📍Foshan, China. 🇨🇳 Ancient & Futuristic, Traditional and International

[@kktsnag5622]

You will definitely have a lot of support, please give us more videos.

[@guangjoe]

Where would you like to see me go and check out?

[@Maree-hg4rn]

​@@guangjoe What about the art market ?

[@karlli2008]

​@@guangjoeEating outside is always welcome

[@Lanchio]

Food at places where locals eat. Foshan, Shude is food capital of GZ

[@SharingTravelMoments]

​​I shipped a whole Tea Set, the tray etc from Shanghai to London back in 2002 when i was in China and i still have it and use it

[@natethegreat584]

Love the mix of old and new architecture. Would love to see the place bustling at night

[@derek849]

Speaking of Google, it’s not about sharing data with the gov, it’s about storing user data in China and following Chinese regulations and laws.

[@guangjoe]

That’s essentially the same thing. Apple is here because they switched their servers to Chinese-owned. I remember getting the notification on my phone when iCloud switched over.

[@derek849]

@@guangjoe Yes, Apple’s data centre is in Guizhou

[@Lanchio]

Same thing TikTok did in US, data stored by Oracle in Texas.

[@davidwong325]

@@Lanchio 但是美国政府依然想赶走tt

[@El_Ivanko]

Very much enjoy your reporting, your way of bringing interesting stories, your insights to us! 👏🏻 Your content AND style are great. 🙏🏻Thank you si much🙏🏻(… and never mind the negativism - some people thrive on it. Let them intoxicate themselves.). 🫶🏻Warm greetings from Praha, 布拉格， 捷克共和国!

[@coastalbrake8886]

Thanks for the content. I think this is really the first time I'm seeing China from the inside.

[@CowDaily]

Throughly enjoyed this, really enjoying seeing China through your eyes.

[@guangjoe]

Cheers mate. Appreciate you watching

[@Maree-hg4rn]

Love the way you see the paradox.... Shake shack and ancient 😂. Keep it going such fascinating insights into China.

[@appleapple8441]

无意中看到你的視頻，我住香港，我的家鄉是佛山，住在岭南天地附近，剛剛上星期回去了，在岭南天地坐著欣賞景區和飲咖啡吃小食，所以對你表示支持，希望你你在佛山旅游愉快。

[@appleapple8441]

對你的認真態度表示衷心的感謝，希望你在中国，在佛山旅遊愉快，每天都是美好的一天，來自香港的祝福。

[@samsam21]

Loved the video, hope to see some more soon. Love from Belgium

[@jasonyeh787]

16:08 The auntie here, I guess, is a Cantonese speaker in daily life from her strong accent when speaking Mandarin. So in the first place she misunderstood your "Lao-Po" (wife) as "Ah-Po" (Grandma). Consequently she's confused: How can you look so un-Chinese but your grandma is Chinese? Then she knew what you said: Your "Lao-Po" is Chinese. Haha~ what a nice and friendly auntie pet-owner. 😅

[@guangjoe]

Yes I think so - I clarified for her with no judgement - this is all the fun of chatting in another language

[@ChrisPsneakers]

That % coffee shop looks stunning! Absolutely love this content :) I really appreciate your take on life there ❤ 👟

[@guangjoe]

I didn’t get it on film but he nailed it on the leaf on the top. Felt bad for putting a lid on it 😅

[@ChrisPsneakers]

@@guangjoe thanks for NOTHING! Snaps lid on 😆

[@akkiwi3646]

People like you who are spreading the truth, my friend, are real heroes who are building bridges and creating peace out of chaos of misinformation and manipulated hatred.

[@pwongck]

Couldn't agree more with your closing remarks about highlighting the stuff you enjoy with living life in China which are obviously plenty & less so with making a big deal highlighting faults that's the vogue amongst foreign vloggers on China. I've lived in the Shunde district of Foshan for close to 5 years until Covid. I still keep my apartment & car in Shunde despite relocating back to my home country close to 4 years ago. Good job with your walking tour of Foshan's Lingnan Diandi district as it's a place I visit fairly frequently. If you're a foodie, I would recommend you drop by Shunde to enjoy arguably the world's finest Cantonese cuisine with your family. You'll probably be able to create lots of interesting content with regards Chinese food culture & Cantonese cuisine in particular which is prevalent in the UK & most Chinatowns in the west. Anyway, keep up with the good work & being positive with what you enjoy doing.

[@guangjoe]

Shunde is a lovely spot - been over a few times over the years…country garden area as well as a few more rural spots…I remember visiting some kind of dam museum? Yes proper dim sum is on the menu for future video…great shout.

[@gechu-gh2ws]

Yes, at least China won't turn into a homeless house just because you don't live in an apartment. In many European countries, if a homeless person lives in, it will become a homeless person's house, and you don't have the right to drive them away yet😂

[@maneil9297]

Good on you, man, sharing what you enjoy.

[@guangjoe]

That’s all I’m aiming for! Thanks for watching.!

[@Maree-hg4rn]

@@guangjoe it shows. Reality trumps fantasy always

[@gaobili]

Wandered into this place two weeks ago and it was quite crowded at night. As a native Cantonese, I can say that 90% of the old buildings are pretty much intact, and the newer ones try to fit the style, it's a good experience

[@thomasvandemeulebroucke6832]

Love these type of videos from you, great insight. Keep them coming! Thanks!🙏

[@Natedoglive_]

Love these walking tour videos, great to see the culture in this way

[@coastalbrake8886]

So, here's a suggestion for a video. I think a lot of us don't realize how large China is. Like when you said Foshan, I had to look it up and it's miiiles away from Beijing. I'm thinking now, is Foshan like one of the biggest cities in China? What's special about it? It's really close to Guangzhou, is one a satellite town? I'm personally hoping to visit China one day and it'd be great if you could give a walk-through of the different parts of the country and what's what. 👟

[@guangjoe]

That’s a great comment - and one that’s hard to get across. Foshan is a ‘smaller’ city here - 9,000,000+ population 😂 About an hour’s drive from my part of Foshan to Guangzhou…but you can also drive for hours the other direction and still be in Foshan. Google the plan for the GBA (Greater Bay Area) where all these cities are interconnected, making one mega city. It’s bonkers.

[@wallace6228]

@@guangjoe like great manchester i guess, so many town connected around Manchester😅 city

[@hengongchua6250]

As a Chinese person, first let me welcome you to China in advance. Please come and see our real China and see how much your people and you have been lied to by your government and mainstream media of how bad, how evil, how dangerous, how undeveloped China is.

[@cliffleung5950]

@@guangjoe before Foshan just the small town now expand so big. I am also came from Foshan 石(石肯)

[@antonyip]

it's a very interesting questio. we chinese do have different "scale". for example, i live in guangzhou & my community alone has over 30k ppl. 😂😂😂

[@DmitryExplorer]

Just discovered your channel and watched your previous video "12 years in China" (and now this one as the 2nd one). I haven't been to China yet, but have seen already plenty of videos from China, which increasingly catches my attention and makes me want to visit the country more and more. P.S. LOL I haven't perceived you nervous at all "with eyes flickering all over the place" LOL. I feel I'd do exactly the same if I was talking into the camera walking through such beautiful places.

[@Mehr_Lean]

Thos town walks are so soothing

[@damianchua9451]

Thanks for sharing. Nice!

[@GenAIntl]

Love from malaysia❤

[@guangjoe]

Lovely part of the world. Hope to be back there soon!

[@minihuge3498]

2:34 2:34 嶺Ling, means mountain range, not “border”. This southern part of China is to the south of a range of 5 mountains which blocks the cold air from the north.

[@guangjoe]

It’s 岭. Yes, the area south of the five mountains..but I didn’t say it means ‘border’, I said the area referred to as 岭南 extends beyond Chinese borders and I meant it used to include a section of northern Vietnam.

[@Choolloyd]

Thanks for creating and sharing this nice video clip. Appreciate it. All the best to you. Take care🍻

[@gl7252]

Enjoy your Lingyan Tiandi walk. Will definitely go there when I am in foshan in the future.

[@Deeeepsea-j5m]

I think your observation and comments all seem to be reasonable and well balanced! I enjoyed your vlog! 👍👍👍

[@samirehan4584]

U r doing very good I like it keep it continue

[@guangjoe]

Thank you, I will

[@MrDavidc]

We sometimes go to a Cottis Coffee-found in Guangzhou, Sanya and Jinan, must be a few others, where they have coffee for about 10 yuan, plus cakes, (when in stock) for around 15 yuan. I think Luckin coffee was around 25 yuan, also Maan Coffee are great for sandwiches, salads etc

[@guangjoe]

Haven’t been to Cottis! Will scout one out. As a dad of three little ones, I drink a lot of coffee 😅 thanks for the tip!

[@wx365]

Like your videos.

[@guangjoe]

Glad you like them!

[@ryanduffy265]

Its interesting seeing what your putting out and what "they" want us to see. Love the content, keep up the good work. 👟

[@alphonsuswells1772]

Good stuff look forward to your videos

[@jessylim5591]

Another excellent video keep going❤

[@ds2332]

Nice.... Also try visit Zhuhai as well.

[@bmk8018]

i love these videos. not everything has to be about shoes and markets. i particularly like the interactions with locals. thanks for sharing. ps give no mind to the antichinese crowd

[@guangjoe]

Thank you! This video will be the last time I mention their comments! Even more satisfying to completely ignore them 😀

[@choifayue9848]

the dog owner encounter, she was waiting infront of the pet shop to be opened up PEACE

[@Chowrongjie-rw3ly]

I'm glad you like my hometown. Waiting for you to come back to the UK. Love your channel 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@guangjoe]

Awesome! Where do you live now in the UK? I’m back home here for the summer

[@rrahardjoo]

I like the way their pushed "Electric Car" in there to compete with other manufacturers. (tbh, in this era, their products is no joke, Top Quality & the Price is quiet affordable THAN others) So yeah, definitely waiting your information about their manufacture in the future, not only for sneaker but other field. That'd be awesome 👟

[@Leoq-zk6wt]

I liked your last video, and I like this one too. Thanks for sharing.

[@liaojohnweechun7454]

GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO 👍 🥰

[@guangjoe]

Thanks for visiting

[@jotk9440]

NICE VIDEO.

[@ayuenuo3240]

Thank you for sharing the real China.全看完了哈哈哈 有机会来湖南试试Spicy Delicious food

[@hookedonlurefishing]

Love the work Joe Sniden!

[@Helghast73]

Great looking area, I really dig the colours and material's used with the plant life. China is getting the blend right as you say and whilst you touch on cars the EU has put a near 50% tax on Chinese EV's yet have been preaching to the public for years about going green to save the environment, so now the narrative changes 🤦🏻‍♂️ it's a 🤡 show of leaders. Cheers for showing that area of Foshan and have a great weekend 👊🏻

[@benodell4772]

LOVE TO SEE THIS CONTENT SNIDE KEEP IT UP 👟 👍😆

[@jennifermontsinger5384]

很喜欢你的视频，特别是你很欣赏当地的百姓辛勤工作，为改善环境做出的努力。而不会像有人站得高高地说，“他们生活还不错了，但是没有民主...blah, blah..."

[@guangjoe]

谢谢Jennifer

[@nelsoncaldeira4473]

Sorry but I have just been busy..... I've missed alot.. it's me.... the guy sending love from across the pond 🎉

[@PopdjksFoijsk]

In some areas of Shenzhen, we started using drones to deliver meals two years ago. Unfortunately, there is a commercial route above where I live (I used to see A380 frequently, but now it’s rare. Now I often see 777, 350 and 330X). So I can’t use drones to deliver meals and can only pick up the meals myself from the 27th floor to the gate of the community.

[@lecrab]

You're 100% correct on the comment that Google is harvesting and selling ánd sharing user data, and they're no alone. Who is worse? Hard to say. I am visiting China next year, I want to see Shenzen and Shanghai, so curious. How is vegan food over there? Yes, I'm one of them. Take care, glad to have found your channel.

[@guangjoe]

There’s some great vegetarian restaurants here! In fact, there used to be an amazing one here where in filming, but I think it’s gone now. As for vegan, not so sure, but once in the vegetarian restaurant I’m sure there’ll be some options. My family are all vegetarian, and when they visited me in China I just told the waiters in regular restaurants and the dishes were prepped without meat. It’s respected, once it’s made clear what you want and don’t want.

[@ZZ.686]

Except for the barbecue restaurant, most of them have vegetarian food.

[@多肉]

I live in Shenzhen, and there are good vegetarian restaurants here, but they are relatively expensive.

[@teck2]

Good content 👟

[@antonyip]

Zhu Miao used to be the place of interest that every primary to middle school students went for spring or autumn outings 😂😂

[@WestriderzNRW]

My wife is also Chinese and is from Nanhai, Foshan. Its a very beautiful city and seeing your video tickles my wanderlust extremly and I wanna go there again. But I already went there twice this year :) People also asked me if its dangerous there and stuff like that and I told them that it's not. My wife likes to tell them that it's dangerous to go out when it's dark....dangerous for your wallet and your belly, because of the active nightlife and the tasty food. She loves to trick people with this, because many think, that China is underdeveloped and dangerous but in reality it's ahead of many western countries. Yes, china also has its drawbacks, for example the working culture and healthcare system. I'm from germany and both is better here than in China.... until now, let's see how China is developing.

[@白白-d5x]

Anyway ,能讲中文赞一个

[@qingmingyang1093]

拍的真好，我在中国北方，北方的城市没有南方城市漂亮，但都差距不是太大，可能跟气候和降雨有关系

[@guillermopancito]

Can you speak to how you’re able to live in China for so long? What do you do for work?

[@samaantree]

Love these vids Snide. I’d rather get advice about China from someone actually living there but is from the UK. You get a more accurate perspective than the BBC 😂 👍🏿

[@trevornorman7563]

great to see my wife's ancestors city. my wife's family still own the house a few of the where born. Hope to go there at the start of next year with my sister in-law so will stay away from the tourist area

[@PopdjksFoijsk]

Brother, since you are going to Foshan, why not go to Shunde? It is the birthplace of Guangdong cuisine that all Guangdong people dream of. If it doesn’t taste good, come back and beat me up haha

[@guangjoe]

Been many times, love it! Are you from there?

[@PopdjksFoijsk]

@@guangjoe Haha, no, I’m from Shenzhen. I usually go to Shunde with my family to eat delicious food. I love it!

[@مرواریدمشرقزمین]

Forever beautiful China

[@kcsfelix]

support

[@Camus886]

The more you share,the more western media think you are a national security problem😂

[@puweiting]

❤❤❤

[@dariuszdamski6641]

I've got a question for you. What e-commerce platform do You use? Tmall, taobao, pdd? And how would you rate and compare them. Thanks.

[@dorothy0125g]

CHINA 🫶🏻😎👍🇨🇳sooo modern 🛫🚆🚝🚇🚘🚖🚃🚟🛳⛴🚀super cool

[@guillermopancito]

Yeah, all the 豆浆 and 油条 shops are replaced by coffee and tea. Sad.

[@曹仁成]

Thanks for the video. Love it.

[@kennethngai9547]

👍👍👍

[@louiserobinson9776]

If I get £1 each time I give a positive 5* feedback for a restaurant, hotel etc. I would be very rich by now!! It’s no different from your sharing your positive experience living in China! 🤷🏻‍♀️ Ignore those miserable so-and-so and keep posting!!

[@guangjoe]

“Good news stays at home, bad news travels”

[@Theosis78]

As a newly interested in China i really enjoy your videos. What do you think about the pessimist vloggers? It would really help if you could comment on the negative views of KZbinrs like serpentza or laowhy86.

[@guangjoe]

I’m not interested in attacking anyone or creating a cringey KZbinr beef - but I’m happy to reply to your comment - I think they’re awful people who make a living bashing the very country that supported them in the first place.

[@Theosis78]

​@@guangjoe Thank you for your fair comment. To be honest, I don't want my new interest in China to be spoilt. I will continue to browse through your video collection and also look forward to further content by you.

[@antwango]

why do you need a comment on those 2 clowns... theyre literally fabricating BS out of thin air just like the West!! i used to subscribe to the clown before i went into uni and he seemed ok, he used to mope around the back streets hunting for teaeggs and getting a haircut.... i had a feeling that he was hiding his discrimination, body language, facial expressions etc.... if youre Chinese of which i am you can hear it in his conversations that he doesnt get it.... then to saying birds dont exist in china, and EVs are all rotting away in China etc..... he no longer has a voice or relevancy or credibility just like the West!!! he's making up plot points that are straight out of hollywood, or picking on an isolated old wound China used to have and magnifying it.... like as if it was only restricted to China! that has long since been eradicated i dont watch the guy now.... i came out of uni and the guy had flipped his narrative 180 and confirmed my suspicions, he became a cartoon westerner imperialist.. bragging about himself, while shitting on village locals and the gov and proving to everyone that he never got it and he never enjoyed it and he wasted his time here.... hes lying to himself, hes lying to his audience, hes lying to his wife and kids! he has no respect

[@yandenuts]

I used to follow those two, that is up until they realised their dreams in China were not going to come to fruition and that they could make more and easier dollars tapping into the anti Chinese sentiment that the American Gov't was and still is spewing out. China is not perfect, but it sure is a healthier society compared to the USA. One only has to go to both to know that is a fact.

[@flatfish72]

This is south part of China. Culture, language and mentality are totally different than North and inner land of China which unfortunately also have the most political power.

[@SpeakingTheTruthsAndPeaceOut_V]

Snide,I agree. I unsubscribe from KZbin channels with lots of shorts. This short term behavior is very bad, wasting my time to watch them.

[@qingmingyang1093]

这个视频播放量显然不高呀，没有上一部作品高，不至于被限流吧

[@grantbevan4316]

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[@SupaSkitz]

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[@slave1x]

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[@antawn808]

👟 👟 🏃

[@JimInfinita]

And you couldn't pass the 👟

[@shrekLee-mf1bk]

Here is my suggestion. If you don’t want your video looks like a propaganda or you’ve been paid by the authorities, mix some issues you came across.

[@guangjoe]

Yeah you’re right - I’ve got a few to mention but I’m a pretty positive person. I’ll balance it out in the future, but my goal is just to share. If people interpret it one way or another, I don’t care

[@freeskier64]

He is alright, not overly pro-china. Compare to Jason and Lizzy 😂 . Propaganda is best when it doesn't appear to be a propaganda. As a Chinese, I dont mind my country to have more better propagandas. The west had occupied the loud speaker for too long, it is time for a change.

[@cliffleung5950]

我作為一個佛山人,覺得嶺南天地絕對破壞佛山古味

[@MediaMushroom]

The obsession people have with saying the CCP fund every positive video about China is mad. There are channels which are essentially sponsored by tourist boards, who pay for their travel and accommodation in order for them to make a video (ie Lee Barrett). IMO these channels do come across as a bit unnatural and annoying, but it's the same with travel-and-tourism vloggers in literally any country. You don't see these kind of comments on Visit Dubai sponsored videos even though the UAE spend shitloads of money on influencers because they are desperate to diversify from being an oil state. There are also people who have no affiliation with any state entities who just make a clickbait title and farm clicks from pro-China people and more importantly controversy clicks from the people who comment on every video about it being CCP propaganda. These people will make a load of videos about how great China is compared to the West while they're there, then when they move home they'll make a bunch of videos about how awful China is, and they'll get your clicks both times. They don't have any genuine beliefs, and if you're one of those Sinophobic people hate-watching them, you are just giving them money and attention, and when they inevitably flip to 'your side' they're milking you even more. Haven't finished watching this video so I guess I'll delete this comment if he says something mad, but his last video was clearly his genuine, unscripted thoughts, which I think is why the video got a decent amount of views from people who don't necessarily want ultra-produced content. It's annoying that content about China always has to have this kind of culture war context around it when a lot of the time it's just a normal guy walking around and speaking about where he lives.

[@MediaMushroom]

Having said this, when you talk around 29:00 of the west 'opening the floodgates' to immigrants, I'm not sure how it's covered in China but this is really right-wing western propaganda. Economic and social issues in, for example, the UK, are not caused by immigration. The UK has a lack of essential workers in fields like medicine precisely because of stricter immigration due to Brexit. The UK is failing because the government for the last 50 years has done almost the exact opposite of China. China has been quite protectionist while the UK has sold off or shut down almost every key industry. When Thatcher took power, 3% of the UK's market was US-owned, now it's 30%. The UK coffee chains you mention in this video are all now US-owned. The UK had the opportunity to be a global leader in green energy and oil-industry deconstruction but refused to invest in renewables R&D, now China has taken that role. There are so many reasons the UK is fucked, but immigrants is not really one of them other than the fact that we treat them like shit despite them being refugees from countries we started wars in, and then we wonder why some of them end up having a PTSD episode and attacking someone

[@guangjoe]

Thank you fella, you nailed it. I’d make the same content if I lived in Spain or wherever else I happened to be. Having said that, full transparency- I made it partially in reaction to comments such as the ones you mentioned - so there’s an element of incentive there. As you say though, it’s just me making videos about where I live. Difference between me and those other channels is that I have a well paid, full time job; this is just a side hobby. I enjoy sharing this stuff, simple as that! 🤷‍♂️

[@MediaMushroom]

@@guangjoe yeah i understand the urge to respond haha that's why I commented too. I enjoy these kinds of videos though man, thanks for the insight into life there. Hoping to move to China in a year or so after I finish my masters :)

[@guangjoe]

You may also note that not once did i attribute immigrants to the economic failures of the west…Not all statements are from a ‘wing’ - that’s precisely the issue over there - people attributing a viewpoint to a political stance. Agree with one thing Trump said? Trump fan. Agree with a sentiment of Biden’s? Biden fan. Same for UK politics as well these days. Everyone’s pushed into a team and they have to die on that hill, it’s disgusting! To anyone reading - please refrain from doing that with me. I don’t think you were, as you seem a rational person - it’s not all about labels. Cheers.

[@MediaMushroom]

@@guangjoe yeah no worries, wasnt trying to imply your political views, have no idea of your opinions, was just commenting on how the topic of immigration is sensationalised here (particularly in Murdoch press) in the same way that literally anything China does is sensationalised, in both caes usually to distract from the failings of our government

[@QiangLiu-lp8hf]

震惊！核心商圈空无一人！品牌门店大门紧闭！仅存商家门可罗雀！中国即将崩溃！😁😁😁

[@guangjoe]

😂 等我拍个视频比较一下英国和中国的大街

[@QiangLiu-lp8hf]

@@guangjoe 我的评论也不是完全开玩笑，很多中国崩溃论的素材都是赶在一大早去拍的。你后面拍比较视频的话，也要注意两地拍摄时段要保持一致哦。加油！👍👍👍

[@Camus886]

已经崩溃了40年了，还会继续崩溃下去😂

[@lichaohu578]

听你的口音不像是本地人

[@Leurockit]

oh if it's get paid by ccp, then it's a good business for sure, let's go and make money

[@slave1x]

This was very informative - Outsidersvtg 👟

[@andrasmuth]

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