Chris Ebbert
Lived in China3y
What do foreigners think of China?
Originally Answered: What does China look like to foreigners?
I moved to China from New Zealand, and knew nothing about it. I expected a place like North Korea.

And then I landed in Shanghai.

It was mind blowing. It was beautiful. Huge, shiny buildings like from a science fiction movie, vast highway systems full of big, powerful, modern cars (I’ve never seen more Porsche Cayennes, Audi A8s, and Buicks in my life), and every now and then,
elegant, old mansions and fantastic looking restaurants and shops.

My life was completely changed by this experience.

I spent several years in China, met my wife there, and had an absolutely amazing time. I have never been back to New Zealand since, but to China many times.

For me as a European, especially Shanghai and Beijing are absolute epiphanies. The energy of these huge, ancient, beautiful cities makes me high. I need to go there at least twice a year to get my fill.

I’d say China is like we Europeans imagine America. Just with a big smile, quite a bit of dust, and lots of weird food that tastes unbelievable if you can master the chopsticks. And I love the electric scooters. I can’t believe we don’t get them in
Europe.

It’s brilliant.

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Rusty Wyse <rst888wxyz@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris Ebbert
Lived in China3y
What do foreigners think of China?
Originally Answered: What does China look like to foreigners?
I moved to China from New Zealand, and knew nothing about it. I expected
a place like North Korea.

And then I landed in Shanghai.

It was mind blowing. It was beautiful. Huge, shiny buildings like from a science fiction movie, vast highway systems full of big, powerful, modern cars (I’ve never seen more Porsche Cayennes, Audi A8s, and Buicks in my life), and every now and then, elegant, old mansions and fantastic
looking restaurants and shops.

My life was completely changed by this experience.

I spent several years in China, met my wife there, and had an absolutely amazing time. I have never been back to New Zealand since, but to China many times.

For me as a European, especially Shanghai and Beijing are absolute epiphanies. The energy of these huge, ancient, beautiful cities makes me high. I need to go there at least twice a year to get my fill.

I’d say China is like we Europeans imagine America. Just with a big
smile, quite a bit of dust, and lots of weird food that tastes
unbelievable if you can master the chopsticks. And I love the electric scooters. I can’t believe we don’t get them in Europe.

It’s brilliant.

Lol, since when New Zealand is European.

Is he a European or a New Zealander?

It would be best if you guys learned, white people are not always European,
and European does not have to be with white skin.
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On 5/12/2021 2:14 am, Rusty Wyse wrote:

Chris Ebbert
Lived in China3y
What do foreigners think of China?
Originally Answered: What does China look like to foreigners?
I moved to China from New Zealand, and knew nothing about it. I expected a place like North Korea.

And then I landed in Shanghai.

It was mind blowing. It was beautiful. Huge, shiny buildings like from a science fiction movie, vast highway systems full of big, powerful, modern cars (I’ve never seen more Porsche Cayennes, Audi A8s, and Buicks in my life), and every now and then,

elegant, old mansions and fantastic looking restaurants and shops.

My life was completely changed by this experience.

I spent several years in China, met my wife there, and had an absolutely amazing time. I have never been back to New Zealand since, but to China many times.

For me as a European, especially Shanghai and Beijing are absolute epiphanies. The energy of these huge, ancient, beautiful cities makes me high. I need to go there at least twice a year to get my fill.

I’d say China is like we Europeans imagine America. Just with a big smile, quite a bit of dust, and lots of weird food that tastes unbelievable if you can master the chopsticks. And I love the electric scooters. I can’t believe we don’t get them

in Europe.

It’s brilliant.

N Zealand's environment is a nice place but is a dead place with nothing
but isolation and loneliness.

One can't go out any time. Whereas, in China's cities, one can go out at anytime and eat and drink all night long. It is vibrant and not like
Zealand, quiet but deadly dangerous when in the night after 7pm.

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