Basking in China's Capitalist Paradise
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Basking in China's Capitalist Paradise
"Are we trying to enjoy our food, or clean up a crime scene with our mouths?"
Absolutely my favorite statement of the video as well
made me spit my drink out hahaha this guy is great. definitely got a sub from me.
I was sipping coffee when he said that and I spat it all over my keyboard and monitor. Lulz
"HARD CORE SNAIL NOODLES" is hilarious to me.
I wonder what the translation was trying to say, like "This is Hard core spicy" but that seems like slang lol
i like this guy because he’s just real. sometimes i question his choices ngl but he’s always came out alright so that’s great! he doesn’t pretend the food is good and he just talks about stuff without worrying about insulting people (who probably don’t know much english anyways) he just tells us either “guys this place is terrible” or “this place is awesome” no sugar coating or anything! glad i found him!
In this specific case I suspect everyone around him speaks English and can understand him to a decent degree.
Hong Kong, due to its history as a British colony, is a dual language region and English is literally one of its official languages, along with Cantonese.
Exactly! He is very honest lol
@@PausePause98 thanks for letting me know i didn’t know that. i just assumed because the broken english in the video that they didn’t really understand much.
nope, most young individuals know how to conversate in english, most people know basic phrases, obviously older people are going to have a harder time. I mean it literally was colonised by the british@@michelangelo5903
I hear ya. He ain't some Anthony Bourdain type that just pretends shit food is good because 'it's foreign'
here's enough money for a night's stay in cambodia
Tysm 🎉
@@nvt.kezer0134 it wasn't for you
yes, thank you from ME
@@billy9079 lmfao what
@@billy9079 XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
when a dish has a "hardcore" in its name, it really means this dish is not for everyone.
Liuzhou Luosifen is famous for its spicy and strong smell, even most Chinese people hate it.
I don't care how spicy (have a freezer full of reaper peppers), but....smelly....I dunno? Smelly like what?
I was marooned in HK a year ago after getting denied entry into China. Chinese govt. suspended all visas shortly after opening up last year, days after I bought my ticket. I returned to the US to get another visa and after arriving in China 6 weeks later the suspension was lifted.
Not sure that's accurate. I'd hazard most Chinese people like this given how known and popular the dish is.
@@A_G420 its mostly smelly cos the fermented bamboo topping, I think it smells like parmesan if you left it out to rot in the rain? tho my bf said it smelt like the sewers... you can find instant versions of this dish in most Chinese supermarkets if you want to try it. just leave out the bamboo stuff if you don't like the smell, the rest tastes like regular rice noodle soup.
@@Farquad76.547 why scorpions? do you eat them?
So happy that the journey hasn't ended❤️
the life of adventure never end!
until you die @@saito6718
might end with this video 😂
if Sarah kicked him out he’s gonna need to burn that off by traveling a little, generating a little revenue for a US apartment.. @@fizzymizzy_
Same!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
My favorite is the fake translating on some videos 😂😂😂
for the longest time i thought it was real translations, and youve confirmed my suspicion lol
@@annal3870 me too at first 😂😂
11:47 lololol
@@MaxCloud91exactly 😂😂
I dunno what video it was but the translation said something like „I couldn‘t give a fuck less white boy“ and I fucken died from laughing💀
Always love the honesty, which is why you're the only travel CZcamsr I watch
no kurt kaz
He's also the only travel vlogger who's not a sex tourist lol. No but really, Connor is great.
@@jacobparsons8179 right but maybe I felt the sex tourist vibe idk tho haven't seen much of him
Seal on tour is great too, they have collabed before
honesty ?! lmao the guy is arrogant AF. Kurt is honest but kind huge difference.
that IKEA phone case lady expected you to come back, you got outplayed bro
@@dklanghe did though
It's 5 dollars I'm sure he'll get over it
😆
Lol I've been to mainland China , Shanghai , Beijing , Xi'an.... 50 % is NOT a good deal lol ... I once bought a jacket at a MALL ... and she wanted like $150 I ended up just walking away and she said how much how much.. I said I don't want it.. $30 and they took it
Hardcore river snails. Great name for a punk band
I’ve been into RVS since 2001
Just want to let you know, I discovered you about a month ago and showed your videos to my boyfriend after binge watching most of them. Now every time there’s a new post, we sit down and watch together. Thank you for bringing us together to get excited about travel and keep it up. You’re an inspiration to us. Also, nobody else’s videos hit like yours. Your videos are always incredibly raw and have the innate ability to make us feel like we’re alongside for the journey.
That's couple goals for me right there :) beautiful
Doesnt want weird food; goes straight for the luosifen stall 😂
Yo dude I love how frickin American you are 😂 when you’re negotiating for those glasses and go “You Wish” holy shit I started screaming that shit was too funny man
Like you wish you could get your hands on my American hundred dollar bill. That shit hit different 😂
@@BetterEveryDay696 no benjamin franklin for your chinese, commie hands lady
Seriously love your content my guy! Your very genuine and chill. Hope all is well!? Safe travels!!!
Your uncensored honest witty banter with yourself then cracking yourself up makes me crack up even more 😂😂😂
You seem like a real homie, happy to have found this page and it’s inspiring me for my next trip. Hope you can keep these vlogs coming!
Thank you for continuing to document these trips. Your personality and content feel like the pinnacle of comfort after a long day of work. Keep on keeping on bro.
Thank you for doing the things many of us wouldn't even do for money.
You won the lottery friend, in so many restaurants chooseing snail powder. You know, many locals can't handle the taste of this food. There are many youtubers who try to eat snail powder for the first time as a hunting video
its either he won the lottery or intentional choice , you are correct that snail powder is the worst even for many of the locals.
I think this dude studied about luosifen and decided to try it
I don't believe what he said that he doesn't know it would be tastes so bad. Luosifen is famous for its super pungent smell ，to be honest, it literally smells like shit. It smells much worse than it taste. Most Chinese can't even stand this smell. The first restaurant he passed by is a normal food restaurant, Instead of entering that , he deliberately chose a restaurant that can clearly sensed awful smell outside, and then lied about he didn't know it would taste so strange.
@@wharris381 exactly. I think he should have explained it in this video, but he did not and it kind of gives the wrong perception that Hong Kong food is terrible.
@@wharris381 youtubers these dayz, cant trust none of em lol its all for views and comments. Every video needs something that people can discuss in the comment section, and he sure knows how to creat those topics.
Love your channel, found it a few weeks ago and I have watched every single Ireland to Japan video since :) never stop making these!!
love the videos, glad you are still uploading
Dude I love that the uploads keep rolling in. From one Connor, to another Conner... I'm living vicariously though these.
As a fellow Connor, I agree with this statement.
@@Hitithardify thanks dude your name is fucking awesome
Was in HK in 2013 studying abroad, glad to see it hasn't changed too much! Cantonese is the primary language there, not Mandarin, so instead of "shi-shi" you want to say "mm-goi-(sai)" to say thank you, excuse me, and sorry. Add the sai for more emphasis/formality.
He’s just a small brained American… even now you’ve told him he probably won’t care or say the right language anyway 🤷🏻♀️
Why are your feeling so insecure? Hong Kong belongs to China so it's okay if he says "Shay Shay."
@@shiishinchiu6636 it’s not about being insecure… it’s about speaking the correct, local language. You don’t go to belgium and speak to them in German, do you?
@@Baconlettucetomatoe Wrong example. Belgium doesn't belong to Germany and it's not like he's speaking completely fluent mandarin, it's just a slight thank you. Also, Cantonese you can say dou chay. I am a hakka, if I don't have a problem why should you?
shi-shi”It’s okay, Hong Kong people can understand it.
Thanks for keeping it real, it's why I keep coming back to your content.
Someone who speaks that local language:
Did she actually call him a fuckboy?😂😂😂😂
No, that's a filipino lady and she said something along the lines of "ano daw pabibili mo?" which means "what did you want to buy?/Is there anything you want to buy?" in Filipino Tagalog language.
I love this channel!!! Keep it up man❤❤
It’s refreshing to see an honest travel vlogger.
Love your videos Conner. It’s refreshing to see your journey hasn’t ended thanks again
i cant express how much i like this videos, just chill honest vibes in each comment! Keep the good work going man!
Lived in HK half my life. Never heard of that snail stuff. For food go find a place for dim sum or indoor cooked food markets' (where all the good ol street food hawkers have moved to). I hope you found your way out to some walks in the country side/parks. Those are imo the best part of HK which a lot of tourists don't get to experience.
yeah ive been twice and the food was great. nightlife was great as well. only issue i had was how rude some people were when using the subway, but i think that was more on me coming from japan.
@@chrisoli871it’s probably all the mainlanders flooding the place. No manners or tact. Hong Kong natives are much more chill, generally.
@@sixfouIt is the mainlanders.
Some hk natives are rude af, bad temper.
for sure. last time i was there it had to have been 2009. nothing but great memories.@@sixfou
Loved the video! Just a tip: you can adjust your camera's frame rate and shutter speed to get rid of the flickering from the LED lights. Some cameras also have different preset modes for filming in PAL countries vs NTSC
I was wondering about why that was happening! I loved the video, but the lights were giving me a headache lol
My new favourite channel without a doubt!
I'm soo excited to see you uploaded again!
Whenever this small brained American uploads, I watch. Simple as that.
Small brained viewer.
@@bstnbsch9917 hahaha
@@IKEMENOsakaman loser pfp
Being honest is what makes these videos so great!
Man I love your videos because you’re authentic and honest. Thank u for the laughs dude!
i'll have u know your video with that dude on the train smoking the sus wooden bong helped me win like 200 bucks at bar trivia this week so never let anyone say you aren't an ally to women everywhere
I sprayed green tea all over my keyboard reading this. Misogynist.
@@Itsunclegabbywhat was misogynist about their comment?
LOL
what was the question?
Those Viper glasses are 1$ on aliexpress lmfao
50cents on Temu
Glad you’re still going out man. Love your videos dude, wish I could go travel the world like you. Live it up brother
Love it bro, still one of the most entertaining travel series on YT
You need a guide in hong kong! Look for "Cha chaan teng" (tea restaurants) in hk. It's a mix of western and Chinese food and it's wildly popular in HK, also I believe it would match your taste!
In addition, try a "dai pai dong" (streetside restaurant). It has some of the stuff a tea restaurant has, but some quick snacks as well and more stir fry style dishes.
Traditional Chinese food is not modern Chinese food, nor is it all modern hong kong food! Those snail noodles are more of a mainland Chinese dish.
😂 you assume he is looking for good food. The fucker is looking for outlandish contents, not a good meal.
Hahahaha!!!! Man, you had me laughing hard on this one. Sorry your meal sucked. Sure made for some funny commentary! Thanks for the laughs.
Cant wait for the next video, glad to see the channel finally blowing up!
bro this is content you have no idea how much joy i take out of this
Love the brutal honesty, absolute legend.
The captions are the best part 😂
Dude I love your videos! Uncensored and funny!
Really glad I found your channel, nice videos, bro :)
Your honesty is what sells me. You’re obvi not a dick. You’re just a good, honest bloke.
You unironically saying “bloke” tells me everything I need to know about you 💀
@@classycheesePakistani spotted
@@tylercollinsworth9075 ???
For foreigners eating local HK food, it's better to start with the "Tea Restaurants" and dim sum recommended on apps. You need to live in HK and China for about 3 years for your palate to slowly accept and enjoy exotic local HK food.
Love love your channel. It gives me peace at the end of a long day
This content is pure gold I love this man
Love this channel ❤
Just got done eating some fire food, thinking how great it would be to watch a new small brained american video, and the legend just uploads it!!
That food review was priceless. Appreciate it, you a real one ❤
Dude! Love your videos. Not sure how I ended up clicking on one, but have been binge-watching your videos since yesterday! The one of the dude trying to blow you in Vietnam was fucking hysterical! Keep up the gret work and stay safe-ish! Respect!
BRO you are growing extremely FAST. your videos have always been quality.
Best travel vlogger in youtube with honest opinions. I love your content. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Your honesty is so refreshing. Love your sense of humor.
So glad to see that the series hasnt ended yet,love your videos and honesty,enjoy your stay in HK
Best traveling channel
Haha, the pit viper segment was hillerious! Thank you for lighten up my day SBM
youre great dude! I just started watching your videos....love em!
When you say xie xie, it is actually thank you in Mandarin which is completely different from what we speak in Hong Kong. What you ate at the lady's market was something we actually probably would not eat.
Yet you understand "xie xie" - as surely everybody else in HK does also.
@@lanamortenson8694yeah and people will understand merci and gracias in the UK but no one goes around saying it
So the original point still stands
*Edit: apparently Mandarin is more widely spoken than I initially thought in HK. Xie xie :)
@@IamSuperEffectivei spoke mandarin for my whole stay in hk, basically everyone understood me. so i guess it s ok as long as the other person understands
It’s one country after all right !?
@@IamSuperEffective After he types 800 into the calculator the seller replies to him in Mandarin - 好给我给我，not to mention every time I went to HK for work trips Mandarin was all around me, it's regularly spoken and understood - your original point is wrong.
Such a cool and unique content thanks for making these video i enjoy them very much
Good for you man! Living life to the fullest.
Actually anything there that says 'duck blood' doesn't mean duck blood, it actually means that the dish is prepared via the cook squatting over a heated pot, and spewing in controlled blasts of diarrhea! Just to help with the confusion.
I didn't know your mom lived in Hong Kong
Just like mama used to make.
This channel is great because the guy just goes into everything blind. That bowl of urine-tasting noodles is actually well known, even among the Chinese, for being an acquired taste because it does apparently smell and taste like excrement of some sort.
some people love the smell of skunk... many do not... trust me 😅
also, fun fact, the famous candy called cadburry egg, has beaver oil from its rear in the tail area 😅 for flavoring
@@dertythegrower fun fact it is eggwhite and sugar.. what made up nonsense is this beaver junk... they were originally called frys creme egg... are you that gullible to just believe things with out checking them?
Love your channel. It can be addicting to watch your honest and interesting travels.
You are the only travel vlogger that I watch.
BS, Don't believe you !@@dertythegrower
Never stop travelling like you do! This is the best channel out there!
bad ass content dude! I enjoy your trip. Thanks
I grew up in Hong Kong before moving to the US. I gotta say the food that you tried was not exactly in Hong Kong style, more like random Chinese food that even most locals find exotic. And no, we are not insane and we don't eat pets.
The Hong Kong cuisine usually refer to the kind of food invented and became popular during the British rule (before 1997 and yeah, we can date it decades back before even the communist rules China). I suggest you visit the local restaurants called Cha Chaan Teng. You can get some nice food that doesn't sound weird at all, like the Siu Mei, toast and chicken steak. The breakfast there is highly recommended. Other stuff that is more perceived as "Hong Kong food" would be in the Cantonese style, like the Siu Mai and Wan Tan noodle, which you can get in China Town across the US, where ever you can hear Cantonese.
Plus, a tip when you are shopping around the stores, the merchandise sold in the stalls can be fake, but the ones from proper shops in the buildings are generally genuine and they don't bargain at all. The British wouldn't really let the people sell fake stuff in properly registered shops, but we don't know what China's gonna make it to be years later.
The Blue Girl beer that you drank is indeed a German brand and brewed in South Korea, customized to fit the taste of the locals.
But in case you miss any special stuff in Hong Kong, you can always visit China Town in Vancouver or Toronto, Canada. It sounds odd, but people say the Hong Kong food in Canada is more traditional and tastier, just because lots of the original chefs left Hong Kong before the handover to China, and during the political turmoil, to Canada or the UK, among the hundreds of thousands that fled the city.
I understand people have a lot of stereotypes against Chinese. I don't blame you, because we are not that different lol. Don't really want to make your tour experience a political one, but please understand most Hongkongers consider ourselves as former British nationals and Hongkongers, and never wanted to be part of China. Although still called Chinese, the ways we speak and write are different. Most Chinese won't understand our mother language.
Anyway, welcome to Hong Kong and wish you a nice trip!
Just for anybody who wondered what happened to Hong Kong in the past few years:
Hong Kong Protesters Use 'Les Mis' Song as Anthem
czcams.com/video/mb5wDf-fw2w/video.html
Britain's new Hongkongers - BBC World Service
czcams.com/video/hQzY69IBKY8/video.html
I have agree with you that the Hong Kong style food like dim sum that I had in Vancouver is one step above even the best in Hong Kong.
hey man, you ARE being pretty political. Lets forget about those things here.
It's funny that Hong Kongers are opening restaurants in Chinatown when they don't consider themselves to be Chinese.
Boy, you are desperate to prove yourself to a white man 😂 except you are doing it to a guy being a jerk for clicks 😅 no need to be embarrassed by him. He insults every country he travels to. You are the first man who falls into an identity crisis because of a jerk vlogger.
The flickering light is rough on the eyes.
he should change the hertz rate of his recorder to 50hz or 60hz, that should solve it
dont look at it?
Close your eyes
@@stellar476kinda have to if you watch the video, smart azz.
@@deathisthecure9499 you can look away sweetie
You are very entertaining to watch, I hope you keep making videos and hopefully longer ones.
Makes my day when I see a new upload. Please don’t ever stop traveling!
this was very entertaining and funny 😂
I love ur authenticity, never change
gotta check your shutter speed so its not flashing. 100.
"No poppers, you can touch me" oh man you killed me 😂😂
Yea, he's entertaining. 😂
Just watched you content every night while trying to fall asleep while on a Peruvian adventure! You definitely inspired me to go off the beaten path! You’re a best bro
I love how honest you are .
Authentic Chinese menu items are straight from the depths of hell. I'm sure if you know what you're doing some amazing food can be ordered but my impression is that it's the culinary equivalent of playing Russian roulette.
Picky eaters should definitely avoid travel.
I’ve never had a bad meal in HK. You just have to pick the right places.
I dont think the diet there would be suitable for many westerners, but to them I am sure seems normal.
you never been to Panda Express? It's kinda like that but more fresh.@@chrisbrown-jw4ce
He's picking stuff the locals don't even eat regularly.
Hey you are pretty close to Vietnam, you could always go back to the Ngan Ha.
thats actually a good idea
Dawg your channel is the best you crack me up every video😂
Love the content keep it up!
Trolling in the vipers 😂
It’s surprising that you travelled through Europe and didn’t eat any blood along the way
I really appreciate your honesty in regards to local foods & locations 🙏🏽 unlike others who falsely misrepresent & set false expectations for tourists!!
bro Hong Kong has the food most palatable to Westerners...you just happened to go to one that has the old school southern chinese food. If you think Hong Kong is bad...mainland China would seem like hell to you
And you believe that he just happens to have picked an obscure food that not many Chinese find disgusting by accident?
I fucking love this guy. As a fellow small brained American traveling, these videos help me keep an open mind and upbeat attitude while traveling. Thanks for the great content.
lmao i love this, keep up the work, so funny
Really enjoy your narrative and travels. Be safe
Glad I'm not the only one who thought the food in HK was sub-par at best.
The best of Hong Kong I found was the fish market restaurants on Cheung Chau. Mine was still flopping around before they bludgeoned it, gutted it, and deep-fried it.
British influence maybe
You went to the wrong places then my friend. Next time get a local to take you to the best spots, food in Hong Kong generally is AMAZING
@@heroe1486Yeah of course - those British are renowned for their love of pig intestines, overly spicy food, and snail broths.
Food in Hong Kong is amazing. Guy goes to shittest restaurant in a tourist trap is all.
I've had some of my best meals ever in HK
My dear friend, please use 50hz in your settings. 60hz is not for asia flicker
Thats amazing! As soon as you put on those sunglasses you completely blended in and no longer looked like a tourist. NICE!
Man, I love your videos. Looking at life through your eyes is bliss! It's like the world is your oyster and every one else is just an NPC. I'm glad you kept the uploads after your challenge. Part II Africa, Part III South America, Part IV Carribean next?
Thanks for the honesty, I'm sick of other youtubers eating weird garbage food and trying to sell us on how amazing it is.
No offense to this dude, but you seem to have a pretty skewed view of what this place is. I've been to Hong Kong many times, and its home to some of the best and affordable Michelin starred restaurants. Hope your stay will get better, but from this video it seems you aren't gonna enjoy this place.
Yeah HK is a mega rich and sophisticated place. I don’t think he understand the difference between HK and China 😅
Rich for sure, but when I was there I saw countless amounts of prostitutes and beggars especially near Nathan St. I never see such things in Shanghai and Mainland in general, and it is generally also much cleaner. @@operandexpanse
@@CarlSkrivergaard HK definitely has a dark side but I haven’t seen anything on the level you described. Not saying it’s not there.
I think in the mainland the gov cracks down on those things so that’s why you don’t see it. I personally like HK because they have a passion for democracy and freedom. Of course that’s being eroded.
Love your honesty!!!
This was a very funny and pleasurable outing, thanks for sharing
This is like judging Italian cuisine because of Mule's balls. I like the honesty and taking it as it goes, but Chinese cuisine is amazing with such a wide range. I would argue that most asian cuisines are but a modification of it, including Japanese. You do need to know what the hell you are ordering though.
raaaahhh new video
i love you just being honest, it is nice and refreshing