Visiting the USA After 14 Years Living Abroad
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2023
- I recently returned to the USA for vacation after living abroad for 5 years and I was really shocked by a few things. This video is just my personal observations about how the US has changed in the last five years and I am only talking about obvious changes like prices and development in my parents area.
What do you think about my observations and how the US has changed in the last few years? Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts.
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Love this video, it's so real I almost cry LOL, here at LA not only everything is expensive it also contents less (less items in bag, less cereal in the box, the dish washing gloves is smaller than before...).
Thanks for posting. It definitely seems like the moral and cultural decline of America started around 10 years ago, which seems to coincide with the rising popularity of social media. Also look up the studies of how loneliness, depression, anxiety have sky-rocketed too. Pair that with capitalism and a rampant consumer culture and its out of control
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I think the Chinese are naturally thin by stature anyway.
How do live with a social credit score in China? It doesn't bother you? & why were you in China?
The suprise is that most Americans still think they live in the best country in the world.
Because the average Americans were told so in the last 100years or so……
American arrogance.
How many people have passports in the US?
Can blame them , most can’t afford a good education (too expensive) so it’s basically believed what’s been told thru the Western Media Twisted or alternative TRUTH (cough) Hollywood hype & American exceptionalism ..blah blah
The average Americans don’t have a clue, being lied to daily living in a bubble... if only they go out into a world yonder...to see the UGLY truth about USA..🤨🙄
From a Chinese perspective, it seems that to some extent, the United States is still the strongest country in the world overall.
My Dad was in the Navy for 20 years. He retired in 82'. He said three things to me as a kid. He said son terrorism is coming to America, put your money in gold, and never feel like you can't live outside of America. He was a bright guy. He seen the World and read a lot...he knew what was coming! He passed 15 years ago and I'm glad he hasn't had to watch what America has become.
Absolute truth 👏
He SAW the World
He was a bright guy... pity you didn't pay attention when you were younger
Military gets a chance to see the world. Most Americans are ignorant. USA in big trouble. So much RifRaf was let in that support Islamic Terror
But the irony is that the poison is EVERYWHERE else too. There are a few countries outside the US that are trying to stand up to the woke but very few indeed and they are beginning to lose - SK, Japan, Hungary, Cyprus, that's close to your lot. Your father was a very smart man.
@@thisismonitor4099 You're living in a fantasy world if you think "wokeness" is a major issue in the world.
As an American.. I agree. We are fat, sloppy, tacky & loud. Bad food, bad manners, low quality of life. Elegance is considered snobbish..
people don’t dine in America, they feed!
dumb
Elegance is considered snobbish.
Just as higher (formal) education is considered unpatriotic.
As an American I disagree. Your generalization is strange given the USA has a population of 350+ million.
In USA even you park ur car in public they will call police for you lol
You're spot on the last 20 years in the United States has severely declined. You really have to pick and choose where you want to live. There's a guy Nick Johnson and he goes across America showing the different cities and it's heartbreaking actually. I think we are in for a shock in the next 5 to 10 years if corporations and politicians continue milking Americans for billions.
I appreciate Nick Johnson's sarcastic sense of humor as he narrates his experiences in often not-so-nice locales.
I think there will be a depression followed by either a modern day TR or FDR or the US will come apart at the seams, bloody revolution honestly, things will change one way or the other 😢
another liberal can't look in the mirror and recognize they are the main problem of all the declines.
the problem with the US is that most citizens are playing allong with the fake left vs right narrative and playbook. Its crazy how Americans are taken hostage by two parties who are basically two sides of the same coin and serve none other than corporations and lobbyists.
, Nick's great!❤
I’ve lived in Asian for over 20 years and I experience culture shock every time I go back to the US. It really has changed and not for the better 😢
I mention it to many folks but even those old enough to have memories don't remember. It is like a Twilight Episode.
@@sailingaeolus , hey, I'm sixty five, a life long resident of the US, and I feel like I'm living in a Twilight Episode.
The decay in America over the past 20 years is for everyone to see. I was shocked to learn the sad state of Boston's mass transit, it is literally killing people now. I last rode the orange line in February 2008.
@@mrou871 Think Boston is bad, friend, have you seen San Francisco lately? Unreal crime, homeless everywhere and an open air drug market. Portland Oregon...? It was a beautiful city 20 years ago. All major US cities are turning to poo.
Don't go to Chiina!
Foreigners will be put in jail if you say
Taiwan passport or Taiwan president.
It is very true that American do not really have fashion, when I flew from the US the Europ, I can immediately tell who is european and who is american.
I'm in Silicon Valley and Europeans are easy to spot. They're tall, fit, and fairly glowing with health. Well-dressed too.
Europe is composed of poor countries that became rich thanks to cheap Russian gas. Things are a bit different now! Europeans are going to look bad, some time from now.
I am from NY, basically grew up there now retired in SE Asia, I visited China recently and went all over, me and my family had the best time ever from food to history to the culture and its good value for money. Lack of style is the biggest thing that hit me and my wife and my ninety five year old aunt.
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You are mentioning the food of China?? Oh my God it's the most disgusting food on earth
Chine gonup for this USA spred Covid over China so stop country business .
In 2017 I visited China, Hong Kong and Singapore and it was like living in the future. For example, at my hotel in Hong Kong the room came with a a cell phone which I could use throughout my stay. The food, cleanliness and respect for order was amazing. In Singapore the public transportation was clean, efficient and the people, like he said, dressed well. In China the elders would get up so early and do Tai Che in the parks were friendly, curious about you and there were so many people from all over the world, including Americans. It was overall such an eye opening experience. Every time I hear the politicians say, "the best country in the world" I just chuckle.
You do know that CHINA LIMITS your family size to two children, yes ? And the (mysteriously) only prefer giving birth to MALES ?
YES, and WE PRAY GOD SAVES the culture of ITALY btw!
Sorry, we don't think your real name is " Trip Bitten", but we do think your trips back TO the United States might have been trip bitten. i.e. as "Affected by," your TRIPS and inadequate comparisons; You're visiting a WAL MART-where they ought to have MIRRORS and SCALES at each of their entrances; THEN, you need to visit the F.D.A. in the states that doesn't give a crap about the CONTENTS manufacturers in the states are stuffing into the foods. Try to take your "microscope" TO some of the stores you visited and SHOW us what you can SEE as the contents of most of the products? Some of the POOR WOMEN (MOTHERS?) we see at a wall mart being bombarded by their own overweight kids, should be provided a CHILD CARE AREA where they can get away from the constant badgering by KIDS who are affected by the CONSTANT COMMERCIALIZATION and MARKETING OF most of the products offered, and be FED APPLES, CARROTS AND ORANGES, also.! Note your geographical surroundings at these stores; CANDYBARS are on the LOWER SHELVES where the hungry kids can grab CANDY CANDY SUGAR AND MORE SUGAR too? When we complained to the FDA they sent us a FORM that was twenty pages long, just to complain about the SUGAR in all of the kids' sports drinks!
Hope you can find a BETTER SUBJECT to speak on next video-you speak well....apparently TRAVEL WELL too. and have allot of free time on your hands;
None of us can afford FOUR TRIPS to China just to visit? Help your fellow man next time and give some GOOD ADVICE, because you will NEVER be be alle to change manufacturing in the United States.
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The future they are pushing is mark of the beast.
To be fair that is just the most high end cities in Asia. If you try a third tier city in China you will be shocked. I lived in HK for a couple of decades and spent a lot of time in deep China and it is very very different. The main issue is that the inequality is so high. Even within the major Chinese cities there are big discrepancies.
Singapore is a whole different world but that's a city state - HK used to be that way too before 2020.
As an American, politicians have definitely given up on the citizens and we are just left to fend for ourselves. "God bless America" is just jargon for "You're on your own pal"
@@abcdefg-oj5wn Yes and being "You're on your own pal" is preferable to the government doing things for you and costing 10 times as much. That is the idea of the free market. Also , in Canada anyway, there is so much social assistance and free medical and child credit. I get $1100 per month for 2 kids, that I would not call that "on your own."
I'm 67. I saw a class picture the other day of my class in 1967. The "fatty" in my class back then would barely be considered chubby today. That's a class of 45 students.
So something happened somewhere in the 80s…It’s a personal opinion, but we lost the home-cooked meal with non processed ingredients . Big Food (the food industry) and Big Pharma are now best friends …. Obesity is a disease , don’t cure the disease with nutrition, take an injection .
Sorry , but I think it’s pathetic.
Essentially, what you are saying a lot of Americans are living in a bubble unaware of what goes around the world especially in areas where they have been surpassed.
Much like China 200 years ago.
half of Americans do not own a passport.
Yes I would have to agree with the living in a bubble part - I have been living in Thailand and China since 2006. I'm a teacher and i was a professor in N. America before coming to Asia. The last time I returned to my homeland, the US, was 2019. I am planning to visit next year.
The difference is in 200 years ago there's no internet and the majority of people at that time were illiterate and simple minded... Nowadays people can easily find hundreds of videos on yt or TikTok about countries abroad from all perspectives .... Yet many still remain ignorant
@@freelancer1499 only a 3rd have valid passports and out of this only 10% ever uses them to travel over a 'pond' - going over the village fence north or south is their idea of going 'abroad' LOL.
Very true that American dress very ugly. I remember years ago I was returning to the United States from a trip in Europe.I was looking for my gate around the corner. As soon as I see a group of people dressing ugly, I knew that would be my boarding gate to America. I made a beeline towards that group of people and sure enough, that was my gate!
Inflation is out of control out here.
And you are right, US has been stagnant for the last 2 decades or more. Everything looks the same just like they were in the early 2000s.
And you wonder why the lady’s son has drug issues… she is a good influence herself for sure.
Happy holidays
Except that smart phone the USA invented that's in your pocket, right? And then what about all those EVs from Tesla, an American company? I guess nothing here is different.
The price, the corruption in Korean for people in Korea is nightmare, the cabbages were getting over 20 USA dollars per , rice is a lot of more expensive too , they across the border of china and buy food
I just happened upon this video and have to say that one doesn't have to live abroad to notice how fat and beat up our people look, and how run down and dirty most cities look. I'm a 50 year old man who works out 4 days a week, eats healthy, rarely touches soda or processed foods, etc. My hair is thinning, but I take care of it, and practice good skin care, and I was raised to never wear gym clothes unless at a gym. People often compliment me on my style and say I look great for my age. As great as it is to hear someone say "I would have never guessed you were 50", the truth is I don't look "great" for my age. I look the way a person at 50 should look if they care for themselves. Our culture, media in-particular, promotes and celebrates obesity, bad behavior, and sloppy appearance. We have middle-aged women walking around with neon hair, and young men so overweight that they have no masculine features. We have people walking around in pajamas and slippers at the grocery store that they then wear into their house. I'm not even going to go into tattoos and facial piercings. Our culture celebrates ugliness and calls it pride, and it's obvious we peaked decades ago. The country is imploding, and what we are seeing in our people, infrastructure, and rampant drug use and violence in our major cities reflects all of that.
People in tcountryside of China or fourth or fifth tier cities also go out to nearby farmers market in pajamas.
@@ChichiShuYes I believe you don’t have to go far off the beaten track in China to see that things are far less developed once you get out of the big higher tier cities. But I think the point that he could make about the US is that they’ve been to the top, and now they are on the way down in some of these areas that he mentioned, whereas the people in rural China are still on their way up. Whether they ever get to the top we will have to wait and see.
@@ChichiShuPerhaps, but these farmers still don't do drugs or go on a violent rampage.
Yes, that's exactly the point he's making.........@@robman2095
death sentence in China@@Orwellian-Purple-Grapes-1984
I haven't been back in 18 years, the thought of going back scares me. I don't see anything that's doing any better.
The most interesting part of the comments from people like yourself living abroad, is that you don't understand why everything looks and feel so out of date, but the prices of items in general.
In your particular case, being a resident of China, is easy to note that in this part of the world (I'm writing from Canada), we are still struggling with very old problems that don't seem to find a way to be solved.
One of the most dramatics is the homelessness affecting every single major city in the whole of North America; the other being the lost cause that the so called war on drugs influences our societies in a very dramatic way.
I never had the privilege of visiting China, but after following your channel, I would feel very out of place on this part of the world if I ever came back from there.
Greetings from Toronto.
North America mass media who are controlled by the ruling class and oligarchs normalized all these social problems, divide the people and use scapegoats (imaginary enemies) to coverup their incompetence, corruptions and securing their power. Nothing is going to change regardless who you vote, they’re the problem.
Oh really? But your government paints a different picture to the rest of the world :). They say it's people are up and above the rest of the world hahahaha.
As individual level, as member of middle class, you make more in US or Canada, such as doctor, nurse, dentist, attorney, police men, even after tax. China as a nation has huge progress, but as Indvidual, GDP per capital still behind. Crime wise, China did great job to provide super safe society. CCTV camera everywhere. I am glad to feel safe in China, at the same time, I know I was watched. Just way of life, you gain some and you lose some. WeChat pay stuff is great.
@@Yellow1964relax man, nobody is watching you in China, unless you commit crime
@@Yellow1964 GDP doesn't mean much. PPP is a more important indicator of standard of living, and China has been ahead in that metric since 2016.
I have been living outside the US for 43 years. It has become a foreign country to me. The government commits atrocities around the world. The people elect the government. What does that say about them?
It says the system is broken when there are only two political parties to choose from, both of which serve the same interests.
@@jeffs4483 you mean the uniparty.
Except they don't elect the government. The popular vote doesn't mean anything.
I had in mind the people - the electorate -
That they have no choice there! Money runs the county and government. People only legitimize it. It's better in Europe, governments put emphasis on people, they are your consumers after all.
With the widespread consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugary snacks, energy drinks, it's not surprising at all that many Americans struggle with being overweight or obese.
Yes, it is both the food and lack of control. Really bad combo.
@@TripBitten- plus the fast food culture and lots of addictive in all the processed foods
And our profitable corporations and lobbied government officials don't give a rats' arse either. Another reason why healthcare and profitable insurance companies rule our existence but hey, the majority of Americans aren't educated enough to care about themselves, contributing to diabetes, mental health issues etc... a caring society.
I live in a very average, middle-class town in CA. About 15 miles away there is a wealthy neighborhood. Of course the people in the wealthy town dress better and act more refined but they are also more fit than the people in my town, they clearly take care of themselves by exercising and watching what they eat. I think it is their self awareness which was a factor in their becoming wealthier and not the other way around. My point is that there is something wrong in the mindset of the average American which makes them more slovenly and callous than the average person in China. I think the US has lost hope for the future and this is becoming self-fulfilling as it will drag the country down.
1. People who's rich enough can afford to buy healthier food. People with lesser income can mostly afford junk. It's the same all over the planet
2. People with wealth don't necessarily work 8 to 4, or 9 to 5. Most own businesses or are employed in top tiered jobs where they have flexible hours. So they can afford to stay fit and go to a gym. People with fixed working hours are too tired after work to even think of doing some physical activities.
Moral of the story, the rich has forged society to fit their lives and not that of the lower class
It seems to hinge on exceptionality. As in "I can't be exceptional so why even try for good or better than what I've got?". My own daughter, who lives in the US, has that mindset. Even with her finances: "I'm gonna be in debt for the rest of my life so why not enjoy while I can?". Needless to say, that's not the way I raised her.
A key element leading to weight gain is disorderly eating. If you have the majority eating high-calorie foods in their cars or takeaway at random hours while they are between places or between multiple jobs with poor rest or little sleep, it's likely their bodies will not eliminate all that food intake at regular intervals. Having a functional public transportation network not only makes you more active, it also helps with scheduling your routines and this generates a positive impact on your health.
It seems to be an Anglo-Saxon trait. People in UK and Australia are also lacking in style.
No, it's the big food industry. They first lobby to ban any public information about the harm of sugar. They then cultivate people to consume the high sugar or high salt processed food. People living in your neighborhood probably are busy with their work to pay off student debt, medical bills, their children's education and other financial burdens coerced by Corporate America, then these big food industry come to rescue to save them from stress and the labor of making healthy food (perfect closed loop)
I was in China this past October and I had the same observation! The girls and boys of SH were so well put together! Then I came back to Toronto seeing very "ugly" ppl... just really boring, lack of excitement and whatnot
Its the generatoins..millenials and gen-z shop online..that is a great recipe to look like a shlump..Montreal used to be fashionable..no more..the younger people are shopping from Chinese websites..ie the worst the country has to offer..their seconds. The young women look AWFUL copmared to ten-fifteen years ago...no style.
There are a lot of people in Toronto looking attractive, just walk in DT.
@@valeria-militiamessalina5672Vancouver customs officials were attractive enough but super rude to visitors, at least from my experience, they treated me and other guests like a criminal
上海是中国最发达的城市之一，，需要用纽约来对比。多伦多？也许适合用青岛、济南、石家庄、天津来对比。
Life in the US is indeed casual and most people like instant gratification. People are simply too comfortable and don't care much about the rest of the world.
why should they not care much about the rest of the world? They have their own problems to worry about
But it is also a sign of selfishness, the me, me all about me syndrome. Not considering other countries does not create good allies, helping us to not be one of the most hated country in the world as we are now. (terrorists?) Our allies will become important one day if we continue on this same chaotic road. Look at Ukraine and Putin taking advantage of its position. Putin will continue to invade all he can. Yes we do have problems but just think about the bigger problems when we are unable to protect ourselves and receive no help. Putin just poisons others, make them disappear when they disagree or speak out against him. Sound familiar? Global interaction plus having allies also ensure economic consistency for the US. @@duaneowens7777
and ignorant too!
@@duaneowens7777The US is a big country with land mass combined with each state has it own rules and regulations which is different than "all" other countries in the world. Americans are freely moved from one state to another state which EU now become. It is hard for the outsiders to understand. Those American expats do not realized that they lives are easier because they are being Americans.
@@MrWooWoo99It is depends on where are you within the US.
The first comment... A lot of Americans gonna hate you even if you are speaking the truth 😂
So!!!!!!!
Wall-E is a documentary...
The truth always hurts.
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😂 lack of style. American love their relaxed lifestyle. Why would i as am men put on makeup and dressup just to go buy milk at walmart.
Welcome back to the USA 🇺🇸! … please do a comparison of China and the USA, like the homeless population, infrastructure, technology, crime and safety, etc. thanks 🙏🏻
I hear you. But I love my life in U.S. I came from China 33 years ago. I have seen the huge improvement in China. I keep contact with my college classmates and my relatives in China. They make good income most of them and they all live at their own condos. Many retired. Many of them complain about their income. They are more thirsty for more. 很卷, folks are too greedy for more. I do not see that kind of thirsty in US.
In general, we still make more in dollar amount after tax. I feel no one bother me here in states. In China, the folks mind other’s business as a culture. I hate that. If you have professional career, doctors, lawyers, CPA, police men, nurses are making way more than the similar career in China. That is fact. It is no fun to be a homeless, if you are a surgeon in U.S. you make huge money compared to a surgeon in China.
As an individual, I prefer to live in U.S. despite the issue of crime and homeless. Over all, I have a good life in U.S. maybe just me. I got used to live here with no one bother me. I am just middle class here, not super wealthy here. Who care? I make enough money to spend. I own several rental property. My home is here, not China anymore. Best wish to China.
I would love to see that. I am planning to move out of the US. It is not for me. I do not want to spend the other half of my life here or grow old to die here. The way they work is terrifying. The old homes and nursing homes in America are absolutely inhumane. They are not clean people
It is about job. What kind of job you can have in China? @@mystictraveler8642. what kind of job you have here in states?
Yes, agree with you,33 years is really a long time! best wish to you also! @@Yellow1964
美国是发达国家，很多地方仍然比中国优秀很多，我们也希望继续发展到美国的发达的那种程度，但希望政府未来不要走上目前美国让守规矩的居民不满意的地方，例如药物泛滥。但美国真的很强，在科技领域仍然引领世界的发展，这是中国人的认知。中国也希望在平等互利，互相尊重的前提下，和美国进行合作，以及通过公平的竞争，促进这个世界为了人能达到全面而自由的境界而进步，但同时保留中国目前认为美国的药物泛滥，以及对青少年性别过早的引导性教育的限制，在理解的基础上，而不是完全照抄美国的发展方案。
I spat out my drink when you straight-up called Americans ugly. I mean it's true. All the processed food, lack of exercise and lack of skin care will do that to people. White Europeans also tend to age faster than East Asians (and much faster than Africans).
That story of the "lizard" would be an absolute nightmare for me. I HATE awkward social interactions with strangers, and I'm so glad East Asians never engage in that kind of thing.
但很多世界上第三世界国家的孩童缺少这种糖的能量，热量的缺失，导致了他们身高远不及发达国家，即便是十年前的中国，公立学校的餐饮也很差，即便我已经毕业多年，以及生活水平普遍上涨了许多，我目前也仍是羡慕你们的饮食，但可能我会选择在摄入这大量热量的同时去运动，减少热量的正缺口，避免肥胖的同时，让肌肉多点。
但对于亚非拉，东南亚这些国家而已，他们宁愿肥胖，而不是营养不良
At first I thought he was referring to people’s attitude…🤣🤣🤣
Obviously you have not forgotten to use the word 'like' which Americans are famous for.
Americans used to be the best looking...the obesity and bargain-bin clothes have destroyed them.
I'm returning to the States after being abroad for 14 years.
So should I expect a herd of elephants dressed in Walmart pyjamas?
I agree with all these points. I just visited China a few days ago. I was SHOCKED. Unbelievable infrastructure, mass transportation system and cleanliness (almost spotless everywhere). It might sound silly, but yes, the people are in good shape and quite fashionable (very pretty girls). Everything just seemed better than America. Yet, we are told that we are the best country in the world. Sadly, things keep getting worse, and that's how it has been over the past decade or so.
With middle ages residential zooning, parking limit laws and 3rd places missing, where are you gonna go by foot?
very pretty girls? got your mentality.
Your observations are spot on. I was visiting Europe recently and sometimes I just enjoy the ambience and people watch... Not as many overweight people. People were walking everywhere and not dressed frumpy. Food tasted so much better and wasn't as expensive. I look forward to visiting Asia soon...
Yes, we eat better 😂
Travelling to the US from China is not only travelling from west to east (across the Pacific Ocean) but also from 21st Century to 20th Century.
He's Marty McFly
...and some people dream to live there and complained here they are like second class citizen although they were eligible to vote, they can buy property, they can travel wherever they want, they can do business, they can profess their own religion...and still they say that country is a fail state!
With 20th Century being the U.S. ? 🙄😂
Very good point
China is all smoke and mirrors. A paper tiger. It is going to collapse in the not so distant future. The demographics alone spell doom. Especially since we now know that they overcounted their under-40 population by 100 million people.
Americans in airports are dressed like homeless people. Not like 30 years ago 😂
And you can see them sleeping on the floors in hoodies like homeless too!
@@mcp4490 oh yes that hoodies look gives it away too. International airports always have benches and seats available. But not in the US, that's hard to find.
That airport lady is the most American greeting you can get lmao.
Saddest american greeting.
i spent 20 years away from America and went back.... i have to say, i hated a lot of things. I spent 6 months back home, and left again. It was always good to see my family and some friends in person, but it's not some place i would enjoy staying.
I’m from Singapore and lived in the USA for 3 years. I remember a big burly guy, a complete stranger I happened to be introduced to, tell me in the course of our conversation that I’m scrawny and I need to eat more. At that time I was 31, 155 pounds, had a waist measurement of 31-32 and I’m 5’ 11”. I was embarrassed at that time but I was thinking, no I’m not scrawny in my country; but you look overweight. I also remember seeing a big overweight guy in a Chinese restaurant in TN. The waiter had to bring him a “special” chair that didn’t have the arm rest on both sides, because he couldn’t side on the regular chairs.
Try the prices in an ER. Warning: one visit may clear out your life's savings.
We are from South Africa,my sister visited Portland Oregan earlier this year for a conference,she was shocked at the level of homelessness.So sad.
@@sailingaeolus the US has marketed itself as the richest and most advanced country in the world. It shouldn't be a surprise that these African visitors find it shocking to see so many homeless in the land of plenty.
@@shanwnt1657No we don't 😂 if you lived in USA, you'd know we all tease our own country. We know it's shit, but that's why we have confidence 😂
It's easier to not be street homeless where you're allowed to build a shack anywhere you want. But it's also a lot easier to become homeless in a city where you're allowed to wreck your life with drugs and people will give you everything you need to live except a house.
South African is much worse 😂 talking about South Africa
@@p.ipebomb US is shit, but gives you confidence. That should be the new marketing slogan to replace USA #1!
Nearly everywhere go i can smell weed and even my neighbours smoke that stuff and i hate the smell, at my work place alot of people do drugs and some even get sacked from work because they failed the drug test, from uk here.
You're lucky your neighbors are smoking weed and not crack or fentanyl that YOU can die from.
If you don't complain about the people smoking cigarettes (which DOES kill you from second hand smoke), then you have bigger issues to worry about
I would argue that you need to be careful with what you say and how you say it when around other Americans (friends, family, etc.) living in the US. I am also an expat. When I go back to the US, people (family, friends, etc.) no longer consider me to be "the same" as I used to be when I lived there. Things have absolutely changed in the US. But I believe most people in the US choose to ignore the changes. They do not want to have an "outsider" point them out. In your case especially since you have been living in a "communist" country.
Yes, they get very defensive and think you’re brainwashed, especially when it comes to China. Some people has been so propagandized, they become irrational.
As someone who’s been here a long time, I can tell you they never wanted an outside POV and god help you if you criticize something while looking foreign.
My clan is forever urging me to ditch the expat life. They seem to consider me 'on hold' until I come to my senses and embrace good ole American values. Naturally, they have no interest in hearing about life abroad and get highly offended if I let slip my dismay at how ... the US is.
@@krejados1 - yes, the imaginary “good ole American values”, a period when non-white Americans and white American women doesn’t have civil rights, able to vote and interracial marriages are illegal or forbidden etc…….when you point out these historical ugly facts, these people bend out of shapes.
Americans are the ONLY group of people I've lived amongst that practices WILLFUL IGNORANCE.
It's shocking how wilfully ignorant people here are, wow!
I've been traveling the world, off and on, since 1977. Around 12yrs old, the 1950's, I realized, all the adults around me were angry, bitter, depressed, basically, hated each other, that included family members. In my teens, I started realizing, we were being lied to daily about history, recent events, pretty much everything, after doing some independent research. I've never seen such greed, selfishness, obsessions with money, materialism, back stabbing to get ahead, rudeness, arrogance, fake smiles, uncaring, and unconcerned attitudes, lack of sympathy for others in any of the 40+ countries I visited, lived in temporarily. No wonder booze, drugs are a big part of most peoples life, to get through the day. For the last 12yrs, I live outside the country, near Europe, very happy and content, so have zero desire to ever return to the toxic U.S. During my travels, I've run into other Americans that also left the U.S. for the same reasons I did, and will never return. The U.S., is a unfixable failed nation. To many generations of self centered people living very far outside reality.
I had a similar experience back in 2010.. I had been living and working in SE Asia for nearly 5 years where people, cars and living spaces are much smaller.. So when I returned to America I arrived in Dallas.. driving down the Freeway I was stunned at how large all the vehicles were,, then made a stop at Walmart and was totally shocked at how FAT most people were.. I know I was in Texas where everything is Bigger.. but the contrast between what I had experienced in SE Asia for 5 years and seeing life in America was glaring...
And we are very loud! Why on earth do stores play loud vulgar music, even at the gas stations wth?!
Yes, it is shocking to see so many people that are huge walking boulders and so sloppily dressed. And that is only one example.
Because low income people buy shit products.
I love Texas Freeways!!
#Asphalt4Life
I work in a shopping centre here in Australia and I can't believe how many adults come in wearing their pajamas. The numbers just keep growing. I can't believe the decline in standards and style. Oh another thing I wanted to mention was that you walk down any busy street. Just take a look at the faces of people. No one smiles anymore. Everyone looks so depressed. That to me is just sad.
What part of Australia are you in where everyone looks depressed? I think in Sydney they don’t. Australians never had any style to begin with, but yes it is zero in a to of areas.
没关系，在中国，很多人也喜欢穿睡衣出门散步/购物，比如上海、成都。
Yep, I live in Melbourne. Same here.
I first noticed the universally depressed/self-pitying thing in London in 1982. I went back to amazing, happy Europe in three days and never returned.
Unfortunately, it's spread everywhere now.
1. obesity or overweight --- food crisis and healthy eatting habbit.
2. inflation
3. drug issue --- a marijuana mother to bail out her son for drug crime.
4. high tech vision -- toilet facility upgrade is not a vision of high techno development.
5. new developement zone ar hometown -- to attract 1 million migrant workers to develop hometown.
6. old infrastructures have not changed that much
you're so brave, coming back at this point in time...i'd be like, "i think i left the stove on...gotta go back!"
When I made a trip to the US the first thing that struck me about the people was their weight and that was many years ago.
The problem I have with the price comparisons people do between the U.S. and china is that they don't pair it with the income which is literally half of the equation. The prices by themselves are irrelevant. What matters is the relationship between income and the prices. The price could one tenth the price of somewhere else but if the local income is one twentieth of the other place then things aren't better in that regard.
That's why GDP per capita PPP is a better benchmark dan GDP per capita in $US. The only difference is if you can get paid in $US but live in China now that's good.
People in China and SouthEast Asia are NOT as poor as described in the Western media. Also the convenience factor and happiness coefficient ( if be to quantify ) are far higher than USA and Canada
The average salary in china is 4.2k dollars a month. Do you even make that or know anybody that does? You're just proving Americans dont know the world.
You're living in a very nice town in US. Much safer! Big difference from big cities, but can be very boring. Same chain restaurants and food everywhere.
Yes, my parents town is about 18,000 people, so much smaller but seems it is growing bigger according to my dad.
I've had a similar experience when I came back to Canada after over a decade in Asia. I understand you totally !
For me, just from greater Boston to the SF Bay Area was shocking, so many homeless, crimes and lack of basic public safety. Everyday my parents told me to be home before dark and avoid areas that are no longer safe anymore.
Did you try East Hastings, Vancouver, BC?
@@Zerpentsa6598 ? The worst part of Vanc and prob. worst in Canada. You do know that he was comparing Asia to Canada and that Canada looked worse than Asia. I don't know what your point is.
I feel almost price of everything is almost doubled including gasoline, housing and renting in the last fifteen years. Airports looks old and roads except high ways are bumpy. You can feel the lack of investment.
I was horrified and depressed flying from Stockholm arriving in Atlanta. it was so awful and no one seemed to notice.
No one seems to notice we have been living under a coup for the last three years. Everybody is a critic but nobody sees America is being destroyed.
The government would rather send money to Ukraine, now Israel, instead of using money to repair our roads and bridges.
And the ''free'' money sent out in 2020 and beyond. That is biting us in the butt big time.
@@dalesmyth7398 All by design. To bring in the NWO. People want it it appears. Wi pay he said. no buy no sale coming. Until people wake up that we are in a spiritual war, satans army is out in full force.
I've been in Asia since 2001. The last time I was in the US was in 2012. I'm kind of hesitant to go back. I'm not sure I could handle the culture shock.
Thank you very much for your courage and for pointing out what's going wrong with the North Americans. No more values.❤❤❤
Whenever I came back from the Far East,landed in Europe,where I live since 1970,the always first impression, that the train station is so dirty...😮
In the US, we have this idea that airport food has to be really expensive and really bad. The idea seems to have caught on in most of Europe too, but when I visited Asia, it seemed like they hadn't gotten the memo!
it's usually more expensive than the outside food but not by much
So it is in China, but Daxing Airport seems to be starting to change.
Our rulers in US are preparing us for Soylent Green.
中国也贵啊，我从来不在机场，高铁站买吃的，可能是因为你们的收入高，来到我们这后，由于美元汇率高，你们对我们认为的价格变动的幅度没那么敏感，但对于我们本地居民而言，对比普通商业广场也是贵
Also in Asia its very very expensiv at the airport!
You have a perspective that MOST Americans do not. (I live in Japan.) That is especially true for the uneducated, (poorly educated) recent HS Graduates. I could go on and on . . . Count your blessings.
I get the same impression every time I travel between Korea and the US. I assume its the same for those who do that same between Japan and the US or China and the US. Vietnam is rising rapidly and I imagine soon it will be the same story. The US seems stuck in decline but the rest of the world is just moving ahead, building nice places to live, developing their cultures, and developing their people.
The mad gun laws in America are also a sign that America is going backwards, living in the days of cowboys or gangsters..
And, the homeless problem seems to be blamed on the homeless, rather than the economic problems, and the role of large Corporations..
interestingly enough, nyc has been doing a bit of modernizing with developers having had low interest rates for a almost a decade but wannabe, "humane" liberal progressives mostly criticize all such new developments like Hudson yards, the new, Hudson yard train station, the Equinox Hotel (totally fitness/wellness/lifestyle hotel) and its surroundings as being something for the rich. while it definitely is a high end/expensive development it is also a concept space which shows what a more modern life might look like. here as opposed to Asia all such new/modern developments mostly have highly skilled, high tech, wage earners in mind as their target audience though all classes of folk come to look and see especially at Christmas.. (interestingly enough, many of the highly skilled hi tech people here happen to be Asian). go figure.
To make a long story short, the biggest problem of the U.S. might be the prevailing, wacked out socialization of the people or mainstream. Asian countries are mostly homogenous whereas the the U.S. is heterogenous. China is centrally controlled whereas here anything goes. The U.S. is a nation collapsing in on itself with its culture of ageism, decentralization,, a rugged individualism with way more personal freedoms than a sense of community or responsibility along with its lack of a mass, highly advanced or skilled citizenry . At the same time, to be sure, if you really looked at China, Asia or other places on the planet, they actually do come with their own set of flaws and weaknesses now as well as in their history..
The US , a relic of the cold war! The bad neighborhood that everyone knows is there, but you drive thru Just to see how they live.
Vietnam? NO! They spent 10 years building 1 short skytrain and 13 years for a 50km expressway.
@@billbhein2949 The US has had the same constitutional right guns from the start and it wasn't a problem. Also, the ONLY reason the states agreed to federal government being established, was because of the Bill of Rights which includes gun rights. I'm totally fine with getting rid of the Bill of Rights as long as you devolve all powers back to the states. 50 nations would be fine with me.
Welcome back! I'm currently living in Thailand. I'm not sure where you visited in the US. I lived near San Francisco before I left and find it to be exceptional in terms of the US. I didn't see nearly as many overweight people there compared to where I'm from in the Southeastern US. In regards to your story, I believe it. Public spaces in the US lack a certain sense of class and vibrancy that you see in many Asian cities.
Florida has a lot of older and overweight people. But, I noticed when going through the airports. I'm sure some places are heathier and better, but it was just very noticeable here.
@@TripBittenThe overweight, older people probably retired in Florida from the cold Northern States where people tend to stay dormant and eat more during the cold Months.
Most of the Pacific rims people tends to be more outdoorsy than the other parts of the US due to pleasant mild climate without much of humidity and the cold is not as bitter like the Midwest or the North and NorthEast of the country.
@@TripBittenCOVID-19 made majority of population had to stay home and become stress eaters. I was one among those. Once you get older, it is harder to get back in shape to look good.
I've watched a few videos from Americans that lived in Europe, etc. One thing that I gleened was that several said that after eating processed American "eating material". They felt bloated and depressed. I was wondering if you had the same reaction. I've heard that the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) allows certain chemicals and crap in our food, while these same chemicals are banned in all other European countries. Even our fruits & vegetables are engineered and patented for presentation & shelf life. Our meat products were raised with growth enhancing substences.
it's true.for example, in china pig industry,ractopamine is forbidden,but in USA it allowed.
I remember in the late 1990s I accepted an assignment to work in USA for 1 year from HK. As it will be in Silicon Valley, I thought I will American girls and all will be like Pamela Anderson when she was in Baywatch. Oh boy was I wrong, I remember the first person I met was the reception who is 3 times my size and she has a 1 litre diet pepsi drinking jug in front of her. Nothing personal as most of the people I worked with are all very nice, but I was shocked there were no Pamela Anderson. The local tech guys told me most of them prefer to date Asian girls for the obvious reason. So after 1 year I decide not to renew my contract despite an offer of Green card if I continue.
The Baywatch thing was a southern California phenomenon. If you had been in Los Angeles, instead of Silly-Con Valley in NorCal (northern California), you might have noticed some fit and tanned blond women - especially during summer and warmer months of the year. Northern California and Southern California are very different in both climate and culture. That's a common mistake foreigners make - visiting Northern California and expecting it to be like Southern California. Having said that, fatties are everywhere now.
Sure bud
@@jefesalsero
Thanks for the comment. I know the geographical difference, let say I was naive to think all American girls are like that. Too much Hollywood 😅
America is stuck in the 80. Pajamas in Walmart is a must when shopping.
Stuck in the "80"? I think you mean 1980's. Perhaps, but in a very bad way. Life was much better in the 1980s here in the U.S., overall. However, I do remember the materialism of the 1980's (from my middle-class perspective) - everyone was working hard to keep up with "The Jones's" as the saying went (there was competition to achieve more status and and to acquire more stuff - newer car, bigger house, etc.). American values became more materialistic during the 80's and this continued into the 1990's and 2000's with the culture becoming not only more materialistic, but also more individualistic, narcissistic, and caustic (more social tension and rudeness). I remember recognizing a decline in the culture during the mid-late 1990's. I believe the Grunge culture of the early 1990's had a negative influence - young people purposely dressing like shit and embracing a nihilistic mindset.
After living in China for 10 years and returning in 2014 many things had change. But more importantly things that I'd known for decades are now viewed in a different way, and from a different angle. No longer do I buy into the American exceptionalism, or that America has the most opportunity, or the most freedom, or the most choices. You can throw those old lies away.
I watch your videos and have lived in Spain, travelled Europe long ago and realized long ago how brainwashed American's are. Your videos have opened my eyes to the life in China versus what we are told here- and believe. We are fed propaganda and feels as if the majority of Americans do not have the intelligence to fact check and readily accept half truths, but mostly uneducated, unprofessional behavior. Our divided country is the worst ever and prime time for other countries to take advantage of us. (probably already true) While we are taught to value our Freedom of Speech, it is now being challenged but not for our benefit, just abused. If I was younger (senior citizen) I'd be moving elsewhere - out of the US. Why put up with of our social issues but to gain healthcare etc. If you are young, please travel abroad and see that life in the US is not your best decision. Pros and cons but now believe our cons outweigh the pros.
Lol. China has many problems including massive loss of freedom.
And U.S. workplaces have become unbearable for many due to excessive demands, toxic workplace cultures, draconian management, and job insecurity (layoffs/downsizings). Also, salaries/wages have not kept up with the increased cost-of-living. I believe this is all by design - there is an agenda in place.
My daughter went to her friend's wedding celebration in a very rural area in Fujian, China. I thought it was a minus area, but to my surprise, she said that the friend's house (she's stayed in her friend's for several days) was well equipped with good bathrooms & toilets. The friend's nay nay (grandmother) is still in very good health and has a bunch of chicken that raised in the nearby forest. And they and some of their neighbors have electric cars.. 😮
50% of Americans never even step outside of USA.
Sadly to say I have come to similar conclusions after traveling. Our infrastructure Is in sad shape run down, the streets are full homeless up and down west coast. Prices are climbing up and up. San Francisco once the model town of west coast now is mostly shutdown. Full of crime (park car w/luggage gets broken windows and rob quickly) and homeless. Just like country people are sloppy dressed and to much cheap over processed food.
And they have homeless people defecating on the sidewalks and streets in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In San Diego, they have city crews that arrive before sunrise to the tourist areas of downtown and the harbor area to pressure wash the human feces off of the sidewalks. And, although the feces are removed, the brown stains remain on the sidewalk, sometimes in the pattern of human footprints (yes, the homeless were stepping in their own poop!). I witnessed this myself during a visit to San Diego last August. It's a disgusting sight!
@@jefesalsero We have the same in SF. we used to make effort to visit the SF now we avoid it. You are correct it is disgusting. meanwhile the goverment borrows funds to support foreign wars. SAD!
Your Walmart story is basically a China story: Most of the non-food items are made in China, as you know. Sure, prices may be increasing but if they weren't made in China they likely would be even higher or not available in the first place. Chinese manufacturing helps reduce the cost of living the world over, and it's not just about 'cheap labor'--if it were, most of this stuff would be made in India or Vietnam where manufacturing wages are a fraction of what they are in China.
That's always the way globalism is sold, but jobs were aplenty 30 years ago before all of this started, and the American standard of living was also far higher. You pay a higher price, but you also have a job and have the money to spend - your typical tradeoff.
Welcome back Trip !
I live in SoCal city Temecula, which is about one hour North of San Diego.
This city used to be pretty peaceful and safe. Yet last week, there was an armed robbery in a jewelry shop next to a Trader Joe's store.
The Walmart near by has Lego , perfume and makeups locked up in cabinets. The staff told us that the store suffered more than 5 millions of lost a year from stealing.
Last month there was a group of teens that were riding electric dirt bikes and were tearing up the turf at the community soccer field, an Asian dad and I were trying to stop them, one of the teens started yelling " Ching Chang Motherfxcker" at us.
Then just yesterday, a friend of mine who works at the school about 40 miles away told us that they were locked up in the office because the sheriff station next to them received a bomb threat..
And San Diego downtown is now also filled with homeless camps !
And yes, the living cost here is getting out of control. It is estimated that the living cost is about 20-25% higher than 2021.
Average new car price is now $48,000 and a one bedroom apartment in our city is now going for $2400/m
So this is real life here 😅😅
We have a plan to move to China in the following few years
I hear you. The crime is real issue in U.S. city. Also we pay more tax to government. I am not retire yet. I pay 25% of my income to federal income tax and I pay 3% property to my county every January as well.
No crime issue in Chjna. CCTV camera everywhere. The police is watching you to prevent crimes, that’s good. But I can sense the desire to be rich from so many we encountered. Most folks I met complained about money. Many of them are not poor, they are just too greedy to dream to have more. I do not like that kind thirsty.
We encountered some who try to scam our money. I do not like that neither. I have relatives and college classmates in China. They are doing well economically. Many of them are not happy about their wealth. We use taxi daily. Most taxi drivers complain about their income.
In U.S. I work for the government. I love what I do and I do not complain about my income. I am satisfied. In China, just saw too many unsatisfied folks I met. I will not move back. My home is Texas. I have no problem to pay more tax and I can manage my life about crimes, void to certain places and carry firearms all the time. I know the police in Chiba provide great protection to everyone including foreign passport holders, but I do not like to be watched. I know they watch me. When I entered the airport, all foreigners must be finger print. Every hotel I went, they copy my passport and the local police know I live at the hotel in their territory. I am not a criminal, I just do not feel comfortable to be watched. In fact, I am a police officer in states, still active with 27 years. I just do not like to be watched.
You must have decent high pay job to live at your city. Many cities in Texas are more affordable. It is easier to make money in U.S. than China.
I will as soon as I hit the lottery jackpot, otherwise, we may have $$$ problem to live in China, LMAO…..
@@eggheadegghead you are still in that propaganda mode by the media, cost can varries by cities but in most lower tier cities, the lving cost is so much cheaper along with safety and convienience
@@eggheadeggheadactually it is not that difficult.
Two rental properties together pulls in about $4000-5000 net a month (after property tax, insurance, etc)
Rent a nice apartment in China for around $1000 a month. You will still have $3000-4000 a month (22000-29000 RMB)to spend.
Plus you shall and can establish other income sources in addition to rental incomes.
You are absolutely right about the fashion, health, and ugliness here. I am an Eastern European, and we used to dress nice anytime we were stepping out of the house.
Same in the US! People used to wear suits and dresses to go to the movies or rent an apartment. A long, long time ago...
I just moved back to the states after living in Japan for almost a decade and agree with most of your observations. People make no effort to present themselves, Wal Mart is just straight ghetto and dangerous in many places--I don't shop there anymore because of this--and the drivers are atrocious, especially on the highways. I won't even get started on access and affordability of medical care here..what a joke. My wife is Japanese and she wanted to live here for awhile, when she's done with it I'll head back to Asia. Where I live in the USA is much less populated so at least there are nice open spaces you can't get to the same degree in much of Asia.
Yeah. I came back to America last year after living abroad for 8 years, and you just can't tell Americans how life can be better in other countries. From lack of the homeless, to prices, to high tech etc......they just don't want to hear it because they basically don't believe it.
Why does your wife want to live in America?
there are plenty of rural areas in asian countries, especially in china.
Same here From the Hamptons area of NY my Turkish wife wants to return to US but Im not doing it
I just returned to the US after 21 years. Its oddly familiar and intuative but Ive got a strong Rip Van Winkle effect. The best aspect is Im no longer tied to a US political ideology. The objectivity is great but its almost impossible to talk to anyone objectivly, its all emotions here. And yes, obesity is a sad aspect as well.
I'm a Canadian who taught at universities in 4 smaller US cities over nine years and that's what I usually found. People just get angry-and calm reasoned discussion was rare, except with my university colleagues
I can see the subtle feeling you have as an American returning home after a long of time.well，at least its not that bad in your home town.
Returned to the US briefly after five years in Thailand. I thought it was circling the drain five years ago, but now seems immeasurably worse.
You'll notice stuff like toothpaste and shampoos are locked behind glass doors in a lot of the CVS/ Walgreens in here in NYC (especially in Brooklyn). Can't say it's an exaggeration, but it also depends on where you're at. When the lock down happened and people were buying up daily essentials like crazy, I saw people just grab a bunch of toothpaste, and deodorant and just walked out of the pharmacy like that. It was bad.
Seeing the toolings not locked up is not surprising... Like, why would the thieves/robbers wanted to steal tools that's used to make work?
A lot of homeless people do this. And increasingly it seems to me that homelessness in the US and here in Canada is because of real estate profiteering. Housing prices have gone rapidly in the 10 years I've been in Hamilton because of Torontonians coming in. It's not the gummint except for their failure to do something about homelessness. Cheap aparts were common in big old houses when I came to Toronto in the late 1970'-now those houses have been bought up and converted to expensive apartments. I delivered meals on wheels in the eary 1980's to admittedly substandard rooms, but at least those people had a room! Now those same bldgs are expensive apartments. A few people are profitting hugely from real estate and flipping, and thousands are sleeping on the streets. We need to recognize this fact. It wasnt like this 40 years ago.
For someone who has left for good 9 years ago too, I have to say it's really sad to see America deteriorating so much year after year compared to most other developed or even developing places.
I live in Asia as well and your impression is spot on.
Maybe 'slippage' is the word you're looking for to describe the US's rundown condition. Stephen King uses it in his more dystopian works to describe societies that are somehow off-kilter, nothing glaringly obvious, just something not quite right.
I too am perpetually dismayed upon returning to the US. It often feels like I'm stepping back in time, to a place with overhead power lines, disordered society and tensions threatening to erupt at any moment. And, of course, the perpetual police presence and signs forbidding all manner of things.
The word of choice that makes YOU comfortable doesn't mean anything and has nothing to do with the objective truth.
IF you've EVER left the country, you would know instantly the US is rundown and the infrastructure is old AF
@@kwamebushman606What do you think I was talking about? I've lived abroad for the past 15 years and live abroad, still. Every time I have to go back, I'm dismayed - if not outright shocked at how badly the US has degenerated. Not just the infrastructure, but the social norms and cohesion. And yet, people keep functioning as though everything were as it should be, fully disregarding the slippage all around them.
How did you not get that?
Yes, very well said. It's more than just decay, even the new neighborhoods look like they are slapped together with shoddy construction. Roads are junked up with overhead utility lines and billboards. No sense of aesthetics, and yet Americans think it's state of the art. Just nail some American flags on it and good to go.
As long as there is cheap gas for oversized vehicles and abundant fast food and big boxes, folks remain complacent. Comfort is the top priority in the US. Good times create weak men.
Thanks much. Watching your video and greetings from Malaysia. Really good description of what's on the ground in the US. Looking forward to more honest and frank opinion videos from you. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year. 😊
We have an overall decline in the middle class while a small percentage of Americans become incredibly wealthy. There's a decline in housing education medicine still a very high standard of living but definitely it's not the same as it was 20 years ago.
After 5 years aboard, Stranger at airport offering free drugs! It's so America! Lovevit 😂😂😂
Crazy prices & lots of places are rundown, all true!
She was probably a narc.. I've flown in from Asia a few times and was approached by similar characters. Only to later see the same individuals arresting someone for what appeared to be a drug bust.
PS: I've had some traumatic expierances in US airports after a few years in Asia. Visually Speaking..
I like you being more direct at describing people after living in China for a long time and now returning to the USA. It wouldbe considered very offensive in America to say they are obese and with no fashion sense, haha.
Oh yeah big is beautiful 😂
And don’t forget the San Antonio women
oh there is high tech in the US, like that robo taxi that ran over a pedestrian, which later revels that it was not a total autonamous but remote controled by human intervention, isnt America great?
I felt very disgusted and depressed when I came back from my few month trip to my family in Poland, It is truly a real eye opener.
I share your feelings but would also add 'frightened'. There's an air of menace everywhere. The abundance of heavily armed police and seeing a few civilians openly carrying guns didn't help.
Poland is not in the best situation now with Donald Tusk
@@lioneldemun6033Duda may still be a buffering influence for the next two years. By then, the EU and US may well be in the crapper. Who will Tusk follow then?
Thank you for sharing your trip with us. No doubt about high tech no comparison with China.
Very good points raised. Fashion and style is dictated by body-shape. And body shape is dictated by diet. Sugary Cereals and other flour based foods, and sodas that you highlighted are the problem. These will destroy your health, and need to be removed from the diet. Eat real food, like meat, eggs and veg, and drink only water, and leave everything else in the store and health will return.
Asian cuisine uses a lot of veggies , often 3-4 different kinds in a simple recipe .
America as a society is getting rotten from the inside, I came from India to the USA 10 years ago for my master's, and then I started working. It's nothing like how it was 10 years ago, last year I moved back to India, Sure India isn't perfect but definitely feels much better. Many of my friends from Europe, China or other Asian countries feel the same about the USA situation! I don't know what it was like in the USA, you always feel stressed and kind of uneasy!! Next year I am moving to Germany, let's see how it goes!
Please don’t go to Germany
Most people I hear, say India is a shit hole,
I see plenty of people complaining about Germany. I've personally worked with a German employer (remote) and it wasn't the most fun experience to be honest. I'm starting to believe no where is perfect and every place will have it's own issues.
@@Adam-nw1vyA friend of mine retired in Thailand and loves it there
@@Adam-nw1vy Germany is still 100 times better than the USA.
What I most love about arriving in Europe, something I have done every year for the past five, is to see lots of lively streets filled with people enjoying, dining, and drinking and a generally very happy atmosphere. Something you only see in the US in a few places. And what you said about the hi-tech thing is so true. I'm always amazed when I go to Europe because it feels much more developed and hi-tech than the US. Their train system and so many other public services are sooooo much better than ours.
With middle ages residential zooming, parking limit laws and 3rd places missing, where are you gonna go by foot? US government intentionally creating issues so you have to buy the solution.
Visited the USA from Australia in 2014. Was totally surprised how far behind the rest of the world America was in relation to technology. Felt like I stepped back 20 years!
That's weird because I've always seen Australia to be about a decade or two behind the RoW
@@suzukigsxfa9683 so did I but that is not they way it actually is. They have technology it is just really slowly rolled out. Take credit card payments you had to sign and produce ID in every other country even developing countries they used PINs at this time. It was a shock how backward everything was they even had toll collectors on roads.
Australia is much worse
@@kaydod3190 yes, in many ways, my workplace has no reception and you have to walk to the door to get reception - it is just a regular area - not underground, not a remote village, not deep in the area, no upper floors at all. I still remember when Australia banned Huawei, one official said they don't need it, they can source it from other communication companies, now years after, nothing achieved .. it is common that there is no/bad signal for 4G in many areas.. and they are still think they are very advanced and feeling superior, and having network of 5G, haha
Australia tends to be a rapid technology adopter but not much of the technology comes from there.
It would be great if you can take your parents to China (if they have not been to China before) and let them witness the different level of development and also the overall social fabrics between US and China...
The item lockdown is not an exageration. I live in a middle to upper middle class area and the CVS near me has item in behind locked glass. And welcome back to the USA.
Hmm, this summer I also went back for the summer break, and I traveled the east coast from NYC via Hudson, Albany, Boston, New Haven CT, Philly, Baltimore and DC, and I didn’t see this not even one time (other than the really expensive stuff, but that was always the case), regardless whether Walmart, Giant, CVS, Wegmanns, Best Buy and so on.
@@marcd6897not everything was in lockdown. Mostly medicine, certain candies like lindt... 2 blocks down, the supermarket had 1 guard but everything in the shelf with no lockdown.
Yeah, right. That’s why they’re changing their name to “Sleezy S.”
Speaking of the fashion issue, overweight people generally are not very fashionable. Doesn’t matter how much the “love the way you are” is promoted, deep inside most overweight people are just not confident enough to be fashionable. I think this body inclusivity needs to have a limit. There’s a difference between having some extra pounds and being obese. Being obese or even overweight should not be seen as normal. Imo you shouldn’t overcome your body image issue related to being overweight, you should overcome your issue of being overweight. I do think the food also plays a big part. Seems like only in America work stress makes people gain weight. It’s usually the opposite in many other countries.
really liked your video, thanks for making it. would you also make one on currently people's mindset in the states as well?
Buddy, you told all the truth.
You are so brave 😅
Too bad most Americans aren't open minded about other cultures and why we are definitely NOT the best country in the world.
Nowadays in China there are also more overweight people, even children, but still not that extreme like in the USA.
In China people WALK a lot more, for example after dinner in the evening it can be the custom to walk for a few hours.
So that might be an explanation for not having that many obese people in China although Chinese people like to eat often and a lot.
毛泽东当年的“开展体育运动，增强人民体质”，中国的全民运动文化并不是古代来的，而是开始于1949， 台湾，香港的人就没有这个文化
Thank you for sharing! Enjoy your visit!
I've noticed even young people just don't walk anymore. I work on a small college campus and most everyone will drive across campus for errands instead of walking. I say this as an overweight 55 yo woman who sees the importance of keeping muscle strength and mobility. Walking is key (when able)!
Glad that your hometown is not effected the slow down
Every country had a period of prosperity and abundance and downturn due to neglect and poor governance
Quite frankly,the drug issue is an urgent issue to address otherwise the country will fall into decadence
From the news that Biden putting the blame on issue of fentanyl on China was a lame excuse for their incompetence and irresponsibility. All men are brothers and promoting discrimination is inherently evil, co existence is essential for survival in this planet
Plus the legalization of drugs add oils to the fire
Well said. Putting blame on ones incompetence.
Critical thinkers do not accept that "Thing" as president. And it was not elected - it was "selected".
Wow what an experience coming back after many years! 😅
I used to party so much when I lived in the States. Was fun but So glad I left for south america. Way way healthier and more enjoyable quality of life.
No place is perfect - imperfections exist everywhere - some are just worse than others. One persons idea of paradise is another persons version of hell. Recent overseas travels to south east Asia has opened my eyes to this reality. I saw a number of things I liked and I also saw things I could never tolerate. It all comes down to what is a good fit for YOU. Retiring overseas is something I'm giving serious consideration, but I need to visit some more places before I decide where I want to call my new home base. Traveling to foreign counties is something more people should try doing. Its healthy to get out of your bubble and explore, you'll gain an appreciation for what you have at home as well as the different cultures and people abroad.
Come to Malaysia
Ah yes, the bullshit post apologizing for our awful culture with the classic "nothing is perfect" excuse.
Truth 👍👏
An interesting take on things. I am from the UK and live in the USA, and wouldn't go back to the UK, even if you gave me a $billion to do it! I love America.
Good for you! When I returned home to the USA from a visit to the UK, I had to stop myself from getting down on my knees and kissing the runway in Chicago. Honestly, I love the USA that much even with all its flaws. The rest of the world can bash the USA as much as they want, but people are still knocking down the doors trying to get in! When other nations are in trouble, who do they run to for help. I love the USA.
Great episode. So revealing. Thank you for your story.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I left 17 years ago and whenever I go back, I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to leave. There are nice people everywhere, but the hostility, needles aggression, rudeness and violence are exceptionally high in the USA.
“Most people are overweighted and dress ugly in the USA.”
That’s what I’ve seen but I shouldn’t say because it’s too controversial.
It might be less controversial if a frank overweight and poorly dressed American admit it. 👏🏼
hahahaha, funny. who says that is important :)
You guys wear in public what I wear to sleep, for example I would only wear shorts and sleeveless shirts when I'm going to sleep (I'm from a hot third world country and I'm much poorer then even poor Americans)
Ok, I admit it. I’m 30 pounds overweight and much prefer comfort over style. He isn’t wrong. It’s cheaper, easier, feels better, and nobody cares anyway.
It's interesting that you point out how people dress. Being fashionable costs money and it takes time. The good jobs are leaving, the cost of living is crippling and wages are not going up. Diseases associated with inadequate nutrition, that were previously eradicated, are making a comeback in numbers that can only be described as unsettling. Countless people don't have medical coverage because they are turned down for the government subsidized programs but can't afford to pay out of pocket. More people are working 2 jobs and working after retirement in greater numbers than ever. The lack of fashion is indicative of a society teetering on the cliff of economic collapse.
It doesnt cost money to dress well, which is different from fashionable. People who are flying on airplanes are forced to wear sweats. You can wear button-up shirts instead of football jerseys, and khakis instead of jeans.
Wherever you live, a lot depends on your income, and quality of life. Things like how hard you have to work to make the same level of income, how much time you have to spend with family and friends, your quality of house/apartment, time spent commuting etc. If these are good then I think it's a good starting point for life in any country. If not then it's going to be a struggle
My theory on why Americans are frumpy. We are depressed. Classic depression symptoms. Weight gain and loss of interest in our appearance.
It also depends on where you’re at in USA. Here in southern Utah there are loads of fit and fashionable people but lots of frumpy ones as well.
depressed and whining, with baseball bat on one hand, finger pointing China another hand just like Bidden and Trump