◘ See more of this video on Patreon for early release, and much more! www.patreon.com/laowhy86

@PhilipReeder

5 жыл бұрын

You guys moved to LA?

@leesteele9261

5 жыл бұрын

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

@PhilipReeder

5 жыл бұрын

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

@ScarlettKriss

5 жыл бұрын

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

@ScarlettKriss

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@obriets

5 жыл бұрын

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

@NorseGraphic

5 жыл бұрын

Visiting the White House. Gets disappointed. 😂

@operator0

5 жыл бұрын

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

@thomaslakutis9045

5 жыл бұрын

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

@hamishr2367

5 жыл бұрын

Ya buddy you can do it

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

@ShadyGengar

4 жыл бұрын

Dying by guns in the usa: Cop shot me

@looseygoosey1349

4 жыл бұрын

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

@bryanmartinez6600

4 жыл бұрын

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

@myaccount2914

4 жыл бұрын

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

@myaccount2914

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@mikeohandley6765

3 жыл бұрын

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

@tomtube1012

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeohandley6765 Good reply.

@guacre2675

3 жыл бұрын

@@hydrogamer471 Fuck. You.

@matty6848

3 жыл бұрын

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

@patchie2144

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@juniperman

3 жыл бұрын

Speak for yourself

@Joemantler

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DivinesLegacy

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Joemantler

3 жыл бұрын

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

@juniperman

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@postersandstuff

5 жыл бұрын

Automatic lawn movers is pretty fantastic

@jeanleveille283

5 жыл бұрын

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

@jeanleveille283

5 жыл бұрын

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

@jeanleveille283

5 жыл бұрын

Never heard any Canadians asking for being like in USA.

@jeanleveille283

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@rei_cirith

4 жыл бұрын

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

@mjfromjersey

4 жыл бұрын

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

@tylerscudder9358

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Ducksonalltube

4 жыл бұрын

RIght on - City folks suck

@Ercan-le8kz

4 жыл бұрын

So you mean everything that was not built by european invaders

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

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

@freeraynman227

4 жыл бұрын

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

@martentrudeau6948

4 жыл бұрын

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

@nicolasinvernizzi6140

4 жыл бұрын

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

@billmelater6470

4 жыл бұрын

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

@pa02tri07zio82

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@cathyzhou2028

5 жыл бұрын

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

@bmack1708

5 жыл бұрын

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

@seansarto

5 жыл бұрын

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

@jamesnewman9547

5 жыл бұрын

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

@MegaWarell

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@astonm1990

5 жыл бұрын

Haha true, same in the Netherlands.

@ShaferHart

5 жыл бұрын

No one's rich on the internet.

@whatever9448

5 жыл бұрын

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

@user-ub3hd4sy4e

5 жыл бұрын

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

@cooliipie

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Victor-kt6qn

3 жыл бұрын

I think most "large" countries have that.

@zirontheimpaler

3 жыл бұрын

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

@hilarioramos7275

2 жыл бұрын

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

@ElMakz

2 жыл бұрын

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

@Victor-kt6qn

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@TopHatDroid

4 жыл бұрын

@Traveler I think it's in Canada.

@PromethorYT

4 жыл бұрын

@@TopHatDroid -_-'

@AlphaSections

4 жыл бұрын

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

@--julian_

4 жыл бұрын

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

@8dholland

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@MrZombs123

3 жыл бұрын

They don't build em like they used to

@michaelbrownlee9497

3 жыл бұрын

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

@FrankWhyte_62

3 жыл бұрын

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

@unchartedthoughts7527

3 жыл бұрын

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

@42ouncesofPAIN

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@tiocfaidharla251

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Viper4ever05

4 жыл бұрын

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

@tiocfaidharla251

4 жыл бұрын

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

@smashgodtv1345

4 жыл бұрын

@Suffer No Fools ayyy u watch stefan molyneux?

@smashgodtv1345

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@ComeAlongKay

7 ай бұрын

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

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

@Hashslingingslasher-

3 жыл бұрын

yeah that's what i was thinking

@ricarame

3 жыл бұрын

Tourism

@cones914

3 жыл бұрын

Giant meteorism.

@destroymalefeminists

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@masonhales

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah her honesty is out of place in America lol

@anonz975

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Americanm100

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Americanm100

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Americanm100

4 жыл бұрын

@Sho Yu Weeni What's your point dude?

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

@kathykaura7219

5 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@mikeharrington5593

5 жыл бұрын

She is a darling.

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

@donnaknudson7296

3 жыл бұрын

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

@rickhinojosa5455

3 жыл бұрын

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

@donnaknudson7296

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Emanouche

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ff6790

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@Tex_Killer

6 ай бұрын

Its because americans complain to the world about America

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

@jamesstoned9312

4 жыл бұрын

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

@fragelicious

4 жыл бұрын

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

@leoanything7285

4 жыл бұрын

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

@ryno9732

4 жыл бұрын

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

@leoanything7285

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@kevinbyrne4538

4 жыл бұрын

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

@user-wb7ez9ud4p

4 жыл бұрын

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

@kevinbyrne4538

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-wb7ez9ud4p -- Recently Jack Ma, the head of Alibaba and a billionaire, was forced to give his company to the CCP. He did not get his money by means of violence. Many other rich businessmen are fleeing China, before they, like Ma, must surrender their hard-earned wealth to the party.

@user-wb7ez9ud4p

4 жыл бұрын

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

@kevinbyrne4538

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-wb7ez9ud4p -- He gave a HUGE corporation to the CCP because suddenly at age 55, he wanted to retire in order to become a school teacher?! He abandoned his fellow executives and his employees -- and gave away one of China's biggest corporations -- in order to pursue a humble profession? Do you seriously believe that? Are you that gullible?

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

When she said "Chinese girlfriend", I expected him to have a different one in every country

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

@greghelton4668

4 жыл бұрын

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

@greghelton4668

4 жыл бұрын

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

@jvmango3057

4 жыл бұрын

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

@AnthonySmith-jj3ub

4 жыл бұрын

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

@BinziKORG

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@natena6369

3 жыл бұрын

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

@EskaOF

3 жыл бұрын

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

@betsybabf748

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Rig0r_M0rtis

3 жыл бұрын

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

@natena6369

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rig0r_M0rtis u fended by me comment mate?

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

My wife's just graced her 3rd week in America. Yesterday she told me that she suddenly realizes that it's boring here. Now she understands why I moved to China. Before she just thought I was spoiled.

@amazingsupergirl7125

3 жыл бұрын

Well move to another state. It’ll be completely different!

@alexdanzig5767

3 жыл бұрын

@@amazingsupergirl7125 You mean a big city? All states are pretty much the same outside of the cities.The land might change a bit, but the fixtures are pretty much the same.

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

@DevranUenal

4 жыл бұрын

@Gabby Mouse is getting robbed not enough?

@jeanyluisa8483

4 жыл бұрын

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

@endlessslumber441

4 жыл бұрын

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

@joseph1150

4 жыл бұрын

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

@SoundAsleepSpace

4 жыл бұрын

Look at the full stats

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

@mylesgray3470

4 жыл бұрын

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

@natedill9180

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s because of religion

@susanburger3673

3 жыл бұрын

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

@rfsalad4118

3 жыл бұрын

@@natedill9180 You think Americans are religious?

@kaiceecrane3884

3 жыл бұрын

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

"dude my house was from like the 1920's growing up" Britain ~ holding in laughter.

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

@jaywhoisit4863

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ninetailschris

3 жыл бұрын

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

@theviscount4622

3 жыл бұрын

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

@CaptainSnuggleButt

3 жыл бұрын

This didn't age well...

@ninetailschris

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@metalmaster76

5 жыл бұрын

Sapient Quanta you’re*

@user-cc4kq6hl4c

5 жыл бұрын

Sapient Quanta American supremacist, fucking yank

@jbdragon3295

5 жыл бұрын

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

@johnj3577

5 жыл бұрын

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

5 жыл бұрын

metalmaster76 😂😂😂

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

@guleet75

4 жыл бұрын

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

@jamesstoned9312

4 жыл бұрын

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

@MustacheDLuffy

3 жыл бұрын

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

@blushdog99

3 жыл бұрын

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

@MustacheDLuffy

3 жыл бұрын

@@blushdog99 most of it was developed during the 17 and 18th centuries so at most a couple hundred years

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

@animal0mother

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

@social3ngin33rin

5 жыл бұрын

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

@baldr12

5 жыл бұрын

She's getting a vocal fry lol

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

@AbsoluteMiniacGena

5 жыл бұрын

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

@JENANG2007

5 жыл бұрын

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

@MR..181

5 жыл бұрын

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

@grizzlygrizzle

5 жыл бұрын

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

@teacherfromthejungles6671

Жыл бұрын

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

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

A billion people of the PRC live in third world conditions barely able to have enough food, shelter and clothing. Up until recently, most all buildings south of the Yangtze had no heating and/or A/C. Now that's poor!

@jaywhoisit4863

3 жыл бұрын

Probably close to a quarter of all Americans live in third world conditions. It’s getting worse in America and better in China.

@diegosandoval9611

3 жыл бұрын

You are so out of touch with reality in every single comment you’ve made.

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

@xuwanglin154

5 жыл бұрын

入乡随俗是必须的

@amandaforgetteaf

5 жыл бұрын

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

@dannyc.jewell8788

5 жыл бұрын

OH . Please.

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

his face while she was sharing her mother's unfiltered thoughts was priceless

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

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

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

16:10 - While America and China thinks 100+ years is old in my town where I grew up the church is literally 300 years old. (Germany)

@natena6369

3 жыл бұрын

China has been around forever bro wtf u high on? I get America but China is old asf

@floo1465

3 жыл бұрын

@@natena6369 china grew incredibly fast, most of the old buildings that weren’t culturally significant (and even most culturally significant) buildings were demolished

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

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

@MiuXiu

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@MiuXiu

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Tonixxy

4 жыл бұрын

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

@gillianorley

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@krisofamerica

5 жыл бұрын

She hasn't been to Chicago.

@Thindorama

5 жыл бұрын

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

@thefareplayer2254

5 жыл бұрын

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

@patrickwhiteford4268

5 жыл бұрын

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

@geth7112

4 жыл бұрын

She wanted to visit the PVP Zone she was disappointed

Omg I love hearing your wife talk! I also like to hear the difference in expectations coming to us :) So interesting!

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

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

@Armygirlsdad

5 жыл бұрын

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

@nashvilleoutlaw

4 жыл бұрын

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

@daniellxia

4 жыл бұрын

a lot of KFC?

@Hitman-tk6en

4 жыл бұрын

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

@timothybessemer7316

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@NONARCS

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

My wife experienced a fair bit of culture shock when I brought her to Canada from Hong Kong. I told her to prepare for cold, and she was like "oh I like cold" being from tropical Hong Kong. She gets here in September and is like, aw this is nice. Come December January "c...c...c...ccccooolld", yeah but wait for February! She was also shocked by our portion sizes, even for dim sum. Her major disappointment was how much made in China stuff we have and how little stuff we had from Japan. Back in Hong Kong, she was a fan of these Belive or Belyve (I'm not 100% on the spelling) dolls from Japan, and we can't source them here in Canada. I kept telling her that its cheap to ship things from Japan to Hong Kong, no so much to Canada thats easily 4x further. And she has a very weird sense of distance. She measures how far some place is by how much time it takes to get there. She thought Niagara Falls wasn't far because its literally all highway going down at 120kmph at just 2.5hrs. So her perspective of Canada was that it wasn't as big as she thought, till I showed her it will take a whole day to drive to her aunt in Winnipeg.

@amazingsupergirl7125

3 жыл бұрын

I live in the American South but grew up in the north. We used to randomly drive into Canada. They were just open roads. Canadian winters must be brutal because I felt like dying in North and South Dakota I can’t even imagine living in colder weather. Bundle up your wife! 🥶

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

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

@johnlacey3857

5 жыл бұрын

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

@cooliipie

5 жыл бұрын

America is the most racist country right now. Anti white

@biteme8822

5 жыл бұрын

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

@euphoricatheist6694

5 жыл бұрын

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

@turnfootsherlock

5 жыл бұрын

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

American restaurants have discovered that if they put more food on the plate it does not add a lot to their costs, and people are more likely to be pleased. And, tip more. Many Americans develop the habit of asking for a food container to go at the end of the dinner, often called a "doggie bag", which can be enough for a lunch later. It is a win-win situation and nothing is wasted. Especially with young working couples. In the old days a doggie bag might literally just be a paper sack where a diner might bring home some bone and gristle or scrap of meat and fat for their dog.

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

@Rellikan

Жыл бұрын

Mythical land of the whites. Land of Heaven.

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

@MentalProblemsMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Basically said he was poor white trailer trash.LMAO!

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

@rubytuesday9539

4 жыл бұрын

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

@povelvieregg165

4 жыл бұрын

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

@rubytuesday9539

4 жыл бұрын

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

@rubytuesday9539

4 жыл бұрын

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

@povelvieregg165

4 жыл бұрын

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

I find the age of house expectation so amusing. My wife is taiwanese and when her family was visiting her dad was commenting on our previous apartment in the city center. He said to me "this house looks very old. Must be at least 50 years old". I said to him "try 100". His eyes widened in shock. I told him that our neighbors were living in a building built in the early 1700s. He wondered out loud whether that would be safe, even though it is very normal in my country for buildings to be that old.

I know this video is 2 years old, and I would love to see a similar video update from Vivi sometimes. :) I'm from Switzerland originally and I could relate with some of the points Vivi made despite being from Europe. There are some pre-conception I think that most people outside the country hold about the USA, such as big cities everywhere, the size of food portions and other expectations. I also grew up with the idea you should not do more than say hello to strangers, and now 20 years later I still have a bit of that apprehension of "uh-oh, why are you talking to me, what do you want." 😅

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

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

@CrybKeeper

5 жыл бұрын

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

@jeffstrains4014

5 жыл бұрын

Be fun to see them on Hickok45s rang

@rabidlorax1650

5 жыл бұрын

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

@greasysteve4707

5 жыл бұрын

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

@bryanshoemaker6120

5 жыл бұрын

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

The food point you guys made is really good; we always find ourselves never finishing like a dinner meal out and having to take some home, half of the time never to finish it

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

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

@luciddreams6210

4 жыл бұрын

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

@mfree80286

4 жыл бұрын

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

@luciddreams6210

4 жыл бұрын

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

@mfree80286

4 жыл бұрын

@@luciddreams6210 Just playing stereotypes...

@luciddreams6210

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Free I get it

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

@therealbigtony2650

5 жыл бұрын

Well now I wanna go to a pub in the uk

@whataboutbob9786

5 жыл бұрын

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

@agalah408

5 жыл бұрын

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

@cmanlovespancakes

5 жыл бұрын

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

@chocjane08

5 жыл бұрын

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

gave a thumbs up cause she loved you enough to come here even if she was going to be treated like a rat. awww

Brilliant video, you two are so refreshing! Honest, informative and very interesting! A Great Couple, truly meant to be together, I see love and respect when you each look at the other! Look forward to other video’s from you two! Thank you:-)

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

@TheKaiTetley

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Reid. I find your comment offensive.

@StephenReidN

4 жыл бұрын

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

@komea12

3 жыл бұрын

@@StephenReidN he was joking

@E4439Qv5

3 жыл бұрын

@@komea12 in which case, sorry again~

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

@gardenguster5271

3 жыл бұрын

Old but incredibly pretty

what a great video. I am very glad you and your family are safe in America. We have a lot of problems here, but as you know it can be a lot worse. Keep up the videos!

Your wife just helped my mind grow. Thank you guys for the video.

The chinese loves crowds, I try to avoid crowds!

@wisdomleader85

5 жыл бұрын

I try to avoid crowds too though.

@RawOlympia

5 жыл бұрын

I avoid dog meat too~

@catholiccrusader5328

5 жыл бұрын

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

@danielgao4590

5 жыл бұрын

Not all Chinese love crowds

@jkl6868

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@agalah408

5 жыл бұрын

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

@relight6931

5 жыл бұрын

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

@agalah408

5 жыл бұрын

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

@relight6931

5 жыл бұрын

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

@agalah408

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@marcopolo2028

4 жыл бұрын

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

@DivinesLegacy

4 жыл бұрын

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

@marcopolo2028

4 жыл бұрын

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

@whitethug7695

4 жыл бұрын

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

@F.N.M.G.

4 жыл бұрын

@@whitethug7695 Mud huts don't necessarily equal poverty though(it's about using the materials available for construction)...isn't there something called COB (used in areas in the USA) which uses sand, clay, and straw...kinda similar?

This was great insight to how different our countries are. I feel better about my home country, america, after hearing this. By the way, I am 69 yrs old, grew up in New Jersey, 5 minutes from New York City, and believe it or not, I have never seen a person carrying a gun in public. I grew up in an Italian neighborhood and now I live in L.A. County, 40 minutes from L.A. I was pretty outgoing and so were my friends. So hearing her say that about her expertations, was very interesting. She is lovely by the way. And when she said that you can imagine how much I loved you, considering what she expected, really was heart felt.

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

@qjtvaddict

5 жыл бұрын

You allowed your cities to get dirty

@crjoki1

5 жыл бұрын

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

@emermbiemer302

5 жыл бұрын

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

@CuongNguyen-le5ic

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Hollylivengood

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@garretttalbot9700

3 жыл бұрын

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

@jadejenkins3215

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Thank you guys really enjoyed this

I know I am late watching this, but WOW! Your wife's insights are amazing! All the BEST to both of you and thank you! :)

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

@fazbell

4 жыл бұрын

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

@davidlee876

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Rubacund

4 жыл бұрын

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

@NONARCS

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@libertarian4323

5 жыл бұрын

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

@two-bit8502

5 жыл бұрын

You dont see guns in Texas either

@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO

5 жыл бұрын

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

@captainchaos8032

5 жыл бұрын

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

@briankennedy2013

5 жыл бұрын

They live in la?

Awesome convo. Thx!

Also, in most places in America, if you do carry a gun, it is required to be hidden from view. Even where I live in Texas, where we have the option to "open carry," everyone still conceals the guns they carry anyway. Carrying guns is supposed to be about *avoiding* bad situations, and carrying them visibly just makes you more likely to get into a bad situation. In most places in America, if you can see the gun, the person isn't doing it right.

@guacre2675

3 жыл бұрын

Plus, it's more fun to be a gunslinger getting into intense standoffs seeing who can reveal the gun & fire first

@jameswoodard4304

3 жыл бұрын

@@guacre2675 , I'm sorry, I was talking about actual reality. Were you under the mistaken idea that we were discussing fiction? What you are describing didn't even happen in the "Wild West" days. And by, "it's more fun..." you are admitting to actually gunning people down, then? Are you annoyed by my patronizing and sarcastic response? That is what happens when you butt into a serious conversation about serious issues with intentionally childish nonsense. I will talk to you like a silly child.

@kaiceecrane3884

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameswoodard4304 how open carrying more likely to welcome danger than concealed carry?

@jameswoodard4304

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaiceecrane3884 , It is basically walking around with a big sign that says, "I HAVE A GUN!" Which means if there is any kind of problem, it is likely to immediately be escalated to leathal force. If you get into a fistfight with someone and you have a concealed gun, there is no reason to think it will be anything more than a fistfight unless the other guy makes you actually fear for your life. But if you get into a fistfight when you have a gun visible, then it becomes a tug-of-war game over a deadly firearm. Just imagine getting into a simple argument on the street without anyone having a gun. Tempers will rise, people will posture and maybe try to intimidate each other with words and body language, but that's it. Now imagine getting into that argument, but the other person sees that you have a gun strapped to your hip. The other person will be much more threatened than otherwise. He may even fear that his life is in danger if you get too angry and he may act in a more desperate way than he would otherwise. Desperate people are stupid, erratic, and dangerous. Even something as harmless as a simple argument is made worse by bringing a visible gun into it. When you carry a gun, you have even more of a responsibility than usual to keep your own temper under control in all situations and to avoid unnecessary conflict from others. It becomes more difficult for everyone to be kept as calm as possible when you have a leathal weapon visibly hanging from your belt. Guns make people nervous. You might think that carrying a gun visibly would *decrease* the likelyhood of conflict because people would be intimidated, but the only legitimate reason for a private civilian to carry a handgun on their person in public is to defend themselves from actual lethal harm, not to actively intimidate people into submission. That intimidation can also be misused as well. And, like I said, guns make people nervous, and nervous intimidated people sometimes make bad choices. A visible gun is also easier for someone to take away from you than one that is concealed. No, it is best for a person who wishes to carry a firearm for self-defense to do so in a way in which they are the only ones who are aware of its presence. Everything is calmer that way and he only has to worry about keeping himself out of trouble rather than giving other people a reason to be scared or insecure. Of course there are reasons for the legality of open carry under the American Constitution. It also makes more sense in rural areas, when one is on one's own property, and while doing certain jobs or activities that would make concealment impractical. However, in general, concealed carry is understood to be the safer option for many reasons.

@kaiceecrane3884

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameswoodard4304 how might that change, if at all, if someone is open carrying something still lethal but generally less lethal, such as sword or less lethal than that a quaterstaff or baton?

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

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

Love this posting- ViVi is a really intelligent lady and you guys have shown how to respect and love each other through this new life outside China ❤️ best wishes from Cairns Australia- stay happy 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

you guys are a great couple it was nice watching this, you can tell you both really love and respect each other!!!

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

@edibfeyzuahbeygi2045

5 жыл бұрын

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

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

@IAm-qf2xb

5 жыл бұрын

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

I have been wondering this for a long time. What is your intro song its pretty awesome. Sorry if that has been answered but I have to know lol.

In college (in NYC) I would go to a local restaurant with my friend and order one meal and two plates. They did not like that, but the portions were so large.

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

@bluedistortions

10 ай бұрын

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

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

@amazingsupergirl7125

3 жыл бұрын

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

Can someone please tell me what the intro song is? I can't find it from the description