I went to the MOST HATED Country 🇨🇳 and all I got was LA DUZI! (China Shocked ME!) (TRUTH CHINA)

I watched most of videos the vloggers posted. What frustrated me the most is they didn’t prepare a translation app. I can’t imagine if I talk Chinese in America and expect Americans understanding what I say.🤣🤣🤣

In the last few years I have often been to China and have often dealt with Chinese people and I can only say they are wonderful people.

I went to China a few years ago. You are 100% correct. Before I went to China, China of Western Media:"Evil communist country.backward smoggy cities, where everyone still rides bicycles and wear grey old clothes because they are all poor and starving.The streets were full of police and soldiers.". Only after I went to China did I realize that China is advanced and futuristic. The real China: "Very developed, cheap, cashless society, very green and environmentally friendly, very safe, no drugs or guns. no vagrants and thieves. The people are very friendly." It’s great to see your authentic shots of China in your videos.I am so impressed by this.All of my western friends who made visits to China came back with extremely high praises on China.

I had always thought the most hated country in the world is USA

As a Chinese,thank you speak up these things.Something are not easy to say as a host,but I think we also can understand some of these,and we always wellcome friendly and objective people come to our motherland.

As an old guy who has a bunch of pocket dictionaries, my observation is that tourists nowadays just expect everyone everywhere to speak English, and are disappointed if they don't.

Thanks for sharing Eric. I totally agree, fortunately i can resist to click these kind of videos. China is just great to live in. Certainly for a visit as well ❤👍🙏

Another YouTuber I would recommend is “Blondie in China”. Amy (owner of the channel) travels to so many places in China and experiences a large variety of Chinese foods. Her videos are mostly high quality and the content is very diverse. On top of that, she is also fluent in Chinese language and understands China pretty well. Definitely check it out

i totally agree with you espectically when it comes to the history of the place, people should do some research prior of coming to China.

One frustrating thing for me is that some of those vloggers may have spent months in China but still haven't set up their Alipay and WeChat Pay properly. So every time they buy stuff from small vendors, they run into problems or have to pay cash instead. I remember one incident from the Brandon & Shannon videos where they were buying some fried leafy stuff from an old lady. She took her time to make the food for them, only to realize they couldn't pay via phone. So she ended up giving them the food for free. Brandon blamed Alipay for not accepting Western credit cards. Like, come on, man, how difficult is it to go to a Chinese bank, deposit a couple of thousand RMB, and get this problem solved once and for all? I remember the first thing I did on the day I landed in Canada as an international student was to open a bank account and deposit some cash. Somehow it seems impossible for them🤷‍♂

You are one of those people who are really humble and insightful but often short sell themselves. You have no clue how amazing your comments are I totally agree with you. I used to rely on my family while going abroad but with that insight you shared everything is going to change, for the better.

I agree, some of the content from those countless vloggers coming to China, though not poisonous towards China (which was refreshing), was nonetheless very cringe, they seemed completely uninformed about the country, visited mostly tourist traps, ate junk food, didn't educate themselves much on the history of the places they were in, etc. On the other hand, they still painted a more positive and fair image of China to counteract the toxic disinformation produced by the western media.

You asked for it and I would like to see it so here goes! I travelled to China the first time I think around 2008 as a small organic farmer. I was supposed to go in 1971 as a botany student but China shut the doors ( the hippie culture?!) I studied the crap out of China and watched a bunch of videos so I thought I was prepared. From the moment of descending low over the Southern Regions of Guangxi Province and looking down at hundreds and hundreds of small farms much like mine in the US I knew I was in for something big. My experiences with local and federal law enforcement was exactly as you state, respectful and helpful but intelligent too. I spent almost 14 years living and travelling there in the winter months when I was idle. What I would like to see from someone like yourself is more in depth videos on given regions and or cities and villages. I will use Dali in Yunnan for example. I would like to see more details of the culture there even following some of the indigenous people back up to their more remote villages and getting a good visual feel for how they live and how beautiful it is there. The ancient engineering of their mountain spring water system is worth talking about. Most people do not understand that a big chunk of China is much like our West Coast Mountains from the Canadian border through the Sierras. Also, there are rumours of Europeans setting up breweries and pastry-bread shops in Dali. Don't get me wrong, I can eat noodles in all their splendid variety forever but I would also find it interesting to learn how this new foreign food availability is actually working out. Click bait titles make me not click on the video usually. Not always though. Everywhere I have travelled in China was spellbinding. Thanks , from a new subscriber.

As a Chinese, I am very grateful for the blogger's comments. From the recent videos of YouTubers visiting China, I have found that people have no understanding of China's land area and diversity. The size of a province or even a city in China is equivalent to the size of some European countries, and China has 34 provinces. For example, Chongqing is the same size as Austria, Zhejiang is the same size as Iceland, Yunnan is the same size as Japan, and the city of Hulunbuir in Inner Mongolia is the same size as the entire UK. Many Chinese people have not been able to travel all over China, and China has 56 ethnic groups. Even if we travel domestically, we need to make plans in advance and respect the customs and habits of the local ethnic groups. We warmly welcome you to travel to China and sincerely remind you that making preparations in advance can greatly improve your travel comfort.❤

Awesome insights Eric! Videos like yours should get seen more so that it can help to bridge the gap for those looking to travel to China. Traveling through the countrysides of China was by far the best experience I’ve ever had. Glad we could share and exchange our experiences!😊

对于我们中国人来说，旅游也是做很多准备调查的。主要是两个因素：空间，和时间。 1.空间上来说，中国太大了，东部地区的人大部分没有去过西藏、新疆，很多南方人没见过雪，我念大学之前以为兰州都是草原，以为广东都吃一样的食物（并不是，潮汕、客家、广佛，各有不同，深圳由于湖南人多也有很多很棒的湘菜）。 2.时间上来说，中国的变化的太快，县城、农村这几年也在发生巨大的变化，小区附近新修的广场、花园，农村也在大量翻新，修建了民俗村、体育场所。一些新晋的二线城市新城区比北京、上海更靓丽，各种新型商业不断下沉，我们自己都意识不到很久没去的地方居然变得这么漂亮。旅游业态也是飞速发展，很多热门景点要网上预约，很多旅游信息都过时了，各种建筑、景区不断更新。 中国人年轻人旅游越来越依赖互联网信息，我们通过抖音、点评、小红书、BiliBili、微信公众号各种渠道去查询旅游攻略，吃饭，景点，一切都是中文信息，这点对于外国人比较困难。 For us Chinese, traveling also requires a lot of preparation and research. There are mainly two factors: space, and time. 1. In terms of space, China is too big. Most people in the eastern region have never been to Tibet or Xinjiang. Many people in the south have never seen snow. Before I went to college, I thought Lanzhou was all grassland, and I thought everyone in Guangdong ate the same food. No, Chaoshan, Hakka, Guangfo are all different. Shenzhen also has a lot of great Hunan cuisine because of its large population in Hunan). 2. In terms of time, China is changing too fast. County towns and rural areas have also undergone tremendous changes in recent years. New squares and gardens have been built near residential areas, and rural areas have also undergone extensive renovations, including the construction of folk villages and sports venues. Some new second-tier cities and new urban areas are even more beautiful than Beijing and Shanghai. Various new businesses are constantly sinking. We ourselves don’t even realize that places we haven’t been to for a long time have become so beautiful. The tourism industry is also developing rapidly. Many popular attractions require online reservations, a lot of tourist information is out of date, and various buildings and scenic spots are constantly updated. Chinese young people are increasingly relying on Internet information for travel. We use Douyin, Dianping, Xiaohongshu, BiliBili, and WeChat official accounts to check travel guides, meals, attractions, and everything is in Chinese. This is very hard for foreigners.

I strongly recommend Katherine's Journey to the East 阳离子东游记, she is from the US, and she is a legend for understanding Chinese culture.

I'm actually planning my first visit to China at the moment. First destination is Kunming. So thank you for sharing this. And I love Yan's Little Chinese Everywhere channel. Loads of inspiration for my trip on her channel

I totally agree with you!! it felt like those vlogs just wanted to make a few quick bucks by flying into a big city, taping the first thing they saw, giving some baiting titles and waiting for the view counts.

honestly many of these vloggers are "fulltime travellers" and they just came from a country and are heading to another right after I don't expect much from them just showing how the country is and enjoying and exploring whatever the country has to offer is good enough for me some people like surprises and like to go with the flow