How I see the UK after 3 years living in China (I went home and was disgusted.)

[@Harveyinchina]

Don’t forget to subscribe, lots of videos coming up from my visit back to the UK, as well as visits to other European capitals, comparing what I saw there with what I see every day in China. Also, check out my new Instagram page where I post daily content from inside China: instagram.com/harvmc

[@unglaubichuberlieber8048]

lets just focus this: regardless of which country, over the past 50+ years america+europe have been living beyond its means...and either refuse to accept they have been living beyond their means or the politicians have successfully sold this delusion so deep into those who chose to believe thumb up

[@verypleasantguy]

UK is booming _while_ China is dying, is the Gospel Truth, according to the real time implementation of *_"1984"_*

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

i was born here in the city of york 80 years ago in the old england this is the new festering satanic england a fallen country your better off staying in china

[@gzge4147]

你就一SB

[@MorningstarDefenceMCBE]

how do i make china great again

[@ragsoh]

There is no country under the sun that brought 770 million people out of poverty - except China! I am from Singapore. In the 1970s, we had to ship old clothes and money to our relatives living in China - they were utterly poor. I witnessed the rise of China in my lifetime. Today, they are a giant on the world stage and I have deep respects for the Chinese people. They are very diligent and pragmatic. Sadly, I witnessed the decline of the West in my lifetime too.

[@peterc.1419]

Two things. 1. Yes hard work achieved this. But at terrible expense. Lots of suffering. And the evil system of communism. 2. The West helped. The west outsourced manufacturing to China, thinking the Chinese are only capable of copying and nothing else. This hubris contributed to Chinese advance because the west buys stuff in China, that is money going to China. China first copied the tech and now helps to make new tech. But we must not forget the Western buyers who are funding this.

[@trevormccarthy9019]

I guess you forgot about the 70 million murdered by Mao and the entire Ouighar race incarcerated in western China ..

[@gluecksdrache2054]

The West has chosen its decline, so really no reason to be sorry. In Germany there was and is a witch hunt. Both people having a different opinion than the government are ousted from their jobs or even voluntary positions in church. Homeowners should pay 35,000+ USD for switch from gas burning to a maintenance intensive electro heating.

[@spb4455]

As a Russian, I am happy for China and of course they work hard. But let's be honest. The main thing here was that all Western corporations, in order to save money, transferred all their production facilities to China so that the Chinese would work for them for pennies. And the Chinese government has been condoning this for a long time. And it was the state program and propaganda that created such a situation that the Chinese work more than they live.

[@sann5146]

China is an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.

[@pandabearoceanpark]

You saw 15 homeless people and are shocked? Go to San Francisco. You get to see a hundred in a few street blocks!

[@leiwang5230]

😂😂😂😂​@@Markus_Berlin

[@mateobaysa2055]

Nothing beats Skidrow (in downtown Los Angeles) when it comes to the count of unhoused people in the United States. I’m talking miles of miles of tents and makeshift tents dotting the sidewalks.

[@Phuckitall]

Portland, Oregon. Once lovely and vibrant, it's now a dystopia, with bodies - some alive, some not, everywhere.

[@mateobaysa2055]

@@Phuckitall Tampa, Florida has many unhoused people also but since last month they hardly frequent the streets of said city because the governor signed a bill that prevents unhoused people from hanging around public areas such as parks and places of businesses.

[@peterwilliams7335]

@@Markus_Berlingood weather but no chance to enjoy. This too dangerous to go out in the streets where filled with homeless and druggies.

[@wmhui2001]

I think the most important for the UK government is that they should be more independent from the US foreign policy towards China, rather than acting as the servant of USA.

[@mariusmarius4832]

UK is a USA colony. Period.

[@linux9846]

But ...Servant, they are !!!

[@edval6404]

It doesn't matter the "independence" from the US policies if the UK thinks exactly this same way. The UK have a centuries long history of imperialism, of robbing and ravaging others countries and is incapable of seen the rest of the world as equals. In UK Churchill is seen as a role model... a guy that if you have studied him you would know he had pretty much same supremacist ideology as Hitler.

[@beproudasian8279]

Will never happen! UK is 100% onboard with U$ regime's train wreck.

[@raymonddon8875]

india's GDP is better than UK - LOL!

[@JohnVAsiaTeacher]

I spent nearly ten years living and working in Northern China, arriving back in the UK (Midlands) in 2019 for my pension. Truth be told, I still haven’t got over my initial culture shock on arriving back. I felt as though I’d arrived in the third world and politically in Alice in Wonderland! No country is perfect and the bureaucracy in China was on another level, but I miss those China days. Cheap, safe and although there must be crime and drugs, they weren’t visible on the streets and I still smile when I hear the media say the Chinese economy is collapsing. In your dreams western media.

[@ginagalanopoulou9402]

Move back to China!

[@lumingze13]

Crimes maybe, drugs impossible. Dealing drugs receives death penalty in China. One Canadian did that few years back and thought he’d get away. He received death penalty. Probably not executed, but still. This might seem cruel to the rest of the world , but if you search Opium War in the 19th century, you’d understand why.

[@chanelrrr]

Do you miss VPN?

[@JohnVAsiaTeacher]

@@chanelrrr Still need a free one now in Britain to access (Russian) RT News. I don't see much democracy and free speech here anymore. If it wasn't for my pension I'd be off in a flash but unforunately I'm stuck here.

[@MontyGumby]

@@JohnVAsiaTeacher oh you cannot receive UK pension in China ?

[@gunsumwong3948]

Coming from Hong Kong and having lived in UK for over 50 years I do see eye to eye with the author of this video. I do have doubt about democracy and am convinced it has some structural flaws especially against another governance like China. As an ethnic Chinese I could never understand why a democratic society prefers electing a leader by popularity instead of capability. UK prefers the ordinary citizens to select a leader but how good a leader is will be presented only by the media. Thus a party or wealthy people controlling the media are effectively controlling the election. I can still remember Tony Blair from Labour got into government by playing political spins using tricks arranged by a public relation company. I think the worst part is in order to show democracy there are always "alternatives" to everything including truth, community interest and even science. The labour and Tory are finding each other in exactly the same way the Americans Democrats fighting with the Republicans. There is no common ground. The party in power will try to undo everything the previous party has done. Time, resources and attention are wasted for the sake of toeing the party line. I don't think the Chinese governance is a system suitable for every country but in China the country is governed by people who have previously proven themselves in government first. China has so many people and will be pulled in all sort of directions if the country must suit everyone's opinion. Instead China adopts its own system which is based on community's interest first and the individual's right second. This in effect in Chinese adopt their own culture that has last for several thousands of years. I do not think there is a system that could fit all. Even with democracy UK runs a NHS system like a communist state that the US doesn't have anything similar. While the US gives freedom for everyone to bear fire arm and suffer the consequence. In UK not every policeman carries a gun. A governance must be continuously updated and adjusted to suit its population. Simply brand the Chinese system authoritarian and even evil will inhibit a democratic nation to modify its governance to use Chinese tools and models even if they show positive results. I suppose if China has not risen up and shown its spectacular development then UK and US may seem nothing wrong in the absence of any comparison.

[@xfree1444]

Very good independent thinking

[@贺海涵]

民主是一种社会管理方式的实践，不是最终目的。 事实上，民主的形式在各个国家体现得也不同：美国，德国，英国，法国、日本，菲律宾，巴西，法国，新加坡，台湾，印度，尼日利亚，南非，以色列……每个国家的民主形式，流程，实施机制，管治效率与效果都不同。同一种制度在不同的时间，管治效果也不同。那么，哪个国家的制度才是最好的呢？所以说，民主是一种社会管理的实践，没有终极模式。没有完成时，也没有最好的模式。 中国人是早熟，有智慧的民族。引领了世界几千年，在过去95%的历史里，都是全球最繁华的国家。以后也不例外。美国一个几百年的国家，对几千年文化的国家指指点点，评头论足，本身就是将自己的观念强加于人，就是不民主的体现。 中国人的观点是，执政者的合法性，就是以能否实现最广大人民的长远利益为衡量标准--管理国家的人，以人民利益为自己的信仰，以人民利益作为自己开展工作的基础，这才是民主。 中国在几千年前，就通过选拔去发掘管理国家的人才，而不是通过选举。选举其实就是选秀，哗众取宠，大闹立法会，善于煽动情绪者往往能胜利，又或者有大笔选举资金，在媒体大肆宣传的候选人赢得胜利，而选举资金的供应，又是通过各路资本和利益集团去募集。所以候选人当选，自然会以实现利益集团的利益去回报，而利益集团又往往代表着极少数人。--这算民主吗？真的以人民的利益为信仰吗？

[@tianlezheng6829]

About democracy, I think the key to democracy is that the government and the people have good communication and consultation, and that the basic goals and development ideas of national development are established through broad social consensus, rather than elections. For me, I am a social conservative. In foreign policy, I adhere to realism and use diplomacy to defend national interests, but I oppose foreign aggression. I defend peace through force, but not by force. I defend trade routes and partners from imperialist hegemony. Internal policy emphasizes big government, control of capital, social market economy, opposition to refugees, and opposition to white left. However, there is no discrimination against ethnic minorities who have joined the country's nationality. However, if someone commits a crime, they will be hit hard regardless of their ethnicity. Support rational environmental policies, support new energy transformation in line with national conditions, support industrial policies, require the government to strengthen investment in emerging productivity and emerging industries, strengthen infrastructure investment, and public education, and the establishment of a complete and low-cost medical insurance system (not free medical care). Support social security, but oppose white left-style high welfare. Specifically, it is to ensure state control in the fields of energy, education, medical care, and infrastructure construction. The government subsidizes emerging industries, but encourages market competition. Opposes false freedom of speech that talks about political slogans. Supports rational policy discussions based on facts and seeks truth from facts.

[@tianlezheng6829]

I would say that China's party system is more similar to the parliamentary system in the West. The Communist Party and several progressive democratic parties cooperate to establish a coalition government. Unlike the West, the Communist Party of China has assumed the historical responsibility of organizing and implementing policies and building the country. The difference between China and the West is that unlike the West, China does not hold general elections, but formulates a five-year plan for national development through the National People's Congress and entrusts it to a professional government to implement and promote China's industrial development and construction. The prime minister of the government is elected by the National People's Congress. However, both the National People's Congress and the government are guided by the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics and the leadership of the Party to carry out national construction.

[@tianlezheng6829]

​@@贺海涵我赞同 关于民主 我认为民主的关键在于政府和民众有良好的沟通和协商 通过广泛的社会共识确立国家发展的基本目标和发展思路 而不是啥选举 对于我来说 我就是社会保守主义者 在对外政策上 我坚持现实主义 用外交捍卫国家利益 但是我反对对外侵略 通过武力捍卫和平 但是不是通过武力侵略别人 捍卫贸易路线和合作伙伴免于帝国主义霸权的侵略 内部政策强调大政府 对于资本的控制 社会市场经济 反对难民 反对白左 但是对于加入本国国籍的少数民族 不搞歧视 但是如果有人犯罪 不管社么民族都重拳出击 支持理性的环境政策 支持符合国情的新能源转型 支持产业政策 要求政府加强对于新兴 生产力新兴产业的投资 加强基础设施投资 和公立教育 和完善的廉价医疗保障系统的建立（不是免费医疗） 支持社会保障 但是反对白左式的高福利 具体来说是 在能源教育医疗 基础设施建设等领域确保国家控制 在新兴产业政府给予补贴 但是鼓励市场竞争 反对空谈政治口号的虚假言论自由 支持基于事实的理性政策讨论 实事求是

[@cosmoray9750]

It is the same here in Canada. The problem with the Five Eyes countries is that they money is spent on Wars. All that money should have been used for health care, infrastructures and for the people.

[@stee12318]

Exactly this Tax is funding the wars, not the public goods

[@byakuya3603]

Because money is not used to finance wars, but also used to finance domestic enterprises.

[@lopezb]

The problem is the aggression of the authoritarian countries: Russia, Iran, China. What is the West supposed to do? Oh yeah, roll over and play dead. Everyone with a brain would rather live in a democracy, but the democracies are under constant attack from Russia and China. Where is Fentanyl and Nitasines made? China. Why? Guess....Who is is supporting Trump since the 80s? And Farrage? Russia.... Which country is the most inspiring example of democracy? Well it would have been Ukraine. Putinhad to put an end to that, so he invaded with his orcs, determined to destroy....Hong Kong would have been a great place to live, until the CCP got their claws into it. Now they have their greedy eyes on Taiwan. The problem with this guy is he's young and naive, and has swallowed the propaganda whole hog. Like 99.9999 % of the commenters here...

[@tedthesailor172]

China spends more per capita on military & "security" than any western country, even the USA...

[@chronometer9931]

The problem is that the politicians don't care about the people, because they are installed by the UN

[@kidkieran77]

Hey I'm from the UK and I live in China. I am never going back either. My life is considerably better in China, and China in general is just a better place to live.

[@miiko7859]

Probably not by much. I live in New Zealand.

[@kidkieran77]

@@rafae5902 I'm a History teacher. I said it an another comment here, but if you're making good money for your city and can live in a high rise apartment then it's a good place to live.

[@seabig2353]

Have a good time in China！

[@toydigger]

Serpentza who lived in China, has shown a different kind of China. It's clearly no paradise. And he is not the only one. And its definitely not clean

[@KnightmareUSA]

@@toydigger There's a lot of bloggers on here that moved to China but didn't feel welcome. It depends where you end up. The locals are screaming at their government to stop the -boats- airlines!

[@CaldonianDude]

You are quite right of course. UK is a basket case now, and London is a toilet. I think the interesting thing is most people have no idea how far behind the UK is - because they've never actually gone anywhere else...

[@1bhaihay]

LOL! Pedestrians walking & talking into their mobile phones , not paying attention & bumping into others, cyclists now taking to pedestrian pavements & down & outs & beggars on the sidewalks. A most uncivilized Society, if one can call it that.

[@jockster991]

What a crock !

[@JonathanPercival-smith]

London was a toilet 40 years ago.

[@jockster991]

@@JonathanPercival-smith he is talking about the UK not just London.

[@rob5197]

​@@JonathanPercival-smithso the rest of the uk

[@donm-v5s]

to me, the main reason uk is on the decline is that it doesn't have an independent foreign policy, just at the beck and call of usa. in fact china is the only country that can give substantial help in terms of economic development, infrastructure improvement and industrial upgrading after brexit . uk dismantled the communication facilities by huawei wasting loads of money just cuz usa asked it to on the pretext of endangering its national security, an ungrounded accusation, thus uk's 4g and 5g communication is way behind other developed countries. america thwarted quite a number of cooperation projects between china and uk, namely helping uk build hsrs and nuclear power plant that can stand magnitude 10 quake with china's cutting edge tech which can utilize more than 90 percent of its energy, and acquisition of uk's bust factories, all on the pretext of endangering uk's national security, which is an american lie. another thing is to stop gas and oil import from russia , so uk has to import gas and oil from usa at prices several times higher than normal price causing inflation in other areas. usa is the greatest beneficiary while the european countries are the victims of russia-ukrane war.

[@manufacturedconsent7850]

Although there is Chinese investment all over the UK, The UK should not really have it's primary communications network literally run by a Chinese company. It could pose a security threat or put the UK rather in an awkward position. The problem with the UK is it's infrastructure building regulations, these are now, like the USA, quite restrictive. Planning and approval consultations at so many levels, environmental legal challenges, land purchasing / allocation issues etc etc , whereas the CCP being authoritarian and owners of all the land have a top-down approach which can bypass many of the public consultation and regulatory hurdles seen in the UK. i.e they do as they like and no-one complains. Which hasn't been a bad thing in terms of development. As for the US relationship it is historic and will bear fruit in the future. China appears not to like or trust the Uk and vice versa. Look at their Australia argument a few years ago.

[@Andy-P]

China is helping Russia fight that european war. China is the enemy. I wouldn't trust any Chinese infrstructure. In any future conflict we could find out it doesn't work

[@linjunhalida]

@@manufacturedconsent7850 2 Choice: communications network controlled by China, any eavesdropping happens, China will lost it's reputation. Another: communications network controlled by US, US can use the information to control UK politicians, and UK people already get used with it.

[@厉冻干粉]

@@manufacturedconsent7850你提到中国在做什么事或者政府规划是不进行公众咨询是错误的，比如修建高铁，政府会通过其官方网站及社交媒体公开向全社会做相关的调研活动，任何土地或者工程项目的立项都有相应的资金投入的调查、也有负责专业环境评估的环评机构等等；另外关于环保方面，显然你的说话更加不可靠，联合国等多个国际组织对中国最近十多年在环保方面的努力认可并毫不吝啬赞扬的，不仅仅是这些机构的数据在证明，许多旅行博主的视频就是证据；另外，中国的森林覆盖率已经从上世纪90年代之前的10%以下提高到了如今的25%左右，中国甚至在努力改善沙漠环境，至少在马云的公益基金会支持下，蚂蚁森林在中国沙漠地区种植了上百亿棵梭梭树；请问，中国在环保方面的这些成就如何能在不受到监管制约的情况下开花结果？

[@manufacturedconsent7850]

@@linjunhalida I'm mainly talking about 5G critical infrastructure, not a simple mobile network, if a Chinese company wants to launch a mobile network in the UK, fine. But any foreign nation should not really be in charge of building the infrastructure in my opinion. Either way, if there is any eavesdropping, China will simply deny it. Now, with China being a stronger economic and military nation, what could the UK do?? Nothing! At least with the US there is the history of being allies. That does mean less and less with this US Democratic party but currently the US does not build communications infrastructure in the UK either, so no problem.

[@yoyohighness]

Harvey, I am a British expat now living in Hong Kong. I've been living in London, Singapore, Taipei and Beijing. I must say after living in Asia for over 20 years, I can not bear to even stay in London for more than 2 weeks. In London, the living standard is so poor and cost is so high that I can no longer get use to it. Most of my friends left the UK and are staying elsewhere in the world. My opinion is, privatization policy led by Mag Thatcher since the 80s totally ruined the country and following administrations simply made bad policy decisions carried forward. I decided to stay in Asia raising my family and not returning for good. I'd suggest this to you as well. After BREXIT the UK is a sinking ship and most young lads know it but not everyone can leave, they are simply trapped.

[@vanxz7511]

OMG, you UK ppl do think like this?

[@stee12318]

I love Asia. But I’m not fond of big cities. Concrete jungles just don’t do it for me. Might be because growing up in UK I was in a village with some local woods.

[@tianlezheng6829]

In China, we have some small cities and have good Natural Environment

[@stee12318]

@@tianlezheng6829 best nature in China are mountainous places. Huangshan is my favorite mountain. And guiyang has amazing natural places. For water and beaches tho… not so much. Best beaches in Asia are in Thailand, BY FAR.

[@mickeylau1]

It is nothing to do with privatisation. Everything in Hong Kong are run by private companies from the very beginning.

[@rantingcabbie7020]

So glad you covered this topic People think I’m MAD to move my wife and daughter back to China last year even meaning making the sacrifice of only seeing them 4 months of the year while I stay in uk for the rest of the time. I was physically attacked 3 weeks ago in London and my car cam caught the whole incident with reg no of his vehicle and his face and the police did nothing I was in AE after for 3 hours waiting and was informed that it will be another 3 hours minimum even though I was coughing up blood and had severe headache I gave up and went home and went to the Gp the next day and he didn’t even examine me and told me to go to the chemist and buy myself some ibuprofen… Knife crime through the roof in my area Wembley A 4 and a 5 year kids got abducted by a passing van last summer just outside my flat … List goes on and people don’t believe me of how bad London is ..: Great Vlog Harvey We heading to Shanghai this July as part of our planned 3000km road trip starting from Huizhou…. Can’t wait to see Shanghai

[@byakuya3603]

Is it really so bad that ？ I still want to study in England?

[@flowerflower1392]

I know what you say is 100% true. And the GP telling you to buy Ibuprofen 😂 That is what all the GP's say whatever you have and they type on their computer without looking at you. Unfortunately British people just go along with everything.

[@rantingcabbie7020]

@@byakuya3603 Please don’t be put off coming here to study ….. London is a great place to visit if you’ve never been here before . You just have to be sensible and street wise when walking around . Do not walk around with your mobile phone or wallet in your hand . Everything in London is very expensive. Transport, accommodation, entertainment, food etc etc These are just my opinions as I’ve been a London Taxi driver for 30 years and seen many incidents. My wife came to the U.K. 12 years ago and loved it for the first 4 years but it got to a point where she didn’t want to go out after 7pm . Do your own research on living accommodation as student accommodations are very very expensive in London and the neighbourhood is very important too.

[@advent3774]

@@byakuya3603 London is bad ! as to many immigrants from African countries, young black teenagers not working, just want to carry knives and machetes ( like back in Africa) and steal and rob people, as to thick or Lazy to work ! London is now only 37% white native Londoners, that’s why there’s all this trouble, most older people don’t feel at home there anymore, they feel like they’re living in a foreign land , So Sad what Politicians have done to this Country, traitors all of them .

[@jetvdna5449]

​@@byakuya3603Don't! Go to Shanghai or Switzerland instead 😊

[@willardsheen981]

I spent a couple of weeks in China, in Shanghai and Suzhou. What struck me was how civilised the towns seemed. The underground was clean and efficient, the buildings were impressive, the streets felt safe, there was no graffiti and hardly any litter. At night, when it got dark, people of all ages would be in parks, sitting on benches, walking, practising tai chi. Compare that to a city centre in Britain at night - drunks would be staggering about, there'd be fighting, yelling, police sirens, and only an idiot would think it was a good idea to go and sit in a park. Sure, I got only a snapshot of China, but what I saw was impressive.

[@nievto]

Good for u that u got a good experiments but all jokes aside, after u read all the deep hole about Chinese news today and many more years ago, u probably gonna so shocked that u expected... Just for example, maybe in couple week ago if I don't remember correctly... China just bought a frozen meat that date from a WWII 😭 Like yummmmyy, a tasty meat that has history flavor that mix with full of bacteria and maybe a virus. Yum. also there's news that an oil food is mixed with engine oil. Wow what a flavor!! Anyways jokes aside, Chinese history news is a NIGHTMARE, the air history, and water history, just everythink is worse than u think 😢

[@sydneycarton3000]

Don’t mention the 1.5 million Uyghurs in concentration camps, you apologists are no better than the Nazi’s

[@davidmoore5004]

The West is slowly declining, and its enemies are patiently waiting for the West to completely fail.

[@ModernMusicNo1]

Yes, amazing how civilised when you don't flood floor your country with fighting age males from cultures that won't assimilate huh? Who did that to the West of yes the CCPs World Economic Forum.

[@DS-lk3tx]

You went to one of the few aristocracy cities? 😂 You went to district 1 and 2... found it was lovely?

[@LW78321]

It's quite sad seeing the state of UK. If only the UK government prioritised the needs of the people first

[@mariusmarius4832]

Have they ever...

[@KaikaiPoon-sh4wn]

如果會這樣做的話就不是西方民主政治了！～😂😂😂

[@wolfswinkel8906]

All they care about is sending the next tranche of £3B to Ukraine

[@vincenttay2812]

Instead of warmongering with the US thug

[@inisipisTV]

@@KaikaiPoon-sh4wn- UK is never a Democracy. It’s an Imperial Monarchy.

[@keithattwood59]

UK born boomer here. I got the chance to leave the UK in the 90's. Travelled and lived the Middle East and SE Asia. I've seen the decline of the UK, every time I come back on vacation. I even came back for work in 22. Six months was enough, now I'm back abroad. What Blair started in 97 and the so called conservatives carried on with has destroyed the country of my birth. I've seen second world countries overtake the UK in just about everthing that affects the quality of life. It really is betrayal by the political class to the UK people.

[@MarekzAnglii]

I too am a UK (London) born boomer and I agree 100%. Many of the problems have reached critical mass and are now irreversible. So sad!

[@WanderingMonk55]

Same story here in the US. All the problems are self-inflicted, created by bad decision after bad decision of the misleaders in power, though they try to blame everything on China. Hoping to move overseas again later this year

[@pauljh6478]

Well said I feel exactly the same. I left the UK for Asia in 2006 and didn’t go back for a holiday until 2015. Was totally shocked at what I saw and now in 2024 it is even worse :(

[@dancoffey4293]

You overlook that China is continually threatening Taiwan, making claims of most of the South China Sea (including within the economic zones of many of its neighbours), imprisoning Wiguars, border clashes with India, salami slicing territory of its neighbours etc. The list goes on. While a benevolent dictator is arguably the most efficient form of government, regrettably they are few and far between

[@samesamebutdifferent-i2]

money controls, money talks. where's the regular ppl? making money for "them". sh*t!

[@BarrettYT]

Great Video Harvey, many good points...

[@tomthx5804]

Thanks, Chairman Mao!

[@Harveyinchina]

Thanks Lee!

[@mrstephenpariah]

​@@HarveyinchinaBe wary of jumping to conclusions. It's decline by design, they're wrecking everything to sell it off. Most of the damage we're seeing now was inflicted by David Cameron. It doesn't mean an authoritarian regime is preferable. But that's the direction they're taking us in, anyway. Consolidated wealth and indentured servitude. Try and be aware, while you're having a jolly privileged time there will be a lot of invisible suffering to facilitate your comfort.

[@vernitan5184]

Thanks Harvey …. like yr video contents ….👍👏👏

[@greensorrel6860]

​@tomthx5804 You can see the positives of a society without agreeing to its wrongs. The Western world is in decline. The next election in the US is pivotal. If that fails, our only hope is the state. TX has its own military and that is true of many states and have talked of succeeding.

[@itsnlee]

I'm raised in the UK, and haven't travelled much. I looked up a YT video for one of those silent "walking" videos where it's literally someone walking around one of China's cities - Chengdu - and was absolutely SHOCKED at the architecture of the place. The streets and city seemed to be endless. So modernised and dare I say the night view is like something out of a sci fi movie. I come from a small town and it feels like they're living in 2040 and the UK is stuck in 2019. Even London, a giant city in my eyes, can't compare anymore. I am so shocked at the difference in development and I'm not there in person.

[@sunhorn8197]

Why don't you go there in person?

[@AlexParkYT]

The UK is stuck in 1919 with a few gimmick gadgets

[@trevor5526]

Try watching some YT videos on Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Thailand where I moved to. SE Asia is the future man. The UK is history.

[@彩虹小哥]

You should go to China yourself and don't trust any media, even those who praise China.

[@soleilmai8245]

I live in Beijing. As a Chinese, I can tell you that Chengdu is a city that many Chinese like very much. Delicious food, comfortable lifestyle, slow pace, low consumption, and lots of beautiful women. And the cutest giant panda. Chongqing is also a very popular city which is not far from Chengdu. I hope you will come to China for tourism one day

[@LW78321]

Well said Harvey 👏 you've always been great at expressing yourself so clearly in a calm manner

[@Andy-P]

Yes, he expresses his opinion well. No need to come back to the UK

[@itsme2be]

The best days of the UK are in the past.

[@mariusmarius4832]

In the distant past indeed.

[@PandaSister114]

On the exploitation and colonization of other countries

[@ricotheman8139]

The best days of UK were the worst days of so many other countries.

[@newworldforward1842]

200 years ago

[@inisipisTV]

@@ricotheman8139- Seriously, those so called "countries" are really backward undeveloped sh*tholes. Being from the 3rd world county, we’ve got to admit the reality. Let’s not romanticize these countries as anything but. They’re never been shining beacon decency and civility. All of them are constantly fighting small kingdoms, fighting for scraps, with the majority of the population are nothing but slaves or worse to the ruling nobility. How do you think the British were able to conquer India or Africa. Not by sending their army. No. They find a compliant ruler or raja, then they support him with wealth and weapons, then that Maharaja and his local native soldiers would invade the other Rajas to side with the British. In return the new colony get modernized with new hospitals, schools and trains and all it’s medieval antics like slavery or caste systems are abolished. Look at Congo nowadays. Yes, the era of King Leopold II was harsh and brutal. But look now the country has reverted back to the stone-ages. All great building, hospitals are now in ruins. Their train system is now a wreck. Dead and suffering went sky-high. They replaced one white tyrant to a black tyrant who’s totally incompetent. There 4 kinds of Freedom that must be upheld, that is universally agreed upon. Freedom of Expression, of Worship, From Want and From Fear. There’s something wrong with your country if one of these are not met.

[@tonyv596]

So you are telling me the BBC has been telling me lies all these years about China?

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

What lies? Is wild China lies? Lots of negative news , but that’s what happens Most chst on US is also negative.

[@kimquan1373]

BINGO

[@OhFookinELL]

Not just the BBC. FOX, CNN, in fact, all western mainstream media. I’ve stopped watching their crap for years. The western leaders only want you to know what they want you to know.

[@bCool-sl5cy]

BBC, CNN, EURONEWS= liers Wake up!

[@noahark3810]

lol

[@charityshopguitar8790]

I was in China for a couple of weeks last year and was amazed at how modern everything was - and clean. Like you I was struck by the fact that I didn't see a single homeless person. The high speed trains are amazing. Overall I was very impressed.

[@misscoutts6193]

No they live in coffin & cage dwellings in tower blocks.

[@whisky1991q]

@@misscoutts6193 How do you know? When you say 'they', do you mean 'you'?

[@jackyw2217]

我是中国人，中国在十年前大街上还是能看到流浪汉的，后来中国政府要求各级政府一旦发现流浪人员就必须进行救助到当地政府供养机构，以前的流浪汉、孤儿等都享受这免费的住宿和食物。

[@o.i.c.uvanish9169]

​@misscoutts6193 the Jealousy is real

[@charityshopguitar8790]

@@misscoutts6193 There are certainly a lot of high rise tower blocks and I saw similar ones when I was in Hong Kong. they may not be the ideal as far as western ideas of housing are concerned but personally I don't see a lot wrong with them and they are a solution to the problem of housing a lot of people. When you consider what housing conditions for the masses were in the past I don't think it is a bad solution.

[@nicolejennings8389]

It's not the UK anymore, it's a refugee camp

[@biomorphic]

Between 2022 and 2023 they issued over 220,000 visa to Ukrainian people, which also got money and free accommodation.

[@figgbx112]

Britain and the United States are both great countries in the world. There is no doubt about their contribution to mankind. Please don’t attack it. It‘s just sick.

[@sazzy1959]

Got it in one👍

[@Rob0865]

Britain's karma for meddling in the affairs of other countries.

[@Rob0865]

​@@figgbx112Their "contribution to mankind" was to instigate wars that nobody wanted.

[@edwardohall]

I lived in Shenzhen. Loved it. Future city. One day at a western bar, Asked many Expats from UK, "Would you move back to UK?" Their response was an emphatic NOOOO WAY!!

[@tianlezheng6829]

lol because I am Chinese citizen in London 😅

[@jebes909090]

The grass is always greener

[@stee12318]

@@tianlezheng6829 curious how you feel about it?

[@tianlezheng6829]

@@stee12318 I feel the subway is too old because I have to take the subway for an hour and a half every day to go to school.

[@tianlezheng6829]

@@stee12318 I feel that the prices are a bit expensive, so I don't dare to eat in restaurants. However, the view of the Thames is very good, provided that the weather is clear. Big Ben is very delicate and beautiful, and Canary Wharf is very modern.

[@Millionaires12345]

What an honest video. I have been to China, and their transportation, groceries, food, education, etc are extremely affordable!!! Not to mention their infrastructure is so much better too. It's a safe, clean & convenient country to live.

[@bruceparker6142]

What's the deal with fake or plastic food? Collecting used cooking oil from the drains in the streets and selling it back to the restaurants to cook with. Is that a thing?

[@jebes909090]

Mmm gutter oil

[@金建钢]

​@@bruceparker6142就像在说美国人悬赏印第安人头皮一样遥远……你说的油，是事实，但是个例的违法行为，很久远的事件了，并不是日常。塑料食物？这么奢侈？中国的蔬菜，肉类可比塑料便宜多了……你是不是没有来过中国？

[@bruceparker6142]

@user-cp4wx1fr7h Sorry I can't read that. And I can't seem to copy it yo put into a translator.

[@demomano9915]

It is a bit like saying does Mad cow disease or salmonella eggs still exist in UK? Or does US still murder brown children? Yes. Oh dear. By that logic, there must dodgy food too! If you can eat kebabs and don't need half your stomach removed, as in a case in Newcastle (the Afghan takeaway) you'll survive. 😊

[@Markolima80]

On my first visit to China in 1985, I saw bicycles all over Beijing. Imagine it was bicycle jams everywhere in the morning and evening! There were no private cars because the people were just too poor. There were a few Volkswagen Santana used as taxi which the locals couldn't afford. Today, the best and most expensive European and American cars are found all over China. The western countries, especially the US, are lying in their reports on China. There are so much negative reports on China. The US has so many homeless people living in the streets now. I did not see any homeless living on the streets of China. I was so impressed with the US on my first visit to San Francisco. China is painted as a threat because it has progressed so much and the west is falling behind. The GDP of China will overtake that of the US by 2030 because it has a good government and a very hard-working population. China still holds more than US$700 billions of US Treasuries and are selling them as soon as they mature. At its peak, China had close to US$2 TRILLIONS of those Treasuries. Why is China selling those Treasuries? They saw what happened to the Russian assets in US and Europe. Very few countries outside US and Europe trust them anymore after the Russian monetary assets were frozen and they have just decided to use the interest from those assets to fund the war in Ukraine. The debt to GDP of the US is more than 120% and no country had recovered from that kind of debt level. Trillions of dollars were thrown away on STUPID WARS!

[@user-ts8xr9fp6c]

I remember the UK media in the 80s used to take the piss out of the Chinese riding their bicycles in China and how backward the place was. Now the media and the middle class Loveys in the UK are trying to encourage everyone to get on their bikes instead of using their cars! The irony is funny as f**k:)

[@morbid747]

6000 Billion for Iraq war 3200 Billion for Afghanistan war 870 Billion for Military bufget Cancer research gets 3 billion Many people aren't aware that it's beyond wasteful.

[@kapk]

not thrown away, given as gifts to their oligarchy elites.

[@sgp1154]

上个月美国国会刚刚通过了专门用于造谣摸黑中国的16亿美元预算经费给全球媒体(特别是美西方媒体)，专门用于在全世界洗脑欺骗人民和造谣摸黑中国的形象，听说好像去年是15亿美元预算经费给媒体

[@farric1]

I'm an English expat and took my 17 year old Australian son to visit the UK in 2022. I was shocked to see his look of disappointment and yo hear him say that he thought London was a dump. He expressed a preference to holiday in Asia or China as we normally do and has no desire to go to the UK again.

[@Peter-bb5zf]

I love auz anytime anyday ❤

[@Naturalmedicineprescription]

that's progress

[@RK-cj4oc]

You are an immigrant. Not an expat.

[@nickmiddleton7118]

Just here to say that yeah, you're an immigrant mate. Expat is a racial supremacist word. And yeah, us Londoners are proud of our dump, the finest in the world!

[@uwanttono4012]

@@RK-cj4oc Well said and it needed to be said!! Brits are not special and the Empire has long since vanished.

[@dylanshaynes1147]

After the end of the epidemic, prices in China have dropped a lot, and people have become more rational in their consumption, no longer pursuing luxury goods. I really like this kind of consumption atmosphere.

[@chongdi6140]

Of course they are pissed off by the West's antiChina narratives and ridiculous hypocrisy to still patronize their luxury goods

[@fj5563]

Except for housing prices, everything else is rising, but not much.

[@dylanshaynes1147]

@@fj5563 I am in a first tier city and I do not feel that prices are rising. All basic necessities have been reduced in price. You can find affordable alternatives for any expensive goods on shopping websites, ensuring quality. Transportation costs remain the same as before the epidemic, and restaurants have also returned to pre epidemic levels.

[@stee12318]

@@fj5563 housing prices are dropping. A friend’s client’s house dropped half since he bought last year 😅

[@pipiqiqi4010]

@@dylanshaynes1147 but there are more and more people lost their jobs after the pandemic. and more and more companies are laying off. it is more and more difficult to make money in China after the pandemic, that's one of the reasons why the house price is decreasing.

[@sverrir]

In China the public can change the policy but not the party, in the west you can change party but not the policy. I hope I remember this correctly it was George Galloway who pointed this out.

[@Lara__]

George Galloway is a Kremlin asset and his only job is to criticize democracies and praise dictatorships. He's an enemy of the people, not a friend

[@jiegui1979]

因为中国的执政党是善于倾听民意的，是把为人民服务当成自己政党宗旨的。 这应该是世界上唯一一个政党是这么说的，这么做的。 中国的执政党的缺点在于，不会外部宣传。

[@chronometer9931]

The only mistake is that you can't actually change the policy in China either...

[@melontusk9660]

​@@chronometer9931Exactly. It is delusional or to think the public have any control over the government in China.

[@bengeorge9063]

Are you high ? You can't change jack in China. They throw people in jail and are in surveillance nonstop

[@motolani.0924]

I lived in China for almost 7 years and now in the UK. If I have the chance, I'll go back to China

[@thoughtsofathinker2445]

but ur black?

[@rain_windy]

tell us what is really going on in London, the media reports are generally inaccurate

[@global-village-idiot]

And? WTF kind of question is that.

[@_Meng_Lan]

Thoughtsofathinker your name is a misnomer.

[@echelon2k8]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[@BaybieK]

The UK went to the dogs ages ago, Brits who are born in the UK just dont see it. Those of us who emigrated to the UK recognize the signs.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

Don’t see it my ass. That’s all everyone says.

[@DavidRenwick-t1e]

Oh but we do see it very clearly!

[@jmccullough662]

Correct. Allowing migrants in was the mistake.

[@WilsonWilson33]

yes we see it. I left because I saw it. Others have more family ties or a fear of the unfamiliar so stick it out in the UK. It's not just the Uk anyway. Most of the EU, USA, Canada and Australia are facing basically the same problems and are on the same road to destruction.

[@frogstock2597]

Fk off from where you came from then

[@kremigmitsahne7197]

I can't get used to the hostility and negativity in my home country anymore. I still didn't overcome my reverse culture-shock after returning from China. It's like the mind can't accept it anymore, once you've seen that things could be much different. That something better is indeed possible.

[@inkbold8511]

Once you see what gov could do for the people, you will no longer accept the ones who refused to listen to their people. We can said the government of west is no longer listening to their people.

[@Phuckitall]

Relatable. Just did a quick bounce into the U$ after 7 years in China, and found somewhere else ASAP.

[@MuffHam]

Woke politicians, woke idiots and illegal immigrants. Have ruined all of the western world.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

@JerryM-wt8hlI get that feeling in 90% of China. Suburban US for example on a different level, So much better.

[@Lim-212]

@@JohnSmith-sm7eznoticed some of your other postings, they are ridiculous. Just can’t understand why certain people have this sour-grapes mentality, they have eyes yet they are blind😂

[@ladyk4170]

Thanks for posting this, I think it's a really important perspective having left and returned years later. People don't recognise the rot when they live in the slow drip daily. I moved to Ireland almost 6 years ago and I've watched all of the UK, Europe and Ireland absolutely fall apart in just that short time. People need to open their eyes and start holding the government responsible for what they've done to us!

[@TransparencyPlease]

Those of us who have never left the country are just as shocked and despairing at what has happened (or rather planned) to our country

[@Crshcourse-qy9zo]

Yes, this how many Chinese abroad feel.

[@micholitzia5726]

I tried to tell my european friends that China is a country worth visiting, they just laugh and think I'm crazy.

[@unknowncorsairtim]

They're in denial

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

Don’t believe you. Unless you’re super young . Everyone I know would love to visit.

[@Lara__]

it's a dictatorship. Best avoid

[@tedthesailor172]

Worth visiting, perhaps. Most places are worth visiting...

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

So much stupid western propaganda about China. If you believe the internet, China is ruled single-handedly by a dictator, they are locked down like North Korea, everyone's broke except CCP grandees, the internet barely works due to filtering, and people disappear to camps because they complained about the weather.

[@fatdoi003]

when i arrived @ Heathrow, it's like i'm back to the 80s... the airport is so old from the gate to exit.. it actually reminded me of the old HK Kai Tak that closed on 1998.... even that felt newer than Heathrow... so sad

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

Love Heathrow Terminal 5. Are Chinese airports still the best at delayed flights?

[@soha7271]

@@JohnSmith-sm7ezI just took a flight from Chong Qing to Hk this morning, right on time

[@milin7120]

Who cares what’s d big deal as long is working lol 😝

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

I watch KZbin travelogue videos. Whenever anyone arrives in the UK it immediately hits me how shabby and squalid it all looks, and how small everything appears to be. These are people who have flown in from places like Singapore.

[@melontusk9660]

Heathrow Airport has existed longer than Singapore has existed as a country. The airport is one of the busiest and on time airports in the world. It works. It doesn't have to be rebuilt to look pretty. That would be a waste of money. The west doesn't have to waste resources to impress anybody.

[@nickworley1000]

China promotes its own indigenous culture UK does the opposite

[@sayuas4293]

And with promoting its indigenous culture, you mean heavily oppressing all the minorities and changing their culture through forced re-education programs.

[@auspiciousnkomo3071]

Lies, they do promote their culture such that they shipped some to other continents. Half the world knows yt Jesus and speaks English. Don't worry the people you see there and don't like coz they are ⬛ may soon be conscripted into the army.

[@woop6078]

Ironically it claims to be communist

[@glanguish9390]

😂 Culture......that's over in Taiwan. The CCP had a 'revolution' remember. Fake temple's now 😢

[@timcastle1844]

Simple solutions to appeal to the moronic.

[@jeffreyhill3592]

I’ve traveled to Hong Kong 4 times over the past two years so I’ve sampled China, what a great place and nice people. Coming back to the UK is depressing after a visit to China or many other parts of Asia.

[@KDYinYouTube]

HK is too old

[@jeffreyhill3592]

Kowloon is brand new, airport is new, infrastructure projects everywhere with links to China via hi speed rail, how is that old?

[@WanderingMonk55]

I loved visiting Hong Kong a few years ago. Had the same depressing experience coming back to the US and being stuck here when international travel shut down in 2020

[@roastnut]

Hong Kong is very different to mainland china. Sampling HK is not the same as sampling China.

[@WanderingMonk55]

@@roastnut Spent a few years in Shanghai as well. Loved it

[@wahid-lg1kk]

I was in China for a few months, traveled all over by bus and train. China. Was bloody marvelous. Really nice. Cheap good food, clean and bright, beautiful cities, everyone has money, no one is walking around all poor and depressed.. It's just really good.

[@toydigger]

Serpentza who lived in China, has shown a different kind of China. It's clearly no paradise. And he is not the only one. And its definitely not clean

[@wahid-lg1kk]

@@toydigger Where did you go and for how long? The guy is taking advantage of negativity, and probably money from NED. I have lived in Asia most of my life, and frequently go to China. This guy has problems, megalomania, thinks he is somehow important, and he sells negative views on China to the US Government for a living.

[@toydigger]

@@wahid-lg1kk What is NED ? This channel is also taking advantage of people by claiming China is a paradise. Maybe he is paid by CCP ? China Insights, Serpentza and others show hidden camera footage of real China.

[@hellohi3416]

@@toydigger He is a pathetic clown who takes anti-China as his career

[@springii-ll7ks]

@@toydiggerJealous people who even can't afford the cost to visit.China

[@h-k7804]

Refreshing to hear a honest and unbiased opinion of the UK from a brit

[@Khangel]

In the west, government is too concerned about trivia woke concept like pronouns and should be more concerned about sustainable economy, and quality of life.

[@luisanthonychau]

Politicians today are like social media influencers. They are not trained to lead like the government officials in China or Singapore. They are out there to put on performance to get votes. They don't possess the necessary abilities to make real changes.

[@bennyboy5374]

haha yeah like CCP is having a sustainable economy with it's one of a kind real estate bubble which is 20 times bugger then what Usa had in the financial crises. And what quality of life? Chinese people can't afford to get married and absolutely not getting a child.

[@nicholaswhite9760]

Pronouns and other controversial topics are the tricks to devide ppl and attract ppl's eyes.

[@cjr-en4wr]

the uk has had a right-wing, anti-woke government for over a decade - they have destroyed everything. Try again.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Lol you're complaining about wokeness on a video about a communist country!

[@Samoasoa]

Reason London has such high homeless people is according to US definition is Over Capacity.

[@11Tits]

and guess what we pay them to be homeless a lot of the time. thanks benifits scheme

[@winfredcoorengel7203]

😂😂😂😂

[@richardlabeja]

I live in London. There are plenty of available properties. The problem is most of them are too expensive for the average renter or buyer.

[@台華劉]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chronometer9931]

@@richardlabeja Learn economics, once you know the basics then it will make perfect sense...

[@jameshara8994]

High daily living costs? The rich would never care while the poor always suffer!

[@RichardMärz-n9l]

Go out of self piety. Go and work, do something!

[@spider5604]

Why should the rich care about you? That's the government's job. And ask yourselves why you are poor. Is it because of not wanting to work?

[@longrolstral]

The poor suffer because they want someone to blame so that they can continue to be poor and blame more people for their choices in life.

[@lee00402]

Be grateful that you are (relatively) poor in a developed country with a social security system.

[@Andy-P]

By Gini index China has a greater wealth disparity (Gini index) than UK. I think Harvey is in the top few % in China.

[@surfcitiz]

There is no point to compare China to the UK. It is like comparing a piece of gold with corroded metal.

[@hz240]

Your observation is consistent with the vast majority of westerners. A similar trend is observed in the US/Canada and throughout western allied nations. The endless QE does not improve the situation either as the hegemon exports inflation around the globe in an effort to tame their economic woes. Economic prosperity is clearly shifting towards the East now with global south nations expected to undergo further development if they continue to establish cooperation and trade through the BRI. Poor economic conditions and political instability are often accompanied by drastic decline in the living standards, rise in poverty and crime as wealth is concentrated within a small group of social elites.

[@biomorphic]

In the US prices and rent are crazy, but salaries are really high. A nurse does 150k USD, a programmer can do easily 400k. Yes, food is really expensive, and you need a car, but electronics, cars, and fuel are cheaper than here in the UK.

[@Andy-P]

His observation is consistant with the CCP. The west has recovered better than China from Covid

[@1DrBar]

@@biomorphic I woked in IT and programers that make over 200K are the five percent. That is utter nonsense as we outsource so much to India and other countries that have programers that have something better than a True and false education.

[@jasenq6986]

argg i hate the global south, except antarctica

[@יונהאליראשון]

@jasenq6986 Because you have typical western mindset.

[@car24dude]

I just spent 40 days in China, didn’t see any homeless, just crowded almost everywhere that I went.

[@melissachartres3219]

You saw PLENTY of homeless... you just didn't know what you were looking at.

[@linzheng2288]

@@melissachartres3219so you think you know better than him or did you see any by your own eyes?

[@alibali672]

The homeless are in slave camps.

[@JohnJeyaPratama]

@@linzheng2288 Watch Laowhy86, serpentza and china uncencored. They also live in china and speak chinese. So yes I see with my own eyes through a video that there are lots of chinese homeless and this is also for young people which support the chinese movement/trends named let it rot or lying flat. And most of those young people are just doing streaming with fake AI face on the street. Wait I just see you have a chinese name. Are you part of the ccp? I'm just asking not accusing you.

[@Indiansareallpajeets]

We welcome you from China🇨🇳❤️❤️❤️

[@michaelpattison8543]

Imagine how I feel after coming back to UK after 15 years living in China! .

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

I loved it. No more endless high rises. Love London’s quaint , green village feel but still global at the same time.

[@tedthesailor172]

You mean being able to eat food that wasn't cooked in sewer oil...? Being able to speak out against the government without being sent to a labour camp...? Being able to buy stuff that was likely to be genuine and not a knock-off forgery...? Dealing with temperate weather instead of being washed away by biblical flash-floods every spring...? Dealing with comparatively honest police and local authorities who don't invent fines to line their pockets...?

[@noahark3810]

yes and you see all the muslims

[@mackyjack3929]

@@noahark3810😂

[@Andy-P]

@@noahark3810 If you don't like muslims than China is the place to be. I wonder how many arabs will stop visiting the west and spend their time in China now they and China are such good friends now? or even the Indonesians or China's 3rd best friend Pakistan

[@davidjewood]

Living in the UK and having visited China several times, I have to say your comparison feels absolutely spot on

[@JohnnysCafe_]

It must be tough being a pensioner in the UK when they can't afford heating in winter, i looked up the European pension breakdown index and the UK pensioner has dropped to 15th spot behind countries like Spain, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Bosnia, and the UK is the only G7 nation where living standards are worse than before the pandemic. The future is not looking to good for Britain.

[@byakuya3603]

Pensions are used to pay for the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

[@aidenfreedom]

Starmer will make it must worse if he gets power, they are ALL as bad, I say sack them all 650 ?

[@JohnnysCafe_]

@@aidenfreedom hi Aiden, yes Starmer is another puppet but wouldn't you agree that the Labor party tends to do less harm to the strugglers, whereas the Torys cut backs always target the poorest people.

[@aidenfreedom]

@@JohnnysCafe_ Yes Johnny you make a reasonable point, my Grandfather helped to get the first Labour MP into Parliament Anthony W Ben, yet the cooperation between private business and Government is what seems to have raised China's status in the current World of Politics, Labour however lacks the business insights needed for success as a Nation, I think its not all about Military expansion, Switzerland is one good example of fare governance until now as it is being undermined by the globalists? Nothing is perfect in this World my friend?

[@outtheredude]

@@JohnnysCafe_ So, hoping that Labour's better instincts will prevail in spite of Starmer's drive to make the party more right wing, in the hope of appearing to be more conservative, instead of extremist like the Tories, who don't have a clue how to conserve things?

[@gay-granpa5080]

I'm a Brit living in South Korea and have no plans to go back either. Even when I went back for a bit to see family I could even more clearly see the contrast and how the UK has truly fallen into a deep state of disrepair.

[@cosmic4037]

I was away for 30 years and went back to bury family. The entire country i knew is gone, its heart breaking. I never want to go back again.

[@momentumstocks3493]

Yeah.....the difference from when i was a child to now is staggering. Politicians .....

[@Crshcourse-qy9zo]

Yes, this how many Chinese feel when coming home.

[@lambertgiang]

@@Crshcourse-qy9zo No doubt that it is heartbreaking that the extreme poverty is gone, and a new, prosperous familiar country has emerged that is so warm and heartbreaking with joyfulness.

[@Crshcourse-qy9zo]

@@lambertgiang I was shocked how much the big cities have deteriorated. Everything in shenzhen now looks so old and craooy and dirty.

[@Crshcourse-qy9zo]

@@lambertgiang @user-br9oi2sh7o I was shocked how much the big cities have deteriorated. Everything in shenzhen now looks so old and craooy and dirty.

[@moonfishhhh]

I recently left the UK and moved out to Asia. Feels like a cloud has been lifted from my mind. Good food, good weather, great people, it's safe and clean and I actually feel really optimistic about my future as a young person. I never want to live in the West again.

[@AP-ei4jt]

Democracy is a good idea, it's the multi-party system that's the problem. They lead to constant division, bickering, backstabbing, sabotaging, etc. to the detriment of the country. There need to be a new way to select public officials much like how the corporations do it.

[@gelinrefira]

No, it is bourgeois democracy that is the problem.

[@tianlezheng6829]

I would say that China's party system is more similar to the parliamentary system in the West. The Communist Party and several progressive democratic parties cooperate to establish a coalition government. Unlike the West, the Communist Party of China has assumed the historical responsibility of organizing and implementing policies and building the country. The difference between China and the West is that unlike the West, China does not hold general elections, but formulates a five-year plan for national development through the National People's Congress and entrusts it to a professional government to implement and promote China's industrial development and construction. The prime minister of the government is elected by the National People's Congress. However, both the National People's Congress and the government are guided by the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics and the leadership of the Party to carry out national construction.

[@tianlezheng6829]

About democracy, I think the key to democracy is that the government and the people have good communication and consultation, and that the basic goals and development ideas of national development are established through broad social consensus, rather than elections. For me, I am a social conservative. In foreign policy, I adhere to realism and use diplomacy to defend national interests, but I oppose foreign aggression. I defend peace through force, but not by force. I defend trade routes and partners from imperialist hegemony. Internal policy emphasizes big government, control of capital, social market economy, opposition to refugees, and opposition to white left. However, there is no discrimination against ethnic minorities who have joined the country's nationality. However, if someone commits a crime, they will be hit hard regardless of their ethnicity. Support rational environmental policies, support new energy transformation in line with national conditions, support industrial policies, require the government to strengthen investment in emerging productivity and emerging industries, strengthen infrastructure investment, and public education, and the establishment of a complete and low-cost medical insurance system (not free medical care). Support social security, but oppose white left-style high welfare. Specifically, it is to ensure state control in the fields of energy, education, medical care, and infrastructure construction. The government subsidizes emerging industries, but encourages market competition. Opposes false freedom of speech that talks about political slogans. Supports rational policy discussions based on facts and seeks truth from facts.

[@tianlezheng6829]

I would say that China's party system is more similar to the parliamentary system in the West. The Communist Party and several progressive democratic parties cooperate to establish a coalition government. Unlike the West, the Communist Party of China has assumed the historical responsibility of organizing and implementing policies and building the country. The difference between China and the West is that unlike the West, China does not hold general elections, but formulates a five-year plan for national development through the National People's Congress and entrusts it to a professional government to implement and promote China's industrial development and construction. The prime minister of the government is elected by the National People's Congress. However, both the National People's Congress and the government are guided by the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics and the leadership of the Party to carry out national construction.

[@stee12318]

Web3 and DAOs is worth looking into Groups around the world are trying to develop better systems, network states is on the cusp of becoming a thing. A new era is coming.

[@patinka816]

Excellent presentation, thanks Harvey, from Toronto 🇨🇦 where similar decay is happening.

[@fannyalbi9040]

decay? that bad?

[@sncaz1767]

@@fannyalbi9040 bro australia, canada, and the UK have insane cost of living issues. prices are increasing and wages are staying the same

[@longiusaescius2537]

@@fannyalbi9040 handing out passports like candy for millions will do that

[@fannyalbi9040]

@@sncaz1767 what's the real cause?

[@sncaz1767]

@@fannyalbi9040 profit mad corporations and a weak state lacking in central planning and ethics.

[@manwingchi9156]

UK to concentrate on anti China and Russia rather deal with in own problem. 😂😂😂

[@byakuya3603]

Sunak's trick to divert public attention

[@tedthesailor172]

A greater part of Britain's "own problem" was that many of its manufacturers relocated production to China to take advantage of cheap land deals and labour, causing domestic factories to close and huge job losses...

[@veroniquendambo3242]

You nailed it herein. When are they going to take care of the kingdom and its subjects then? Young men are being sent to the fronts and are leaving their wives and children behind in a kingdom that is getting poorer and poorer whilst those who initiated those wars are leading comfortable lives. Will all this madness ever end?

[@WanderingMonk55]

Exact same thing in the US. Non stop media/govt propaganda

[@廖博]

🤣一百年前英国就打进中国了，一百年后还想着对抗中国，英国人血液里流淌着侵略者的基因吗？还是几百年前中国人挖了你英国人的祖坟？你翻翻英国历史中国人什么时候去你英国闹过？本来两个相安无事，你非要对抗一个和你毫无关系的国家和种族？你是要逼着中国人以后去你英国博物馆拿回本身属于中国的文物吗？一个大英博物馆躺着多少个国家的历史文物。把侵略，抢夺.占有，这就是你们欧洲国家自我吹嘘的文明？当强盗会文化是不是就可以颠倒黑白？你自己翻翻你们英国历史。号称曾经的日不落国家。是靠着抢夺多少国家的资源与土地才发展起来的，一群吸血鬼，吸食了全球多少资源才成为发达国家！！！然后穿上英式西装在那装绅士！！！中国有句俗话叫做：披着狼皮的畜生始终还是头畜生.文明的博爱，和你们是丝毫不沾边，

[@Aokijji]

Spot on mate!! I am from the EU and just finished my LLB Law degree at a UK RG university, after 3 years of seeing "Great" Britain, i can safely say that it is not that Great, or so it seems. Streets littered with trash, inflation, poor infrastructure across the entirety of the UK (apart from high-end London streets and Canary Wharf). The UK's lavish and great reputation fades away as soon as you step foot in the UK. Glad to take away an LLB though as British education is a stronghold. I'm returning to the EU and hopefully moving to China in the next 10 years.

[@kathleenwalker7581]

Reading all these comments is absolutely heart breaking,extremely worrying and makes me very thankful that I am not homeless.

[@LoveEVandenvironment]

😮Subscribed. We have a lot of homeless people around city area at night in Australia, just don't feel safe. The cost of living is SO SO SO bad, many people can't afford a pack of tomato for 3 months, yes many！ I guess the Australian politicians are just blind.

[@cheungchingtong]

Guess democracy works for the 1%, not the ordinary ones.

[@eric9069]

Most politicians are rich, or they can't afford the campaigns.

[@chongdi6140]

They are too busy pleasing their US master, no time to care for the Aussies lol.

[@stee12318]

Auzzies earn 3x what New Zealanders earn, and everything is the same price, sometimes cheaper in Auzzie.

[@Chicoco68]

Yeah it’s like $11AUD/kg

[@8899me]

Really great video. Can't wait to see more from you. 😀👍

[@timbimjim514]

You didn't mention the war in Ukraine and the sanctions placed on Russian oil and gas, which means our fuel bills have rocketed as we're now buying US LPG at significantly higher prices. Mass illegal immigration is also putting massive pressure on social services, especially the NHS and public housing. Our elections boil down to the Uniparty, and a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee. The country will take decades, if ever, to recover.

[@kasikwagoma6740]

When an African comes to Britain, we think we have arrived in heaven, when an indigenous brits returns to Britain after living in China, he sees third world conditions.

[@ibrahimwellington3046]

I've lived in the UK for over fifty years and I don't agree with you views regarding Africa. When have you witness people sleeping on the streets in Africa.

[@hk254lyt8]

Talk about your country. We south africans love our country

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

@@ibrahimwellington3046all the time. Normally when they should be working,

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

3rd world my ass. Get a grip

[@LilyGazou]

Africans get preferential treatment. Of course they like that.

[@hisousihou]

9:00 Of course, there are homeless people in China too, and it was common to see them in the past. However, the Chinese government has put in a lot of effort to build a system to help the homeless. This system helps the homeless return to their hometowns or find employment, and provides assistance to people with disabilities so they can live in relief facilities. As a result, there are no longer homeless people on the streets. Moreover, examples of such support systems can be found in historical records, indicating that China has always established these systems during times of prosperity. My sociology teacher taught me that a country's level of civilization is reflected in its concern for the vulnerable. It is undeniable that economic development and national strength provide the capacity to care for the less fortunate. However, many Western countries not only neglect the vulnerable but also seem to be less focused on their own development. Instead, they are more concerned with suppressing other countries that are progressing well.

[@normanmoffatt9707]

I've lived in China for 11 years, every couple of years, (last time September 2023,) I go back to my country of birth (Australia). The changes (bad ones) are so obvious that my wife doesn't want to go back again. We had a friend from Australia visit us for 3 weeks last month and he said that China is the garden of Eden.

[@fujigoko007]

Why are the Chinese fleeing the Garden of Eden?

[@normanmoffatt9707]

@@fujigoko007 The Chinese aren't fleeing, for centuries the Chinese have migrated to other parts of the world, it's what they do. Stop being a dumb cu*t.

[@刘鑫-k3n]

Because there are 1.4 billion people in China, there will definitely be fools who believe in your media and think that there is a better paradise outside.

[@zachzhan]

@@fujigoko007 for money, more salary, when money enough, go back, buy cheap things in china

[@Leofric-fn4uf]

I totally agree with everything you've said...and more. I was born and raised in England but like many others I moved away, and created an opportunity to live in Sydney many years ago. Every time I return to the UK for a holiday, I am shocked to see it so massively overcrowded, the run down state of so many things, poverty and high prices everywhere you go, and of course very high crime rates. I don't recognise the place! Each trip costs me so much, high cost for poor standard hotels, food, trains, underground extremely expensive compared to Sydney, which we at times think is quite expensive BUT IS NOWHERE NEAR AS MUCH AS UK. Plus, we earn so much more. Yes, it's fallen from grace big time...so many problems, and an awful climate. No wonder so many people feel depressed in those long, dark, cold days of Winter, with poor opportunities and a bleak view of their futures. I would say that those of us who live somewhere else, and have something better to compare things to, obviously notice it more. We know other things, are living different lives; enjoying better things all round, like great food, climate, cost of living, superior accommodation, and owning our own car is so normal. Nothing wrong with any of that. No wonder so many are desperate to get out, to places Australia...1,300 UK Drs. this year alone. After my last visit, I can never go back again, feels so dull and frustrating, and I'm paying a huge price to feel that way??

[@cjr-en4wr]

add the UK exceptionalism into the mix and its unbearable...

[@DutchinBrazil]

Facts

[@ruthymccabe]

Hopefully things will get back to pre-1950's levels with massive malnutrition and slum housing plus no healthcare, then all the fair-weather friends will fuck off elsewhere for an easier life. Either that or pray for a really major pandemic, in which case the resulting mass graves will cause a few geneticists, historians, archaeologists and geographers to gently point out one or two uncomfortable truths about life above the 50th parallel north...

[@Jay...777]

The West is in a "profit crisis" defined by Marx as a period of time when falling wages & rising prices mean people cannot afford to buy what is produced. Corporations react to this by inflating prices further as a quick short term fix - but increased profit per unit of production suffers diminishing returns. Eventually the economy is pushed into a depression, usually by debt.

[@hippocreation]

All Anglophone countries in general all facing the same decay as UK. East Asia is booming for 5 reasons: 1. Freedom Only to law-abiding citizens. 2. Common sense policies. if you encourage homelessness you got homelessness, if you empower crime you got crime, if you support drugs you got everything in between. 3. No race theory, no race war. Diversity and inclusion yield way to nationalism and patriotism. 4. No Free food, Free Housing, Free medical, Free education. Everybody has to pay for things they want. If you don’t want to work you die. 5. If you shoot, you die.

[@byakuya3603]

The biggest point is that China is no longer a communist, although he claims to be a communist, and the west is no longer a capitalist, although he claims to be a capitalist, and the systems of both sides are being exchanged.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

Many in forced camps were law abiding.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

China has 1.77 million homelessness. More than US and EU combined. Just more rural.

[@hippocreation]

@@JohnSmith-sm7ez China’s forced camps or ass-rape American prison, which one produce repeated criminals? Which one you’d choose?

[@hippocreation]

@@JohnSmith-sm7ez hahaha, don’t you know rural China has the most vacant homes? There are more homes than people.

[@felixlaupc]

Every time I heard of freedom and democracy and the rights to vote, I'm laughing my arse out. Let these gullible continue to live in their democracy world and watch their country sink to the bottom.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

You sound like a … So hafeful. Oh poor western nations who live longer and healthier lives. Can’t believe you laugh at right to vote. How pathetic. Yeah governments should be given all the power. That always works out. Absolute idiot.

[@huidaoren]

What an idiotic take, take a plane and move to China.

[@joe23521]

I used to say, 100 years from now, people will start debating whether Western Democracy is the best political system. Ever since 2016, that number of 100 keeps shrinking.

[@chronometer9931]

It's not really a democracy anymore...

[@JimQuinn-tb3uq]

Really? Has there ever been a country that succeded long term that was a dictatorship. What do you think of the 40 million people in china that died (starved) during the great leap forward? How about the millions of Kulaks killed by Stalin? How about Venezuela, North Kora and Cuba? Great examples of communism in action. Oh and what do you think about the Belt and Road plan that has been a disaster? And tell me what the GDP per person in China is compared to the rest of the world. The real GDP not the CCC made up inflated numbers. And lastly the great Ghost Cities that have been such a wonderful success. How much evergrande stock do you own?

[@flowerflower1392]

I used London Underground for years. It is a nightmare. Worst part of working in London is using the Underground. And you pay too much for the "pleasure".

[@philipo5259]

I worked overseas 2004-2018. I was really looking forward to returning to the UK... home. This place is nothing like home now and nothing like the country I left in 2004.

[@scan4332]

British expat now living in Hong Kong. We moved here six years ago. Never looked back. It is safe, clean and we have a far higher quality of life here than in the UK. There have been so many attempts to smear Hong Kong and frankly misinformation from the mainstream media and Western politicians. China is also a massively misunderstood place. When we first arrived, I like many Brits have been conditioned to be apprehensive about crossing the border into the mainland. But after I did amd after a number of trips, meeting people and making friends, you soon realise it is utter BS. In many ways people here in HK are more free here than we are led to believe. People often forget this but at the very least during COVID the government's priority was to protect lives and as a result we lived relatively normal lives. We went to parks, beaches, shopping etc. This was so important because my wife was pregnant. Meanwhile my mum back in the UK was working in an elder care facility and was denied proper PPE, and hospitals kept sending infected patients back into these care homes like trojan horses because the official policy was to let the virus kill off the weak.

[@sharongillesp]

How sad. Not just the economic decline but the moral decline as well.

[@dtongo]

I am glad you didn't get accused of being a paid agent of China. Great comparison of the two countries.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

They normally get mates to post , getting paid by CCP . It helps get subscribers and pushes the anti China chat.

[@anilraghu8687]

What else is he?

[@Andy-P]

Not paid? then he does it out of love of Autocratic China and his dislike of the UK

[@_sparrowhawk]

Also, look who's complimenting you.

[@alexracoon4513]

It is truly terrible UK is a calamity is depressing and is becoming a 3rd world country

[@aJarrowLad525]

We have lots of illegals to show us how it’s done?

[@qjtvaddict]

USA is still in denial

[@JerzyKurowski]

How is that possible. We heard EU was the source of all your problems. You do not have it anymore.

[@smartydana88]

Thanks

[@Harveyinchina]

Wow thank you!

[@putianren]

Thanks Harvey for this video. I am glad that I left London, UK in the 70'. Lived in Bayswater, London Have a nice day and take care.

[@mikemines2931]

We don't elect leaders full stop. We elect parties they elect the leader.

[@Andy-P]

Citizens in China don't go to elections.

[@peterc.1419]

The leadership is as good as the people.

[@mikemines2931]

@@peterc.1419 Nonsense.

[@peterc.1419]

@@mikemines2931 I don't think this is nonsense. UK leadership is from very educated circles, noble families. People with good education. Speak the educated English. These people don't come from space, they don't come from heck or heaven. They are flesh and blood like you and me. If you became a politician you'd be no different.

[@mikemines2931]

@@peterc.1419 Nonsense, the top of the heap 'king' Charles struggled to get an art O level. Look at George III decided to ignore the English Bill of Rights 'no taxation without representation ' and lost us the American colonies. The list would take a box of paper of idiots in charge because of an accident of birth.

[@seanxim3697]

I’ve recently returned to both UK and China after many years. And I can’t agree more that China has progressed so much while UK has regressed

[@morselee2773]

I left UK back in 98 for Hong Kong and never looked back! Asia has been raising in standard of living ever since being here and continues to improve. Western media will always smear China and Asia as a whole. videos like this show the truth from ground level. the hell with mainstream media! I stopped watching it back in 2017.

[@bernardfong1019]

After several days in London, I was desperate to flee and so I hastened to St Pancras for Paris which is also depressed but with more grand monuments.

[@Crshcourse-qy9zo]

Yes, this how many Chinese feel when coming home.

[@Rajesh-q6l4t]

Paris and France are way ahead of the UK. The worst part is the deprived north uk

[@MattSB2588]

​@@Rajesh-q6l4tParis most definitely is not.

[@biomorphic]

What you say about tech salaries is true. As CTO in London, with the responsibility of 60 people and a budget of almost 5 millions, I was making 160k a year, which is an entry salary for a senior software engineer in the worst US companies, and it's the salary of someone with 2 years of experience in a FAANG company, like Facebook or Google. And believe me, the situation now is much worse than 4 years ago. It is way harder to get a job. The rent is gone up between 20 and 30 percent just in the last year.

[@daniellim2203]

quite rare to listen to the truth. now i know more. thanks harvey.

[@geopoliticalnutz7350]

It's not that rare, if you know where to look. However, you'll always have idiots in the comments section in videos like this, like this Arnold right here, resort to name calling just because they have a different opinion. And i use the word opinion lightly... I mean, any idiot can type "CCP Bot" without countering anything with truths or facts.

[@sebfox2194]

How is this the truth? It's just one guys anecdotal opinion, without any data or sources to back it up. What you mean to say is that you agree with his opinion, but that doesn't mean that his opinion is "the truth."

[@moorhertz829]

It’s nice to see well educated and well spoken young people building a better life abroad. The grass is absolutely greener on the other side!

[@michaeltse6961]

Thanks Harvey. I think your views make more sense than many of today's politicians..

[@Andy-P]

Listen to CCP politicians. They say the same thing

[@vincenttayelrand]

You can see the same decay and decline in many of the other European capitals. Michael Hudson remarked that the Collective West now has a 'rentier economy' (thanks neo-liberalism!) that extracts wealth through the FIRE sector (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate), benefiting only a select few. Compare this to China and the Global South in general that creates new wealth by manufacturing, innovation and new infrastructure. Which seems to be benefiting the many. I've observed (by leaps and bounds) the relative and absolute decline of the economic heartland of Europe for some 50 years. This process is now visibly accelerating. The world has caught up with the Collective West and the odd 200 years of western global supremacy are over. Not that the US-led status quo is going to give up without a fight. Arguably the best thing that can happen to the Collective West is a rapid collapse - following that we can pick up the pieces and have a fresh start.

[@byakuya3603]

There will be no hegemon in the next world. Even if the United States declines and the West declines, the future world will be multipolar, and China will not be a unipolar force.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

Same decay my ass. Most London areas are getting better. King’s Cross is a perfect example. Get a grip. Ranked no. 1 city globally last 7 yrs.

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

You are such a bullshiter. Worse than the China is collapsing idiots . All the same tribal…

[@gearoiddom]

Will not be European people picking up the pieces. Demographic trends point to a large African influx.

[@lindyashford7744]

Only one type of person ever uses the term collective west. It is a dead giveaway. Mainly because there is no such thing as the collective west. Is there a collective east, or a collective north or south?

[@ubermenschen3636]

@ 11:50 , “The world is changing; it’s becoming multipolar,” said Harvey. Translation: the world order is reverting to a past era when the Middle Kingdom dominated global economic and financial activities whereas the United Kingdom was a fishing and shipping island; and much of Western Europe bickered and fought among themselves.

[@joelcutting3954]

Yes - and the reality of a multipolar world is regional hegemons can throw their weight around in their backyard. Ask Vietnam, Nepal Mongolia S Korea, Bhutan and Japan if they’d like that (let alone Taiwan) Our problem in the UK was a dysfunctional Tory party that inflicted Brexit on the country to save its power. Time to move on

[@gerrywelch360]

you are spot on my friend i live in am British born in London the last 10 years i have lived in Taiwan and when i return each year to uk i cant believe the state of it you have to dodge the holes in the road as they are no longer repaired them very sad to see the decline

[@recration]

Man what a beautiful and honest video. I totally agree with you, since I've lived in Shanghai for 3 years (until the start of the pandemic) myself too. For me tho, I can't see myself living there because it's just so different. Yes it's MUCH cleaner, has WAY BETTER transportation, healthcare and everything... But I just don't feel comfortable. All the concrete, the lack of green parks (ones where you can actually go on the grass lol), the lack of constant fresh air, and the difference in culture is simply too much for me to live there. The food is brilliant too---but it's almost impossible to get the normal bread and cheese I eat back home in Germany. Those are the things that truly make the difference too me.

[@tvl6347]

In Shanghai in the Qingpu area is an Italian restaurant, which selling bread. The name is La Rive Des Pains. Also at the opposite you can buy European cheese and ham. Around 300 meter from there is a small supermarket with a lot of German, Italian stuff (Brotaufstrich, Aufschnitte und deutschen Käse). The bread taste better than many bakeries here in Germany.

[@jayewong262]

Shenzhen could be a good choice, more than 1000 green parks

[@davidpark2509]

I think maybe you're way too european at heart lol. Why did you feel uncomfortable in such a safe country like china?

[@News_Watcher]

Things go around come around, the U.K went to the top it is time to go down. Perhaps for time being China could provide more opportunity in term of job, growth and great living conditions …

[@1965Singaporean]

My daughter a Singaporean who are western educated, cannot get a IT job in SG dominated by Indian, but she get a job in SZ despite speaking little Chinese.

[@sc45248]

Great discussion, thank you for sharing

[@VolleyJoe]

Why are there no homeless people in China: In China, land is publicly owned. Rural residents each have their own land, which cannot be bought or sold. If they cannot make a living in the city, they can return to the countryside to farm. The government can provide interest-free loans for agricultural materials. China has a strong sense of family. If someone encounters difficulties, their entire family will help them. China produces 80% of the world's goods, which means there are many job opportunities due to the abundance of factories.

[@vladimircurkoski1455]

If you would ask me back in the 80's or 90's where would I choose to live between Moscow and London, the answer would be London, now it would be Moscow without a doubt and the same applies for NYC or LA but how it happened in such a relatively short period of time is beyond me and something I would never guess, I really mean never but here we are

[@Vera777Dina]

have ever tried to live there like local, not like tourist? you don't know that majority of people there dreaming about escaping the place but can't afford it

[@gillianvanderwalt2761]

Thank you, really enjoyed watching your take on the UK and China,

[@JohnSmith-sm7ez]

Oxford , Oxfordshire and London is better than the equivalent in China . Not everything obviously. Traiins are better .

[@brad7957]

Just came back from 3 weeks in China and was shocked how far behind we are.

[@FelixNg2k]

I think most UK/US/EU ppl just don't realize, Chinese (as well as Hongkong, Taiwan, Korean, Japanes) are well-educated, and work harder in general (and discipline). This is why we make products / services that are soooo affortable.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

And way better at building ties with other nations as well

[@geoffyates5902]

Spot on. I concur with these observations and analysis

[@JamieW-o7b]

I also was away for nearly 3 years, and was shocked on my return too! Everything was broken, nothing seems to work. The driving standards were suicidal, people so angry at everything and each other too. Can it be reversed??

[@MG-qo5ge]

When I visited China recently I was quite astounded how well organised and polite people were ( as I have found in my travels the very large proportion of people are nice) and the public transport was fantastic the cities were as you mentioned busy and vibrant, yes China does have its problems but the Government is trying to resolve them , maybe not in the same way as the West and we should respect that, but the political reporters say thee country is not democratic but look at the mess Europe and the US is in.

[@cashflownpv]

Hey Harvey did you get your MBA from Said Oxford? I did my MSc from The London School of Economics a long time ago. Love the channel BTW

[@qt.81]

Thank you for the enlightening video! The issues on crime, safety and poverty are indisputable. On the matter of cost of living, price is lower in China but so is the average salary. To compare more fairly, we have to somehow calculate the ratio of salary to living cost....

[@agusedyanto3324]

I think a big salary is meaningless if inflation continues to rise, your salary is used up for living expenses. It's better if the salary isn't too high as long as inflation remains low and prices are still affordable and you can still save!

[@nuo.not1033]

I can tell you the answer right now, the cost of living and income in China are very low, but there are many things that China needs to spend money on, which leads to longer working hours in China. If you are an ordinary salaryman, it is very difficult for you to work in China to adapt to the work-life balance, and there are too many competitors. If you are a person with a certain economic foundation, then you will have a great experience to travel or settle in China, if you have 600,000-700,000 dollars, you can go to China for retirement, usually the third and fourth tier cities are better than the first tier cities, provided that China and the United States have not broken the world.

[@hengng4414]

Good afternoon Harvey. Big culture shocks for you, from UK China UK. I understand your emotions. 😮

[@Rajesh-q6l4t]

More importantly, the health service of the UK is shockingly bad. People have been asked to see non medically trained people like chemists and car mechanics for health conditions. It also begs the question, do the UK not able to differentiate between non medically trained people like chemists and car mechanics from doctors? Why have the UK people come to this level? The level of education there must be awful if they have to ask chemists and car mechanics about health, can't they think for themselves?

[@monophthalmus3254]

I wonder how many people in the UK will now call you a "paid CCP troll" because of this video.

[@1DrBar]

But they never consider themselves brainwashed or paid trolls, do you notice?

[@谭凌峰-v4o]

@@1DrBar 来中国看看吧 欢迎

[@georgisirakovbg4979]

Hello, what are you doing for work in Chinaa ? Thanks.