How Bad Is China’s Economy Right Now? | Street Interview

[@Trungfupanda]

47 year old woman is gorgeous, thought she was 25-28. Bless her heart and wish her the best

[@smithjerry470]

because her job is in government related institution, those kind of job is the best in China, no matter income, welfare, these kind of person actually are the higher class compare to the ppl who work in private sector.

[@Dayvit78]

@@smithjerry470 yup, no stress, guaranteed income, have fun all day hosting meetings and shaking hands.

[@Placefriday]

Exactly she looks mid 20s, damn

[@miltonlai4850]

I am surprised when she said 47

[@KeaneCJK]

​@@smithjerry470 Probably due to no stress and high income 😶

[@Jerry-ii2yp]

This street interview is so real… All person being interviewed are very honest and insightful. Great job Asian Boss

[@vueport99]

Wish them all safe.

[@hlam2364]

@@vueport99ignorant

[@mohdhazimzainuddin1898]

For all who read this Hope you all have prosper career and fulfilling live !

[@mrbaaman]

hope gets you nowhere

[@laujimmy9282]

Right back at ya.

[@laujimmy9282]

​@@mrbaaman nope, hope motivates ppl.

[@YoonJintae98]

Is it just me, internet became much friendlier this week, thank you ❤

[@lin1152]

Thanks, im having my first job next week. Wish anyone best of luck finding a good job!

[@jeoyyyyyyyyyyy]

im curious how chinese people feel about so many tiktok refugees coming to rednote lollll

[@Jack2024one]

its' cool，Long live the great unity of the people of the world!

[@Jack2024one]

Everyone is afraid of being brainwashed by the mainstream media. This time, let the people from both sides communicate with each other.

[@espoirt9586]

Welcome

[@deanzaZZR]

@@Jack2024one 世界人民大团结万岁

[@寂寥之辙]

Europeans and Americans call themselves refugees is an unaware cruelty, the privilege of not knowing, Chinese people so far can not properly use foreign apps, most people even do not use Google (laughs)

[@bethanya99]

The things these people are saying remind me of the US economy when I was graduating college in 2013. There were so many parallels.

How about now?? Getting better???

[@thekonkoe]

Obviously COVID was a complicating factor but 2022 had a lot of the vibe of 2008-09 in the US except no one seemed to talk about it yet. Now it’s more openly discussed and further progressed so in some ways like 2013. As other commenters have hinted though young people have very little frame of reference. College students rarely have had jobs before graduation which also shifts perceptions I think.

[@HKim0072]

It's not even close. The closest comparison would be US 2009 when the unemployment rate was going up. By 2013, the unemployment rate had been a steady decline.

[@Jacktan9203]

What's funny is Americans are going onto Little Red Book app now and learnt that the purchasing power of 1 Yuan = 1 dollar in the USA. To call an ambulance in China only costs 30 Yuan for the elderly. A Chinese posted his monthly bills with an American and showed that he only needed to pay 70 USD per month to cover rent (apartment with 2 balconies and 2 rooms), utilities and internet etc etc. The internet speed is 1 GBPS. That American guy said that 70 USD is the costs of rent in LA for only A DAY 😅😅😅

[@Jacktan9203]

In Australia, it costs 100 AUD per month to get 1 MBPS of slow turtle internet speed of mobile data IN THE CITY. I PAID FOR THAT BEFORE 😅😅 Somehow Western countries are better than China in quality of life? Costco buys cheap Chinese goods and sell them to Americans. 😢😢😂🎉🎉

[@amarbirkumar]

Very reasonable. I wish them all luck in this economy.

[@tenzinchoegyal4067]

They will be fine if they get ride of the communist party

[@jienz1990]

Economy is bad everywhere. The uniqueness of China is that for the last about 45 years, China's economy has always been fast growing, and most Chinese people probably did not experience a slowed-down economy.

[@dashong8912]

That's not exactly true. They have already faced many economic crisis since 1949. A Chinese economist wrote a book about it aptly named 10 crises. During Deng's time there was one period where inflation hit 25%. Like the lady in the video says the economy got its ups and downs.

[@Dominus_Potatus]

I don't want to be that guy but OP literally writes "... for the last about 45 years, ..." If I do math, it is started around 1980.

[@cchui01]

There was also close to 3 years of zero covid-19 policy that hurt the economy.

[@dashong8912]

@@Dominus_Potatus They had more than one economic crisis after 1980.

[@Charvo75]

Crazy global debt levels don't benefit China now. Way worse now than when China first started its export boom.

[@DubboU]

What I got out of this video: China pretty much has the same problems as every other country. Bad economy is a worldwide problem, not just in China. Chinese youth understands the general economy, what employers are looking for, and why some people finds it hard to find certain jobs. Chinese youth answers questions with logic, capable of critical thinking, direct and to the point. Chinese people freely express themselves for the most part.

[@ovum]

uh oh careful wumao

[@donghai110]

@@ovum 自由大儒辩经

[@LolLol-vz3lv]

Talk abt being a Chinese bot 😂😂

[@DialecticalJuche]

@@ovum lmao calm down cia shill

[@SuperMyacc]

Yeah, and at the same time, none of them blame the one person who is at fault for all of this, Xi Jinping. Unfortunately, the resentment will grow, and it is dangerous that it may result in serious upheavals.

[@kaiserli5987]

Nice practical and unbiased questions. Well done, Asian Boss! Pleasure to watch.

[@똥똥빵꿍-n3h]

0:21 WHAT?!?! SHES ALMOST 50?!?!?!?!

[@sinfia9775]

The power of good skin, hair, and youthful fashion makes her look many years younger.

[@dengist8172]

Yes that's a typical 40yo Chinese lady

[@swaggery]

Asian genes

[@Gpenguin01]

She looks younger than many Americans in their 20s 😂

[@akakakakakak3084]

Look at the mother of Elon Musk, she looks young living in China.

[@mydogisbailey]

Has there ever been a time or place where people felt good about the economy? Feels like people always say economy is going down

[@sweetwillow]

America in the 80s

[@aidanaldrich7795]

China 5 years ago

[@Waingro808]

China 1980-2019

[@leveo.0981]

the world right b4 the great depression

[@a-h9068]

Agree China 5 years ago really really easy to make money before the COVID in China. Gold time

[@JoieGirl]

Just came back from China, 3 days ago. I mentioned to my Shanghainese guide it’s great to travel to China with a strong US$D. He surprised me by saying he wished it’ll always be that way so more US tourists and tourists in general visit China. And he continues to be employed. He graduated with a degree in Linguistics.

[@nahlene1973]

Yes many people in China want Yuan to stay lower for a longer time. It benefits trade and domestic economic circulation. it also help “weakens“ China‘s economic figures to the rest of the world to avoid attentions.

[@童乙]

I'm glad this channel is still running😃. Some interviews are really interesting to watch.

[@BILGE-l6y]

Street interviews in China are the most interesting because the Chinese reason very intelligently and logically on any topic!

[@anypercentdeathless]

It's called selection bias.

[@edmurks236]

@@anypercentdeathless Maybe or maybe not.

[@jenniferzhang864]

@@anypercentdeathless My husband is a VP of a company. But he always loses to me in debates because we Chinese were well educated and have strong logical abilities.

[@dhzhbb]

肯定是篩選過的啊

[@kevinzheng5066]

@@dhzhbb 应该是随机采访的。当然说筛选也没错，因为地理位置本身就是一种筛选，这个地方是上海南京西路，综合素质肯定比较高的

[@IamHandsome4u]

Good economy doesnt really mean good paying job for everyone, india is having the highest growth today, but the unemployment is still huge and still working low paying jobs.

[@sleepyearth]

that is because most profitable money are all in control of the 1% in india.

[@yongchen8204]

Don’t worry. Layoff is a norm. If china has so many layoff workers, most other countries have also witnessed high percentage of unemployment too. Unless you are working for the government or self employed, most of us will be out of job tomorrow. Go to Indonesia, India and in Europe , chronic unemployment among the population is high. China has 1.4 billions people, there is no way everyone gets a job.

[@alexanderh.999]

What an idiotic comment.

[@callmegeniusok]

"China has 1.4 B people layoff is normal" proceeds to say "Go to India and Indonesia". What a clown

[@sausageboy112]

@@callmegeniusok but neither China, India nor Indonesia are gonna tank any moment was the point.

[@HKim0072]

Previously well off girl (parents have a business) with the styled haircut is being the most accurate.

[@garyliu6825]

In Guangzhou(1st tier Chinese City), the economic strength can be measured by the business of the restaurants and eateries. At the moment, there are mostly two groups of people going there, they are Pensioners and Delivery workers....

[@khosrowanushirwan7591]

Delivery workers so people have extra cash to pay them?

[@garyliu6825]

@@khosrowanushirwan7591 sadly no, delivery workers as in takeway delivery for the food lol. The gig economy of taxi drivers and delivery personnel has doubled in the last 3-4 years. Besides the issue of graduate unemployment, there is a widespread of middle age lay offs...

[@khosrowanushirwan7591]

@garyliu6825 oh ok

[@graceli6886]

@@garyliu6825you didn’t understand that reply. I believe the replied meant, If it was delivery workers taking the food for the actual customers, it means the actual customers have extra money to pay for the delivery workers and chose to do so instead of going to the restaurants to eat or takeaway by themselves. Which means their finance is still good enough. Who pays for the doubled numbered delivery guys? Can’t you see both sides?

[@dznuts123]

@@khosrowanushirwan7591 More like people are too lazy to eat there in person.

[@bennyquar9288]

The third woman doesn't look like 47 years old at all

[@ktlsgce]

I jumped right to the comment section after hearing that! Like girlllll

[@KirstyLoomams]

My thoughts too 😮 As my Chinese husband says 'Asian don't raisin' 😆

[@Rob-Davidson]

Wishing you all the best from America, may you be filled with joy and achieve great success.

[@musickiduniya..9912]

You receive same luck from Chinese

[@ditsygirl5409]

It’s important to look at the bright side of things but we can never ignore the bad because it will come back and bite us if we just turn a blind eye to the real situation.

[@williamgordon5708]

Big surprise to nobody that the guy who rated things at 9.9 was fresh out of college and not even employed yet😅

[@sleepyearth]

might also be from a rich family so he doesn't feel the impact.

[@JooMike-Hi]

Many graduates only want to go to the office and not the factory, so they don't have a job. But they don't lack money..

[@黄军-h1v]

是啊，三十年前，我们大学毕业，从销售，餐厅服务员开始就业。现在的孩子工作​要白领，高薪，每天八小时，每周五天。😂@@JooMike-Hi

[@themindsojourner]

If you run at 10% growth and suddenly slows down to 5% people are unsured and confused. But remember many developed countries runs at less than 1% growth. Please call it bad or worse. your choice of portraying china that bad

[@critique7767]

China already done with its peak its about survival from here to next 100years.

[@sleepyearth]

It is not. This is economy analysis because china is projected to grow higher than the 4.8% but instead economy is gonna decline more. Economy 101. If you don't know what you're talking just quit yapping.

[@OctavioLopezMaldonado]

China grows 5% this year, so you're LYING! ❤ ​@@sleepyearth

[@jtasi4975]

Messed up policies, fake numbers, and an economy they're forcing to look good....

[@csl0616]

@@sleepyearth not a problem to hit 4.8% but might not hit hit 5%

[@user-bs8ps9my3f]

Thank you for sharing

[@kolviczd6885]

"Less consumption" I think the world need to put a break of reckless consumption. We are over consuming everything that we really don't need. It might be bad for businesses and economy in the short run, but it could be could good in general in the long run. Overconsumption has many negative effects, including: Environmental damage: - Deforestation - Toxic pollution - Climate change - Species extinction - Air pollution - Loss of wildlife - Soil and water pollution - Biodiversity loss Health issues: Increased healthcare costs Mental health issues Weight gain and obesity Increased risk of cancer and other chronic health problems Social problems: Crime Domestic violence Social unrest Economic issues: Lost output due to withdrawal from work . Etc.

[@papagal2553]

oh ... time to buy a ney phone... my old one is allready 6 month old /s

[@ricosuave7102]

The last woman has the best outlook on life. If people were smart they would adopt that philosophy.

[@frederickbruton]

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[@AllenHaggins]

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[@frederickbruton]

My financial adviser is Gabriel Alberto William , he is not just a broker, he is a financial adviser that gives advice on any financial matters

[@AllenHaggins]

Thanks for sharing. I curiously searched the web with his full name and his website popped up immediately. I looked through his credentials very impressive and i will send him an email right now

[@jovejean]

Thanks for this video. I watched so many videos of places in china but this one differs in that people are asked about the economy.

[@decaien]

2:05 Super optimistic guy can hardly crack a smile

[@王康-n8r]

这应该是中国的生存哲学，越困难的时候你月要保持乐观，但是如果越安逸你就要越保持警惕

[@sepg5084]

Some people don't smile a lot, regardless of what they are feeling. Welcome to the real world

[@zeth479]

He could be optimistic cause he's hit rock bottom right now

[@nicksonsicnawa9607]

Smile can give you' a lot of money, while America work 2 job to pay rent or ambulance.

[@lestertan2260]

I have never heard anyone say that the economy is all well and good, and everyone is happy with no one left behind. At any point in time, great jobs are lost and subsequently created. It really depends on where your skillsets are and whether you remain nimble enough to foresee and pivot. A good example is the creation of AI-related roles, which is driving much of the growth now. If you're well versed in it, you will probably think the economy cannot be better than what it is now. The reverse applies.

[@jankxyard]

The economy has been clapsing since humans invented money.

[@dankim8809]

i truly relate to the 47 year old woman. Just need to be grateful with what you have now.

[@solidusraiden2502]

if you retroactivly add chinese subtitles to all your chinese interviews, yuoud suddenly have created a large and useful learning resource for chinese language students.

[@zhang2928]

Ever since Covid, trips to the US or within Europe have gotten so pricey, so we’ve started going to mainland China instead. With the free travel visa now extended to 30 days, it’s an awesome chance to take the kids and check out tons of spots. The services and entertainment have gotten way better lately. Even better than Turkey! 😄

[@zizi1005]

That is what we can see from the data outside of China. What we also see happening to a lot of Chinese is they are getting involve in scams, money laundering and robbery overseas. That spells economic trouble in China. The few cases of home break-ins in Singapore is because of Chinese national breaking into those rich Singaporeans homes. The Chinese gangs are also intensifying its scams and Chinese actors are falling for it in the northern border of Thailand. It means time are tough in China that they have to rob Singaporean homes or actors are having a tough time they are heading to do scam jobs in Northern Thailand.

[@yulo6376]

Where do you live? What about flight ticket to China per person?

[@havocrein]

Chinese economy is not as good as ten years ago, sure, but it's far better than what the media portrait it in West, that is without any doubt. European economy is in a far more dire situation, while American economy is in a artificially hyperinflated situation.

[@Cryosxify]

you do realize this is in a first tier city and perhaps the richest first tier city which had a large foreign population until they left. most of CCP china is impoverished the moment you leave the first tier cities

[@zgnuipi6788]

@@Cryosxify It means you haven't been to China before you say that，you can try using Google Search and Google Earth to "travel'.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

Nope, China's economy is far far worse than it's being portrayed in 'The West' (whatever you think that is?) and Europe is just fine, SE Asia is really growing and the USA is on an upward swing. None of these can be compared to Mainland China which is now in full severe, game-changing, economic collapse.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

@@Cryosxify they may even realize that but they are being told (or are told to say to foreigners) that the dirty USA is far worse and Europe is far worse and actually the whole world is in economic downturn and that China is actually smiling as it gets through better than most anyone else, esp. the USA that is jealous of China.

[@avnidvyi]

@@theasianjaywalker4455 you mean countries stuggle to get 0% GDP growth are fine, and the one who has 5% GDP growth is far far far worse? right.

[@sethhtes]

How Bad Is US’s Economy Right Now?

[@Cryosxify]

there's an egg shortage lol

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

It's not bad at all and overall quite good.

[@alexlee1501]

@@theasianjaywalker4455of cause because you got rich family backup you

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

@@alexlee1501 Nope, the average American, who was already 10X wealthier than the average Chinese is currently doing just fine. They have relatively low unemployment, the whole stock market world is doing great, they have had a boost in capital investment lately (some coming from China to the USA actually) and overall the USA is doing as fine. It's better Chinese Mainlanders stop believing this desperate lie that actually the whole WORLD is in economic downturn and if anything Chinese are leading the way showing they are actually still becoming Gods and will shame the other jealous countries etc. The West and The USA are doing just fine, they are not in recession, they are not in ANYTHING close to the current economic collapse in China. Neither is Vietnam, SE Asian is doing better than ever before. China PRC is definitley not.

[@1943stone]

@@alexlee1501 that madafuka is a China hater, creating all lies to make everything related to China sound bad

[@gunsumwong3948]

I don't think this video touches the real problem of a slow economy. Just ask as few young Chinese about the economy of China is like to feel the person's body temperature by touching a strand of his hair! In Britain many high streets (the busiest street of a town or city) have half of the shops permanently close but the western media never report it. The shop closure started more than a decade ago and the magnitude is increasing. Even in London shopping malls one can see shops close down and the premises papered up to hide the vacancies.

[@sleepyearth]

actually western media do report it because they report it as domestic news which makes sense.

[@zizi1005]

It does report. Do you read news? It reports Debenham enters administration. Wilkos enter into administration. Layoffs are reported on daily basis in the news in the West. US even have a layoff fyi to record all the layoffs. The problem with China is they don't announce layoffs that openly and don't announce if companies are facing economic trouble. You only get to understand the situation through proxy countries that have Chinese companies like Singapore or Southeast Asia when the layoffs hit Singapore or Southeast Asia.

[@zizi1005]

The only way you can see China data is by seeing how Chinese behave overseas. Do not always think the media is reporting negatively on China when in actual fact it is reporting negatively about layoffs about themselves (the West) everyday but it is you who is ignoring the news. When there is just one report from Asian boss interviewing Chinese, you then say the media is bias when all of us who observe China through how Chinese behave overseas or the data coming out of Chinese companies based in proxy countries like Singapore or Southeast Asia. We already know there is problem in China economy, but China is not openly admitting it themselves.

[@gunsumwong3948]

@@zizi1005 If you do take an interest say by visiting areas outside your own town and cities you may know the dire situation of the High Streets was widespread well before Eilko and Debenham gone into receivership. As for China I don't think you know it is an extremely competitive country in which industries die and new one set up continuously. Every time a round of trade tariffs is implemented some industries would disappear and the people involved would move on to next business that they can do. You should know China used to make only toys for kids, then garments and jeans, then consumer electronics, then mobile phones, then solar panels and now EV. It is totally different to UK. For example if a coal mining town shuts down the mines the people would stop work, expect the government to come in with aid packages and social benefits, very few would consider changing profession, accept the town to die with the industry and would not try to do something else. I have seen many UK folks retire early as soon as they are made redundant. The social benefits is so good that I have seen many families without anyone doing a permanent job in all three generations surviving just on the benefit system.

[@michaelrenper796]

More Whataboutism? Go home wumao.

[@yesyes1842]

Since Asia's GDP surpassed North America, US has pushed across policies that will hurt asia's economy more. Mainly China but has alot of indirect effects on other states as well.

[@jimc1654]

Other Asia countries are all the more happier that US is targeting China. Most work are going to those other countries. Just ask Vietnaese.

[@yesyes1842]

@ You are only listing selective countries… in order for you to be right the numbers have to support it. Asia’s economy needs to grow faster after they go after China than before for your theory to be correct and the numbers dont illustrate that. Im talking about the overall continent, not just one or two countries..

[@jimc1654]

@@yesyes1842 As a whole only China is greatly impact by US polices which outweigh most in to Asia continent. The polices just move work from China to other Asian countries so it doesn't affect Asia continent at all. So where is the hurt?

[@yesyes1842]

@@jimc1654 But the burden isn't on me to show you where the "hurt" is because the numbers show asia's economic growth is slowing. The numbers show you the "hurt". You are saying it doesnt impact without data to support it. So where is the data that shows Asia is not effected at all? I can show one clear example how it affects Asia's economy. For example if they isolate China's economy, that means they would be less likely to buy from outside adn be more self reliant which means trade naturally across Asia will be less as they practice more isolationism. Does the rest of Asia not sell to China? China buys alot from it's neighbors. How can that not impact asia economy if China buys less from its neighbors because its own economy is being attacked? The west want asian countries to do less business with each other so they can maintain their economic dominance by doing business with everyone as they fight each other... Your theory of only China is impacted only makes sense if all the asian countries have no business with China today so this is just simply shifting China's business with the West over to other asian countries. But the reality is these asian countries do more business with China than anyone else..

[@mdjeff61]

Economy is turning into capital and not labour. The best country is norway and in asia it is china, foreign reserves capital speaking. China is a communist country so the goverment is rich not its people.norway population are rich as everyone is sharing the capital

[@Diddykong8775]

2:54 bro first said he's optimistic, then not optimistic....

[@sleepyearth]

He is probably not confident which makes sense with the current economy and the tariff war coming.

[@JoeKwok-l3k]

It’s like Japan. After being lost for thirty years, Japan is still secretly having fun.

[@BinMa-zp5sp]

No country will have the same trajectory, especially countries with huge differences.

[@eggplantandpeach]

2025 The year of the Tariff unfortunately..

[@OzIan1983]

your US people pay the tariff, we chinese don not care, good luck boy

[@jonchicas-hw9op]

This is sad bc they are just normal hard working people Just trying to survive like us....

[@xiphoid2011]

The current job market in China is simiar to when US in 2009. Jobs in most fields are very hard to find. Lots of wages are actually going lower year over year as too many new graduates willing to accept less.

[@sleepyearth]

Not only that, people are getting demoted and salary cut. many had to turn to 2nd or 3rd jobs to survive. Many decades old china brand restaurants are also closing down. This is the most obvious indicator that the ground isn't doing good.

[@xiphoid2011]

@@sleepyearth yeah, I know. I came from Shanghai. Since I came to study in the US and settle, I go back to visit home and relatives every 4-5 years. I have never seen my hometown so gloomy this winter break. My relatives say Shanghai never recovered since the 2022 lockdown. Most of the westerners left, jobs became very hard get and pays worse and worse. One of my cousin complained bitterly about her only son who graduated from the prestigious FuDan university still can't find a real job. And this is with us being 5th generation shanghainese, upper middle class families with local network. The government still trying to tell every one how great China is doing, but most people can't say anything other than jokes about it.

[@zizi1005]

@@xiphoid2011 At least you admit it instead of hiding the fact like China and most Chinese do. It doesn't take us outside of China much to work out what is going on in China. We observe through travel data, more Chinese national committing crime (robbery, money laundering, scams) in Southeast Asia, more layoffs announcement from Chinese companies based in proxy countries like Singapore or Southeast Asia. We already know what is going in China. The problem is China is never transparent about letting the world knows the true state of China. Layoffs news are being covered up. Companies going into administration are never reported. However, if that Chinese company operates in Singapore and layoff a few people, it will hit Singaporean news.

[@TESkyrimizer]

14:47 my parents say the same thing and it's true. But if you do make a wrong direction you just have to deal with it. Such is life and also what happened to me. Being stagnant for a year or two or even 3 is not such a big deal if you know what you want from life and have the luxury of time, youth and family support. Others are not so lucky and have to make that RIGHT choice on their first time. For example if I put my college tuition loan and life savings in BTC when my classmate told me about that scamcoin in 2016 I would be rolling in it and wouldn't have to worry about career prospects right now! :D Second chance is a luxury, but for most working-class folk there is often no such chance. Lotta pressure on young people nowadays.

[@Self-funded50Cents]

Please educate me, which country has the best economy right now? 😂

[@OctavioLopezMaldonado]

China

[@什么样子世界]

@@OctavioLopezMaldonado China I suppose.

[@林遼太朗-w2e]

Vietnam in east, Poland in west

[@MR.G-y3v]

@@林遼太朗-w2e Vietnam is influenced by China. If China has problems, Vietnam will also have problems.

[@Farm-o-r]

usa

[@蜂蜜-h5y]

Although it’s not easy to find a job satisfactory enough, these young people have support from their parents. The real concern is the uncertainty of future.

[@Razear]

The entire global economy is bad due to inflation, but the living standards in China are still comparatively better than the West because they don't have to rely on foreign manufacturing. They are fully self-sustainable; all of their basic consumer goods can be produced domestically. The whole world is essentially dependent on Chinese imports. A downturn in consumer spending normally signals a recession, but there will always be sectors that are more or less immune. There will always be a consistent need for qualified tradespeople regardless of consumer sentiment. Same goes for the grocery sector or medicine. The college degree has become the new high school diploma now that so many people have them. This gives employers more leverage to demand higher and higher credentials while suppressing wages. A couple of generations ago, only the best and brightest attended college. Now, it's an expectation that everyone attends. It's lost a lot of its bargaining power. The thing with content creation is that only a small minority at the top actually make a decent living. The rest make virtually nothing. And if your goal is to become a streamer or an "influencer," saddling yourself with student debt doesn't seem like a wise investment unless you only plan on doing it as a side hustle. The paradox of many of the entry-level white-collar jobs is that employers expect candidates to have years of work experience, so the applicants who get hired are usually people who have already spent time in the workforce and are accepting a position of underemployment out of scarcity. Fresh graduates are essentially forced to intern for free to gain work experience or be relegated to jobs that don't require a degree. Brutal. The harsh reality is that most college graduates end up working in jobs that are unrelated to their field of study. Unless you're studying something pre-professional, such as engineering or nursing, you'll be forced to take whatever job you can find out of necessity. Speaking of practical skills, the Chinese education system could benefit from matching students with their strengths and interests rather than insisting that everyone enroll in higher education. Not everyone needs to graduate from a 4-year university to be able to make a decent living. But the Chinese emphasis on credentialism is a huge roadblock. We're told by our institutions that the definition of success is getting a high-paying job and having the means to buy a bunch of nice things, but that's not what gives people meaning and purpose in the long run. Your friends, family, and the relationships you develop are what comprise a fulfilling life, not living in a big mansion or driving a fancy car. Chasing materialism is a great way to make you unhappy because you'll never be satisfied.

[@mattfp5415]

I completely agree. Their products are very affordable and of decent quality. Even after purchasing online and paying for shipping and taxes to send them to my country, they are still cheaper compared to local options.

[@Go4Broke247]

Eggs are expensive in California. 😂

[@passby8070]

Was in China last 3 weeks, I think Materialistically Chinese are doing better than ever due to affordable prices and great selection of quality products and services. I felt that alot of modern measurement methodology does not reflect that or have the wrong weight to it.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

Nope, much of the worlds economy is fine, 'The West' is far far better than Mainland China. But so is most of the rest of teh world as China is having a severe economic collapse that is uniquely China.

[@Quickyquirky]

Your comment are contradictory at the very least. You claim China fares better off than "the West" because they have self-reliant manufacturing, while trumpeting the idea that consumerism and material (yes, it is manufacturing) greed make us unhappy. China manufactures far more than the world and China itslef can absorb, thus the vicious cycle of deflation in which price keeps trending down and business makes loss to cover their finished products. As a result, layoff follows and wage stagnates, which in its turn fuels the deflationary cycle. Look at Japan to see what havoc deflation wreaks on an economy over time.

[@rslrsl7237]

LOL IF CHINA ECONOMY IS SO BAD NOW, USA COULD BE WORST... IS ASIAN BOSS PART OF US BILLION CHINA PROPAGANDA BUDGET ? 😂😂😂😂

[@scottxiong5844]

Same over here in the US. I don't have much confidence either :(.

[@laujimmy9282]

Wish u all the best ❤

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

Nope, it is not the same. Not even near the same, not even close.

[@1943stone]

​@@theasianjaywalker4455 dude, what exactly has China done to you, what if China won't collapse, are you going to live the rest of live with that pain ? can't believe you're everywhere in comments sections of China collapsing videos

[@scottxiong5844]

@@theasianjaywalker4455 ty for the insight. I should have said it appears it is getting bad over here as well and that I don't have much confidence.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

@@scottxiong5844 Well I don't know that it's getting bad over there in the USA, it's pretty stable and on a bit of an upswing. We definitley know much of the world has a lot of confidence in the USA because they are upping their investments and increasing their capital in the uSA. So, I really don't know what to tell you, you're pretty much in the most stable, wealthiest and most durable economiies to ever exist in the history of the world.

[@winnerwinnerchickendinner8809]

People with STEM degrees didn't have any problems finding a job

[@Corythehausbaus]

I thought it was wang ok for a sec

[@JR-xe4ep]

😂😂😂

[@TESkyrimizer]

overqualification seems to be a problem globalwide this sucks fam T-T

[@yukuhana]

Wow, 9.9 out of 10 optimistic! That guy is delusional

[@刚王-d3s]

不，那是一位前瞻者。

[@alibaba855]

There's some kind of weird filter here. Most of women have blue eyes, and the first one has a kind of doll face.

[@dengist8172]

Sounds like it's a confidence problem. People are not poor but they are saving money rather than consuming. That's a self-fulfilling negative prophecy

[@chiangweytan5937]

This is pretty much Chinese financial culture....though there are many gamblers mixed in...

[@Cryosxify]

people are definitely poor when they're home/apartment loses half its value or they're laid off with family to take care of

[@im0410]

what a judgemental and ignorant comment, sounds like from someone lacking the knowledge of its culture and historical reasons.

[@kenzoliang]

Yes its about saving money these days... even if I have more income, still I like to compare prices and like to buy discount things. Saving more money for the future. So when bad days come, my family can be prepared.

[@Pheon1982]

You still need to think about growing money such as through investment. Most country inflation will kill all the savings we save because the product prices always goes up. So remember to figure way to make sure your money grow . In a safe way and also don't fall for greed, fraud and scam . 😊

[@Wunderpus-photogenicus]

There are millions of job openings in China now, unfilled, mostly in the blue-collar industries. The unemployment rate in the younger generations (under 35) is high for one reason: too many college graduates refuse to work in these blue-collar jobs.

[@rowelski]

Economy is bad everywhere except Southeast Asian region where everything is growth growth growth.

[@yanglu4064]

The first girl is pretty.

[@jankxyard]

Viewers are supposed to listen to what these people have to say, not praise those with a pretty face.

[@andyong8206]

肤浅的人啊

[@cosettelitvik]

​@@jankxyard What's your problem? Cause you're not pretty 😂😂

[@haroldzee2978]

So fake looking

[@andrewlin6136]

They still doesn't know about other countries environment or economy. Youngsters still need to learn

[@jackji4370]

我2009年大学毕业的时候也是经济危机，那时候也都说工作找不到，我觉得不管哪一年你只要去采访年轻人，100%都会说不好找工作，高薪工作要求工作经验这难道很奇怪吗？刚毕业的学生谁不是从基本薪酬开始干起来的？不要太矫情

[@xuechuanmi5345]

是这样的。永远都有机遇，抱怨的人抱怨完又到下一个风口了

[@C-3POII45I4]

多看书，多学习，多做事，多考证总不是坏事，做好自己的该做的事机会不会少。

[@北镇抚司赵官家]

现在的大学本科毕业生有些一言难尽，坐标江苏小县城，毕业生张口闭口就是8000-10000元月薪，然后动不动还给同事和老板甩脸子，动不动就裸辞……问题是，中国本身竞争就很卷，人这么多，本科不如狗，硕士满地走，自信可以，过犹不及，多走几步就成自大了。 一些年轻人抱怨月薪低，去厂里打工又觉得累，考公又考不上，公司上班又觉得压抑，就想着躺着赚钱，哪里那么简单。

[@yihongchen-e3p]

是的 应该采访中年人 这个采访样本太单一了 没有说服力

[@yihongchen-e3p]

​@@北镇抚司赵官家在安徽滁州遇到一个 跨省跨市考公的 不考公 当地打工3000

[@eriksonyw]

What city did this street interview take place?

[@ergo5957]

shanghai

[@Stixenterprise]

The young lady with the flat bangs has the look to be a model. She should put a portfolio together while studying abroad, she can get recognized.

[@ZakiHaider-y9o]

Creep

[@RandomARB-e6c]

Is google banned in china?

[@catchad-bu2cm]

because Google want to steel data 👽

[@michaelrenper796]

Yes

[@SWATToylor]

不是禁止，是谷歌不愿意把信息站放在中国，自己退出

[@michaelrenper796]

@@SWATToylor Sophism. Google like all uncensored services are banned in West Taiwan.

[@dodofindia6719]

是谷歌自己退出中国市场的。因为谷歌不同意把服务器放在中国，不同意中国政府监管。

[@vadhim-430]

Hey guys! Might have missed it but could you specify which city you're interviewing people at? Feel like that's important for a survey-like task you're doing

[@DubboU]

Literally said Shanghai right at the start of the video.

[@cloudwithwind574]

Shanghai, a big city, is fiercely competitive!

[@JoelAlva1000]

It’s Shanghai, right in front of Starbucks Reserve on West Nanjing road, next to my home.

[@lynnleglaire4819]

@@JoelAlva1000my old condo in in one of the high concrete far in the background

[@OctavioLopezMaldonado]

They can come to América or any other place in the WORLD and they can see how better Chinese economy is in comparison! ❤

[@benfreiler4054]

I commented this in another reply, but China is in a full-scale deflationary period. This is alluded to by the one interviewee who said everyone is saving money. That’s a classic sign of deflation; people save money waiting for products to get cheaper, so the domestic consumer market slumps. To put this in perspective, Japan’s economy hit a deflationary period in the 90s and its economy has not fully recovered from that, to this day. The US Great Depression was a deflationary period and the only thing that pulled the US economy out was WWII. It’s not looking good for them.

[@j562gee0hdeewestsdegethemuLa]

Given the fact there’s a trend of people faking having jobs or spending time in Starbucks I wonder how many of these people are actually being truthful I mean if life sucked why would they tell you

[@nextinstitute7824]

Streaming, social media, IT.... china used to be the factory of the world, but I don't hear any of these young people talk about creating something physical or tangible.

[@yothiga]

It's Shanghai, though. I heard it's the most snobbish city in China, lol. I just traveled there last month, and it's a totally clean and modern city.

[@cadmean-reader]

And with the shift to SE Asia, there's a chance they might get their own version of the Rust Belt

[@OzIan1983]

上海是中国最重要的重工业城市和高端制造业城市，有一个穿橘色外套的小伙子就是在电动车行业

[@courtly5982]

Shanghai is one of those places that does not produce anything physical

[@sleepyearth]

@@cadmean-reader rust belt has kinda failed though china wanted too much control of it.

[@bossiniada]

Chinese family cultures and the west are so much different in up bring of their children, Many of today youths are treated like gold. therefore young people jobless is becoming a problem for the senior parents. Parents has to feed them until they get married off. Worst still some parents has to help buy houses and set up fund for them to survive.

[@michaelrenper796]

Yep, total mismatch of social expectations between generation. I hear those stories every week when I talk to Chinese friends.

[@vhhcjointt3848]

And parents will help to take care of grand children 😂

[@michaelrenper796]

@vhhcjointt3848 Strangely this is happening less than you would expect. On the contrary I hear complaints that the elderly are demanding and selfish. The old grandparents care for grad children was a countryside tradition. In the cities it has broken down.

[@ef2dhif]

These economy matter not only appear in China, economical matters decline in all parts of the world, all nations are facing the same. Just the matter who is worst and who is bad. That's the only difference.

[@alexanderh.999]

That's not true. The whole world is not facing this same issue.

[@楼宗]

@@alexanderh.999 Really？ Are the workers and nurses in European countries striking just for fun? And did the U.S. hike interest rates a couple of years ago to screw over the whole world just to spread love and peace?

[@davidmingko]

Logical, empathetic, well versed, well dressed!

[@dhzhbb]

穿著並不得體

[@ccyylll3511]

如果能摆脱独裁和苏联模式，未来还是有机会的

[@1943stone]

GDP 增长率5%以上，你来说说要切换到哪种模式？ 是先进的海地模式还是菲律宾模式

[@jbwshox]

😂😂😂你活在平行宇宙吗

[@MrBdoleagle]

美加英日德意这些西方国家没有苏联模式，都在破产边缘反复挣扎很久了 😄

[@haozzy]

mf said 蘇聯模式 🤣🤣

[@ccyylll3511]

@@1943stone 稳中向好的5%，很快就可以快进到🇰🇵模式啦✌✌✌😂

[@vickynena17]

Hi, i remember watching a video about Japanese people trying to read Kenji, but I couldn’t find the video..

[@SungYoo]

Color contacts seems to be a thing over there.

[@NirajKumar-wb5hg]

As long as they have the title of world manufacturing hub they dont have to worry for anything

[@Charvo75]

Unless there is a massive debt jubilee, I don't see how China's overcapacity led export economy is going to do well given a lot of global consumers are screwed.

[@laifamily7804]

so sad there are still ppl who watch msnbc for their news

[@nahlene1973]

Actually China is not that much export oriented as it used to be. Export only accounts for less than 15% of GDP. But it is gonna lead to some recession still, that is why you see the Chinese gov work so hard on exploring the Global Sounth market now.

[@SunshineJeremy]

Situation is bad so she cancelled her vacation to Hokkeido.😂

[@dhzhbb]

因為她家庭富裕啊

[@oneTOU3]

Criticizing the economy, the CCP is not gonna like that!

[@controllerplayer1720]

i think now they gonna like it because it is them who create all of what is happening now in china..

[@OctavioLopezMaldonado]

Economy in USA IS worst bro!

[@KyyTyy]

China economy gonna collapse elon musk doesn't know it but only you know the truth 😂😂😂

[@mikec4845]

Really? I've been travelling southern China for the past two months and all I've seen is a lot of young people on vacations and traveling. Everywhere I've been construction and infrastructure improvements are taking place. Night Markets are full of people spending money. The hospitality sector is seeing huge investments. I'm currently in Xishuangbanna and witnessing lots of Hotel renovations and new buildings and lots of young people vacationing in the warm weather. When has there ever been young people who can't find work or young people who are always able to find the job they want? Making mountains out of mole hills is a past time I guess.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

Around 60% of those young people you saw are unemployed or some are 'under-employed' and they've given up much hope of finding jobs. Everywhere you go you're seeing leftover construction projects that started many years ago and were done to 'bloat the GDP' (actually this did work for a while!) and run massive real esate money games which have since collapsed. Now their finishing 'bridges to where' and 'hotels for nobody'. Yes indeed, northerners, mostly party members these days, they can get very cheap flights and hotels in Southern China this year. Most of those young people don't have jobs (hence you see so many). China is sometimes seen in '3s'. by the 3rd month you see past the tourist level. "OHHH.. oh wait THAT is why and what I'm looking at okay...". If you did stay 3 years a new layer reveals itself and 'OHHHH shhht... okay now I realize the bigger picture behind all this". but enjoy your time now. Actually i kind of envy that, I miss that, I wish I could go back to those first few months of traveling around!

[@HKim0072]

lol, housing prices have dropped by -25% to -50% in value. 70% of the Chinese public's wealth is tied to real estate.

[@bldomain]

@@theasianjaywalker4455 What a load of rubbish. Been to China twice last year and having talked to friends, business partners and relatives, the economy is not as bad as what the Western media and politicians made it out to be. Bad mouthing China to hook wink Western people to think that they are better off when in fact they are worse off.

[@sleepyearth]

because domestic vacations are cheap af. local governments are starting to run out of money and using any means to extract money from their citizens like the recent BL crackdown which they want the authors to give them money to get lesser sentences.

[@zizi1005]

There is mummy and daddy bank.Chinese parents don't chase their kids out of the house like the West.

[@talswatching]

I just watched a few seconds... How is it that no one ages? 47? Wow. Anyway, now I'm going to keep watching.

[@知-k3q]

1. Healthier food standards 2. Maintenance 3. Climate

[@jayceh]

The gini coefficient in China is collapsing quickly So every point of gdp growth with benefit the 60 percentile and lower, while noy benefitting the the 1% nearly as much The opposite of the US and say, TW for example.

[@WANDERER0070]

What city is this ❤

[@adancingshell]

Shanghai

[@mrhdebater1607]

It's actually not that bad, more people are spending money. The job market is much more selective as industries are transforming from labour to automation.

[@mrhdebater1607]

Asian Boss is very selective in who they interview because if too many people say the same thing (economy is good and future is bright) then it wouldn't have quite the same viewership.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

Its much much worse than this video would have you believe. much worse.

[@Charvo75]

From what I gleam from the factory jobs going away way before Lunar New Year, many migrant workers depend on the menial labor jobs. Automation will hurt many workers.

[@mrhdebater1607]

@@theasianjaywalker4455 Nope. Real estate industry has stabilised, core industries are emerging particularly EVs, consumer tech and infrastructure development which will be around for a long time as long as there are developing countries worldwide. The service industry is also going to be huge for China as local brands are exported worldwide. Haidilao, Hey Tea etc. are just some of the franchises that are getting started.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

@@Charvo75 Last year was rough because in my area, they finally fully closed the Foxxconn factory the final work day of the Lunar New Year. Now, it WAS expected to come inevitably but it was still a downer for the 1500 last remaining empoyees. Worse than that was the Tire Factory that had them move their 'zombie cars' saying it was a 'fire hazard' (a forest fire in the rain really did happen here and it really was parked cars), but i digress, the 3000 workers did not learn that the factory was closed, their jobs gone until AFTER they went home for the Spring Festival. So basically they were kind of 'tricked' into leaving and finding out smack in the middle of the festival. btw i know this because for the many suddenly homeless newly laid off people they made a deal to give them x-months rent in my community. years ago they also closed down all the after-school training centers over Spring Festival too. Hence, I think this is why it's now spoken about like a 'doom'. like some impending job loss coming everyone's way.

[@anamorphicalan]

很好視頻

[@RoyFJ65]

China is the manufacturing hub of the world, most countries owe China rather than otherwise, so it has nothing to worry about.

[@Cryosxify]

where have you been since COVID? the US is moving it to Southeast Asia/India, and Mexico

[@zill8021]

You can be the king one day, but not the next. China thought it will hold the reign of 👑 of manufacturing forever.

[@critique7767]

Your still living in the 90s? US is decoupling with china. Alot of sanction put into place last year and when trump is seated as president. Thats why china exonomy is a mess right now.

[@darcos-i6s]

@@zill8021 nope. It's You who thinks that China thought this way

[@Trgn]

@@Cryosxify US companies made up very little of China manufacturing bases. Most of their bases are not from FDI but domestic. China also has huge export market all over Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, basically the world.

[@dasmeatloaf]

bro in the orange has the sickest voice i've ever heard. if his ev job doesn't pan out i'd hire him for voice work 100%

[@heididlr5433]

China's GDP growth rate was 5.2% in 2023, and the government has set an ambitious target of 5% growth for 2024. While this is a slowdown compared to previous years, it still represents significant growth. Domestic demand remains soft, and there are concerns about weak business confidence and tepid productivity growth. This unbalanced growth, with supply outstripping demand, is a challenge. The Chinese government is focusing on boosting growth through innovation, education, digital infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technologies. They are also investing in green technologies like electric vehicles and clean energy. China's share of global manufacturing output is about 30%, and its policies and subsidies in sectors like electric vehicles, semiconductors, and solar energy are influencing global markets. Experts believe that new avenues of growth, such as artificial intelligence, digital financial services, and green technologies, will be critical for sustaining China's economic development.

[@Cryosxify]

we all know the CCP reports false numbers

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

Nobody believes China is experiencing 5% GDP growth and especially not Mainland Chinese. Even worse, such 'growth' is still on unfinished 'fuer dai dream projects' like 1997 Japanese bullet trains that are sucking up 5% of the nations economy and will cost a billion bowls of rice to keep maintained. We are not looking at some 'challenges' but full-scale economic collapse has already begun and there is no way to stop it. People in China's mainland (PRC) now need to start thinking of ways to protect their safety and be careful about their social status, party membership and where they might be when it gets much worse.

[@michaelrenper796]

Go home wumao

[@yys5919]

美国一样很难找，现在中国是通缩，美国是通胀 US's economy isn't good either, hard to find a job. US has high inflation while China is having deflation.

[@stingray9225]

When u make enemies all over. Companies leave

[@boruizou4285]

Then there should be no foreign companies in US right now by your logic.

[@anubizz3]

Make enemies all over? Did China threaten its ally?

[@laifamily7804]

their economy is still better than most of the world, companies leave mostly because it's being replaced by domestic industry, if there is money to be made, they wont' be leaving, time u lay off the US ganda. the issue is the whole world isn't doing great , so the world is buying less , china is the mfg hub, less demand means less jobs

[@yongchen8204]

China has huge unemployment among its young population which is normal due to the fact it has 1.4 billion population. If China makes 1/3 of all goods in the world with $1 trillions trade surplus a year and is still having a huge unemployment issue , just imagine its neighbors India with even more population and make essentially 1/10 of what China economy is making, what is the percentage of its population have no job. Unemployment is simple, too many working population expects more unemployment and few resources. That is why the world population is less the better !

[@Voxabonable]

Don't look like they're collapsing.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

describe what you'd need to see so that you think it 'looks like its collapsing'?

[@Voxabonable]

@theasianjaywalker4455 Oh that's an easy one, BBC news.

[@sleepyearth]

@@Voxabonable BBC news never said that. Next.

[@Voxabonable]

@@sleepyearth This is an easy one too. Just a simple search says otherwise.

[@楼宗]

In the BBC/CNN report, China has been collapsing for decades, and as a result of the collapse, China went from a poor country to the world's second largest economy. Monday Wednesday Friday China collapses, Tuesday Thursday Saturday China threatens

[@pinoypride64]

Hi curious question? Do a lot of people refer to age in reference to the chinese New Year or more of the traditional calendar New years i.e., the one who said she will be a certain age after the chinese new year?

[@dengist8172]

Depends on the region. I think in rural areas more people use CNY age, and the count starts at 2 (when you are born you are counted as 2 years old since you are "starting your 2nd year" as you already spent 10 months in pregnancy). In Beijing/Shanghai people just use the traditional calendar age

[@黑江真由OvO]

its many rules,not only one

[@nullptr0034]

As a young person in China, I feel sad that they have such a shallow understanding of what’s happening with the economy

[@nurain4316]

How about you? What do you think?

[@很感慨就]

你应该是在工厂当普工的角色

[@nullptr0034]

@nurain4316 This is a debt crisis characterized by high household leverage. Following a decline in housing prices, household wealth has shrunk, prompting families to deleverage by reducing consumption. This leads to decreased corporate revenues, layoffs, and declining household incomes, creating a negative feedback loop. However, due to policy inertia and a lack of effective bottom-up feedback channels, the government has been reluctant to address household income issues. Many young people mistakenly attribute the situation to the impact of the pandemic, overlooking deeper structural problems such as economic imbalances, over-reliance on the real estate sector, and delayed policy adjustments.

[@swiftfog4953]

@@nullptr0034 怎么看待危机的原因不重要，只要危机能解决就行，房价高昂本身也是个必须解决的问题，房价降了，财富缩水了，但是同样，再发展的成本也降低了，对未来的经济不是坏事，无非是个财富再平衡的问题，如果解决结构问题最有效，当然是打散重建，只要能撑住，我倒是把这个过程看做一个起跳的下蹲前奏，因为如果房价一直很高，所有财富就会变成不动产，财富缺少流动性这对经济也是不利的。

[@nurain4316]

@nullptr0034 I agree with you. Thinking the same.

[@anthony-5963]

The people u interviewed are middle-class or even richer and they r from the most developed cities. How many Chinese people can afford to travel abroad every year and they have SOME HOUSE to rent. God Damn Ridiculous!

[@dannybee6677]

Good point. If these middle class or rich folks are struggling, how is the rest of China doing?

[@animalworldtv9220]

You are the one who is ridiculous. Can't you check the data? In 2024, the number of Chinese outbound travelers was 291 million. The home ownership rate of urban households in China was 96.0%. The proportion of households with one house was 58.4%, the proportion of households with two houses was 31.0%, and the proportion of households with three or more houses was 10.5%.

[@anthony-5963]

​@@animalworldtv9220 R u Chinese? I can't imagine such a thing can be taken by a Chinese person. Do u know how many families spend all their money and take a heavy debt that is why Chinese spending is always weak. Householding count can't say anything. u can also check how low the housing rental-to-sale ratio in China is.

@@anthony-5963 agree. he is a wumao

[@dokinglife]

The whole world economy is gloomy and most people are not looking to switch jobs due to uncertain US foreign policies. And also whether US will attack Iran and cause the whole world economies to crash

[@Jon-E-Reb]

Mandarin is an interesting language. There's not A lot of use of tongue on the roof of your mouth sounds. Which i guess why learning English is would feel weird at first.

[@Go4Broke247]

But can you pronounce the right tonal sound?

[@Justfeb01]

It's actually the accent and not the language itself. If you listen to southern accent or overseas Chinese they don't have that sound.

[@Jon-E-Reb]

The accident is from the language and the structure of the words, and the vals sounds. Which they have Trouble with Certain word structures l leads to them using value sounding closer to their language. This is just an intuitive guess from the patterns I noticed with my aspy brain.

[@michaelrenper796]

I speak Chinese, German, English; Japanese; French. I therefore talk to a lot of more or less bilingual people. Northern Chinese dialects have a slightly different consonant inventory than southern Chines dialects, but generally chinese speaker do not struggle with the consonants as such, but rather with consonant clusters in English. There are of course far worse language for them to learn. E,g. most slavik languages.

[@jeremywheeler2122]

Good luck to everyone all over the world. I have a feeling that we will need it for the next few years. And it's not just because of particular leaders being elected in particular places. Maybe I'm overestimating it, but I didn't see a single one of them mentioned the threat of depopulation on societies around the world. Seems like that would be a problem.

[@LoneStar96]

only interviewing students and office workers. need to interview factory workers and middle age people to get their perspective.