I really enjoyed John's valuable contribution to this video

NEVER break up with Chinese girl. If you don't won't to meet with her anymore, make her break up with you . All you have to do is to tell her that you have financial problems.

love how you dealt with the random onlooker, a lot of people would've just been hostile towards him but you were very polite and friendly and warm despite being obviously put out. Great example for how people should interact with one another! :)

😂😂😂 That guy at the end.... 😂😂 How awkward?! 😅 You handle those situations so well, Winston. lol

That random guy should be in every video

'that guy is annoying the hell out of me so I'm just going to sit him right next to me...' so funny. What a great way to show off your black belt in human relations. My new favourite channel!

If someone takes your passport run to your embassy, never let foreign police take your passport without your embassy's knowledge of the situation. They are you first call always. If they take your passport flee to your embassy. They will diplomatic bag you out of there.

How you handled that random guy was amazing. You give me hope for the human race. Thank you for being a shining model of humanity!

This should be the one video anyone coming to China should watch. Fortunately, I don't know anyone who this has happened to but this is something that everyone should be aware of in the culture here. Excellent work, Winston

Serpentza always convincing me not to go to China

She bit a chunk out of his arm and he is at fault for hitting her? Not in my universe. That aside I enjoyed your video.

the random chinese guy is a legend

amazing video Winston! that whole scenario with that guy was so fucking funny

date a chinese girl date her whole family..

That random dude😂He probably was just excited to hear someone speak english?

I applaud you for inviting the random guy staring at you to sit next to you. I’m not sure I would/could have done that. It’s clearly shows how different the social environment is there. Sorry to hear about your terrible massage experience. Thank you for sharing your story.

so, why cant he demand compensation from her for his injuries and destruction of his property?

lol wtf at random person joining in.

haha.. the guy staring at you during the video was quite strange. he seemed genuinely interested with no ill intent, despite the awkwardness. very funny!

I've been living in China for the past 7 years, and have recently tripped across these great videos. This one was pretty sobering, for two reasons. First, because the truth sometimes hurts, and it can also be ugly (i.e., the ultra-Nationalism). And second, reflecting upon a few incidents/happenings in which I've been involved, I now realize how close I've come to landing in serious trouble due to both my imprudence and occasional hot temper.

Thanks for being nice to the young guy, he just looked very curious and seemed to be trying to understand your English. Did you talk to him after the video?

Serpentza ...you’re a gentleman and you don’t use much profanity....AKA “nonsense” instead of bullsh&’g! I’m gonna try that...!

That was awesome to see how you were open to let someone who was completely interested in your talk/convo/story sit down and be a part of it

Now we need a follow up video on what happened with random guy after.

That random guy at the end of the video is the weirdo in every elementary, middle and high school class in China.

i am pretty sure this guys purpose is to practice some english

Winston, your videos are just great. Informative and entertaining. I'm 72 years old and have seen about 15 western countries but your videos are way better than the travelogues of 1950s thru 2000 US TV. Thank-you so much.

You're an awesome dude! I love how you interacted with this spectator and involved him into your outro!

All foreigners regardless of nationality MUST KNOW THE LOCAL LAW. Law in China is not as what you just described. I'm going to explain more and hope it'll help foreigners living alone in China. First of all, you're correct on the fact that local police doesn't like to get involved with a foreigner. Because they have no jurisdiction right to get involved. It's the Judicial Police who only have the right to handle incidents with foreigners. Keep this in mind and declare your nationality right away and request the Judicial Police (it's pronounced "Si Fa Jing Cha" or "Si Jing" for short). Also, since the local police cannot handle foreigner case, your passport will be turned over to the Judicial Police by law. Second, always keep your embassy phone number saved on your phone (all of the embassies representing your nationality in China, cause you might have to try more than one to get through) and know their business hour and emergency contact. All foreign embassies will have emergency contact. At the first sign of police involvement, call your embassy. For extra sense of security, also save the phone number from an allied country embassy. Third, China has civil law just as we do in the US. If you sustained physically injury, go to the hospital and have them check up on those injury and write a report. This will be your evidence! Depending on whether you want to pursue legal action, you'll want to file a police report just like in the US or any other western countries if you want to pursue legal action. This is your second piece of evidence. Ultimately, you'll have to decide whether to get a lawyer and press charge. If your angry girlfriend/mistress/whatever you call her do come after you with police, you might just have to press charge. For 40,000RMB you can get a decent lawyer already. For legal justice involving foreigner, it'll be handled by the superior court than the local people's court. China's very specific about handling issues that involving a foreigner, it must be handled by the higher judicial system that was designated for from the police to the court. This branch of the system is under the foreign affairs branch and are the only ones authorized to handle cases involving foreigners. There are specific law defining compensation for injuries done to the local or a foreigner. In your friend's case that bite with flesh off entitles him to a decent amount payment of around 10,000RMB or 20,000RMB (price varies depending on the city, and that was many years ago). If charges were pressed onto the girl, he has all the right to ask for all compensation, including emotional trauma, punitive damage, etc. just like in the US. Final thought. There's a strange custom in China among young couple in a relationship where the man gives the women these goodwill: 1. relationship establishment goodwill(can be gift, price varies, depends on your negotiation) 2. break up goodwill(can be gift, price varies, depends on your negotiation) 3. abortion goodwill(can be gift, price varies, blah blah blah) 4. divorce goodwill(can be gift, same old blah blah blah) Westerners rarely break off a relationship until their partner found out about the cheating, so use your man charm to reduce as much damage as possible before it gets out of hands. Just like you said that you can't vouch for your friend's action, which leads to total destruction plus now he has to get an attorney. Do not ever underestimate Chinese girls. Competition for a good man is so fierce that they have 10x sharper senses than you do. Always memorize point #1, it'll still get you free and you can make calls for help. Then evaluate the rest of the points above and make a decent decision. It has nothing to do with the girl having some kind of secret agreement with the local police. The local police are more afraid of you as soon as you request for the Judicial Police. Lastly, I know many single man enjoys a good company while living in China. But take responsibility in your own action and not breaking a girl's heart left and right like a Chip'n'Dale. No women from anywhere on this earth like to be cheated, just as is for men. Chinese girls are still very traditional and dead serious in committing to marry you and spend the rest of her life with you. Most of them will send half of the money back home to their parents from the tradition to take care of the parents. Hope this can help for those living overseas, and I truly wish nobody has to run this procedure at all. Learn the local law and culture as fast as you can. Enjoy and stay safe.

''my friend wanted to get a dodgy massage'' Yeah yeah Winston, I believe you! Your friend... wanted the dodgy massage.

Thank you very much for all the information on youtube. I am very enjoy all the clips that you make. You're AWESOME!

Dude you are awesome! Love the videos, keep up the great work.

Winston, your production values and techniques have really improved over the past couple of years. It's quite noticeable so congratulations and well done!

I am sorry what happened to you Winston five years ago. I support you as me as a Chinese man very shame to what's my people done. I will try my best to change all.

Hey Winston, I'm off to Shenyang next month. Your videos have been invaluable for necessary insight. I understand that these are your unique experiences and views, but they certainly help!

wow serpentza if only you could have all your videos this high production value. love the channel !

lmao winston, i admire you for having a great ability of not being distracted by surroundings,lol

Love that Random Chinese dude! Love how you dealt with him, restored my faith in humanity 🙏🏽

Ithink you made a friend with your aweso.e style. I have been binge watching your channel for a few days. Love your channel & am subbed!💖

Love your vlogs man! Super informative and well done.

he is looking at you like he was in love with you ..lol.............very good and informative video Winston

That random Chinese seems like a nice, chill dude. Why all the hate?

Your videos have been entertaining me for the past 2 hours and that is a huge feat in itself. You've got a new sub!

Lol, your sitting there talking about a very serious personal situation and the guy next to you randomly sits down 😂 .

The massage house is obviously ran by a local gang.

Anyone know a Notary office in Shenzhen for a visiting Canadian ? Government Notaries only help foreigners with work visa

Well presented this topic. Thx Serpentza!

Know well Sir that you are a great person. I deeply feel your awareness and wisdom. We need a lot of people like you. Please be safe and well, you are loved.

Lol, John is adorable. He was trying to learn some english or some stuff like that. Absolutely adorable.

It seems amazing to the guy the way you show your individuality by partaking in a solo activity and occupying yourself alone with a camera is facinating. The share amount of people that stop what they are doing just to pay attention to you says it all.

My new favourite youtuber, I don't agree on many things you say but it's your opinion and I respect that. I can listen and watch your videos all day. love the way you talk and explain things so professional. Bright future ahead of you. All the best.

Thank you for sharing this topic. That is outrageous.

Lol, dude you handle the odd guy great. Very professional.

From the way you talk to John, I think you are awesome. :D

Hahaha that was so nice of you to invite John into the video 😂👍🏽

I really enjoy you videos as an American born Chinese ! They are insightful and informative. You handled the on looker like a true gentleman. Stay Awesome!

The fact that you're an educator is evident in the way you handle you spare tire onlooker. Most people would resolve that issue before continuing, you just add to the group and groove on. Way impressive.

Dude, I've been watching your videos since yesterday. You have been a great source of information about my curiositie about China. I couldn't express how thankfull I am. But the more videos I watch the more I wonder why the hell you're still there. I understand you sense of adventure. But I couldn't live on that kind of environment, with all the freaky people staring at me, and all this nationalistic nonsense.

I love your videos, they are so informative. Stay safe always.

man i think i can see you get drained by all this, but tough it out. Wow! Amazing how you deal with it. Its amazing that it looks like you're not numbing yourself but able to deal with it. That's amazing!

Oh my God he just sticking around, so innocent. It feels weird though.

Winston's unexpected groupie certainly made the video that much better! STAY AWESOME!

Your intro songs are always on point! Cheers!

This video is amazing. It has great stories and ends with an awesome super awkward segment. Legends are not made, they're born.

She should have had to pay for his stuff she trashed.

So true about making a Chinese girl angry. Very jealous indeed. Even sometimes when it's not warranted. Just be careful and take it seriously.

Takes a lot of Grit to do what your doing Mate keep up the Awesome Videos

Oh man, so much props for keeping up with the talk :D I don't know how you managed to do that with that random guy just sitting next to you for no apparent reason. And it seemed like just another day for the random guy xD

I must say, it speaks volumes about your character that you can make friends so easily.

This video is giving the absurd impression that how he acted was the only way to handle this situation, which is quite a harmful opinion to spread. Paying some arbitrary amounts, not contacting the embassy/consulate and not hiring a lawyer is the dumbest thing he could possibly have done! What the police station is doing is illegal because no lawsuit has been filed (clearly according to the details), and the mediator game by police is a well know extortion/corruption scheme here. Obviously, he should simply threaten the police department to involve the embassy of his home country, who are very active in returning illegally confiscated passports, and should have hired a lawyer if they would still have kept his passport.

I know it is probably not feasible because of the subject of many of your videos, but I liked the local individual in the video. Even though he didn't seem to understand what was being said, it added something like an authentic element.

bro how you invited that guy at the end of your video to be in the shot was a crack up bro!!! LMFAOOO!!!

here's my story !! I was speaking to the police in the subway asking for directions when this guy (it was obvious that he was trying to practice English) came up to me offering help and I told him very politely : " I can speak Chinese" but than he got upset and said that I should have thanked him cause that's the right way to behave !! I got offended and said : "what are you gone teach me manners now ?!" or smth like that and the guy started shouting telling everyone "this foreigner is unpolite, doesn't respect Chinese people and was not letting me get directions or anything just attracted a crowd and the police kind of surrounded us for protection ! I kept saying to him what the hell do you want from me go away but he would not let it go so since I was in a rush I got out of the subway and then came back after a while and asked for information again ! that was a scary situation imagine if no police around...! Now some might think that maybe I should have let it go from the start since I know the nationalism problem but the thing was that in 10 years in China never have I seen this kind of behavior towards foreigners and to say the truth that's when I felt the nationalism rise for the first time cause up til then this kind of situation was absurd to even think of so it caught me by surprise...

Big fan, but I just want to say 60k viewers have been staring at you plus that guy. lol keep the great videos.

Great advice and insight!

You're a real gentleman with a sea of patience, kudos!!!

What I get from this is simply "dont go to China". Message heard loud and clear.

Hi serpentza/Winston, I'm a recent subscriber to your channel and I've been watching your videos for the last few days after I've stumbled across your channel. I find it very heart-warming after finding out that you are a South African living in China because I am a Chinese living in South Africa. I hope I get to meet you one day and chat about our respective experiences in each other's countries.

Brilliant Winston how you added John into your video!

I don´t know if you are reading this Winston, but I truly admire you, I really do. I admire the way you deal with such a calm state of mind and serenity all the legal and issues mess, as a foreigner, in a place like China and their narrow mentality. What I mean with is that they can´t even deal with constructive criticism, you can have an idea what Chinese deal with justice.

So she bites a chunk out of his arm, and destroys his appartment, but he hurt her?

I always tell my new western colleagues that no Chinese women dates just for the fun of it... if you’re not serious about the future don’t do it.

im sure im not the only one who likes watching the intro's more than once haha. Still I think it would help if you/she said welcome to another " Serpentza video " or Wintston or.....such .

Thank you, very very educational!

The random Chinese guy probably has never seen a Caucasian guy or never been this physically close next to a Caucasian guy so far in his life. He was super curious about you, and I also think he likes you very much and wants to be your friend. It is a good thing.

Stupid question, but couldn't he report the passport as lost and get a new one?

I‘ve been binge-watching your videos for weeks now - amazing content! Question: Do you think in chinese or english?

Excellent video!

dude you handle the weirdness so well!

"my name is john" I have noticed that a few times so far... why do Chinese people use random "western" names for themselves?

Great help this video, many thanks

You told that same story in one of the more recent videos too. Still burns me up a bit

I guess on of the golden rules of living in a foreign country is there are always certain groups of people you don't want to mess around. Apparently, in China, they include girls and dodgy massage.

I really like the way you deal with intruders... brings a smile to my face every time, as I watch more and more "wideos" ;)

.. nice .... you turned a somber topic video into a funny one .... very informative .... thanks

Awesome video awesome music!!! Thanx

John was awesome, you should get him into more of your videos :)) haha!

Hahaha that chinese guy looking at at you is epic. Haha

Great channel. Random John watching you discuss China. Legendary. Probably not the hardest country on Earth for a westerner to mix in. But still difficult. Just subscribed.

Great video...that dude at the end cracked me up hahaha I've lived in China before and I'm moving back in a couple of weeks. There are pros and cons to everything but China can still be a good place to live if you are aware of certain things