Traveling back to China after 5 years (it was HECTIC)

Traveling back to Shanghai, China in 2023... after 5 YEARS! In this Shanghai vlog I travel back to China, have best welcome dinner at The Shanghai Edition with ‪@thetravelingqipao‬
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[@KajaKubicka]

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[@yonight6871]

Shanghai is a beautiful international city. I'm glad to see you go to Shanghai again.I have only been in China for one year, but during this year, I did not see a homeless person. No thieves, guns and drugs, you can go out at night, convenient transportation, convenient shopping, no need to bring a wallet.....WOW,China is better than the West in many ways.Modernization, convenience, hospitality, safety.Looking forward to your video blogs everyday. Dear Kaja.

[@junjie-t5d]

但是对于中国人而言，中国恐怕不是个适合生活的地方。沿海城市聚集了中国大量的财富，当你只看中国的发达地区时你会觉得中国十分富有。 教育层面，在中国把一个孩子培养成人(注意不是培养成才)的成本位居全世界第二(第一是韩国)。而且中国的学校也普遍糟糕，你不能光看清北等名校，大量的山区小学，职业教育，可谓是一塌糊涂。很多计算机学院的编译器也就是vc6.0，而且职业教育还频繁爆出生孩子，吸毒等事件。 为什么新闻上没有恶性事件？那就要谈谈中国的新闻自由度了。 中国的言论管控堪称世界第二严(第一是北朝鲜)。如果你在网上发表反对中共的言论，警察很有可能请你喝茶。当然啦，这是建立在伟大的墙之上的，像我这种能直接与你对话的中国人真心不多。 治安方面，也得归咎于言论管控。大城市的治安好着这毋庸置疑，小城市即使出现犯罪也难以报道。我家之前造入室盗窃，损失了近2玩人民币，警察就过来看了一眼，“你以为是立案了？其实我让你回去等通知。” 工作方面，中国的劳动法完全是一张废纸。中国具有世界上最大的人矿，竭力压榨这些人矿是中国发展迅猛，基建完善的原因。廉价劳动力，😅呵，多么可笑啊。 综上，来中国旅游，很棒，因为你可以花比发达国家少的钱享受人上人的待遇。至于长期定居中国，😅😅😅

[@wangian2548]

@@junjie-t5d 那你还在这里干嘛呢，为啥不早点移民呢，是没钱移民吗？走线啊！！没看人家丁一多同志走线过去都要当议员了，是有狗链子拴着你不让走吗？ 没有走线的初始资金吗？好简单学人家，房子抵押银行贷款几十万，网贷平台撸个几十万，再找亲朋好友借个几十万，拿着百多万到美国享福挣美刀不好吗？反正也不打算回来，这笔账就跟你没关系啊。

[@yuny2023]

@@junjie-t5d 哈哈哈哈，法轮功你好

[@vitachen-z3x]

@@junjie-t5d 发英文，我就信你。发中文不用说就是1450对中国的内宣

[@msong672]

五年前，我车子玻璃被砸，丢了一盒巧克力，警察来了，花一小时在我车内用粉末刷子找指纹，我说不要那么麻烦了，我去修玻璃算了。他说别啊，找到有价值的线索，一定能抓到他，我们现在有大数据，他只要不是第一次犯案，很容易抓到他

[@Blofishblower]

Welcome HOME！ China is like a big family, be a Chinese be a family member, enjoy your time in China!

[@metalguy5094]

I can feel your happiness being back in Shanghai. If you left for 5 years, come back and feel like you have never left, then in your heart this is actually home.

[@hermesliteratus882]

With all the anxiety and excitement in your tones, you talk exactly like you have finally reunited with your lover after being separated for 5 years. This is truly something to be celebrated and I'm really happy for you. Looking forward to your vlogs in Shanghai and other parts of China down the road.

[@KajaKubicka]

🙏🏼❤️

[@yijiun7553]

Shanghai is designed, built and maintained primarily to cater to the needs of foreigners or more specifically Western expats.

[@pinqiwang8982]

Welcome back home, Kaja. Rest well at where your heart feel like at home. 🥰

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you!!

[@yogibaba9535]

Can i chat with you

[@jennyohara4011]

Welcome back Kaja, you are so lucky to be in China, the best country ever!

[@futuregeneration3687]

@@Altair17670 you apparently have never been to tibet, can't say about taiwan.

[@jzvr5842]

@@Altair17670 Anyone who's been there thinks the same.

[@sleeppingbluemail]

@@Altair17670 You should get up and go to Tibet to check it yourself, instead of sitting in front of the computer and hearing it, it will not do you any good

[@AlinaMcleod]

This looks so amazing! So excited for you and interested to see what China is like right now :)

[@KajaKubicka]

❤️🙏🏼

[@Hokeela666]

In China，We call this feeling as 近乡情怯。“You feel nervous when you are close to your hometown after a long term. Welcome Back!

[@dav5253]

Kaja, China is waiting for you with love. Welcome back, we all love you!

[@alyciawang2892]

Thank you 😊😊😊😊

[@kimmeelee9758]

PURE HAPPINESS!! Love it! Beautiful Shanghai! So wonderful to see you back home!🥰❤

[@KajaKubicka]

Soo good to be back!

[@chengyoujiang6076]

Welcome back to China !! (from Beijing) 👋👋👋

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

Shanghai is definitely on my bucket list now,looking forward to more Shanghai vlogs from you,food looks good and so is your friend!😅

[@alexgang408]

started following you when I was in the US studying. Now I’m back in China and have been living in Shanghai since 2 weeks ago. I got ur feeling of weirdness. Even after 2 weeks of living here, I still feel unreal that I’m actually in Shanghai, a city I have been wanting to live since long time ago. And the next second, I feel I really happy that I don’t have to leave now until I want to.

[@penciltip8853]

Hello from Shanghai! Good to see you back. Shanghai is resilient and still beautiful.

[@jairwen82]

This is an amazing video with excellent storytelling and editing skills. The way you weave the timeline together is so cool. Welcome back to China!

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you!

[@BTS-zq2vy]

You look so happy just to be in Shanghai, China. Go Kaja. Jia You!

[@jaydenlin1943]

OMG youre finally back! I decided to move to Shanghai after study in the US partially because of your old Shanghai vlog.

[@omni3670]

Haha...after all the anxiety, good to see you back in Shanghai! And feeling that you have not left! Awaiting your new China adventures Kaja!

[@klaudiasoliwoda7503]

I'm happy for you, Kaja!

[@taoxiaoxiao]

Welcome back to China, welcome back to Shanghai. Seeing your excitement, because you really love this place, looking forward to more sharing from you.

[@jieliu8088]

Enjoy your time in China,welcome

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you!!

[@myleswalsh1966]

​@@KajaKubicka 旅游换一个地方吧，中国还有很多适合旅游的城市

[@honghong4382]

i am not vaccinated . do i need covid shot ? do i need PCR testing too?

[@Blofishblower]

@@honghong4382 Need nothing here in China right now but your passport is important

[@honghong4382]

​@@Blofishblower ..also no PCR test before flight?

[@akwong6727]

Shanghai is awesome. I will go again in the future.Foods are delicious. the city is safe.Walking along the bank of the river is so beautiful.

[@lingch89]

Kaja, Glad to see you back. There is a Chinese phase called 近乡情怯 might had explained your mixed feeling. Enjoy your time in China Kaja !

[@MichelePonte]

Welcome back! 🇨🇳

[@YilunHan]

welcome back！i subscribed your channel before you left Shanghai，surprisingly found out we are actually college alumni（but on different campuses😂）

[@benyap6033]

Welcome home! What a wonderful surprise. Missed your posts.

[@KajaKubicka]

🥹🙏🏼

[@iltc9734]

Hi Kaja. I am an Australian who lived in Shanghai and really loved it also 2002 to 2006. I enjoyed your video

[@skullandbones1832]

This COVID 19 hit everyone's traveling plans, even me. Been going there for over 4 decades now. It's amazing to see how this city has changed over the many years.

[@jerometsowinghuen]

It is so great for you to be back in Shanghai, Miss Kaja.

[@thatieg2719]

I left Shanghai in 2020...so for me, it’s been 3 years since I’ve been there lol...I hope to go back next year...can’t wait for the China vids... p.s I hope you visit Chongqing

[@YuanYao-m4j]

Really appreciate you share the video of Shanghai after epidemic ，and I hope more and more visitors will come to find the beauty of China after Covid19 through your vidoe.Have a good time in China

[@jzvr5842]

So excited for you, finally going back to China after so long, can't wait for your future vlogs I know they're gonna be amazing, have a lovely time in China!

[@Reporterfy]

Great to see you on the way. I'm in Shanghai starting Sunday

[@KajaKubicka]

I will be gone for a week but I’m coming to Chongqing in the middle of June, hopefully i see you there!

[@Reporterfy]

@@KajaKubicka I will be in Chongqing mid June, keep in touch

[@leelife009]

Akex How long will you stay in Shanghai?

[@Reporterfy]

@@leelife009 4,5,6,7th I leave at 3pm

[@linlai701]

@@Reporterfy 经常看你视频，很享受，我是重庆的😊

[@halfdropofink]

It's glad to see you back to Shanghai, enjoy! 🎉😊

[@kaisa_and_anbi]

So happy you made it!! 💗Looking forward to your China content! Interesting to hear if you still wanted to live there now that it's becoming possible again.

[@KajaKubicka]

We need to grab coffees when im in Beijing!

[@kaisa_and_anbi]

@@KajaKubicka we have left China 🥲 If you happen to visit Finland this summer or decide to come to Washington DC in the fall, let’s definitely grab coffees!

[@woaitaimei]

welcome to China

[@michyan82]

Wow, I remember I watched your SH vlogs ages ago when you had much fewer subscribers. Suddenly, the YT algorithms fed me this update and you have many more and back in SH. Good to see you’re living your best life 🎉

[@SamMcNeill-q6w]

Welcome back. I am looking forward to your new video in shanghai.

[@WORLDPEACE2628]

Welcome back to China! You still look as beautiful as ever!

[@pengli5351]

Totally understand the emotions you have, cuz 3 or 4 years ago Shanghai was literally the best place to live, work and party and everything on this planet

[@jzvr5842]

@@huping7706 Shanghai is better.

[@jzvr5842]

@@huping7706 Shanghai is far ahead of tokyo in population quality, garbage sorting, infrastructure, public transportation, utilization of technology, parks and green spaces etc. etc.

[@onbonb]

Haha just like a lover who has been separated for many years and is about to meet, excited, nervous, and with a hint of anxiety about being unfamiliar😂I still remembered you talked the scene a little lonely foreign girl on the Nanjing East Rd when you just arriving😉Welcome back home for a new adventure

[@lemanlie4921]

Wellcome back incredible country 👍.from Indonesia ,support u

[@apolloqigong9916]

Welcome back to China, I was your subscriber before!

[@beninchina]

I live in Shanghai, welcome back!

[@shineluvslambiel]

Welcome back! ❤we also stayed at the edition when we went there in early may 😊

[@fiazmariavlogs2380]

Hi Kaja China 🇨🇳 is awesome 👌👌👌 God bless 🇨🇳 👍🇨🇳👌

[@imosatsuma2056]

Welcome back! Enjoy your Shanghai life.

[@KajaKubicka]

🙏🏼🥹

[@weixia7899]

Glad you like Shanghai and call it home!

[@joe_shh]

The excitement can be hidden when you set foot on the street of Shanghai👍

[@ホホホ-p2f]

13:36 This street called Nanjing Road extended to the Bund since 2020. it‘s nice to walk from People’s square towards the Bund without any vehicles😊

[@KajaKubicka]

I knoow!! It’s the best!

[@kevinrichardson6339]

Love the one way pedestrian traffic when it is busy

[@weihu7964]

Welcome back🎉🎉🎉

[@TC-ro7qs]

First time watching your channel. But hopefully living in China will make you less nervous and negative mindset 🙏

[@SCIFIGAMESFANS]

Shu nan Bamboo Sea and Xi CHUAN Bamboo Sea in Sichuan are also must-see classic Chinese attractions

[@pretentioussunshine]

So happy for yourl to be back in Shanghai and I can't wait for more content about your time there🥳

[@anamariabot2367]

please tell us more about practical stuff in China...for payments at stores , metros...I heard its all electronic.... the visa or mastercard from Europe does work there ? tnx

[@julienzhu5802]

Warm welcome back to Shanghai！ Hope you live here longer！

[@rogerroger717]

yeah, the temperature seem really nice.

[@bbb-pf7in]

oh my god~! you back~~~~!!

[@lovefromhuang]

you are back!!!

[@eternalsunshine-c7e]

welcome back home👏

[@leefeng5067]

Welcome back, a busy crowd city; there are no big changes except a few new subways go-live.

[@fruityeva]

So excited for you!😊🌞

[@Satish.Kumar521]

We are happy for you Kaja. Though this comment is coming late but still I believe you would be happy for coming back to China especially Shanghai 😅

[@KajaKubicka]

❤️🙏🏼

[@jiaxunchat]

Wow, not see your video almost 3years , glad to see you again in China.

[@KajaKubicka]

🙌🏼

[@matheusfonseca8238]

Hi, new subscriber here, from Alina's channel! Good content!

[@donaldliu]

Hi Kaja, welcome back to China! Greeting from Donald at Suzhou, nearby Shanghai, China

[@TAIWAN_PROVINCE_CHINA]

Wellcome back! Wish you have a good time during your stay in China.

[@Punjabilogtravel]

Love from Pakistan

[@ralphcastro3930]

Beautiful Shanghai

[@KajaKubicka]

I know right!

[@gentoffire]

Hey! Welcome back!

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you!

[@tedaspane1493]

I'd like you to stay in Shenzen for a while and compare the two.

[@terracecar1]

Love your vlog, welcome home❤

[@KajaKubicka]

🥹🙏🏼

[@lucasf3526]

5 years, everything is changing and growing

[@randomwalker332]

I was in your hometown Warsaw last week briefly, it was something else. Enjoy the most international city in China, Paris of the east

[@partyhu]

你是说那个老鼠到处乱窜的巴黎？

[@noodlessoul8356]

About the rapid antigen test needed, can you get it done at home with one of these pharmacy kits?

[@randomname931]

I think the conveyor belt is more for people that have luggage without wheels, like a duffel bag, or for people that have difficulty walking.

[@chensweeyew454]

welcome back!!!!!!!

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you!

[@林千山]

Welcome home. Shanghai has undergone some changes in the past five years. Hope to bring you some little surprises. Changes in other cities will be much greater than in Shanghai.

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Brilliant. You can actually see your delight. 👍😊🇨🇳

[@cJeremy]

wow. the shanghai skyline without the lights actually looks cool too.

[@katy8605]

I encountered not being able to open a bank account when I stayed in Shanghai 3 months on 3 occassions in the 2 years before Covid. It did make things difficult because majority of people use phones to pay for things now and there I was using cash for everything. Sometimes shops literally did not have cash in their cash register. Then when I go there to order somebody had to go to a backroom and get cash since they didn't need to use that for any other customer. Another time I was at a bubble tea place in a mall. There was not even anyone using the cash register to take orders or payments, only someone bringing out the orders that people had already ordered and paid for on their phones and they asked me why didn't you order ahead of time like everyone else.

[@xucg]

Why couldn't you open a bank account? I have managed it with my passport. It does get a little bit complicated and not all banks accept passports, but China Merchants Bank does. Also, WeChat accepts foreign credit cards, but I don't know if there are any other fees.

[@katy8605]

@@xucg I went to multiple banks at the time. They all said to me I needed to have a Chinese ID these days to open a bank account. And then I also tried to get the ability to pay with Wechat or Alipay. For the Wechat one it asked me for a Chinese credit card, which I did not have since I also did not have a bank account. For the Alipay one, I remember sending in Passport photo for it but still couldn't get them to give it to me. I'm sorry. I forgot the reason. It was 4 years ago.

[@xucg]

@@katy8605 This is very strange indeed. Since there are many foreigners living in China, how can these people use digital payments if they cannot have a Chinese account? But in fact almost all foreigners use digital payments. Alternatively, as a compromise, you can ask a Chinese person to give you a "relative card", which means that you can use his card via WeChat. You can then transfer the money to his card.

[@eyesless908]

Alipay should be able to bind foreign credit cards directly

[@王向威-b8i]

新冠前两年已经是五年前了。肯定有改善，欢迎再来❤

[@lFurinl]

Welcome back. I was traveling there when the country was still close last year. Yeah, I was quarantined for 8 days in Guangzhou, the facilities was really good though. The anxiety was triple back then 😂 what with Guangzhou was on their COVID peak and traveling to Shanghai directly was cut off. Oh God… But heh, i survived and I experienced Shanghai in their least touristy time. The Nanjing road was quite empty back there.

[@liamporter1137]

Thanks for sharing. Great sharing for the world to see.

[@trawmmwart8149]

Welcome home !

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you 🥹

[@hnt510]

Wellcome back

[@enochwu9530]

I am so glad that you still love Shanghai, even though you have left Shanghai for five years and still decided to return to this wonderful city. I was born in Wuding Road near Nanjing Road in Shanghai in 1939, I have loved Shanghai for 84 years. Although I don't live in Shanghai right now, but I wish will be return to my hometown in the near future. Wish you enjoy & have a wonderful life in Shanghai!

[@CN-lq2oy]

无册那 为伐来了？❤

[@alex100yi]

@@CN-lq2oy伊老了，但回应该还是能回来额。

[@petercua6158]

The dinner looks classy.

[@Marvelous_Ai]

Welcome back Kaja🤗

[@myroeganilees6230]

Nice shot :)

[@guominzhu255]

Welcome back!

[@edwardlaw797]

When I was an expat visited Shanghai stepped off the mag lev at my hotel downtown Pudong, I said to myself... So this is what the future looks like. After few years I am back here priced out. It's peaceful back home but to see changes in the city weekly you have to be in China.

[@yuqingwu-m6t]

welcome back china , welcome back shanghai

[@bruceli8754]

欢迎，welcome

[@djzhang7473]

Welcome back

[@peter8039]

Shanghai baby!

[@KajaKubicka]

YASSSS

[@jianchongfu2939]

Welcome back to China. Will work in shanghai or just for a trip?

[@FunkyChild718]

You have a very cosmopolitan lifestyle.

[@kevinrichardson6339]

Where do you stay in Shanghai - I usually stay across the river ?