10 Things I HATE About Living In China! 在中国生活很难顶的十件事

[@jovicarrington4561]

我们的父辈他们在50s-60s的时候经历过饥荒，整个中国都是穷苦少粮。这种深远的记忆一直影响着他们，像植入了DNA一般。所以我们从小就被灌输着多吃些，不浪费粮食。父母害怕我们跟他们一样会被饿着。

[@alextjflorida]

不浪费粮食是好的品德， 浪费粮食的是HD

[@livinlavidaluke]

Every expat has things they miss about their home country, so it’s natural to be unfamiliar with some things of other countries! Of course as i live here, there are more reasons i love living here than i don’t! So Watch 10 reasons why i love living in China here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4Pddp2sZb6jqbs&t

[@louiserobinson1976]

Very interesting observations, Luke, especially about time difference. My brother in Hong Kong loves to watch English Premiership matches and he sets the alarms to wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning to watch Chelsea ! 😆 And I wouldn’t fret about missing out on western media if I were you. I avoid them. They do not report news, they make it up most of the time!

[@lnic178]

In England and American cities , some people not just spiting and they shitting😅. Like a hell on earth.

[@lhh132]

As a chinese , it is true , i also hope it can be change soon , but we should have some patience , there are just seventy years we went away terrible wars.

[@bigtimer4993]

1.电梯我们不会站一边的，有安全隐患而且不利于电梯寿命。因为中国人真的很多，所以如果你要做什么，你应该准备好充足的时间。 2.至于你说的瘦或胖，中国人不会在意这些小问题，有时候就是随口一说，跟你们英国的“今天天气怎么样”是一样的作用，文化不同而不是不礼貌，你就回一句“还好还好”就可以了。😂

[@jovicarrington4561]

I've been told that escalator courtesy is likely to cause escalator risk because the weight unbalance for a long term. And considering the frequency and population in China, it would be cost a lot to maintain those escalators.

[@livinlavidaluke]

interesting!!! It’s just a pet peeve of mine anyway, nothing serious haha

[@lguosantafe]

I read about that too. And that’s why cities like Shanghai stopped trying to educate people to stay on the right on escalators. There were campaigns like this some years ago I. Eli we

[@honeybadger8303]

There’s always a method to the madness 😅

[@watercoolice5179]

作为一个中国人，我也很讨厌很多老年人会吐痰，但这种情况在沿海一些发达城市比较少见，跟文化程度有关，很无奈。

[@livinlavidaluke]

没错

[@codyshi4743]

说的没错

[@lguosantafe]

When my dad visit the states, he doesn’t spit in public. Back in China, no matter what I say, he still does it.

[@lnic178]

In England and American cities , some people not just spiting and they shitting😅. Like a hell on earth.

[@alextjflorida]

天天总盯着中国人吐痰的是什么心态？

[@eaglestar2962]

In many countries I visited, the escalator also have no rules of standing on the right or the left. Squat toilets are everywhere in many countries in Asia.

[@sola4393]

The squat toilets may look weird and disgusting to some people but when you come to think about it, it is more sanitary. The public toilet with seats where any unknown stranger touch it with their butt, then you going to touch it with yours. lol Not until the last few decades there are some better washrooms that has toilet seat paper lining for people to cover the seat and do their business, not all washroom has that even today.

[@ghy8415]

physiology speaking, even though squatting is not as comfortable as the sitting type, it is good for the leg muscle,...

[@tongfrank176]

作为一个在英国待了三年的年轻中国人，你说的有些情况我自己也不是很喜欢，比如随地吐痰和说你胖了瘦了，酒店的话，我相信如果你用在伦敦住酒店的价格一定可以在中国定到最好的酒店，伦敦的酒店价格太不可思议了，而且房间很小。escalator的问题是因为人太多了，没有办法。至于中国政府为什么要对外网进行封锁，我一开始确实不理解，但是后来我觉得这特别有必要，因为外网对中国的负面消息太多，普通老百姓没有辨识能力，很容易被居心叵测的西方媒体影响，而且我们人口太多，安全隐患太大

[@livinlavidaluke]

谢谢，我完全同意你对互联网的看法。我的视频只是关于我的个人喜好 😁

[@tongfrank176]

@@livinlavidaluke 哈哈哈其实我想说的是我的个人喜好跟你差不多，因为怕你误解就多解释了一下。视频做的很棒，继续加油！

[@feiguanghan4786]

对于限制外网，当初我也是认为这是所谓的某些少数人不想让老百姓知道自己的丑事邪恶。后来在国外呆了8年再加见识的积淀，我才大悟原来不是为了隐瞒什么，而是外面对中国的报道绝大多数是负面的，否定的，搞颜色革命的，无中生有，捏造假新闻重伤。 限制外网实在太有必要了。当然，控制掌握外网，且想打压中国的美国来讲，中国的这种行为只能让美国气得跺脚，因为美国在任何一个国家都可以通过媒体搞颜色革命，却唯独在中国行不通。

[@algung2522]

​​@@feiguanghan4786 赞👍 如你没到外国住过，不知你会如事说吗？ 还是会轻易相信、被那霉国西方的恶毒媒体所骗？

[@jenniferzhang864]

A lot of Chinese said that my sister, who is 9 years older than me, looked much younger than me since I was slimmer. Chinese talk bluntly. Being in the U.S. for years, it took me a while to adjust every time I travel China. Hope you enjoy most of your time in China.

[@cc9232]

Some of the "dislikes" you said are personal preferences ,I won't comment, but there are a few points that I have,Internet censorship is absolutely necessary in a large country with more than 1.4 billion people, it is the foundation of stable national security, it is one of the reasons that makes China the safest country in the world today, otherwise it is easy to be like the Arab Spring , is instigated by the evil country through the Internet to split the country and cause turmoil and bring misery to the people. I absolutely disagree with your opinion on the squat toilet. I personally prefer the squat toilet because it is more hygienic. If the public toilet is a seated toilet, there are all kinds of people who have sat there,Are you not afraid that these different people have venereal diseases or other diseases? ! This is also my least favorite thing in foreign countries, that is, there is no squat toilet to choose from, I also have to bring my own disposable cushion and disinfectant, but in China, there are two options to see which one you prefer. East and West Cultures are different,In China, someone will ask you whether you are fat or thin,Because he cares about you,He is worried that if you eat too little or too much, it will affect your health. So don't use the western definition of "politeness" to look at different cultures. One of the things you say I don't agree with the most is that you say the UK is a "polite" country? ! For example: Take a look at your British Museum,It is full of robbery and treasures from ancient civilizations all over the world. Without the permission of others, they even blatantly let the world know after taking other people's things, so this is what you call it,Is it "polite"? ! you do not take good care of the lives of the people. The streets are dirty, homeless, drugs are rampant, and gun violence is rampant. For others, you always like to interfere in other country internal affairs... Do you call these "politeness"? ! There is an old saying in China that "one will be punished for his many misdeeds”,look at the situation of the British Empire today, it has become a small British kingdom, but it continues to be arrogant trying to regain its former glory, this is the new era of Britain People, especially young people, should be introspective. I'm sorry I said it so blatantly, but this is indeed my view of the Western style! In the past 5,000 years of history, China has been ranked first in the world in terms of national strength and economy for two-thirds of the time, and the civilization of these thousands of years has not been interrupted to this day,Because China was founded on the basis of “benevolence and virtue”. There are 14 neighboring countries around China. In the Ming Dynasty, it also sent fleets to Southeast Asia, Africa, etc. to do business with them, but we never invaded and colonized them. I think the reason why China can stretch for thousands of years of civilization! I agree with some of the points you mentioned, that is, there are still some elderly people in China who are used to spitting. I think the Chinese government should legislate to fine people who spit, and public toilets should be widely equipped with hand soap, but China is a big country. In a big country ,there are too many problems that are more important than these to be solved, so we can only look forward to it! Thank you for your some constructive comments today,I hope you can integrate more into Chinese culture in China, and give up the framework of Western thinking to understand China. We have some good friends in the UK and have established deep friendships,I hope you learn after success, it can also become a bridge of friendship between China and the UK🙂

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks for your feedback - i agree that censorship in China is important, but as you said it's just a video about my personal preference, not what is "right" or "wrong".

[@cc9232]

@@livinlavidaluke Yes, I understand the meaning of your video, it is just your innocent opinion, not malicious ,and what I want to express is that if there is no fairness, justice and morality, then sometimes the definition of "right" and "wrong" will be ambiguous. This is an unacceptable mistake for some important topic!😊

[@fire_horse]

@@cc9232 Great! You've just pointed out the key points. Morality, fairness and justice. I would say these are the key factors that cause the rise and fall of a nation or a country. The behaviour of America's politician is any example. Chinese can sustain it's culture and nation for thousands of years because our ancestors have left us the standards of morality, fairness and justice, but not ammunitions.

[@algung2522]

@@fire_horse BRAVO! You and @cc had spoken the truth of the matters, that Western medias used to slander on things found in People's Republic of CHINA. I would have written a similar rebuttal comment of myself on his biased and skewed views growing up in UK, which UK has yet to repent for its crimes of brutal colonization of many countries, WITHOUT the treatments of democracy and human rights on the native people found living on those colonized lands! In some cases, they colonizers robbed the whole lands from the Aboriginals of : Australia, New Zealand, and North America with the bloody genocides...

[@zhenchang9579]

I personally hate squat toilet not only because of my knees injury, but also it’s not as hygienic as you thought completely.

[@peterc66]

When I was living in Shanghai in the early 2010s, there used to be rules to stand on the right side of the escalators. I can't remember exactly from which year but the rules had changed/cancelled because of health and safety concerns, as well as the durability of the escalators.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Didn’t know that!! I guess it makes sense, but it is annoying 😂

[@seanchee441]

@@livinlavidaluke they did have the rule b4. But after a while they found out tis is not work. It is bcoz the weight is not balance will easily cause the accident and the machine is easy to spoil. so they just cancel it.

[@ching-yi2007]

Agree with everything except squat toilets. I grew up to squat toilets so have the muscles to bend to it. Aside from this, it's more sanitary. As a woman who now lives in the US, I dislike the non squat toilets because it's just not sanitary to share toilet seats. It's a gymnastic feat trying to use non squat toilets at Grand Central Station in NYC and worry about getting diseases from the dirty seats.

[@neosama8930]

自动扶梯靠右站在中国也有啊，不知道你为什么遇不到。而且从电梯维护上讲，靠右站会导致受力一直在右侧，电梯右侧轴承会加速磨损，会导致维护更频繁

[@R8J5M9]

Most of the things you mentioned you don't like about China is common in Asia. About the escalator, it is safer to distribute the weight evenly on both sides instead of concentrating it all on one side.

[@windsong3wong828]

Hahahaha…..your headline is tricky ! I am a Malaysian Chinese and most people respect and support China as we travel to China often .

[@donneryy9744]

关于扶梯这点我有不同意见，当所有人都站一边的时候扶梯受力点全部聚在一边会有安全隐患，现在有些政府都昌导民众分散站了

[@ngng7850]

哦！未想過但似乎很有道理。

[@汪維]

作为一个中国人，感觉你说得挺客观！ 希望多一些像您这样理性客观看待中国的外国朋友

[@awaw20062006]

Very honest review, indeed ! I love the one others commenting on you getting fat ! Take it as a compliment - Cheers. Keep up your youtube as I appreciated the interesting content. Also, enjoy your time in China. Please give an in-depth review (your views) of the zero covid policy if you got time. Many thanks.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks Andrew! I already made a video about lockdown in Shanghai discussing 0-covid :p

[@codyshi4743]

Finally. And I would love to hear more about your experience and opinions about China. I hope that China will someday address some of the issue that you mentioned.

[@yudogcome5901]

电梯靠右是个可讨论的话题，首先扶手电梯在中国普遍使用时间并不长，还没形成习惯。另一方面出于安全考虑，政府管理部门并不希望大家在运行的电梯走动，所以不会去宣传靠右站。在很多习惯电梯靠右站的地方比如香港，日本，近年都加强宣传在电梯上不要走动。尤其是香港朗豪坊电梯事故之后，该事故鉴定为长期靠右站导致单边磨损严重。

[@wenwen6092]

深圳人也习惯了靠右站，之前政府提倡的靠右站的警示牌已经取消了很多年了，早就不鼓励都站到右侧了，但是很多人已经习惯了，在人流不算超级多的时候还是都站右边。

[@jiaao86]

hi Luke，我是从B站上认识你然后过来的。关于你提到的一些个人看法我觉得有必要解释说明一下，也希望更多人还没来过中国，想来中国的朋友能看到。 关于网络的问题，我们中国的很多人之前也是很不理解政府的做法，但是后来对全球政治有所了解（你们国家和美国如何搞事）和看多了西方媒体的报道和宣传（特别是BBC），以及这些年发生在阿拉伯地区，乌克兰的事情以后，我们完全赞同国家的做法，因为政府限制的不是能分辨是非，真假的人，而是那些容易听信一面之词的人，平时不怎么关注世界新闻和政治的人（每个国家这样的人都占大多数）。另外中国不是限制了所有的国外网站，我们只是限制BBC,CNN,FACEBOOK,Twitter以及色情和赌博网站。（话说回来，你们自己不也深受你们国家那些媒体毒害和洗脑吗） 关于电梯和礼貌的问题，我们中国讲究“换位思考”和“尊重”。中国这样的国家人口真的太多了，有些在你们人少的国家适用的方式换到中国是行不通的，就像同样国土面积的美国人可以随便修建big house，但中国就不行，我们只能多修建高层住宅。 关于“尊重”这点我想多说一些，我们中国人讲究“换位思考”和“尊重对方的文化和习俗”，我和你一样是球迷（我爱阿森纳），但是你看看本次卡塔尔世界杯，你们国家的媒体，足协官员，记者对卡塔尔，对阿拉伯文化，对伊斯兰的宗教习俗有没有一丝尊重，还是一如既往地对别人指手画脚，一如既往地强加给别人自己的观念，非要让纯粹的足球附带上恶心的政治。我个人认为我们去了别的国家，我们就要尊重当地的习俗，法律，文化，站在对方的角度去考虑和理解问题。不是一天到晚“我支持LGBT，我要带彩虹袖标”“我要喝啤酒”“我要裸奔”。 关于“随地吐痰”这点确实应该改变，我们毕竟还在发展中，人又多，素质肯定是参差不齐的，但是你看我们一直在进步，现在汽车也会让行人，垃圾也会分类扔，也不是人人都是最低吐痰。就像我们不能认为英国有“足球流氓”，那全英国人都是流氓一样。 最后非常感谢你给我们的建议，以及对中国客观的报道，祝你早日成为“百万KZbinr”

[@joycelin777]

還有，時差真的的不是中國僅有。喜歡旅遊的人都會面臨，除非帶著太陽一起走。

[@zeth479]

看到支持LGBT。。。LGBT不是人吗？又不是让你变成LGBT，只是说不要歧视而已。

[@Marcos-sz2gp]

New subscriber here. No city or country is perfect and you got friendly and unfriendly people everywhere. Leave them alone and Keep going!

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks a lot👍👍

[@catttcattt]

For the escalator thing, I maybe able to provide some insights. I used to work for an architectural design company and when we design something we constanly check the codes and regulations for dimensions. The max permited height for a stairstep is 0.165m for a densily populated building. The peddle height for an escalator is usually 0.2m which exceed any viable stair design codes. In addition, escalators could not be counted as a stair when planning the fire escape route. So in the regulation layer, escalators are not stairs. In laymans terms, people may get injured walking on an escalator and in case of emergency escalators will often take people right to a hazardous zone(whereas stairs take people to safety zone). That's why many cities in China don't encourage people walking on the escalators. You may also notice when an escalator is not in use, its management often block access to both end of it so people can not use it as a stair. Well that's my explanation.

[@cn.1787]

What you said were true. I like you are honest. About VPN, I understand that, I'm oversease, for years I've heard/seen many rumors. Really sick of those fake news, I'm happy back to China, to clear my ears and eyes for a bit while. But I will use VPN too when I'm there, some websites and informations are very helpful for study. About judging others, it's difficult for foreigners to accept that. I think it maybe a kind of Chinese culture. But I admit we really should be aware of this, and try to judge less.

[@fziyi]

哇嗚！你的中文進步神速喔！👍👍👍

[@josechong8207]

As far as the escalator courtesy goes, it seems it is for now, a big challenge, and the same is true for trying to get people stand in a single file at Shanghai Disney or Universal Beijing, etc., China has been rapidly developing in the last thirty or twenty years and courtesies like escalator courtesy or filing single files, etc., will take time for people to learn them. In due time, they will.

[@lnic178]

Wise

[@ching-yi2007]

I disagree with you that there should be one line in China. For the population, if everyone stood in one line for a train during the holidays, people would be out of the train station. Not practical for the size of the population.

[@dapan602]

其他都同意你，除了电梯那条，听说只站右边会减少电梯的寿命，哈哈哈

[@livinlavidaluke]

哈哈哈哈哈

[@charleneji6759]

是的。2010年世博会的时候大力提倡靠右站，最近又不建议。但很多地方大家还是靠右站，有时我还特意站在左边--to protect the escalator. hahahaha

[@judee2578]

I didn’t know that hotels have to have license to serve foreigners. That’s good to know.

[@rubbis3742]

Quite interesting. Totally agree on the escalator. I'm like you, always walking up or down on the right so that'd be annoying for me. A lot of other tips there for foreigners if we wish to travel to China. Thanks.

[@lnic178]

Mr Luke , could you show the viewers about the REAL street view in England? Day and night street views plus the corner of the street ? And then viewers may have a comparison of their OWN👻

[@livinlavidaluke]

Guessing you’ve not been to England then

[@LeHa-ct9ds]

Risky request 😱💀

[@Bombfun]

For escalator, Hong Kong used to enforce right side for standing and left side for walk. However, Hong Kong EMSD, a government department, change policy. Both sides are for stand since safety reason. But most of Hongkonger take this old habit. Both sides for stand are more safe.

[@sabrinaymt]

I hate people spitting too. I grow up here but I still cannot get use to people spitting.

[@davidmartin7518]

Which is your team in the English Premier League?

[@livinlavidaluke]

Mufc unfortunately

[@cathywong5894]

When I was in Hong Kong , a foreigner said to me "" YOU WAS SLIM"" , WHAT !!!! TRIED TO INSULT ME , I would like to be fatter , I was sad and cried . only our cultures are different .

[@2laidragon]

I can relate to all the stuff you said except the crypto thing! The fact I’m against the stock market, crypto is the thing I hated even more.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Hahahaha fair enough, you’ll be using it one day though i’m sure😉

[@jenme4796]

No wonder why my aunty yelled at me for not bargaining, about 15 years ago I went shopping in Shenzhen from America, I didn’t bargain at all, I purchase a silk embroidery for $100 RMB and I still love the purchase but she was upset I never bargain

[@warheadvun5485]

I am of Chinese descent, the comments are fair and matter of factly

[@livinlavidaluke]

谢谢你

[@edwardlin2941]

thanks for sharing your experience

[@这等默默]

你在今日头条上有账号吗？怎么找不到你

[@yogaterapi802]

IMHO: In China generally: > 4-star hotels for foreigner < 3-star hotels for local. 🧐

[@ZhengSouth]

"Fat" is a very normal word in Chinese language, which can be used to express "cute" sometimes, such as "a little fat boy" means a cute little boy.

[@zzleecute6046]

文化差异应该是去理解，而不是用“讨厌”来评价，这只会让人觉得你傲慢！如果你把“讨厌”换成“不习惯”应该就没那么让人觉得不适🙂

[@livinlavidaluke]

你说的没错👍

[@charleneji6759]

Commenting on appearance is soooo funny and soooo true. Believe me, this is a cultural thing. Parents do the same to their children all the time. You should check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qInFfoOGesufhNk

[@livinlavidaluke]

Hahah i love this guy, very funny haah

[@Zerpentsa6598]

So sad you were forced to study in China by the CPC. Or was it by the UK government?

[@BrooklynMatt526]

There is no such thing as a "foreigner license" for hotels. Hasn't been for 20+ years. If they tell you foreigners can't stay, it's because they don't know how (or don't want to) use the guest registration software for foreigners.

[@livinlavidaluke]

it literally exists - when i went to Changsha the police told me the sub-area of the city i wanted to stay in was not allowed for foreigners, no idea why! Also, if you check online on C-Trip to book a hotel, it shows you all the hotels which foreigners can stay in

[@MEdim7]

其实很多就是素质教育和大环境的情商培养的欠缺问题，比如吐痰，不止是老年人，我生活在一线城市广州，经常见到很多送外卖的年轻人依然会随地吐痰，电梯抽烟。至于评价别人外表，确实很恶心，尤其是现在的社交平台，很多人会随意评价别人的身高，肥瘦，五官，外貌，没有任何的礼貌和尊重。而让我最反感的是网络舆论网暴，现在国内的舆论环境真的是太差了，导致我很多时候都偏向于在油管看视频，评论区的人的整体认知程度，教养和素质都高很多，只要不涉及政治话题，基本上的评论都是很友善，是为了讨论而讨论，不是为了喷而喷的。我们国家的经济发展是上来了，但人口素质教育真的还有很长的路要走。

[@qianduoduo7]

推荐你用“快连vpn”，网速很快，节假日也不掉线

[@ozcathy3160]

You spot on!

[@hclau362]

Ha ha ha .. Regarding Crypto, China just saved your life savings for you. You would have been wiped out by now (Nov 2022) China basically do not allow Ponzi Scams...

[@jenniferzhang864]

Chinese government is smart. They see things in a long term, very strategically.

[@李大明-j6u]

我眼里的电梯就是因为我懒，我不想爬楼梯，所以我才选择电梯。如果着急想跑的，可以走楼梯😂

[@DW-hn7hv]

do hotels really need a licese for foreigners in China?i thought it's a joke

[@hangtuah888]

With regards to the grouting and spitting, I too hate is as well as smoking which is prevalent. The thing about asking about the fat and thin dichotomy stamps from the days of famine and they obviously envied someone who has put on weight because it meant they are flourishing and earning money to afford to eat and thus put on weight. Don't worry it is not meant to be pejorative as the Chinese endured famine in the sixties during period of famine.

[@livinlavidaluke]

i'll trust you.. 😁😁

[@hangtuah888]

@@livinlavidaluke The Chinese greeting too is always have you eaten. Being a diaspora Chinese, it is always 你吃飽了嗎?

[@livinlavidaluke]

Good point!

[@josechong8207]

Thank you for enlightening us with this perspective... It makes so much sense now...

[@星晨-k9f]

在中国也可以购买虚拟货币的国家只是打击虚拟货币开盘割韭菜坑钱的人，你买币炒币不会管你的，而且现在国家已经进一步规范和加强数字过币的法律法规，还希望通过香港打造中国的数字经济

[@rainbow2639]

Why can’t you record the football matches ?

[@livinlavidaluke]

If you like football you'll realise it's not the same😂 i like to go on twitter and talk to friends about the game whilst it's live etc

[@rainbow2639]

Of course , silly me ! No I don’t like football especially when I have to listen to the ritual football talk in the office the day after !! 👻👻

[@livinlavidaluke]

Hahahaahhah i feel for you😂

[@RealKevinChan]

Think I would find most of the things you mentioned annoying or even resentful, except for two things: (1) Having to watch football in the middle of the night. That's the same nuisance you just have to live with if you're in Australia, mate! (And all Asian countries I'd say so it's not a "China" problem.) (2) Cryptocurrencies. I wish you well with your "investment", Luke, but I have to tell you they are a SCAM! Caveat emptor!!

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks, Kevin, for your reply! I'm not saying it was a China problem btw, it's just some personal things which annoy me about living here😉

[@RealKevinChan]

@@livinlavidaluke no worries. Cheers!

[@老周-y8q]

說的很實際。

[@Isabelle-js9db]

Well. No4 actually in Japan is the same. They just want to give you help. You could say I just want to walk around by myself. And most of them will get it and leave you alone.

[@vertikultursg8532]

Most of them if not all are applicable to most of Asian countries. With exception with the hotel situation, that one is China specific.

[@wutony7672]

Wow you speak really good Chinese

[@tamstrainworld3754]

This is the most effective way to use the escalator when the people standing with double line, and that will be more safe if people not walking on the escalator. For the crypto, actually the China Govt is developing digital RMB by using blockchain technology which is same as crypto's technology.

[@livinlavidaluke]

The digital RMB is highly centralised so in my eyes not really crypto - the point is i cannot play with the cryptos that i want here 😜

[@donneryy9744]

有很多私人的民宿根本不存在不接待外国人这个问题，民宿很多都是新的楼盘环境比酒店还好

[@MichaelZhuang]

I think the last one (that foreigners need to stay in specifically approved hotels) is totally unreasonable. Maybe it was reasonable 40 years ago, while the living standard gap between locals and foreigners was so big that hotels for locals were simply not suitable for foreigners. Not now anymore, foreigners who do not understand the historical context - I assume most of them - will simply take that as a sort of racism. Not to mention it causes real inconveniences.

[@greedyy6575]

On the subject of cryptocurrencies, you can now thank the Communist Party for saving your life.

[@mingyoung7974]

善意批評 虚心聆聽 中國才會進步 古語云 ：有容乃大

[@chinaheartforever4707]

还有一个比较讨厌的事情就是，自行车摩托车不走车道，却在人行道上穿行，是不是出现在你身后按着刺耳的铃声，或者突然悄无声息的从你身边快速的擦身而过，搞得你非常紧张，这个也是我一个同行英国朋友从中国旅游回来的感受，他感觉走在路上特别提心吊胆身后穿行的自行车和小摩托。

[@西瓜-f7f]

手扶梯的事情很早就有人提过了，每个国家都有自己特殊国情吧，外国人经常只站在自己的角度看问题，不管实际情况，张嘴就是不靠右没素质。中国人口众多人流量大，大家都站右边会导致手扶梯寿命大大缩短，造成安全隐患，而且建议手扶梯上尽量不要超车，那么急那你可以走楼梯啊。

[@jenniferzhang864]

这个博主对中国很友好，每个人看事情角度不同会有有不同结论，无关大事。

[@yangliu5727]

i live in shanghai, everything you saia are true, should be changed.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks, hope you’re ok in lockdown

[@milkmilk27]

英國人有一種奇怪特質，我認為那是所謂～貴族性格，在中國人那裡叫～裝！！！ 就是眼睛喜歡向下看，下巴却是向上，他們的視覺非正常。總有一大套規則，去評論別人，而且是在別人國家內。 你怎不去非洲說當地人，不穿上衣？？？ 全世界每個民族，都給他們批評個偏。哈哈

[@ロイドフォージャー-n6n]

关于那些祖辈人 随地吐痰的事儿 我无话可说 但是在饮食上面呢 其实因人而异 有的人会喜欢你瘦的样子 有的人会喜欢你胖的样子 也有的人或喜欢适中的 喜欢瘦的就是跟随潮流路线走的人 喜欢胖的就是跟随传统路线走的人 正所谓能吃是福 能吃就会胖 而且唐代也盛行以肥为美 因为肥胖象征富贵 而喜欢适中的人才是正常的人 ：） 关于蹲厕这方面 我还真不知道大陆原来盛行蹲厕 因为我是香港人 （爱国的用简体字没毛病）所以完全觉得蹲厕是一个很过时的东西 但是没想到就是 中国发展的那么好 竟然还会有那么过时的蹲厕 不过虽然蹲厕过时 但却是我们中华文化茅厕的重要文化代表 所以在看完你的视频后 虽然很不喜欢也很不情愿去蹲蹲厕 但我从现在这一刻开始将会很尊重蹲厕 并且会尝试的去习惯它！（因为大陆在用） 关于酒店这个事情 我也不知道 我只听过我妈说 中国大陆就算是上海的五星级酒店水准也不高 只有硬件没有软件（只有外壳没有内在美）她说服务水平跟一星级酒店一样 食物也就三星级， 不过尽管如此 我也很想上去大陆旅游！我这辈子除了小时候去过珠海几天以外 我只跟过学校团去深圳有一天 就这样 没离开过广东省啊 我妈就不同了 她去过上海无数次 北京十几次 还有一些省会和直辖市

[@LeHa-ct9ds]

So true 🤣🤣🤣

[@hammylauw9574]

Toilet conundrum, I suggest you have to visit India oneday

[@kelic5035]

(｡･∀･)ﾉﾞ嗨 Luke.. 我都有追踪你的频道，谢谢你每次录制的视频，我都会看完。这集蛮特别的，至少比起其它的视频制作人（KZbinr）做得好一些，而且很诚实。😊😊 我是名 马来西亚 华人，我了解你讨厌的这十大问题，我们来讨论下吧！第一：防火墙，我是可以理解为什么中国需要防火墙，网上很多资料可以搜索，毕竟每个国家都有她自己会面对的问题，至少不方便了很多外国朋友噢！第二、扶梯：没办法，人流量太多了，至少我在新加坡工作期间，特别是上下班也是如此，扶梯的人流量也是多到动弹不得；第三的吐痰，我也是受不了的，这个老一辈的陋习太糟糕了，希望年轻一代可以改变；第四、我们马来西亚这里也是这样，你只是想逛逛，店员就老跟着你，或者在观望大量着你，这个感觉真的糟透了，我很明白你的感受；第五、加密货币：嗯... 不好意思，我不懂这个，可以教教我呀！🤭🤭；第六、公共假期：对于是外国人的你，一定很不好受，假期都不能安安静静地去享受，想必他们的国人也是如此吧，只是已经习惯了。我们马来西亚这里也还好，因为是本地人，当然是希望越多假期越好，哈哈，不知道在英国那里的情况是怎么样呢？每每看英国电影什么的，好喜欢那里的大自然风景，离开城市到小镇小住几天简直是一大享受，你应该很怀念英国的大自然吧，三年都没有回去过了，是时候回家看看噢，希望你有美好的路程；第七、评论你的外表：不知道是不是也是华人（中国人）的关系，我们这里也是如此，胖瘦都会给你评论，有时真的很想一巴掌扫过去，给他们闭嘴才是，所以你要一直保持一样的身材，问题就解决了，哈哈哈；第八、时差：没办法，一个东、一个西，有时真得牺牲睡眠时间噢，难为你了；第九、蹲厕：这个作为马来西亚华人，曾去到中国那里的蹲厕，也是受不了噢，是真的很厌恶啦，不要说你一个外国人，可是有什么办法呢？！第十、酒店：那里的规定，能怎么办呢？！最后Luke，希望你能够overcome那里的一切，我这里特别全部打中文字，你应该得花时间慢慢读噢，因为担心我的英文也是broken English，待会看得你一头雾水，哈哈哈！平安，see you next round! 😊😊 （哇！第一次在KZbin这里留言一堆，表示对你的支持噢~）

[@algung2522]

"Why I hate living in CHINA" was your title to your video, it was really sick and strange to find yourself still living there as we speak! Or may be you lost your mobility?... It would be stupid to over stay your welcome in China, if you "hate living in CHINA", dude!

[@livinlavidaluke]

Maybe don’t overreact to a title and watch the video instead where i explain 😂

[@gatesbill1805]

the video can not play

[@lnic178]

Mr Luke’s point of view really surprised me . An well- educated scholar plus traveling between different countries and enjoyed the experience of different cultures complaining about small things like he NEVER seen in his OWN country? Unbelievable.

[@livinlavidaluke]

It’s just a lighthearted video mate 🤣i explained at the beginning the video is about things which i am unaccustomed and unfamiliar to in China which can be annoying. Are you telling me if you travelled to any country in the world there would be nothing you miss about your home country which might annoy you in the place you’re in? Overall i emphasised there are more things i LOVE about living here than i dislike. That’s why i still live here!!

[@lnic178]

Now I understood why some expands are saying Chinese people are not friendly towards them. FOR SOME REASONS DUDE. And viewers see for yourself now . What are these REASONS for people dislike you? 😄😄😄

[@livinlavidaluke]

I’ve never said people are unfriendly to me here :)

[@jgwizo]

This KZbin channel is pretentious as censorship is all over. In actual fact the western society is either voluntary parrots. Marketing is a technique to make one buy otherwise online is the option. Number of people is all over and in western society people like this KZbinr have learned to ignore the poor and homeless. I wish you were smart enough to appreciate difference in society.

[@livinlavidaluke]

_"Number of people is all over and in western society people like this KZbinr have learned to ignore the poor and homeless."_ What exactly do you mean? Where am i ignoring them?

[@onkycui]

开头一句“腐国”，成功逗笑我了

[@WalkAction]

认为胖是健康的原因，是历史上中国人经历过太多的饥饿。

[@JianYZhong]

Curious to learn what you see about crypto currency and its role in society. It seems to be primarily a speculative investment.

[@郑舜烨]

我个人觉得这里面最麻烦的事情是那个外国人住宿问题 真的 这样很不好，管的太严了。

[@cesmorf5398]

🥰

[@taiwaing5410]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@shuedward7618]

last point, about hotel, not agree. as i know, you also can find good normal hotel everywhere even you are foreigner.

[@livinlavidaluke]

But it’s really difficult - when i went to Changsha i was rejected by so many hotels, i spent hours looking for one. And when i went to Xinjiang, there were only a couple in the whole city that would accept foreigners

[@ZZ-zf5sx]

@@livinlavidaluke in general it's true, especially in small cities and rural areas

[@AndyKing1000]

What about the political lockdown?

[@babc97]

这个视频是11个月之前的，还以为是11年前呢，你说的这些现在真的好多了，自动扶梯都站一边会损坏，那是因为你们没有中间的步行梯，急事可以自己快点走步梯！，特殊情况可以礼貌借过！随地吐痰在城市里很罕见了吧？时区不一样也是中国的毛病？谈论胖瘦是熟人朋友之间的事可严肃可开玩笑，难道要一律的英式虚伪？还是找找自己的原因，中国是有很多问题，但自己是个人，胡乱挑刺不可取，思想开放融入是正道。

[@WkShu]

如果你在中國出生長大，這十樣討厭的事情再也不討厭了，可能你也參與在其中。

[@johnyossarian9059]

I'm gonna be brutally honest here. Apologies if this offends. Boring video. Every single point you talk about in the video has been discussed countless times in countless youtube videos, social media posts, and internet forums. I'm expect much more from a PhD student in China.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Fair enough thanks for the honesty

[@塵世中一個雜種小書僮]

关于加密货币，你只是没有找对方法，在中国炒币的人非常多

[@Hing.Dickson]

Come on bro ...What the hate u said it happened everywhere .. it not culture ..It belong to individual to that person ... I experienced it while I first travel to Hainan sanya OMG. . walking on the street it so colorful why it all phlegm ,so disgusting...Betel nut the killer😄🤣🤣😄🤣🤣

[@milkmilk27]

我很好奇，西方人來中國生活，究竟有沒有學習到中國最重要的思想和經典～易經和儒家思想。

[@thebarehandsdoctor2769]

Do not criticis other people's orals hygiene if you have a bad breath yourself.

[@Iam-me]

All countries are same There s good and bad things

[@ITeachChinese]

#4 It's also the thing I hate the most

[@eugeneysaye2685]

Luke, let me correct your English. It should be What I hate about living in China, not Why I hate living in China.

[@keemeewong936]

不喜欢就离开，请便

[@livinlavidaluke]

你看过视频了吗？我猜不是，对吗

[@xiaoyanzhang4213]

@@livinlavidaluke 现实中相信你也有可能碰到这样的人。 但你不会被影响到～支持你

[@时秋落叶绘苍天]

@@livinlavidaluke 这样的人按我们中国人的话讲就是“魔怔”，也希望您不要介意（毕竟最近受疫情影响大家过得都不咋样）

[@MrNeondive]

I really don’t think should use the word ‘Hate’ haha, is just different in culture I guess.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Sure, thanks for the feedback😁

[@leo.gameboy]

Now you will feel lucky that you can't buy cryptocurrency in China. Cryptocurrency just collapsed few days ago. 😂😂😂