Chinese Girl DISAPPOINTED with USA - Expectations vs. Reality

[@laowhy86]

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[@PhilipMReeder]

You guys moved to LA?

[@leesteele9261]

Here in Scotland we talk to strangers about anything or say good morning. Love watch you both.

[@PhilipMReeder]

@@leesteele9261 I live in Torrance California. I met a Scottish family on the Long Beach bus. You're right. Had the nicest conversation with them. No wallflowers in Scotland for sure. Sad I had to leave them whe my bus stop came!

[@ScarlettKriss]

I noticed that you both look significantly more relaxed, now that you are here in the states. I would even say you both look healthier and younger.

[@ScarlettKriss]

@@leesteele9261 Maybe that's where I get it from, I am 1/2 Scot and 1/2 Native American.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I’m planning on visiting the US soon, can’t wait

[@obriets]

Kim Jong-un you should go to downtown LA and San Francisco. You’ll feel better.

[@NorseGraphic]

Visiting the White House. Gets disappointed. 😂

[@operator0]

I don't feel like you will get the whole American experience where you'll be staying, Chairman Kim. Try do your morning jog out in the suburbs of Virginia or something, maybe hit up a Krispy Kream or Cracker Barrel while you're here. ;)

[@thomaslakutis9045]

Just skip the whole DC thing and go to Universal Orlando.

[@hamishr2367]

Ya buddy you can do it

[@bobross8569]

dying by guns in USA:i got mugged dying by guns in china:i tried protesting and got shot by the army,then the government sent a bill to my family for the cost of the AK rounds.

[@ShadyGengar]

Dying by guns in the usa: Cop shot me

[@looseygoosey1349]

@@ShadyGengar yeah thats an issue thats being addressed but I feel like we can do more. Thats the difference between here and China. We can make this country better. VOTE!

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@ShadyGengar have never had a problem with the police and I've had 3 encounters so far with them So 1 accident 1 Speeding And not sure what the last one was

[@myaccount2914]

Spoken by a true propaganda-spoon-fed American. From an English person. 😂👌

[@myaccount2914]

@Wade because they have no need to 😂 we have firearm units if a gun is needed. Rarely is needed. Our officers have brains. Plus take a look at the guns they do carry in an airport or around significant landmarks, where they are used as a deterent and to make people feel a bit safer. I only stated I was English to make the point of American propaganda - how a lot of Americans just take it in without actually using their own brains - that bit more realistic... an outside opinion / perspective, with no bias towards either country.

[@leeeby2719]

You have to get away from the city to see the beauty of America. The country and the mountains is where the beauty is. Just my opinion

[@rei_cirith]

It's too bad idiots like to destroy the beauty of the US's natural areas by being ignorant dipshits.

[@mjfromjersey]

@Will H ...have you ever lived in a city? At least on the East Coast, there's so much more in the city. New York is absolutely beautiful, manhattan has some of the most amazing skyscrapers in the country, there are people from all over the world, and you can find anything you want at any time of day or night.

[@tylerscudder9358]

@Will H I am not like any of those things, but there are certainly people like that. One thing is for certain is that homelessness is an issue in big city's as well.

[@Ducksonalltube]

RIght on - City folks suck

[@Ercan-le8kz]

So you mean everything that was not built by european invaders

[@mikeohandley6765]

I was in the army when I met my wife in Korea. When we got engaged, I warned her that I was not a rich American, that I was just a poor soldier, who'd come from a small farming town of less than 1,000 people. I told her that if she thought she was marrying a rich man she should back out. Well, she didn't back out, but when she eventually came to the states and we were married, and she met my family, saw my home town, and realized that I'd told her the truth, she was very disappointed. She had a hard time adjusting to that reality. Thankfully, she eventually got over it. Now, forty years later, she isn't so focused on money the way she was when she first arrived from Korea.

[@mikeohandley6765]

@@hydrogamer471 - Ah, well, that's the typical response of a race bigot. My wife is Asian, my son's late Godfather was black. Your way of thinking was supposed to have been extinguished when Hitler was defeated.

[@tomtube1012]

@@mikeohandley6765 Good reply.

[@guacre2675]

@@hydrogamer471 Fuck. You.

[@matty6848]

Great story Mike. It’s must of been a Hell of a culture shock to her. People in poorer countries think we all live like millionaires in huge mansions, drive super expensive cars and live like Royalty, which couldn’t be further from the truth.

[@patchie2144]

@Ken Rosenberg Wouldn't expect a comment like that from a "Rosenberg", but you're right, racism was invented as a divisive tool just like sexism and everything you see today with "gender", although I heavily doubt Mike is a cultural marxist. Most likely he simply believes race is skin deep or evolution in man stopped at the neck up, it's nonsense to believe that but that is what most people are taught. You should probably not come at people with such hostility if you want to convince anyone of anything.

[@Troy_KC-2-PH]

I'm American and I'm also disappointed about us not having flying cars by now.

[@postersandstuff]

Automatic lawn movers is pretty fantastic

[@jeanleveille283]

No fast train in USA, no medical but many no-go-zone..

[@jeanleveille283]

@Alexander Wellen - No fast train, no medical and unlike Canada.. many, many no-go-zone.. shity place.

[@jeanleveille283]

Never heard any Canadians asking for being like in USA.

[@jeanleveille283]

@Alexander Wellen - Alex, we have the freedom of speach, if you are refering to Mike Ward and is jokes in shows and even on tv about a 13 years old boy who happend to be public because like signing.. so, yes there is a limit but we don't see those things often. When I am hearing what comme from the USA.. we feel ok.

[@schmidcl77]

my chinese relatives have been disappointed that I live on german countryside and thought I am a poor stupid farmer :-(. But in Germany the really rich people life on countryside to enjoy life quality :-)

[@astonm1990]

Haha true, same in the Netherlands.

[@ShaferHart]

No one's rich on the internet.

[@whatever9448]

The countryside rocks. Chinese think that only poor people live in the countryside because it's how it is in China, but in the US and Europe many rich people live away from the city so they can enjoy fresh air and clean water, nature is so important in having a great quality of life.

[@ОнуфрийНечепуренко]

The whole Europe is a countryside vs big Asian cities like Hong Kong. The difference is in mentality and life style, not income.

[@cooliipie]

Because they have yet to develop. They think outside is bad

[@2AKNOT]

I just love when you have Vivi on the channel. She has such an honest open viewpoint that is refreshing to listen to.

[@kathykaura7219]

Spot on.

[@mikeharrington5593]

She is a darling.

[@Joemantler]

"People [in America] are so nice." Yup. We are. Fat and nice. Like Santa!

[@juniperman]

Speak for yourself

[@Joemantler]

@@juniperman You aren't nice? *tsk tsk* Shame on you...

[@DivinesLegacy]

People always say this, but people are nice everywhere and it’s also generalizing.

[@Joemantler]

While that is true, it is also necessary. You simply cannot compare two different styles of anything without generalizing. Be that something peoples, foods, art... And it's not like this is a scientific survey. Just two person's impressions. But you can compare SerpentZA's video about "No Good Samaritans In China".

[@juniperman]

@@Joemantleryou can’t be really nice and really honest at the same time. And I consider myself honest. And and I’m certainly not fat.

[@Peter-MH]

“When we got married.. my mother was so upset” .. c-milk facial expression here is priceless 😂

[@cathyzhou2028]

Peter He almost cried 😂😂 that’s comment is so cruel 🥺🥺

[@bmack1708]

His body language was hilarious to see. He was not ready for this revelation and it shows.

[@seansarto]

I can relate to it...Chinese women I’ve dated tend to think if you aren’t flaunting money...you don’t have money.

[@jamesnewman9547]

I know, it's not like he was actually a filthy poor person.

[@MegaWarell]

@@seansarto Pretty much true. In China you need to show off.

[@andersbodin1551]

Weird, to me the old buildings look expensive, while the new built skyscrapers look cheap.

[@MrZombs123]

They don't build em like they used to

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

Depending how old you are talking, they were built by hand without power tools and the blueprints were followed precisely. The amount of detail and perfection in craftsmanship is nothing short of incredible. The monarchy attracted the best and brightest who were trained with high standards in craftsmanship. Those craftsmans knowledge filtered out into the cities and can be seen in the buildings. When I was a kid I played golf, there were a few golf course designers and once you study them you can tell who designed which course. Stanley Thomson was a incredible designer. Pretty sure if you were interested, you could do the same with churches, govt buildings, houses.

[@FrankWhyte_62]

Michael Brownlee do you have some good books I could read about the golf courses?

[@unchartedthoughts7527]

@@MrZombs123 it feels like that to me to, brand new skyscrapers looks like cheap plastic with lights

[@42ouncesofPAIN]

I think all cities are just generally not a good place to live.

[@Americanm100]

This girl is extremely honest, which says a lot about her character and is very refreshing. Best insight into American-Chinese comparison I have seen thus far. Also, probably more honest and non-biased than American culture if this is in fact how most Chinese people explain their views. Very open and honest....

[@masonhales]

Yeah her honesty is out of place in America lol

[@anonz975]

So how do you define non-biased? LOL. Looks to me like the Chinese are extremely biased!

[@Americanm100]

@@anonz975 I would say that she pointed out pros and cons about both countries fairly well. America is certainly not a wonder land and frankly it sounds like China shares some of these short comings. You seem to be making a blanket statement about Chinese while I'm speaking solely about an individual. In my experience, Americans are often dishonest about race, relations, physical attraction and religion, primarily because we are taught not to discuss these things.... We are taught to joke about them but not speak seriously, for fear that sharing these ideas will produce conflict. That is MY PERSONAL take as an AMERICAN. Take it as you will.

[@Americanm100]

@Sho Yu Weeni What does that have to do with what she said? Also, I think your way of speaking is maybe a little reflective of our American culture, very dismissive and closed to possibilities. Perhaps don't cuss so much and try to come up with some coherent thoughts, like perhaps there are trade offs for technology and third world traits (like more room for interpersonal development). I don't presume you've spent a lot of time in China have you? Maybe the people are nicer and more generous in those "third world shit hole" areas....

[@Americanm100]

@Sho Yu Weeni What's your point dude?

[@BelloBudo007]

As an Aussie visiting America I found most things the same or similar such as friendly people and the language obviously. But the much larger food portions really did catch me out. And to be honest the food we had was not only plentiful but also delicious. The USA was a great holiday for us and I want to go back & holiday some more. Maybe this time in a Winnebago.

[@ComeAlongKay]

Yeah this comment didn’t get as much upvote. They don’t like positivity towards america only hatred.

[@tiocfaidharla251]

I had a friend from Ghana that thought when she came here there would be money laying in the streets. lol

[@tiocfaidharla251]

bdpride I don't really get what you're saying but she honestly told me this. one thing is for sure though I find change all the time. America has a lot of food but people aren't wealthy. we have fat poor people but that is because of poor food quality

[@Viper4ever05]

LMAO same with people from my country. They realize how much they have to work and how expensive everything is, they get hit with reality.

[@tiocfaidharla251]

Suffer No Fools they are very poor and undeveloped but my friend nana was pretty well educated. it's just American sterotypes and rumors I guess.

[@smashgodtv1345]

@Suffer No Fools ayyy u watch stefan molyneux?

[@smashgodtv1345]

@Suffer No Fools nah I'm just asking if u do cuz I do and that's something stefan would say lol

[@zeroneutral]

So the people claiming that others are racist were the most racist? YA DON'T SAY!

[@jamesstoned9312]

Its the reality of life now days, racism is being used to take away our rights and freedom gradually to prep us for an eventual takeover from the inside followed by a full takeover by communism some time after that. Watch Edward Griffin and his theories, he was called a conspiracy nut, but his predictions are ALL happening right now

[@fragelicious]

You must be referring to our silly people. Called 'headless liberals'.

[@leoanything7285]

Dan Snyder funny that you use that example because more than likely that kid would’ve been a deep christian conservative who’s parents would disown him if he turned out gay.

[@ryno9732]

Reminds me of home, South Africa. As a white person i cant have any reasonable respectable debate with any person of color. As soon as i disagree and try to explain maybe my point of view i get blamed for being racist. So automatically switch off and walk away right there.

[@leoanything7285]

Dan Snyder I’m literally just stating facts. A conservative is more likely to have religious parents who would be against them being gay and there’s still many in that situation especially in the south. Also I like how you have an issue with me when that guy literally grouped an entire group of people into a box and said they’re all like this. Oh but I’m guessing you agree with him so I guess it’s ok when he does it

[@razatiger22]

Japan is a great example of what China could be without the CCP.

[@greghelton4668]

Razatiger Ault 80% of Taiwanese would disagree that they are Chinese. They even speak a different primary language. But I do agree that Taiwan is a good example about what China could have been.

[@greghelton4668]

Andrei Petre they all speak Mandarin as they were educated in that language. Hokkien and Hakka ate the original language and ethnicity and are continued be spoken by many to this day. The label Han was created to unify the various ethnic groups that stood apart from China in the past. Only about 40% of Taiwanese identify as being Chine today. But of course this thread has nothing to do with this vlog. FYI 2.5% of Taiwanese are of aboriginal origin and have no connection to mainland China.

[@jvmango3057]

A shame really,the world could be a lot better were if mao hadnt come to power

[@AnthonySmith-jj3ub]

@@jvmango3057 Dont think so. The reason for Mao was because the working class was being abused that the Republic took for granted and they ended up losing the mainland. Japan after the second world war when reading history began in the 60s the process to rapid modernization.

[@BinziKORG]

​@@greghelton4668 Good info, though important to point out that Hokkien and Hakka are originally from SE mainland china and are still spoken in that region today. Taiwan does have a slightly different dialect though. As you mention there is a tiny native population but most Taiwanese are migrants from the mainland though their families have been there for hundreds of years. For many it appears the self identification as Taiwanese is more of a political stand to emphasise that long history - many in Taiwan are looking towards independence in favour of 'unification on Taiwanese terms' - as they wish to avoid 'unification on Beijing (CCP) terms'.

[@vblord]

Sweetest thing Vivian says is, "do you see how much I love you.. I think I would be like a rat, a cockroach in your country?" :') She really is so genuine and sweet, charming. You both are an amazing duo, I love when you do these videos, completely different styles and so complimentary

[@rich3371]

I've lived in America for almost 50 years & lived in New Jersey, Oakland, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Kansas City, & many more places & yet I've never personally known anyone who has been shot. I was robbed at gun point once though in Salt Lake City of all places

[@DevranUenal]

@Gabby Mouse is getting robbed not enough?

[@jeanyluisa8483]

II dont think that means a lot. At how many of those people you met in all those states during the last 50 years would you get to know if they get shot? It's rather unlikely that someone will call you and say: "Hey, do you remember me, we met in LA 25 years ago,. I'm just calling to inform you I got shot today..." I think if you are regulary in contact with about 100 people thats already quite a lot. Its about 1 of 15.000 US americans who get shot every year. That's a lot but its still not that many that its very likely to know one of them.

[@endlessslumber441]

Basically, all the shootings are gangs shooting at other gangs in anti-gun cities and either killing said criminal or someone behind the criminal. If you live anywhere somewhat decent you have nothing to worry about.

[@joseph1150]

I've know a surprisingly large number. But I grew up around a lot of Veterans who were shot in Korea and Vietnam. And I've worked with a lot of Chicago natives who have been shot, stabbed, ran over by cars (GF's crazy ex), etc while living in the projects and bad neighborhoods. They joke they are refugees sometimes. One coworker just had his son shot for the 2nd time in a year, this time in the head (he survived, small caliber, but he is pretty messed up regardless). Just out of high school I delivered a pizza to a guy who had just been shot earlier in the day, had gauze stuffed in his shoulder and chest (.22 pistol, flesh wounds only, was outpatient, happened while on the job in Chicago). Friend's dad who was killed in an alley in Chicago during the early 80s. I live about 2 hours from Chicago and it was really bad during the late 80s/90s, lots of people moved from there to where I am to escape the violence. It's getting bad there again, but still not quite as bad as what it was.

[@SoundAsleepSpace]

Look at the full stats

[@rei_cirith]

It's funny, because even having to deal with racism, I still feel like my life is worth something in North America. In China, I'm expendable.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Bingo ! As Xi Jinping's police state squeezes tighter and tighter -- and as China's economy inevitably slows -- more Chinese people will feel as you do. Xi has already confiscated the fortunes of some rich people. Many rich people have already fled or have made provisions to leave China. Meanwhile, Xi's propaganda has persuaded the Chinese people to love, and be proud of, their prison.

[@崔莱]

@@kevinbyrne4538 Those "rich people" also ran mobs and killed innocent people to get that money. Good luck living next to mob bosses and murderers, we won't miss them.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

@@崔莱 -- Recently Jack Ma, the head of Alibaba and a billionaire, was forced to give his company to the CCP. He did not get his money by means of violence. Many other rich businessmen are fleeing China, before they, like Ma, must surrender their hard-earned wealth to the party.

[@崔莱]

@@kevinbyrne4538 Dude what is this bullsh*t? where do you get your news?? Jack Ma has always wanted to be a teacher, so he let go of his business to pursue his dreams.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

@@崔莱 -- He gave a HUGE corporation to the CCP because suddenly at age 55, he wanted to retire in order to become a school teacher?! He abandoned his fellow executives and his employees -- and gave away one of China's biggest corporations -- in order to pursue a humble profession? Do you seriously believe that? Are you that gullible?

[@ZefTillDeath8878]

Vivi is getting good at talking on camera and I appreciate her honesty. I hate small talk and double standards about racism and sexism, but I won't complain about huge portion sizes.

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

I’m English and used to love small talk. I think I got the ability to talk to anyone from my Dad. He was a lovely warm man with a heart of gold and he would talk to/help anyone. My first job was in a newsagents in my hometown (after my childhood paper round) so I knew almost everyone previously from being at school and delivering their papers. I had small talk with everyone, whether in the shop or drinking in the 5 pubs within a quarter mile (we had a brewery in the town so there was a big social drinking culture in the 80’s/90’s) People would stop me in the street telling me of births, deaths, marriages and even pets of family members, they’d talk about the weather and knowing I was a girl racer, the men enjoyed talking cars and tune ups with me. After the newsagents I worked in a fish and chip shop for a couple of years also in my hometown so I’d see all my old customers and even if they weren’t buying food, they’d see me as they passed and come in for a chat. I especially loved the grandad-aged men, I was into local history so learned so much from them. I then was offered a job in the local petrol station so left the chippy and to my delight, as well as all the people I had previously served, I got to know many more people from neighbouring towns who would buy fuel on their way to work, I even met my first husband there as he was a boy racer who used to come in for fuel so I challenged him to a drag strip race...I won and impressed him and his mates. I knew thousands of people and knew probably more about them than some of their relatives did. I was always discreet so I’d hear marital woes, sometimes I’d be confided in by both parties. It was for many years that I stayed working in my hometown even though I lived 5 miles away whilst married and I worked there up until I had children as my parents still lived there and when my son was a little older, I put him in what had been my playgroup/primary school and so was meeting who I called ‘my lovely people’ every day again. I moved away in 2000 as my husband and I split and I severed ties with my meddling mother. I missed everyone from my hometown so much, I went from talking to practically everyone since my first day at school when 5 years old to living in a rural area aged 30, knowing nobody and living with a trucker who worked away mon-fri. I started up a local freecycle group to help the environment and to also get to know people but I didn’t know then that I’d put myself into a nasty controlling relationship so I wasn’t allowed friends or acquaintances. I’m now 48 and married to my childhood love from my hometown. We jointly know so many people and although we no longer visit our hometown except to put flowers on the graves of my parents in law, we have a few old friends on Facebook. Our hometown which was surrounded by swathes of green belt land has now been built on and its quadrupled it’s size. The last time we were there, we didn’t recognise a single person and that’s a great shame. I don’t like how much times have changed.

[@JENANG2007]

I was going to state the same thing. She doesn’t take as long to express her ideas as before. It’s very interesting to listen to her.

[@MR..181]

Joe H ..but for yet the bones they are growing meat without the animal by mistake trying to grow medical parts...supposedly it taste exactly like the "good" stuff ..as it is the good stuff...!

[@grizzlygrizzle]

There's another custom here to deal with huge portions-- doggie bags. You get to enjoy the meal twice that way, and if you eat at one of those huge-portion places, you can get two whole meals out of one. Otherwise, you get a meal plus a nice snack for later.

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

@@AbsoluteMiniacGena your story needs to be put on big screens

[@twiggie7834]

mixing up "USA" and "California" is quite a mislead, where i live in US is everything diff fr what she described.

[@TopHatDroid]

@Traveler I think it's in Canada.

[@PromethorYT]

@@TopHatDroid -_-'

[@AlphaSections]

I think California is apart of the CCP. They sure think like them. Gross dirty downtowns, Rampant crime, Extremely difficult to legally become a gun owner, Evil socialist politicians. What's the difference? My hometown of Chicago is quickly catching up to Californian standards of stupidity. I know, I'm salty that we didn't keep our cities 1st rate like Japan does.

[@--julian_]

@@AlphaSections You really don't know what you are talking about....

[@8dholland]

California.....oy. Maybe sell it back to Mexico?

[@jjbailey3972]

This was one of your best videos! Her English is absolutely marvelous...thank you for learning our language and welcome to the USA.

[@xuwanglin154]

入乡随俗是必须的

[@amandaforgetteaf]

Beautiful. Welcome. Just found the channel today. I’m binging.

[@dannyc.jewell8788]

OH . Please.

[@rfsalad4118]

In the U.S. people are friendly and they do initiate short conversions. Me Coming from across the pond, not used to it at all, find it a bit weird when strangers start chatting to me but it shows open heartedness and friendliness of the society.

[@mylesgray3470]

Most places in the US but. Or in Seattle. Even neighbors you see often sometimes blow you off if you say hi. People are cold here. It’s a big city thing. Small town people are nice.

[@natedill9180]

Maybe it’s because of religion

[@susanburger3673]

American people are so jolly and friendly and open. That was my impression when I moved to America in 1972 from the UK. People all over the world aspired to come to America because the people seemed so ridiculously happy

[@rfsalad4118]

@@natedill9180 You think Americans are religious?

[@kaiceecrane3884]

Being born in the US I still find it weird and bothersome by the amount of small talk in the US.

[@farooqabdullah8664]

I really liked hearing her perspective, and it was interesting to see the contrast between your experiences as foreigners. Great video

[@marcochabod8219]

As an Italian listening to someone talking about New York with words like ancient and long long history is hilarious! Liked this type of content a lot, keep it up!

[@freeraynman227]

different, perspective, when your city is 1000+ years old, a 150 year old city seems like a baby, but when your city was built in 1970-1980 like some of the Chinese cities, then 150 years seems ancient.

[@martentrudeau6948]

When the Ancient Greeks first saw the Great Pyramid of Giza (the last of the 7 wonders) it was already 2,000 years old.

[@nicolasinvernizzi6140]

@@martentrudeau6948 Cleopatra lived closer to the moon landings than the construction of the pyramids. yes there are very old cities arround the world, rome, athens, damascus, and so on, but that doesnt mean a 300 or 400 year old city is new by any means. in fact those very old cities are outliers because there are far more abandoned ruins from 2000+ years ago than there are cities that old with continuous habitation. also the vast mayority of cities in the world is less than 200 years old, so a city like new york or mexico city or Rio de Janeiro is actually old by most cities.

[@billmelater6470]

I was in Rome in late January. All my tour guides would just so casually say, "Oh, these buildings are newer about, 1700's". I'm just like, "Oh, is that all?" And then of course everything else was either medieval or ancient. I had a hell of a great time though. I home to go back to Italy again someday.

[@pa02tri07zio82]

@@billmelater6470 Is incredible how foreigners appreciate our country and feel amazed for what we have here. We have a treasure under our feet and none of us seems to be proud of it.

[@sapientquanta759]

Your wife is awesome! Just the type of person the US needs. Thank you for bringing her here and I hope you both have a great life together.

[@metalmaster76]

Sapient Quanta you’re*

[@user-cc4kq6hl4c]

Sapient Quanta American supremacist, fucking yank

[@jbdragon3295]

Yes, came here legally. Learned English. Not on the government dime. Welcome!!!

[@johnj3577]

@@metalmaster76 'Your' is correctly used here. You're is short for 'You are'.

metalmaster76 😂😂😂

[@EskaOF]

"My house was from the 1920s growing up" Meanwhile in England I'm chillin' here in my 16th century cottage.

[@natena6369]

Prolly smells interesting lmao 16th century has that I throw my shit out the window onto the ground vibe

[@EskaOF]

@@natena6369 Fr the most awkward part of it is the fact that the doorways were designed for fuckin' hobbit-people

[@betsybabf748]

My last home was built in 1818 (Massachusetts). The hallways were tine (and I'm very small). I realized as a new widow with kids, old house problems weren't for me, but it had character. 16th century must be insane, but probably beautiful.

[@Rig0r_M0rtis]

@@natena6369 That probably rarely happened as there were big fines for polluting the streets this way. Do you get all your education from cartoons?

[@natena6369]

@@Rig0r_M0rtis u fended by me comment mate?

[@rollog1248]

It really depends where you are, making 50000 a year in San Francisco you're considered poor. If you in Kentucky and you make 50000 a year then you can get quite a lot.

[@Armygirlsdad]

@will Have you ever been on the streets of San Fransisco or Los Angeles? Tent City is far poorer than Kentucky.

[@nashvilleoutlaw]

I agree, I left a $60k+ job near Nashville with about $2,200 a month living expenses. For a $30-60k a year job, I have a lot of freedom with time off and how much I want to work and only about $500-800 a month living expenses. I don't need to bust my ass just to get by and make more than enough money when I want a little extra

[@daniellxia]

a lot of KFC?

[@Hitman-tk6en]

Lol yeah I’m my city the average yearly salary is like 23k but the thing is it’s still really nice beautiful city but you can buy a nice 3k sqft 4bed 3 bath 2 car garage house for eh 150k lol

[@timothybessemer7316]

@Apostate of Doom liberal states have ultra greedy realtors that are very shoddy in their values. This as much as tax rates affects quality of life (or the lack of quality).

[@ASM881]

One thing you need to remember when you talk about “America”, is that there are gonna be large regional differences. You may be treated differently on the West Coast vs East Coast or a urban environment vs a rural environment. I love your content. Peace.

[@Victor-kt6qn]

I think most "large" countries have that.

[@zirontheimpaler]

I was thinking this, she'd love seeing the nice parts of New England.

[@hilarioramos7275]

I wonder if she’s been to Texas or flawrida yet

[@ElMakz]

Well every state is like a different country. Built by different ethnic groups, got their own traditions etc, act different, compare state of tje state of new York to the state of Texas two completely different cultures, mentalities, two different worlds.

[@Victor-kt6qn]

@@ElMakz I wouldn't go that far dude. I mean they're different but not that different where it's completely different countries. You can still very much tell its still the USA. That slight difference between states is present in almost every country. (Specially the big ones) Its normal.

[@illuminati10yearsago80]

It's interesting she said that everything seems old and has history in USA, cause from a European perspective it seems the opposite, like in Europe every medium sized town has buildings that are 500 and up years old, and then you go to America and be like wow this church is like brand new 🧐

[@guleet75]

Yep I live in Europe , and when I went out to north America every thing looked brand new to me !

[@jamesstoned9312]

The issue here is architecture and safety standards for our citizens. In China its all about getting rid of heritage to pave the way for the new communist revolution, watch Edward Griffin's 1969 prediction and how its happening now

[@MustacheDLuffy]

@@guleet75 all the houses are within the last 100 years of age and buildings are probably within the last 50

[@blushdog]

@@MustacheDLuffy Probably closer to 150-160 years, atleast the eastern half of the US. Most of it being built during the late 19th century industrial revolution

[@MustacheDLuffy]

@@blushdog most of it was developed during the 17 and 18th centuries so at most a couple hundred years

[@gillianorley]

I'm detecting a pro-city bias here. I've lived in NYC, DC, Chicago, and Seattle and, while they have their good points, you can have 'em. I'd rather be somewhere with trees and open land and not so many people (and traffic) and I don't need to be in a city to make money because it's the 21st Century and we can do everything remotely. Didn't used to be that way, I had to work in cities, but not for some time now, and I am much happier and wealthier because I get a lot more house for my money and pay a lot less in taxes.

[@MiuXiu]

And a lot of people that make a decent living decide to live in suburbs, sometimes far out of a city too. I am a city person for sure, but I could never live in the heart of a big city. Closest I’ve gotten is when I lived in DMV and had an apartment in Bethesda. Best of both worlds- can work in and spend time in the city, but don’t have to be there constantly and can have some space at home.

Lived in NYC, Manhattan. The weather made me leave. 1 winter and I was back to Europe.

[@MiuXiu]

Salomé Baptist Smith I guess it depends on where in Europe you’re from- I don’t think the winters in the east coast/New England are that bad, especially compared to some European countries! And I lived through a Nor’easter blizzard and have had my car frozen into a giant ice cube lmao, still not as bad as Norway was when I went.

[@Tonixxy]

But we can't all be programers and IT specialists now can we?

[@gillianorley]

Tonixxy What? Who said anything about being a programmer or IT specialist? My point is that there are plenty of jobs outside of cities. Very few jobs require being in a city like, maybe, if you are an actor on a television show.

[@Jimmymatthewb]

Wow, you can really hear Vivi's improvement in English over the years. Great job Vivi!

[@social3ngin33rin]

I wish my 2nd and 3rd language were as good as her English!!!

[@baldr12]

She's getting a vocal fry lol

[@rickhinojosa5455]

"Do you know how much I LOVE you?!". (to move where she will be third class citizen) . That was profound. I sure hope he gets it!! 🙏

[@donnaknudson7296]

The point is that she *believed* she would be a third class citizen, and she realised she was mistaken. That was the anti-American propaganda put out by the Chinese government. In reality, she is *not* seen as a third class citizen, at all. I don't know anyone who would think of an Asian that way, or any other race for that matter.

[@rickhinojosa5455]

@@donnaknudson7296 Yes. Exactly. She went ahead and united with him despite her fears/beliefs of being marginalized, even persecuted. That's pretty good. And fortunately, the pleasant surprise for her is that she was wrong about how bad things would be for her. 😄🙏

[@donnaknudson7296]

@@rickhinojosa5455 Yes, that really is a true love.❤️

[@Emanouche]

@@rickhinojosa5455 Aah, I get what you're saying. Yeah, that was pretty sweet.

[@ff6790]

@@donnaknudson7296 That really is a true blah-blah-blah. True love is in deeds, not in words.

[@chronos401]

Glad to see Vivi is enjoying her new life in the US. Hope you find great schools for your kids.

[@timmychang1791]

Glad she has a well all around social analytical skills, very adaptive, truth seeker n truth teller.

[@johnc2438]

Love this video! What a great combo you two are! My wife is Chinese-Filipino, and I've enjoyed more than 40 years of being with her "Stateside." I hope you both have many decades of happiness together... with your two young ones, too!

[@chestermosburger3113]

she sums up nicely the insane double standards of "ism" culture

[@Hashslingingslasher-]

yeah that's what i was thinking

[@ricarame]

Tourism

[@cones914]

Giant meteorism.

[@destroymalefeminists]

and the hypocrisy of this country thinking micro aggressions are racism when there is actual oppression going on in other parts of the world, specifically china

[@Sk0lzky]

So Vivi's first disappointment with America was the fact that there were no regular firefights in the streets? I can relate.

[@krisofamerica]

She hasn't been to Chicago.

[@Thindorama]

Normal guy Chicago’s also just like that in some neighborhoods and sub-neighborhoods

[@thefareplayer2254]

Normal guy She hasn’t been to like 4 out of 80 neighborhoods in Chicago where shootings are more common.

[@patrickwhiteford4268]

Chicago has a few reallly bad outlier neighborhoods. check out Baltimore there's a city where it's the opposite, the majority of the city is dangerous and there are slivers of gentrified or white thrash neighborhoods. Not saying it's worse than Chiraq, but the majority or the city is. Almost polar opposites in that aspect.

[@geth7112]

She wanted to visit the PVP Zone she was disappointed

[@Uniqorn]

Interesting to see New York being described as old and having history! lol most British would see New York as being brand new, here in the UK you often stumble across pubs and hotels that have been open since the 1400s

[@therealbigtony2650]

Well now I wanna go to a pub in the uk

[@whataboutbob9786]

It's because the citizens have to pay for their services and infrastructure. Americans prefer low taxes, thus slow progress toward new buildings and infrastructure.

[@agalah408]

Parts of Australia are so old, they can still remember the Beatles!

[@cmanlovespancakes]

It depends, the Spanish settled in Florida in the 1540s, while the French went to Canada around the same time. Plenty of heritage in the North America, of course nothing like in Europe or even China. Heck China is older than Europe.

[@chocjane08]

@Logan Waltz you sound ignorant. Get a passport and see the world Logan. It will do you good.

[@crjoki1]

Interesting...Owning property out in the 'sticks' is ( to most of us) is perceived as more luxurious than being stacked on top of each other in the dirty ass city

[@qjtvaddict]

You allowed your cities to get dirty

[@crjoki1]

@@qjtvaddict you can't control, monitor, or even agree on how millions of others should behave. However, you can control your own property, and run it the way you see fit.

[@emermbiemer302]

In my country this is just becoming popular . I think its because ppl couldn’t afford to own a car before. Also i feel we are more social and the cities are safe and we have good weather (Southern Europe ) so a lot of people like sitting outside etc

[@CuongNguyen-le5ic]

in China, living rural and countries side are considered poor, as of now, there are 61 MILLIONS Chinese children living in countries side with their grandparent or by themselves while their parent works in Big Cities and only come home to see and check up on them ONE PER YEAR. That's why China Lunar New Year is a big RUSH on train and bus with biggest Migration in the world.

[@Hollylivengood]

@@CuongNguyen-le5ic That is so sad. Why don't they take their kids with them?

[@Deminogg]

US might be “poor” but at least it ain’t falling apart like every Chinese building

[@jaywhoisit4863]

I guess you’ve never been to China. Their infrastructure and buildings are far far far more advanced than in America.

[@ninetailschris]

No it isn't. There actually follow safety measures while china doesn't

[@theviscount4622]

@@jaywhoisit4863 as he says with a gun to his head

[@CaptainSnuggleButt]

This didn't age well...

[@ninetailschris]

@@CaptainSnuggleButt It did fall based on bad code. It was the owner fault which is a private business issue oppose to state issue. It would be like my house burning down and blaming the government from me not putting in fire alarms. Unlike the government in China they were many warnings about the cracking and damages. They didn't repair fast enough. The irony was they were working on it this year. This wasn't a state/federal issue but a private issue.

[@del.see.oh.89]

There is definitely a difference between flyover America and urban America when it comes to health.

[@NONARCS]

@ to some degree. They get fat in rural america after they have kids. In the cites they get old and skinny and mean. Women in America are a problem. Pick a race, they all suck and are difficult.

[@CrybKeeper]

Small town Tennessee - Everyone has a gun, a crossbow and a still, for making moonshine - They are the nicest, family people in the USA.

[@CrybKeeper]

I know, right?! I came to Tennessee 7 years ago and have never left. Coming from the big city, we were amazed, at how friendly everyone was here.

[@jeffstrains4014]

Be fun to see them on Hickok45s rang

[@rabidlorax1650]

Tennessee people are super nice and everything is so affordable there, I live in Virginia

[@greasysteve4707]

@@jeremyalexander9761 I'm from WV and we get hit with those kind of stereotypes all the time. From my personal experience, those type of people are a minority who are ostracized. Do you not feel like you're dishing out hyperbole?

[@bryanshoemaker6120]

@@jeremyalexander9761 what ever. have you ever bin to southern California. most racist people i ever seen and they're violent. brown pride territory in Santa cruise. ive never seen so many dead body's.

[@leonwangls]

I love the cringe on your face when she says what her mother thinks of you. Love that.

[@MentalProblemsMusic]

Basically said he was poor white trailer trash.LMAO!

[@meyerweinstock9567]

11:20 small talk: today, I spoke with 2 Afrikaners from Suid-Afrika, and even here in the far fringes of suburban Los Angeles, they said that nearly everyone was friendly to them, and they didn't expect it, based on their images of the US. -Dr M

[@Tex_Killer]

Its because americans complain to the world about America

[@StephenReidN]

Culture comparisons are always fun..and always triggers defensiveness in comments

[@TheKaiTetley]

Stephen Reid. I find your comment offensive.

[@StephenReidN]

@@TheKaiTetley sorry to hear that. Hope you otherwise have a great day.

[@komea12]

@@StephenReidN he was joking

[@E4439Qv5]

@@komea12 in which case, sorry again~

[@HienNguyen-oq9ze]

Listen to her surprise of the real US, reminds me of my own shocks years ago. Back when I was a child, the US broadcasted a few series in Vietnam such as Lost in space, Voyage to the bottom of the sea, Startrek.. so I thought that was how the US look like outside of the refugee camp, expecting to see every structures to look like spaceship. I was so surprise during the bus trip took us from the Fort Chaffee to the airport , the scenery on the sides of the road, there were quite a few shacks dotting the landscape. I did not believe what I saw... now that I am an old American, I chuckle at my childhood expectation.

[@fazbell]

No country shows you the worst side of itself in TV and movies. Everything is public relations.

[@davidlee876]

I like your message, I am 64 years old and British, and watch the same TV shows as you. I have only been to the USA once, about forty years ago, and also was disappointed in what I saw sorry to say.I have learnt that travelling to other Countries is the best education, I am retired and living in Thailand now,and have travelled all round the world, and I hope to visit Vietnam in the New year, as I remember watching the war on the BBC News every night on our old black and white TV as Very young Boy. Hope you and your family have made a good life for yourselves.

[@Rubacund]

I too thought the USA would be like the Jetsons and Star Trek.

[@NONARCS]

The first time i went to the South US, outside Atlanta there are Shanty towns of black people. And towns full of Indian people. I had never seen anything like that, and I was from the Northeast where we have Black ghettos. But it was in cities and was run down, but people had clothes and food. In the south, it looks like the people are so pooor and destitute it was shocking. Our country has got to get manufacturing back and labor for the uneducated that allows for growth. We dont need unions, we need Jobs.

[@povelvieregg165]

Despite coming from Norway I had several of the same experiences coming to the US. 1. Surprised by how chatty and approachable Americans where. Yeah, you don't really talk to strangers in Norway either, but not for the Chinese reason. LOL. We are not afraid of crime. In Norway it is more about respect other people's privacy. 2. Portion sizes. Yeah you get WAY too much food in the US. 3. Size of people. I thought I knew what fat people looked like, but I realized when I got to the US that there is a whole new category of fat people we don't have in Norway. On the positive side there are quite a lot of sporty people in the US too. More Americans with big muscles than in Norway. Norwegian do more endurance style sports. 4. Disappointment about the US looking low tech. While Norway is not hyper modern looking like modern Chinese cities, I think Norwegian are used to using a lot more technology in everyday life than what I experienced in the US when I lived there 15 years ago. Banking and payment systems, check out, ticket machines all sorts of stuff like that looked really old fashion in the US. Much more use of cash and cheques. In Norway so much more stuff is handled electronically. You pay pretty much everything with a card. You pay taxes and bill electronically. You can even get loans electronically and sign electronically. Medical prescriptions are electronic, tax forms etc. In the US there is a LOT of paper forms to fill out in all sorts of circumstances. I had also expect that the US would be more modern since a lot of the technology we use originates from the US in some form.While the US has more modern buildings than in Norway the insides and often the facades are sort of a form of old fashion modern. You don't really see that much of what I would call modern architecture in the US. You know when there are crazy angles on things. Crazy combinations of materials and colors. Sort of sleek modern stuff. America is a sort of conservative modern. Public infrastructure tends to look really old. Busses, subways, trains often look old and worn out. 5. House sizes. I was impressed by how huge American houses are but also surprised by how there are a lot more people who seem not very well off and live in very modest houses. Norway is more in between I suppose. Few people have big American houses, but there are fewer poor people. 6. Swimming pools. Surprised by how common swimming pools were in the US. In Norway it is kind of a luxury thing, but the US it seems like quite normal people have them.

[@rubytuesday9539]

Norway is probably populated nearly entirely by Norwegians, right? I'll just say that diversity is not a strength.

[@povelvieregg165]

@@rubytuesday9539 Why do you say diversity is not a strength? The US it the largest most powerful economy. Largest military. An impressive tech sector often fueled by an influx of people from all over the world. North Korea is the most homogenous place on the planet. Do you call that a success? Would you pick it over the US? Don't think so. > Norway is probably populated nearly entirely by Norwegians, right? Almost 20% of the Norwegian population is foreign. In fact where I live the majority of people are not Norwegian. I got Iraqi, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Tamil, Kurdish, Polish and Thais in my local neighborhood. All my colleagues at work are in fact foreign (American and British). Most of Europe is not like the kind of 1800s style costume drama that Americans seem to imagine. It is a very different world ;-) As a funny aside, most places I have lived in the US have been more homogenous than the places I've lived in Europe.

[@rubytuesday9539]

Wikipedia says Norway is 14% non Norwegian, with most of those coming from other European countries. We probably have more Somalis in my city than in all of Norway. There are very few areas of the US less homogeneous than Norway. Where did you live here that was like that, perhaps some suburb or rural place? Surely not inside a city. Using NK is the most extreme example possible. Why not Japan, which has little diversity too? How about Iraq, very diverse which was held together by brute force. How about Yugoslavia, same. These are examples of problems of diversity. US could very well have another civil war because we are so divided. Diversity at a certain level is fine, put when everyone is pulling in opposing directions then it becomes a problem.

[@rubytuesday9539]

I just wanted to check my statement. Google says there are 74000 Somalis in the Twin Cities, my home, and there are 28000 in Norway. Even more lopsided than I expected.

[@povelvieregg165]

@@rubytuesday9539 > Norway is 14% non Norwegian, That is just counting those who arrived from abroad. 17% if you add their children born in Norway. On top of that you need to add people who have been in Norway over more generations. Norway does not keep statistics on that, so it is hard to know. Unlike the US you never fill out ethnicities/race or anything like that on any government form in Norway. > with most of those coming from other European countries Many of those people are not necessarily white. Many Swedes in Norway are minorities in Sweden. And really how does it make any difference? That Polish people have the same skin color as me, does not make them the same as me. They speak an entirely different language and have an entirely different culture and religion. A lot of Pakistanis in Norway are more like Norwegians than Polish people because they have been here longer and more integrated. > There are very few areas of the US less homogeneous than Norway. You got to relate to the areas you are actually around and live. American neighborhoods are often extremely segregated. I have been many times to the twin cities hanging out with people there and I cannot remember meeting anybody who wasn't white. I have lived in Grand Forks, North Dakota and outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is was exceedingly rare to see anybody who was not white. Except perhaps when going to a McDonalds or fast food place. All my neighbors where white, for quite a large area. > How about Iraq, very diverse which was held together by brute force. How about Yugoslavia, same. These are examples of problems of diversity. People not getting along in brutal dictatorship is a poor example. Also you contradict yourself. In Norway's case you said other Europeans did not count. Yet somehow different Europeans count in the case of Yugoslavia in terms of diversity. Iraqi diversity was in different religion. How on earth can diversity in Norway not count? You are cherry picking to construct a flawed point. There are plenty of diverse places which are very successful: Singapore, Canada, and Australia. You said Yugoslavia is a European example of diversity failure. Well how about Belgium and Switzerland? Are they failures too? What about Britain? Welsh, English and Scotts seem to get along well enough. > US could very well have another civil war because we are so divided. But that has nothing to do with people having different skin color and everything to do with a political divide. We have been there before. Finland had the same early 1900s. The solution to that is SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC polices because such policies bring people together. Conservatism and free wheeling capitalism divides people. > Diversity at a certain level is fine, put when everyone is pulling in opposing directions then it becomes a problem. Sure, why is why it is madness to follow policies which amplify differences. The US again and again chose to follow policies which amplifies differences rather than reduce them. I am not say doing the right thing is easy. But your argument is circular. Too often the people who complain about what a big problem diversity is, are the ones who contribute to it becoming a problem.

[@77Catguy]

You titled this episode with clickbait in mind I'm sure, even though I don't know why you would consider that as clickbait--but anyway, I love you guys and I finally watched this IN SPITE of the title and pic. As it turned out, not only was this one of your best vids with honest reactions expressed on both of your parts but what struck me even more overall is how well you click with each other and the wonderful bond you share. I hope neither of you ever come to take that for granted--but I suspect you won't. All that said, thanks for Vivi's honest input of expectations versus reality! Very educational, and blessings to both of you!

[@gjhorton]

Episodes with Vivi and C-Milk together are my absolute favourite!

[@jimmyryan5880]

Vivi: "White people are not able to talk about racism stuff" Cmilk: "ok"

[@johnlacey3857]

jimmy Ryan Interesting that Vivi picked up on this so quickly. It’s completely true - white people aren’t allowed to talk about racism at all - especially us middle-aged male white guys. Doesn’t seem to matter how much or how little truth there is in what you speak.

[@cooliipie]

America is the most racist country right now. Anti white

[@biteme8822]

Smart lady. She picked that up quickly while others who have been living here all their lives are either too blind or too stupid to see that.

[@euphoricatheist6694]

​@Gerry C "Funny every black person somehow thinks that whites spend all our time talking bad about black" That's because they are told that by their parents and their parents' parents and their family and friends, etc. It's a mix of isolation (many living in black-only ghettos and all) plus historical experiences of their ancestors. This only became apparent to me when I saw Tommy Sotomayor's videos years ago, and he talked about how he lived in this black bubble, in which he and all his friends were constantly having it drilled into their heads everyday by everyone around them - many of which never met a white person - that white people collectively hated them and were trying to keep them down; he talked about how it related to everything they did, they would say things like 'you better get good grades, 'cus the white man already don't want you to succeed', etc. Then he grew up and actually met white people and realized he had been lied to since childhood. It was quite enlightening to me at the time, as it suddenly made sense to me why there is such a massive disconnect in perceptions of racism by blacks and whites. As this is the normal environment so many are raised in, they unwittingly assume that it's the same for others and project that. They don't realize it simply doesn't come up in white families as a rule. I often see in comments when having relevant conversations online with black people (obviously not a conversation I as a white man feel comfortable speaking about in person) that I simply cannot have a say in the matter and cannot possibly know or hope to understand their experience and so cannot know what a problem white on black racism is. However, if whites are truly as racist as all that, I as a white man should know better than anyone - I have the inside scoop, so to speak. I would know if whitey thinks and says all these racist things about blacks. In my experience as a white man, I reckon I can confidently say that the predominant attitude among whites is one of white guilt, not contempt.

[@turnfootsherlock]

Gerry C What the fuck does black people have to do with this conversation we know you hate we hate you. Lol

[@greywings6605]

Good freaking Job! This girl's english keeps improving... Its really good now, she is even perfecting her accent. I guess this Lao Why is indeed a good teacher...

[@sld1776]

One of my favorite moments in the show is Viv absolutely devouring a rotisserie chicken when she first visited. She has the big eater gene.

[@cetilly]

Vivi is going to be so disappointed by Italy cause EVERYTHING here is old as dirt. But beautiful.

[@gardenguster5271]

Old but incredibly pretty

[@wilford71ify]

She's adorable. Great to get other perspectives of how we Americans appear.

[@sarys73]

Born and raised in Florida I grew up thinking if someone starts talking to you it's because they want something or they are going to jack you. So when I moved to Austin, Tx for 2 years it took me a good year to get used to people just start talking to me even while pumping gas. I would want to just hurry and get out of there, and the whole time anticipate the "Can you, or May I have" question. I always felt like I should be ready to defend myself or something. It was like the twilight zone there. Everyone was so nice to me, and when they asked how you were doing, they genuinely wanted to know how your day is going. Then I moved back to Florida, and I wasn't here for a couple hours before jackasses were speeding and weaving through the roads, and my first stop at a gas station I got into a heated argument with the cashier. I don't even remember what it was about anymore, but I do remember that I was just completely blown away as to how much of a dick he was to me. So when she mentioned how nice people are here, I could totally relate with that. Coming from defensive mode activated if someone talks to you, to Pleseantville, it totally reminded me of my personal experience with something similar.

[@luciddreams6210]

I been in Tampa for two years now and I still can’t understand why people here are so aggressive and confrontational and I’m from the dc metropolitan area.

[@mfree80286]

@@luciddreams6210 "Florida Man". And "Florida Woman" for that matter. The meth makes you jittery...

[@luciddreams6210]

Michael Free yeah there is a lot of addiction here but even young and clean cut people seem more brash than most people I remember from dc. Not that there weren’t aggressive people in dc but they were much more reserved about it until something obvious brought it out of them.

[@mfree80286]

@@luciddreams6210 Just playing stereotypes...

[@luciddreams6210]

Michael Free I get it

[@jilelarc1]

Your wife is absolutely adorable. She is also very funny. I can see how proud you are of her. Love you both.

[@jkl6868]

The chinese loves crowds, I try to avoid crowds!

[@wisdomleader85]

I try to avoid crowds too though.

[@RawOlympia]

I avoid dog meat too~

[@catholiccrusader5328]

@@RawOlympia I ate dog with my then Korean girlfriend when I was in Seoul; taste like...dog.

[@danielgao4590]

Not all Chinese love crowds

[@jkl6868]

GE GAO nobody said ALL chinese, in general or most loves crowd.

[@bullstag47]

My wife married me and immigrated here six years ago from Russia. She had similar opinions when she got here with some being site specific, being in Alabama at the time. If you want a real, uncensored opinion of the US, the best ones come from naturalized citizens or immigrants. A lot of things America does is backwards or looks odd to foreigners. I love to hear it guys. Keep up the videos!

[@aoeu256]

Are Russian girls well read?

[@AutonomousCollective]

alabama is a third world country smh

[@rainbowbunchie8237]

@@AutonomousCollective I had a buddy tell me his girlfriend refused to move here with him because she believed stupid stereotypes. Airhead thought she'd have to boil water for a shower. Meanwhile I work in IT as a side job and am a machinist by trade. Things here are no different than elsewhere, except for being very friendly and tea obsessed. Myself included for the tea.

[@AutonomousCollective]

@@rainbowbunchie8237 I mean sure, no doubt Alabama has "nice" places like any third world country. However compared to the other states besides maybe the rest of the bum south, it lacks lmao

[@rainbowbunchie8237]

@@AutonomousCollective idk man, I've been to Cali, Nevada, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee.. I still like Alabama more, it's relaxed and we don't have annoyingly massive cities while having all of the same tech. I'm already seeing new Rivian trucks being driven around out here.

[@SirBeauJangles]

This little lady's a prize indeed - she's so full of charm and humour. And the two of you are taking life by the throat, living how you wish and where you wish, with some later constraints I guess. Hats off to the pair of you.

[@gf4353]

Impressive, honest , and very intelligent such a lucky guy. She's a rare find. Love her insight and expression.

[@theengagedfew]

You live in Southern California, so it's no surprise that you haven't seen many guns. Go to Texas.

[@libertarian4323]

I live in Tx, and I can't remember the last time I saw a gun in public, unless I was at the range or a gun show. We generally don't brandish them for no reason.

[@two-bit8502]

You dont see guns in Texas either

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

There are tens of millions of guns in Southern California. Literally.

[@captainchaos8032]

Drop her off in compton for a educational stroll, I bet she sees guns and real poverty.

[@briankennedy2013]

They live in la?

[@MarcelGomesPan]

The oldest building ive been in was medieval, built for a knight (im Swedish btw). Calling a building ”ancient” When it is younger than me ....hurts. 😁 Love you guys!

[@edibfeyzuahbeygi2045]

They have destroyed their history and know nothing about the past. They are a superficial fake nation.

[@tomhannah3825]

Vivi is so charming! I could fall for her, she's nice, intelligent, with a sweet accent, and makes good points about cultural differences... Wow, it's sobering to hear some of your stories, about being afraid of someone kidnapping your children, and also afraid of all the Americans with guns... Not to discount that sometimes tragedies do happen, but I've lived in NJ for 60 years, and don't remember ANYONE's children ever being kidnapped locally...

[@argonwheatbelly637]

What county?

[@tomhannah3825]

Grew up in Salem County.

[@argonwheatbelly637]

@@tomhannah3825 : That's below the Mason-Dixon Line--if they'd finished it. ;-) I'm originally from Essex; don't remember kidnappings as a kid, and I hung out from time to time in Newark and the Oranges. The one thing I still loathe is how people pronounce Jersey as "Joisey", when it really is pronounced with move of an "uh-ee" sound...and then, usually only in Bayway. However, I still say, "down the shore," rather than "to the beach". :-)

[@tomhannah3825]

Yeah, "down the shore" is still a thing! :) It still baffles me a little that my ancestral home is below that definitive line that divided America... I'm a Yank at heart, despite growing up on an isolated farm...

[@2klatte]

Yup....unfortunately these shitty things are real and commonly happen all over China. People outside of China rarely hear about this kind of information because of censorship, unless one’s been there to see witness it.

[@laurakerschenbaum4079]

I smiled when listening to your lovely wife explaining how NYC looked so much older than she expected coming from China. When I was a kid, I grew up in a small town in rural Oklahoma, and when my parents took me to NYC for the first time, I was shocked by how dirty it was! Same with San Francisco which is one of my favorite cities in the world. Cities have sanitation issues that small towns don't have. Perhaps City Planning in Hong Kong is better run, but I get it.

[@animal0mother]

There are some other features that vary based on recency of modernization. Take streetlights in the US vs Rwanda, for example. In Rwanda, their streetlights have LEDs and countdown timers. In the US and all the countries that modernized earlier, it's just red, yellow, and green lights and arrows. Consider Rwanda vs Nigeria for another example. In one, you can flush toilet paper, in the other, you can't, respectively.

[@dalemurray4083]

The drug is Scopolamine. AKA the Truth serum, it highly hypnotic and it makes people highly trusting and susceptible to suggestion. It's often used in Central America where a tree that contains the base chemical for making the drug, grows naturally.

[@agalah408]

Good stuff to put in the drinking water at a government building - just before a press conference. Then just get popcorn and see what happens.

[@relight6931]

@@agalah408 Nothing would happen. As much as I understood, you would appear withdrawn and silent. It makes you very, very open to suggestion. You won't talk unless you are specifically asked something, whether that be your credit card number and pin, where you hide your valuables and the like. Also, think about it, you would need to have actual jurnalists asking genuine questions which isn't how most press conferences work in the US. You have vetted press persons and vetted questions around any real possition of power. A real investigative jurnalism which would ask hard questions is almost dead.

[@agalah408]

@@relight6931 Hmm. probably you are right. If it makes you say whatever you are thinking in response to a question, then maybe there is an opposite drug that Donald Trump should take every day.

[@relight6931]

@@agalah408 There are good documentaries about it. Scary stuff. As for D. T. that is a tricky one. I think he is both a compulsive lyer and senile, it would be a real trip to see what comes out of his mouth. I am sure by now he believes all of his lies.

[@agalah408]

@@relight6931 Agreed on the scary comment! It kind of goes to the pointy end about government leaders in general. I mean with traditional monarchies you get a random talent King or Queen who may be great leaders, or morons (governance by lucky dip) With Democracies and Dictatorships citizens like to think that their leaders are smart individuals with genuine people & diplomatic skills. What they usually get is the biggest prick or thug who fought their way to the top with lies and intimidation (I'm looking at all of you Putin, Xi and Trump), or you get someone impotent that all arguing factions agree is a passive lemon (English politics) Quality people with statesman like qualities get weeded out in the process early as they too readily tell people the truth, rather than what they want to hear. To quote the immortal Homer: "Hey, this is the only newspaper in America that's prepared to tell the truth - that everything is just fine!" We're all screwed...

[@badgoykim5393]

It might sound surprising, but rural Americans care about themselves and their images too.

[@garretttalbot9700]

Yeah, the problem is that most people in the US live overfed lives due to the prosperity of our country. The difference is that urban folks usually have a method by which to walk everywhere they need to go that just doesn't exist in the rural areas. We need to make special time and effort to exercise.

[@jadejenkins3215]

Lol

[@deeheych1101]

Freedom of speech is pretty valuable

[@vinhqngouoc]

Edward Snowden said otherwise

[@hienluong1233]

I just love your comment absolutely right !!!

[@yeetman4953]

@@vinhqngouoc implying other countries would not do the same

[@yeetman4953]

@Zin Bo Tun what?

[@FruityHachi]

how is your freedom of speech working against gender identity politics, transgender agenda, third wave feminism, cancel culture?

[@jameswoodard4304]

That's so sad that such an ancient culture has been reduced to having so little visible history. It should be the other way around. We Americans should be able to go to China and see a society that merges their ancient past to the high-tech present, but Maoism and Chinese communism has erased so much of the past and then set the future on such cheap and materialistic grounds that an American city whose architecture is mainly *only* from the 1800's onward looks "ancient" to people whose culture invented paper while the Greeks were yet to find their feet.

[@BigGuyBoleslaw]

C-Milk's eyes say he loves his wife very much.

[@IAm-qf2xb]

BigGuyBoleslaw how could he not “Actually...like, actually...” She is adorable, no doubt

[@TofranBohk]

I think there are more heavy people in rural areas because you walk more in cities. In rural areas, you need to drive to get anywhere. One reason anyway.

[@MrMattumbo]

@@ligametis Yeah I think it's hit or miss with rural areas in the US. I know all my relatives in Iowa are quite slim and fit but we're of Irish heritage and grew up on a farm doing lots of manual labor and not often having money to eat out. Because of that even though my relatives now have college degrees and office jobs, for the most part, they keep in shape with a combination of diet and exercise. Whereas when I lived in Georgia there were a lot more fat people, probably due to the types of food eaten and the high heat/humidity in the summer making it hard to be active outside without risking heat stroke. With that said I think Vivi made a good point about people in the city caring more about their image (fashion, fitness, wealth) so there's a selection bias where the younger and more driven choose to live in the city and spend time at expensive gyms keeping in shape while people in rural communities tend to be older and spend less time on exercise, even if they go out in nature for hunting or fishing or what have you they don't do these activities every day like someone going to a gym and they are not as intense physically.

[@tdotsmooth]

My Canadian friend about lost his s*** when he saw the serving size of fast food places in America when he visited it was really funny.😂

[@johnsamu]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing??? I've seen some "huuuuge" (can't say "fat" anymore because of PC culture nowadays) people in the States, even police officers. So the servings (often a mixture of corn syrup and Monsanto ingredients) are BIG and the people are big.

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

Dont know what you talking about Canada is just as bad as the US. Go watch KBD Productions he reviews canadian food places and all the portions were the same as you would get in the US.

[@wellokthen720]

@@xcalibertrekker6693 not true at all. Maybe canadian trucker restaurants have similar portions as avg us restaurants but most Canadian portions are much smaller than the US portions

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

@@wellokthen720 What the hell did I just say watch his dam vids he goes to all fast food places and sit down restaurants and the portions are always the same as the US. I dont care what you say I have seen it dozens of times in his vids.

[@thisisntthewholesomefuture649]

Trey Slayer of Thots I feel like I’m getting ripped off here in Canada..

[@ECU2WV]

Vivi has a very pleasant voice. I can see her as a radio host, i can listen to her for hours.

[@Quantumanticz]

That face you made at the end about her mom, oh man I know that feeling. My ex fiances mom said the same thing. In fact her first words to me were "you shouldnt wear such bright clothes, your skin is to white, it makes you look poor." Oof.

[@nameisblank2023]

Ex fiance..... Sorry about that

[@danielyen9055]

The part about not talking to strangers shows how much China has really changed compared to my grandparents when everyone knew each other in their village and were a family oriented community.

[@bluedistortions]

A big part of socialism / Communism is 'fear strangers. Rat out your neighbors." For the state to be strong, they need to make communities weak.

[@Renwoxing13]

She loves you so much, I hope you guys grow old together!

[@cybernitemusic]

Aww she’s lovely 💕 glad she’s enjoying her new home!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I'm in NY and I like living here although I want to see more of the world and travel to every country. I love learning about other cultures

[@worldtravel101]

@Brad Smith I see him everywhere

[@lilirobin7136]

Look at Indigo Traveller. He goes to Iran, Iraq, Venezuela.

[@oldschoollgearjammerlongmi5209]

I like Cuba myself.

[@dustinlee168]

thats the charm of nyc, the feeling of being in the old city. i like modern buildings but im amazed by old and historic buildings.

[@vdw187]

Vivi now come to OLD Europe. You are in for a big shock when it comes to ancient buildings, heritage sites, millenary cute villages. And the food. And the life style.

[@pannenkoekspek]

Biggest shock is the Middle Eastern transformation and the brainwashed idiots laughing like it's okay.

[@salutic.7544]

f I see where your coming from but isn’t that more big cities?

[@MegaHogzilla]

If the objective is to expose her to old architecture, you should suggest sending her to India rather than Europe.

[@penzancegunner857]

@@MegaHogzilla Half of india is in Europe 😂

[@Azknowledgethirsty]

@@MegaHogzilla well both are

[@tedrow70]

Hey man I’m from upstate New York too! Rochester! Just saw you were! Dig your profile, and how open and balanced your views are! Very informative, and important I think for a lot of people to see. Glad you do this!!!

[@kimbaptempura4073]

Vivi's so adorable, I'm happy you guys are settling comfortably in the US

[@Nuka0420]

@@Nimbereth how is it trash?

[@gorilla615]

"new york is like a counterfeit Hong Kong" LOL OMG THAT'S BRUTALLY HILARIOUS

[@annaleonie2731]

New York is horrible on many levels. She was being polite.

[@qjtvaddict]

Anna Leonie she was too nice

[@qjtvaddict]

Stewie Griffen amazingly disgusting

[@elias_xp95]

@Stewie Griffen New York is a shithole and it's people are trash.

[@Born_Texan]

@@elias_xp95 I agree. NYC is a filthy rat infested city full of rude uncaring and indifferent people. I've been there twice for 10 days each time and I'll not go back a 3rd time because my opinion from the first visit was confirmed the second visit there.....

[@handleReallyDafaq]

I’m so happy that your wife and you have moved out of China. Good luck

[@chaopang2920]

Frankly speaking, his wife doesn't look like a pure Chinese-born Chinese. You can tell from her English. It is just like American. And her face is totally a west-influenced Chinese face. I strongly doubt that this girl is American.

[@huclklv8855]

Chao Pang 666说的很对啊老哥，我总感觉不对劲又说不出来，被你说出来了，很对，西方式中国人面孔

[@jimfan4853]

Yet they keep scratching this China topic on and on where it doesn't itch anymore.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

From the contrasts she points out, life in China sounds a lot worse than I had previously imagined.

[@jimfan4853]

@@grizzlygrizzle When you go beachcombing once or twice for fun, your video is more reliable. However, things get sour when you make it into a business. You'd know people don't like an everyday life story, which is boring. That's why we need movies. You start making up new catches, stories you heard or read but not experienced yourself.

[@emcotec1463]

China: 1950's building is ancient USA: 1910's building is old meanwhile Europe (laughingly): 1715's building almost as new

[@jcpq777]

Accurate af

[@roldiny]

Egypt: pyramids so old we don't even know how old.

[@SnakeladyGreta]

People in cities are probably in better shape because they don't need to drive. They are able to walk more often. In rural areas, we have to drive. The closest stores are a few miles away. And my job is an hour drive, one way. (I need a car with a treadmill). ;)

[@j.m.5995]

I bet some country folks get in the buick just to get the mail

[@SnakeladyGreta]

J M Sometimes the mailbox is a mile away. 😁 During my father’s last few months, he was no longer able to walk to the mailbox. My brother bought him a scooter and he drove it to the mailbox.

[@j.m.5995]

@@SnakeladyGreta Thats understandable but ive seen able bodied folks do this and hey its good for some folks to get out and stretch the legs some.✌️

[@SnakeladyGreta]

J M True. Lots of folks are lazy. However, I have learned that some people look able-bodied but have what I call “invisible diseases.” I don’t make assumptions about someone’s health.

[@Big-Government-Is-The-Problem]

@@j.m.5995 easy times create weak lazy people. life is easy and food is plentiful so there are tons of lazy fat people. we are not out farming doing hard labor all day like in the past. we can sit in a chair doing office work all day and stuff our faces with an infinite supply of food.

[@michaelpaul7925]

You’ve both hit a nice comfort zone in front of the camera.👍🇨🇦

[@nermanus]

It's cute when Americans talk about old buildings. My city still has buildings and walls from the 13th century.

[@jpaxonreyes]

@Jay Bee - You're so sensitive

[@frankreynolds9418]

I think it's cute when Europeans try to be rappers. My city has had rap since the 70's. It's also cute when they drive cars and watch television.

[@normanchan1099]

American people bought a hundred years old house and paying on 21 century property tax

[@linusfotograf]

My city was burnt down by the Russians so the buildings are only from 1750 or so! 😲😉

[@garypatton3637]

My wife is Filipino and she had a lot of preconceived notions before she came to the US even though I showed her pictures and prepared her. There is poverty in the US not everything is gold plated and she quickly learned this. LOL I 100% understand the difficulties that your wife went through it is quite the culture shock.

[@Rellikan]

Mythical land of the whites. Land of Heaven.

[@TrailWalker03]

'New York is a counterfeit Hong Kong' = priceless!

[@FrankieAldaba]

ikr

[@Bulmer39]

New York is soaking wet with history.

[@Soldano999]

Hong kong is a lot older than new york and both have been built by europeans so it's technically true.

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@Soldano999 maybe if were considering whatever was there before british colonization to be hong kong then yes it is? sorta?

[@salmark9080]

yeah except we don't have thousands of people protesting

[@ShadowEcto]

The people have chosen wisely and I love this video! It's almost scary how much reality differs from our expectations.

[@Martinroadsguy]

When they passed open carry in Texas a couple years ago, I thought I was going to start seeing people carrying guns all the time. I can only recall seeing someone out and about with a gun a once or twice.

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

Really? I’m in Western Oklahoma and see cowboys carrying old timey guns all the time.

[@robj7481]

But “poor” is RELATIVE. There’s “Africa poor” and there’s “America poor”. Poor people in America (usually) still have a roof, food, running water, and electricity. Poor people in Africa might live in a mud hut, have no electricity or water, and might not even have a pot to piss in.

[@marcopolo2028]

Africa is a whole continent and there are people just like you described in every country.

[@DivinesLegacy]

Marco Polo yes, but in the US it’s Extremely rare

[@marcopolo2028]

@@DivinesLegacy its not at all in the country side in the south. It is just not as publicized.

[@whitethug7695]

@@marcopolo2028 discrediting the guys comment because there happens to be homeless people in every country is a bit stupid int it. No one in the US lives in mud huts which is his point

[@marcopolo2028]

@@whitethug7695 yea but we have people all over NYC living in cardboard boxes. And people all over cali and oregon living in tents. And Africa is a whole continent. And in most places where they have "mud huts" like Sudan its not because of poverty.

[@dspirit2]

Racism in America depends on where you stay, who you associate with, and how long you have stayed in the US. I am sure your wife has not stayed in America as long as you have stayed in China so that is not a fair comparison. I have stayed in the US for more than 20 years and I can fully attest to the fact that racism against Chinese does exist here but most of the time it is subtle subconscious racism rather than an outburst.

[@AY-qf4pg]

What are some examples of subtle subconscious racism that you've experienced?

[@EDrmmer]

I live near Seattle and I think you two are a breath of fresh air. I hope life treats you guys well.

[@bluecastle12]

I live in Shenzhen and we went on a hike recently. We went to an "ancient village". We asked how old the buildings were and we were told "maybe 80 years." I'm visiting Beijing soon...I'm hoping they have actual ancient stuff there....

[@TJay96]

80 years old in China is Ancient? Very weird

[@bigmike9128]

The cultural revolution destroyed a lot of history.

[@michaelr1664]

I am happy you have such a friendly down to earth wife.

[@abbytrapp8258]

Vivi: "White people are not allowed to talk about racism." White guy: "Okay."

[@abbytrapp8258]

Where did I say that I didn’t understand or emphasize?

[@Rubacund]

In China they can't talk about, "Winnie the Pooh" or they will get sent to prison.

[@jamesbael6255]

@Bob Pen fk you, stop running and jumping away from the cops. You're equal if you're equal...if you're doing Spiderman shit as a race, in 2019, you're the problem.

[@3737raider]

Why do they need to talk about something they created and maintain?

[@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup]

As a white male, I freely talk about race and almost any other topic but make a point of respecting pain that others have experienced and don’t pretend to know what that pain felt like. The bigger issue in white people not talking about racism is us not calling out racism within our (white) culture).

[@thomasbeck9075]

People are people no matter where you go there you are. You have good and bad wherever you go. It's not a cultural, racial or gender issue it's a matter of right and wrong

[@roberthardy5171]

I don't understand your point. People are people yer but people from different parts of the world can also be very different. There's nothing wrong with that, why do you want to pretend everyone's the same?

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Said by someone who never travels the world

[@jpaxonreyes]

@@roberthardy5171 - Do those different people from different parts of the world not have "good ones" and "bad ones" there?

[@timmonk47]

this is the result of "sensitivity" training - it's actually numbing people to the point all they can do is regurgitate nonsense about sameness

[@markhadley1545]

Vivi is exactly the type of immigrant the US needs.

[@iant419]

Yes, high IQ and respectful.