HUGE bike GRAVEYARDS a symbol of China's EXCESS

When something starts to make money in China, all of a sudden things go into OVERDRIVE! and everyone jumps onto the bandwagon! Nothing can demonstrate this China phenomenon more than the shared bike market that's exploded recently. Come find out what's blocking all the sidewalks in Chinese Cities!
Thanks to Camilo Koch for the Shanghai drone footage, his Instagram is: @caig
Mobike (Chinese Simplified: 摩拜单车, Móbāi Dānchē), founded and owned by Beijing Mobike Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese Simplified: 北京摩拜科技有限公司), is a fully station-less bicycle-sharing system headquartered in Beijing, China. It is the world's largest bicycle operator, and in December 2016, made Shanghai the world's largest bike-share city.
In June 2017, Mobike raised $600 million in Series E funding led by Tencent, bringing the firm's fund raising in 2017 alone to nearly US$1 billion. In the same month, the company is valued at US$3 billion.
Currently Mobike operates in over 160 cities in China and in four markets outside of China, which include but are not limited to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Ningbo, Xiamen, Foshan, Zhuhai, Changsha, Hefei, Shantou, Haikou, Deyang, Nanning, Guiyang, Xi'an, Wenzhou, Wuhan and many more. Operations in Singapore started on 21 March 2017.
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[@markwright4290]

in a GOLD rush, you don't dig for GOLD you sell pickaxes (bikes)

[@m3t3r]

That’s a terrible metaphor

[@user-df9ce4nn4m]

@@m3t3rHe said it completely wrong probably saw it on another video but is too lazy to actually copy it.

[@omegaman6616]

I wish there was a way to bring those bikes to the needy or homeless around the world

[@silveriorebelo8045]

who would pay the transport? - the bike users, the bike companies, the Chinese state or the ... third world needy?

[@killwalker]

Why dont they just sell them to different countries in bulk?

[@fookinl3048]

There probably poor quality

[@Paulin-pw5jx]

They would sell it back for drugs in a matter of days ….

[@rafaelcayenne]

7:11 so funny they talking about likeminded people and then Winston's friend takes off the glasses after him as well LOL

[@poonczey]

i just love the sound effects! :D

[@rafaelcayenne]

Hahaha it's really nice

[@ghass2006]

His friend sound effect had me laughing so hard!

[@rafaelcayenne]

Hahahaha

[@gg-il7gt]

Looool i think the like minded mentality is a worldwide "problem" as Winston called it

[@NorthernChev]

Man, can you imagine how awesome a time lapse of them walking each bike out there would have been?

[@Dsdcain]

The bike junkyards at the beginning look like some kind modern art installation. Great video man, as always. *:-)*

[@Jordan-Ramses]

Those rideshare bikes are popping up here (Seattle). They are still in the 'isnt that great' stage and not into the 'nuissance' stage yet. Its so tempting to get a pair of wire cutters and just make them free bikes.

[@janelin6083]

It IS art. It's a societal commentary called: "China: Going Nowhere Fast."

[@alexandert696]

Which proves how random and ridiculous modern art is. An insult to the senses.

[@chopsticksandtrains]

WOW, that's nuts! Those birds eye view shots of the bike graveyards are insane! Interesting video Winston, thanks for creating it.

[@nnnnikt]

They are pulling these out of the Yarra river in Melbourne Australia. Becoming an international issue.

[@susanheffley9609]

I saw some Scotch kids throwing a oBike in last week.

[@mastaklass]

Far from all Winston's videos are negative; in fact he always has many positive things to say. Actually, those things you mentioned - low crime rates, for example - he has done previous videos about. And haven't you seen any of the ADV China videos with Winston and C-milk? Or the Conquering Southern/Northern China videos? They've shown heaps of "nice rural sceneries [sic]" in those! I've seen every one of Winston's videos, and in fact it was his videos that inspired me to come to China to live in 2013, and I'm still here! If his videos were as negative as you claim, I wouldn't have come here!

[@nnnnikt]

Aaron, I'm quite enjoying his positively enlightening videos, but not your negativity.. go find something constructive to do - make your own nice videos & quit pooping on others' lawn.

[@nnnnikt]

You are a douchebag - one should not discuss poop with a bag of it. There would be little point.

[@zakofrx]

In Melbourne as soon as they started becoming a problem the council started destroying abandoned bikes and charging companies fines. They just changed the rules for the companies with lots of strict restrictions and increased fines. They were not happy so I don't know if they will ban the bikes if still not controlled.

[@elinal855]

It's not really a mystery why they can sustain themselves... If you have a district of hotpot shops, this district will be known to have hotpot shops and will attract more customers. Although you might have some competition from your neighbors, the combined value of a place having a lot of the same thing will contribute to its 'brand'. It's kinda like why people go to Chinatown or Koreatown to get the 'authentic' cuisine instead of maybe down the street where the owners may also be Chinese or Korean natives. The brand value that comes with having one thing in excess in one location will help generate foot-traffic, because people will think that the products sold there will be of higher quality, and have the variety of choice.

[@Ben-mu3ji]

True, although It's not just about people thinking it's better. With that much competition in one area I'm sure they would all be good restaurants as a result. Otherwise people would just go to the other 20 places in the same street.

[@RustOnWheels]

This is actually common practice and basic economic knowledge all over the globe. Restaurants are where other restaurants are. Home improvement shops are where other home improvement shops are. Also his other point is also quite universal. The whole Western economy is based on people wanting (to do) what others do. Who doesn’t own a smartphone? And you know how the crash of 2007 was due to everybody thinking it is a great idea to buy a house and invest? One big bubble. Here in the Netherlands people grow up believing a house is an investment, a cash cow, not something to live in. A perpetual bubble.

[@RustOnWheels]

The biggest difference with other countries and China is all those small privately owned shops selling one thing only. Almost every street in the vicinity of the city center will have garage box shops, narrow and deep, full of one purpose items. A shop for pipes, a shop for LED shop signs, a shop for plastic strainers, a shop for wooden chairs… And the noise & lights is something typical China too, I agree. I have been to China multiple times between 2012 and 2016 in cities like Xi’an, Chengdu, Nanchong and Shanghai. I’ve really came to love the country a lot although the bad trades of the country make me glad to live elsewhere. Chengdu is one of my favorite cities though, it’s more laidback.

[@vincentgordon7021]

There is a name for this in marketing it is called retail affinity. A bunch of fast food restaurants all bunched in the same block

[@WulfNSpice]

someone who actually knows what they're talking about congrats for having a mind.

[@dnalor8753]

I miss China a lot but just started college, and I came across your channel. I watched about 160 of your videos in 3 days. Having been to China multiple times, I can say that your commentary is very accurate and informational.

[@dnalor8753]

California, I go to UC Berkeley.

[@serpentza]

Thanks mate!

[@blokeabouttown2490]

Dr Aaron 301 You have earned your 50 cents.

[@zendesigner]

It's because, labour is cheap, investment is cheap. don't think , just try, seen this all over asia. In the west labour is expensive, to many rules, to difficult to invest

[@theregnarute]

Dr Aaron 301 is right. Although it still looks kind of sad that China is mostly doing a copy of what the Western world was doing 30-40 years ago. I'd much rather have it be way more spiritual, political and organizational development, and be way more different than the boom in western countries that happened at that time. Ie, they'd could have dived directly into sharing economy full on, from the individual and up. Instead is just plain old materialism and capitalism, nothing wrong with that but it's already everywhere and it's nothing new in the rest of the world, only new to 'post-communism' China.

[@randypollock2960]

Here's my LA Times op-ed I sent Winston a couple of days before he made this video. articles.latimes.com/2009/may/05/opinion/oe-pollock5 Received neither a reply nor acknowledgement, yet it seems to have stimulated much of the discussion in the video---copycat culture, restaurant ideas being replicated, etc. Not a huge deal, but it strikes me as a bit ironic amid his complaint that parts of his video were co-opted by a Dutch news site.

[@nitramjc1]

Hey Winston, I have been watching you for years and years and would never skip out before the end. I really like the continuous improvement you have made to your channel, not only the camera work but the editing, the varied content, the captions and the music, etc.. It is a real pleasure to watch as each of your downloads becomes available. Thank you, sir. :)

[@serpentza]

+Happily Retired thank you mate!

[@stephenoneill2844]

Evil Uncles , leave Winston alone.

[@gg-il7gt]

Winston is the evil Uncle

[@steviasugar1828]

It's like been spotted by the Borg: "You're not assimilated, resistance is futile."　　😄 😁

[@TPerk-pn4nb]

Gotta see the next GDS when Evil Auntie joins Evil Uncle. I suspect Evil Auntie will be a lot more sinister and effective.

[@smore7832]

where are the evil aunties?

[@bodhranlowd]

Good to see another reality based video! Keep it up man. From Canada.

[@ianleishman6774]

White Master Mariner exactly!the Chinese and Japanese and Koreans don't know what they're missing without the benefits of mass unfiltered immigration! don't they know diversity is a strength!they should learn from the west!🙄

[@CommandoMaster]

The starving children in Africa could have eaten those bikes!

[@zon1642]

They gonna have a hard timee chewing on those metals :D

[@oddscribe2717]

I do like how the bikes are sorted by color. It did make for a nifty shot. And yes, I did watch all the way to the end. Most of the GD shots are quite lovely.

[@HappyQuailsLC]

Personally I love the drone shots and I watch for them.

[@ChildofLight777]

9:40 Evil uncle GDS was epic. He seemed amused and suspicious.

[@ztezmaxim2683]

Aerial

[@kayumust]

somehow angers me to see so many bikes and yet there are people struggling to get even 1

[@kayumust]

Wagner wang sadly no we rather waste and give our money to charity with ngo's that put more then 50% of the profit in their own pockets way to go world way to go !

[@caseyb1346]

Well with food, the problem is distributing it fast enough before it spoils.

[@antonv.]

Your drone shots are also, as always, nice!!

[@antaine1916]

Thumbs up for the sunglasses sound effects :-)

[@oddscribe2717]

Agreed.

[@Dsdcain]

Always to the end, all the way through the GDS. *:-)*

[@msknight5]

Here too. Love the child kicking the empty carton around!

[@ArtemisKitty]

Ditto, the GDS shots are just beautiful. You've definitely gotten smoother too over the past few years with the nice slow wide shots of areas that pan slow enough to see all SORTS of details and it's overall just a nicely edited smooth performance. Ever thought about making a combination video JUST of GDS segments stitched? My wife and several of her former co-workers who sometimes use 2 or more monitors on their work PCs will often have the unused screen playing (silently) drone videos just like those that simply go from scene to scene for an hour or more. Like a window to the outside world for those who are trapped in cubicles or stare at screens all day in place of a blank screen/boring screensaver.

[@francescorossi7284]

I agree, i love GDS

[@DarkRendarius]

Me too,... most of the time =). And Enjoy them, so thanks for including the Awesome drone footage Winston. Loved the Evil Uncle Drone Alert !! Im sure he was trying to activate and fire his eye lasers in an attempt to shoot it down, but alas they were not operating properly during the time you flew over.... I think his energy levels were too low from his using them recently for some other evil uncle operation....

[@ErichMoraga]

Maybe have it get shot down when you're ready to buy a new one (like they do in many The Grand Tour videos).

[@wilhobbs207]

Why don't they take the bikes out to the country and give them to the peasants. They could use them for transportation, pumping water or generating electricity.

[@CynicalTravelercom]

I came up with a great plan a couple weeks ago. A woman I know here in China, said she wanted to start a business. And while we were driving around, I suggested she start a pressure washing company. Of course she didn't know what it was, but still the idea is perfect. It will only take one person starting 1 pressure washing company, cleaning buildings and sidewalks... and soon the entire country will be spotlessly clean after everyone else copies it and started doing it for pennies on the dollar.

[@tectico123]

I'm not that much into China, but this is one of the best channels in youtube.

[@omaha2pt]

Guy removes sunglasses ->POP!

[@JoeKyser]

I did make it to the end. I always watch the whole video!! Each and every single one. For quite some time now. Always happy to see you post a new one my friend. Take it easy

[@OsakaOutlaw]

Joe Kyser Didn't expect to see you here man!

[@JoeKyser]

:) Well I admittedly eat sleep and drink youtube. theres not that many things that go on here on KZbin that dont get by me. I ceertainly watch a variety of videos. Not many for entertainment. This channel here I watch because I do so much business in china and I want to figure it all out. Learning small bits here I can bring back to casual conversation or just let who i am dealing with know that i know a little bit. KZbin is an amazing tool. For me thats what it is. I think outside the box.

[@gothboygbc2489]

What's the point?

[@bl4d3runn3rX]

I watch your videos over a year now and I'm still coming back. Keep up the good work my man.

[@serpentza]

+Oldschool Gamer Rick that’s great motivation mate

[@alileevil]

The way they arranged those bikes are impressive!

[@AshSimmonds]

Was in HK in 2012 and remember noticing this, I just wanted some groceries but in order to make a meal I had to go to the Fish District, then tram to the Veggie District, then walk 5 blocks to the Meat District, etc. There's even a Dried Anchovy District - was just bizarre wandering through something that is usually just a tiny part of the Asian aisle in the supermarket having a couple hundred metres dedicated to it. Just couldn't understand.

[@omniminokyo2]

Ash Simmonds time to do some excercise

[@velvetvic5862]

LMAO Powerpoint Level Sound Effects (when they put on and take off their sunglasses) Anyway as always interesting video, can't wait to watch the next ;)

[@OnTheLeftHandSide]

Ah ha! That's the one! I knew they were familiar sound effects but I can't tell!!!

[@sideshowbob1544]

The drone shots are Spectacular! Who wouldn't watch till the end?

[@CombustableWill]

Of course we stay watching until the end. We appreciate the upload & for sharing your experiences in China. Thank you.

[@NancyReiderLittleGranny]

Lol that action sound when he took his glasses off

[@oddscribe2717]

And, this time, when he put them on.

[@ronyerke9250]

Probably just for fun.

[@Ulieq]

5:13 C-milk spotted in reflection

[@rafaelcayenne]

Such good vision LOL

[@ciamarrajohn]

+Dr Aaron 301 he shows aspects of China as he experiences it, if some of them are negative then maybe that's just how it is, nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade - no country is perfect, better to acknowledge reality rather than deny there's anything wrong

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Did you watch the video in slow motion? lol

[@micchek6741]

That's not him

[@Vladd0r]

The *swoosh* Noise every time he puts his gorgeous Aviators on/off. Just me?

[@jasonsapp5955]

China has eliminated bike piles by replacing the with Urn piles.

[@john211murphy]

Perhaps they should recycle them!

[@oddscribe2717]

The bikes, or the evil uncles?

[@rickpaulos]

Come to the Incorporated States of America where you see the same businesses in nearly every town, over and over. Few cities have any personality left. Just endless rows of the same restaurants and stores (filled with Chinese products) everywhere.

[@gordonliu3972]

LOVE the 80's music in your old videos. I miss it in your new ones.

[@Gullinkambi]

It's a pleasure boetie, watch till the end. Take care bro

[@boyracer3000]

7:13 LOL at sunglasses

[@Kewken89]

Never been this early before. Love your work man!

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

Katie Melua underestimated the amound of bikes in China, when she wrote her beautiful song. This is insane!

[@derrickwright9456]

Enjoy the walk and shop that go by... Drone shots make me fly

[@toothdecay2465]

Asian societies have a group think mentality. It's what happens when individuality is repressed. The west has the opposite problem. Hyper individualism has led to coddling of "special snowflake" delusions.

[@william.von.andreas.neposl782]

Trust me, German people also love group thinking b

[@zabdas83]

Tooth Decay too right... becareful you'll be labelled a sexist, racist, trangedist pig!!!

[@fizanfizan4108]

Chinese are hyper individualism. Always pee everywhere they want. Vandalism to artifact. Cut queue. Not thinking about others.

[@johnscone722]

A balance of good individualism and good group behaviour is good. All people are different in varying degrees.

[@ItsDeffoScott]

@@spooderdoggy You had a "conservative utopia" of individual freedoms in the US remember, white people used it to enforce segregation, "No blacks" signs on many stores, no renting to blacks, no access to education for blacks.

[@invers54321]

Hi, I have been enjoying your videos on youtube and learnt a lot about China. There is one thing that I am missing from your channel, and that is the contact with ordinary Chinese people. I suggest interviewing old and young people from all walks of life about their life, their opinions and future perspectives. The interviews do not have to be political or critical to any system. Many like myself have had great enjoyment in listening to grandparents talking about the days when they were young. And I don’t mind listening to today’s politicians talking about their views, although I might not agree with them. Can it be done? Good luck with your work.

[@gregory55580]

Dod; That Saxophone music at the end is killer smoke-in!

[@jamessolarz3027]

The G.D.S. are AWESOME as hell. Smooth shots like that make viewing so much easier on the eyes. Carry on with more of G.D.S. by all means. I'm hooked. They're beautiful to watch. Peace.

[@Remurin]

I totally want to see special effects if you put on those glasses next time

[@PhilipHowson]

MoBikes came to London a few months ago. No need for a graveyard, they seem to have completely disappeared. All stolen (smash the GPS tracker off) or thrown into the river / canals. :-)

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

We need more bikes if we were falling over them like there they would be so worthless no one would bother stealing them,. It would be the ultimate assault on air pollution, bikes everywhere for free just ride and dump

[@jjkosinski]

Sun Wukong wow problem solved. YOU'RE BRILLIANT!!!

[@jjkosinski]

Lynchology101 wow, closed +500 pubs to open 400 moscs? time to start calling it Londonistan

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Lynchology101 - there should be 500 mosques. London is amazing, I love how multi-cultural it is, One of the best cities in the world

[@FoodforThought12345678dsds]

Lynchology101 - Wow, did you not have an education, or how can you be so ignorant, I guess you're parents are not very smart?

[@kenbellchambers4577]

Just saw a doco on bikes in Africa. The ownership of a bicycle by a poor person is the first step to his or her upward mobility. The bicycle sets the person free from many constraints, and in a short time the family has a motor scooter, then a car or truck. Many thousands of bicycles find their way to scrap yards in many countries, which could easily be repaired.

[@OxygenBeats]

Do you always add sfx when people put on and take off sun glasses? lol

[@magikarp2285]

Honestly they could donate them bikes to some poorer country.

[@marujitadiaz9019]

Shipping stuff on boats is actually very cheap.

[@dodongdan1848]

Chinese? Donate? Hahahahhaha

[@betaz1000]

no mate.. economy dont do that way.. those bike still can be process of economic cycle.. china is known for economic country.. thats bike would cost $2o maybe per each.. to give away is bad move

[@huntergman8338]

I would recycle them.

[@huntergman8338]

@@tripplefives1402 not what I meant. I was thinking of turning the bikes back into raw materials or as close as possible and use that to build something more useful.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

I ALWAYS watch your videos to the end.

[@paymaandinavari2485]

Kevin Byrne That's terribly sweet of you...!!!

Seems to be the way things get done in Asia. One guy sets up a t-shirt shop, next you have sixteen t-shirt shops in a row.

[@4kgaming608]

The craftsmanship of the landmark bridges and other details in the parks are always interesting to see in the drone shots, so of course I am going to watch.

[@zuniyesi]

I feel like taking one

[@undeadkitty334]

What did you mean by come to the park at night you will be entertained. What kind of Entertainment?....

[@noodleszhao]

You can see a lot of “廣場舞大媽” which means “Evil aunt dancing in squares” in this park... They play music very loudly... and totally occupy all the public spaces...

[@omniminokyo2]

NOODLES ZHAO yes! They occupied all the area at the park. The park is shared by everyone. Are they not suppose to be there? Did they limit other people from attending the park? These elderly dance at the park, the same as you play basketball at the park

[@puppetsock]

It's pretty easy to police. It goes like so. If a bike is abandoned, and the city picks it up, then the company has to pay a fine to get it back. The companies will police themselves to avoid having to pay the fine. If they don't, then the city adjusts the fine to pay for the worker's time. And if the company does not pay the fine, the city auctions the bike.

[@RapidFireRetro]

We now have Ofo, LimeBike, and Spin rental bikes now crowding the streets of Seattle.

[@zaineridling]

Why were you walking breathlessly fast the whole time? I need to find a park bench now!

[@skylinec83]

It looked like it was getting dark. Maybe nightfall was setting on the park where danger lurked.

[@joyamartin9]

Them walking made me crazy. Just stand still & film please.

[@wenksification]

Wheres ur wife "welcome to another video"

[@cachem11]

She was in my bed.

[@TPerk-pn4nb]

She's out making her own videos. Hopefully we'll see Serp doing the intro to her videos.

[@cutecats8083]

TPerk 1008 which video ?. does she have her own channel ?

[@69mrsteveo]

Beer Girl!

[@cutecats8083]

MyUTF4 thank you

[@BreeUSA]

Love the GDS, always to the end of course! Sound effects on the eyewear, Perfect, keep it up! :)

[@devilproof29]

Sound effects and sunglasses Very funny Winston! 7:15 Great footage of bikes thanks again!

[@blokeabouttown2490]

China is employing a lot of soft diplomacy in Africa with big infrastructure projects. Why don't they just take all these bikes they are collecting off the streets and donate them to people in the African countries where they are working?

[@byc6230]

Father Bertolucci maybe that’s the next step, but then CNN and BBC will call that’ China pour their redundant industrial products into Africa’

[@damirko]

Great video. I was wondering how does it work the shared bikes use. Do you need to go pay somewhere and get a ticket for a certain time or just grab a bike when you see it with others and use it? Also, where do you drop it off when you are done?

[@damirko]

Nice, thank you for the info Dr. Aaron. Also, where would or should you leave it when you are done using it?

[@binli3719]

They need deposit about $15-30, directly transferred from using mobile pay (WeChat etc). As long as you ride less than 1 hr each time, you almost no need to pay extra. The deposit stays with the bike company, until you withdraw. There are smaller companies have already bankrupt in this crazy shared bike competition.

[@damirko]

Thank you Bin Li.

[@damirko]

Thank you again Dr Aaron

[@mykofreder1682]

It is a good idea to cut down on traffic and pollution I suspect the Government is involved, though I don't see many on the street in videos.

[@Dovid2000]

What I see about China is that it is a very livable society, with the people foremost in mind.

[@MrTynanDraper]

I"ve really noticed that mentality in place when it comes to overseas tourism destinations. There is this remote part of Ontario Canada several hours drive from Toronto called "Bruce Peninsula" where you'd almost never see a Chinese person in the small town there. . suddenly some Chinese people found it and must have broadcast their discovery the "hive" network back home in China and I was totally surprised last year to find Chinese tourists all over the town. It's a great thing for those tourist areas of course. . as long as there is no serious environmental impact. Some tourist attractions become victim of their success and lose their attraction.

[@Temppy1]

Didnt u talk about this before

[@keriezy]

Temppy- yes he did. And you're the first comment I found to mention this. Slightly different than last time though.

[@rdeez5974]

Hmmm speaking of doing things in excess. Reminds me of your video on why you wear a suit. You had “success” from wearing it once so you do it everyday now.

[@CyberStrike]

Bike share works here in Miami, mostly because you have to give them your credit card info to even get one out of their bike rack, it then charges you every 30-60mins you haven't returned it.

[@robarmstrong930]

the same phenomenon happens throughout all of asia. i have a feeling it stems from the days when villages would specialise in one particular craft. in more remote parts of asia, this is still teh case, with entire villages in Timor Leste manufacturing baskets or pillows.

[@FSXNOOB]

Copycat Asians.. what's new?

[@stephens1584]

stupid pig

[@koudacyen]

Sell em for scrap metal and make a killing

[@jimmoss1744]

koudacyen That cheap shitty metal isnt worth shit

[@koudacyen]

Jim Moss yeah I know that but in vast quantities......

[@psmith85channel5]

Not exactly; at current iron scrap rates of $0.065/lb (it's been as low as $0.02/lb recently; i.e. 2 cents per lb), you'd get about $1 per 17-pound bike (and I'd estimate there are 10,000-20,000 bikes on that lot). It would be a monumental waste of resources to scrap them, though wouldn't be surprised if that's what happens in many cases.

[@jimmoss1744]

psmith85 Scrap rates are completely different in china dude

[@psmith85channel5]

Lower I assume? Provide numbers or your comments are worth less

[@Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes]

You should see Hong Kong, they chain bikes up and leave them to rust, usually 5-10 bikes chained together.

[@JeffScott-1978]

Love the video. We love bikes here in San Diego, CA, USA also. What you said about one Chinese person attempting to copy another in business success reminds me a bit of your Chinese piracy video. You said something about the culture being inspired to copy a masters work until their own work is worthy of creating a masterpiece. Something like that. Fascinating.

[@jiezi1409]

很喜欢你的节目，一直关注着你。但有些地方不赞同你，你以前说你在中国呆了十多年却没有任何归属感，我觉得这点你应该从自己身上找原因而不是周围的世界，在中国酝酿了五千年的“谦逊"二字，你基本一点也没学会。还有，你说一个人开咖啡店挣钱了，立马就有第二人紧紧挨着开一家。你是想说明中国人爱跟风，某些人确实是有跟风的倾向，但你的言辞确实有些过于荒唐，过于十分肤浅。看了你的好多视频，你确实带着不知哪来的优越感，我想说Winston先生，很多中国青年一辈已经全方位超过你，请收起你的优越感，请尊重你视频周围的老人、小孩，请用正确的姿态感受你的生活。最后，支持你的北国之旅，期待你的北国日志，给你点赞！

[@TheChencbin]

如果你的户口不在你居住的城市，你有归属感吗？兜里揣着暂住证，子女上学需要借读，被本地人称作“外地逼、硬盘...”何况他是个外国人，永远也不可能拿到中国户籍。归属感从何而来？在中国，只有当官的才有归属感，但他们的子女二奶们仍然没有，需要跑美国、加拿大、澳洲去找归属感。

[@gary3155]

你思想落后了

[@CandyLaStar]

that's one pretty picture you drew. Thanks for sharing, I much enjoyed. :)

[@michaelmarfell7442]

I have to disagree Jie Zi. Winston does have a lot of real world knowledge in my opinion comes off more honest than someone with superiority complex. Although your argument was well thought out and I appreciate the honest comment, but I believe that you're looking at Winston from a cultural point of view which is hard to see though the eyes of someone who is a native of China. However, I may be guilty of the same as I read and respond to your comment. That's ok though, that's how we begin to understand each other.

[@dangdiggity9916]

honestly, im kinda addicted to your vids, i keep one running at all points while im at my computer which i find stange cause i honestly dont have an interest in most of the topics you have, if anything im slightly interested in MCs and traveling but you make any topic enjoyable. and yes i watch all the way to the end, always (;

[@jameslittle3931]

Understanding the business concept of market saturation is very important.

[@etheralwizard]

In Gwinnett, County, Georgia, we have sort of a "Little China", "Little Korea", "Little VietNam", and so on. Over the years, we have had waves of interesting Pho shops (Vietnamese), Hot Pot (Chinese and Vietnamese), Mexican restaurants, and Coffee Shops (Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean) and so on. Additionally, we have many sorts of markets stores, some small, some large, the larger ones covering most Asian cuisines, Pacific, Indian, and Latino.

[@erichaynes7502]

Wow, I've learned so much about China just by watching a few hours of Serpentza videos. They're great!

[@dariofabijancic9863]

That sound effect with the glasses gets me every time, I have to pause to laugh xD

[@David_DY]

The aerial shots of the bikes make an awesome wallpaper!!The Evil Uncles 😂🤣

[@jafo4775]

I've always been fascinated with China. ( ancient and modern) You've rekindled that fascination, thanks.

[@jasiahcisco8710]

That sound affect @7:10 is the best! 😂

[@keyonlo2239]

I think the "same store on the same block" is actually a worldwide phenomenon, i saw this video on youtube that explains why stores of the same service are always beside each other. It has something to do with the amount of customers per space a store takes up. If the stores would not be across from one another, then one store would potentially take up more of the customers than the other, thus it forces stores to be back to back in order to share customers.

[@Splash-nr8ot]

Hi Winston, I've been binge-watching videos on this channel of yours. They're like a crash course on China! :). All of them are awesome. It also takes guts to provide an objective/no-holds-barred account of the place, so props to you. I subbed!

[@danhoward6693]

I always watch to the end. Thank you so much. Its a great show you put on. Always somthing interesting.

[@6663000]

The bike graveyard footage is awesome.

[@DennisLovelady]

I stuck it out to the end. 😀 Stay awesome yourself.

[@kbhasi]

Whoa, this is way worse than Singapore's abandoned bikes problem (in residential areas).

[@WCGwkf]

lol the sound effects taking the sunglasses

[@tobygoodguy4032]

The drone shots are the best part of the video.

[@HitomiCOD2]

i love the Little swoosh Sound when he puts on his sunglasses :)

[@MillerMeteor74]

I enjoy your videos partly because you seem to be one of the most intelligent people on KZbin.

[@Crow1911]

Your videos are both informative and enjoyable. Keep it up. Greetings from Greece.

[@freespirit6209]

Fascinating. Thank you.

[@MrZ4X5C6V7]

..I might have got this wrong but the story is that somebody in Cambodia received an ocean going container ship full of bicycle parts ++ bicycles and sold them to the bicycle shops who rebuilt the bicycles and sold them to the Khmer people and tourists very, very, cheap. I bought my bicycle in April 2007 for $50 USD. I wore out the bicycle's tires a couple of times over the years and had the breaks fixed and adjusted very, very cheap.

[@MrZ4X5C6V7]

........I gave the bicycle to someone who needed it. Over the years, I gave away approximatley 10 old bicycles. It always made me feel good to give the bicycle to some poor kid. A couple of times, I took the bicycle back to the man at the shop where I bought the bicycle and ask him if he could help us give away the bicycle. He was honest and trust worthy because it make him feel so good. He developed a big reputation for selling bicycles and being honest and trust worthy.

[@youxkio]

I've gotta be honest to you, rather the subject you guys talked about, is the footage at the end of the video. It is amazing, thanks for the video! Cheers.

[@davidpetrovic6624]

Recently came across your channel and now I can't stop watching your videos. I did watch to the end so nice to find a message there. Stay awesome...