You CAN'T wash your OWN CAR in China!

Washing your own car is something I grew up with, but in China you can't wash your own car! I've owned a car in China for over 7 years now and it's very different from owning a car in America or South Africa (I have owned cars in both countries), today I'll explain to you why it's just not possible to wash your own car in Mainland China.
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[@delirium1326]

Winston the type of guy to wear a suit worth more than the car he's driving in.

[@S-Kara]

wait what.. really?

[@TheThaiLife]

Feeling a little dickish with the comments?

[@richardhall1667]

That’s not an expensive suit. His button-down is probably the best quality part. He’s probably got several since he’s in the habit of dressing up rather than down. Always a classic look.

[@randyparsons3188]

Makes sense to have a compact car in any big city. Easier parking, and you will be moving about 15 miles an hour anyways.

[@delirium1326]

@@richardhall1667 it was just a joke

[@kdw75]

Living in the middle of the USA where land and space is plentiful, I couldn't imagine being packed into a city like that. The older I get, the more important open space seems to be. Visiting big cities is fun once in a while, but it gets old fast.

[@ashina9271]

It’s why I moved out of a city in England and went the hills in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@CrustyUgg]

Not to mention if you live in a city it's most likely run by democrats and/or you run the risk the city being destroyed by "peaceful" protestors like blm 😆

[@JiaruiChen_]

Yeah and be around homeless and blacks every day

[@mrsimpleslowmo]

@@JiaruiChen_ Hey man every place has their disadvantages lol

[@zerohero5753]

@@mrsimpleslowmo It's true tho. Living in the city is extremely depres5ing no wonder most of the USA lives in the suburbs.

[@dogdog4173]

You park your car in Manhattan for 40 days and you will have to give them your car and house keys AS A DOWNPAYMENT

[@RaceDefendImportTunerTeam]

@@hesh2892 so you can park on the side of the street in say a suburb in Sydney, as long as you have a car cover you can keep it there for 60 days? Damn

[@syedhakim4244]

Dog dog haha so true !

[@algrayson8965]

When I lived in Palm Beach, Florida, USA I had to park my car on the street, Seminole Ave., as the landlord said my car, a 1968 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, was too big to park back by my apartment. A "PALM BEACH RESIDENT" bumper sticker was only $1.00 for a year but if your car was parked without moving for 48 hours without a current sticker it would be towed away. The second apartment, on Oleander Ave., had a little driveway on each side of the fourplex so no more on-street parking. Still was a good idea to have a current sticker or if you were driving in a residential area late at night and the police didn't recognize your car you would be stopped and questioned. On foot in a residential area after dark you would be stopped and asked for ID until the patrol cops got to recognize you. If on a bike, almost no chance to be stopped and questioned.

[@XyzAbc-ux9qw]

I can confirm that you can park your car in a suburb for free. My friend went on a 3 months vacation and parked his car near my house for 3 months. He came back, stayed for a week , didn't move the car and went to his country for 2 months. So, all in all, 5 months free parking.

[@SubstanceD91]

Years ago there used to be an NYU garage that didn't check passes. Noticed they had no parking attendants so I used to get in with a guess pass and leave my car there for months, then say I lost my ticket and get my car out for the cost of another 1 day guest pass. No idea if it still works but this was when I was young and broke and knew my dad would get the car if it got towed (it was one of his cars that I was borrowing). Wouldn't try it with my own car.

[@baz8035]

Try park your car in London mate... $150 for 40 days? It'd be over £40 for couple hours in central London tho

[@S.ASmith]

Which is why I always go to Epping Forest, park up, and get the Tube on the Circle line into London. Bollocks will I get stung by tolls, congestion charges & the huge parking fees.

[@samuel5742]

I'm beginning to suspect those subtitles are not totally legitimate.

[@Kee2Oz]

You've blown my POS mind, brother.

[@enchongliu4339]

Skylar D'beer joke？

[@AlexTrout79]

Skylar D'beer always use google translate. Dont belive the spy :))

[@sleepingman6273]

On the lounge table in the waiting room someone left a half glass of tea and nobody cleaned it off? ...nasty workload.

[@davidtaylor4989]

That's true. Although he doesn't really change the meaning. Sometimes I think the translations are a bit friendlier than what they are actually saying. Not that the people are saying anything negative but literally translating what they're saying will probably sound very commanding for a lot of people.

[@Toast4tw]

10 $ for 3 guys handwashing and vacuuming your car as well as changing a bulb.... that's gonna cost you 10 times that in the west...damn.

[@andreww1212]

Toast4tw I spent 25 dollars USD to get my car washed, detailed and waxed as well as vacuumed.

[@SunnyWu]

Not really, you just need to find a place run by Mexicans. lol

[@artyomarty391]

i recently went to car wash in USA. It was washed for like an hour by 3 people inside and out. Only cost me $35

[@Mixfuns0]

In Saudi it costs around 7 dollars in and out cleaning

[@cjyo9123]

Can get a car wash for $1.50, then pay $.50 to use the vacuum tubes and vacuum your car yourself, then buy a bulb for $3.00 and put it in yourself. Takes maybe a few extra minutes and only costs $5 total.

[@stuartcookie133]

Lived in Man Dong for 6 years and every Saturday I would get the wash and hand rubbed wax job for $10 US. Then on Sunday I would get my car cleaned.

[@Bcoe]

lol

[@hamstirrer6882]

Haha man dong

[@ykboa008]

man dong？as a Chinese no idea which city

[@ChairmanZhongXiNa]

got him

[@lupreztryson]

懿惬邃缘 deez nuts

[@completebilingual]

Don't buy an expensive car; you're just gonna cry. The dry humor is immensely entertaining. But then, you probably weren't even trying to be funny.

[@alvost6886]

That’s not even a joke. Having a car in china can be a pain your ass sometimes especially an expensive car. It’s not just stupid ppl opening doors at your car but also cats sleeping on your car in parking garages and scratching all over, some ppl just may deliberately scratch your car for no reason when you park in your neighborhood. Once I saw a kid falling off his bike right onto my car door. Luckily that car was so shitty I didn’t even care

[@OhSoTiredMan]

@@alvost6886 And usually anyone who has a nice car will park their car next to a nicer car because we all know they're gonna be extra careful driving off and not hitting anything

[@mofiziul]

Don't buy a new car you'll cry! now that's advice i can relate to!

[@zootsoot2006]

No reason to have a car in a big city in China anyway, public transport is amazing. The only reason people do is for face. Not that his car will do much on that front.

[@MagnetDzn]

@@zootsoot2006 and too idk maybe be independent?

[@jhlewis10]

Just got back from 14 days in China. I saw only a handful of clean cars. Also noticed that even new beautiful skyscrapers never have their windows cleaned.

[@vladimireng4938]

Mastiff Comms China very poor country but richer than India they shit in the streets

[@Titanic19127]

Mastiff Comms too many Asians

[@imviiku]

Vladimir Eng India wasn't Even Mentioned In The Comment...Still U have to Bring It Somehow in A Convo. ?

[@the6ix665]

vivek sharma lmfao u offended cause you're Indian

[@the6ix665]

Lmfao “China is rich country but tax tax” I can hear the Chinese in your vocabulary

[@tommyodonovan3883]

China is endlessly fascinating. If he CCP was smart they'd ask him to be a Chinese Diplomat/Trade Liaison....He obviously loves China.

[@CC-by6rz]

In Russia car washes you.

[@KamikazeChinaman]

Kinky.

[@peterlipman8211]

Ha..Ha

[@rohitsvs1]

😂😂😂

[@jixuscrixus1967]

Any car wash/valet place I used in Moscow had east european migrant workers, just like everywhere else!

[@tykendrick800]

This is dumb. Couldn't help but laugh

[@Leib33]

LOL, Winston, I can just picture you washing your car in your suit.

[@fruzzle2012]

Is that a Rentley?

[@DonLee1980]

Lamest copy cat... looks like a Kia with a Bentley badge replaced with an R.

[@SomeOfOthers]

More like a Dentley...

[@jeffferguson899]

no its a Chonda

[@wininspn]

fruzzle A Toy Yoda.

[@generalrodcocker1018]

worst cars are ssangyong from south korea

[@jamesmilner2635]

I’m from Manchester uk and have lived in China for six years. I wash my car whenever I like. I rent a flat with my wife and we have an outside tap.

[@grod805]

Is your wife Chinese?

[@kingsize8068]

Hi pls tell me more about China looking forward to relocate there

[@Huidos001]

Please tell us about china and the bitches

[@shapy1188]

Dude maybe u live in village this guy lives in city not in village get it ? Thats why no space

[@BenBen-bt9to]

Same here ,I m living in Shenzhen, I have had my own car for over 3years, I never washed it outside even I had 12times for free washing ,, always wash my car by myself., in the basement parking area of my apartment (there is water overthere)

[@fromanabe8639]

It looks like the Chinese drive on the proper side of the road.

[@DieFlabbergast]

We in Japan will have to agree to disagree.

[@alexkg1]

$140 for over a month of parking is not expensive

[@HoshinoMirai]

Indeed.

[@shaded_lp]

Yeah and I live in Germany and pay 20€ for a month. Not expensive.. huh

[@shaded_lp]

Wischmopps Its my house holders private parking and I’m renting 2 parking lots, each 25€

[@kevinhoward7194]

He's a tight ass pom

[@dextertreehorn]

If it's a tenth of the price of the car i will call it expensive.

[@kathmandun8749]

The Transporter

[@bifish101]

Whats in his boot

[@joshstabler3438]

I kind of thought like a "Transporter Lite"...

[@chinkayeok6117]

Sell the car

[@quatro2732]

i was thinking the same thing hahahhaha

[@Ken-bl1dt]

Chinese mainland construction style learned from Hongkong.citizens in urban areas live in apartments,they don’t have their own faucet outside the apartment.so they have to go to car washing shop.in suburban areas,they live in house and there are faucets.Apartment-city style has its advantages such as containing more populations,containing more commercial properties.also there are disadvantages such as not having enough room for everyone,no enough parking lots for each car.

[@Volar777]

Every one of your videos is ultra-interesting. I have watched many youtubers fall into the trap of feeling forced to make vids and as a result they produce rubbish. I am never bored by yours and i hope you maintain the same quality as you continue making them. Thank you so much. You are very much appreciated and refreshing.

[@misterwatsonwong]

dude, you are in Shenzhen, one of the most expensive city in China. That cant represent the whole china. But I got my house in shenzhen, and wash my car in garden by myself. Its just depends on what kind of place you are living in.

[@misterwatsonwong]

I am kinda lazy to go outside to wash my car, you know...sometimes its not that dirty..a water pipe and brush can do it myself.

[@alanyan2049]

HAN SHAO Thats true

[@Nite-TTV]

Lazy China people 😂

[@arthurhuang7491]

Even in Shanghai you can wash your own car in your residential community. Don't understand why can't you. This guy is simply does not want to.

[@DantalionNL1]

He explained to someone else that the Security sends him away when he tries to clean his own car, Though I'm sure if he would moved his car a few feet the security wouldn't care.

[@WalkingTheNarrow]

$150 for 40 Days is not bad

[@artemislogic5252]

$3.75 a day, not bad at all

[@HunterXray]

I wonder though, would his payments on that car actually be less than $150 a month?

[@walkerounder]

there is free place to park your car in shenzhen ,idiot

[@benvasilinda9729]

I’ve never paid to park anywhere in my life and I’m a 45 year old and bought my first car when I was 15.

[@susiehe712]

he is stingy

[@chun1305]

Only you, Winston, can make a video griping about car wash and get a million views. That's why I am a patron.

[@sroberts605]

lol, great comment! I'm finding his griping endearing and mesmerising....

[@praveenb9048]

And that's why I'm a nobody.

[@kelvinhouston4287]

You know Serpentza, I've learned more about China from you then dozens of history books, movies, documentaries, news casts. You always talk about interesting and USEFUL things! Thanks a lot buddy!

[@graceyao4989]

You can wash your car in China. You just have to live in a nicer city/apartment building. My grandparents live in a large apartment in China and have a huge amount of parking lot space around the building and hoses to wash their car, because there is a garden in the parking lot.

[@no_tread_]

I think he meant No Self Service facilities like in the US. If the car wash is not Automated by computer and machines, then you have to get out of the car and use the sprayer and brushes yourself. Most places in the USA with employees is called a "Detail Shop" and you will pay a premium price for someone to personally clean all of the nooks.

[@jonitan76]

he is not that rich, even he can afford it, he wont buy an expensive one..he think its not worth it.

[@RaymunJai]

Tre Centers no he didn't. You need to watch the video again lol

[@wisdomleader85]

I don't think he meant it couldn't be done at all. The message he conveyed in this video was that self washing cars isn't as common in China as it is in the west.

[@davidtaylor4989]

It's quite possible he just didn't know that it was possible. I mean there's nothing to suggest he lives in one of the more expensive areas in Shenzhen. Even if he's making 20,000 rmb a month that doesn't really mean that much in Shenzhen. His girl being a doctor doesn't really mean much either. She probably doesn't make more than 20 either.

[@MRconfusedboy]

damn, that car looks like a plastic toy

[@mudejartrainingnaturalscie6938]

every car looks like a plastic toy these days

[@hellochair774]

@@shizhangguo2963 i have bulldozer

[@GrandTickler]

he just explained that just from leaving your car parked its gonna be filled with dents, so he doesnt want a expensive car lol

[@aron5741]

Funny

[@friedchicken1]

you mean that plastic toy looks like a car

[@Jackarooooo]

Any car enthusiast like me would be outraged by this, I detail my own car, if that got taken away from me, I'd rather die. Sounds aggressive, but it's one of the only things I get to look forward to when I'm not working

[@crazycanuck2578]

That's a nice "LITTLE" Bentley your driving, LMFAO

[@S.ASmith]

looks more like a knock off toyota aygo

[@archiebunker4108]

Many comments disparaging his points about costs but he does have a good case: when I lived in London and went away for 2 weeks or 4 weeks, I could park in front of or near my house and leave it there without payment for that period of time. Better off folks can leave their car in the driveway. You could also wash your car in the street or in the driveway. This was a few years ago and I think there may be some restrictions for environmental reasons in London and other cities now but it would not be as restrictive as China, particularly in towns. When I lived in Cambridge in the UK, the only time I paid for parking was when I took the car into the town centre and, even then, if I wasn't in a hurry and was prepared to walk, I could find a place to park for free and take a short walk into the centre ( nine years ago ). As for parking, I could park the car in front of my terraced house ( nothing grand, just a low to medium-priced house) and wash the car. I think people referring to him as stingy have got it wrong: being cost conscious is always wise for anyone who is not wealthy and it does not preclude the ability to be generous with the money that has not been needlessly wasted.

[@cyan_oxy6734]

Free parking is all space that could be used in a city for a bicycle path or a green strip..

[@mysticvirgo9318]

Hmm self wash car washes .. sounds like a business opportunity

[@PastLight]

Mystic Virgo well, they make a killing in eastern europe, don't see why they wouldn't be successful there, tho i guess with the small labour costs it would probably be an alternative to these car washes as the cost would probably be the same

[@annawagner7774]

As long as people are paid so low amounts such a big investment wouldn't pay off. especially considering how shared goods are treated by a large number of Chinese you would have to put a lot of money in repairing etc

[@zsarimaxim692]

Mystic Virgo Labor is cheap there, but real estate is not. It'll cost you a lot more to have a large self serve facility than to have a small garage washing place with bunch of workers.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

They'll probably steal everything at the manual car wash , including the hose sprayers.

[@davidtaylor4989]

Too bad in China a foreigner can only own one location in one city max for businesses and homes. There are a lot of things that would make a killing in China but the government literally won't let you bring it there without a Chinese person being in charge.

[@solarapacifica991]

My parents got free car wash roughly twice a month (with their bank account or something) and that includes interior cleaning, and the place is literally just outside their place. I do miss that cheap service whenever I go to brown bear car wash and spend 5 bucks and do a crappy job myself.... Edit: self service car wash is now becoming a thing in some big cities, where manual labor is getting more expensive.

[@william2chao]

You can't fill up your car's gas in New Jersey.

[@CutoutClips]

We washed our car when I lived in China, but that's because we actually did have a driveway and garden hose. We lived in one of those gated communities that actually have houses, so it's definitely not the norm.

[@rrcczz]

My future wife waving at me through the internet.

[@worldpeace7696]

No she's mine,you don't even speak chinese

[@ArthursHD]

哈哈

[@SuperAceguy]

iooi Nope. that conditions are only applied if u were Chinaman lol. BUT, Chinese women is very easy if you're a expat from developed country. No need to be rich, give something etc. Just stay awesome because most china gals fancy you.

[@dcyo]

SuperAceguy These are from the lowest level, try hook a normal girl. See if they will give a shit.

[@chrisWTG]

shes mine, i am white, you dont even speak whitish

[@Warex06]

The clip of everyone on the tram glued to their phones. Well good to know that it’s not just the US like that

[@Billydevito]

I like how the BO stench of the car wash guy remains in the car when you leave the car wash and drive off. Kind of like a farewell gift 🤓!

[@Camelfacekamala]

Moral of the story....... don't park next to any one from China (or California) unless you want at least 45% of your vehicle covered in dents and scratches from a$$holes.

[@martinxma6949]

sam Anderson Chinese from Beijing now lived in Texas for 5 years here, I've never had any trouble with the popo and had helped enough murican ppl and ppl from other countries to do parallel parking in narrow downtown spaces /wo back cam, the most common reason they gave me is they couldn't do it in a rental with no cam. All I'm saying is don't judge driving skills on race. One of my female friends who drives pretty ok would even voluntarily put on a "Caution, female Asian driver" bumper sticker just because she thought as an Asian female, she's supposedly a bad driver, I find that ridiculous.

[@BumpyTo11]

thanks for the great stereotype example in real life.

[@marxmann3564]

sam Anderson You won't wanna park next to a New Yorker they're the worst

[@VampireKa1n]

I would NEVER parallel park. That's a GREAT way to damage your car. I only park on an end spot in the lot, if that isn't available, I leave.

[@jimmygrant3212]

sam Anderson don't park next to a Yankee unless you want dents and scratches.

[@MySweetandSourLife]

It's incredible how quickly dust and dirt builds up in China. I was having a conversation the other day about how in the U.K cleaning your floors and dusting etc only needs to be done maybe once a week whereas here if you go more than a day or two without cleaning everything is filthy.

[@taiefmiah]

My Sweet and Sour Life it's always like that in big cities. look at London

[@MySweetandSourLife]

taief miah I know that big cities are worse but this is something else and it is merely a byproduct of China's rapid development and the construction methods that they choose. It was just something I noticed. for example I have to clean the fans on my laptop every month or less because of all of the dust that they pull in.

[@georgedang449]

Computers seem to suck in dust and accumulate it by design. I have the same problem here in NYC. and that dust isn't so bad for 40 days accumulation. The layer would be much thicker for 40 days here in an underground parking lot in NY.

[@idokwatcher2062]

In the country it's polen from the trees, yellow layer daily. It's sharp and scratches the paint. Comes to the same in the end.

[@computerjantje]

When he says "In China" he means: "in a city in China"

[@Corsa15DT]

Did he say POS car? Lol.

[@tinglelovesyou4296]

and so casually too

[@lanang_solobalapan]

Lmao i saw that too. But i think it's just his own added sub as a subtle joke.

[@gladitsnotme]

I started off this video thinking "man that sucks" but at 3:59 it changed to "man i wish america had $7 hand washes AND vacuum by a team of young boys who will also change your dead tail lights" The lights alone in america will run you $30 at the mechanic shop

[@Samuel-ni7vv]

Atleast the workers get paid and pay decent tax. And more tax income means better infrastructure too.

[@mix1300]

You can just change your light bulbs yourself, it's pretty easy lol. Here in Romania one light bulb is 25 cents.

[@theend9596]

and in Canada triple that

[@syenosis]

Find a new mechanic...my mechanic charged me $4 for the bulb when they were doing the state inspection and noticed my brake light was burnt out.

[@KeithsReviews]

"young boys" umm....creepy bro

[@NewHampshireJack]

This video helped me to appreciate life here in the Philippines more than ever. I still avoid car ownership and driving here as often as I can. A jeepney ride for P8 (about .16 cents USD) can not be beaten. A bus ride into Manila is very reasonable. At least there is space to wash and work on a car if we choose to. Our labour cost must be much lower as a car wash for my friend's "buggy" will be much less than what we see in the video. Thank you, serpentza, for posting, it is good to know what we would be facing should my wife ever pick up a contract in China.

[@londonspade5896]

In London there's no such thing as free parking either, only if you own a home with a driveway/garage. Most people park their car on the street which actually costs money, but is discounted for local residents. Although lately I think because of the kung flu the traffic wardens haven't been enforcing the rules, it's lovely :)

[@evelinadrycleaners4226]

LondonSpade if you know where to look, there's loads of free parking, but the closer you get to central London the harder it gets

[@brownie3924]

You pay for parking on the curve!!!

[@Jklopoppcorn]

It’s like that for most big cities around the world, I think the difference in China is it’s like that everywhere. Try just driving in New York and you’ll go crazy, I see so many taxi drivers get into fights with Uber drivers all the time, pretty entertaining honestly

[@victoryu2012]

I guess the dent thing is the same in every country, I live in Australia, when park in shopping centre, aviod parking next to a dirty or old car which the owner never seem to care, he/she will probably just slash your door when opening theirs

[@niello5944]

It's not everywhere. There are places where people are considerate enough that trying not to scratch other people's cars is standard practice.

[@westmakati]

carwash in philippines is $3 for a car, $4 if SUV/Van and the light bulb replacement is like 60 cents... up to you if you want to give a tip

[@sevenstargoal]

hahaha that is bulls**t, most people who own a car in the Philippines drive their own car.

[@hugochen2293]

Sapiryan damn a light bulb cost 60 cent!!! I'm pretty sure here in the USA it would cost a lot more I mean my mom's g wagon cost $700 for a extra key

[@MrBodyforma]

Correction......you do NOT have to pay for parking 'everywhere' in China. I live in Foshan, not too far from Shenzhen (actually just south of Guangzhou) and apart from basement style paid car-parks below apartment blocks, my town of Shunde has only just opened it's first paid parking area! The large Jusco/Aeon shopping mall is FREE. Parking at Tesco and Walmart supermarkets is FREE. Apart from the new paid parking area, locals will park ANYWHERE......and I mean ANYWHERE. They wont care of they completely block the pavement/sidewalk. They won't care if they double park. They wont care if they park on the corner of junctions. They won't care if they park over a pedestrian crossing. If they can fit their car (even nose first), then they'll park there.

[@serpentza]

Try that in a first tier city like Shenzhen ;)

[@Peace-xl6pe]

serpentza 穷逼的你一定没来过上海

[@dannydaw59]

So Foshan doesn't give out tickets for blocking the sidewalk or fire hydrants? That would earn a parking ticket real fast in America.

[@rich1051414]

I don't think many places in the US would get away with charging people for parking at their own apartment.

[@MrBodyforma]

Maybe I should upload my own video and call it 'China Parking'......It would be sure to raise some interesting comments :-)

[@danielbeavers8701]

I love what you're doing bro!!!!!!! You're a real dude. We need more people like you. Happy wishes to you and your wife. Wish you all the success in the world. I will be a fan as long as you're a star.😀😳😬😩🤯😱😮

[@busterbiloxi3833]

This guy is a charlatan. Get a bucket and a sponge and STFU!

[@TAILSORANGEs]

Excellent Video!!! Cheap Cars are the best kind of cars ---> Because they don't cause a lot of heart ache if they are being "slightly" damaged.

[@erictaylor5462]

You can't pump your own gas (petrol) in Oregon.

[@ivy8743]

Eric Taylor Pump Lil poomp

[@PoorMosh]

...and new jersey

[@ccchriss0123]

Eric Taylor why not ?

[@MajesticSkywhale]

in new jersey there are attendants that work at gas stations and pump it for you

[@schwartzenheimer1]

Still? Amazing...

[@hitomi3863]

I live in a North city of China , 30% parking place are free. 7m ppl in that city also.

[@rickjason215]

HiTO Mi the size of these cities is amazing. The good part is many of the cities are new and have modern infrastructure. The bad part is not a lot of people can afford to live there.

[@schrm]

european city, just some hundred thousand people: the same, more or less.

[@rickjason215]

wolfi e I live in one of the boroughs of NYC. I have my own garage, driveway etc. I have a hose if I want to wash my car. My block has numerous free open spots. That car he is driving is a death trap. I doubt it would pass inspection in Europe or the US.

[@testicularoxide5055]

Scrub it down with a windshield squeegie when ya get gas n its all clean...

[@pahaihminen1]

Love the captions on this one

[@Mr_ToR]

buy plastic bucket and mop, fill bucket with water and wet mop, throw water on car, clean car with mop.

[@jaylawson6264]

Right

[@duracontractors]

Then someone rats you out and you're picking soap bars off floor for years.... good one!

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@duracontractors lol

[@J.Burrough]

Glad to see you back at it. Thanks from Arkansas USA

[@cityraildude]

That's interesting. Great video SZA. Here in Australia, there are times you're not allowed to was your car here either, though that has more to do with drought, and when the drought passes, you can wash your car again

[@malachimiranda]

This guy looks like Peter quill Star lord from guardians of the galaxy

[@AnubisAnoup]

Pretty cool indeed, in south america we can still wash our cars in front of home or pay for a full wash & vaccum service, which is not that expensive either.

[@NilsJakobson]

Awesome choice of Synthwave genre soundtrack music for the videos.

[@binarybox.binarybox]

Interesting video. I've never used a car wash here in the UK. I think the lads did a good job and the cost was very cheap. Getting a new bulb with a quick fit was great service. Good choice of car for what you need.

[@konfusionnn]

"Don't buy an expensive car, you're just gonna cry." Well said.

[@adenbuford7396]

Did that wash attendant really say "POS"?

[@serpentza]

+Aden Buford no lol

[@milan1969]

That was some Winston humor, really funny

[@treefittyforall]

I wondered, too. I assumed that he didn't really say that, and that if he was rude, Winston would have told us after he hopped out of the car. :D I love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@tigergreg8]

I'm glad you asked Aden, I actually thought he said that because he was American in a cheap car. Haha

[@joelscb]

FireFighter420 i wasnt talking to you u dumb piece of shit

[@blairbug]

Why don't you just sell your car then? You have a motorcycle, you have great public transportation, there's no reason to own the car then.

[@SuperAceguy]

Motorcycle in China = brutal death in near future

[@bukt]

blairbug he does have a girlfriend though.

[@wudino905]

In Shenzhen, motorcycles are forbidden.His motorcycle park in Huizhou.

[@blairbug]

He has a wife, not a girlfriend

[@blairbug]

I forgot about that, but even so, public transportation in Shenzhen is really good, a car is just a burden there

[@TheNizoubizou]

to drive a car in china is already a dangerous proposition but to drive and shoot a video. that's next level

[@cogtroper]

"Move your pos car up a bit"

[@mclilzenthepoet2331]

G rude as fucks

[@sorenkair]

^dumbass bitch

[@Martins2012]

Mr. Serpentza, Have you trying steem? You might make more money there on your documentaries.

[@serpentza]

I'll look into it

[@ZombieFeathers]

Please stop spreading misinformation to get a clickbait title. This should be titled "Its extremely difficult to wash your own car in a large city in China"

[@n00b13tpwner]

I used to live in a "smaller" city in china (1mil+ pop still though), and we can wash our cars usually in the yard of apartment buildings. There are hoses (some coin operated) and if you live elsewhere, usually you can just wash your car where you park. At least most people I know does that.

[@GraniteInTheFace]

I know right? If this guy wants to wash his own car, he can go down to local grocery store or parknshop. Buy a bucket, sponge and soap. Then buy one of those handheld pressurised water hose that chinese gardners use to wash it all off. i.ebayimg.com/images/g/AwcAAOSw-RFafTmX/s-l300.jpg

[@0Clewi0]

Yeah, at first I believed it could be some way of water saving law as you would expect a business to be more water efficient but it's just that there isn't many places with enough space so it's a tad more difficult.

[@MetalTrabant]

Ah... so there isn't a law against it, it's just not very convenient in a big city?

[@MartinS84]

I think he didnt go much into detail in this video as he usually does. Not sure about the laws in China, but in Germany for instance you are not allowed to wash your own car on the parking lot because of the oil that might dissolves and flows into the water. Cleaning places got a seperator in the sink, that seperates the oil from the water. So maybe Winston wasnt very spot on in this Video, but check out the others. Usually its very spot on

[@malarkey2217]

Noticed he unlocked the door to get out at the wash. Speaks volumes does that!

[@spencerwilton5831]

malarkey 22 My doors automatically lock as soon as I start moving. Maybe he just has auto locks.

[@mrfix369]

Wrong Parking in some small areas of India???? Car is kidnapped by police and after that some of the car parts are removed for selling when the car owner comes he/she has to give fines and in exchange they get their Part-less Car!! The owner Goes Home "Heartless" with his "Part-Less" Car.

[@someuser7501]

Good job Winston. While things like this may seem mundane to you they are actually eye openers for those of us who have never been to China.

[@DeejayBecks1]

You look like Star Lord from Guardians of Galaxy

[@pandugumelar4814]

Sipos David I thought he was Chris Patt at first lol

[@keiromultiverse3608]

That’s exactly what I thought!

[@TakeYourSeats]

Don't you mean CHRIS PRATT = the American Feature Film Actor ?

[@stefanzheng6145]

That is exactly what I thought

[@chris18228]

He doesn’t look anything like Chris Pratt

[@lolomydicks]

I live in calgary- its illegal to wash your car at home/ in the street, because of sewage run off. Specifically, it's illegal to allow any soapy/dirty water into the city's sewer system, so basically you have to go to a car wash.

[@dkgong]

You should be able to wash your own car in your parking space. It’s called a rinse-less car wash. All you need is a bucket of water, bottle of Optimum No-Rinse (ONR), wash mitt and some microfiber towels. All can be bought online.

[@MycketTuff]

China feels like dystopian sci-fi flick fron the 80's. I don't even want to visit.

[@shawndonadieu4084]

then don't, no one cares

[@MycketTuff]

Yet here you are, caring enough to comment.

[@sidecarcn]

I have to disagree with everything you said. I was in China from 1995 to 2008 and go back every 6 weeks. I never once used one of these car washing places and always did it myself. Both in Beijing and Shanghai. Also thing thing about paying for parking everywhere is also untrue. You just have to know where to look.

[@tobyli52]

Keith Perron yeah, he just doesnt know where to look.

[@friedchicken1]

3:05 so that's how you say "sure thing brother" in Chinese :D

[@MrJust2times]

oh

[@VSMF]

Hao

[@friedchicken1]

@@VSMF IK How = Good

[@wangxinghe2008]

I washed my car every now and then. No one has stopped me from doing that yet. As long as you don't make too much of a mess.

[@eugenepolan1750]

I agree with you that hand-washing your own vehicle can be a very satisfying activity. It's akin to brushing your cat or deworming your dog - taking care of your little buddy. Of course, it just can't compare to changing your vehicle's engine oil - that is positively orgasmic!

[@eodeod1866]

You sound lonely

[@Jgeg]

Eugene Polan hello!! The first time i am actually talking to another Eugene!!!

[@eugenepolan1750]

I was once in a room with four (4) people named Gene. In fact, there were only maybe 12 people in total, so 1/3 of us were Genes. It's one of those names where you tend to be the only one, so whenever someone says "Hey Gene", you answer, because they must mean you, right?

[@Jgeg]

Eugene Polan oh yes! Infact i come from a part of the world where nobody has the name. I have spent my life explaining to every1 how its pronounced. " its a jean with a U"

[@eugenepolan1750]

I don't mind much, just as long as they don't call me late for dinner. I can tell when I became friends with someone by whether they call me "Eug" (sounds like "Yuge"), Eugene, or Gene. When folks greet me with a hearty "Hi Gene!", I sniff my armpit and reply "Hygiene's doin' jess fine thank you".

[@jackj5368]

I thoroughly enjoyed working 16 years in China, but I soon realized that the party was over for expats. Your call, 'serpentza', but ... I recommend you get out while you can. I'm tempted to expound upon why, but this is not the place. Peace.

[@mrfix369]

Most of the areas in India parking is absolutely FREE!! Sometimes people park it on the road then a small fight takes place then after sometime fight is over when some old man comes better the two teaches them not to fight. It's very common in India. People solve their problems on their own. Too many rules are just like pure dictatorship!!

[@David-lr2vi]

RohanFix. Your probably lucky if you can get your car from point A to point B in India without someone crashing into you. If you can get there in one piece the parking should be free. 😂

[@aguaf]

It really depends on where you live. The large cities in China are overcrowded, and the land is extremely expensive. Of course, there aren't many free parking places. If you know the location well, you can still find some. I managed to find some free space in Beijing and Shenzhen last year when I visit China. These are two of the four tier-1 cities in China and I am very familiar with them. In suburban and rural areas, there are plenty of free parking spaces. Actually, the labor is so cheap in China and washing a car costs a fraction of the price in the US. I have never thought of washing my own car when I lived in Shenzhen. When I moved to the US. I noticed the car washing is so expensive and the parking is extremely expensive in downtowns of San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, etc. In suburban US cities, it is easier to find free parking space than most tier-3 cities in China. Still, machine wash here costs more than a manual washing/detailing in China.

[@h3xdump735]

Serpentza Do you have to buy liability car insurance in order to drive in China like you do in the states? Or risk facing a ticket if you get pulled over without it?

[@martinxma6949]

H3xdump In China the mandatory insurance is $120 a year and provide very minimum coverage, however, with a ok driving record and a new Camry and stuffs, the premium you are looking at is us$800 a year, collision and 50K usd liability. Which is muuuuuch cheaper than that in the states.

[@j.j.gilpin3303]

Come to Western Australia and you can film while I drive you around :)

[@chengcheng4699]

1.There are free parking space everywhere, even in Beijing, you just don't know it. 2.I live in Beijing and I wash my car most of the time, so your headline is completely wrong, click bait I guss?

[@chengcheng4699]

​@DARIO CASSAR I think its simply because he is too condescending to let himself know the truth, I have like more than 10 friends from the U.K. and US, not single one of them thinks China like that.

[@nicksmith5707]

Where I live Bristol England, hand car wash an express wash which is the basic wash, they wash the outside, the door seals, boot/hood seal, dress the tyres, wash alloys its cost £5 to £6 English pounds. If you want the inside hovered and cleaned it's £10. If you want it waxed and detailed it will cost £20 to £30 depending on where you go

[@FalstadWildhammer]

Do chinese police pull you over for minor things such as a broken tail light? I know american police will do that if they have nothing else to do

[@jonitan76]

no. but there is a camera all over the place, when you croos th red light, you got a ticket, by sms if you own the car (or the owner of the car will got the ticket)

[@taichiwinchester1102]

They simply watch the real time camera footage and have people waiting at the roadsides for violent criminals, they'll block the road and stop every car if necessary.

[@ronaldckrausejr7762]

Between the government of the united states, the police state of the united states, policies, etc... american citizens are spied on more than any other group - spied on by their own government. The police and the court system are quite draconian. Any surprise that there are considerably more americans behind bars than in any other country. Even worse considering the population difference between China and america

[@MrTynanDraper]

There's too many cars. . you couldn't have a car chase because it's impossible to get around the cars and speed anywhere. Most likely the guy attempting to run will get run over by a truck at an intersection.

[@BumpyTo11]

DavidRsaid Chinese traffic police concentrate on traffic accidents and never deal with violent crimes.

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

What I got from this video is that the young Chinese generation sure are addicted to their cellphones o.O

[@MartinS84]

in Germany you are actually also not allowed to wash your car like on the parking lot or whatever. I mean there are some places where you can drive and wash the car with their utilities, but never like on the road. That is because of water Quality. Not because of the cleaning stuff, but about how little ammount of oil can pollute big quantities of water.

[@davebarnessr.5805]

One of my sons spent 6monthscin China when he was a high schooler on a mission trip and he told me that the Chinese drove with one hand on the wheel and the other on the horn and there really were no rules of the road there, you videos are very interesting, hopefully the cars they make are better than the things they sell here!!

[@DOTVGLOBAL]

Completely nonsense information. There are a lot of places where you can park your car without any parking fees. There are painted rectangular parking lines almost everywhere. You just need to be patient and rest is your luck as anywhere else in the world. Down town areas are exceptional places where you can still park your car in parking plazas, basement or roof tops of many office building or malls. Even most supermarket chains offer you 2 hours free parking space on shopping of RMB58 to RMB100. And most charged parking lots allow between 15 to 30 minutes free parking. 99% information you are providing is wrong. Your information regarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd tier cities is also nonsense. Its seems that you are still not familiar and not properly integrated into chinese culture and society. Take a break and please stop spreading wrong information about china. You can park your car for free at more than 90% places in big cities like beijing, shanghai, Shenzhen, guangzhou, ningbo and hangzhou etc. Depending on your circumstances its quite easy for anyone to wash their cars without going to a car wash. I am also a foreigner and continuously residing in china for past 8 years.

[@matthewdavies3623]

The cynic in me pictures this being written by some black mirror schmuck controlled by the chinese government

[@rgb9795]

also i wash my own car i live in yinzhou district ningbo.. i think the tittle of this video is just a click bait

[@frank7353]

Born in 3rd tier city and now live in Guangzhou, I can confirm that other than 1st tier city centres like YueXiu and TianHe in Guangzhou, there are a lot of free park spaces. There are very few paid parking spaces in 3rd tier cities, and car wash in 3rd tier cities are as low as RMB$10. I also lived in Australia for 8 years so I can confidently say that there are no free park space in Sydney CBD (unless you count 15 mins kerb way as free parking), I doubt there are any in New York and London CBD as well.

[@southernscythe2494]

China is a cesspool

[@7SoORY]

15 Minutes, 30 Minutes and 2 hours free parking..yes ok. But are there free parking lots where you can put your car for 40 days straight? Because Winston is looking for free longterm parking^^

[@Charlie-phlezk]

wrong. misleading click-bait title. anyone with a sponge, soap and water can obviously wash their own car.

[@serpentza]

+phlezk you're not allowed to do it in your own apartment complex so where can you?

[@Vladd0r]

You misunderstood the space restrictions, you cant just use a public parking lot to wash your car, at least that's what I think he meant

[@Ayratzay]

Actually, you can not wash your own car in big cities. This rule is not applied only in China

[@Ayratzay]

if cities in US have drainage systems for washing cars then it is ok. But I don't see them in here. You should not use rain drainage systems when you wash cars because chemicals and oil will pollute the environment.

[@ambiva]

lies, in Shanghai there are millions of people wash their own cars. There are many old and new appartment buildings where people park their cars in the walkways or underground carparks and they wash cars whenever they want.

[@TakeYourSeats]

This has to be, ONE of the BEST CHANNELS on KZbin!!! Thank You Winston ! Just look at the Countries and the Comments from ALL OVER THE WORLD, Our host Winston, sure does know how to make AWESOME VIDEOS, just look at that OVERHEAD SHOT LOOKING DOWN into the Caverns of the Streets below... Just "AWESOME"...Love to You Winston !!!

[@mebeasensei]

Thank you for these vids. I live in Japan and have always wondered about China. You are showing me plenty of reasons not to move! Ps ride a bike too.

[@EyeSpyIrishGuyXD]

This is a great comment section. I noticed serpentza attracts a certain type of humor, filthy spy.

[@LYx461]

0:12 “Oh a camera I’m gonna be on TV im gonna wave to the camera, my mama gonna be proud of me!”

[@bt4350]

Is very good ruck to be on camera, thank you prease.

[@muratakburakma]

So hate much wow

[@johnkrols7974]

You suck!

[@andhikabayutrimulya5801]

videobombing succeed

[@Benjamin1997shanghai]

you silly

[@Nutwardgallery]

As of the date of this video, it probably was true that you couldn't wash your own car. However, in Guangzhou - In Clifford Garden - there is a self-carwash with 3 bays for self service. The Kiosk is all in Chinese, but it's fairly cheap just the same.

[@shemstark2946]

wow, I have to say, I am from a tier 3 city of China and parking in my city in most of the public places are free.

[@PCftvv]

2:26 -move your POS car up a bit MUAHAHAHAHAHA you killed me with those subs! Im sure the kid wouldnt have said that to his friend not mentioning a foreign hitman looking guy in a suit but its funny AF how you put it there LOL! On the other hand, it would be damn hilarious to live in China knowing people just nonchalantly communicate that kinda way. Always great content and drone horizons mainly outro with the music are awesome! I decided to sub+bell!

[@thevinmeister5015]

Puts it there so casually 😂😂😂

[@felixgarcia2184]

Dude why does he live there , there is something between the lines we don’t know about and it sucks i can tell

[@SCP-001DatabaseAdministrator]

Look how many views he has....that's why. I live here and can tell you he is full of crap. You can wash your car any where, get a bucket and some gallon jugs. The thing is maybe there are no hoses but also no enforcement of anything, wash your car anywhere, no one will approach you and tell you to stop, he is completely full of it. The only honest part is that maybe space is limited and you must use jugs of water. I really dislike these guys.

[@SunnyWu]

@@SCP-001DatabaseAdministrator There are hoses, driveways, and dirt patches in front of people's houses in suburbs and rural areas. The guy who hosts these videos are quite ignorant...

[@behnamsaeedi]

@2:25 youtube sub: "yeah, Alton alley. We have teacher. I was young enough"! ok ... @3:02: "ya'll so bye julie ... oh!"

[@patrickmccleary1144]

That looks like an 1157 lightbulb old school, I'm almost positive of it! Also you are backup light is out which would acquire a 1156 lightbulb more than likely, very impressive :-)