It seems that some people are taking the content of this video a little too seriously, it's culture shock, not a personal attack and not an attack on China. If you feel offended by this video, it speaks to your low self-esteme that you are so thin-skinned to take it personally. Save the hate for Western MSM which truely wishes China to be under Western bootheels.
@gp4141
6 ай бұрын
Considering the ethnocentric past of Europeans, feasting upon countries throughout the world as if they were made of bread and cheese, including China, I don’t blame them for their slightest of defensive tones. Much of the poverty that China had to endure and still must overcome had especially to do with foreigner imperialistic policies (see Japan and West Europe) of the past two centuries up to today (see USA and its vassals). I applaud the couple’s presentation, but it’s unrealistic to expect just rainbows and ponies under the imperative of history.
@jascforfun7576
6 ай бұрын
@@gp4141 Well said and such constructive dialogue promotes greater self-awareness before acting, speaking or writing. China is no longer the "sick man of Asia", it is an econmic miracle that with BRICS, is steadily dismantaling the imperialism of the collective West. With so much to be proud of, I suggest that there is no need to over-react or be over-sensitive to slights where none are intended. Being Chinese, I did wince several times in reaction to Julies comments but this knee-jerk, emotive reaction was quickly balanced by conscious knowledge that she's simply sharing personal likes/dislikes and not attacking China or it's culture at all. I found her honesty and sincerity refreshing, which draws me to watch future content.
@skwong6730
6 ай бұрын
I understand your defensive attitude and your cultural shocks, but it helps to understand the reasons for the differences
@ZDLiZugimDeutschland
6 ай бұрын
You can speak directly that these are the biggest cultural differences! Because in East Asia, which is centered around CN, like JP, KR... people don't speak so bluntly. It's also understandable that if you're from outside of Europe and have a culture shock to Europe, then there will be native Europeans who will express their displeasure about it as well. I've also encountered many times that a lot of people traveling to Europe have commented on Europe in this way, and it's perfectly normal! It's not so much about any low self-esteme or thin-skinned as it is about whether you're being too sensitive yourself!
@jascforfun7576
6 ай бұрын
@@ZDLiZugimDeutschland So I'm over-sensitive about being being over-senstive, Lol ok, nice one. I'll do one better. By accusing me being over-senstive, you are over-senstive to me being over-senstive to other people being over-senstive. Isn't this fun?
@G观者清
6 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you. You are kind. As you said, the younger generation will be better in terms of polite behavior. China has been a rapid transition from poverty to a well-off society in the past decades . But there is another longer process for people's habits to change. One generation will be better than one generation. Let's start with each of us.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
I will say, I think a lot of people here are amazing. The rude people are definitely a minority 💕
@jascforfun7576
6 ай бұрын
Its was a significant issue with extremly loud, ill-mannered Chinese tourists going abroad who where primarily from the lower and lower-middle income demographic but it has gotten a lot better over time. There was a famous story in Thailand a decade back of Chinese tourists doing their laundry and washing underwear in the public bathrooms.
@matpk
Ай бұрын
@@jiayiandjulieinchina where is your Chinese passport
@kr8972
6 ай бұрын
China is a huge country. Some of your 10 culture shocks are not happening in every part of China. But do not get me wrong. I do not take them as criticism but just want to point out that we as Chinese also experience such shocks when we travel from one place to another within China. Not to mention that you moved from Denmark to China. I lived in Denmark for two years but many years ago. Some "culture shocks" I can still remember including: 1, Copenhagen was much smaller than my expectation as a capital city. And there was much less people on street than any city in China. 2, Living cost was very high. Almost everything were 5~10 times more expensive than China except wines. Taking taxi could cost a fortune. 3, Most shops were closed after 6pm and did not open in Sunday. 4, Cakes were too sweet. 5, Blue cheese and black candy were scary. But I like them now. 6, The little mermaid is really "little" 7, Much more female smokers than China 8, The unfurnished apartment I rented was totally unfurnished. I even had to buy and install all light balls by myself. Oh, by the way, I am also a lover of ice cold water. I hate warm or hot water.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Of course. You can't really point at anything at it be the same in the whole country, I'm fully aware and completely agree the Chinese would have the same experience moving between provinces. I also get all of your cultureshocks. It makes perfect sense I think 😊
@lm-pw9ul
6 ай бұрын
Interesting. I used to live in Germany for 11 months and have been living in Australia for almost 25 years now so I can kinda see the similarities in culture. I agree that population plays a huge part especially when it's that much different. It kinda sucks that there are usually a lot of females who smoke in Western countries because I usually find Western females very attractive but I'll never marry a smoker. Life is short enough.
@3d4fun96
6 ай бұрын
Another point I would like to make is that it is very important to follow the customs of the country, which is probably the same everywhere in the world. There are few Chinese food items that are compatible with Chinese food, but if you are going to live in the area, you have to adapt yourself to it. Remember this is China, not Denmark.
@davidwong325
6 ай бұрын
是的,不能说再多了,过几年再看看
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Everyone has culture shock when they move somewhere new, does a Chinese person moving to Denmark have to stop enjoying Chinese food? Or should they have to drink ice cold water? These things are customs but cultural differences. It's okay to have preferences, that doesn't mean you don't like the place you're living in or that you are not adapting
@KarelNg
6 ай бұрын
I donot agree with you about food taste doesnt fit with your taste of course you must adaptation with China taste not Denmark taste but for another manner or culture could be accepted. Chinese guy must have understanding which one useful or not to show on your video
@DavidDONG-ib8xl
5 ай бұрын
In China's big cities, food maladjustment is easy to solve. Metro, Sam's Club, etc. can help you.
@ozfrancis2445
6 ай бұрын
I believe the Chinese are more acceptable about other culture and when they travel to foreign countries, they tend to accept the local practices and not worrying about it.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
They have culture shock just like anyone else would and just because you have culture shock does not mean you don't accept a country's customs. Chinese living abroad often still miss hot water and still go to eat Chinese food often. How is that different?
@matpk
Ай бұрын
@@jiayiandjulieinchina where is your Chinese passport
@skwong6730
6 ай бұрын
Point to note - the food delivery drivers are given a set time to deliver the food items. If they are late they will have a financial penalty docked from their pay
@maxyang7919
6 ай бұрын
Never been to Danmark. Been to company drinks in Australia. People just stood and chat holding beers in their hands. The "food" to go with the drinks was pathetic and scarce. Horrible experience. I don't even go to company Christmas parties anymore.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
That does sound pretty miserable. The company parties I've been to luckily had good food
@pitsanufangkaew
6 ай бұрын
Some things are not cultural. It's just a normal thing in society.
@du1721
6 ай бұрын
完全认同你说的问题,关于吵的问题要老人改变这个很难,年轻人的素质好很多。😂
@davidwong325
6 ай бұрын
这不完全是素质问题,文化冲突,就像贴面礼不担心染上皮肤病么?所以要自信点。
@banshong3997
6 ай бұрын
With regard to warm vs cold water, warm water keeps you colder faster especially in a hot climate. The warm water makes you sweat and cools you faster. Also that's why you have warm soup which prepare your stomach to digest the food Be glad you can go to the hospital often. In the US many don't have medical insurance and can't afford hospital or medical care and they wait until they're critically I'll and go to emergency so that they can be treated. Sadly often it's too late. They go to emergency because the hospital are forced to treat them for free In the US even a half hour lunch break is a luxury. Many workers don't have lunch break. Many eat as they work
@cap4life1
5 ай бұрын
I’ve never been to China, but I’d love to visit soon. From what I’ve seen on KZitem and heard from people who’ve been, I would find the crowds and some people’s lack of etiquette very hard to tolerate. I can’t tolerate these in America where I was born, raised and currently live. However, the cultural and historical landmarks and food seem to outweigh the cons so I’d still like to see it for myself.
@birdtj82
3 ай бұрын
Yeah dude, its NOT like what u see/hear in North America n EU .all the Media are controled here the same way they do in North Korea. That we just do not know it. Everytghing here look so dated n run down. Streets are NOT safe here in North America any more. I am in 4th largest city in North America . My cousin’s relative was in school in Australia . She met a dude from UK. So the dude came to China to visit n traveled around. He was in ---Cultrual Shock,. He was like Gasping that how Advanced whole society is clean orderly relaxed n vibrant, n very high tech . Before he was leaving he was like” omg I thought China was like low incone i had to book hotel instead of staying at gf’s condo. Then I have traveled All over UK. Its so advanced peceful n vibrant ,nicer than anywhere have been in UK back home. “ Lol I got curious, looked up GDP of my City back home. My city 5 million ppl had $280-Billion USD/ GDP 2024 lol. Surpass Detroit, Las Vagas, match Entire Country of phippines. NYC large city is like $980 Billion. North America media always report bad stuff about China, d Same way they Block Media in North Korea. No joke. Its that insane. Cuz in North America we have So much problems in economy healthcare, education , debt n living standard. My mom told me that 70% health care is free now back home, aiming to be 100% free by 2030.
@heyheyyouxp
6 ай бұрын
Lovely and respect observation. Thank you, we should aware different cultures and improve.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Everywhere has stuff it could improve, the way I see it, Chinese cares a lot more about their society than Danes and I really admire that ❤
Yes, this is true democracy, the freedom to be loud, choice of whether to use seat belts or not, and the liberty to turn maximum volume for our phones! I love China!
@pjscafe
6 ай бұрын
It appears China has more freedom than here in america.
@theredbar-cross8515
6 ай бұрын
The sugar in bread thing is from Japan. Starting from the 1980s the Japanese popularized something called "milk bread" which is just bread made with more milk and a ton of sugar. Since then people in Asia have just gotten used to the idea of sweet bread. The sugar that some Chinese add to wine though... that one is a Chinese original! -- The hospital thing is a leftover from the Maoist era when it was very easy to become a doctor, and so medical service was completely free and easily accessible. It's no longer like that at all anymore, but old habits die hard.
@heyheyyouxp
6 ай бұрын
Interesting,Japanese even has sweet curry, very different culture.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
I figured the sugary bread might be due to Japanese influence. I will say, I do prefer Chinese bread over the Japanese one. It's less sugary, although still sugary. So far, I still think hospitals here are awesome. It's easy to go get something fixed and it's pretty cheap. I prefer it over Danish Healthcare any day
@theredbar-cross8515
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, the other thing is that because you live in Hangzhou, the cuisine there is the most sugary in all of China. Most Chinese outside of the Yangtze Delta region can't get used to the sugar there either haha.@@jiayiandjulieinchina
@jasonhu7995
5 ай бұрын
It's actually influenced by Taiwanese bakeries, although Taiwanese are influenced by Japanese.
@johntse8655
6 ай бұрын
you can take the people out of the village but not the village out of the people. anyway, in another 20 years, most of the population should be those who are more aware of social grace.
@hongqingxiang3374
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your sharing on the topic🙂🙏🙂
@leongsam1075
5 ай бұрын
Interesting!!! 👍👍👍. Looking forward to the next. 😊
@@slashsaussieron a international level yes, China is a developing country
@danstenis660
6 ай бұрын
What you need is a camping air mattress. You should also do back-up exercise, which is the opposite motion of a sit-up. Back-up exercises can be done on a back extension machine, which a 45 degrees forward incline is better than a 180 degrees horizontal one. You can also do side-ups too on the machine. Gradually build up your body when exercising. Strengthening your back will make everything that you do more enjoyable.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
I have a very strong back, but I have an injury so I just can't handle hard mattresses
@danstenis660
6 ай бұрын
@@jiayiandjulieinchina Now I am wondering if the injury can be helped with exercise? Probably yes, and why probably why you do have a strong back.
@s._3560
6 ай бұрын
Ikea probably sells softer mattresses, also mattress toppers.
@bobwoo1397
4 ай бұрын
概括的真好,以前看过另外一条:厕所上完大号的手纸扔在边上的纸篓里
@PaddyMan1988
6 ай бұрын
I agree what you said. Some Chinese don’t have manner in public area, especially seniors. 😂😂😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
To be fair every country has people like this and some of the nicest people I've met here were elderly people ❤
@CarpsterKing
6 ай бұрын
The same goes for every nationalities. .especially Americans...Europeans. { British. .Italians. .French.. Spanish. Danish.. Swedes.. Greeks } .Indians...South Koreans ...but the Japanese are the most polite...
@PaddyMan1988
6 ай бұрын
@monipenny408 Americans are the worst tourist in the world. 🤭🤭🤭
@leozheng370
Ай бұрын
I miss the long lunch break. I need to nap after lunch daily. lunch is the biggest meal of the day. The school kids go home for lunch and nap. It is a great time for family getting together. It is healthy to take a nap and have light supper rather than having short lunch break and big dinner. It is good for your spine to sleep on harder surface. 13 years living in US, I still sleep on hard surface like Tatami rather than mattress. Most mattress too soft for me. As for warm water, it is boiled water essentially with germ killed. In hot summer , best way to get rid of heat is sweating rather than stuffing ice . Counter-intuitive
To be honest as a Chinese, the 50s and 60s are the generations that even the younger Chinese generations find it hard to get along with. Hope that doesn't bother you too much. Just avoid them as much as possible like Chinese younger people do.
@genghis288
6 ай бұрын
In the good ole USA, for most people, wearing seat belts in the back seat is not always done. Enjoy your video and waiting for part 2!
@maxyang7919
6 ай бұрын
I guess Hangzhou is laid back. Shanghai does not have the super long lunch break thing. I think it was derived from a time of planned economy, where most people worked in a state-owned entity close to home, so they go home for lunch. Their kids, unless at school, would be home and they went back home and see their kids, cook lunch for them. Also, on the topic of skipping long lunch breaks and go home early, it's not a thing in China. You'll just end up working a longer day. Not so much longer to the point of working the whole time during the original lunch break, but you'll end up working longer than with the long lunch breaks that's for sure. Also, I don't know if it's just me or Chinese in general or East Asians in general, I can totally use a nap during the day. Longer lunch breaks although not a habit since the beginning of me, sounds like a very appealing thing to me because I can then nap during the long lunch break. I'm not a coffee person just like most Chinese aren't. We don't usually use caffeine to get us through the drowsy afternoon hours. We prefer to nap instead.
@anthonymathews3872
6 ай бұрын
Loud people with I-phones is easy to deal with. You have carriages with no phones allowed.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
On metro I haven't seen any in Hangzhou. The one time I saw one on a high speed rail someone still turned their call to speaker
@leozheng370
Ай бұрын
Here the restaurants service ice water all years around. Even in cold winter in cold cities . I never drank water served in restaurants here. Cold and could potentially have microbes inside . Another annoying part is tipping. You tip 20% or more after tax and get no service basically. While in China the waiters/waitress will package the food for you , remove the bones for you, distribute the soup for you and you pay zero tip
@fenxian
6 ай бұрын
Each region and place of China different. What co. has 3hr break? It's new to me. I can't sleep on rock bed neither. I know before mattress intrduced, a lot of Chinese family sleep on hard 板床 , we slept on 棕绷床。 As for bread, not sure where you buy them, northern Chinese not good at baking. In Shanghai, there are lot of excellent bakery shop, but if you randomly enter one, no guarantee 100%. I don't like sweet bread neither. I always find bread in America too sweet, most Chinese I know think same way.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
A lot of public offices here have breaks that last forever. We got a softer mattress ourselves after I moved here, because the other one was too extreme for me. American bread is also very sweet. In Northern Europe sweet bread is not the norm, outside of cakes obviously
@fenxian
6 ай бұрын
I wonder if it's because someone like to take nap, another Chinese bad habit😅 I know European country like Italy or Belgium make good and less sugary pastry or chocolate. Shanghai has quite some old brand bakery shop, whose original owner from European. I remember going to Beijing, can't torelate their sugaring ice cream neither. That was long time ago, believe it's better now.
I agree with Julie's points. I spent my first 15 years in Southeast Asia and have lived in Australia for almost 25 years. Breads in Asian countries tend to be sweet because they're seen as snacks. I like my water cold too. I might visit Shanghai in May and most likely would find culture shocks. Seems like it's kind of a mix of a 1st world and developing country. Hopefully the government can fix the ebike/traffic problem. Though I know that China has always been good at healthcare. An impressive country considering the huge population. Quite excited to visit China. Hope it won't be too hot. Take care guys.
@litony514
6 ай бұрын
谢谢您的真诚,您说的都是实情。
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
谢谢支持
@dyrectory_com
6 ай бұрын
Re: manners. 1) I can see how during difficulties times of the past, the focus on the 'proper way to behave' went out the door because the focus was on survival - when the focus was on surviving, it will bring out the survival instincts in you, especially in a country of over 1 billion then, now 1.4+ billion. Since times have change, the younger generation will behave different than the older generation. re: spitting - that you haven'' mentioned in this video. And I'm sure you'll mention it, in a future video, if you haven't mentioned it yet. Spitting in public, from my understanding, stem from the old belief that phlegm is bad for you, therefore it needs to be expelled from your body, hence, spitting in public. You ask, "Why don't they spit into a napkin and dispose of it?" Simple answer... China was a poor country at one point, tissue had a cost associated with it. Also, bad habits are harder to break. Hence, in the past, public toilets didn't stock tissue, you had to bring your own. Moreover, in the past, those children's jumpsuits with the bottoms that open up... so a child can do #2, it was practical and more importantly cost effective for poor parents of the past. Note: people not raised their grandparents of a certain generation will not be aware of this old belief that 'phlegm is bad' and needs to be expelled from the body. One can gain a lot of insights, when doing a cultural comparison, by looking at socio-economic classes, the history and/or the time line of a nation's progress from a 'poor' one to one that is fully developed (and how long it's had this 'developed' status. p.s. I'm sure I haven't totally explained myself clearly but hope you get the gist of what I'm trying to get across. 🕊
@ghy8415
6 ай бұрын
I am a Chinese American live in the US. We have a lot of complaints from sport club swimmers about some swimmers (Chinese from mainland China, I speak to them)) spitting then using their hand to splash some pool water to flush it away(?). This I see it very often, and they do it when reach 1/2 a lap (reach the other end of the pool). The thing is, it not only the middle age swimmers but some quite young and pretty girl/women did that, too. Btw, they did not appear to be sick or have a cough! Latterly, the club has a big sign said "Please refrained spitting...", Some older Chinese swimmers still doing it. I assume that either they never pay attention to any written signs around the pool or do not read and understand English. I really have an urge to tell club staffs to add some more signs written used other languages. Unfortunately, if so then they need a lot of spaces for multiple languages. I think the staffs do not dare to have just one sign written with simplified Chinese characters for Chinese swimmers (will be label racists!).
@dyrectory_com
6 ай бұрын
@@ghy8415 You should ask them why they spit in the pool. Swallowing chlorinated water and the response....
@s._3560
6 ай бұрын
I think it was because of the Civil War. They experienced the same sort of societal reset as the French Revolution. The elites didn't do a good job of ruling the country, nearly caused the country to be vanquished. Communism which represents the low working classes, won and overthrow of the elite social classes. The removal of upper classes who tend to pay more attention to social etiquette, culture, arts, humanities etc. left a big void. It was a very tumultuous time and great upheaval for their society after experiencing so many huge life changing events such as West colonial invasion , overthrow of monarchy, invasion WW2, Civil War then Cultural Revolution, threats on borders like Korean War... The Cultural Revolution was their society reaction to throw away all the old antiquated things they felt held their progress back and also a consolidation of power by the communist after civil war. Then followed by immense poverty, economic isolation and like you said above, in the aftermath they were living a hand-to-mouth existence, trying to just focused on living day-to-day. No time to pay attention to social etiquette and rules. Only in the past 10 years did life became more comfortable for them on par with a more developed world. It really takes time for China to heal, for people to once again have time and energy to devote to all those social etiquette, setup more rules and regulations of health and safety etc, development of arts, culture etc. to come back. In UK, Japan sometimes people have to so many social rules to adhere to, it can become stifling and restrictive. Like sometimes you feel excited and you might want to talk/laugh louder in the open space in a park but you can't because it is impolite in UK and everyone will be upset with you. However I agree that some of the bad habits they have in China do need changing like ebikes on pavement and playing loud music and noises on public transport.
@charleneji6759
6 ай бұрын
I totally understand how you feel about the privacy issue. I hope more will be done to raise people's awareness of this.
@factcheck-us-media
4 ай бұрын
I think you're supposed to wear your seat belt, but how good law enforcement is depends on the city. When I took a DiDi in Yangzhou and didnt wear a seat belt in the BACKSEAT, a traffic police happened to pass by, fined the driver, and would have fined me too had I not been a foreigner.
@henryc.7778
6 ай бұрын
Hi Julie 🌸 What you said are very true. You can avoid most of these problems if you move to some areas in California or Florida. Warm sunny weather and many well educated people with nice manners. Some areas in America are not good either, but you can choose to live in a much better area.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
No offense to Americans but neither Jiayi nor I would ever choose to live in America ❤
@cap4life1
5 ай бұрын
@@jiayiandjulieinchinathat’s valid and I’m saying this as an American living in California! Also to the OP, California still has these problems although you’re right that many people are educated and reasonably well mannered in public at least. I can’t say the same about Florida 😅
@leozheng370
Ай бұрын
California? A lot of homeless, San Francisco smells like poo, urine and weeds. The drivers very rude. Easy to have traffic accidents. Expensive like a hell. Someone will smash your car window. Asian seniors got beaten by bandits in the public . Florida ? New law doesn’t allow you buy property if you are from one of the four countries and still waiting for your green card. CA is far left , Florida is far right . Two bad examples of State
@jhglake
5 ай бұрын
Nice couple and good stories.
@Helen_ying
5 ай бұрын
I watched I video on douyin from a blind people view on street in China, it was just so inconvenient, it definitely a part that need improvement and much more work to be done.
@miriamtiuseco2nd
5 ай бұрын
The italians are also loud. We were on a train in europe, and this italian was narrating or discussing the whole duration of the ride non-stop. Lol. It's more of the older folks who didnt receive formal education and didn't know proper public etiquette who are loud on public transport. Usually chinese crowd each other and they have to shout so the other can hear properly, i guess. It's not a china thing, it's also a southeast asian thing; about the seat belts abd the sweet bread.
@luckarl
6 ай бұрын
I have been living in the State for almost 30 years and I still have some culture shock. But now I have culture shocks in both Chinese and American lol. Maybe I am just selective as I aged 😂😂😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Haha I think that's very normal 😅
@maxyang7919
6 ай бұрын
Time to learn the word for ice blocks, Julie. Bingkuai. Most serious places would have it. Ask for a full glass of it and pour your hot water in.
Noisy people on the train and everywhere in China really bother me a lot. But, I learn to understand that those are basically "peasant folks" or their children, they are used to country living, so they must speak loudly because they live in the country side.
@peterliu6025
6 ай бұрын
喜欢你们
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
谢谢😊
@NormanF62
4 ай бұрын
China isn’t a Latin country but the siesta has become entrenched. Plan your business around the break. 😊
@MrChangchichris
6 ай бұрын
Interesting! Please make part 2.
@fenxian
6 ай бұрын
I only drink PLAIN hot water when I'm sick. I drink green tea. Stereotypes Chinese also scare of DongBei manner, sorry.😅
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Hot stuff is great when you're sick, on a hot day however I'd rather drink things that are cold 😅 We live in Zhejiang, so when we discuss manners, I have experienced more of how people act here.
@fenxian
6 ай бұрын
I won't defend people's manner. 70% of Chinese used to live in countryside, some deep rooted peasants behavior hard to change overnight. I guess younger generations get much better now.
@yonight6871
6 ай бұрын
It was a very courageous thing for you to come and live in China, and you did it. China is a developing country, and it is normal for China to still have many shortcomings. Cultural conflicts mainly arise from the different cultures of China and the West. It would be easier for Asians to adapt to life in China. If you are more tolerant, you can have a lot of fun!When it comes to making loud noises in public places, today's young people are already much better off than the elderly. In a hundred years, it will be even better, because the old people have passed away. Another important thing that you didn't mention is the squatting toilet culture in Asia. This is for public health and convenient cleaning.Regarding privacy issues, passport information should not be displayed in the ticket office. I support this. You can’t put all sugar in bread, I also support that. The problem of hot water comes from China's tea culture, so a hot water culture has gradually formed. However, many Chinese people do not drink hot water in summer and only drink ice water.Drinking hot water in winter can promote gastric digestion and is beneficial to health.Electric bicycles solve the problem of street noise, but the quality of riders needs to be improved. Because they are rushing to deliver food.Lunch break is also a kind of culture, especially when it is too hot in summer, taking a nap at noon can improve the work efficiency in the afternoon. However, the total working hours will not be extended.If we say what advantages China has, we can say that there are many.Lots of foreigners first time in China. They're surprised how safe, friendly, delicious food, Super cheap prices,culture, transportation, many automobiles electric, street very quiet, clean roads or streets, no homeless,no drugs, lots of parks very green and phone payments every part of city. Most of them say futuristic cities and everything automation.Even women can go out late at night without fear of being robbed or shot.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
The things I mentioned aren't things I feel negative towards, it's just culture shocks whoxh anyone would have, including Chinese who move abroad. Most of the things you mentioned were things I was fully aware off, because I didn't have a negative image of China before moving here. I already knew it was safe, clean and that some people would be friendly
@yonight6871
6 ай бұрын
Western media say that Chinese people like to eat bugs, but many people don’t eat bugs, including me. @@jiayiandjulieinchina
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
@yonight6871 What I'm talking about has nothing to do with media. Thinking all Chinese eat bugs without having done any research is just ignorant
@yonight6871
6 ай бұрын
In some night market barbecue stalls in Beijing and Chongqing, insects are indeed made into food. For example, there are scorpions.I believe you will have the opportunity to see it in the future. This is also a cultural shock.@@jiayiandjulieinchina
@xiaowen6876
6 ай бұрын
As for the crazy e-bike takeaway, we usually tolerate their rudeness and make room for them. Because this is a difficult job, we know that in order to survive in this boring and dangerous, infinite cycle time-limited task, sometimes they need a little spiritual venting.
@jlee8041
6 ай бұрын
Interesting 👍
@thoocas
5 ай бұрын
The delivery people are under huge pressure for speed and volume. they have a tough job. Please try to understand.
@袁承杰
6 ай бұрын
同在杭州,说的很对。love from Century city
@achillesarmstrong9639
6 ай бұрын
I am Chinese grow up in main land China. Man some of those things you mentioned are also bother me. For instance I don't sleep during lunch time, but I was forced to sleep at noon time since kindergarten it just killed me. I had to laid down on the table for one hour in kindergarten ,primary school and home on weekend ,and doing nothing. Also I like to drink cold water but without sugar, but most Chinese restaurant dont offer cold water.
@Konamakona
4 ай бұрын
In China Bread is like snack rather than stable food.
@louconover767
6 ай бұрын
This is a fundamentally urban focused experienced. Anything outside the biggest cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, is very different. Except for lunch break and beds, which are the same everywhere in China.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
All of these are things I've seen and experienced in Mudanjiang as well, which by Chinese standards isn't a big city for sure. The seatbelt thing I'm aware isn't a thing in Shenzhen, but it certainly is in Hangzhou, Shanghai and Mudanjiang. It was slightly less common in Nanjing
Home orientation. Where I'm from which is close to Hangzhou, people LOVE south facing homes with capability for crosswind, best if unobstructed south-north crosswind. Here in Australia, people don't seem to care. And if you own a piece of land but the street is south-north in direction, the council MAKES you build east-west facing homes! Where is the freedom?! I bloody OWN the property. What are we in a monolith society where EVERY home needs to align to make the street look... I don't know, nicer? Spoiler, it doesn't even do that. Because each house still looks different although they all facing the street in some way. I get it that most part of Australia is not humid, so unlikely the Jiangnan region of China, people have less of a need to ventilate their homes (some people always have windows closed and curtains closed almost all year round). But outside of the tropical zone, I really, really don't understand why people wouldn't prefer a direction. And the weirdest thing is, people do prefer a direction! At least in Sydney, property ads advertise "north-facing" as a good thing (in the southern hemisphere outside of the tropical zone, sunlight comes in from the north side)! So why not design and build homes like this?! If this phenomenon was limited to apartments, then I can go oh ok here apartments except for some luxurious condos are meant for poorer/younger people so people care less. But houses are like that, too! People here don't even use dryers as much as Americans do, people still airdry a lot of laundry here. Wouldn't EVERYONE want a north facing home, so their laundry can dry faster in the sun, and they get sunlight into their homes so it's cozy? Summer sun is not a concern because the angle will be very high, it won't get much into the home. It's the late afternoon sun, aka west facing windows you need to worry about. Ten years living in Australia. Still don't get it.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
That's so interesting. I had no idea. My whole life in Denmark you always aimed to have a home that had natural sunlight come in through the windows as much as possible 😅
@吕楠-g6s
6 ай бұрын
安全带主要是因为市区太堵车,50都是极限速度了
@万沪-s3c
6 ай бұрын
Chinese sweet bread is made after learning from the Japanese. Because the Chinese people’s daily staple food is not bread, most bread in China is sweet and eaten as dessert.
Nothing is shocking, every country have it own culture and we should respect that no matter what,it very simple
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Culture shock is a thing everyone experiences. It has nothing to do with respect. I respect China and live here, but yes, I also have culture shock, so do Chinese people who move far away from their original province
@slashsaussier
6 ай бұрын
@@jiayiandjulieinchina my point is: befor u moved to china u knew it will be different than in ur country Denmark 🇩🇰
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
@slashsaussier Of course, but culture shock still happens and it's odd to make it a negative thing
@slashsaussier
6 ай бұрын
@@jiayiandjulieinchina yes it is😊I been in china 8 times last past 13 years I love it
@社会大杂烩
6 ай бұрын
I'm native Chinese and couldn't agree with you about the traffic safety issues any more...
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
I do notice that police and the government are working on it though, which is awesome 😊
@CarpsterKing
6 ай бұрын
You cant compare the work ethics of China between Denmark... the Chinese usually work for around 10 hours per day and they have to take lunch sometimes during office hours and normally they will take a nap for at least 1 hour to improve the productivity... going home early is not an option for the Chinese because time is precious unlike the Danes who take life easy ..
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
No one is comparing work ethics. I'm saying I'd prefer the option to skip the long break and go home that much earlier. As you can see, Jiayi who is Chinese feels the same
@CarpsterKing
6 ай бұрын
To be frank Jiayi never experience the hardship his parents and grand parents suffered during the early 1940's and the cultural revolution in the 1970's ... The success of China today is the culmination of the blood ..sweat and tears of all Chinese from Jiayi's grand parents./ .parents era... The new generation are now enjoying the fruits and harvest of that generation and thus are used to the easy and comfort way of life which is understandable because the older generation do not want Jiayi's generation to experience the pangs of hunger... poverty and hardship..
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
@CarpsterKing Your original comment is about work culture. Young people today live with 996 culture, which is a newer phenomenon. Jiayi's degree is in finance and law so his worktime is even more severe than that, so he's more than entitled to comment on wanting to get home earlier if that was an option. Yes older generations sacrificed a lot but that doesn't mean young people here have it easy. Any person I've met here in my generation is overworked and exhausted by the work culture
@yongdeng1813
6 ай бұрын
@@jiayiandjulieinchinaI watched a couple of your vlog,the observation I came up with is“ has this dude ever disagreed with you? I didnt see it. That’s not to say he has to disagree with you at all,but this is in reference to your point that he is Chinese he feels the same.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
@@yongdeng1813 We're very similar people, so we rarely disagree
@chfcycxq6223
6 ай бұрын
随着时间和教育、设施、这些都会慢慢改善的,有则改之 ,无则加勉吧😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
确实,中国已经很好了
@10grand18
6 ай бұрын
Hi julie: I am exactly opposite -- to this day I can't sleep with a hard edged pillow and straight wood bed. Used to it. So it's just a matter of habit, I guess, no right no wrong here. Word out, and peace out!
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Never said there was a right or wrong. Just that it's a cultureshock to me
@10grand18
6 ай бұрын
好呀,我也认为没有对错, 只有习惯。我至今只喜欢枕头上有些地方硬一些, 不然头脑不觉得有休息。
@aucnes
6 ай бұрын
😍
@ngheanchoong
6 ай бұрын
You go Rome you behave like Roman. You go to China you respect Chinese living style.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
When did you get the idea that I don't respect it exactly?
@brandonso
6 ай бұрын
Maybe you can ask some sandwich shops if you can buy their bread. People need to get off their phones ... it's a shame especially in China because they're better off enjoying nature and their environment.
@jfwong6306
6 ай бұрын
No country is perfect especially when u r judging those in their senior retirement... Find an balance and live in new mega cities like Shenzhen or Shanghai ... Beijing Guangzhou even Hangzhou got long history with many seniors influence... So don't judge them, if only u see the last 20 30 years how they had changed. Don't expect everyone everywhere will be perfect... U can only pick ur circle
@OguejiDavid-ey4cw
6 ай бұрын
Julie, you are a beautiful lady😂😂😂😂❤❤❤we love you and your husband😂
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😂❤
@newaulk
6 ай бұрын
I have seen a few of your previous videos. In this one, Julie comes across as an entitled Karen. The criticism of food, hot water, the health care system and the bed is insane.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
I literally praised the healthcare system... It's a video about culture shock, most of these are about personal habit. There's no reason to take it that serious. It makes you seem like a Karen❤
@yongdeng1813
6 ай бұрын
If you don’t like the food in china you won’t survive. The bed thing can be easily fixed ,but not the food unless you wanna eat western food everyday. Cultural shocks is definitely real!
@slashsaussier
6 ай бұрын
Ur comparing Denmark with less than 6 million ppl and china with 1,,4 billion ppl , there is more cars in Beijing than the population of Denmark, it fact 😊
@edwin-qb3lm
6 ай бұрын
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. You have to adjust to the country you reside. Love your video 👍👍🙏♥️🌷🌹
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
I do, but that doesn't mean I don't have culture shock. As would anyone who moved somewhere else, including Chinese people who move to provinces far away 😊
@joe.scoket676
6 ай бұрын
说的是,上了年纪的比较喜欢外放声音,确实有些讨厌。还有外卖飙车 侵占人行道更过分。但是 医院那个 明显是比丹麦好吧,谁生病能等那么久。 Most of you had said was true, Thumb up.
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
I never said the hospitals in Denmark are better. It's cultureshock, not a measurement of which is good/bad or right vs wrong. Of course, I prefer healthcare here, which is why I'm complimenting it in the video
@JustinLucas-r9c
6 ай бұрын
New Chinese prodganda account
@but_at_what_cost
6 ай бұрын
深圳人后排都系安全带
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
我听说了
@peterg0
6 ай бұрын
16:18 Your cat is one of your subscriber I guess....haha
@jiayiandjulieinchina
6 ай бұрын
Haha he's the number one fan 😅
@veritasfx
8 күн бұрын
哈哈😃大声读护照号码。笑死我了
@獨孤雅仕
5 ай бұрын
這是個矯情的女人,似乎沒經歷過人間煙火。
@SandersBernie-dl6in
6 ай бұрын
...culture shock as a chinese probably came the first time you go to a pride parade with the dog leash and all.
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