I've Lost My Mind And Moved To China

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🌏 About Me:
Hi, I'm Andre江健! I’ve been living in China for the past 3 years, exploring its diverse culture, vibrant cities, and unique experiences. From Zhengzhou to Changzhou and now Hangzhou, my journey across China has been incredible, and I’m excited to share it with you!
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Life in China: Daily vlogs, cultural insights, and personal experiences living in various Chinese cities.
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[@rider2731]

Such a clean and orderly city. It’s mind boggling to see how their authorities manage to keep cities with huge populations so clean.

[@andre5095]

Yes most areas are kept very clean. They have street sweepers at nearly every corner, it is mostly older people but it is great for them that they can keep working, most Chinese of their age are not as educated as the current generation. When I first arrived I thought the e-bikes were dangerous, and thought I would never buy one but that all changed once I saw how convenient they are and no accidents.

[@weizhang2834]

I believe zhengzhou is one of non clean places and under developed cities in China for Chinese.

[@blardymunggas6884]

It cost the Chinese government alot of money to keep the street clean considering how the older generation chinese likes to litter every where. Communist gov isn’t like what the western gov keeps telling us. The chinese have real freedom that are practical such as Safety ( you won’t get mugged) , security, peace, freedom from hostile news towards others,. Banning foreign harmful news within the country isn’t necessarily a bad thing if one sees the bigger picture.

[@blardymunggas6884]

Another thing in China, they will never get pissed off with you if you don’t speak their language. In fact they will try to help you if you have any difficulties. In the US, you might get mocked for speaking foreign language. That is a clear difference in culture and upbringing

[@kaiyang2649]

The Australian media has been very hostile to China recently.Under such circumstances,as an Australian who has never been to China still,you are still willing to come to China.I'm impressed.Welcome to China!

[@andre5095]

That is exactly what my mother said to me. Are you sure you should go there with the current state of China-Australia relations. However I still went and so far it has been awesome! 谢谢

[@blardymunggas6884]

Welcome to China. Now you can see for yourself the reality of china vs American propaganda fake news. My perception has changed since coming here. I believe you’ll have a similar experience like me too. Once you speak the language a little and understand their culture, you’ll know how things can be done differently. Alternatives really do exist.

[@sujeng89]

Hey, thanks for the sharing. I got a job offer to teach in Zhengzhou as well and currently waiting for my PU letter . It’s good that I’ve got a “preview” of how Zhengzhou looks like through your video 👍🏻

[@sujeng89]

@Kannoe yes, I’ve received my PU letter.

[@sujeng89]

@Kannoe I’m from Singapore. The school offered me the job and apply the letter for me.

[@mizzypoo4827]

Very brave as an Australian to go through months applications for everything just to get into China.. its show you're a very determined person & not fall into the Trashy Media lies & disinformation. Enjoy your teaching job & since you almost just started, doing these video blogs...it helps others to venture out of their own comfort zone to go into do something different.

[@jayzee8480]

Thanks for sharing with us on such a beautiful city Zhengzhou.

[@jody3002]

Thanks so much for this video, it was so helpful and informative. I’m from Sydney and your comments are so relatable 😅 I’m wanting to apply for teaching job in China soon, this gave me hope (despite long documents). Hope to see more of your videos soon.

[@chunqingxia3114]

Hey Andre, welcome! It's great to see you post vidoes about China in such a special time. Zhengzhou was the heart of the ancient China, you probably will find the traditional China in your perspective. Have fun!

[@andre5095]

Thanks! I hope to improve the quality of my videos over time. I am just a beginner but I have a strong interest in China and also learning Chinese.

[@karls9012]

As a Chinese，I would like to say welcome to work in China.I have been to more than 30 countries all arould the world including Australia.Australia is very beautiful country ，and several years ago China-Australia was in a quite good relationship.But I still believe most people in two countries are kind and not hostile.Unfortunately，western media reported too much nagative news and ingnored the improvement and our government´s achievement.China is the future and we become more and more confidenct.As long as you know the Chinese culture，you will recognise how hypocritcal and double standard the west politicians are. It is hard to most western medias to report the real China.As a expat ，you really need to do is tell the truth of real China.Thanks for your sharing of real China.

[@nagu7712]

Hi, I’m a new subscriber. Really enjoying watching your vlog. I’m a Chinese living in Brisbane for 13 years. Really miss my family at this pandemic. Your vlog makes me homesick…:)

[@andre5095]

That's interesting, I'm from Brisbane haha

[@ruipengli3969]

Wish you have a happy living experience in China! Welcome

[@andre5095]

非常感谢！

[@kaml.7341]

Thank you for going through all your troubles for teaching English in China 🇨🇳 👍👍👍👍

[@joeyy2965]

Enjoy your time there! But very brave to go to zhengzhou :)

[@spoondraw9910]

enjoy your time in china mate

[@andre5095]

Thanks :D

[@chunqingxia3114]

The hygiene issue (the elderly spitting as you mentioned), well because no one told them that's not the "right" thing to do - the generation grew up in poverty and were handicapped by lack of education. Such habits and customs were formed without self conscious, it's like you are more likely used to have burger, pie, beef and corn soup for daily food rather than rice and soup noodle, can't explain why, it is just it is. Hope you don't mind, and this is not an excuse but a fact.

[@andre5095]

Good answer!

[@weizhang2834]

我觉得还是自我教育问题，我父母年近90，没有人有这毛病，我们从小被教育街上走路的时候不要吃东西，但是这个时代却有很多年轻人在街上一边走一边吃。当然这没必要刻意的去谴责，当一个人非常小心眼“small mind”，才会只盯着这些。中国有太多的好，比西方更自由，这是所有留学生出去以后才意识到的。

[@angellau3618]

Agreed. Most of the time, they do not know it is inappropriate or not right to do because no one ever care enough to tell them. Now you care. Pay it forward. All the best in China. 😉😊

[@homoduran]

Nice vid mate, subbed. As a Chinese myself, i also hate the spitting, even my relatives do it sometimes. One reason is that a lot of peoppe smoke, second one is what you mentioned, the cultural thing. Hope it'll change soon

[@insideout9824]

Soothing voice...I’m planning to teach in either China or Japan, hope things will go well for me🤞🏻 Actually the splitting thing is common in Asia among older generations but fortunately this bad habit is disappearing as younger generations don’t actually inherit this bad behavior especially in bigger cities. It’s true that by learning it’s language we’ll understand it’s culture better n least judgmental. Hope to see u collaborate with Blondie in China or HazzaChinaVlogs

[@lzeng78]

you moved to a province that is considered the birth place of the chinese civilization. There is a lot of history in the surrounding areas. I hope you will enjoy your time in china. "most of the stuff on western media aren't true." true that!

[@andre5095]

Yeah some people speak negatively about Zhengzhou, even Chinese people but It depends how each persons perspective. I think this city has a lot to offer, and there are nearby cities like Luoyang and Kaifeng with much history.

[@canalesjuan356]

There are many tourism spots to explore in luoyang. Enjoy your time

[@andre5095]

Thank you, I am definitely going to see Luoyang and and Kaifeng.

[@kevinchen7903]

Your friends and family must be curious about China. Hope you can bring some positive views for them. Nothing is perfect, there are always up and down. Hope you will do well there

[@kevinwang5176]

It’s so real. Where did you learn Chinese ？

[@czjens]

Hello from Queensland 🙋‍♀️

[@rider2731]

I bet you...in a short few years, you will be speaking Mandarin, fall in love with a Chinese woman, fall in love with the city,...and decide to settle down in China. This was what happened to the other youtubers.

[@andre5095]

I think you are right, I am trying to get my Chinese fluent so that dating and making friends will become easier. I think the thing about China is once you get used to it then you don't want to leave. I've only been here 2 months but I can see myself being here a long time.

[@christophthiemann9858]

is it really possible to settle down in China for foreigners? The foreigners that I got to know all returned to the place of origin finally?

[@jackpaul51]

So you are an Aussie! Welcome mate~

[@andre5095]

Cheers! Yeah I have not met any other Aussie's in this city yet. Thanks for the welcome.

[@flaklognon6274]

you started to do day trips yet ? (like check hsr schedules and go check out other cities / attraction on long weekends) if your by yourself just check in to hostels (don't get the best ones) and there are going to be lots of solo travelers that you can recruit as temporary travel buddies ;p

[@andre5095]

Hey! Not yet, I am still getting settled in but since getting the E-bike, I have been going around the city a lot more to explore. It is such a big city compared to what we have in Australia. Once I have seen most places in Zhengzhou, such as the museums, parks, etc, then I will make trips to Luoyang, and other areas in Henan. Anything you can recommend?

[@kevinchen7903]

Oh you are an aussie Blondie in China also from Australia, maybe you can get in touch with her.

[@explorewithmo7850]

I'm planning to come to China in August or September, what company do u recommend and are you working with first leap English or English first

[@andre5095]

I work with First Leap, so far it has been very good.

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

Nice~

[@kevinwang5176]

if you come to tier 1 city Shanghai then most people can speak English. I am living in Shanghai. Welcome to Shanghai. But at Shanghai everything is expensive

[@Bravefsj]

drive safe,please

[@wgaf271]

Were you required to get a bachelors degree or any other certs. before teaching, or were you just allowed to teach solely on the basis that English is your native language?

[@cynthiad.9569]

Hello I don't know how you should ride in Aussie, but in China you should ride on the right side of the road. from 2:00 , you are going against the traffic, and this is not good. please be a good example

[@jeremyz653]

Welcome. Which part of AU are you from, if I may ask?

[@andre5095]

Brisbane

[@jeremyz653]

@@andre5095 Nice. I like it. Lived there for a few months back in 2018.

[@mqs9239]

Hi, I am from Canada and have all documents ready. Is your school hiring and are they able to get pu letter ? If so you can refer me and get the referral bonus

[@shenyun7195]

还是去南方比较好. 空气更好,条件也好

[@andre5095]

南方太热了:D 我喜欢冷点二天气。但是我会在中国待几年然后搬到另一个城市。

[@lumpython5351]

Queenslander, that’s unusual and interesting. After all that’s where pauline hason was born.

[@yinghaohuang8484]

Zhengzhou got ranked a 3rd tier city I believe. It's far less advanced than the 1st, 2nd cities like Beijing and Shanghai. If you go to a 1st tier city, your perception of China will be totally different.

[@andre5095]

You are right, but It is much cheaper to live here in Zhengzhou and I can still earn a good salary.

[@chriswang6180]

just found out you are from QLD!

[@ewncilo]

how old are you?

[@vaibhavjadhav3036]

In which city are you living?

[@andre5095]

Zhengzhou, Henan Province

[@christophthiemann9858]

Interesting video. How did you access KZbin? Isn't using a VPN illegal in China?

[@champshannonthecannon5652]

3 weeks? I thoughr it was 2??

[@canalesjuan356]

14days Concentration of isolation in hotel +7days Health management at home. (depends on the city)

[@andre5095]

@@canalesjuan356 Yes it is still like this in most cities.

[@truezyf]

6 months to get a visa? on my, global trade is really stopping?

[@andre5095]

Yes, the documents took way too long. Authenticated degree, authenticated TEFL certificate, authenticated police clearance, medical check, CV, reference letter, application. Altogether 4 months, then 2 months to process the visa. I would say things are much slower than before the pandemic. I heard of people getting on a plane to China 3 weeks after doing their interview pre-pandemic times.

[@weizhang2834]

@@andre5095 兄弟，偷着乐吧！你知道有多少中国人因为疫情没办法回到中国吗？还有很多通过努力仍旧被拒绝进入的外国人，你是其中的winner，which you haven’t realized. 未来的几个月还会更严格

[@rl225]

Glad to know that you recommend not to just listen to the western media. 👍😂

[@rhj9268]

One advice for you and foreign teachers who are in China, DO NOT ever stop researching for your next jobs that would offer better pay&benefits, your destination is not at these kinda small cities (no offense to the small cities), but the quality of life is in bigger cities like Guangzhou, Beijing or Shanghai etc. English teachers usually get paid WAY MORE, cheers To answer the question that you asked ....we would love to see more half naked scenes of you, lmfao JK JK

[@andre5095]

是的，我知道有很多地方比郑州好，但我想我至少会在这儿待几年

[@weizhang2834]

@@andre5095 better payment means more expensive life cost in bigger cities. Depends on personal choice . There is a city called Weihai,Shandong province, zero pollution,super clean , peaceful environment and nice people , I am going to live there once I get back to China someday

[@zl7491]

Very handsome man. ;)

[@yupyinwang8562]

Zhengzhou is actually like a tire-3 city in China, and in a tire-1 city like Shanghai many people can speak decent English. But yeah we do appreciate if you can speak some Chinese because that means you really wanna interact with our culture given Chinese is usually rather hard for foreigners.

[@andre5095]

Actually, Zhengzhou is now considered a new tier-1 city. Although I would still consider it tier-2 city because the population is not as high as 北上广.

[@yupyinwang8562]

@@andre5095 I don't think so, especially considering the nominal GDP of Zhengzhou only ranks 15th last year. The only true tire-1 Chinese cities are 北上广plus深圳.

[@andre5095]

@@yupyinwang8562 Ok, I see what you mean. There were a few articles that claim it is now a tier-1 city but yeah since being here I can't imagine it being on the same level as 北上广。

[@yupyinwang8562]

@@andre5095 Still Henan is a fascinating province with countless ancient relics where basically the Chinese civilization originated.

[@sethaaron510]

欢迎来中国☺️

[@andre5095]

谢谢

[@shenyun7195]

连续闯红灯???

[@truezyf]

没有啊，是绿灯

[@andre5095]

那是正常的，其实没有特别规定

[@shenyun7195]

@@andre5095 现在大城市电瓶车闯红灯要抓的,北方城市可能不怎么抓.而且你也懂的,可能本地人闯红灯最多罚个几十块就算了. 你外国人.很容易被人放大.本来小事一件.

[@good2freelance1]

The air quality will change after the EVs are selling like hot cakes there and banned petrol cars. Maybe you should write the things downs of what you want to say to avoid long delays of (ahhh and ummm ... ) :)

[@andre5095]

Yeah the locals tell me that the air has improved a lot since 5 years back and that is definitely due to more EV's on the road and shift towards green energy. Thanks a lot for the advice, I have a lot to learn with video making, I think every video there are small improvements.

[@christophthiemann9858]

You said most of things Western media say about China is not true (15:35). Can you elaborate on that? What do you mean?

[@schan9908]

are you still working in china？ 😊