Shanghai is not the same (CHINA changed)

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Жыл бұрын

Taking a stroll around The Bund & Nanjing East Road area in Shanghai and realising how much China in the last 5 years.
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@KajaKubicka 11 ай бұрын

Get MY BOOK 'I lived in Shanghai'! amzn.to/3pLoeQ4

@HafiZzZzZz Жыл бұрын

The only thing remained the same is your love for Shanghai.

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

hahaha yes!

@HafiZzZzZz Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka when you start making new friends then the old shanghai will pop back to what it used to be like back then

@icebaby6714 Жыл бұрын

@@HafiZzZzZz She used to complain a lot when she was in Shanghai…now she returned to Shanghai after COVID she complains Shanghai has changed.😂

@China-in-2185 Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka 怎麼一來中國就到上海，廣州才是美食天堂。

@China-in-2185 Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka 印度人也是很想念你。

@Jay-hf9jw Жыл бұрын

I went back to Suzhou after 4 years. YES, a lot of things have changed. But I found myself fit in very soon. Stay a little longer, you may feel different.

@user-hl9my4if5u Жыл бұрын

what changes ?

@jimdegroot9642 Жыл бұрын

Hi Kaja, so good to see you back in Shanghai again! China changes, and Shanghai changes even faster. I was there in 2011 for an internship, and in 2016, and in 2018. Somehow it is so hard to keep up with this city. This is difficult, but for me also the reason i loved it in the first place. I will be back, just as you are back, and will be back and back and back... Shanghai is allways Calling!

@user-hl9my4if5u Жыл бұрын

what's changed ?

@josepheapen7690 Жыл бұрын

same

@josepheapen7690 Жыл бұрын

@@user-hl9my4if5u i guess its just moving fast compared to the rest of the world. so the one app to pay and do everything didnt exist before.. visa used to work..but people are the same so it feels the same for me . i always like tech improvements so dosent bother me lol

@terracecar1 Жыл бұрын

Yes, just like your describing Shanghai as a female, she's been changed after five years, we've all changed, too.

@johannhartzenberg6277 Жыл бұрын

It is not even about visa or Mastercard vs Chinese credit card. Nobody is using cards for years now. Everything is WeChat or Alipay. I have not carried cash on me in over 4 years. And it is a shock when we travel outside of China how far the rest of the world is behind. Great to see you back and welcome

@dansin444 9 ай бұрын

Using digital payment is advanced ? China has achieved much more success in electric cars, but final episode is yet to come.

@yijiancai1651 Жыл бұрын

Even for someone growing up living in China, everything had changed when I went study abroad for only two years and it took me a while to adjust. And yes if there's one place that moves forward fast today no matter what, it's China

@JasonMichael1 10 ай бұрын

Forward and backward, and forward again, it seems.

@yenyen5080 Жыл бұрын

I grew up there…….Shanghai moved on without me. Sad sometimes but 😊 another hand, very proud🥰

@manimalworks7424 Жыл бұрын

Talking about change, I went back to my hometown in Linyi, Shandong after staying in the US for 10 years. I could not find my home. The city had grown from 300k people to 11 million.

@bigdog5992 Жыл бұрын

this guy is a criminal sitting somewhere in CHINA Prison to post some shit like this... SHANGHAI IS DEAD...

@chriswang6180 Жыл бұрын

i've been leaving outside of china for 10 years and returning later this year. I need to prepare myself...

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

good luck!

@andrewkang5962 Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka Good luck? If there was any luck on him/her then, They/she/he is not going back to china. How could you not know??

@user-oi3zi8rr9x Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka post more videos, I am in Guangzhou of Guangdong province

@TAL142 Жыл бұрын

If you don’t like change, that is US. Even McDonald pretty much look same 40 years ago in the US. You also don’t see as many bloggers talking to themselves in the US. Besides it is dangerous in the US, you may get robbed. I think they made it easier to set up QR payment for foreigners nowadays.

@TAL142 Жыл бұрын

@@huping7706 It depends on your definition of innovation. US only would spend money on researches they can make huge profit. I would dare to say they don't contribute to the betterment of the world except if you consider selling wars and weapons. If they can sell you old stuffs for the same profit, why waste money in improving. US don't even have motion sensor faucet in most places until the Covid19. And they still don't in many places nowadays. Concept or idea can start anywhere but it is meaningless until that became a product. You can invent carriage but that doesn't mean you get credit for EV. You can be the one discovered electricity but that doesn't mean you invent LED light. You can invent the LED light but if you never made a product people would buy. And the person who commercialize it will get all the credit. Just ask Bill Gate and Xerox. They are famous for their "invention" they took from IBM. I was just talking about impact to consumers but that is not all. China leads in 37 of 44 technologies tracked in a year-long project by thinktank the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The fields include electric batteries, hypersonics and advanced radio-frequency communications such as 5G and 6G. The report, published on Thursday, said the US was the leader in just the remaining seven technologies such as vaccines, quantum computing and space launch systems. I live in the US and went to school in the US. Most of my classmates in engineering and science are foreigners or first general immigrants. May be there are some really smart people in the US but that is also true all over the world. With current US foreign policies, these foreign talents that US relied on will decline. Will the US educated kids replace them? I doubt it. I just don't see US educated kids are competitive enough in science and engineering. The smarter kids rather become politicians, lawyers and doctors than into researches.

@deebil8099 Жыл бұрын

lol, are you trying to earn you 50 cents?😂 Don't make me tell the CCP you're using a VPN. They will dissappear you and you will be in a slave labor camp with the Uygurs by lunch time😂

@Lotusheart19 Жыл бұрын

I've lived in the US for most of my life & I've never been robbed directly, but they will break into your car if they see something they want depending on the car & neighborhood. I've never had anything stolen from my suitcase when I fly but when I go to other countries (Brazil, Argentina) things go missing, also the men directly assaulted me many times (India) and robbed (India & the Netherlands). I feel much safer in the US. I have to sleep with my bags next to me in Europe & India whereas in the US you can leave your bags anywhere on the train or luggage compartment & no one will steal it from you. There's gun violence which is the #1 problem they have to fix in the US, otherwise, when traveling, I feel the safest here because I know i won't be robbed & assaulted. Just don't go to the wrong neighborhood (like anywhere in the world) & you'll be fine!

@TAL142 Жыл бұрын

@@Lotusheart19 I have never been robbed either. But my house has been broken into. And I live in a decent neighborhood in the US. One of my friend was at BART station parking lot. Some guy just punched him and then took his wallet. But then comparing to developing countries and the US. Is this the level US became? I suggest you search this "Nordstrom to close both Downtown San Francisco stores" This is how tough to do business in the US because of brazen crimes. US is not as bad as Mexico but then you are pretty safe in Mexico if you stay inside certain resort.

@Reporterfy Жыл бұрын

Some people watch the world go around..:and some people make the world go around. Embracing the change of China requires a person to accept a beautiful nation of 1.5 billion people’s persistence to improve their lives daily.

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

That first sentence is spot on 👏🏼👏🏼

@alanOHALAN Жыл бұрын

even for native Chinese, China is changing too fast every few years. It is kinda frustrating to visit and get lost on the street all the time.

@fallenflower101 Жыл бұрын

That change is called developing!

@Seal-hs5il 10 ай бұрын

There are lots of nice older buildings in the background. I am quite surprised because then I went to Japan and South Korea there was literally no older buildings.

@adanphu4325 Жыл бұрын

I love your video! It is so peaceful, honest, innocent, and cute! Good job girl!

@FRANCISCARUSOworld 9 ай бұрын

Ok, so now I'm taking the time to watch all your China videos and this is already making me sooooo nostalgict of the time I spent in Shanghai in 2019 😭❤

@itsme2be Жыл бұрын

Make new friends, life goes on!

@yonight6871 Жыл бұрын

Your Shanghai life VLOG is very interesting. You don’t have to worry about thieves when you live in Shanghai. Shopping is very convenient, and you can pay with your mobile phone without cash.

@wesker75 Жыл бұрын

I remember buying your book as I signed a contract to work in Shanghai. Now I’m one year here and see you come back. Interesting change of perspective 🎉

@lybbijourjour329 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for introduced to Shanghai! ❤❤❤Your videos are very nice!

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@utube41952 Жыл бұрын

I have watched your videos since you have been going to school back then , I love your videos.

@TC-ro7qs Жыл бұрын

Hello again, so happy to see you happy and excited 😊. If you are overly anxious and getting anxiety. 1st try relaxing and breathe smoothly think about the positive things in your life only and appreciate every little thing, sometimes the little things are more important than you think. Your health your family are the most important, because your young and beautiful 😍with good health. 2nd is drinking tea 🍵. Brew a mix of green tea and ohlong or black tea, hot or cold. I prefer ice cold. You will notice that when you are lethargic, it will provide you energy ✨️ 💪. But when you are anxious and nervous, it will make you calm and relaxed. Try it out, just my advice take care and good luck 🍀🙏

@talkthetalk3798 Жыл бұрын

Don't know exactly what you want to say. When you come back to any part of China 5 yrs later you would be shocked and feel new to you.

@SW-fy8pq Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of England but in a completely opposite direction. 30 years with little change. Today it looks almost exactly like it did in the past, except more stores have permanently closed.

@liliu4254 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back to Shanghai👏👏👏I saw your previous videos about Shanghai (my home town) a few years ago.

@Callyinchina 11 ай бұрын

I like your video, the way that you talked about the dumplings was so much fun. I’ve had so many occasions where I bite into the dumpling and the liquid literally goes everywhere 😂😂

@Quintessence. Жыл бұрын

Kaya: what a beautiful, romantic, nostalgic video! Thank you, Kaya 🙂

@spencer7404 Жыл бұрын

It's like a couple separated for a long time. They have many imaginations about the reunion. When they meet, they are gonna do it, of course. They might find it different from what they imagined, a little awkward, even. But after a while, when they synchronized, it will all come back.

@hanchiman Жыл бұрын

Yes, Shanghai changed, but you didn't change, still beautiful!

@Cherry-df7fm Жыл бұрын

Shanghai is no longer the Shanghai it used to be, and you are no longer the university girl. Everything changes, so embrace it instead of being sad about the past. You can make it!

@cynthiacater5825 Жыл бұрын

Kaja is mourning her youth. As one matures you see life differently.

@user-hl9my4if5u Жыл бұрын

what's different ?

@ernestwoo8243 Жыл бұрын

I agree with Jay. You should stay in Shanghai. It will become home again and you can change along with it, not even realizing the metamorphosis you are undergoing together.

@taoxiaoxiao Жыл бұрын

It's okay to be anxious, because the love is still there.

@puzhao1639 Жыл бұрын

Have you been to Shanghai contemporary art museum before, it's a good place to visit, one of my favorite spot.

@HugotheBrainwasher Жыл бұрын

They say that 1 week in China is the equivalent of 1 month in other countries

@etow8034 Жыл бұрын

When there is more huge VANS signs in Shanghai than in any US cities, you know where in the world American brands and businesses are booming !

@linkan4738 Жыл бұрын

Kaja. Nice to see you back in Shanghai. You look very good. 😊👏

@vitalizzare Жыл бұрын

Could you tell us everything you know about Chinese opera? There seems to be so much information behind the language barrier.

@ChinaStats Жыл бұрын

There are many places to experience many things to do in China.

@koi8670 11 ай бұрын

Hi. I'm from the Philippines and going to work in shanghai soon as an engineer. I appreciate your videos. Help me to prepare

@hvvy4834 Жыл бұрын

really nice vlog!! I can feel your emotion towards Shanghai. I left Shanghai when I was Grade 10, every time I came back to it I felt the same as you. Shanghai changes so fast but still has her personality:3 Good luck on your trip!! Also, I will be happy to be your new Shanghai friend 🤩💃🏻

@daily_joy9254 Жыл бұрын

The covid-19 shaked our world, it's grateful to see an old friend healthy, and welcome back to Shanghai

@yohjia4481 Жыл бұрын

I loved the time I spent in Shanghai China. I think about it time and time again. Felt like I was living in a Blade Runner movie back in 2017-2018. Amazing city. But like all things people change and we can't live in the past.

@Bgirl7020 Жыл бұрын

Kaja, China is not the only place changing. The world and the way we handle money is changing. Noone wants credit cards because it is debt used to purchase. You need to create new experiences. If the train was there before and it is now...its the same. Your Accommodations were Perfect so no problem there. Also, When we live in the moment our memories are being recorded and it is truly about your viewpoint in that moment. Now, you look at life differently but something always remain the same. Being a first timer with other first timers to experience something is the best feeling ever, however, it is no longer your first time and you are a seasoned individual now. The new toys always the best and are quickly are put in front of the old ones. Shanghai is your old toy but does it have to be nostalgic? Maybe meet a first time and show them around. Maybe play in shanghai a bit differently this time. The world still more recently just came out of a vicious lockdown as well. Life right now is semi-safeish but the people of all countries went through family losses as well. Also tourism and judgement were affected by this covid thing. Just enjoy being alive and make the trip the best you can. -Enjoy and stay blessed.

@mindmybusynassm1645 Жыл бұрын

Eh, they use debit very little. most of they pay is by phone everywhere even a small vendors selling on the street accept phone pay.

@lesbenet 10 ай бұрын

Moving to Shanghai in a few weeks and I feel like your videos are easing me into it

@KajaKubicka 10 ай бұрын

glad to hear it!

@RespectOthers1 Жыл бұрын

I feel really bad because your previous time in Shanghai was when I subscribed and started watching your videos and I only resume watching your videos because you’re now back in Shanghai. I’m a terrible subscriber, I know! :D

@jtt146 Жыл бұрын

me too😉

@thatieg2719 Жыл бұрын

Lol don’t feel bad, Vlogs about Shanghai are always banging 🔥

@eliasmora715 10 ай бұрын

how did it change...i was there from 2011 to 2017 i miss shanghai, is the foreign party over? ( bar & restaurants)

@salimkhan-qq1ox 28 күн бұрын

Hi , May I ask what camera do you use for recording and which kit do you recommend? thanks

@jukio02 Жыл бұрын

I think everywhere has changed after the pandemic. For me, America hasn't been the same since the pandemic. When I say America hasn't been the same, I mean the people. I can just feel it in the air, it's my intuition kicking in. The reason why Shanghai isn't the same as you remembered it, I think it's because lots of expats left during covid and Shanghai has become less international. It's going to take awhile before more foreigners come back to the city.

@zenwithlenny Жыл бұрын

I think it will be good to make new friends in shanghai to hangout then you will feel better and not that anxious😊

@yijiun7553 Жыл бұрын

What do you do for a living? I'm really curious, since you've been enjoying your travels for the past 5 months. So much happened in the past 5 years, including trade war, tech war, pandemic, Beijing Winter Olympics, FIFA world cup and Ukraine-Russia conflict. How could any country on Earth remain the same?

@ottomation4251 9 ай бұрын

Wow the salesman at 2:28 is the same guy in SabbaticalTommy's "I never thought I'd go back to China" video

@franentrenubes Жыл бұрын

It is always so funny to me to count how many times she said CHINA in a video

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

how many?

@andrewkang5962 Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka "Get out!!!" from Get Out R 2017 ‧ Horror/Thriller ‧ 1h 44m

@andrewkang5962 Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka What? There is no time to count an evil. Time is running out fast!

@andrewkang5962 Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka I know & you are feeling it now. Once you called Shanghai is not safe anymore.

@mickey1849 11 ай бұрын

@@andrewkang5962Not only Shanghai. China is not safe anymore. Bicycles to bicycles in three generations. War over Taiwan. Guess who's gonna get blamed for that? You and your white face.

@arunkp402 11 ай бұрын

Hello kaja, Nice vlogs. Explanation is superb... Happy to see you from India

@ZyciewKanadzieAnitaBeataVlog Жыл бұрын

I miss Shanghai too. It's been 8 years for me...That yelling in front of the shops did always annoy me so much. Crazy thing about the cedit cards...

@billlee2983 Жыл бұрын

Kaja, are you there for holiday or you have a job waiting for you and staying for the long haul?

@samyang5873 Жыл бұрын

Hi sister , you should learn mandarin , it's really not that difficult. It'll make your daily life more exciting & convenient plus people will appreciate you more. Like English , Mandarin has already become a very important language in this age & time. Cheers 🍻🇸🇬

@andrewkang5962 Жыл бұрын

Dream on & Shame on you.

@samyang5873 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewkang5962 Why is that so ? What's so shameful about that ? Stop embarrasing yourself with such comment.

@andrewkang5962 Жыл бұрын

@@samyang5873 Would you send your son or daughter to International school(English) or mandarin speaking school?? We know the answer. Shame on you.

@aussiesports5740 Жыл бұрын

It seems that you fitted well, Shanghai is still your home, welcome back😊

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@liamporter1137 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@madeindio Жыл бұрын

What changed? Genuine question since I’ll be there in a few months… credit cards are not accepted anymore?

@CasaFassa Жыл бұрын

it's just a feeling, a malaise. If you were in China during the lockdowns, it was absolutely insufferable and senseless. There is still fallout from that, and then it's like returning to an abuser who pretends it did no harm. Also going back somewhere doesn't have the same feeling as the first time, kinda of a "been there done that, what am I doing here" feeling.

@CasaFassa Жыл бұрын

It does feel strange to come back to China, and I have only been gone for 6 months. Maybe it's because i came back or maybe it's because post covid lockdown, economic destruction and just an eery feeling.

@COLIN-iz1xj Жыл бұрын

Shanghai used to be a really tolerant and diverse city, but the three-year covid blockade, especially in the first half of last year, Shanghai was closed for three months, it was a devastating blow, I am not only referring to the economic impact , but more to the psychological blow, the blow to confidence, because people suddenly found their lives are not controlled, in front of the unsupervised right, any good things are So many people choose to leave Shanghai, Shanghai is not the Shanghai that it once was, China is not the China that it once was, everything has changed, so sad😢

@melissa_renee Жыл бұрын

Uhg I so wish I would have been able to hang out with you while you were back. I watched your videos years ago before moving here. And it’s funny because this new Shanghai is all I know.

@shiulai5804 Жыл бұрын

I hear you. But what exactly has changed in Shanghai, except for your feeling about it?

@randomfunnystuff6378 Жыл бұрын

still, well come back! do you work in shanghai? or just traveling?

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

Traveling! :)

@daily_joy9254 Жыл бұрын

As a Chinese guy who had never visit Shanghai, this video made me envy😭

@donaldliu Жыл бұрын

Hi Kaja, welcome back to China, the authority promise "high-standard reopening up", hopefuly even better together with you all!

@donaldliu Жыл бұрын

A lot of expats moving from China to Singapore are returning back to China due to the increasing living cost in Singapore

@user-vipchinv Жыл бұрын

nice to see you again

@lumingliu2727 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back to Shanghai !🌺🌺🌺🌺😊

@isagoldenjewels Жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see where you’ll head next 😅

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼❤️

@EnglishShanghai Жыл бұрын

Welcome back. 欢迎回来。

@southernmandarin9651 Жыл бұрын

weekend is coming, what's your plan for it

@sirwu6041 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Beautiful and intelligent Miss Kaja! In fact, life is a journey. We grow up under the care of our parents, then we have childhood classmates to play and learn together with. Then, with the company of our teachers, we establish our own cognitive system of the world. After that, we try to independently explore a different world from what our parents know. We read and learn, think deeply, chat with friends about common topics, and enjoy music we like … Different time and space, different social groups, different beliefs and values, different attitudes towards life and ways of dealing with things. All these are different scenery on the journey of life. These different experiences bring either the joy of success or the frustration of failure, making the meaning of life more profound. However, what is most unforgettable is the love of parents, the warmth of family, and the care of friends. Times are changing and China is changing too. I hope you can feel the warmth of home in China. Have a pleasant journey!

@junhe2218 Жыл бұрын

welcome back❤

@myroeganilees6230 7 ай бұрын

Nice video, thx XD

@KajaKubicka 7 ай бұрын

xdddd

@dashapogathan991 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy and take care...❤

@9mully. 11 ай бұрын

Shanghai China looks absolutely amazing, I would love to visit and explore everything it has to offer 😍

@KajaKubicka 11 ай бұрын

You should!

@cyeung5173 Жыл бұрын

Nice.Thankyou

@mindmybusynassm1645 Жыл бұрын

Surprise surprise. Chinese are more sophisticated than most of the visitors would imagine leaving the Westerners far behind.. They use phone to pay through their own payments systems, 😅

@delepeno9636 Жыл бұрын

Love this

@yuxiaohe114 Жыл бұрын

your editting is good

@billlee2983 Жыл бұрын

Don't die of happiness. Live to the fullest of happiness😂

@wetokole5267 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back

@Ironmonk036 Жыл бұрын

Kaja, you’re shocked this place changed? 😂

@caifrank7425 Жыл бұрын

Sweet traveling

@Roydaboi 10 ай бұрын

U traveling or working here ?

@ObservableUniverse888 Жыл бұрын

shanghai is spoted for a place and started up opium trade, where juish started to use it as a entance point to china to sell opium to chinese

@dominoaffabatelal6731 Жыл бұрын

Wow Good job.

@moonlambo5229 11 ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel! Really want to live in China.

@aledouxey 11 ай бұрын

that guy asking u to buy a handbag to u lmao 🤣

@caifrank7425 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to paint some lovely Color on my Canvas for some nice Landscape when I trave somewhere like Vincent VanGogh

@BillyRocker4 Жыл бұрын

"Everything changes around..and everything remains the same" says an olg Greek song..Enjoy it however it is!-))

@KajaKubicka Жыл бұрын

🙌🏼🙌🏼

@andrewkang5962 Жыл бұрын

@@KajaKubicka That "change" is that good or bad for the people(including you) in Shanghai? What do you think? Old Greek ole old man said "Know thyself". What does Ecclesiastes say about time? There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot..... It's time to _e_ _u_!

@diginong 11 ай бұрын

are you going to revisit Thailand too?

@KajaKubicka 11 ай бұрын

yes

@kenyup7936 Жыл бұрын

welcome back

@liamporter1137 Жыл бұрын

Change is the only constant in China. Progress is so rapid.

@DewberryCream Жыл бұрын

New sub 👍

@LussJoy Жыл бұрын

I'm afraid the young people lived in China even have not seen credit card. I have some credit cards, but I haven't use them in a real shop for more than then years. No body use them anymore. They have outdated.

@China-in-2185 Жыл бұрын

你都有汽車還會騎摩托車嗎？都用微信和支付寶了幹嘛要銀行卡嗎？

@willengel2458 Жыл бұрын

five years is a very long time in Asia, especially in China.

@Khelsenlei Жыл бұрын

Visa and mastercard isn't can't be used in china. It's just china became rather carefull use american finance channel. Like visa and mastercard. Because america attitude againts china not friendly for last couple year. That why they rather use own credit card. So they people will not get froze they money when america put financial santion on it