greek. In the beginning I did not know any Greek, so my husband and I spoke Italian to communicate. Our first child was exposed to these three languages at home and also heard English a lot because in the beginning I only had friends from abroad. The younger child did not hear much Italian, because Greek became our family language,as my husband did not manage to learn German so quickly. So our children are perfect in Greek and German. They learn English at school. The older one understands a very little bit of Italian and speaks English very well for her age. From my experience as the parent that speaks the language that is not spoken in the environment it is very important to be disciplined and also answer in your language,when your child keeps speaking the other language. It's good to have books and other media in your language and for your child to learn how to write and read in your language, because that process really fixes the language in our long term memory. When the children get older it can get complicated speaking your language when other people participate in the conversation. It might be felt as rude or you have to translate so much that the discussion becomes inspontaneous. So it is good to have rules you can stick to and that suit your family. Maybe your son will not want you to speak in Swedish when he will be around 4 or 5, because in that age children don't like to be different. Don't give up then. I told my girls that speaking German to them makes me happy because it's the language I know best and so they spoke German to me to make me feel their love. From my experience if we want our children to use a language, the child will need a reason to use and like the language. Otherwise it will not let the language in his or her heart.

Your videos are always so calm and relaxing! Why are foreigners not allowed to go to your husband's hometown? I didn't realise that this was a thing.

If anyone wanna learn Mandarine, i suggest you come to Malaysia, cause we have the environment here, plenty of chinese people here like me can speak English, Mandarine, Guang Dong, Hakka, Hokkien and more, and school here are cheap. 加油大家

Thank you. You are so interesting. You are giving your children a gift if you teach them more than one language.

I love and enjoy so much to See San san grows up! San san is very cute und his smilies are pleasant