I have lived in China since 2004 as a teacher and now married to a Chinese woman since 2007. I come from W. Yorkshire. To be honest I don't really miss anything about my hometown. Maybe the Tetleys beer and nights out playing darts but those are not important. The weather here is way too hot in summer and I wish it was more the English type. Here in Nanning there are places to buy second hand clothes and other things. My wife buys second hand clothes and wears hand me down from her younger sister. I found that my Yorkshire sense of humour went down well in the schools I taught in and I was understood and garnered many laughs. Depends on the regions you are in.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Happy to make acquaintances with a fellow Yorkshireman! We're very happy here in China, but just wanted to give a shout-out to some of the nice things about my native culture. Thanks for watching! 🏵
@panyaboonc5621
5 ай бұрын
How I wish your country and government return all the ancient priceless artifacts stolen from China centuries ago instead of display so many of those stolen artifacts all over the country in the museums without a bit of shame. Those Chinese ancient priceless artifacts should be returned to the place of origin.
@johnyyffeng-fs9xm
5 ай бұрын
@@panyaboonc5621 this gentleman??🤪🤪🤪
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
@@panyaboonc5621 and that is relevant here how??
@teflerchina.2987
5 ай бұрын
@@panyaboonc5621 My country has many artifacts that are stolen from dozens of countries. But they won't be returned because the U.K gov't thinks that the artifacts won't be safe in their home country. I wish they would return them too.
@patrickwu3385
5 ай бұрын
i am kinda in the same boat, but opposite. I've been living in Canada for a very long time and I really enjoy how accessible the nature is, I thought I am not a city boy anymore. But when I went home to China for a visit this spring, I was shocked and realized I really like and miss the city life (there's so much going on and so many things to try). I guess there's always pros and cons living in one place. I also 100% agree that the real hiking trail should not have any paved path, we should keep what the nature is supposed to be!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
I would LOVE to visit Canada, as the countryside and general environment looks spectacular! Too dang cold though I'd wager. I also love the city life so am a bit torn on that one. Maybe a city with better intigration with the natural surroundings would be my ideal place to live. Somehwhere buzzing but easy to escape if you need time in the wilderness.
@paperkittycat8091
5 ай бұрын
中国未开发原生态的地方很多,但是城市的主要功能是服务大部分人,为人众提供便利的
@kzdhcster
5 ай бұрын
love to see your fammily!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! That’s really kind ❤
@user-gl2wu2fs8h
5 ай бұрын
For those of us who are foreigners but have lived and travelled throughout the UK during the last four decades, we can confirm that the scale and diversity of cultures (...56 different ethnicities...) history as well as geographical terrain such as deserts, salt water lakes on mountains, caves and the trails on tallest peaks, conservation of wild land and aquatic lives, etc. in China are much much more interesting than those in the UK. Do travel to Xinjiang and inner or southern Mongolia especially during the spring and Autumn seasons. Also, stay in Yunnan and Guizhou for a few months and you will experience the diversity of cultures and wilderness of Nature in China. You can also enjoy bountiful fruits and vegetables in China as well as witness the World's most ambitious reforestation and green energy on going projects.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
I’m afraid you are missing the point of the “nature” section somewhat. I’m not saying that China has no nature - that would be preposterous - I’m just pointing out that the access to true nature for most urbanites is vastly reduced compared with my experiences growing up in the UK. For example - where can I take my dog for a walk this fine morning? The local park? No dogs allowed! How about the mountain - no dogs! So as you can see - even though the dog part is not necessarily that relevant in this case - the truth is that for city-dwellers, true nature is far beyond their everyday grasp.
@beninchina
5 ай бұрын
Great video, David! Everyone misses home, no matter how great the place is that you live in!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Ben! Yeah, it comes with the territory I suppose. Thanks for watching 😎
@iulia828
5 ай бұрын
You are right. For anyone who chooses to live abroad has to give up something to get something else.
@JC-kl1sw
5 ай бұрын
Shenzhen indeed has not much history. It was a small fishing village in 1980.
@user-rq6sp5wr7n
5 ай бұрын
那建议你去南头古城里看一看,你会法线这里藏匿着深圳的悠久历史。
@oyung5630
5 ай бұрын
I love china
@Alonebe
5 ай бұрын
If you have time , I suggest you try traveling to rural china , nature is beautiful
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
We have experienced quite a bit of rural life here, and we love it!
@joshzhang7041
5 ай бұрын
You raise some very Good points! I too would enjoy some of the aspects of music and nature you mention. I'm glad you got to see the Strokes in HongKong, that is certainly an advantage Shenzhen and Guangzhou folks have over Shanghai and Beijing. If you want to know a bit about the Chinese indie scene, I wonder if you've heard any songs from the band 万能青年旅店? Very nice jazz fusion indie rock band from a depressing industrial town in the north. Also, on the first part about Nature, I'm wondering if you have traveled more inland to Yunnan or even to neighboring Guangxi or Guizhou? During the Covid Years, I went on more domestic vacations, and the sights and nature out west can rival anything outside of China. You just have to find a good travel agency oriented towards hiking and nature etc and not for some internet tourist traps. That's all and great outfit to match the video!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommend! I will check out that band on Netease. Yeah, The Strokes were amazing and it's true that being so close to Hong Kong can have many cultural benefits in that regard! We have been to Yunnan (around Dali and Lijiang) and it was very nice indeed - and we did feel much closer to nature and freer because of that. We have some friends who live there so we got some inside tips. What a beautiful place!
@rayray1825
5 ай бұрын
举头望明月,低头思故乡。思乡情很正常。想家就回家看看。
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Sage advice! We try to get home once a year! Thanks for watching!
@PELEASIMELIZANDA
3 ай бұрын
Great video! I love you guys and I agree with everything you said. I lived in Shenzhen and now after almost two years in Saigon, I can say I miss China but at the same time I appreciate being able to shop at second hands and enjoy great western music in every bar and on every corner, even parks... many live western style bands and jazz clubs. But I accepted there's always going to be something we miss wherever we go. Also, it's a bit sad that once you lived abroad, you never feel the same and you stop belonging fully to your home country while you're always gonna stay foreigner in the country you moved to. But despite all, I like the benefits of this lifestyle and accept the disadvantages.
@OurChineseLife
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I think the reason people stop feeling fully like they belong in their home country after living abroad is because they have broaden their horizons, have ventured out into the world, stepped out of their familiair home town and grown into a worldly person. This is not a disadvantage at all. It just means you have grown as a person, you are not that little townie anymore. ❤️
@IA100KPDT
5 ай бұрын
Strange, I was in London, barely any nature or park. In Liverpool, barely any nature or park. Only parks I see are in those small-town countryside on the outskirts. But then if you live in those places, they are all pretty sleepy and nothing much is happening there.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Ever heard of Hyde Park 😅 ? Liverpool has many parks! But it's not the parks that I'm discussing really, more the vicinity to actual, full-blown countryside and unbroken green-spaces littered with bridleways and the like. UK is so good in this regard!
@celiad6012
5 ай бұрын
Did you go to Greenwich Park, Blackheath, Hampstead Heath, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regents Park? London is surrounded by many woods and parks!
@IA100KPDT
5 ай бұрын
@@celiad6012 yea, Greenwich i did. But no fruits off any trees though.
@user-fw9db5hp6x
26 күн бұрын
I love England because of the seaside and the forest. I also like the charity shops. I like the summer here, not too hot, it would be perfect if there are more sunny days.
@OurChineseLife
25 күн бұрын
The charity shop are fantastic!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching everyone. For anyone interested in David's musical exploits, come check out his China-based band, Feardrops - kzitem.info/news/bejne/24irz2t_inqDd20 Have a great day!
@coacheddie6450
5 ай бұрын
David, that's a really cool song, thumbs up 👍👍
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
thanks!!!@@coacheddie6450
@sohon6609
5 ай бұрын
Hi guys, i know exactly how you feel but its kind of ironic to compare England and Shenzhen. Shenzen is a 1st tier develop mega city so you wont find to much nature in it and compare with london witch is also an develop city you wont find any natur in it also unless you go out of town in the countryside. That said if you find nature is of proximity in england is also due to the scale and size of the country. You can find alots of province in china wich is way bigger than the whole england and chinese city wich is 10x bigger than any city in England. So if you want to enjoyed nature in china you need to move to the western side of the country and there is plenty of 4th and 5th tiere city that combine wild nature and develop city. There some youtuber that chose to live in that part of the country because they want to be closer to wild nature. So to be fare, china offer a variety of landscapes and you need to do your own decision to chose in wich type of area or lifestyle you want to lived in china either in a super convenient develop city or in a more wilder picturesque nature area. My suggestion for you would be moving to a 4th or 5th tier city wich combine the convenient of a developed city and also you can find some wild nature in the proximity sonce these city is still in construction 😊. Cheer! And enjoys your life in China!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Hi! China obviously has a lot of nature, but I'm specifically talking about access to nature from major cities. Thanks for watching!
@delepeno9636
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
You bet 👍🏼
@toonarmy3870
5 ай бұрын
Some of it is nostalgia and not dissimilar to what a Chinese person would imagine of the UK alas living and visiting are 2 different things and quickly met with the reality of the rising cost of living, anti social behaviour, run down /boarded up high streets, failing services and crumbling infrastructure
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
The nostalgia is real, and I know it 😔
@yanrwang3997
5 ай бұрын
As a Chinese who lived in London for one year, I totally agree with the nature, architecture, and cultural activities differences! I miss these things sooooo much though I only experienced one year. Shenzhen is a modern city, but it’s just too new.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Exactly!!
@bokafrank9841
3 ай бұрын
China is not without nature, it's just that Shenzhen is a city without nature. When you go to provinces with mountains in the southwest such as Sichuan, there will be a lot of nature waiting for you to explore
@Odgin
5 ай бұрын
I got baited by "loving UK's weather"
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@ITeachChinese
5 ай бұрын
UK's pop music has always been trendy, and many bands and singers are world-class, this is what China is missing .
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
China has a lot of good bands dotted around, but they just don’t have the infrastructure and cultural cache that the UK has (or had) that allows them to grow and, ultimately, influence mass culture.
@ITeachChinese
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife Thanks for your reply! If I lived in the UK and left, I would definitely miss the Premier League 😂
@penglim224
5 ай бұрын
Flea markets, car-boot sales, farmers markets and charity shops - oxfam, salvation army, second-shops, been there loved them.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Love it!
@canhhumphries2398
5 ай бұрын
If I was away from England I would miss the English summer. With its perfect temperature and blossoms everywhere English summer is the most beautiful in the world. I would also miss the English language ( the English accent). Bacon and eggs and fish and chips are also on the list.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
That's why I try to spend each summer in the UK! Perfect!
@Mr-Tony-888
5 ай бұрын
Just at the parks and North of UK so far and thought; I totally understand you. Then searched for negative comments. Nothing surprised me. Well done, great video. Sadly the Truth don't always make you popular on youtube, I know.
@DaddyBear205
5 ай бұрын
I lived in Sheffield and what I can remember now is will young and Gareth gates😂
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
😂😂 and X-Factor every Saturday night
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Were they particularly big in Sheffield 🤣
@sayaandyangsaya2756
4 ай бұрын
Every city have it own unique feature.
@GL-iv4rw
5 ай бұрын
I'm intrigued by what would attract a group of glam artists to China. Regrettably, China did not have a significant 70's scene because at that time, they were still scrapping enough food for survival. Their status and place in the world was literally at the bottom of the totem pole and thus are still discovering their niche. You will find that Japan, on the other hand, should be a much more relatable and culturally resonant.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Glam artists - I like that! The story of how we came here is interesting in itself, and maybe we’ll make a video about it sometime. Suffice to say that an appetite for adventure played some part.
@yonight6871
5 ай бұрын
It's normal to miss your hometown. You can take time to visit your hometown every year.There are many beautiful scenery and buildings in the UK that are worth remembering.Chinese is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. It is also the most spoken language in the world.It is also recognized by the United Nations as the most difficult language in the world, ranking first.Your children understand Chinese very well and they can understand Chinese humor, HAHA.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yeah I love visiting home - and "visiting" is not "staying", an important difference!
@yonight6871
5 ай бұрын
In the UK, prices are too expensive, the weather is bad, the water is too hard, and calcification is severe, so men are prone to baldness. The security situation is getting worse. I saw the news, BBC: Britain will accept 30,000 refugees in 2023. For the sake of your children, you should stay in China and go back to the UK once a year.@@OurChineseLife
@hunghunglin5122
5 ай бұрын
English tea with different kinds small of cake so delicious,guess from your home town?
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Yes can find a lot of English Tea places in the UK - but never really been my thing!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
@@kinwai27271now you’re talking! Yum!
@tannhaeuserx464
5 ай бұрын
Way too much sugar.
@tannhaeuserx464
5 ай бұрын
@@kinwai27271 Everyone loves Fish&Chips. Everything that breaded and buttered and fried will taste good. 😂
@markperry222
5 ай бұрын
I am from UK. I miss the beer, and Chinese takeaways.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
😂
@leeway777
5 ай бұрын
I like British nature too, especially the hills without trees; they're so beautiful. I like hang gliding. I do not like trees blocking my view, smashing down houses, catching fire, burning down houses, wracking hang gliders. I just hate trees so much.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
That's a hot-take! 🤣
@kennedy6618
5 ай бұрын
Tha world wouldn't be so peach without trees around!
@nmhrkjoy1
4 ай бұрын
The weather in UK is terrible. However, ANYTHING ONE LIVES OR WITH FOR A LONG TIME WOULD GET BORED even sick and want the one we missed. At the end one has a CHOICE ! China has such cheap markets no missing charity shops. Though I know China do have second hand shops not everywhere..
@OurChineseLife
4 ай бұрын
China has second hand shops everywhere? Not true, my friend, not true.
@ironhawk929
5 ай бұрын
I am Chinese and I like horror movies. However, due to the strict censorship mechanism, horror movies are basically not available in theaters. They are available on online streaming media but the quality is generally low, so I usually download them from BT sites,there are very good horror movies in Thailand and South Korea, and of course there are also in the US. As for the sense of humor, I think it may be that the distance between friends is not close enough. When they are just ordinary friends or just met, all you can feel is usually politeness.
@Anonymous------
5 ай бұрын
What makes China a much better country is its policies on decency. If you like harmful lifestyles then the USA is your best choice, you can freely become a drug dealer in USA, you get a few months in prison at most, but in China you get the D penalty. Don't expect China to degrade to the levels in the west.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s a tough place for horror lovers!
@tonysofla
5 ай бұрын
Now that many European countries have 15day visa free, even for business, I could see bands coming over and play (or does that need work permit?)
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
To perform in China (or to engage in any paid enterprise) you need to have the correct visa and all your ducks in a row, so I don't think that will make much difference in that regard.
@dipshit2dipshit
5 ай бұрын
I❤ this episode, it gives a deeper perspective.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🤩
@koichiharuta5807
5 ай бұрын
as a Japanese in China, I relate the points you mentioned, other than the last one :")
@ruoleideng1857
20 күн бұрын
The language barrier and lost in translation exist in immigrates to western countries like me, totally understand what you mean.
@jogana6909
5 ай бұрын
I like China
@cmkk3825
5 ай бұрын
I understand😂❤
@KING-XINJIANG
5 ай бұрын
还是喜欢在头条上给你们点赞😂 播放开始不松手,一直到bgm放完,很爽
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! You can stream the theme song on Spotify, it’s called Lobotomy by JUNKS
@heimuk
5 ай бұрын
as i live in tropical hell with hot and humid year round, i do really envy British weather, which air conditioner is not something essential ❤❤❤
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
😂😂 no but you most definitely need a rain jacket!
@heimuk
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife it's lighter than air conditioner 🤭🤭🤭
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Where do you live?
@heimuk
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife nearby Singapore, 1°N of Equator 😭😭😭
European nature ofc, and also the European summer is much milder than shenzhen's extreme heat.
@carlhsin4020
5 ай бұрын
If you like the weather in England and have to live in China, please go to live in North of 长江(Changjiang) South of Changjiang and near the coastal area of China is more tropical (humid) and too well developed (populated).
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
I don't like the English weather 😅 but I would certainly like to explore more of Northern China! Thanks for watching!
@hongkongchina2048
5 ай бұрын
He was kidding.… don't take it literally 😂 他是在說笑 (英式幽默)
@williamseh3567
5 ай бұрын
I don't know how you could find a CD or DVD shop anywhere around the world nowadays ,and you can't expect to watch many Chinese movie in Uk or American cinema.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
True and well-stated. I guess Hollywood movies have more global appeal than Chinese ones - hence their appearance in global theaters.
@AmelieZh
5 ай бұрын
shanghai is the cultural part... if anything western, gotta go to Shanghai. But shenzhen is starting to get more too
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
What do you mean by Western?
@stevenchow408
5 ай бұрын
You think u could start a small group of people to appreciate british/ American bands so it may grow one day in China to form a scene.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
David has been doing his bit in terms of bringing his music and his musical style to venues in China for years now. It's in his blood!
@ivyshy98
5 ай бұрын
interesting list! but what about fish n chips and pea mash? :D but honestly for someone to stay in a country that is very polar to uk for as long as you have says a lot. not many would have the patience to adapt I think. hope your circumstance gives you enough time to spend some of the summers back home! and you gotta spread rock culture while you there! 🤘
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Fish 'n' chips at my favourite spot in Filey, East Yorkshire is a MUST whenever I visit home! I certainly am doing my best to spread some rock n roll vibes here in Shenzhen! Thanks for watching! 🤘
If you live in the rural areas, you'll have that kind of live. The thing is now you are living in a mega modern metropolis😂 that has been built over the last 40 years only.
@ChongqingPeter
5 ай бұрын
We've been curious about your home life. It's kind of our same list as Americans. Especially the humour. Well for us "humor". Actually I wish we had more of a British sense in the US. Our fave TV are the panel shows. Give us some Davis Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, Greg Davies and James Acaster any day, all day.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Curiosity killed the cat! Funny cause I admire lots of US comedy, especially Seinfeld, Curb, Tim Robinson, Shultz, Burr and more!
@ChongqingPeter
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife 8 Out of Ten Cats would agree with you. 🤓
Beijing is nice, but the air quality is not as good as Shenzhen! We came to Shenzhen because of good schools and good air quality!
@williamwilliam
5 ай бұрын
Of course China has large natural wilderness. China is approximately 39 times larger than the United Kingdom and so travelling around takes that much longer to get from point A to point B. As for heritage buildings and structures, China has tons of them and it's just that being British, you are nostalgic for the more familiar ones at home. I believe the whole point is people will generally appreciate their own culture, tradition, customs, family, and what-have-you much more than others. You are what they say, "You can take a Russian out of Russia, but you can never take Russia out of him." Not sure where Ursula is at on this, but I think she probably is the same. As for the two young ones, the longer they live in China, the more likely they will relate China to being their home and where they really belong, and England is just a nice place to visit but not home. Anywhere, good to know your points. Cheers and all the best!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Yep, as stated in the video, China indeed does have vast wilderness, but it's not easily accessible from most major cities, whereas in the UK, you always feel like you can be in a forest/national park/unbroken stretch of fields in 10-15 minutes. Sure, country size plays a huge part in this, but that's not the whole story. It will indeed be very interesting to see where DeeDee & Freddy feel most at home when they grow up. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@sdsdj626
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife The Daxinganling region of China is at the same latitude as the UK. It's the north of China, each small town has a population of only 100,000 or so, and you're only a 15 minute walk away from absolute natural beauty and your favorite wilderness ....
@fatdoi003
5 ай бұрын
just take a train ride out of the city and you'll get lots of nature there....
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Define ‘nature’ 😅
@prithvi9727
5 ай бұрын
Steven Tyler from the time machine ☝️😀❓
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
😂
@randybarturu615
5 ай бұрын
It is funny that both of your kids are Brits living in China and speaking American accent.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
I'll have to try and cultivate some more Yorkshire accents in 'em! I guess the American accent comes from never having lived in the UK - it happens!
@tonycanton5611
5 ай бұрын
China has too many people. In order to further modernize and allow more people to live a good life, urbanization is still continuing, which has led to an increase in the distance between urban areas and the surrounding countryside. Fortunately, the government also pays more attention to urban areas. Ecological greening. Every place has its own characteristics. There is no perfection, only continuous improvement. Your two babies are very cute, and their future will have a strong connection with China.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
China has some unique challenges, it’s true, and deals with them very well. Chinese cities are amazing!
@leesgtk8969
5 ай бұрын
But it's fine. Anybody would miss something about home.
@jeffreychu85
5 ай бұрын
Just go Window of the World (世界之窗) if you miss Europe scenery 😂 should be within 30 min drive for you guys
Each country has its positives and its negatives - it’s something you can’t avoid. Thanks for watching!
@emilyfry2260
5 ай бұрын
气候,地理,文化都不同,人之常情。人的围城心理是普遍存在的。
@tannhaeuserx464
5 ай бұрын
中國人口密度比英國小很多。中國是每平方公里150人,而英國是每平方公里270人。
@johnyyffeng-fs9xm
5 ай бұрын
@@tannhaeuserx464 我是指适合居住的地区,尤其是东南部,人均耕地0.6亩。
@user-vp6fh8gx7z
5 ай бұрын
I suggest you move to rural China for a more tranquil lifestyle.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Sounds great but what about jobs for us and schools for our kids? Most Chinese public schools don’t accept foreigners, so we have to search for private schools… don’t think you will have those in rural china
@ChongqingPeter
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife AND there's a significant lack of a need for DJ's. The only spinning is in the playgrounds.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
@@ChongqingPeterI can play a range of venues and happy to mult-task if any kids need a push or a spin between tracks 😂
@ChongqingPeter
5 ай бұрын
😄
@yananneteoh9818
5 ай бұрын
China is seeped in history and rich in primary and secondary evidence of and relics including😮 pagodas, gardens. temples stories, légends (Bruce Lee Foshan ) Mao's revolutionary history, places and battles... The Chinese gas a rich tradition in creative thinking, writing poems, stand up comedy, cutting edge arts and artistry - paper cuts ink painting, pottery, Calligraphy, embroidery and the most amazing martial arts, Gravity defying Acrobatic and massive collections of songs, music and mags de singing and choirs and the Orchestras... but today, the Digital Age Has planted Science andTechnology, robots, AI, sig mmnjllmust video games - Mine Craft, Space Science and Automaton have brought us Shenzhen our Futuristic City. I think when you return to the the UK and your lovely village people are morille ly to moan about the Rising Costs of Living today than retaining their sense of humour. As for songs-You hear music and you find songs you can sing everywhere. I think you need to make friends withthe locals. Its human for Dido to miss her aunts and cousins. A long holiday back home - like a gap year break might do you much good? Keep Calm and Carry on. 🎹🎶👨🦼️ 🌈❤🎷😂
I can totally appreciate about what you miss about the UK. Some Nostalgias for sure. But UK is NOT what I remembered, weird and woke as shit.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Sadly, there are LOTS of things that I don't miss about the UK - perhaps I'll make a video about that one day...
@KingKongWorld
5 ай бұрын
6:08 I love your mentality and your style, so 80s. I wish i could have the same glasses 🤩 Chinese people don't like second hand clothes. They have some believes. For instance the second hand clothes could belonged to an unlucky guy, they think they will inherit his bad luck. The opposite is also true (who wants to lose their good luck to someone else?). Of course not every Chinese has this mentality, but they prefer to avoid it as much as possible. 😑 11:56 Totally agree about sense of humour and sarcasm. Sometimes i used ironical joke in my post about China, Chinese people would be mad after me. Even if i tried to tell them i was saying positive thing (bad in irony manner = good), they will be still angry with me. 😂 I think there are cultural barriers about some kind of humours (especially about sarcastic ones or absurd humour [like Monty Python's]) 😑😑 It would take them another 40 years to catch Monty Python's parodies. LOL
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
I never thought about it in that way! It makes sense about catching the bad luck from a previous owner, if you believe in that of course.
@brianliew5901
5 ай бұрын
It's quite unfair to compare Shenzhen to a small town in England. 😂
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Who's doing that?
@brianliew5901
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife There're so many places of nature around Guangdong and Guangxi which could rival those of England and you don't need to take a flight to Western China for that.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Yeah there is. I've been to some nice places in Gaungdong, but never been to Guangxi. I'll have to go there. The point is though; I miss the immediate accessibility to nature - in the UK it's at your fingertips. I'm not trying to disparage China when observing this, just simply expressing my feeling. @@brianliew5901
@brianliew5901
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife Guangxi is pretty exotic as it's not as developed as Guangdong and has numerous rural areas. Furthermore you'll come across several ethnic minorities whose culture resembles those of the Indo-China.
@junweihe8229
5 ай бұрын
I don't really understand the first reason. I mean you live in ANY city in the world it would be like Shenzhen and probably have less green. and again living literally ANYWHERE in the countryside would be the same as your hometown in northern England. We have countryside,in fact we have a lot of that. So it's not about China or England but about city life and countryside life.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Wrong! You can live in a big city in England (or most cities on Europe) and only be 10-15 minutes away from REAL countryside (as stated in the video) - Chinese cities are just different in that regard, objectively.
@junweihe8229
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife I'm currently living in Berlin and tbh 15 minutes won't even get me out of the suburban area let alone the real nature xD it's probably because same as most cities in China, Berlin is quite big and it depends on where you live in the city, the center will be very far but the edge will be quite close. And also it's probably true that Chinese suburban areas are usually covered with farmlands or industrial areas(which is of course not the REAL nature).
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Interesting and, of course, valid. I'm not trying to change anyone's mind here, just saying what I see after 12 years of living in China. It might not be what people like to hear and it may not be something that rings true to everyone, but that's what I think. I wish you a good day sir! @@junweihe8229
@junweihe8229
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLifeof course,feel free to have your own opinion as everyone should
@iamyakumo
5 ай бұрын
😂wow, only thing of the Empire were the trees
@user-hz3cx1mf5n
4 ай бұрын
shenzhen is too comercial, beijing is more cultural, rock music, contemporay arts and so on
@OurChineseLife
4 ай бұрын
That’s true 😉
@truezyf
5 ай бұрын
u compare a 10M city in China with a 10K town in UK.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
10k town? Manchester?
@truezyf
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife ok, 550k, half million. ShenZhen is 18 million. check some 500k Chinese cities like ChangDe YuShan, plenty forest around.
@AmelieZh
5 ай бұрын
Big cities do have less nature, go to the suburbs
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
That's the problem, the suburban sprawl never ends! 😝
@xuelianh8896
5 ай бұрын
Maybe Dali is a better place for your family
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
It’s beautiful there, but what about schools for the kids? And what about jobs? 😂
@xuelianh8896
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife I've heard there are many people from other countries living there,there is even international school,and quite a lot of outdoor activities for families with kids,but I am not sure,you could go there and see it if you are interested.
@lizg3006
5 ай бұрын
Shenzhen has no history. Most cities are not pet friendly. Far from nature. So true, I don't like it either lol. And Beijing is dry and barren. Shanghai and Zhejiang is more beautiful.
@user-sh7jq1ho8b
5 ай бұрын
😒England’s houses vs China’s apartments
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Sadly a lot of folk in the UK will never afford to buy a home - the 1 income family of 4 dream is over 😭
@priscillaferguson267
5 ай бұрын
Clearly you’re in the wrong city 🤦🏻♀️.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
"Wrong" city for what? Clearly you haven't watched the video.
@Anonymous------
5 ай бұрын
I miss the homeless drug addicts loitering on the smelly streets in the west! 😂
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
It’s a real shame and a big problem. Very difficult yet problem to solve…
@Anonymous------
5 ай бұрын
@@OurChineseLife When there's freedom of drug addiction....
@jamirajamira7303
5 ай бұрын
Surely you can go to some farm and pick your own fruit, no? Well, potential business opportunity otherwise!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely you can, but I’m talking here about wild nature - not some fenced in strawberry patch. Thanks watching!
@johnyyffeng-fs9xm
5 ай бұрын
很有趣,从您的角度看是合理的,但从中国人的角度看不一定是合理的。同意您2/3的miss。😂😂😂
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
You can’t please all of the people all of the time - just trying to be honest and balanced! Thanks for watching!
@AnnieT369
5 ай бұрын
You shouldn't be living in Shenzhen.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
Why? Where do you live?
@ansa336
5 ай бұрын
With due respect. This is nonsense.
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
This is my opinion about my life on my KZitem channel. What’s nonsense about it? Do I need to run my opinions by you before posting? Pfff
@ansa336
5 ай бұрын
How could you state that there is no countryside in China? You live there, take a train from one City to another and you will certainly pass through countrysides? You put yourself up there with your family making farcical videos, you must be able to take criticism!
@OurChineseLife
5 ай бұрын
@@ansa336 I didn’t say there is no countryside in China - with all due respect, I think you should watch the video again and pay closer attention!
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