The truth about being a foreigner in China (it was not an easy video to make)
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You are so kind to buy that poor lady's stuff. Just ignore hater's comments, you don't even know who they are. China, as a rising power in this World, we do have lots of enemies, these people just want every foreigner to hate China, ignore them is the best way to deal with them, because they are just harmless cowards seeking for sense of presence on internet. Love your videos btw.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you :)
@samuelboucher1454
3 жыл бұрын
The CCP has a lot of enemies because it is the Nazi party of the 21st century.
@donovandai9326
3 жыл бұрын
战忽局同志辛苦了 我是战忽局欧洲三分部部长.゚٩(๑˙㉨˙๑)۶:.。
Fantastic video. I appreciate your honesty. I spent 4 months in Taipei which is not the same as living abroad for years but it definitely changed my life for the better. I feel like I think about things differently than Americans who have not lived abroad.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you! :)
0:10 These people could be china haters,not chinese.... Usually people wouldn't say it to a girl who is friendly to China. To normal people we wouldn't say it either!
Thank you so so much again for sharing! Especially today this was so good for my mood! I leave Germany tomorrow for living in Shanghai for the next 2-4 years.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
wow good luck with everything!! :)
I've been watching your videos since the one where you filmed in Hangzhou (I applied to study at the art school there, hope I get in) and I really like your positive energy. Thanks for sharing your journey with random strangers on the internet. Keep staying awesome Kaja.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
so nice of you! thank you! :)
You know internet. There are always some stupid people, like regional bigots, even thinking the city belongs to themselves. It happens to us Chinese too. Just a few days ago, a friend of mine in GuangZhou got discriminated by a local resident because she can't speak Cantonese. She has been in the city for 15 years and is a mother of two. Just ignore them and forget it.
@anteater2536
6 жыл бұрын
对唔住
@philipkang100
4 жыл бұрын
我系广州人,对唔住
Kaja, don't pay too much attention to those internet trolls. I live in America, and every time I posted something in a public forum, it's a guarantee that some racist Americans will start attacking me and scream "Go back to China!" but the fact that I am not from ?China and never been there lol. The hard facts are some of these trolls who told you to go back to your country might not be from China at all, they might be China-haters who want to bring some anger out of you, to entice you to write something bad in the future. Just enjoy your life in one of the most beautiful city (Shanghai!!) in the World. China is huge, wish you can go to other Chinese cities often.
I love how you keep it real in this video.
Nice video! I am planning on traveling to Shanghai next year for the EF program. Your videos are really helpful 💕💕💕
@KajaKubicka
5 жыл бұрын
glad to hear that! :)
Super honest and thoughtful video. Ignore them! I am an expat living in the dominican republic and there are definitely hard times. I love your videos!
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you! :)
Kaja , your a ray of sunshine and a wealth of experience as a "foriegner" all the negative experiences are good even if they don't feel good but are important so just keep on shining😊
love your videos! you know some people are not even Chinese and they leave negative comments just want you to hate or feel disappointed on China。
Love from a Mainlander Chinese who lives in West Europe
Thank you for a more positive outlook about China. I live an hour south of you and have been here 14 years. So many people have a negative slant to their videos about this country, but like you I have been treated well and am thankful to China for the life it has provided me. Cheers!
Hey😌I‘m also a foreigner living in China, too☺️you describe everything so well!
You are Always welcomed in China . . .
A Chinese in western world always much more difficult compared with foreigners in China
i love you and your videos! Girl, just ignore the haters, they r losers posting the comments to attract attention. They lose if you don't care.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you! :)
'go back to China!' thats what i heard in Britain times and times. just ignore these hater. Foreigner like you are very welcome here! love your videos. come to my town Nanjing, if you want. I will show you around😏
@weizhang2834
6 жыл бұрын
wang hengyu I heard this kind of words in the USA many times. I don’t care about that and have never thought about uploading a video talk about that
Aw, the world needs more people like Kaja
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
so sweet! ;)
@bhagya5596
3 жыл бұрын
🍥okay I'm growing!!
Like you said: "99% of the people are friendly." That's everywhere you go. We all know there are people that have mental issues that are not under control. That is everywhere too. Just be happy that yo are well, and not going through life with uncontrolled mental issues.
I gather that your roommates Nina and the Indian girl are only ordinary expats, not "professional foreigners", for they haven't been foreigners as long as you have. Apparently, this video was mostly made during last winter... love to see more recent summer videos!
Don't pay too much attention to those haters, they are not worth of your time, they are just jealous about your life which is better than theirs. Keep on being happy.
I agree , good days and not so good days. Overall I’ve loved it.
I have watched every video you made and i check your channel daily for new uploads i really love your channel ❤️
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
That's so sweet of you! thank you for the support! :)
Where ever you go,some people won't like you, no sadness. No one can ever get everyone to like you.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
I agree :)
You are one of my best youtubers i love your channel
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
so sweet of you thank you! :)
Dear, sorry for that, i think there are 99% people in this world is nice to others, and polite to others. But always 1% guys are add, they want to show they are special and say something bad. Please forgive those ignorant people no matter where he comes from.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
true :)
Many aspects for every country. Good luck
Always love you kaja
We love you. just enjoy you life in China.
I agree with you. 🙏🧚♂️God bless you beautiful lady
Hello, I've been watching a few of your videos and deeply enjoying them. There are always some bad apples in the tree so please don't let them discourage you. Trolls are everywhere so all you can do, is to move on, do what you believe in, and enjoy the best out of it. After all, you're the one living your life, not them. Please continue to post your videos. They're awesome!!!
@KajaKubicka
5 жыл бұрын
thank you for the sweet comment! :)
Keep them coming Kaja,
@darkenergy9893
6 жыл бұрын
You are the one who has created that fake account pretending as a Chinese and attack other expats in China. Go back your s***hole Kaja!
@mouselivinglarge4069
6 жыл бұрын
@Dark, be good
just enjoy living in China.and wish you happy everyday
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@yongqiliu9947
6 жыл бұрын
byKaja can i friend you on WeChat?
Welcome to China! Ignore madman gossips!
seriously, Chinese ppl are just overwhelmingly friendly to foreigners.
they sell veggies for a living . to everyone learn to buy some stuff from these vendors everywhere in the world . its a big change and help for those people whos in need . thank you
Kale is healthy and try cooking it with red chili, garlic and vinegar (salt of course and a bit sugar), u will make a tasty dish.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
I might give it a try ;D
I havent been there for a long time.... maybe 10yrs...LOL. Will go in year end. Hope Shanghai is good...hehe !
Could you tell us in which of your video we can read this hateful comment? I also let you know that many anti-chinese trolls impersonating as Chinese and trolling around with hateful comments.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
I unfortunately don't remember, but it must to be a video for a couple of months ago
@YPC-sd8lw
6 жыл бұрын
Could you tell us the account name of this hateful comment?
@Tekhelet75
6 жыл бұрын
byKaja Kaja, just a heads up... it is well known by now, that there are many folk masquerading as Chinese people. They are CIA, MI6, India nationalists... just some examples. Pretty sure the nasty comments at you are not by Chinese folk.
When you say“but you live in shanghai, it's not the same..”, you're so cute...
love ur video, welcome to chin!
@zhaoweihan1
6 жыл бұрын
welcome to China!
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you!
我相信每一个中国人都是友善的,并且欢迎每一个来自不同国家和地区的人来中国,因为中国不是多元文化的社会,因此我们每天无时无刻都接触着熟悉的亚洲面孔,对外国人有着好奇的心理我们并不排斥外国人。 我认为如果外国人想要来到中国工作,起码要学会基本的日常中文,因为这是起码是对当地文化的尊重。很多外国人呆在中国很多年但是不会说中文,是让我很不能理解的。。。如果经常和来自同一个国家的人呆在一起的话,对语言学习没有任何的帮助。要多交中国朋友并且每天都要跟他们交流参与他们的生活圈。
We should be thankful to people like you from other nations truly appreciating Chinese culture and atmosphere, because according to my experience, many foreigners who never come to China consider China is a backward and autocratic nation with some feudal system, some Indians I met ever asked me "Does China sell opium now?". Really thank you for your candid and enjoyable opinion towards China.
Hi! What is your job in China?
Get MY BOOK 'I lived in Shanghai' on Amazon! amzn.to/3pLoeQ4 the truth about my experience living in China!
@deathsmile302
5 жыл бұрын
There’s good and bad people everywhere, sorry for your case, but please understand there’s good and bad people everywhere, and there’s a giant history behind all of this. Hopefully you can forgive them and understand them. Anyways, nice job creating videos like this.
It's funny because there are more chinese around the whole world and in every country more than any other race, but I also experienced similar to you in China - but they don't usually say insults to me DIRECTLY, they show it with their attitude towards me and sometimes the words slip out of their mouth.
And I realized that we're living exactly in the same country right now, but we're both using vpns to communicate in the foreign website, which is weird but funny.
Haters gonna hate,don't even try to entertain negativity ,just ignore them
like you because you are so nice!
your video is actually very good for practicing English listening. You speak slowly and have a neutral accent.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear that! :)
I am from shanghai.and I’m living in USA . I am proud of SHANGHAI, and also love SHANGHAI
Wow, it is really cool, the scenes in People's Square. Brought back some good memories. Plenty of interesting "long forgotten" snacks and tit-bits to snack, too. Next, how about some pictures of Old City God Temple of Shanghai, commonly known as Chenghuangmiao by locals, is located at Middle Fangbang Road, and adjoins Yuyuan Garden in the south ? Popular for their xiao long bao, too. When I was there, a few years ago, it was long queue. Meantime, thank you. And here is a tip I like to share. When eating fried dough fritters, (youtiao), try dipping it into a cup of hot coffee black. It may lead your taste buds to somewhere. I would laugh when foreigners just eat it by itself. Commonsense dictates when foreigners eat fast foods they also have a cup of tea or coffee, right? Cheers
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thanks for the tips! :)
Being actress is good idea for a foreigner?
Come backe to china,come backe to shanghai,because i understand you after you lived shanghai some months,you will never acepte to leave it.
Just because that person tells you to go back to your country doesn't mean that that person is Chinese. He might just be another foreigner or someone who wants you to have a negative idea of China.
Lady this is what literally every foreigner trying to live in Europe faces every single day such as your psyhical appearance that always make you stand out and you will always be considered no matter how long you live in this country :)
lovely Kaja ,you did nothing wrong ,keep you real passion for exploring China not the shitty people are frustrating you
my wife took my son back to sweden for hoilday and meet her family. she wechat me after one week : so boring in sweden. i wanna go back to china. i miss starbucks, didi, taobao,delivery,shopping mall,party,cleanlady,shareingbikes,hotpot,etc...........
I am in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
真正让我感动的是,我的英语听力随着你们这些视频越变越好了……
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear that! :)
Try Singapore HK or Taiwan...
I love you too
I am chinese in other country.I like you. I think you are a beatuful young lady. I think thoese guys or girls the heaters who post the comment is totally jerk.They are kind of cynical beacuse you got sth that they don't or could never have it in the future.The people with diffuclt life.Majority chinese won't do this. Just ignore it and focus on the good one.
chengdu maybe much more open and comprehensive,it deserves u to experience.
how do you know it was from a chinese? also as a chinese saying:" when woods get big, there would be all kinds of birds"...
@typicalcookhouse9483
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it’s when the forest get bigger
@ipfreak
4 жыл бұрын
@@typicalcookhouse9483 i have met some online who pretended to be chinese from mainland, or even pretended to be "westerners" attacking chinese online.
Love your videos, u just said the truth of the real CN. There are still some of racists who made bad comments, just ignore them, and I can make sure that the majority of Chinese publics they are friendly and helpful to foreigners . Hope u could lead a better life in ShangHai.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you!
hahahah did they write it in Chinese or english?
Some Chinese people just hate each other, being a chinese I’ve also got a lot of hate comments
It is summer in Shanghai now, but in your video it seems like winter 😂
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
the video is filmed in March
I really like your vedio just like you said there are good guys and bad guys everywhere China is no difference. I can understand that you can't speak Chinese you will meet some trouble in China just like me as a oversee student living in Germany now.I can't speak German.I recommend you can make some Chinese friends.although I know a lot of people in China don't speak English or even try to speak English.This is also the most failed thing in Chinese education. And another reason is our culture,because almost Chinese people are so shy.Confidence is a permanent problem of Chinese. getting used to another culture is always difficult because you are different from the tourist in China.so do I.But I am very glad to see that you always have a positive altitude about living in China.that is right.I definitely know that if you want to get a better life do not focus some negative things about that country everything has both sides.all should our do are amplify the positive things. I also know in western countries there are always some bad guys talking about color .the recism. but just like I living in Germany. I think almost German don't have that view.just give us more time,it will be better and better!
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like my videos! :)
let me tell you a trick, the person who wrote that hate comment may not be a Chinese instead he might be an anti-chinese whose job is to creat conflict. next time you see stuff like this just ignore it.
Have u been robbed or scammed there so far? If so, planning to make a vlog(?) about being cautious or what u have learned from unfavorable event/s of ur life/ stay there? Much obliged.
@KajaKubicka
5 жыл бұрын
no I have never been robbed in Shanghai, and the only scam that I experience, is that sometimes taxi driver try to take you around, but that happened to me not more than twice
Are we living in the same city.?It’s summer now.😅
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
it was filmed in March :)
I like your videos! If you can answer, how old are you?
@kobeli3465
6 жыл бұрын
24? Sth disclosed during one of her previous vlogs.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thanks! I'm 24
this also happen in Europe, or everywhere else, isn't it? a single comment, or perhaps few, it doesn't make your life hard anyway...
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
no it doesn't really make my life too hard ;)
a thumb up to cheer you up.
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thank you! ;D
welcome to China
You are so pretty
to be a profeesional world citizen
Am black extreme racism situation happen to me at least once a month . No wonder I have much anxiety to meet Chinese people, yet I am living there.
@Shimeih
2 жыл бұрын
I’m black in China too. So sorry to hear that. I haven’t had extreme racism to my face yet, just mild subtle occurrences. Guess I’m lucky hey. More power to you
I would ignore these evil uneducated people. As a British born Chinese, I get this type of comments in my face too. You are too good to lower yourself to their level. These wankers are everywhere where ever you go. Believe in yourself and enjoy what you are doing, you are on this world for yourself and you are living your life for yourself not for anyone else.. keep smiling and be awesome.
I like your vedio ,BTW ,Where R your from?
@karenliu6670
6 жыл бұрын
I should finished watching it before asking,I know now ,Enjoy your stay in China ,just ignore other's unfriendly comments
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
thanks! :)
@karenliu6670
6 жыл бұрын
么么哒~
As one Chinese living in outside of the country, I think Chinese English without” shithole”, That gay know English very well, he know it, maybe he had some of the bad background with western, so he do that ... Of course most of the Chinese is friendly with all of the foreigners. Welcome to China .!
为什么你拍的视频总是穿的冬装大衣?难道就没有夏天拍的视频吗
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
The videos that are coming out now are filmed in winter, I'm doing MBA so I don't have much time for editing that's why there are I'm a bit slow with posting my videos :)
Actually, sometimes watching hater's comments give me the feeling of intellectual superiority complex :))))))))))))))))) Just ignore them
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
haha that's a good one! ;D
I really want to see you speaking Chinese in your video😂
@KajaKubicka
6 жыл бұрын
haha you do not want to see that, my Chinese is pretty bad but hopefully it will get better one day! ;D
just ignore these haters, racists are everywhere, it's not worth it.just care the people who love you.i think one reason that people look at you maybe you are beautiful, we all love to pay more attention on the beauty who passing by, and I do really think that mega cities of china should have more channels to connect the local and foreigners. Anyway, don't be upset.
Why do you think it is Chinese how said that?
Well, internet trolls are everywhere, regardless of nationality. You should just ignore such a comment. Enjoy your life in China :)
For open minded foreigners, living in China can be much fun and easier. Otherwise I guess you gonna get huge cultural shock here, and will get worse day after day unfortunately. Glad you work that out just fine, keep it up.
I am currently study abroad 3 years, already get used to different kinds of people, but before I came to US, I can say that in china if I met a white people or black people I probably will stare at them to, it's 99% nothing to do with any bad intentions like racism or anything, I am just curious most of time, and I know right now it's a bit of disrespectful, just like in US even such a diversity country, but still I met few times people call me Yaoming or Jack chan lol
subway is awful in Shanghai I don't know why you would go there
@KajaKubicka
5 жыл бұрын
because there were not many other places where i could get a tuna sandwich in my area ;)
Number 1 - Being a foreigner in China is tiring.
Those type of negative comments that you get are probably a kind of push back against the Western media's negative bias against China. But that doesn't mean it is right and they should not discriminate against all foreigners in China, especially you, but some do deserve it. Any case ignore those people, they are either ignorant or trolls. Also it is interesting to note that the comments you made about living as a foreigner in China is very similar to the experiences Chinese immigrants in the West have had for generations, perpetual foreigner etc..
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Ignore those haters
Don’t listern to those horrible comments.
As a chinese living in western countries for many years, I have experienced so much racism towards my culture and my people. You should consider yourself lucky living in an expat friendly city like Shanghai. Not trying to escalate this to anything racial but you just have to suck it up like an adult. At the end of the day, living overseas is the choice we made.