Compilation Of "FIRSTS" In Xiamen China (Part 3)

Hey guys, here is Part 3 and the final episode (for now) of my series of "Firsts" as a Chinese language student at #xiamenuniversity in #china. Enjoy.
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0:00 Intro
0:35 First time trying a Duck Heart / Malatang
1:51 First duck intestines
2:10 First time trying Changfen
3:45 First time trying Doujiang
4:08 First Red-wine Americano
6:41 First time drinking Maotai
7:48 Drone footage of Xiamen evening lights

[@seanrowshandel1680]

Don't forget to understand that China is the definition of "safety". Nowadays, all anyone wants is safety. What can anyone even do, outside of China?

[@redbig9411]

Ugh, as someone who works in surveillance, I hate Chinese Mainlander. They're so accustomed to the safety in Mainland that they are oblivious to potential danger. They leave their purse on the chair behind their back. They even leave money unattended. Guess who work their ass off to locate the thieves to retrieve the items for them.

[@derek6586]

Upload more videos about real China pls, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!

[@ArthurJason-Constantine]

Xiamen is such a nice place. I would love to experience the beautiful life there.

[@jeffreyINAus]

awesome， I also like Australia very much, as I live in Brisbane 🎉

[@birdgugu181]

China's wine culture is very complex. Taking Moutai as an example, the Chinese say that Moutai usually refers to the "Feitian Moutai" product produced by Moutai Group(located in Moutai town), the price is about 2700 yuan per bottle which is very expensive, but many other wineries will also call their products Moutai, because their wine are also produced in Moutai town, which can attract consumers and raise the price of wine. In fact, even the Moutai Group itself will produce a lot of cheap Moutai wine to occupy the low-end market. Judging from the packaging, what you drunk is not real Moutai, after all, real Moutai is too expensive and difficult to buy. Real Moutai usually won't give you a headache, this is a surprising fact I found after drinking real Moutai.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Sounds like a champagne vs Champagne argument to me that I'm not qualified to participate in haha. My two cents though, if people genuinely think that drinking something with 53% alcohol can't dehydrate you and make you feel bad the next day because it's "good quality" then their marketing teams deserve a raise.

[@shiyun9293]

@@thejourneyofjake Not only Maotai but also other Chinese alcohol, according to my decades of drinking experiences, good alcohol truly can make you feel better the next day. Of course, feeling bad is inevitable after drinking too much, but good alcohol won't cause the headache.

[@shiyun9293]

@@thejourneyofjake No offence, just to share with you. Hope you enjoy your life in China.

[@thejourneyofjake]

None taken, cheers 😊

[@lieutsatan4257]

He got a headache because he drank beer after Maotai.

[@ian-sl5hb]

热红酒美式是我的最爱😍，LOL，尝起来比较甜，在甜甜的红酒香气中满足了咖啡因的需要，大部分中国人只想要一杯含有咖啡的饮料，所以瑞幸总有各种神奇的搭配出现，哈哈哈哈

[@josechong8207]

I would love to learn how to fly a drone like that and capture amazing aerial footage like you did at the end of your "firsts" series. And I absolutely loved the distinctly Chinese instrumental piece at the end to accompany the 4K footage of Xiamen Uni.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thanks for the kind words! I really like editing those sequences , took me ages to find a good song to go with it. Drone technology is so advanced nowadays it doesn't take long to get the hang of flying one and once you do it's quite a fun little hobby. If you have questions I'm happy to answer them 😊

[@josechong8207]

@@thejourneyofjake Thank you, Jake. That'd be awesome.

[@kkw6320]

trying something new is always interesting and little bit exciting , doesn't matter good or bad, enjoy the experience

[@thejourneyofjake]

Agreed!

[@chriswang6180]

your reaction to luckin coffee is exactly the same as my Australian husband. lol!

[@65carmelpic65]

A beautiful ending montage. Cheers to you!

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you kindly!

[@LW78321]

Mmm I absolutely love malatang 😍 the franchise Dragon hotpot in Melbourne does malatang

[@user-ws7sz4xf5m]

Really like your videos! Upload more plz！！！

[@nylyyyn7912]

Wow! You are gifted at language! ❤

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you! 😃

[@brewingtonnadine]

woah interesting video

[@a_viewerv2069]

Very nice 👍

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you 👍

[@iseeflowers]

The ending music is nice with the sceneries.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Glad you liked it 🙂

[@nymanson1118]

有机会可以去中国北方，和西北城市尝一尝美食😁，每个地区饮食都不同❤

[@thejourneyofjake]

现在天气太冷了 哈哈，不过我打算夏天去 🙂

[@leahlee8291]

@@thejourneyofjake應該去哈爾濱看冰雕。其他地方和時間看不到的。

[@user-ml7rd9yk8z]

❤❤❤❤

[@josechong8207]

I am with you on your reaction to the red wine coffee... It's a gimmick to get more customers buy coffee. Same with Moutai and Coffee (do they still have that at Luckin Coffee? or perhaps they switched it to red wine now?)

[@rubywang2681]

🤩😍🥰溜口水

[@FBIXHUNTER]

在闽南地区 应该试试 沙虫 有名的土笋冻 这个闽东地区的我都没试过

[@user-qo1eo8he7n]

使人平静的视频

[@hsheuw]

Mate, I hope when the time is right, you can make a fair and balanced assessment on the homeless situation in Xiamen vs your native Melbourne. As its former longtime resident (per early 2012), I do think Melbourne was doing very well in this aspect save for a few spots like Spencer St / Flinders St train station and Latrobe St. I did spot a couple of them there. Just like it, Xiamen is also widely known as the most livable city there is in China. This obviously makes me rather curious. 😁

[@brewingtonnadine]

there's almost no homeless in xiamen source: i lived there for like 20years😊

[@monipenny408]

sadly that's what some europeans tend to do, for them to feel good about their countries, they must find every little faults in China, simply because it is a total disconnect to what their MSMs are projecting@@brewingtonnadine

[@leahlee8291]

Is there even any homeless people in China? Never heard of, at least in recent years.

[@hsheuw]

@@leahlee8291 I know that will be indeed the case China-wide. I am still rather curious on how homeless-free it is though ;😁

[@leahlee8291]

@@hsheuw it’s a mystery to me as well. I guess everyone has something to eat and some places to live, some savings in time of need, some people or communities to be relied upon, and the Chinese culture of despising people living on the streets? I know one thing for sure though, that is, governments do provide some allowance to people who are struggling.

[@gratefuldeadly7899]

thanks for the video you seem to be like a good european, open minded, unlike the colonizers and racists on TV. keep up.

[@tx6433]

你的中文名字起的太好了，非常文雅！

[@thejourneyofjake]

感谢你的留言，我也很喜欢这个名字！ 😊

[@woshwbdsiashqwed]

Looking forward to more of your videos!

[@thejourneyofjake]

Working on it! Thanks for the comment

[@lbsyc]

I am from Quanzhou and having been living in Melbourne for the past 20 years, your videos really brought out my homesickness. Enjoy your time in Xiamen and make sure to check out QZ one day! It's kinda like a little Kyoto of China.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you! Sorry to bring out your homesickness haha but glad you enjoyed the videos. I went to Quan Zhou for a bit of a whirlwind one-day class trip to see some museums, and filmed a lot of it so I'll probably make a video about that shortly. I need to go back though, it felt like there's a lot to see there!

[@florashen3720]

wow, Jake . Your BGM is very Chinese 😊

[@leahlee8291]

That’s Chinese music

[@AmelieZh]

Luckin got a maotai crossover few months ago.., it tasted like Bailey I had their ice cream, not bad, but very expensive

[@thejourneyofjake]

I heard of that! That'll have to be next on my list of things to try haha

[@jerryfish09]

What is the music name at the end for the ending footage of Xia Da?

[@jerryfish09]

There are two reason why you have headaches after drinking Maotai: 1) The Maotai is not a real one; 2) Maotai + beer = headache

[@leahlee8291]

Beautiful view and music at the end👍

[@thejourneyofjake]

Thank you 😊

[@user-gi6zp4pk8k]

luckin coffee always have new types to have new or curious customers,actually the newest type coffee like the red wine in the video might not always be delicious.they just try to make something new to guess the market demand.if it sells good they will keep selling it and if not the type will be replaced by otrhers.have you ever tried the 生椰拿铁?it sells well in the serval years and was thought tobe the symbol of luckin coffee.

[@thejourneyofjake]

Funny you say that 生椰拿铁 is actually my favourite drink from Luckin 😂

[@LW78321]

Lol @ your 老外 tee haha

[@thejourneyofjake]

Haha I think you're the first to notice that, good pick up!

[@revenchou8798]

对澳大利亚人来说哪里的咖啡都不够好吧😂flat white是澳大利亚最伟大的发明！

[@thejourneyofjake]

哈哈哈☕🙌

[@AyaAya12361]

Is there an age limit for the chinese program you are doing? I'm soon to be 30 and was wondering if there is an upper limit ;) Btw how old are you?

[@thejourneyofjake]

The age limit is 35 so you have some time 😊 I am fast approaching that limit myself 😂

[@Redmi-xu1yo]

Lai Lai come over south Korea eat doggo meat 🍖 BBQ

[@Mike-bt3ki]

Fairly sure that purple noodle is made from taro, which is like a potatoe

[@thejourneyofjake]

I think you're right! Tasted great

[@lspcnb3747]

第一次做鸭？？

[@raygan777able]

Duck heart. Chicken heart. Taste the same

[@catsilly819]

欧洲人不是过去吃下水都吃出花了什么肠什么炖的早习惯了吧😂

[@sinitsen9265]

You are funny guy 👍👍👍

[@josechong8207]

I think coffee and alcohol are two things that should never be mixed together... 😂

[@monipenny408]

In europe people do put brandy in their coffee, and in ireland they put irish cream alcohol in their coffee.

[@leahlee8291]

@@monipenny408yes I tasted before

[@monipenny408]

some things are acquired. Haggis from Scotland for example, not everybody's cup of tea but those that do, love it!@@leahlee8291

[@thejourneyofjake]

In Australia we have a drink called an espresso Martini, quite common in bars and nightclubs. But I just can't imagine having one in the morning 😆

[@josechong8207]

@@thejourneyofjake let's ring in the new year with an espresso martini ;)

[@Alliter-vk4tg]

I've even seen coffee with fried noddles in it. I have no idea how can anyone enjoy that abomination combination either. But I assume most these kind of products are only for attracting attentions on social media or something, not really for the taste

[@AmelieZh]

Century egg too

[@leahlee8291]

This shows nowadays how creative or trying to be creative Chinese people are.

[@spencer7404]

That's not Maotai. That's a knockoff. It may be made in Maotai Town, Guizhou. But it's not the real Maotai.

[@yaowenwan2282]

this maotai must be fake,

[@user-fi1tw6dh3z]

麻辣烫好吃

[@thejourneyofjake]

真的好吃！

[@xfireduma2122]

U pretty brave man, i dont even eat them as a chinese guy