Moving from the USA to Guangzhou 🇨🇳: Starting a New Life in China

[@Johnnydoenyc]

Wow good luck to you guys! What an adventure. My wife and I have actually thought about teaching in China

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Come do it! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@Johnnydoenyc]

@@HappyHourWithMatt awesome. Thank you so much !

[@matthewtreglia6021]

Hey Matt, great vid. Good luck in China. I heard they have good Chinese food!

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

I heard the same. Can't wait to try it!

[@420mtbrider]

im jealous!! i have to wait til i retire...

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

@@420mtbrider you can always come sooner!

[@Gorchi826]

You made the best decision

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

I think so too!

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Would you move to China?

[@ChickensAndGardening]

Not at this time, sorry. Too many economic problems, a criminal regime, lack of rights... Good luck to you.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

@@ChickensAndGardening fair enough. Not everything can be perfect.

[@pefsgk5092]

@@ChickensAndGardening Totally agreed with you . Too many economic problems (Zero-dollar Shopping, high inflation and high unemployment), a criminal regime (that starts wars all over the world so that it can sell more weapons, bully other small countries with endless illegal sanctions), lack of rights (especially for the blacks & native Americans, who are still living in ghettos called Indian reservation)

[@almaijoluo]

@@HappyHourWithMattplanning to move to Kunming next year February from Boston.

[@coolspace2786]

​@@pefsgk5092don't you see how happy the chicken is enjoying in its free ranging garden within the reserved park?

[@kwokmingng4548]

Guangzhou has the best food in the... world

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

I agree!

[@cocococo-jn5vy]

Welcome to China. First impressions you are such a pain to watch. You always whinging and call the glass half empty. Lovely beautiful Demi saves the day for you. Thanks for sharing your experiences, and I am looking forward to seeing how you cope with the cultural shocks in China. Please appreciate all the moments you have in China.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Lol such positivity and negativity in your comment. Thanks!

[@lostinculture]

Nice work Matt! I miss the food so much

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you! Food is great here!

[@L.k.586]

Welcome to China and enjoy your life in Guangzhou.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you!

[@zlz-h2o]

Good luck to you guys!

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you!

[@Kticaable]

I love the view from your apartment!!

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Me too! It’s so cool

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

@@Kticaable I just realized that this is you, Natalie! Haha

[@amunra5330]

Good luck to you!!!

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you!

[@jacobrocks7]

Awesome adventure! Wish it was me

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Come join!

[@robertwang7825]

Nice nice. Some suggestions, get a day cleaning maid come in 2-3 days a week. Get to know a gd handyman that can fix almost everything or if you can do it , get a tool box n power drill. I normally fix everything and deep clean the house at least once before I move in. And also buy whatever electrical stuff needed eg. microwave, TV , dehumidifier ( a must for GZ ) , coffee machine , sound system, mini oven , etc. Things r so cheap here you don’t need to think twice. Sometimes the fittings are below par , just change what is needed , makes life easier- like shower head , taps , coat hangers etc. I don’t even bother telling the landlord. Then your house turns into a home. Happy settling down.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thanks for all the tips! Really appreciate it. Def need to hire a maid.

[@okwatever3582]

lived in Guangzhou for a few months when working there. it's an exceptionally humid city. with occational typhoons, kind of wild for me tbh. I prefer the north or cooler parts inland more like sichuan yunnan or somewhere up north

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

It’s too humid for me too. I like the city, but the humidity makes going out rough. I constantly need to shower throughout the day.

[@vvinterghost]

How much is the rent for an apartment there? And do you pay each month or?

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Do you mean in china? Or where i live in Guangzhou? My apartment is 3000rmb a month.

[@siuchen7140]

Great move.. I'm thinking about it too.. From British Hong Kong Chinese

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Come do it!

[@freelunchforchildren4040]

Hong Kong is China

[@soha7271]

China Hk, not British anymore😅

[@willy-x7r]

欢迎来广州定居，我是广州人，这边还有很多高科技的东西，无人驾驶出租车，无人巴士，酒店机器人，甚至是低空出租车（还在规划中）快速地铁18号线

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you! Where are the driverless taxis? I’d love to make a video about that.

[@willy-x7r]

@@HappyHourWithMatt 无人出租车名字叫萝卜快跑，在黄埔区，科学城和萝岗香雪

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thanks so much!

[@CarlsGarage1]

Wow...Good luck, the apartment looks pretty good. I'm having a hard time adjusting my life here in China after living in the US for 12 years. How ironic LOL...as a native Chinese, born in China, is now having trouble adjusting to the culture here.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Haha I totally understand. It’s been difficult for me too. What are you having a hard time with?

[@georwoogle]

😀😀😀 Actually, everything is interesting to me.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Great!

[@samsonpoon5268]

Welcome to guanzhou~~👓

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you!

[@SurprisedAquaticWhale-vk7zh]

Are you living in a visa?

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Yes I work here

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

Nice

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thanks

[@sulinkuo1476]

left North America approx 5 years ago,,,, Now I am living in Hong Kong between Taiwan ( family & relatives here). That was probably one of the best + wise decision I've ever made. America ~~SUCKS!!!!!! Period.

[@alex100yi]

快乐生活每一天！

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

谢谢！

[@fatdoi003]

first time here...... you kinda have the Woody Harrelson look

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Haha! I never heard that before.

[@milexiangyangli5666]

😂😂😂😂😂 - (The - Resemblance) - is - (So - Close) - 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 -

[@Teacher_Matt92]

@@milexiangyangli5666 Haha crazy!

[@john99776]

Matt kind of reminds me of Adam Sandler.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

@@john99776 really? Haha

[@KrasimirHristov-s3u]

Good move

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you

[@joeymelbourne]

Thats really big detour, no one do that😂 there used to be direct flight from NY to China, the sinophobic US gov banned the flights, what a shame! But still, i guess through LA or Japan is better route

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Yes

[@arindamsaha735]

Ind modi govt same.😅

[@tomsunuwar6940]

Wlc 🇨🇳❤️‍🩹🍀

[@dontaskmewhy100]

Guangzhou is great！I am in Guangzhou😂😂😂😂

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Where in Guangzhou do you live?

[@dontaskmewhy100]

@@HappyHourWithMatt Huadu district

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

@@dontaskmewhy100 oh nice!!

[@chuachua-hj9zd]

How to move there? How to get visa without China wife?

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Become a certified teacher and can work in international schools. My wife has nothing to do with my visa.

[@chichiuhui658]

💪😎👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@Hoo88846]

Wait what? You moved from Boston to Guangzhou? I was born in Guangzhou and grew up in Boston, haha. We reversed. 😂😂😂

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Haha that’s awesome.

[@Hoo88846]

@@HappyHourWithMatt You know who else was born in Guangzhou and grew up in Boston? Donnie Yen, the Hollywood and Hong Kong movie star that played Ip Man, haha. His parents are both in Boston……

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

@@Hoo88846 Oh thats awesome. I never heard of him.

[@Hoo88846]

@@HappyHourWithMatt Ip Man was Bruce Lee’s master. Bruce Lee’s hometown Shunde (a suburban area in Guangdong province. Guangzhou is the capital city of Guangdong province). Shunde is now part of Foshan district, which was the hometown of Ip Man, Bruce Lee’s teacher. Donnie Yen played Ip Man in the “Ip Man the Grand Master” movie series. Donnie Yen’s mother is a martial artist. His father is a Chinese newspaper editor in Boston. They live in Newton. Donnie Yen also played the general in the Hollywood Mulan movie. I grew up in Brighton and then Watertown. My alma mater was Boston Latin School, haha. Now I live with my husband in Los Angeles. Enjoy your stay in Guangzhou. There are Eight Major Chinese Regional Culinary Styles, and Cantonese cuisine originating from Guangzhou (Canton is the French pronunciation of Guangdong province pronounced in Cantonese) is the most famous among them. Wonton noodles soup, barbecued pork char siu (chashu in Sino-Japanese and xa xiu in Sino-Vietnamese), roasted suckling pigs, dim sum, double skin milk, claypot rice, roasted ducks/geese are some of the most famous Cantonese dishes. Shunde is where they train Cantonese chefs. Anyways, enjoy your stay and greetings from Los Angeles…..

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Oh wow that’s awesome! Thanks so much for all the info

[@Navatho]

Is this the same Matt who was addicted to Vietnamese coffee? Surely not if he can't drink Turkish coffee

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

It’s the same Matt, but luckily other types of coffee don’t affect him like that other one.

[@RM-qw3xz]

I know that it is extremely difficult for Americans and their allies to believe that the pollution in China isn't too bad anymore. China has many EVs in the big cities. Even fog, Americans and their allies refer to as pollution. Truth is that it's normal for any country to have fog and cloudy days. The pollution isn't that bad anymore, folks, and I ain't lying to you.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

That’s great!

[@andreakubicki258]

pollution? where?

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

What?

[@andreakubicki258]

@@HappyHourWithMatt minute 08:51 your own word.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

@@andreakubicki258 Yeah there was pollution. It was smoggy.

[@angelamen8495]

Your voice is the reason I stopped watching

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Thank you

[@WORLDPEACE2628]

No matter where you go in this world, do not, do not forget to buy medical insurance!

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

Why do u say this? Haha

[@WORLDPEACE2628]

@@HappyHourWithMatt Most countries, do not give a fuck even if you die at the doorsteps of their hospitals.....So buying the adequate medical insurance is a protection for yourself.....especially in Mainland China, if you got no money then you are screwed when it comes to medical emergencies.....you cannot blame them for they are still a relatively uneven developed country.

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

My school provides the highest quality medical insurance so we good!!

[@zhiyuanli4973]

这个视频主怎么一副怨气？他怒气冲冲地抱怨所有事，但奇怪的是他为什么还要留在中国？

[@HappyHourWithMatt]

I am just an angry person

[@danielgtaca]

看到最近一个视频是和一个男的Cambodia 同住一屋，非常开心😄