Starting my exchange in China

[@ArniJ.]

Hope you liked the video:) This is my first time in Shanghai and I'll do more videos from here.

[@jaydee6268]

Arni. You should check some channels from some of the non/State sponsored YT creators like Chopsticks and Trains or Cinthia Lin. Quite unsure of how practical it would be but a collab with anyone of them would be cool.

[@clearheaded5696]

Wow, that face scanning was fast, basically instantaneous. Awesome tech they have over there.

[@pandabearoceanpark]

Wow! "scan your face for your flight information" is new to me! Pretty amazing!

[@jackyan8925]

If you can open your heart, you will discover the beauty of China. The beauty of China is not only in the bustling cities, but also in the countryside.

[@djdhixheb9941]

"Scan your face for flight info yo wtf" man that was funny 🤣 Have fun and hope you enjoy your time in Shanghai

[@katkrist6409]

China is fantastic. It is not easy to put the bias and negativity that are created by the western media and ideologies aside, but if u try to be open-minded, u will enjoy this unique cultural and historical journey. Wish u best in China.

[@ArniJ.]

I try to be as unbiased I possibly can in the videos when I’m here.

[@jaydee6268]

@@ArniJ. I am sure you’ll have a great time.

[@jaydee6268]

China is indeed a great place for demure and indifferent people who are able to tolerate, if not embrace Xi’s thought. At least, that has been my experience.

[@katkrist6409]

@@jaydee6268 Embracing Xi's thought or not, it is irrelevant. But do you really understand what Xi's thoughts? He is just an elected leader that loves his country deeply.

[@LokeKS]

West is so full hypocrisy with their propaganda

[@FengXiao168]

Over the "border" is called "mainland China", and Hong Kong is still within China.

[@wenyichen5515]

Border, border, border. Angry? Remeber that you've past the internet border of CN.

[@xiaoyunchen8337]

Have fun and learn a lot in China!

[@michaeljiang960]

Best wish to your time in China! keep the videos coming, great job so far.

[@ArniJ.]

For sure. Thanks for the compliments😄

[@mfinchina__117]

Hi there! Welcome to Shanghai! I used to teach at East China Normal U and at Jiaotong U. I hope you have a great time wherever you're studying. If you have time, try to travel out to the rural areas in the south and west where a lot of minority people live. It's amazing to see their traditions and culture, plus life there can be like plunging back to the past -- sometimes people plow their field with a water buffalo instead of using technology. I saw you eating at Dicos -- actually, if you ever eat somewhere where everything seems kind of dirty and you're worried about food safety, the two safest choices are Dicos and Hui Muslim noodle restaurants. Dicos are always sanitary. Hui people care a lot about both cleanliness and honesty, so you'll get a great bowl of fresh noodles without having to worry that you'll get sick or that you're being charged too much because you're a stranger.

[@ArniJ.]

That’s a good list of advice, thanks!

[@TL-fe9si]

haha, the face-scanning part was hilarious

[@charleneji6759]

Welcome to China. Look forward to your future videos.

[@ArniJ.]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@rosamondejiang4401]

not sure how long u would be in China but definitely recommend taking advantage of its convenient train system. The Yangtze Delta region, with its center being Shanghai, has the highest density of high-speed train systems in China. So it would be very easy to travel to other tier 2 & 3 cities nearby Shanghai over the weekends. My favorite are Suzhou, Nanjing, and Hangzhou. Yiwu market is also an interesting place to see if u have time.

[@ArniJ.]

I’m going to Suzhou and Hangzhou this weekend. There’s going to be a video about it probably.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​@@ArniJ. New subscriber here. 👍

[@ArniJ.]

Thanks for subscribing😄

[@DW-op7ly]

Nice the history in this city

[@guestonearth1274]

Amazing China ,also your videos

[@ArniJ.]

Thank you.

[@GuoguoZhang-v1v]

Good luck with your educational pursuit in China. Enjoy!

[@ArniJ.]

Thanks.

[@johannesijzerman975]

I really like your video's! They are of extremely good quality and entertaining. Stay motivated and I am sure your subscribers and views will increase even more. I have a question for you. I am thinking about studying in Tainan, Taiwan. Since you studied in Taiwan, are you familiar with Tainan as well? Thanks!

[@ArniJ.]

Firstly, thanks for your comment. It feels good to hear that you like the videos. Secondly, I didn’t spend much time outside Taipei, but I visited Tainan once for a weekend. For what I could see it was largely the same from a foreigners perspective. Of course people in Taipei claim there is a huge difference between the cities, but the cities have generally the same aesthetic, mabye Tainan having a bit less people. The weather is a bit warmer down there and the food was allegedly sweeter. Still, it’s a quick train ride pretty much everywhere if you want to visit other cities.

[@YINGZHANG-zh4zj]

maybe you should try more time in China🎉❤

[@ericchen4549]

Welcome to the free world.

[@wenyichen5515]

keep being political, see if anyone other than those pinkys would care.

[@YINGZHANG-zh4zj]

great❤

[@Userof-d4b]

Great😊

[@AlexLuo-w8u]

I highly recommend you to go to Chengdu to enjoy pandas, hot pot, and Jiuzhaigou. Welcome to China!

[@ArniJ.]

Good advice 🔥😋

[@zhangguai]

欢迎！

[@AngelZhu-ShanghaiSydney]

Welcome to Shanghai！

[@yutangss4582]

5:39 china is the rome of east asia，if europe is united, it will become a second china.

[@jaydee6268]

Ha! I am pretty sure the PRC sees Rome as the “some Chinese city” of the west.

[@azzamatic4190]

I see you were living in the ROC hope you can do a comparison video of the 2 China's

[@jaydee6268]

Indeed but not until after you leave the PRC. I am thinking you’ll have great memories from both.

[@Poe168]

Enjoy

[@ArniJ.]

I will.

[@rubywang2681]

加油哦🎉

[@jaydee6268]

Newly subbed. Making my way through your videos of Taiwan. I am curious to see when you’re able to compare and contrast your experiences with the “two Chinas.” Edited to correct noticed typo.

[@ArniJ.]

I’ll for sure make a video comparing my exchange destinations. Thanks for subscribing:)

[@billyburton123]

was the face scanning flight thing accurate?

[@ArniJ.]

It shows my personal info for a second, you can see it in the video.

[@billyburton123]

@@ArniJ. 🤣 interesting that they aren't afraid all this tracking like we are and don't want checks and balances for privacy and such, but I guess dystopia movies weren't a thing there or something..

[@ArniJ.]

@ yeah, they have a different attitude when it comes to privacy. The face scanning thing is actually quite nice. I would like that here to Helsinki for example, but I think GDPR wouldn’t like that.

[@syncmaster915n]

What major are you taking?

[@jejudo3000]

China numba 1! 🇨🇳

[@jaydee6268]

Hmmm.

[@Jahoon_moon]

فيديوهاتك جميلة جدا ومفيدة 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ArniJ.]

Thank you.

[@effyy212]

You look so cute❤

[@ssj_magh4573]

Yessir🇨🇳

[@annieyau6562]

Enjoy China!

[@ArniJ.]

Thanks

[@anweshakar146]

Why do you look like Draco Malfoy 😶

[@xeronix9774]

scan your face😂

[@HowerLui]

Scam your face for your fly information wt..😂😂😂

[@ArniJ.]

First I was surprised about it, but if you think about it, it makes sense. When going to an airport you usually scan your passport, which has your image.

[@HowerLui]

@@ArniJ. for me it is really incredible cuz we don’t have that here in tw🤣

[@guestonearth1274]

from a small island ?

[@XXL-t3x]

@@ArniJ. He comes from Taiwan, an island with deep hostility towards China. Don't let his hatred affect your trip.

[@cunxu2697]

​@ArniJ. Does make sense, they need your information including face anyway so that you can even board a plane, might as well make it useful to you

[@fenggao3171]

As a chinese living at USA, it is cumbersome for me to travel to China. First, I was not able to buy a temp SIM card. Second, my wechat pay account could not be activated, becuase I didnt have a credit card in mainland china. Third, I booked hotel online. They refused to check me in, because my daughter holds USA passport. And they didnt refund me. Fourth, everybody can use digital train ticket. I cannot. Have to wait in a long queue to get the paper ticket. I am still chinese citizen. I have my passport. My china ID is expired. Yes, China is way ahead of the rest of world on digitalization. But regulation is not friendly to traveler at all. I hope it can be improved.

[@ArniJ.]

Sounds like a lot of hassle. Still, It feels like things are moving into a smoother direction. I didn’t have much problems with anything else than the sim card and mabye exchanging money. When those things are sorted it’s much easier to do daily tasks.

[@cashmerecat9269]

When was the last time you check your WeChat account? It's so easy to link your credit cards now..Alipay also very easy to link with cc. Buying simcard is very easy..they just need your passport and once inserted, voila..it works..make sure the VPN is already installed on your cell phone.

[@XXL-t3x]

又在骗人了，中国身份证会过期？自己做了什么事不说！是身份证被人注销了吧，中国不承认双重国籍。您现在回来是做客，请保持点距离。

[@GaneshPalraj1991]

@@ArniJ.Hong kong is china man

[@JonahMax-tw9ts]

身份证过期了去更新呗？什么你有秘密，哈哈哈

[@HotPromptHub]

Arnie, you are related to Tom Felton from Harry Potter?

[@ArniJ.]

Why do so many people say that😄

[@HotPromptHub]

Dude, that makes you some sort of celebrity 😅@@ArniJ.

[@hongqingxiang3374]

🙂🙏🙏🙂

[@Seanpeng]

Please respect yourself

[@ArniJ.]

I do